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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

rails, the latter being about eight 1nches
wide. Into each shoe leads a small pipe
bearing water under pressure of $50 pounds
TO the square inch, and thus a film of
water probably no more than a sixteenth
Of an inch thick is produced between the
shoe and the rail. In other words, the car
is lifted from the track and floated along
upon street of water, thus reducing fric-
ton to an ideal minimum, averting all jar
and rumble. 1t is literally a sliding or
floating train. The motive power is water,
also. Under every other car of a train is a
small turbine motor, which receives the
force of the jets of water automatically
thrown out Of a pipe running between the
tracks.
OF course there are plenty of places in
which one may ride in an elevator to a
considerable hight for q view Of the expo
sition and the city. There Is no Eiffel
tower, except a model of that famous
structure; but the gigantic Ferris wheel is
an even greater curiosity. One may go up
in a captive balloon along with fourteen
other curious passengers, and rise to a
hight of ], 800 feet, or third higher than
the top of the Eiffel tower. The balloon
seems perfectly safe, and is always kept
safely anchored to the earth by heavy
cables. Then there is curious looking
structure which is called the tower of
Babel, and it is something like 400 feet
high. Like the ancient structure upon the
plains of Shinar it has walk or road
winding about it like the threads of a
screw from bottom to top. This tower of
Babel has-or will have if its owner ever
finishes tan equipment which it is safe
to say the original Babel structure did not
have, namely an electric railway on which
one may ride corkscrew style to the sum-
NIT.
For those visitors who are fond of going
up to great hights-and this appears to be
q widespread aspiration in the human
race-I would recommend use of the ele-
vator in the northern end of the big Manu-
features and Liberal Arts building. Two
hundred and fifty feet straight up from
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
Minister BIount

Commissioner Blount becomes
Minister Blount and Stevens is re-
stored to private life. That is the
latest intelligence from Honolulu and
it comes by way of Washington. 1t
is not unexpected. The administra-
ton has been at no pains to conceal
its disapproval of the peculiar type
of jingoism affected by Mr.. Stevens.
There was no sympathy between that
minister and the administration. Mr..
Blount will continue with full powers
to do that which he has hitherto done
with the half authority of a commits
sioner, namely, carry out the views
of the administration. For this duty
Mr.. Blount appears to be singularly
well fitted. At all times he is the di-
rect autithesis of Minister Stevens.
From the day he landed at Honolulu
nobody has heard from him a word
revealing his views or his official
mission. He has been discretion and
GOODNESS itself. He has taken coun-
sci when it was offered, listened to
advice, testimony, protests, appeals
and arguments-and said nothing.
Mr.. Blount has proved great listen
er and a very Indifferent talker. He
has kept silent in all the dialects.
But meanwhile his conduct has been
such that, together with his long and
creditable record, it gives assurance
OF his perfect ability to act when oc-
casion arises with promptness and
discretion. We may be sure of one
thing, that, while Mr.. Blount will
take no hasty and ill-considered
steps, he will, as the Chicago Post
prophesies, do justice to all parties
in Hawaii and credit TO his own
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of q special execution ard fee -... VI.
casa, issued out of the clerk Office OF The C-r-r
court of Rock Island county. and state ~ .-...
and 10 me directed, whereby am commanded -
make the amount Of certain -uiEue-- recently
obtained against August schmidt. IN favor =
Rudolph SChwecke. out of the lands. tel. nous
goods and chattels Of the said defrr...- Az
ust Schmidt, have levied upon the follow. Ing
property, to-wit:
Lots one ID and three 81 in block ore g t-
South Park addition to the city a. ForS i-.a-l
and lot four t4) in !. NJ Bcarosley'- s-h- .r.--
ion Of out lots eleven c1' and twelve .-- s. SCR
ton thlrty-five t35l township eighteen .-- r.--7
range two 81 west Of the fourth .i1T- VI % o..
city of Rock Island. all in Tho Cos--. - 8. :
Island and State of Illinois
Therefore, according TO said command I shall .--
pose for sale at public auction ST -he --fr. --a
and interest of the above named, Ar--s;
Schmidt. in and 10 the above described perry.
On the 18th day Of Nav. Isg3, ~ o'c.g j =. n.
at the north door q the court house y me
city OF Rock Island, in the county ~ G.r, L s-t
and state of Illinois, for cash in hand. L SATISFY
said execution and fee bill.
Dated at Rock Island this 2lst Day q As-.. =.
D. 1898.
CD. Gordon.
Sheriff of Rock Island County. Illinois,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

ILLINOIS has again been honored
by President Cleveland in the APP
pointment of Frank ii. Jones, OF
Springfield. as first assistant post
master general. The state which
experienced reformation last fall
through the instrumentality of Ben
T. Cable, has now to its credit some
of the best positions in the admins
tratiDn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
LEGAL
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of James c. Mahouev. deceased

Estate of James c. Mahoucv. deceased
The undersigned having been appo.r-e5 .ra--
tor OF the last VIII and testament Of .rs--.. a.
Mahoney. late OF the county OF R0rk I.-s-E
state of Illinois. deceased, hereby c5ves r5. IT,
that he Will appear before the COUNTY corr Il,
Rock Island county. at the Office OF lie CO., -
said court. in the city OF Rock Island n ne
Jnne term, on the first Monday II jane -,T-
st which time all persons having claims .-sa-s-
.alo estate are notified and requested 20 a-,e- Z
for the purpose of having the same sd f..-et. Al
persons indebted to said estate are requested N
make immediate payment to the lGler--sre
Dated this 18th day Of April, 4. d 1SI.
WIN. E. KLINEFELTER. E-er--r-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific r..

TIC Direct Route TO sid from Chicago Joliet Ottawa
Peoria, La Sale. Moline Rock Island in ILLINOIS
Davenport, Muscatne, Otsunwa. Oskaloosa, Des
Io.ncs, Tinterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council!
aluEs. in IOWA. Minneapolis and st. Paul. IN MIN
NESOTA; WATERFOWL and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA
Cameron, ST. Joseph ana Kansas City. in MISSOURI
Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA
+.chson, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita, Belleyile. Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell
KANSAS; Kinghsher. FL Reno ard Minco. in INDIAN
-EIlRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo
- COLORADO Tr.yerses new areas Of rich farming
md grazing lands, afording the best facilities
ccn,municatioc TO all towns and cities and wcs.
-r-Lv7es: and southwest CT Chicago AID TO Pacific
.ri-ps-uC9 aI.lc seapor+s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

WHEN the republican national
committee ratified the reelection of T.
c. Carter as its chairman, it simply
acknowledged the abandonment OF
all possible hope of future success.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

ACCORDING to the Kansas City
Star, the train robberies in the In
dian territory are conducted with
great system.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

In Des Moines the Catholic and
Protestant clergymen meet together
weekly and discuss scriptural ques-
tiOnS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

CONGRESSMAN WALTER l. HAYES, of
the Second Iowa district across the
river, will be a candidate for speaker
before the next congress.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1898.

IT is said to cost $50, 900 year to
keep st. Peters church at Rome in
repair.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
Complete
Manhood
and how to attain it.

At last medical work that tells the causes,
describes the effects, points the remedy. This
is scientifically the most valuable, artlstically
the most beautiful, medical book that has ap-
peared for years; % pages, every page bearing
a half-toue illustration in tints. Some of the
subjects treated are Nervous Debility, lnlpo-
tcnCy, Sterility, Development, NarCocele, The
Husband, Those intending Marriage, etc.
Every man who would know the grand truths,
the plain facts, the old secrets, and the new
discoveries of medical science as applied to
married life, who would atone for pas; toIies
and avoid future pitfalls, should write for this
wonderful little book. y .' = s-ut free,
under seal. Address tie
Erie Me-, -, y. 4.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12
MAGNIFICENT
rESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAITS

ding ali competitors in splendor Of eq,ipuleI.,
. tween CHICAGO and DG-S MONIES COUNCIL
bluffs and OMAHA, and between CHICAGO us.6
OENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO. ~
EaNSAS CITY and TOPEKA and via ST. JOSEPH
-rst-C!ass Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIB
fRS, and Palace Sleepers. with Dining Car Service
lose connections at Denver and Colorado Springs with
..versing railway Lines. forming the exc
g-----
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

Sold on q Positive Guarantee.
On. MILES, PILLS, Doses 25Crs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-12

STANDARD GAUGE
ERANS-ROCRY MOUNTAIN ROUTE
..hich euperbly- equipped trains ruD daily
THOUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Sail
axe City, Ogden and San Francisco. THE ROCK
!SLANE is also the Direct Favorite Limo TO and
from antou, Pixies Peak and all other sanitary Gno
cec and cities and mining districts Colorado
DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS
St Joseph and Kansas City to and from all in
cities and sections in Southern Nebraska
.:snst. ard the Indian Territory. Also via ALBER1
Ia RGCTE from Kansas City and Chicago to Water
Sioux Falls, MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL
ornectong all points north and northwest between
he ,skes and the Pacific Coast
For Tickets. Maps, Folders, desired Information
pply 70 any Coupon Ticket Ofhcs IN the United State
Canada. or address
!. ST. JOHN. JOHN 8E8ASTlANss
z e sNanaow 0sa2 nj = - A
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08

Adopted April q. 1893
Road NOTICE.

Eoti0n is hareoy given that petition viii
D. preSen ed 10 the commissioner o Il 5ali-
ing C"Gi'ty, az tneir next session, III June,
:. - 1895 praying tOr ;he alteration of a
cIitrju Euni on the fGiiavin. l.ro, 10 wit:
Beginning =, the center Ot iho i iliviile and
Lancaster Hond in Banga IS, Township l3.
S,ss:i.3r IS .isout lrr0fr SDIil Past ~ y here
S:,ia roGd cr.iss..s said hal SECTION linr run
ming east HH3 west, aad where said road
bears alIaast direrily west; thcuca IN Il
south easter'g course nearIho Hooking River
hpB6. IL fractional Let. 30 Il, Section 10,
Township j. Range Is BccEivg counts
Ol,iJ, and through the lands owned hy
Moses uii2, urTpSs .i,5r J-eeil tC TIE Cen
t. of saiI ""-rIl,c a,i I.auc"ater road
and there 10 end.
JOSEPH IEPODEN
fipr - 1T Principle fetiuorer-
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Ohio.
TAXATION.

srcrIoHI. e8s il ,e,2Iyei b. The Geaerai A.
shall be submitted to the electors Of this
State on the first IueSdsy after the first
2, Article XII. Of the Constitu sion Of The
State OF Ohio. so that it shalt read as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
seq q Laws may be passed which shall
tax ny Uniform rule all moneys, credits,
investments in bonds. >,octs, Joint stock
companies, or otherwise; and all rea! and
personal property according 10 the true
value thereof in money. IN addition there
ieges, franchises, and such other subject
matters as the general assembly may direct;
but burying grounds. pubic school-hoqses,
houses used exclusively for public worship,
Institutions OF purely PAL BLK. charity, public
property used exclusively for any public
purpose. and other property, may. by general
laws, be exempted from taxation; and the
value OF al property 50 exempted shall,
from time 70 tilll be asc9rtdiGed and pub
hshed as may be directed by law.
SECTION 2. Al S,!rh election. those e!Ccrnr.
desiring to vote ior such apendQent may
gave placed upon Their ballots the words
aaY sYY7f6 those 6Pp65ed a 70 T sdc
pmendment may have placed. upon their
c9jse9 and PriYTiblG;sos Tb;s s,.n +..
effect ON The first day Of January. 1S9s.
LEWIS e lJAiLIH.
Speaker Of TIE House OF RsprGSeniGt!rc,
ANpREv L. HAKEIs.
President cf The S.rctc,
Adopted April % 1893.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA. ONO.
0EFicE OF TIE SECRETARY Or STATE. !
], SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR. Secretary Of State OF
the State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
FOREGOING is an eXempiiicd copy. carefully
compared by cle with the original rolls now
on file IL TINS Office, and il MY Official custo-
sy as Secretary of State as required by the
laws Of The State OF Ohio of j Joint resniu-
lion adopted by the General Assembly Of
khe. State of Ohio. or the 22d day Of April.
4. y. 1893
Is TESTIMONY WHEREOF | have
hereunto subscribed my name,
LZYaIl md affixed my crfhcial seal at
Columbus, the 2ith day of April,
=. ID. 1893.
SAMUEL H. TAYLOR.
-. Secresnyv OF Stat,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act On arsw principle- lating the
liver, stomach and bowels. THROUGH THE
NERVES. A new discovery. Dr.. Miles
Pills speedily cure bliousn ess. BAD taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation. I'm
equaI!ed tor men, wOneny children.
Smallest, mi'dest, sursst! SO doses 2s
ce:.ts Samples tres, a. : Harring.
teas Fuae 3, g2"ly.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08

pNu't TAX" nry-
Gsa satch,.ls and carry
iuem.
T. yyl mus take some
ha0gage. plainly mari,
~iih ynUr name and
home auireS. - iuii.
Iuart Il ynJ sell.
IDH't ALLOW g-y one else
10 DOT.
Ses for yourself That tho
number on inc dGplirni- -
giypn u Won j. tlr same
~ that On D.ic one straD
N,d 10 lie trunh.
thtnE 4 - Chicago.
Don T. cl4Scs il 70 tne Ty-
position GTOunGs Or sab
urbaI Stations.
Keep memorandum CT
cneek numbers and initl-
AZ, with date and poi3t
a. which they were OBJ
iaiNgG
Take the r-prsSsmAn'S Is
hG-~aga nam her.
Don't give v1ur Cbccis 70
I;G0sE-r GreGi "a train
goi'g into Chicago urIeSS
he gives you claim check
IN exchange.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08
lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels cnch ds-. Mcst peo-
PIE nee6 usa i+.-~5ulv ? ~ Y
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08
TIT q &! &
Is The ohiof0i Them ali.

Found lana to oe ali ysu claim and more
JOHN y. SAflEtE-
2i1i> High St. ColuM bus, ..
one bottle OF Iu:a e'i'Id my lame back
amer snffsri.E < W!,i! IL e.! over Ten yearS-
r. y. l.. SMITH,
-! > t''S 5ii, SANFORD, Maine-
TIM e.r.,; chronic. .o,,, ear for ma IN ,yv.
laws Mrs ! ID DE(,yE ~:
Sanford Naine
o
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-08

= I. IS always Of Interest end vaIns to Ono
Lady TO know jrst what another lady does
when both are placed in precisely similar
circumstance. That which brought health,
comfort, happiness, freedom from pain and
relief from long and wenrisome sickness for
one person Is certain to dc 20 for enother.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09

Fresh oysters at the o. X. Market
next Friday.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09
They Are Dwindliug Away.

The figures submitted at the national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic held this week at Indianapolis
show that the deaths have begun to ex-
coed the acceSSions to it's membership.
During the past year .OO2 veterans
passed away, the net loss in member
ship being 1861. The total membership
now is 81 ,223. 1t is grand army, OBJ
serves the Spokane Review, in numbers
and in spirit today it viii remain such
in spirit and in truth as long rs there is
a remnant left To meet in annual en-
campment. When the hundreds of
thousands are reduced to thousands aud
the tens of thousands to few hundred
it will be grand army still. \ cloud
of witnesses will surround the death
bed of the last survivor of the war OF
the rebellion, and in his own person he
will represent all the grandeur of that
army which henceforth must go march
ing down the pages of history.
The country Will always read with in
terest how, after many weeks of study
over the subject, DR. Benz. F. stephen
son, of Springfield, ILL.,, made draft OF
4 ritual and sent it by Captain John 5
Phelps 10 Decatur, where two veterans
MeSSrs. Coltrin 4 Prior, had a printing
Office. These gentlemen, with their EN-,
ployeS, who had been in the service
| were first obligated to secrecy, and the
ritual was then placed in type in theiI
Office: and it was in Decatur, Ill.,, on The
9Th of April, 1866. that DR.. Stephenson
and several comrades mustered GAR
Post No. |, with Gen. Isaac {. Pugh as
post commander and Captain kanan as
adiutant. From that small beginning
has grown the mighty organization al
whose procession an ex -president Of the
United states is honoCed by marching
III the ranks.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09
TIE Plain People Demand Free Silver.

The New York Recorder. one of the
leading daily newspapers Of the great
metropolis, published almost in the
shadow of Wall street where gold bugs
reign supreme, has espoused the cause
OF silver coinage, and in the following
ringing words gives its reasons for the
stand it takes
This IS more than a money crisis; it
i, the final and decisive battle of long
campaign between plutOcracy and the
people. The Recorder, even though it
might be alone among Eastern papers,
IS for the people against the plutocracy.
It takes its stand squarely on the side
of the American masses the men and
women who live by honest business en-
| terprise and By daily labor, whether by
brain or hand-agalnst the banded set
Of shylOckS who are seeking at this
moment to cheat them out of their CON
stitutiona! currency, destroy one-half Of
their de0t-paying resources, and make
them nation Of bankrupts and beg
gars. The Recorder proposes to speak
plainly and earnestly on this issue. 1t
Is not time for uncertain speech. The
prosperity OF the American people, not
for today nor for this year only, but for
a generation TO come, is in danger. II
the plot Matched in the offices of the
money leeches Of Lombard street. Lon.
don promoted by these sympathetic
money -leeches Of Wall street. and now
eliminating in the attempt, led by a
democratic president, to rob this coun-
try OF its historic right to coin silver as
we'll as gold and use it to pay all debts,
whether public or priyate-if this plot
succeeds, the great body Of our people
will be doomed to sufferings and priya-
tons unspeakable.
To the Shylock combination and its
impadent cry Of honest money the
Recorder says, without any parleying,
that it has a lie on its lips. 1t is not
honest money but dishonest money that
II wants. II is not to strengthen, but
to destroy business confidence and cred
1t that it is clamOring for gold stand
ard. It is not to save, but to wreck
this nation Of GJ,pO,DOO of people that
1t IS trying to put through Congress the
unconditional repeal of the present sill
yer law without putting anything in its
place. The success of this uncondition.
al repeal bill would be the death-knell
of prosperity in this country for many
years to come. The claim that the peo-
pie Of the East favor it is false Wall
street favorS Ii. The wolf is always in
favor of prey, and the pirate naturally
inc!ines to plumber. But the masses Of
the people, east as well rs west, have
common interest to defeat the gold bug
scheme, which aims at the spoilation of
north, south, east and west alike"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09
The Dishonest Dollar.

Below is an extract from the recent
speech of Congressman Bryan, of Ne
braska, in the House:
I've are being pushed toward uni.
versal gold standard-to a realm over
whose entrance is written, Abandon
hope all We who enter here There is
no such thing as an honest dollar, be,
cause the most dishonest dollar would
always have the same purchasing pow
err, and our government has never tried
to secure absolute stability in the dol
lar. The most dishonest dollar ever
proposed is that child OF avarice and ig-
norance called the gold dollar, for it
would constantly rise in value and thus
cheat the debtor. Although we cannot
secure an absolutely honest dollar, we
should approach it as near as possible.
y bimetallic standard should be adopt
ell, because, with bimetalism, the mon
ey unit tluctuates less than under a
single standard. International bimet-
aliSm is desirable but is not necessary
and not probable The other European
nations wait upon England, and Eng
lands interests lie III the direction of a
gold standard. TO make our action de-
pendent upon hers allows her to legis-
late for our people and is an abdlcation
of the right of government. We
believe in Il restoration of the right of
free coinage as it existed prior TO 1873
would raise the price Of silver bullion to
l29 cents per ounce throughout the
world and render unnecessary any alter
alton in the present ratio"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09
Notice To Contractors,

OFFICE ~ STATE WAGON ROAD CnNNIssfoSER,,
state Of Idaho, Boise CiGy, July :. l3J3.
Notice Is hereby given that the STATE Wagon
Road COr1 mission Of Idaho will on the 18th DAY
Oi september, i-y2, a. their Office IN the state
capitol, lrt to the lowest respOn- Die bidder con.
tracts for The building and Construction Of thn'
u"rtipn of the state wagon road and bridges
which runs through the counties Of Lemh L,
Custer, Boise. Idaho. 1hOshon", Konteuai Iatlh
and Neg Perez Sealed bids wi BE- recei ved for
the construction Of tn. entire road in each
county, or for sections Their OF, divided by the
surveyors and Board Of Com IN issiUuers.
For particulars concerning the road 70 be con
structeh in Irnhi coHnty apply to W birds
cye, salmon CITY; in Custer county, Y. sharp,
Cha'ils; In Boise county, J. H. Irctou. Marsh
IN ldahO county, D. H. Tslcher, GrangeviIie. in
-hOshOne county, e. ". trhdd9ck. Wallace. in
kpJtsusi county, J. r. -auburn, Crrur Alouc.
in at.th county, h. + Zone, Moseuw.
All bids must be accompanied by bonds in
double the amount bid and signed By at least
Two sursties ~ lie apprps"d by the Commission.
All bids must ne III d with the secretary Of the
Hoard Of Commissioners, at Boise City, one day
prior to the day named for said letting. The
riRht To reject any aud all bids is hereby re
served
STATE WAGON ROAD COMMISSION OF IDAHo,
BY y, J. SHARP, President.
ATTEST W. p. BELL, secretary. Aug : st
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-09-09

Is summing up the financial affairs Of
the government, Bradstreet's says mat
the Treasury officials are not quite salts
lied with the outlook for the national
finances for the current fiscal year. For
the two months which have thus lar
elapsed the receipts have fallen behind
the expenditures, and ii this state OF af-
fairs should continue there will lie de-
ticit at the end OF the fiscal year. How
large this deficit will be it is too early TO
estimate with any approach TO definite
ness, but it is thought that it will ID a
substantial one. Tue customs revenues
have been falling of as compared with
last year, "a vas indicated in the Treas
ury statement Issued last month, and il
appears that this condition has contin-
ued. The available cash has fallen off,
according to adyices from Washington,
about ST. .000, 600 during the month, ow-
ing to the inroads made in consequence
Of the falling Off in receipts. While the
possible necessity If steps being taken
10 increase the Treasury balance in the
near future has been presented to the
minds OF the Treasury officials, action in
this direction has thus far been deferred
by Secretary Carlisle, partly from a de
fire not to cOInplicate the financial dis
cussion in Congrss. and partly owing 10
the hope that recovery OF the revenues
would render any action by Congress
unnecessary.