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HEALTH OF THE NAVY.
Surgeon-General Browne Reports OH
the Sickness and Death Rate.

Surgeon-General Browne Reporss OH
the Sickness and Death Rate.
surgeon-ueneral Browne, Of the Navy, in
his annual report for the year ended June
80, 1892, says that during the year Il l5l
patients were treate1, decrease of 69S
compared with the previous year. or this
number 1881 were on vessels afoat, 1855
in hospital, and 24S4 at navy yards and
stations Tne total number OF SICK
days of the force afoat and on receiving
ships represented loss to the Government
of 50. 237 days. or an average OF 1929 men
On the SICK list daily. or the 993i patients
oil the sick list, G9sS were returned to duty,
727 were invaliued to hospitals, 4b were DIS,
charged from the service. Ill died, and loS
continued under the treatment at the close
OF the year.
The numper of deaths IL the entire Navy
during the year was ninety-one. The death
rate for the year 1888 was twelve; for 1852,
eighteen; for 1890, nine, and for 1891, seven.
The death rate OF the force afloat and on re-
ceiying ships was 4.57 in a thousand, prac-
tically the same as that of last year, 4.2J IN
a thousand, which rate is far below the
average.
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ARMY STATISTICS.
The Total Strength, Officers and
Men, is 20. 900.

Men, is 10000.
According to custom, the Adjutant- Gen.
eral of the Army submits two annual re-
ports; one to the Secretary of War and one
to the Commanding General Of the Army,
as in his dual capacity he is the head of one
OF the staff departments Of the army, which
is responsible to the S acretary, and also, in
his purely military character. he is suoor-
dinate to the Commanding. Genera.
According to the reports the total strength
Of officers and men In the army is at pres
ent2 $500. The NUN Jer of enlisted men au-
thorized by law Is y, ,0U0. o. the 26. 90 OF
ficers and men, there are III the cavaIry
CO.'S, in artillery 1927 anj in the infantry
~. l9T. The rest OF the force is unattached
to regiments, or is emplaved as guards at
military prisons and West Point.
and as scouts, clerks and mes
Sengers. This force is distributed through.
out the country at various posts. armories
and arsenals as the exlgencies of the mill
tary service demand the Department of the
East, under Major-General Howard, with
headquarters Oh Governors Island. New
YORK, having the largest number, 1878 Off.
GERS and men.
Tae Adjuuant-Teneral remarks that it is
gratifying to note that the number OF deser-
tons from the army is steadily decreasing.
In 1sSS-S9 the number OF desertions was
2:Nt: III lSJu-'9l it was l503, and in 1919!
l:SoE, Or Il fraction over nv, per cent. of the
total enlisted strength.
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ORDNANCE REPORT.
The Years Product of Explosives and
Armor Plate.

The Years Product of Explosives and
Armor Plate.
Commodore Folger, Chief Of the Bureau
Of Ordnance Of the Navy Department, in
his annual report says that an appropriation
Of Sc, 49, ,sM will be required by his bureau
for the fisca, year ending June 80, 1894. Two
million dollars of this amount will go to-
ward the armament Of vessels authorzsf,
. and $4,000 for arming and equipping naval
militia.
or the SS1 guns, Of calibres from four to
thirteen inches required for vessels, 2S1
have been completeI and 116 are alre ady
afoat
During the year 1900 pounds of smokeless
power were made at the Newport Torpedo
Station, AMI its test 10 various ways gavs
most gratifying results. Tue bureau ex
peers soon to have the manufacture OF this
explosive upon large scale unier way, and
will tien issue it for all classes OF rapid
fire guns As regards powder ior small arms
progress has not been as great as antici-
pared. ,.
During the year 81, 51l pounds of gun cot
ton were manu- acCured at the torpedo sta
tion at Newport The capacity Of the
toroeto station plant is now estimated at
Ga, 900 pounds Of dry gun cotton year.
Tests with E.nmensite have continued. It
has been conciusiveiy. demonstrated that
an e1oloslve of high order can be
obtained from this material by the
use of simple fuse, perfectly safe TO fire,
not containing illuminate. and requiring
only a percussion cap to ignite it. Tne bur-
eau has also developed a high explosive at
the torpedo station which may be utilized
for bursting charges OF common shells,
aerial torpedoes, submarine torpe toes, etc.,
on account of the safety with which 1t may
be handled an OF the possibility Of exp.od-
ing it tdetonately without the use Of fulnin-
ate Of mercury
1t is appreciated land this has likew s.e
been noted abroad that a decidel revolu-
ton in the character of ths armament Of
vessels of war is imminent. The batteries OF
naval vessels will De composed Of two classes
Of guns-the first as at present, OF great
lenAth an 1 power, using armor piercing pro-
jectiIes, and the secon shorter guns OF
very large bore and firing projectlles con-
tanning charges OF powerful high
explosives, the latter being Intended for use
against the unarmored portion of ships.
Tests of armor-piercing projectiles made
during the year show that the Carpenter
projectiles, made by the Carpenter Steel
features equal to, is not sup.rior to, the best
of the Hotter manufacture thus far de-
livered in this country.
The submarine boat invented by George
E. Baker, of Chicago. has been tried, and
viii 9 not fulfilling the requirements devel-
opel qualities to indicate success after altera-
tious In motive power and metho Is OF steer
ing are made.
At present ali armor for the navy is made
of nickel stael, the various armor trials for
three years having conclusively proved its
superiority to the simple steel previously
used.
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Washington.

HOWARD SUTHERLAND, Chief OF the Pop.
ulation Division Of the Census Office who
was chargei with attempting to prevent
Democrats from voting at the recent elec-
ton at Troy, N Y, has rendered his resig-
nation to Superintendent Porter, and 1t has
been accepted.
A SPECIAL flag for vessels carrying the
United States mail has been adopted by the
Postmaster General.
GENERAL HEPBURN, Solicitor of the Treas
ury, in his report says that his department
has during the past year commenced on be.
half OF the governm ,nt 5l52 suits for amounts
aggregating s., ,4o5179. Inc eamount OF judg-
ments recovered was S454. S10 and the entire
amount Collected 1926, ,472.
CHINA has declined the invitation Of the
United States to take part In the naval re-
view in honor OF the discovery OF America,
in Hampton Roads, next springs.
The Presi lent made the following ap.
poinrments: William NJ. Stone, Of Knox
Vile, Iowa, Commissioner Of the General
Land Office; vice Thomas II. Carter, re.
signed; John n. Gear, OF Burlington, Iowa,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
Lorenzo Crounse, resigned; George w.
Miller, of Pittsburg, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Twenty third District OF
Pennsylvania.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has given orders to
the heads OF departments to cut down their
estimates for the ensuing year.
SECRETARY oy THE TREASURY FOSTER
awarded the contract FOR tae erection or the
Appraisers Store buildings in New York to
M. Gibliu, OF New Yorx, whose bid was
$3.50, SOP.
The President remitted the sentence OF j.
A. Simmons of New Yor@, who was con-
yicted with President Claussen OF wrecklng
the Sixth National Elnk, OF New York City,
and sentenced to six years imprisonment.
He was convicte early in 1891, and during
his confinement he had become physical
wreck.
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Foreign,

SrN.ToR ALLISON and other Am erican
delegates 20 the Monetary Conference ar
rived in London.
SPANISH fishing boat was sunk off San
Sebastian, Spain, aud five persons were
drowned.
The French Chamber OF Deputies unant'
n,onsIy voted tor q parliams ntary inquiry
into the Panama Canal Compauy's affairs;
the session was stormy one.
FRENCH troops have entered Abomey, the
cenital of Dahomey, without meeting any
Opposition. King behanziu has vanishod
and the French are IN full possession OF the
capital.
AT Mulhausen, in Asoce. woman named
Kern, the wile of basket maker, driven to
desperation bY the misconduct OF her nus
band, killed her four children and herself.
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bright red cord. The hat is not sailor,
being little narrower at the back than it is
in front. Such a hat is pretty to start with.
1t will match your little girls blue dress, as
child always has a blue dress, and you can
make her new dress combination of blue
and red. combination always pretty and
serviceabe ~
The little girls are delightfully."- pictures
que in the new cloaks Look at the one in
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VESSELS INSP ECTED.

Annual Report of General Dumont
TO the Treasury Department.
Supervising Inspector Dumont's annual
report shows that during the year cndei
June 80 last 766l domestic steam vessels were
inspected, having a net tonnage of l, $40, 325,
an increase Of 43, 30 over last year, and SO,
SEQ officers were licensed, an increase OF
14U4 over 1891. There were 293 foreign pas.
senger STEAMERS inspected. with net ton.
mage of 553, ,020. The estimated number Of
passengers carried was 65D.0U00l0. There
were 2O0 lives lost. decrease Of 1SS from the
previous year, forty-sight of whom were
passengers and 1872 officers and crews OF the
vessels The expenses of the service amount
ed to $3.50, ls6. Of this sum s245 300 vas paid
in salaries
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A FAMILY BURNED.
The Three Charred Bodies Found i'll
the Ashes of Their Home.

The Three Charred Bodies Found in
the Ashes of Their Home.
The lives of an entire family were blottsd
cut by fire near Pittsburg, Penn. early a
few morniny IS ago. Tho dead are Hiram
Danahauer, aged forty five years. Mrs.
Danahauer, aged forty-tlree; tie daughter,
aged ten years. n.
The Dananausr family livel in Pleasant
Valley, O'Hara Township. just outside OF
the town of Sharpsourg They hal a green, !,
nouse in the basement OF their home, ana
had just placed furnace in 1t. lt Is pre-
sumed that the furnace became overheated,
setting fire to the wool WORK.
The family were burned to death 6etore
their neig lbors knew OF their lauger. When
the fire was discovered the house had osen
burned to the ground, anl the charred re-
mains OF father, mother and dau sater were
fou I'd in the ashes. Danahauer was TIN
uer by occupation AMI q,te we'll connected.
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NAVAL EQUIPMENT.
Report of Captain Dewey, the Chief
OF the Burean.

The annual report Of Captain George
Dewey, chief Of the Bureau of Equipment,
Navy Department, shows that it cost s4O5,.
DIS to maintain the cruising vessels OF the
navy during the last fiscal year. More than
half of that sum was expended tor 35,Ol7
tons of coal consumed. Theu IS, $50 tons Of
coal were purchased at home ports, max.
ing the total expenditure on account OF coal
f55&, ,45l.
He estimates that $1,000, 900 will be re.
quired for the equipment oil vessels during
the next fiscal, besides $3.50 625 necessary for
the completion of the equipment of new YES
sells authorized by Congress. and $l5, $50 Tor
equipping an armored cruiser.
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the picture. In the original it is made Of
Cashmere. The wadded yoke is of the Or
dinary shape, and the pleated folds are sewed
on straight beneath it al round. 1t is trim.
med with fur, and ornamented by large
roseltes of ribbon. the long ends of which
fall down to the bottom of the cloak. The
turned-down collar is trimmed either with
feathers or fur The sleeves are large and
pulled. either wadded or lined gathered III
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NAVAL ENLISTM ENTS.
Annual Report OF the Chief of the
Bureau OF Navigation

Annual Report OF the Chief of the
Bureau OF Navigation.
Commo lore Ramsay. Chief Of the Bureau
Of Navigation, Navy Department., says in
his annual report that during the fiscal year
ending June 81. 1892, 45l5 men and $50 ap.
prentices were enlisted or re-enlisted in the
navy, and 1861 men and 1861 boys, can IL
dates for enlistment on board OF the recelv-
ing ships, were rejected because Of physical
disqualifcations. During toe same time
$3.50 men and 325 apprentices were dis
charged, and 9'S men and 332 apprentices
deserted, most OF tnem at hons ports. Com
modore Ramsay recommends that the nee
essary action DO taken to effect systematic
reor ganization OF the entire personnel Of the
navy The report estimates that s279, 4SS
will be necessa ary for the maintenance OF the
Naval Academy during the year.
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Mr.. T1NaLE, agent Of the North Ameri:
lan Commercial Company, has returned
to Washington from the Alaskan islands OF
st. George and st. Paul. he says his com.
pany killed only the number of seals allowed
by law, $500. He declares that during Sns
season poacners killed and secured oV,uO
seals and destroyed 400 QUO more that they
did not secure.
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cernable in the newest designs for costumes;
and while there are several radical changes
to be noted in the length Of skirt and the
fashioning of the bodice it may be safely
asserted that if each woman will wear inol-
vidually the style that suits her best, she
will be able to indulge in the pleasing con-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-07

Il suppose when you marry the
duke you will go to his home in Eng
land with him?" "Dear me, no! I
wouldn't trust myself away over there
with man know so little about. -
Life.
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IHE cIerksrlps ana department employ
meuLs i'll Washington City, which are
covered by the Civil Service law, are $40
in number, while those which are at the
ABSOLUTE disposal OF the S Secretaries OF the
Cabinet number only about l5D0.
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The payment Of the annuity to Hood
orphans was made at Johnstown, Penn, a
few days ago, when 81, ,00O was distributed.
Each orphan under sixteen years Of aye was
paid $f5. There are ~ Of them.
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THE REALM OF FASHION.
WHAT TO WEAR AND HOW THEY
MAKE IT.
New Designs For Costum es Show a
Pleasing Variety A Dainty Bonnet
and q GIrl's School Hat.

Y READERS TO THE
number of half a dozen
have written to ask
why 1 did not give
fashion sketches of
backs as we'll as fronts.
So l do every once in
a while, and right here
I show two views of q
new house gown. 1t
may be taken as q
model by those who
make their own dresses
and. who want to see
how skirts are now be-
ing cut and draped. A
pleasing variety is dis
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cHINA,s s.AcRED LILY.

IT SPRINGS FROM A FINGER BOWL ynLE;, wrrH
81 PEBBLES AND WATER.
One Of the most interesting Of the newer
varieties of flowers is the Chinese sacred
lily. which need only be laid on the top ofa
little heap of clean, beautiful pebbles in q:
transparent glass dish or finger bowl, half
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EEy. j. SUMNER Stone.

The Rev. US. Stone, OF the Asbury NJ.
+. church, is burdcncd with the rcpu-
tation OF being able to find employment
for more people than any other half
Ndozen men or institutions in this city.
4 His efforts in this direction are untir-
ing. The work OF his own church over
whelms him with prayers for employ
ment from destitute and deserving men
and women, and the harder he exerts
himself to meet the demand the more
other churches and charitable institu-
4tions exhibit their recognition OF his
i exertions by sending to him largo de-
Z tachments OF their own armies OF un-
employed. a few days ago he adver-
tised one farm position ut SIS month,
and had to listen to the claims OF over
! siXty-anplicants, the situation OF many
8otwhom was pitiable in the extreme.
y He has learned to scent the incorigib!e
professional from aiar. No time is
wasted on such. They have to pass by
on the other side, If they persist in
denying their cloth they are marched
{. down AIacdougal street andinto Minetta
Lane. The bucksaw test is iniallible.
The head OF NIinetta street is the Divid-
ing way. There the sound OF insinuat-
Z ing steel upon obdurate oak wood first
strikes on the startled ear, and the
worthy applicant turns resolutely to
the lett, to honest labor, to a warm
I supper, to clean bed, while tho probes
! sional passes on with shudder.
E Usually the first introduction to Pas
I tor; Stones system OF practical Chris
) tianity is at the open doors OF the old
I stone church. On Sunday evenings
Z there are lights and music within, and
printed and oral announcements out
( side aro to the effect that the meeting
lis for the special benefit of'the uner-
i ploycd and the otherwise unfortunate.
These Sunday evening meetings arc
very well attended. The employment
office next door has its effect on tho
minds OF the worthy, while 10 the un-
worthy the atmosphere seems laden
with the aroma OF hot coffee. Here is n
problem Tor the scientist. Why does
the memory OF Washington Square
tramp cling to the smell OF ,Asbury hot
4 coffee longaftcrthe sound OF the Asbury
bucksaw has faded therefrom? But
4 thus it's.
Listen totho swell oil the Gospel song!
Are hunger and misery inspirations to
musical eXertion in praises OF the
Maker? Nevertheless, there is no such
triumphant volume OF song to be
tempted from other congregations MS
, fills the old stone church i'll Washing.
ton Square on Sunday evenings. Pastor
Stone says that even tho ultra profess
sional occupants OF the park benches
are wont to eNpend their vitality in this
way. But over it MI hangs the shadow
of! the reluctant bucksaw.
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wHY cLE t;,,.l
An Independent Democratic Opinion .
X Ills Weakncss-Can't Carry New York.

An Independent Democratic Opinion of
Ills tveakness-can't Garry New York.
NaO Yort Herald.
Tho chief argument for Mr.. Cleye.
lands nomination, SO far as We can
make out, Is that lie had the courage to
lead his party into a mire, and that ho
can be depended on to DO SO again II he
IS given the opportunity.N
Courage is good quality, but itnceds
to no tempered and guided by iudg.
ment. The use Of general is to win
battles. Tho main question about Mr..
Cleveland is, can he lead his party to
victory In 1902, and, II so, can he DO dc.
pended Oh to SO manage public affairs
as to secure for it another victory in
| 1906? 1N'3gl
II anybody believes, on due consider.
alton, that Mr.. Cleveland can do this,
and do II better and moro surely than
any other man, then he may well sup
port Mr.. Clevcland's claim to another
chance" We take it for granted that
tho Cleveland howlcrs do believe this
and have no fault to find witt, thom--
though We do not think rightly OF their
judgment.
What arc the well known facts about
Mr.. Cleveland? He carried his own
state, New York, and tho election in
1851 by scratch. Hc'sat four years in
the presidency, honest, incorruptible,
but not sagacious or with statcsmanlike
foresight, narrow in his views and
lvInnnf Il zoe ,,ra;,,1;,n, ,pI ,llou;n,, !, q,
prcjudicos to influence him. lilo raised
discussions in his party instead Of allay.
ing them. He alienated from himself
the most influential and sagacous OF his
party's leaders. = lie was renominated
on u platform dictated by himself and
was beaten, losing his own state by
considerable majority.
We mean 10 do the fullest justice TO
Mr.. Clevelands good qualities. The
real question is not whether he Is n
good man, nor even whether, us his fool
friends assert, he is Drawer or amore
honest or q more sincere or Il more duti-
Jul man than all the rest OF us. He may
be the best man in the world, and yet it
might not be prudent or proper tor the
Democratic party or for any party to re-
nominate him. The real question is,
whether hc can carry his party to VIC
tory, and whether he can be depended
on TO SO manage ita affairs as to then
keep it in power.
five though he could do that we should
favor his denomination. tits becauscwc
do not believe lie could or would do it
that we have been frank enough to
ndvise the party to discuss other candi-
dates.
Take Il single case rs an illustration.
New York is still, alas! necessary to an
election. 1t is Mr.. Clevelard's own
state.
Can he carry it?
He would be rash man who should
say yes.
But We believe Mr.. German could
carry New York. We believe Mr.. Whit
ney could carry it. We believe Cover
nor Russell, OF Massachusetts, or Gov
ernor Gray, Governor Campbell, Mr..
Wilson, OF West Virginia; Mr.. Wells,
OF Connecticut; Mr.. Phelps. OF Yer
mont; Senator Villas, or Mr.. Morrison
We believe any one on this list could
carry New York more certainly than
Mr.. Cleveland. ss
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