Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-29
DEPARTMENT FIGURES
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT
FOis TIE PAST YEAR.

A"e AseSoAHS Oh 1Welvc Months Exec al
Those OF the Previous Year by Over Six
and IL HALF Million Dollars : Secretary
WINDOWS SILVER Policy.
Washington tele grant
MIR. Mllier reports that the receipts
of the internal revenue bureau for the last
fiscal year We're $i3s. 1911, SD. or Sc, 55...
95s more than the receipts for tho previous
year. the total cost of collection was
81, 1875, 729, q fraction less than SO per
cent OF the amount collected. The only
object of taxation showing a decrease
during the first quarter of the present
year is oleomargarine, which dronned
from $14S,6s3 in 1888 to 1924. $50 in
1889.
The violations of internal revenue laws
reported by revenue agents We're .253:
$50 persons have been arrested on their
information; property to the value of
$l37, 4O4 has been reported by them for
seizure, ana 1914, 6O6 for assessments for
unpaid taxes and penalties. The number
of stills seized was 1855, resulting in the
arrest OF S36 persons and the death of one
and the wounding of two officers of the
service. The report recommends that the
force be increased from twenty to thirty
and that their allowances for travelling
expenses be increased. The total expense
of the service for the next fiscal year is as
timated at 81, 2B3, 500.
The increase in the quantity of tobacco
and snuff and in the number Of cigars and
cigarettes for the last fiscal year over those
taxed duringthe previous fiscal year was:
Manufactured tobacco, II, a35, $50 pounds:
snuff, 62f, 63l pounds; cigars, %, 658. $50:
cigarettes, 2SA789,260. The export &C
count shows anNncrease in manufactured
tobacco Of liz, 1$ pounds, and increase in
the number of ciAars exported of 2'i7, 200.
and increase in tie number of cigarettes
exported of 65, $50. The number OF
cigars imported Twas 9O,OS7, 4O7. The
value OF the manu- ctured tobacco import
ed was S1o,353. Hrhe total number of
special taxpayers given as $50, 134, of
whom 59O, Ol3 are dsalers in manufactured
tobacco.
Inc whole numbeNof grain distilleries
registered during TIN year was ], 40, of
which number 1, 267 we're operated. an in
crease Of 40 in the n&mber registered and
of 23S in the numlhr operated as com
pared with the previoSs year. In the class
of larger distilleries there was an increase
of 2 in the number registered and of 6Y in
the number operated. There were 3, 1876
fruit distilleries registered and sore oper-
ated. an increase of 442 in the number
registered and of 465 in the number oper-
ated. The total number Of grain, molasses,
and fruit distilleries registered and oper.
ated during the year is 4,576 and 4,340
re spectively.
During the year there were produced
81, SS7, 456 gallons Of spirits and /, al. O54
gallons of rum distilled from molasses.
The increase in the production of Bourbon
whisky is ID, 497, 175 gallons; rye whisky,
1880, 07S; gin, 156,9B8; highwines, 49,
O59; pure: neutral, or cologne spirits,
963. AL; miscellaneous, 1850 total
increase, 10, 635, 800
In regard to the use of alcohol in the
industrial arts, the commissioner saws that
in view OF the fact that the special TEN pta-
ton to demethylation is to secure cheap
alcoholic beverage, the importance of sep
arating methylated spirits from all stocks
of such beverages is very great 1t is
also aually important, he says, to keep
methylated spirits out of the hands of dis
tillers and rectifiers who use stills, as it is
impossible to demethylate spirits without
the use of stills. He estimates the guam
tityi of alcohol annually used in the arts
audSmanufactures at 5000, 900 gallons.
withdrawn from distilleries during the
year to be deposited in special bonded
warehouses was 991.832 gallons. The
quantity Of distilled spirits in the United
States. except what may be in customs
bonded warehouses on Oct. 1, 1889, was
lO2, 65O,9S gallons. The average monthly
production of oleomargarine during the
fiscal year was 2,972, 002 pounds
The feature of Mr.. Windows silver policy,
as it will be set forth in his report to Con.
gress is to stop the coinage of silver dol
lars and to issue certificates against silver
bullion. AS subordinate propositions it is
unknown whether the secretary intends to
recommend the issue of certificates at the
coinage value of the silver bars OF
at their market value; whether they are tc
redeemed at the coinage OF the market
value Of silver, and whether the new series
of certificates shall circulate co-ordinately
with the old or whether the latter are to
be withdrawn. It is only possible that
Mr.. WINDOWS plan of treating the silver
embraces the issue of silver bullion certi.
ficates. This idea is by no means new
one, but the secretary is said to have
a somewhat complex though novel method
of developing it, with which he wishes tt
surprise the financial world. Some of the
less important reasons for issuing certifi
Gates against the bullion purchases of the
SOt0iuILlci,U dI0 One1o Ou0 SAPouS6 duI
trouble Of coinage would be saved: thai
the expense OF transportation would bt
| lessened that the expensive recounts Of
the immense number of silver doilarY
would be avoided; that inasmuch as bu
small percentage of the silver dollar.
| already coined are IN actual circulation il
is perfectly futile to Keep on coming Jnem
and that by having the silver in bars the
government could more readily sell it fol
manufacturing purposes. Any scheme
that will not increase the government
monthly purchases of silver is not likely
to be satisfactory to the silver imitation
lists It is probable, therefore, though
it can not be officially confirmed, thai
Mr. Window intends to recommend {
| considerable increase in the monthly pur
chase of silver, and to satisfy those who
fear further increase of deprecated
currency by issuing currency on a basis
| approximat ting the market value of silver
that is to say, certificate dollar shall
represent, not a silver dollar Of 412!
grains, but quantity of silver that would
bring 81 in the market. This would per
haps be dollar of between 500 and 60(
| grains
KATIE DoNAHCE, young lady Of New
Haven, Conn.,, was accidentally shot ant
probably fatally injured by Cornelius
Sheehan, who was showing her how to us'
| g. reyolyer