The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-08
The News Of the eek
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The visible supply q grain 81 lie
United States o. the esths was: wheat
q, 765, 600 bushels; corn, Il, oss 600 bush
els; oats. s,027, 900 bushel s; rye, j. 2ss,-
900 bushels; barley, 2.74s, 600 bushels
In his annual report to the secretary
Of the interior Census Superintendent
Porter strongly urges that the census
ONCE be made . permanent bureau Of
tho interior department.. Tho cost Of
taking tho eleventh Scensus amounted
to ~. 203, sos. wee IS
F0R the first four months Of the pres
emit fiscal year the total collections Of
internal revenue were $50. 25s, 026, IN
increase Of s4,Sss,7 1872 over tho CORE
spending period Of the last fiscal year.
THE returns from the recent elections
In the various states indicated that the
next United States senate would be q
tie politically.
JOHN w. ScorT, father Of the late
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, died ct the
white house, aged % years.
COMMISSIONERS RAUA, Of the pension
Office. In his annual report shows that
on June 50, 1892, there were SIS, O6S
pensioners, an increase Ut 1875, eos in the
last fiscal year. OF the number twenty
are widows and two are Daughters Of
revolutionary veterans. The survivors
of the war OF 1919 number only 1855,
against ss4 year before. The total
amount expended for pensions during
the fiscal year was $ls0, OBS. 013. For
the present fiscal year S144, $50, 600 is
appropriated. =,
In his report Of the operations of the
division Of special agents OF the treas
ury department during the last fiscal
year, Agent Tingle says that SNUG
Cling of dutiable merchandise across
the Canadian and Mexican frontiers
has largely increased during the past
year. ~.
The postmaster generals assistants
show in their annual reports that dur
ing the past year the inland mail serv-
ice cost 81, 1858 and the foreign
mail service $500, 145. The net increase
of post Offices over the year was 2, 100;
and the total number in the United
States is 67,1 There were $500, 7ss
domestic mailable letters received at
the dead letter Office and 557, 64S domes-
tic unavailable letters.
GOVERNMENT receipts last month ag-
gregated s2s, $50, 600, against So, 000, 900
in November, 1891, and in the FIVE
months of the current fiscal year
amounted to S16s, GAO, 979. The expendi-
lures In the past five months were
S161. 000.0
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the LIST showed that the inter-
est and non-interest bearing debt &C.
creased 1897, 453 during the month of
November. Tho cash in the treasury
was $l6,035, III. The national debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury,
amounts to 1884, 9l3, ss1.
~SUPER1NTE NDENT K1MBALI. of the
life-saving service, shows in his annual
report that there were 243 lives saved
last year, 1S1 on the Atlantic and forty
eight on tho lakes, and twenty were
drowned. The total wrecks numbered
sixty, the loss being s5,673,5
The total internal revenue col]ec-
tions of the United States during the
last fiscal year were S15s, 1857, 54435.
FUNERAL services over the remains
OF Or. Scott, the presidents father.in-
law. took place in Washington, after
which the remains were taken to
Washington, Pa, for burial.
THE leading clearing houses in the
United States reported exchanges of
81, 900, $3.50, during the seven days
ended on the I'd, against 81, 1os. 600. o4s,
the previous seven days. As compared
with the corresponding week Of 1891
the increase was 33.
The business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the I'd numbered 269, against 200 the
preceding week and $50 for the COR
responding time last year.