Items of Interest October 4, 1900 Issue

Items of Interest

In Victor, Col., one of the mining towns in the Cripple Creek gold belt, a mob of ruffians broke up a Republican political meeting, stoning Governor Roosevelt, the principal speaker, and roughly handling his escort. The Republican candidate for Vice-President was not injured, and he was not so much troubled by the hostile demonstration as were the other members of the party. The incident was deplored by the leading Democrats and Governor Roosevelt generously condoned the affront.

Statistics have been compiled at the Census Bureau, based on the population of large cities which have been announced to the present time, which demonstrate that the 155 largest cities in the United States numerically increased in population from 1890 to 1900, almost exactly as they did between 1880 and 1890. These 155 cities increased their population 4,706,107 from 1880 to 1890, and 4,267,593 from 1890 to 1900, or just 78,154 less during the latter than in the former.

The United States government has given evidence of its purpose to leave the Chinese authorities free to re-establish a government, by ordering all the American troops to Manila except enough to form an adequate legation guard. Orders to this effect were cabled to General Chaffee September 25. About fifteen hundred men will be retained in China and about two thousand land troops and one thousand marines with extra stores, etc., will be sent to the Philippines.

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