Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-26

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in the American army for one year is
S1,1O4. The nearest approach to this is
Germany with $2O1, while Russia pays
less than my other government with
S155 for each man. A comparative state
ment is made which shows the effective
ness of the different armies, the cost of
maintaining them for u year, and the
cost of one soldier for the same period.
r. is as follows:
Cost one
soldier
Efrectiyes. Cost a year. year.
A ata,y .... $Sd,$ $ss $ q 's49's sSa $ 1872 1Ss
GGes ma .:..::s Sc !, 35S'o5;'2 3 ;Si
E EnItad States iiies,. -: sS S.sSS 1i1,ss3,sSS d a55
An analysis Of this table shows that
the American army. which is conceded
by military authorities to be the best in
the world for its size, costs $114,22O,OCO
for 10000 men, while the military estab-
lishment Of France costs a little over
$1O,O0O,O0O more, or $12,401, 800, for
maintaining an army of 5S9,215, or nearly
eight times as large as that of the Unit
ed States. For only S27,O72,SO0 more
than is paid by the United States Russia
maintains an army nearly ten times larg.
er than the American establishment, the
number Of men being 773322,6O5, costing
$141,392,S25. For a great deal less than
half its costs to maintain the American
army Italy has an establishment nearly
three times as large, and for II little more
than half Of the expenses of keeping the
United States army in fighting shape
Austria has an establishment more than
four times larger.
Postmaster General Smiths long de.
ferred executive order, intended to abol-
ish b abuses Of the second-class mail
matter system, has at last been issued,
and it undoubtedly makes sweeping
changes in the entire system. Summed
up, the order of the Postmaster General
bars from the mails at the pound rate
paper backed novels and similar publ
cations; secondly, it deprives OF the
pound rates newspapers and periodicals
which have no bona fide subscription lists,
but which are merely thrown in to the
purchaser of some more Or less attrac-
tive premium. Finally, the order pre-
scribes that unsold copies of newspapers
cannot be returned at the pound rate,
either to the publishers or to central news
agencies. The order Is believed to he
sufficiently sweeping to effect a savins
of manyonillions of dollars in the expen.
ditures of the Postotice Department,
while at the same time it is claimed that
t will not do any injustice to legitimate
n~cwspabers and periodicals, for whose
benefit alone the law was passed orig
inally. With the large increase in the
postal revenues, which will come as the
result of the execution of this order, it is
believed that the first step will be taken
toward the establishment of penny post
age.
During the fiscal year just ended the
foreign trade of the Ueited States aggre-
gated in value $2,31O,413,O77, being an
increase Of $G5,9SS,S11, compared with
that of the previous year. OF this the ex-
ports amounted to $1,4S7, G5G ,544, which
exceeded those of the previous year by
S93,173,4G2, and the imports aggregated
$S22,756,533, being $27,1 1874 ,631 less than
those for the fiscal year 1900. The bal
nnce of trade in favor of the United
States for that period reached a total of
S6G4,9OO.Ol1. being an increase of $780,
6a9,ll3 over the balance for the pre-
vious year. OF the principal articles of
domestic export breadstnffs showed an
Increase Of $14,O32,5 336, provisions an
increase of $1S,4S7,45S. and cotton, SILL
61I,413, while mineral oils fell off ST.
44S,91l. The imports of gold during the
year aggregated $G4,571 ,653, an increase
of $19,99S,6GS, and the exports, SOB 23a
$40, III increase of $4,962, 761, leaving a
balance in favor of the United States of
$11,342,33332. For the month of June the
imports, with Il total of SGT. 9S7 800,
showed an increase of $5,9S6, 5SS, com.
pared with the same month last year,
and the exports, which aggregated 5 o.
GG4,357, showed u falling off of S5,9S7,-
GOO.
The United States and Italy again have
become seriously involved over an incl
dent somewhat similar to the lynching
of the Malta assassins at New Orleans
during President Harrison's administers
ton. which resulted in the withdrawal
of Baron Fava, the italian minister, from
Washington. The Italian embassy. for
its government. has filed with the State
Department a formal protest against the
lynching of two Italians and the serious
wounding of another by a mob at Erwin,
Miss, recently. and asked for redress.
The State Department. has communicate
ed with the Governor of Mississip; j on
the subject, asking him to report the
facts and take measures to punish the
lynchers.
Secretary Long admitted he did not be-
lieve Admiral Schley issued the order. for
the loop executed by the Brooklyn at the
battle of Santiago. While the Secretary !
is not willing to give. Admiral Schley
credit for the victory, he does him the {
justice to exonerate the naval officer from
the charge of cowardice which has hung 4
over him for three years, on account Of \
being accused by SIMPSONS friends Sof
issuing the order for the loop to avoid
being run down by one of Cervera's ships.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has prepared'a stslement showing the to-
tai receipts under the war revenue act