The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-27
DEPARTM ENT FIGURES
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT
FOR TIE PAST YEAR.
Tho Receipts Of Twelve Months Exceed
Those of the Previous Year by Over SIX
and Half Million Dollars - Secretary
WINDOWS silver Policy.

Tho Receipts Of Twelve Months Exceed
Those of the Previous Year by Over Sir
and n Half Million Dollars - Secretary
WINDOWS silver Policy.
Washington teegraml
Mr.. Miller reports that the receipts
OF the internal revenue bureau for the last
fiscal year were $i3s. 1914, 53l, or SO, 567, :
95S more thnn the receipts for tho previous
year. The total cost of collection was
"a, lS5, 12l, fraction less than 3. ? per
cent OF the amount collected The only
object of taxation showing decrease
during the first quarter of the present
year is oleomargarine, which dropped
from $l4S, 6l3 in 1888 TO 1924, $50 in
1899.
The violations OF internal revenue laws
reported by revenue agents We're ,253;
G5J persons have been arrested on their
informs alton; property TO the value Of
Sl37, i04 has been reported by them for
seizure, ana $!l4, COS for assessments for
unpaid taxes and penalties The number
Of stills seized was 1915, resulting i'm the
arrest OF 23j 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
timated at 81, ~ 800.
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 during the previous fiscal year was
Manufactured tobacco, | !, 335, 63J pounds;
snuff, 62i, 63l pounds: cigars, 30, COS, $50;
cigarettes, 2SS, 7Sg, $50 Tke export &C
count shows an increase in manufactured
tobacco of lis, lS3 pounds, and increase in
the number of cigars exported of 2f7, 100,
and increase in the number of cigarettes
exported of 60 900, $50. The number OF
cigars imported was 0,0S7, 4O7. The
value OF the manufactured tobacco import
ed was $40, 3j3. The total number of
special taxpayers is given as $50, 134, OF
whom 500, 0l3 are dsalers in manufactured
tobacco.
The whole number of grain distil leries
registered during the year was ], 40, Of
which number l. 261 were operated, an in
crease OF l40 in the number registered and
of 22S in the number operated as COM
pared with the previous year. In the class
of larger distilleries there was an increase
of I'm the number registered and Of O. in
the number operated There were 3, 1876
fruit distilleries registered and 3.072 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, $40 and 4,349
re spectiyely.
During the year there were produced
81. sS7, 45j gallons of spirits and La ,054
gallons of rum distilled from molasses
The increase in the production of Bourbon
whisky is II, 497, Ia gallons; rye whisky,
$50, 07S: gin, 156, 95S; highwines, H.
O59; pure neutral, or cologne spirits,
963. al; mis- elaneous l,1j5, 0C9; total
increase, II, G3j, 800.
In regard TO the use Of alcohol in the
industrial arts, the commissioner says that
in view or the fact that the special tenn pta-
ton 10 demethylaton is TO secure a cheap
alcoholic beverage, the importance of sep
aratng methylated spirits from all stocks
of such beverages is very great. 1t Is
also ualy important he saws, to keep
methylated spirits out of the hands of dis
tillers and rectfers who uss stills, as il is
impossible to demethylate spirits without
the use of stills. He estimates the guam
tity of alcohol annually used In the arts
aud manufactures at :. 900, 600 gallors.
The quantity of fruit brandy of all kinds
Withdrawn froW dstilleries during the
year to be deposited in special bonded
warehouses was 991. S32 gallons. The
quantity of distilled spirits in the United
States. except what may be in customs
bonded warehouses on Oct ], 1899, was
| 1902. go, 9S2 gallons. The average monthly
production Of oleomargarine during the
| fiscal year was :, 972, 002 pounds.
The feature of Mr.. WINDOWS silver policy,
as it will be set forth in his report TO Con .
| gress, is 10 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 or
at their market value; whether they are to
| redeemed at the coinage or the marke {
! value Of silver, and whether the new series
! of certifca ties shall circulate co-ordinately
with the old or whether the latter are TO
be withdrawn. 1t is only possible that
Mr.. WINDOWS plan of treating the silver
embraces the issue of silver bullion certi-
fcates. 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 to
surprise the financial world. Some OF the
less important reasons for issuing certif-
Gates against the bullion purchases of the
government are that the expense and
trouble of coinage would be saved: that
> the expense OF transportation would be
lessened that the expensive recounts of
the immense number of silver dollars
would be avoided that inasmuch as but
small percentage of the silver dollars
already coined are IN actual circulation it
is perfectly futile 70 keep on coming tnem,
and that by having the silver in bars the
government could more readily sell it for
manufacturing purposes Any scheme
that will not increase the government
monthly purchases OF silver is not likely
TO be satisfactory TO the silver initiation
lists. 1t is probable, therefore, though
it can not be officially confirmed, that
Mr.. Window intends to recommend q
considerable increase in the monthly pur-
chase of silver, and to satisfy those who
fear further increase of a deprecated
currency by issuing currency on n basis
approximating the market value of silver
that is to say, certificate dollar shall
represent not a silver dollar OF 4l2t
grains, bu. quantity of silver that would
bring 81 in the market This would per-
haps be a dollar of between 500 and 600
grains.
KATIE DoNABUE, a young lady of Ne W
Haven, Conn, was accidentally shot and
probably fatally injured by Cornelius
Sheehan, who was showing her how TO use
revolver.
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