Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, y. {.

July ID, 1917.
Below | give statement just issued
Of the volunteer soldiers in the Federal
army during the late war. The num-
Der actually engaged is of course much
less. Some men enlisted three CT four
times. Some made \ business of en-
lsting-now at one place under one
name, aud soon after, having deserted,
al another place under another name.
swindling among officials who had
charge Of the recruiting service. In
Maine, for instance, the Augusta "ring"
grew rich over paper credit and other
frauds upon the soldier, the State and
the general government. SO gross were
the operations that sham inveStiga
ton, made years after, rclcgated to pri-
vate life some aspiring men who had
been in the ring. So, certainly, it was
in other States 1t will never be posi-.
bic TO tell just how many men actually
enlisted aud actually served; but the
number must be greatly less than that
given below, but here are the figures:
Maine ~, New Hanshire "a, 500;
Vermont 3j,262; Massachusetts, 1922
04S; Rhode Island, 23,699; Connecticut
57,37G; New York, 467,047; New Jer-
sey, Sl,Ol0; Pennsylvania, 500, lO7;Del-
aware, 1850; Maryland, 50,3l6; West
Virginia, 32,07S; District Of Columbia,
1852; Ohio, 3l9,659; Indiana, 1877
l47; Illinois, 259,l47; Michigan, s9,372;
Wisconsin,, 96,424; Minnesota, 25,052;
Iowa, 5000; Missouri, lO9,1ll; Ken
lucky, 76,O25; Kansas 20,l5l; Tenncs-
see 3l,092; Arkansas, $3.50; n. Caro-
lima, 2,l56; California, 15,725; Nevada,
1850; Oregon, 1910; Washington Ter,
764; Dakota Ter, 206; New Mexico
Ter, 6,56l; Colorado, 4,903 Nebraska,
3,l57; Alabama, 2,576; Florida, 1890;
Louisiana, 1924; Mississippi, 545; Texas,
1865; and the Indian Nation 5000.
Among the important conventions 10
be held this year will be THAT OF the
Association of American Bankers to
take place at Saratoga on the 9th, 9TH,
and 9Th Of August. This organization
is largely for social intercourse, but it
is also calculated 10 promote the bank
ing and commercial interests, and TO
disseminate information touching mat
tiers OF finance in this country and Eu-
rope. The President of the Associa-
ton, who will preside at the coming
meeting is Hon. Alex. Mitchell Of Mil
waukee, late Democratic NJ. c., from
Wisconsin. Many other men of emf
neDce in public life as well as among
bankers will be present aud make ad-
dresses on the occasion.
Mr.. Foster, Republican candidate for
Governor III Ohio, is here, looking AFTER
the assessments that are being made
in the departments for his and Secretary
Shermans benefit. Mr.. Foster, while
here, lives with Mr.. Hayes in an ele-
giant house at the Soldiers Home. This
Home, by the way, is beautiful place.
The grounds were bought ard beauti-
fled, and the houses erected, from mon
ey contributed by enlisted men OF the
regular army, Tor their use in their old
age. Mr.. Hayes and his friends have
the same moral aud legal right there
that they have 10 yeur private house or
mine.
The weather here COR several days has
been intensely hot, and the whole city,
almost, goes down the Potomac TO salt
water daily There were one or two
ricketty excursion boats here dozen
wears ago. There are now score or
more OF fine excursion boats.
HILTON.