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Show ovj j GROW SCARCE WASHINGTON, Oet. 2. Only 75,-0 75,-0 66 Confederate veterans out of th more than a million who fought fori the south during the Civil war are now living, according to statistics' compiled by Colonel Francis M. Bur-1 1 rows, of the staff of General Julian ' I I .S Carr, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans Of this number, 65,707 are drawling draw-ling pensions 1,859 are In Holdle-..' homes and 7,500 are unknown The statistics show thnt aT.aKT widows of I Confederate Boldlers are receiving Te nsions and 0 7 negro veterans aro I in homes Texas leads In the number of sur- Vlvlng veterans with 14,909 on tho j. ension roll? and 2."i6 In homes. Georgia Geor-gia and Arkansas stand next with D,-uo D,-uo pensioners and 10." and 100 respectively re-spectively in homes. oo |