The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-03-15
FACT-FIGURES
Concerning Mans Everyday
Life and Business.

Uncle Sans Soldiers Time of Re.
firing from the Army CONNER
cial Growth of the United States
Since 1t First egun-Brief Men
ton of Other Points of GeUeral
Interest.
The generals Of the army, with the
dates at which they will be compul-
sorily retired under the terms Of the
new army law, are as follows, accord
ing to the New York Sun: Lieut.
Gen. Miles, August 8, 1903; Maj
Gen. Brooke, July 21, 1902; Maj
Gen. Otis, March rs, 1902; Maj
Gen. Young, January 8, 1904; Maj
Gen. Chaffee, April IA, 1906; Maj
Gen. Macarthur, June 2, 1909; Brig.
Gen. Wade, April IA, 1907; Brig.
Gen. Merriam, November 13, 1901;
Brig Gen. Ludlow, November 27,
1907; Brig. Gen. Bates, August 26,
1906; Brig. Gen. Wheaton, July Is,
1902; Brig. Gen. Davis, February
27, 19O3;. Brig. Gen. Sumner, Feb
ruary 6, 1906; Brig, Gen. Wood,
October 9, 1924; Brig. Gen. Hall,
November Is, 1901; Brig. Gen.
Hughes, April II, 1908; Brig. Gen.
Randall, October 8, 1904; Brig. Gen.
Kobbe, May 10, 1904; Brig. Gen.
Grant, May 80, 1914; Brig. Gen.
Bell, January 8, 1920.
The Mary who had "a little
lamb" was a little Massachusetts, girl
who had adopted one Of a pair of
twin lambs. The lamb strayed away,
and on her way to school Mary found
it and actually did take it to school
with her and to the class. A young
man named Bowerson, the son Of d
Bottom riding master, who was fitting
himself at Harvard, was at school
that day and wrote the lines which
have become immortal. The lamb
lived to be very old sheep and was
finally killed by an angry cow.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The reports Of all the fire insur-
ance companies transacting business
In this state show that the companies
during the year 1900 assumed risks
in this state amounting to $103,151, )
$40; the net premiums collected
amounted to $1,7O7,661, and the
losses paid policy holders amounted
to 1861, ,497. This is an increase over
over 1899 Of 15,694,O15 in risks,
$269,442 in premiums collected and
$03, ,497 in losses paid.-News.
The worlds powers are represent
ed in their rulers as follows: 22
presidents, 16 kings, II dukes, 6 en-
perors, 5 princes, 5 sultans, 2 khans,
2 ameers, 1 queen, 1 khedive, 1
shah, bey, 1 mikado, 1 maharajah,
l rajah.
Within the past ten years the city
Of Bombay, India, has lost 100000
population, which was cused by the
plague and the citizens leaving the
stricken city on account Of it. 1t
now has population of 100000.
Each year Africa produces A.
100000 bushels Of wheat, while Aus
tralia, which has been credited as
one Of the great wheat-producing
countries Of the world, yields 35,-
100000 bushels annually.
The letters passing through the
London postoffice averaged $4,000
daily in 1901, rising to 100000 in
1910; 100000 daily in 1870, and
100000 in 1900.
This country has had twenty-eight
presidential Inauguration days
Thirteen were pleasant, twelve were
stormy, with no record of the wealth
er for the other three days.
During the South African war the
British have lost $4,000 men, not in
cluding the sick and wounded thai
now remain near the seat Of war
The expense so far has been about
$45O,OOO,OOO.
It looks very much like the Boe7
resistance was destined to collapse il