Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-06

ss.cln,5I,.n, vas ucrivea from me Saios OF
lands and other sources, The value Of our to-
tai dutiablc imports amounted TO R7j,l9g.Oso'
being ti<5.657,d25 less than during the preced-
Ing year and the importatons free Of duty
amounted 10 1872 7p5 $50, being i6,,74s,67j less
than during the preceding year The receipts
from customs were t7s. 50, $50. II les, and from
Internal revenue si3 $685. ~ 81 less than In 1903.
The total tar collected from distilled spirits
was S5,2b0,2 o. on manufactured tobacco,
~ 6i7, $685. w. and on fermented liquors, 81 Az
7e804
Our exports OF merchandise, domestic and
foreign, amounted during the year to ssg2liO'-
b72, being an Increase over the preceding year
Of Oj4, 496S7e The total amount OF gold ex-
ported during the fiscal year was $76,S9S,00l o.
against oi0s ,oSo. ~ during the fiscal year 1873
The amount imported was &72 40, 10. as against
t2i .i74,ssi during the previous year The i'm
ports Of silver were slS 2s5 a52, and the exports
we're go, 4bi 265. The total bounty paid upon
the production Of sugar In the United States
Tor the fiscal year was sig.l00,s8sO being an
increase Of k,72s,O7HOi over tho payments
mndc during the preceding yoar. The amount
u bounty paid from July I. 1904 to August u,
1874, the time when further payments ceased
by operation Of law. was F'66,iS5,s The total
expenses incurred In the payment Of the
bounty upon sugar during the fiscal year was
siN 14Os5. It Il estimated that upon the basis
Of the present revenue laws the receipts Of the
government during the current fiscal year
ending June 30, lsgj, will DO N.i,4T7B.ii'
aud lts expenditures M, i27 ,,4s n, resulting
In deficit Of 10000 900 Tho first day Of No
vember, 1884, the total stock Of money OF all
kinds in the country was E,24)7i3,BSs, NJ
against e. ,20a cbl go on the first day OF Novcnl-
Der, 1873 and the money 0f all kinds IN
circulation or not included In the treasury
holdings was n a.. 0jJ,422. or i2iT rer capita
upon IN estimated population OF 6sS8i0l Az
the same date there was held In the treasury
gold bullion amounting TO stiDli, lo1b5 mad sll-
ver bullion which wa, purchased ut cost OF
ol27 7'p,D sS. The purchase Of silver bullion I'M
der the act Of July "A, 1890, ceased on the FIRST
day Of November, 1893. and up TO that time
there had been purchased during the hs'al
year 1877 ,6s2 rs fine ounces at u cost OF S7l',-
j2ia, an average cost Of s0,73Is per fine ounce.
The total amount Of silver purchased from the
time that law took effect until tine repeal Of us
purchasing clause on the date last mentioned
was les, 49,. g fine ounces, which cost flii,-
a3i, 0ra2S, the average price per ounce being
30 w. The total amount Of standard silver
dollars coined at the minis OF the United
States since the passage Of the oct OF February
", 1s0a Ia St!l ~, lOs, Of which 1914 0i793 were
s0ined under the provisions OF that act, 49,
bal, I4a under the provisions Of the act Of July
n, 1890, md ti,0Ts, I78 under the net providing
for the coinage Of trade dollar bullion. the to-
lal coinage OF oil metils ut our minis during
lhe last fiscal year consisted Of 03,4si,9O
pieces, valued at 500 2ld73lW, OF which
there was NO. t7i.0is.5O In gold coined,
DIS In standard silver dollars, NOA,Ii0SO In
subsidiary coin and &l6pl0s6 In minor coin.
During the calendar year 1903 the production Of
precious metals In the United STATES was es-
tlmated W |, 7S9, 323 fine ounces Of gold OF the
commercial and coinage value Of $3.50 1900 and
1000, % fine ounces OF silver OF the bullion or
market value OF $ij,8D,J0) md OF the coinage
value OF 81 b7d)W. 1t Is estimated thit on the
nrst day Of July, 1874, the stock Of metallic
money In tho United States, consisting Of coin
and bullion, amounted t. sl,25lGi,93 Of
which So, O.S.2oi was gold ind *gl,3i7,7Ss was
silver.
Fifty national banks were organized during
The year ended October 81. 1874, with capital
VI a., 5000, and scycnty-nine, with capital Of
blD4i5 0l, went Into voluntary lillidutioe.
rwenty-onc blnks, with capital OF M 30,
were ri iced In tho hlnds OF receivers. The To-
tai nuai Dor Of national banks In existence on
tho 3ist Of O,tober last wli S,15l, b1Ilg u less
than on the alst day OF Otto or, l5D3. The cap
Ital stock paid In was sJ7l,o7I,3) being @.6's.-
isl less than at the same time n the previous
year, and the surplus and undivided profits,
ltsa expenses and taxes paid, amounted to
t9n,isi ny. 10, which was s6OD'S0 less than
on October ~, 1893.
The circulation has decreased sl7il,h 1913. The
obligations Of the banks 10 each other were In
creased 3ii7,si93A, and the In liv.dual deposits
were S71 ggi, isg, leHs thln Ut the corresponding
date In the previous years. Loans and dis
sounts were SOL sOi,v,3 more than VI the same
time the previous yolr, and checks and other
sash Items were S0,3l9 800 moro Tho total re-
sources Of the banks at tho date mentioned
amounted to si,i7SD2,O,5. as against s',lV),-
~. IN. 3B In 1893.
Army Affairs.
Prom the report Of the secretary Of war II
appears that the strength Of tho army on Sep
lembcr 10, 1884, was ,l35 officers and !5,73i en-
lIstod men. Although this lsapparently very
slight decrease compared with the previous
year, the actual effective force has been in
creased 10 the equivalent Of nearly two regi-
ments, through the reorganization Of the sys-
tom q recruiting and the consequent release
10 regment.l duty Of the largo force OF men
hitherto serving at the recruiting departments
Tho abolition Of these departments, II Is pre-
aicted, will furthermore effect On annual re-
luctiou apmoymaling $4,000 In the direct
expenditures, besides promoting generally the
health, morals md discipline Of the troops.
The execution Of the policy OF concentrating
tho army Ut important centers Of popu-
ltion and transportation, foreshadowed
In the last annual report OF the secre-
lary, has resulted In tho abandonment
Of fifteen OF tho smaller posts, which was ei-
tectsd under a plan which assemblies organi2a-
tons Of the sane regiments hitherto widely
separated. This renders our small forces more
readily effective for any service which they may
be called upon to perform In cases over the ex-
tent Of territory under protection without
diminishing tho security heretofore afforded to
INV locality, improves the discipline, training
and ssnrit dc corps Of the army, besides consld-
erably decreasing the cost Of its maintenance.
Though tho force Of the department has been
somewhat Increased more than three-fourths
Of the army Is still stationed west Of The Mis-
sissippl. Thl, carefully matured policy which
secures the host and greatest service In the In
,crcsts Of the general welfare from. tho small
force comprising our regular army should not
bo lhougbtlessly embarrassed by the creation
Of new and unnecessary posts through acts Of
congress Ia crafty the ambitions or interests
Of localities, While the maximum legal
strength Of the army liz q 900 men the effective
s,rencth. throuph various CAUSES. IN INIT little
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