Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-27
THE CARS DOMAIN.
Statistics Showing the Terrible Condition
of the Russians.

BG1hL1BCIcB showing the Terrible Condition
of the Russians.
The Yearbook issued by the Statisti-
cal Central Committee of the Russian
Ministry of the Interior is an interest
ing publication, throwing much light en-
the condition of the Russian people. Ae-
cording to the work, the estimated pop
ulation of Russia is ITO, CPS, 676 souls, of
which about 100, 900, 5000 inhabit Eu-
ropean Russia without Finland) and
the Caucasus. Marriages are constantly
on the increase, their number in 1883
being S71, 476. In the same year 1885,
TAI births were registered, against
only 2,953,116 deaths. The in
crease of population is con-
sequently 14.s per 1000, this per-
centage being exceeded by no other
European state. The number of vio-
lent deaths, however, is very high, and
on the increase, being 44,427 in 1887,
against 1885 in 1886. OF these 2,575
and Ass respectively were suicides and
3,73s and S,60s respectively homicides.
The victims of intemperance in 1887
numbered 4,517. In 1856 and 1887 A.
SS1 persons were drowned, 2,027 were
frozen to death, and Lara killed by
lightning. Of all diseases typhus ex-
acted the most victims, and ragged
throughout Russia. The numbers of
1887 showed 2S9, $50 cases of disease and
1888 deaths. OF cholera nostras there
were S,759 cases, and 800 died. The
chief center of disease in Russia is the
Government of Kieff.
Immense damage is done to property
by fires, The yearbook estimates the
total loss by fire in 1856 at $4,000, 900
rubles, and in 1887 at 6S, 7S2, 700 rubles.
In 1882 it was as high as 9S,6OO, 600
rubles. From 1870 to 1887 the loss by
fire was LOGO, 000,0 rubles, which is
| about so copeclzs per annum per head of
| population. About 90 per cent. of the
fires were due to incendiarism and four
| hfths of the damage was caused in the
| country. The consumption of spirits is
proportionately sInall-only 81 vedro
per inhabitant in 1887. The remarl1a-
BILE spread of drunkenness is explained
by the admixture of fusel oil to spirits.
The consumption of beer has
increased, notwithstanding de-
crease in the number of breweries.
According to table containing the
prices at Moscow of a pood of brown
bread, a sack of flour of the first quail
ty, and the bread made of sack of such
flour, they have doubled during the last
ninety years. In 1887 there existed 49,
$50 manufactures with a productive ca
pacity of over 1000 rubles each. They
gave employment to 76S, 261 persons, of
whom ,O64 were women and 25, TAG
children, and the value of the goods
manufactured amounted to 9s2, 200, 900
rubles. Astounding details are furnished
in the day-book of the Indebtedness of
landed property. 1t is stated that
26.s per cent. of such property
(24,54s,s1s dessiatines) are mort
gagged to the extent of 632, 154, 719
rubles, the annual interest paid being
no less than Al, 400, S24 rnbles. For pub
lie instruction 7,0oo,0 900 rubles, and for
sanitary purposes $500, 900 rubles were
expended. Education is still much neg
lected. In 1886 there were only s97 in
termediary schools, with 130,2S7 boys
and $1,000 girls. In 30,O03 elementary
schools, 1870, lis boys and 455, 1877 girls
received instruction. There has beer
somewhat of an Improvement in these
figures during more recent years.; but
according to Western nations, the Rus
sian Empire is still as far as ever from
possessing proper system of educa
tion.-London Times.