Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-01
Amounts Owing to Uncle Sam and Owed
by Him Since Birth.
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nm interesting volume. 1t was compiled by
II. A. Fish, assistant treasurer OF the United
States, and consumed the best part OF six
months in its preparations. The book shows
that there is owing to the government 80
500, 1g4.40, divided among the following
bureaus; Treasury disbursements, Sl2,S0,-
965 So; customs service, 81, 093, ,9S1.46; internal
revenue, S3.sOO,399.s9; diplomatic service,
81, 1O4 Gil. ~; sales of public lands, Sl'oli,-
342Ol; interior department, SGO3,9l4.54; Ju-
dietary SlsG, $3.50; captured and abandoned
property, S527. .6s577. Much of this indebted
ness results from embezzements, deialca-
tions and disputed accounts. These debts
run from few dollars up to millions.
THE LARGEST AMOUNTS CHARGED
up against any one man is the sum ot Sl,2oo,-
03j6 GO charged up against Samuel Swartout,
who was collector of customs at New York
under Van Buren in 1888. Swartout was
defaulter and this is the largest item that ap-
pears in MIR. Fishers work. The smallest IS
debt of 1 cent due from the government to
George j. Abbott, who was vice consul at
Sheffield, England, in 1871. This 1 cent has
been carried along upon the books all these
years. Another credit of cents dates back
to 1910. The first 1000 cases mentioned in
the book are amounts that have been covered
=, 1866, the creditors having failed to call for
their warrants within the three years pre-
scribcd by law. These sums vary from
S2i 600 to few cents, and amount to $780,
9IO,S5l. Then there is a list called the
"DECEDENT's TRUST FUND"
in which the Indebtedness of the government
amounting to S5O,OSO.94, is due to persons
known to be dead but whose heirs have not
claimed the money. Among the debtors of
the government many do not owe
it anything, but bad book keep
ing in the department, over which
the treasury has no control, be-
ing responsible for it. The largest defal-
cations are charged to collectors of customs
and collectors of internal revenue. The So
cesSon states of the government are in de-
fault for the war tax charged up against
them, the heaviest beirg charged against Ia
bama, S51l, ,62S, and Georgia S477,404. The
total amount owing the government from
this source is S2,439,4 ,4G2. The government
suffered heavily from
FAILURE OF NATIONAL BANKS
and through its subscriptions to encourage
private enterprises. Thus the government
lost by the Bank of Columbia, of George
found in this way. The government sub
scribed $3.50, coo for 2,25O shares of the CheSa-
Il Delaware Canal company's stock at full
par value OF $500 per share; also S999, 800 for
c"mpanV's , Stock, the secretary of the treas
urv also. by authority of congress, subscribed
for 500 shares Of the Dismal Swamp Canal
company stock.
TIE AMOUNT SUNK
in enterprises of the kind mentioned was
81, ,S33, ,490. The list just published does not
show half the Indebtedness of The govern
ment and owing to it,. Two of the depart
f.S aiH and tha sirth wi W sdiio az c' nf tba
tnno.,'r'. ioWinp ch,rgn Of nnstofica an.
counts. counts Stated thai he had dealing % with 81, 900
GGhs Iish,Tssin@ ot,icers each year and thai If
,uoUid toiSe t,ventv. five clerks four Years tn
mon, nieta tNI The inFoymation Asked for ~
'o''p'''I THE NEW pUnIIc | PRINTER.
,r,o ,',n;ss;nn of Nv Panaaint tho no,,,
iIi lily ,i,tnr arrivad hnro to'day ' and is
ppu,u povi' ot ,hn ,vhta honSe havinS hesn Si@na5
m ioW w., az VIC ;Gnpt Ta in the A%irnpacTs T.
.mS m hat Mr. Renedict viii ne in the ctS
Snani,Ii, s,aG dasropS Of "etin" aw,v ~ talie
nopJ ~ I n,1rcbaSe at OMAN. INV that t,ma
@ ~, ,S bau gi"n u, mn hs honGe on tba nnr
Inc lat!er nas inntn up ,s mn1fe oi, St ene 5 cor
iiel vi , Ehh;, h ~ h,d % an'u
nus S'nI " dnnortmra NJ n Ram"dia,, Spnd
S sioo 0 coo No and he is now anoneed in nreUar
is 'ttiin aI 0 10 m hS mri,,ata ~
irb.r :. ". ara goo nersnns emninved in the ,soy
eminent r,e n1 nrintin@ i ONCE ''''' !" '''0 s0'
e'l'ieh' ~ ruT w V, C,I,rp crppv
co,o. rnior ohiat oiarin os ,ho
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pa pnmhi,n7 nrint.r hos anointad
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Is pto.nes otnd Sa M &c sn WYNN NJ 'lle pieSt
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new punnsl!ic p,thVeff Siri aeiiene Ml. hounus
on tne nlteehtm ~ oeptseiilpei, t anu III inc
meantime ms oro.ilei, VINO mas peen
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aaiinr ,,,i,b tho of;,a Mr. Ponrdn ha
familiar win she once MI. ROUNDS mas
iunmdad ~ hmt Sa has dnne Pe,toa ~ t ea ~"
no inVeHuGu, , i pu. ~ r"n & nolJ AZ oo a' tle Ie-
quest Oh tile piesiaoti., wno % ulu hoI ~, WISH 10
i ,iahe cmanxo ts, Az tiiSi o'i5co, nc raiSe
business li,teieS.s nh MI NJ; houius anu lhe
he"sp"pe, eli.ei pi ' ISe Wnicn ne mas
,tt HoHE IN ~ Al oMahA,
mas coH'poinicu nun W nas'ct I.ie plesluent
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snouIu @ hot We uuinye4 t ,itSr ',tan SePteinoe,Tr
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Nont VI .,io M hom piiio'aio 'uuooo noiiio hu.ter
among .ht eniploSes oi t,ie pr!hIiilS olilce
ana tne puitiig m HueSi.'oa ~ W "a te nonr u; u
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snhANuh s iNDiAN No tMoS,EMEnls,
Saptalh JONI Doist, ot the routtn caNalry,
VINO VINO Was u, claige on @ the Apache inulans
WHO lecenuy Nlsl1eu lleIe u@uLlIs @ u i0llI etts !,
returned 70 folt LeaSehworth last thursday
from AipuqueIque, n. NJ, where nc Weht
uhuer leiesraphlc orders iTuIh the war dc'
paItheht 10 meet 1eneIai Miles. Last sat
ulday he again lelt fort LeaVenwoTth, WIN
Sin OF lne ApacntS, 10 take IOuf 10 lialDIOOk