Items of Interest April 10, 1902 Issue

Items of Interest

The final results of the twelfth census give the total population of the United States on June 1, 1900, as 84,233,069. The Chinese, British, and Russian empires are the only countries which have a greater number of inhabitants under their flags. They also have a greater area. The total area of the United States, including all insular and other possessions, is now 3,690,822 square miles, about one-fourteenth of the entire land surface of the earth.

A definite protocol between the United States and Colombia, embodying the terms under which the latter government will grant the rights necessary for the construction of a Panama canal has been delivered to Secretary Hay by the Colomblan minister. Compensation for the canal rights is desired to be in the shape of an annual rental of $750,000.

The army board, of which General Miles is president, is favorably disposed toward a service uniform which can be used in all climates. It will be of khaki color, of light weight for tropical wear and of heavier material for colder climates. The intention is to limit the use of the present blue uniform, but not to do away with it entirely.

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