The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-28

WAsHINoToN, Dec. 27.-The Treasury
net balance to-day declined to the low
figure OF SIS, O96. of when s5s .Oe4.
796 Is in gold and S6,SS9 SO is in cur
rency, and is the lowest point ever
reached by the Treasury, but each sue
cessive day only makes it lower. Al the
beginning of the fiscal year the net ball
ance was SIZE. 500. 600 and at the con-
mencement OF December i was sos, OOO,-
600. Little hops is entertained that tho
receipts will increase to any material
extent during the next few months.
January is the heavies. month in the
year Cor Treasury expenditures. Nearly
S6,000,000 of interest will have to be-
paid during January, and a considerable
amount for sugar bounties aside from
the ordinary expense Of the Govern - ent,
which includes pensions.
With these heavy disbursement, in
sight and receipts continuing to decline
experts at the Treasury figure out a
net lossifor January Of sl3 900, 900 or
S14, 100000, leaving the net balance
February not over S76, 100000. Many
accounts, it is stated, which are due
and should be paid, are suspended or
postponed because of the depleted
conoltlon OF the treasury. This class
Of accounts, which includes public
works and public buildings adiud.-
Gated claims, etc., has been estimated
to foot up more than SlOO,0OO 900.
Internal revenue receipts for the first
five months OF the current iisca. year
have decreased SS,7l0, 200, as compared
with the same per cent of 1892 AS is
shown by an official statement prepared
by Commissioners Miller and forwarded
by him to the Secretary OF the Treasury
to day, tho aggregate figures fer the
two months are: 1893, Sol, 1874, $40; 1899,
so, O45, O7O.
Every source of internal revenue
shows falling off, except oleomarg-
Spirits, ST. i24 ,446; tobacco, S2.1T3. 1870;
fermented liquors, S30S, 939; miscellane--
GUS, $40 602. In oleomargarine an in
crease OF S2l5,355 Is shown. The
greatest falling off is in whskey, which
has decreased S6,332, $50, and in tobacco
manufactures of all descriptions, which
is Sl,02l, 400. In November the receipts
were Sl,S87,745 loss than those for No
vember, 1892.
Nothing New In the Brazilian situation.
There was nothing new in the Bra
lillian situation day about which the
officials at tho State and Navy De-
paItuentS CAreu W say anything. a
! dispatch from Minister Thorn pson was
received, but in the absences OF Score
tary Gresham no ono WAS willing to
take the responsibility of making it
public.
The report coming from Montividio
that Minister Thompson has been
urging tho State Department. OF the
necessity for recognizing the Brazilian
insurgents as helligerents. receives no
official conirm alton, though apparently
consistent with the tenor OF dispatches
received from our minister to Rio, tho
J purport Of which has been permitted,
in part, to escape into publicity.
Thompson is imbued with the opinion
that de- Cana and Mello will be VIC
tors in the struggle.
Death OF Col. Thomas 8. Rhett. ESSEyF
Col Thomas 5. Rhett died here at an
early hour this morning from the effects
of fall from stepaider about two
weeks ago. Colonel Rhott was native
of Beaufort, S. c., coming from dis
tinguished family of that city. He was
graduate OF West Point, and st tho
commencement Of the civil war he
joined the Confederate forces and was
made inspector of ordinance and
colonel OF several battalions of artillery.
Youpg Murlerer Il