The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-27

pound of flesh. This is the most serious
aspect of the situation. On July /, the
beginning OF the new fiscal year, many Of
the extraordinary appropriations of the
last congress, like those made for rivers
and harbors, become available. There
will be little or no money in the treasury
TO meet them. All appropriations are
made out of "any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated" II there is
no money the treasury will simply refuse
payment, and if none becomes available
during the fiscal year the appropriations
will die. 1t seems very probable, there
fore, that many of the government works
for which appropriations we're provided
in the river and harbor bill will have to
lanQuish for want OF money to meet them,
at least until the democratic congress
meets.
Altogether the outlook is very gloomy.
A gentleman who has made the govern
ment finances study for twenty years,
said this afternoon that the situation was
an exceedingly grave one, not only on
account of the condition OF the U. S.
treasury, but rather because of the disas-
ter it might involve to the business inter
ests of the country. at looks as though
we would have panic next fall, said he.
Nothing seems more certain now than
that one will occur and that it will be one
of the worst caiamities the country has
experienced in years. Stocks are falling
Next October when the crops come to be
moved they will require a third more
money than they did last
year. Last year the crops were
a failure. This year they promise
to be unusually heavy. Yet when the
pinch came last year money on call went
up in New York to 1856 per cent. per year !;
this, notwithstanding the fact that Secre-
tary Window. to relieve the stringency,
purchased S65,000,000 worth of govern
ment bonds. When the pinch comes this
year the treasury won't have a dollar TO
check panic. and if money gets unusu-
ally tight crash is inevitable.
Rusk's Bad Break.
Uncle Jerry Rusk, the secretary of agrl-
culture, has got his foot into it, Over
sixty thousand copies of his report have
been sent out and it is now discovered
that in his article on mushrooms he has
made a fatal error. The article is illus
trated by two handsome plates. one show
ing the edible and the other the poison
Gus variety OF mushrooms. In some man
ner the title to the plates got changed and
places Uncle Jerry in an effort TO ring in
the poisonous variety on the American
people as the proper kind for food. 1t is
not known whether the entire edition of
$4,000 we're given out to democratic con-
gressmen for distribution or not.
Department Marriage.
Miss May Brooks. bright young clerk
Of the pension Office, and Mr.. Herbert R..
Hess of the law office, in the department
of justice. were married on Tuesday at the
residence of the bride, 1913 street north
west, and are now enjoying their honey
moon in New York, where they will re-
main until next week The bride is a lady
of considerable literary attainments and
popular in society, and the groom, who
halls from Indianapolis, is one OF the most
efficient of the legal force Of the attorney
generals office The wedding was quiet
home one, and many OF the friends of
both the parties were surprised yesterday
to hear of the marriage
A Diamond for Huston.
The employees of the L. S. treasurer's
Office inexperienced a handsome diamond
ring for presentation to Mr.. J. \. Huston,
the late treasurer. IL will be forwarded
TO him at his home in Indiana.