Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-16

Russia's is $500, 800 square miles.
Japan's population is 437GO,Sl5; Russians
is 129, 1904. 514.
The Japanese Empire consists of FIVE prin-
cipal and eleven smaller islands; the Kus-
Province, comprises one-seventh of the land
Japan has 14,GO2 towns. villages and
cities; Russia has 555,99O cities and settle
Jnpan's total available military force
numbers 6O3, 116; Russias, 4,6OO,OOO war
strength).
Japan's army includes 2O9 battali Ions of of
Infantry, with 1900 officers and 1850
men; {ussfa's ,236 battalions of infantry,
with 60, 900 officers and 3,44O,OO0 men; III,
6s4 cannon and 81 800 horses; Russa's, g.
800 cannon and 10000 horses. o,1oo.
JaPan's artillery force numbers 24'l7o'
Jnpan's army reserves number 7641s;
Japans possibie naval strength includes
123 naval vessels of all kinds; Russia S AZ
vessels. l.,
cludes 81. 379 officers and men with 6'20I
officers and men in reserve Serve Russia has
Japan's navy includes battleshlps =
armored cruisers, 3 gunbo9tso 10 toIp en3
destroyers. 80 first-class and 30 second anu
third class torpedo boats; Russia S, 70 nat-
tleships II coast defense vessels "a mrs. Is5
class and 10 second-class cruisers ana 100
The largest warship in Japan's navy the
Mikasa, was built in 1900, is of lo,OOO IONS
disbursements and carries crew OF 300
men; Russia's largest was the CesarevitGh'
destroyed by the Japs, of 1900 tons ton ,t als-
Japan has nine naval bases IN the ai
East = YokOsuka, Kure SaseDo' Malzura'
Nagasaki, Kobe, Matsouai, Ominato, Tokas
hika. Tsushima; Russia has three-N laul
vostok. Dalny and Port Arthur.
Japan has nine coaling stations-Yokosu
ko, Sasebo, Maizuru, Tokashika, hobe; On
lnato. Matsouai Nagasaki, hure; Kus ei'
mas dntbHf r of mineral er wealth in
year 7,4T1,OOO tons of coal ana ~ "a az O.
tons of iron and steel Russia $, 1888 I, ae,
tons of coal and 4,s16,OOO tons OF iron an'
steel. . -
80. $40 acres; Russia's 211,5l1,IOO.
Japan has food producing acreage e9u a
to one-quarter of an acre foG each heau
populations; RusSias equals ID .
japan enlists annually 10000 men In 1t
army and navy; Russia, 10000 - 4,
The CONSUMPTION age for the army II
Japan is between II and 40 years; in Rus
sia all between the ages of - and 40 ar
liable ,,.
: Japan's infantry is armed with MID:
D magazine rifles, holding five cartridges; hui
ria the 'three-lne magazine rin'
, Japan's cavalry is armed with sword an
carbine; Russia's carry sword, rlne' pay'
Jauan's form of government is nomina Il
a monarchy, but really 1t is nearly repuDi
= can; Russia is an absolute monarchy.
+ In Japan education of the young Is con
pulsory; in Russia, almost the opposite
p true.
: Japan has 2s ,677 schools; Russia, 1872
o including military and naval schools:
= JaDan'S schools ana universities are u
II tended by 7,7O9, 424 students, taught by "a
- GIG teachers; Russia S schools have 3, Ile
, S1S and 113,9S4 teachers.
V Japan has 80 libraries. with a total
:, 522, OO4 volumes; Russia has far less, co
3 Quoted in connection with schools. .
r In one year Japan published 2O,S14 al
, ferent books; in Russia, 1861 were pu
- ished. ~ ooo ,,o,
It In one year Japan published s29 differel
!, periodicals (monthly, weekly ana daily,
total of AGA, 45S, 141 copies being issue
= Russia published 743 periodicals, In II Ia
N guages.
In Japan absolute freedom of religio
belief and practice is extended by the co
stitution: in Russia the Jews especially a
Japan's chief forms of religion embra
. Shintoism, with - sects, and Buddhist
% with 10 sects; Russia's established religi.
is the C-aeco-Russian. ofhclally called q
n OrthodoX-Catholic faith -
-, Japan's religion is not n state religi
and is not supported by the state; Russia
lie religion is a state religion and the Car
. the head of the established church.
IL Japan has 191 900 shrines or churche
le Russia has 90. 626 churches of all demon
7, nations, exclusive of T65 monasteries, whe
II s O16 monks and 6.9TS aspirants are house
ID Japan's last budget placed the total
II nual revenues at S136,S15.4lS and eXpen'
~ lures at S135. PIP, 24S; Russias revenues
tailed 1913, SIG, 339 the ordinary eNpendltur