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THE CASUALTIES OF WAR.
An Interesting Statement Prepared
by the War Department

An interesting StatemenC frepareu
by the War Department
Commissioner Raum, of the United States
Pension Bureau, has prepared with the aid
of the War Department records, an interest
ing statement of the casualties Of the Civil
War, and of other facts of special value in
connection with the pension legislation. of
which the following is condensation:
Number of soldiers enlisted during the
war for the Union, excluding re-enlistmentS,
2,213,365.
Number killed in battle AMI by other cas-
ualtieS, and who died of diseases prior to July
/, 1865, 364, ,1l6.
Estimated number CT deaths Of soldiers
discharged during the war prior to July l,
1868, 25,2St.
Number of desertlons, 12l,S)j
Number of survivors of the war July !,
1865, less deaths and desertioas, 1,703, ,069.
Number OF survivors July l, 1855, less
deaths and assertions, who were subject to
tho usual laws of mortality, 1,1lG,O59.
Number Of survivors July l, 1855, who be-
cause os wounds and other disabilities were
subject to higher rate Of mortality equal to
twelve years shortening of the expectation
of life S3l 900.
Number surviving July l, 1922, who arc
probably subject to the ordinary life tables
sS1.OS9
Number surviving July l, 1890, who are
subject to a greater death rate, $4,000.
Total number of survivors, July l, 1892,
1,24G 0S9.
Number of survivors on the pension rolls
January /, 1890, 313, lO2.
Number of survivors not on the pension
rolls January l, 1899, S72, 9S1.
Number of invalid claims pending January
l, 1899, Isl, ,955.
Number of invalid claims on rejected files
January l, 1890 90,S1S
Number of widows claims pending Janu-
ary l, 1890, 74,223
Number of widows claims on cjectcl files
January lS90, $3.50.
Number OF dependent mothers and Others
OH reiectel files January l, 1879, 9il4.
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THE President signed the act for the ad-
mission Of Wyoming into the Union

THE President signed the act for the ad-
mission OF Wyoming into the Union.
B. BowsER, Of Connecticut. has been nomi-
mated to be Consul Of the United States at
Sierra Leone
The President has nominated Colonel AL
exander Med. McCook, Sixth Infantry, to
be Brigadier-General; Major Augustus G.
Robinson, Quartermaster, to be Deputy
Quartermaster-Gen with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel; Captain Edwin B. At
wood, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quar-
termaster, with the rank of Major.
THE President approved the Legislative
judicial, Executive and Appropriation bills
THE Senate confirmed the appointment of
Denis F. Burke as Assistant Appraiser Of
Merchandise at the city of New York
THE President approved the act incorpor-
ating the North River Bridge Company and
auJnorlZlng the construction OF q bridge and
approaches at New York city across the Hud-
son River.
THE Senate has confirmed the nomination
of b. Bowser, Of Connecticut, to be United
State Consul at Sierra Leone.
THE President sent to Congress letter from
Secretary Blaine on the subject Of an inter-
national American monetary union.
SECRETARY TRACY revoked the sailing
orders of the United States steamer Essex so
far as they applied to the transportation of
The body of the inventor Ericsson to Sweden,
and either the new cruiser Philadelphia or
Admiral Gherardi's flagship Baltimore will
perform that service.
THE President made the following nomi-
nations: Samuel Kimberly, Of Virginia, to
De Secretary Of Legation in the Central
American States and Consul-General Of the
United States at Guatemala; Ossian Bedell,
If New York, to be Consul of the United
States at Fort Erie.
THE President has signed the Silver bill.
THE President and Secretary Window
have approved the designs of the new Treas
Try notes provided for by the new Silver
oil These notes will be of eight different
denominations, as follows: 81, 81, S., $40,
t20, $50, 500 and $1,000.
THE Secretary Of the Navy ordered the &C.
.eptance of the cruiser Philadelphia.
TIE nomination of James j. Peterson, OF
West Virginia, to be Consul of tho Unitel
States at Merida, Mexico, was with lrawn.
HERMANN N1cuENs, of North Dakota, has
been nominated to be Consul OF the United
States at BarranquilIa.
President HARRISON sent TO Congress the
recommendations of the Committee on Ez-
tradition OF the recent PAN American Con-
ference.
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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS,
In the Senate.

152D DAY.-The conference report on the
silver bill was adopted by a vote of 80 to 28,
almost a reversal Of the vote OF June II for
free coinage.
153D DAY.-Among the nominations re-
ceived from the President was that Of Col
onel Alexander Med. McCook, Sixth In
fantry, to be Brigadier-General. ;. Mr.. Tel.
Ter introduced joint resolution for the call.
ing of an International Silver Conference
The Frye Shipping bills were debated
by Messrs. Gibson and Coke, no vote being
reached. :. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the Senate bill to establish q
United States land court and to provide for
the settlement Of private land claims in New
Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada
and Colorado, such claims being by virtue OF
Spanish or Mexican rights.
154TH DAY.-The Senate resumed consid.
Grafton of the two shipping bills, and was ad.
dressed by Messrs. George, Harris, Frye,
Stewart, Call and Teller. The vote was then
taken on the amendment offered by Mr.. Vest,
providing for the foreign trade, but not for
the lake or coastwise trade, for free ships.
The amendment was rejected--yeas, eight:
Ths bill was then passed-yeas, twenty-nine;
nays eighteen. The only exceptions to the
vote being a strictly party one were that
Mr.. Payne voted with the Republicans in its
favor and that Messrs. Edmunds and Plumb
voted with the Democrats against it. The
vote was then taken on the Postal Subsidy bill,
and it was passed-yeas, twenty-eIght; nays,
si1teen-Mr. Payne voting aye, Mr.. Ed
munds no, and Mr.. Plumb not voting. The
Tariff bill was on motion Of Mr.. Morrill,,
taken up and became the unfinished busi-
ness. After an executive session, the Sem
ate adjourned.
155rH DAY.-The Sundry Civil Appropri-
alton bill was discussed at length by Msssrs.
Allison, German, Eimunds, Vest, Hawley
and Frye.
156TH DAY.-The day was spent in dis
cussing the paragraph of the Sundry Civil
bill relating to the Irrigation Survey; no
action was taken. Mr.. Sherman reported
substitute for bill introduced by him to
reduce the amount of United States bonds to
be required Of National banks and to restore
to the channels of trade the excessive accu-
mutations of lawful money in the Treasury.
18TH DAY.-The irrigation survey question
was discussed, but no action was taken. The
House bill to establish q National military
park at the battlefield of Chickamauga was
passed. The resolution offered by Mr.. Cul-
lom as to transportation Of goods in bond
between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
United States over the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road was passed. =. Mr.. Dawes reported tho
Indian Appropriation bill. Mr.. Sawyer in
troduced bill to establish limited postal
and telegraph service. E. Mr.. Teller intro,
duced q bill giving pension OF $1,000 a year
to Mrs. Jessie B. Fremont.
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In the House.

162D DAY.-There was long debate over
the rules. 1.-The conference reports on the
Diplomatic and Consular and Agricultural
Appropriation bills were agreed to-. In
Committee of the Whole the Land Grant
Forfeiture bill was considered. :. Mr.. Will
Jams introduced q concurrent resolution pro-
viding that the President Of the Senate and
the Speaker OF the House be authorized to
close the present session of the List Congress
by adjourning their respective Houses on
July 81, at 2P.M.
163D DAY.-Mr. Conger presented the con-
ference report on the Silver bill. 1t was re-
solved to debate the report at once. ;. The
House then took a recess until o'clock, tho
evening session to be for the consideration Of
private pension bills. When the House met
at o'clock, on the first pension bill that was
called up Mr.. Enloe made the point Of no
quorum, and the House adjourned.
164Ta DAY.-Mr. Conger called up the con-
ference report on the Silver bill. 1t was dis
cussed by Messrs. Williams, Conger. Cutch-
con, Hermann, Bland, Morrow and Cannon.
The four hours allowed for debate having
expired the previous question was consid-
cred as ordered, and the vote was taken upon
agreeing to the conference report. 1t was
agreed toby strict party vote. Yeas, l2S;
nays. ninety.
i65rH DAY.-The Atkinson BILL" rail-
road measure, was debated In committee or
the Whole. =. The Senate bill to suspend fur.
ther for ten years the statute in relation to
guano islands was passed. =. Mr. McComas
reported favorabiy from ths House Commit
tee on Education the Senate bill to apply
portion Of the proceeds Of the sales of public
lands to tho support Of the agriculture co..
leges. The committee recommends the pas
sage Of the bill without amendment.
166TH DAY.-The bill appropriating $685.
ls9 for additional clerk hire in the Pension
Office, made necessary by the Dependent
Pension Act was debated and passed .. MIR.
Vanderver introduced bill granting pen.
sion Of $1,000 year to the widow Of General
John G. Fremont.
10TH DAY.-After the journal had been
read, Mr.. Breckenridge objected to its ap-
oroval 1t was agreed to-yeas, 1885, nays,
;. One hundred and twenty members were
announced as, paired on this vote The
House went into Committee Of the Whole
On the Land Grant Forfeiture bill, but no
action was taken. Only 142 members, less
.han quorum, responded to their names on
the last VOTE A resolution was adopted
directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to
oring to the bar Of the House such MEM
oers as were absent without leave. A mo-
lion to adjourn at O'CLOCK was agreed to
yeas, Il; nays, 62.
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HENRY ". STANLEY.

The ceremony was not advertised to take
place until2 O'Clock, but as early as 10 crowds
had begun to gather about the Abbey, and
at o'clock both sides of the pavement from
the square to Victoria street were completely
blocked. Every available position was seized
upon by thousands of spectators eager to o5-
tain glimpse of the explorer and his bride.
Mr.. Stanley arrived shortly before two
o'clock and passed unrecognizad into the
yard. Immediately afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone drove up in an open carriage, and
were applauded to the echo, and scarce.y was
the tumult of their reception stilled when
the brides carriage suddenly swept up
to the western door, which until that
moment had not been opened, and before the
waiting throng was fully aware Of her
presence had passed into the Abbey. Six
boys and six girls of the little waits from the
Ragged School, whom Miss Tennant had be
friended, all wearing white rosattes and their
best clothes. were admitted by the closter
entrance and the rest of the wedding party
quickly followed.
Stanley met his bride at the altar He
looked worn and i'll, ani leaned heavily
on q stout ebony stick Miss Tenant,
stately and tall, clme in on her brothers
arm. Canon Farrar opened the service then
the Bishop OF Ripon came down from tine a.
tar to the steps, and the two piightel their
troth. The tears came into the brides eyes,
but she bore herself with fortitude and made
the responses in a clear, soft tone.
After the ring had been put in its proper
place, the bride and bridegroom walked to
the altar accompanied by Mr.. Tenant and
the five groomsnen, MessrS. Parxe, Nelson,
Stairs Jephson and Bonny, all LieutenantS Of
Stanley in his late African campaign, Dr..
Butler making congratulatory address
bringing the ceremony to close.
The brides costume was wonderfully e!fec-
tive, being an exact reproduction Of mag
uificent dress Of the Tudor period.
While on the way to the altar the bride
placed wreath on the tomb of Livingstone.
The list of presents makes column in the
newspapers. Honors usually reserved for
royalty were accorded the couple.
IL was after o'clock when Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley arrived at Melchet Court, a beauti-
full Elizabethan mansion placed at their dis
posal for the honeymoon by Lady Ashbur-
ton. They were received by the entire house
hold in great state and conducted to q suite
of rooms and apartments for their use.
Mrs. Stanley is about thirty-four years old,
and is very handsome. She is tall, and has
fair hair, deeplyset blue eyes straight nose,
handsome teeth, full mouth, and fair COM
plexon. Her hands and feet are small and
we'll shaped, and the former are especially
attractive because of their dimples. She is
the daughter of a wealthy widow. Her
father was parliamentary lawyer
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

BISMARCK was at one time law-court re-
porter.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD has been offered $780,.
900 for new poem OF 5000 lines.
REV SAM. JONES received 5000 for his
ten days meeting in Richmond, Va.
SENATOR WILLIAM NJ EvARTS Of New
York, is sail to be threatened with failing
sight.
The Empress of Austria will start next
month upon an ocean voyage TO last four
months.
SENATOR SHERMAN has q large fortune,
which is said to yield him twelve per cent.
annually.
EDWARD BURGESS tho famous. Boston
(Mass.) yacht builder, is only thirty-two
years old.
GENERAL ALBERT PIKE, who is atthe head
of the Masons in this country, is sseyenty-tour
years Of age.
LAST year tho Standard Oil millionaire
Flagler built four churches OF four different
denominations.
THE Duke OF Edinburgh, besides being a
clever violin-player, Is all enthusiastic post
age,stamp collector.
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL is said to be
q close student Of American newspapers and
American literatXe.
Mns. REAGAN, wife Of the Texas Senator,
learned short hand to crafty herSelf 10 act as
her husbands secretlry.
LOUISE MICHEL, the Partisan Communist,
saws that many of the pleasantest hours OF
her life have been spent in prison,
STANLEY is said to have received $40. 900 in
cash for his latest book The story that hs
was paid 500, 0O) for it is absurd.
r u l,os 0f q
finest houses in Washington, AMI yet Is the
poorest man on tho Supreme Bench.
ApEL1SA PATTI, the prima donna, speaks
English without foreign accent. and con-
verses freely in several other languages.
Mrs. HARRISON, wife Of tho President, IS
said TO like the air of Little Annie Rooney
and the Marine Band frequently plays it for
her.
ONE of the tallest men in Congress is Repre-
sentative Mansur, of Missouri. He is six
feet three inches il height and is built in pro-
portion.
JB. HAGG1S, the California turfman, Is
renorted to be worth from S. 09C, OOo to SID
OGO, 900. Tho greater part OF his fortune Is
invested in q Montana copper mime.
Ma. McLroD, the new President Of the
PHILADELPHIA and Reading Railroad, began
his railroad career by carrying rods tor sur
yeyors. He is about forty-two years Old.
SENATOR CARLIsLEs successor i'll the Ma
tional House of Reprasentatives-W. w.
Dickerson-i, a tail, dark-facel man who
looks moro like preacher than 4 politician.
GENERAL MANAGER BECK, o. tho Illinois
Central Railroad, was once train hand, and
he can still turn switch or couple freight
cars with on expertncss acquired only by
long practice.
WILL CARLETON, the farr-ballad poet,
lives in Brooklyn, n. Y. He is nearly sixty
Years old and is. growing gray, but IN
y1aysioue is still Strong and robust. de Il
said to receive IN average OF S3o9Yor his
poems, :s-,-- = ---s>rS-e e--'- - =
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roars out over the water where Battery A is
endeavoring to bring by conclusion some body
to the surface. Slowly the gaps are filled be-
tween the full list and the living, and slowly
the despairing group on the shore thins out
as body after body is claimed AMI carried
out Thus the sad work goes on as night
closes down upon the scene, and by lanterns
and torches the search will be carried on far
into the night.
The same terrible storm visited Lake
Gervais, MINI. 1t swept all before it and
completely laid waste the country along the
northwest shore of tho lake. The tornado
formed to the north of st. Paul shortly after
5 o'clock, and could be plainly seen
from tho city travelling in a south
casterly direction. 1t passed very close to
Little Canada and struck the ground between
that place and Lake Gervais, sweeping the
ground completely clear rs far as the lake
Shore, tearing up trees, knocking down build.
ings, and carrying with it everything that
stood in its track. ,
At Lake Gervais seven persons We're killed
But one person was killed at Little Canada.
She was Mrs. C. NJ. Melancon.
In the immediate vicinity Of Little Canada
no less than ten dwellings were wrecked.
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

KANSAS is suffering for want Of rain. -
NEW HAMPSHIRE claims large hay YIELD
ANTHRACITE coal is found in Washington.
THERE are twenty-five republics in the
world.
PH1LApELpurA has 500 building associa-
tions.
THERE 40 SOIL, ,195 head Of cattle in
Texas.
CANADA ascending out armed sealers this
season.
The German Reichstag has been pro-
c,gued.
Hot winds are now threatening the crops
Of Kansas
A GOOD many leo factories are being built
in Georgia.
FRANCE has imposed a duty of six cents on
indian corn.
NEwFoUyD1ASD will raise 2o,00o,0 900 lob
sters this year.
CHILL has bought fourteen Krupp batter
les for 500, ,000
CALIFORNIA will give a s1OOoOoO bushei
cheat crop this year.
THE gold premium has advanced to2R per
:ent. at Buenos AyreS.
GEORGIA will furnish 1900 carloads Of
yatermelonS this year
The Island of Malta, OF Zanzibar coast,
has been ceded to Germany.
THE recent hot spell has boon bonanza
;or the Summer hotel keepers.
New YoRK's annexation scheme embraces
a territory of 800 square miles.
IcaBEpGs in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence are
>ausiug much trouble to navigatorS.
WITHIN ten miles Of Knoxville, Tenn,
thirty marble quarries are in operation.
STANLEY has given tho name Of Eluatoria
20 the province governed by Emin Pasha'
REGENT forest fires in the mountains OF
Now Mexico have caused enormous damage.
CH1cAGo's twenty million dollar stock
wards will remain under American control,
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NEW YORK'S WATER SUPPLY
The Stupcndous New Croton Aque-
duct is Now in Use.

The Stupendous New Croton Aque-
duct is Now in Use.
Twenty-Five million gallons of water
started on its way to the Central Park reser-
voir in New York city from Croton Lake
through the new aqueduct. Chief Engineer
Fiteley started the stream and thus opened
the Croton aqueduct. There was no fuss
about the opening of what is now one of the
most remarkable examples OF engineering
still in the world. The new aqueduct is some.
what over thirty-three miles long. In round
figures it will cost So, ,o00,0 0O0 before entirely
completed. About 1G3, 000,00O bricks have
been used in its construction. The flowing
capacity of the new aqueduct is $4,000, QUO
gallons a day. New York need never fear
Scarcity of water hereafter. The area Of tho
Croton watershed is about 33S square miles.
The area of the Quaker Bridge dam, when
completed, will be almost 362 square miles.
When all is completed the total storage ca
pacity will be about GO, 700, 0O0 OOO gallons
q comforting reflection during a dry spell.
1t has taken about five years to comp etc
the aqueduct.
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Washington,

THE July winter wheat report of the De-
partment Of Agriculture represents the crop
rs harvested in oil except its more northern
latlt.ueS. rhe crop shows Som3 advance in
condition whero it was lowest in June in
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri
and Slight decline in Ohio, Kentucky, the
Pacific Coast and in tho Southern States.
The general average is is 1872, against 7S.1
last month.
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A FATAL SPREE.

A Tough Murders His Wife, Shoots .
Pcaccmakcr and Kills Himself
A fearful tragedy was enacted at No. 2l
Locust street, Council Bluffs Iowa, fifty fee
FROM the Second Presbyterian Church.
Hank Hall, q notorious character
shot and killed his wife, then shot George
E Bennett a neighbor, who came to he
rescue. The police were called and HI
retired to his house and stood over tn,
body of his wife with revolver in his hand
defying the officers to enter. Only two
officers were present and when they retired
to get assistance Hall committed suicide BY
plunging knife into his OWL. throat, making
wound five inches wide.
, Jealousy and weeks spree. were tn,
cause
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FIVE WERE KILLED.
Contract Hands Desert Their En-
pIoyer and are Shot.

Twenty-Five colored laborers from the
plantations of A. Heffner, near Oak Ridge,
Morehouse parish La, and whose passage
he had paid from North Carolina, made
their way, under cover of night, into Chicot
County, Ark.
They were pursued by posse OF frienus
of Mr.. Hetfuer, and next morning were
the posss that they were surrounded by
narty of men who would do them no harm,
and only askel their return t. their homes;
they expressed willingness to return, but but
when the posse went forward to meet then. ZEN
the colorsd labore-s, lei by the bod trouble
maker opened fire on the posse and Tor one
minute did some wild shooting. >.
The posse returned the fire and tine result
was that five Of the colored men were kii'ea.
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A HERO DROWNED.
After Ecscuing Two People Lieu
tenant Donaldson PcrishcJ.

Lieutenant C. V. Donaldson, Company G.,
Twenty-fourth Unitel States Infantry,
luartered at Fort Grant, Arizona, and Miss
Lottie Spurgeon, the daughter of Chairman
Spurgeon, of the County Board OF Super
visorS, were drowned ut Newport Beach, 4
pleasure resort short distance from Santa
hua. Cal. Miss Spurgeon, who was an OK
pert swimmer. venturel too far from the
beach, AMI was car:iel out by the current.
b. +. Hall and his daughter went to her as
sistance, but their strength soon gave out.
Lieutenant Donaldson then plunged
through the surf and succeeded in rescuing
Hall and his daughter He then tricl to
rescue Miss Spurgeon, but just as he reached
where she was both disappeared. Their
hndies haze been recovered.
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INHUMAN CHINESE.
Disabled Soldiers. Buried Alive BY
Their Comrades.

Shanghai (China) papers. just received By
steamer say that Incredible crueities have
been practiced on Chinese soldiers in For
nosa. The men were mainly opium smokers,
recruited from the dregs Of the big cities
After. the war ended most OF the soldiers!
given gtS sack fdaS from asG tho as
was starvation and disease.
MANY of the sick were crowded in cottins!
and buried alive. A European witnessed one
case where the victim struggled to prevent
the coffin lid being nailed down. :.
A great fire at kirwin, China, destroyed
one-fifth of the city, and caused loss OF be-
tween TWO and three million dollars.
It spread along the river, burning large
timber RATS on which were hunareaS oA
peopla Ter lives were lost.
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RUSSIA'S CHEAP ISLAND.
Worms, in the Baltic, Bought for
100000.

The cession OF Helgo.and to Germany
has it seems, sharpened the appetite of
other powers for the acquisition Of
outlying islands. Very few people
have ever heard Of Worms Island,
in the Baltic, which has belonged for many
generations to the Barons or Stackelberg
Russia has lonz wished to form a coaling
station there, but the then owner refused an
offer of S5,OO0,0O0. Its present proprietor
has just parted with it to the Car for little
over $500, 900. -'-t.::,,- -. -. .--
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THERE has been mad dog scarsin Eastern
Connecticut ever since last fall and several
hundred dogs have been killed which were
thought to havo displayed symptoms Of
hydrophobia.