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Show -uu SEATTLE LOSES 198 PEOPLE SINCE 1910 ' WASHINGTON, May 7. Spokane, Wash., ranking as 4Sth city of the country, in 1910, had a decrease of 198 In population in the past ten years and now has 104,204 poople, tho census cen-sus bureau announced tody. Tho Washington city thus becamo tho first of the cities In tho class ovor 100,000 thus far announced to show a decrease. Newport. Ky., and Joplln, Mo., both cities of the 30,000 class, are the next largest cities which have shown decreases. Between 1900 and 1910 Spokane's population Increased 1S3.3 per cent. |