Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-18

EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
The Catholic Church Taking a Sfrong
Position for High License.
INTERESTING BALL AT DENVER.
Singular Death of Young Colcred
Lad-A Policeman Kills Two
Men-WashiDgton Notes.
ESPECIAL DIsPATCHEs TO THE REooRD-UNIoN.l
ESPECIAL DBrArCHEs TO THE HEoOED-UuoN.l
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Increase in the Manufacture of sLiquo
Cigars and Cigarettes, Is

Increase in the Manufacture of Liquor,
Cigars and Cigarettes.
WASHINGTON, November 17th-Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue Mason, in re-
porting the business of the internal revenue
service for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1889, says the aggregate receipts for the
year were $130, 1874, ,434, or $65. .607 ,958 more
than the receipts of the previous year.
The only object of taxation which showed
decrease ring the first quarter of the
present yea is oleomargarine, which
dropped from $14S 623 in the first quarter
of 1888 to $124,730 in 1889.
The total cost of collection during the
past fiscal year was f-sction less than 80
per cent. of the amount collected.
The Commissioner says that owing to
the great number OF distilieries in opera
ton during the last fiscal year and the in
creased quantity of spirits produced, re-
sulting in the increase of taxes collected
from that source, as compared wiki the
previous year, of more than 5000 900, the
expenditures for salaries exceeded the
amount estimated by the appropriation.
The Commissioner regards the general con-
dition of the service throughout the coul-
try as very satisfactory.
One thousand two hundred and fiftv-
three violations of the internal revenue
law Sere reported during the year, and $50
persons were arrested. Property valued at
$137, ,404 had been reported for seizure. and
$94,606 for assessments for unpaid taxes
and penalties.
The number of stills seized resulted in
the arrest of 236 persons aud the death of
one, and the wounding of two officers. He
recommends the force to be increased from
twenty to thirty, and that the allowances
for travelling expenses be increased.
The expenses of the service Tor the next
fiscal year are estimated at 81, 266, ,290. The
increase in the quantity of tobacco and
snuff and The number of cigars and cigar
cites during the last fiscal year over those
taxed during the previous fiscal year was
as follows: Manufactured tobacco, IL $685.
636 pounds snuff, 626 631 pounds; cigars,
%, ,65S,9 $3.50; cigarettes, 2SS. 729, 260.
The export account shows an increase in
manufactured tobacco of 118,0S3 pounds.
There was an increase in the number of
cigars exported Of 266 700 and an increase
in the number of cigarettes exported of
65, 900 $50
The number of cigars imported during
the year was 90,037, ,407. The value of man
ufactured tobacco imported was $40, 1853.
Total number of special tax payers was
$50, 1874, of whom 590,013 are dealers in
manufactured tobacco.
The whole number of grain distilleries
registered during the year was lao, of
which l 267 were operated. There were
1926 fruit distilleries registered, and 3.O72
operated. The number of gallons of spirits
produced from grain during the year was
81, ,S87 ,456 which shows en- increase of Is, :
499, ,296 gallons over the products of the
previous year, and 416,115 gallons more
than the average produced for the last ten
years.
The quantity of rum distilled from mo-
lasses during the year was 1 All e54 gallons,
which shows an increase of 420, 1872 gallons
more than the production of the previous
year.
The Commissioner reuews the recon-
mendaton of his predecessor in regard to
the expediency of taking all fractions OF a
gallon of distilled spirits. The increase in
the production of Bourbon whisky is H.
AT 175 gallons; rye whisky, 2,S7007 gin,
15697S; high wines, 1869; pure neutral or
cologne spirits, 963 AL; miscellaneous,
1,135, CO.
he estimates the quantity of alcohol an
nuaily used in the arts ana manufactures
at 100000 gallons. The quantity of fruit
brandy of all kinds Withdrawn from dis
tilleries during the year TO be deposited in
special bonded warehouses was 991, ,S32 gall
lons.
The quantity distilled in the United
States, except what may be in customs
October was 102 $50, 9S2 gallons. The aver
age monthly production Of oleomsrgarine
during the fiscal year was 2.972,O02 pounds.