PENSIONS GRANTED.Issue of April 28, 1900.Original—Will lam (.Young, Toledo, 56; Benoni E. Larue, Marion, $6; John M.- Davis, Rio Grande, $8; William L. Dice, Piekerlngton, $6; William C. Koonce. Barberton, 16; Michael Holmes, National Military Home, MontgomeryCounty, #12. ^' % V*' .-fRenewal and Increase—Hugh Cox, Memphis,$17; Irvin Mote, Greenville, 117.Increase—Thomas Finney, Bowling Green, $3;John Covert, St. Marys, $12; Jonas W. Rosco,Walbrldge, $12; George W. Miller, West Milton,$10; John W. 8hoemaker, Lebanon, $12; WilliamMyers, National Military Home, Montgomery,$24; George Houghn, Pleasant Corners, $10;William C. Hutcheson, Salem, $14; William Sea-crist, Alliance, $30; Francis M. Yoyng. Gays-port. $14; Sidney Porter, Wakeman, $8; DavidD. Wells, Creuzet, $14; William H. H. Flack,Byhalia, $12; Joshua L. Yeo, Xenia, $12; JohnW. Barnes, Marysville, $14; Alexander Gault,Poland, $17; George Schuch, National MilitaryHome, Montgomery County, $12; Peter Hutson,Rollersvilfe, $8; Henry A. Oddlngs, LudlowFalla, $8; William Smallsreed, Braceville, $8$jlt;Ellas Hathaway, Milford Center, $14; WilliamKurfis, Hedges, $8; James Armstrong, Chllli-cotfre, $14. *181 .- . ‘ JaIncrease—Joseph Von Stein. Cincinnati, $14; Georg© W. Beery, Fremont, $10; Adam Ruhl, Cincinnati,^ $10; Henry G. Palmer, Mansfield. $14; John Ulrich, Port Washington, $8; Henry J. Bailey, Ashtabula. $8; George W. Henson, Cincinnati, $8;. Daniel P. Miller, Cleveland, $8; Dennis L. Light foot. Bernard, $10; Frank Reu-ber. Dayton, $8; William Garrlott, Philo, $10; Edward P. Denman, Wauseon, $12. *Relssue~4(Special. May 1) Henry O. McClure, J|ational Military Home, Dayton, $12; Franklin Turner, Peoria, $10. |Reissue and Increase-^-EUJah M. Rapp, Piqua, $10..-^ , # •! Original-Widow— (Special, accrued May 1) Matilda A. Overmyer, Antwerp, $8.INDIANA. tAdditional—Reuben Bolenhaugh. Warsaw. $8.South Wabash, $6. Renewal £ and Increase^Henry J. Schmidt Preble. $12. ^Increase—Josiah Newman, Lafayette. $14; Robert MyJ Hickman, Warsaw, $24; Chrittlan pown, Clay City,, $24; Thomas Roll, VVed-l ertcksburg. $10; Amos Groee, Sandborn, $17: Edward A. Shook. Portland. $12; William Myers. Pittsburg, $14; Oliver P. Elison West Lebanon, $12; Michael Flckling, National Military Home. Grant, $8; Reuben R. Miller. Soldiers' Home, Lafayette. $30; William A. Barnes. Shelbyvllle. $17; Henry C. Youm*, Greensbursr. $17; Jacob Kron. Lakeville. S10;IGrant, $17; Abla Z. Hoffman, Milton, $50; Alfred Ellis, Malott Park, $8; Benjamin Elliott, Philadelphia, $8; William H. Hall, Clark'sHill, $17. . ' - v Y ^ ; ilReissue—Robert Walker, Terre Haute, $10.Reissue and Increase—William N. . Darnell,Worthington,fV'-,- • •- .r:T ■ - kMNTVGtifc.* . 'i' ■’Original—Robert O. Speed (deceased). Madl-sonville, $6; Raulhac L. Brawner, Hickman, $6;Nicholas E. Wright, Kane,. $6.Additional—Stephen Parker, Hawesville, $8. Increase—Francis W Sayre, Paducah, $24; ‘John E. Gravener, Louisville, $8; Leo Cblsley, Smithland, $8; Joseph McFaterldge, Williamsburg, $8; Daniel Prater, Tadella, $10; Thomas Jones, Cynthiana, $10; Frank V. Nelson, Sal*,visa. $8; John W. Douglas, Lee, $8; Thomas B. Brock. Caseyvllle, $8. • ' V - J ■ : ,/• *Original . Widow—(Special, accrued May 1) Sarah L. Hughs, Petroleum, $8.' . ^ ]Kl- ' WEST VIRGINIA. 23S|f' ’Increase—Daniel H. Davis, Wyatt. $8; Isaao N. Hawkins, Amoldsburg, $10; Allen Ward, Dickson. $8; Isaac Sowards, Hurricane. $tlt;; Hiram Barnett, Hubbardstown,. $30; John M. Earley, St. Marys, $10.ifl|; J; TENNESSEE.WlMtSS^r ?!• Alexander. Graysville, $8;Adkins^ I7, ChVmlea- *50; Benjamin F.Hstiiwn d k f1 110; Wes,ef Wice, Mor-c£r Gr^'5fie,3.W!i*on’ white House, $i2;Pnahniir. im -S?,?!'' $S; Jesse P. Campbell,tlon!^ $8. William J. Williams, Bailey Sta-A LIGHT SUGAR CROP, |gHAVANA, May 13.—The sugrar crop o-f the year, it is now estimated, will be abotxt 225,000 tons, or 80,000 tons less than last year's crop. at. the beginning of the grinding it was predicted that the crop would reach 6um,oou tons.PLAGUE’S RAVAGES AT SYDNEY.SYDNEY, N. S. W.. May lS.-The number of cases of the bubonic plague officially resorted to this date fs 216. Of thse, 73 have proved fat|j. . : • •. } ■; ■ ITO THE FlNt#H. - ji|£^'yOU “n admlrcr of in M• ■ ; |t - man, with sl ^wjrirasping Voice. .‘ When I see th-lHamlets fighting some of these I afetes rTnh»lf .onr th. conflict l.n t m