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The entire military and naval expense for the year 1898 was $443,368,000; for the year 1899, $605,071,000. Again the need for a larger place in the sun had been felt by the people of the United States and again the United States had won immense riches with a tiny outlay in men and money. Now came the real issue, What should the United States do with the booty?
In the last fiscal year there were sold.............. 1,553,071 Located with bounty-land warrants.................... 3,201,314 Located with other certificates...................... 115,682 Making a total of.................................... 4,870,067 In addition there were Reported under swamp-land grants..................... 5,219,188 For internal improvements, railroads, etc............ 3,025,920 Making an aggregate of............................... 13,115,175
In the attack on the San Juan hills our forces numbered about 6,600.* There were about 4,500 Spaniards against us. Our total loss in killed and wounded was 1,071. Of the cavalry division there were, all told, some 2,300 officers and men, of whom 375 were killed and wounded.
With respect to Cheviot and black-faced sheep bred in Scotland, I have received returns from six breeders, two of them on a large scale, chiefly for the years 1867-1869, but some of the returns extend back to 1862. The total number recorded amounts to 50,685, consisting of 25,071 males and 25,614 females or in the proportion of 97.9 males to 100 females.
Under grain, 10,000,000 8,021,077 Pastures and meadows, 10,000,000 12,071,791 Flax, hemp, and madder, 1,000,000 Green crops, 2,895,138 Bare fallow, 639,519 Clover 2,983,733 Orchards, 1,000,000 148,526 Woods, coppices, etc, 3,000,000 1,552,598 Forests, parks, and commons, 3,000,000| Moors, mountains, and bare land, 10,000,000| 9,006,839 Waste, water, and road, 1,000,000| 39,000,000 37,319,231
The boat apparently had left Germany in December, 1916, escorted by a submarine, and had successfully evaded the British patrol, not mounting her guns until she had run the British blockade. The eleven ships known to have been sunk by the Seeadler were: Antonin, French sailing vessel, 3,071 tons, owned in Dunkirk; 31 men on board.
The survey of the northern boundary of Iowa has been completed with unexampled dispatch. Within the last year 9,522,953 acres of public land have been surveyed and 8,032,463 acres brought into market. Acres In the last fiscal year there were sold 1,553,071 Located with bounty-land warrants 3,201,314 Located with other certificates 115,682 Making a total of 4,870,067
And there has been received from Foreign Imports 396,418.15 " " " Fines, Penalties, and Costs 47,289.13 " " " Internal Commerce 98,982.51 " " " Taxes 215,962.51 " " " Fees and Perquisites 22,194.45 " " " Government Realizations 124,071.37 " " " Miscellaneous Sources 60,038.23 $964,956.35 $1,026,536.55
The removal of the ban of secrecy, vital during the war as a protection to vessels and their crews, discloses that 6 ships, aggregating 42,627 tons, were destroyed by enemy activity, 5 vessels, representing a tonnage of 44,071 tons, were sunk in collisions, and 4 vessels, totalling 16,994 tons, were destroyed by fire and explosion.
The indebtedness he divided as follows: The foreign debt, $10,070,307, with arrears of interest amounting to $1,640,071. The liquidated domestic debt, $27,383,917, with arrears of interest amounting to $13,030,168. The unliquidated part he estimated at $2,000,000, and the aggregate debt of the State at $25,000,000; making a total of nearly $80,000.000.
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