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A. L. r., ST. Meridian. Lid-Please give the area
population, and wealth of the following Countries
and also the area population and products Of their
chief dependencies Russia, Great Britain. France,
Spain, and Portugal. A5isVer. The total area OF
Russia Is s,457, 289 square miles. more than twies
the area OF the United States this includes all tho
Russian dependencies, whether in Europe or Asia
the area Of Russia proper being only J. Ss7 6l0
square miles. The population Of Russia. including
dependencies, Is ll3 864 649; the population Of Rus
STA proper Is 8l,725.lSj. The dependencies Of Rus
STA Poland, Finland, Caucasus, Central Asia,
and Siberia. In the northern part OF the Empire.
as in Finland and Poland, there not enough
agricultural products for home consumption the
chief industries being sIch pertain to fish and
game and the shipping of timber. The central
part Of tire Empire is ordinarily one'Of the best
grain producing countries in the world. The area
Of the British Empire Is gOf3577 square miles OF
which l2l55l are in Great Britain proper; th9
population Is about 21O06O,OOO. Of which not more
than 100000 are in Great Britain proper The
possessions Of Great Britain produce every article
known on the globe; II owns most of India, AUS
tralia, Canada, Newfoundland, and numerous parts
Of Africa and part Of south America we'll as hum
dreds OF small islands all over the world. The
Of France is about 100000 square miles, Of which
1900 in France proper and the balance in French
/ Provinces the population is about 7OC0OOOO. OR
which IS 600 900 are in France proper. The prnci-
pal dependencies Of France Tunis aud Algiers,
in northern Africa, the chief exports Of which are
oils. silks wool. ETC., and in ASIA Cochin China,
CambOdia, and portions Of the old empire Of Ans
nam. France also owns many islands and n pOr-
| ton OF south America, known as French Guiana,
and along with the other European countries 10
| endeavOrng to obtain more of Africa. The area
OF Germany Is 208 68i square miles and the popu-
| Iati0n 100000 The German Empire contains no
1 HaBa ssslp ar1al fiz zna
claims considerable part OF Africa. The area Of
Spain is 1919 square miles, and Of her Dependents
/ eies 10000 The population Of Spain IS l7,OO0OO0,
| while that ~ her dependencies Is but S.0OO,OOO,
I Her principal dependencies are Cuba and Porto
| Rico The area of Portugal is i0OO square miles
and the population 4,7OS,OOO The aTeH Of the do
\ tendencies of Portugal is 204 600 and the pOpula-
/ ton $500 600. The possessions OF Portugal are
I principally small islands, such as the Azores and
small portions of Africa. The total wealth Of these
\ nations including personal and real property Of
all kinds, Is estimated by Mulhall one Of the great
| est statisticians in the world, 10 be follow5g
| Russia $50 l00O0O.O00; Great Britain proper exc
Guiding India and all other possessions s5 600 OOO-
600; France, not including colonies So 600 O10O00B
/ Spain, 81 O00000OOO. and Portugal, S,5O0 O,0OO
/ The wealth OF the United States Is estimated ~
/ $50, 600 GEO 600.
/ j. rs mother entitled 10 a pension
under the act Of June ~ 1890 her son having been
married, but his wife having died before lac didP
AHstGsr Yes. providing the soldier left child or
/ children, and providing the mother is dependent
\ upon her own manual labor or the contributions
| of others not legally bound for her support, and
providing that the soldier died from q wound, inc
jury disease which had its origin in line OF duty
/ in the service.
\ FIT &, lansing JRch-I A soldier now draw
/ ing a pension applies for an increase il the in
crease Is allowed will il date from date fHpplica-
tiOn only from the date Of medical examiuatiOnP
/ 2. In the year 1864 cams home from the army on
/ a furlOugh for 80 days, and when returned gave
my furlough TO the proper authorities. As I nave
l not drawn any Communication for ratOns on the said
: furlOugh, whom should apply TO FOR the same, and
\ who has the custody Of the furlOughf AHssCer 4.
III the claim for increase is allowed on the disability
for which the soldier is peusiOned, 10 viii date
\ from the date of the medical examination showing
him entitled to such increase. II it Is allowed on
new disability it will date from the date application
\ Is filed in Pension Bureau. 2. Communication fox
rations cannot be collected n you cannot preseus
/ the original fuTlOugh evidence that the amouua
\ claimed has not been paid. Your furOugh having
been turned over TO the authorities, was doubtless
\ long since lost OF destroyed.
\ j. c., Matte MuSs-Will the Commissioner Of
/ Pensions send a Special Examiner to examine mo
/ and my witnesses at my request? AtslCsr. Not
| unless you show good cause for such action being
/ taken.
/ MIN WHO has the best right to hold
\ homestead, the man who files a claim the man
\ who moves on the land and commences to improve
\ It, both actions being taken at the same insiantG
l AnsUer Under the decisions Of the Interior De-
/ partment the man who actually moves on tbs land
| has the best right to the same.
L j. H s., Cuba, Ii.-A soldier dies Of disability
contracted in the line of duty in the service leaving
Il child who IL the age OF l6 at the date Of hia
death, bat who Is crippled in body and mind and
not capable of earning a support. Is such child
entitled to pension? 4HSUcr No; the child having
death, is not entitled to pension under existing
/ laws