Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — WASHINGTON [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON

Minister Conger has forwarded from Pekin an appeal from China for the hastening of peace negotiations, and au affirmative answer has been cabled by the State Department. Emperor Kwang Hsu, ruler of China, has sent to President McKinley his personal acknowledgment of the high services of this nation toward the restoration of peace in the flowery kingdom. Owing to the failure of the two governments to agree to a new commercial treaty, American goods henceforth will be subject to the Swiss general tariff instead of the most favored nation treatment. Reports which have reached the Navy Department*in Washington are to the effect that Subig bay in the Philippine Islands is not it suitable place for locating an extensive naval station, coaling station or navy yards, owing to limited depth of water. Alarming news confirming the statements that yellow fever is epidemic in Cubs has been received by rhe surgeon geuerAl’s department iu Washington. In Havana it is stated not a single block is exempt from the scourge, while in some as high seventeen cases are reported. The twelfth census, so far ns the enumeration work is concerned, is completed. There were 53,000 enumerators and 297 supervisHPs. The cost of the enumeration will be about $4,200,000. Most of the enumerators have been paid. The factory work also is about finished. AU df the special field agents In the manufacturing nnd industrial lines will complete their work nnd be paid off liy Nov. 1. The cost of this work will be about $250,<1. The entire force in the census bureau in Washington is now engaged iu tabulating the statistics gathered. The report ot the census bureau, when completed, will occupy eight volumes of l,(X)0 pnges each. Although the work of the present census is heavier by several million inhabit ants than ever before, Director Merriam thlhks it will bo ready for the public six weeks earlier than heretofore.