The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-04-06
NATIONAL MATTERS.
Some Points of Interest from the
National Capital.
Statement OF Crop Reports In Variou
States-The Monthly Public Debt
Keport-Customs Receipts
and Disbursements


crop bulletin issued by the weather
bureau says that within SIX days over
large portion of the country east of
the Rocky mountains both the highest
and lowest temperature vet observed
during March were reported. Special
efforts have been made to determine
the extent of damage resulting from
these frosts and freezing weather. and
show that not much damage has been
done in New England, New York and
Pennsylvania
In New Jersey. Maryland, Virginia,
North and South Carolina and Georgia
most early fruits and vegetables are
greatly damaged, and in the more
southern states entirely killed.
In Florida the crops were only
slightly injured no harm being done
south of Gainesville.
Mississippi, crops retarded but not
seriously injured.
Louisiana and Texas, fruits suffered
in northern portions and crops gener-
ally retarded
Arkansas garden vegeta bles and all
fruits except late apples killed.
Tennessee and Kentucky, fruits
ruined, gardens damaged, wheat and
oats not generally damaged.
Missouri, fruit greatly damaged,
early vegetables killed, wheat and
clover injured.
Illinois and Indiana, reports very
conflicting; fruits seriously damaged if
not killed; early vegeta bles affected
injuriously.
Ohio. early vegetables killed, fruits
believed to besafe.
Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Colorado. Montana, New Mexico,
Washington, California and Idaho, no
damage.
Iowa and Nebraska fruit badly dam
aged.
Kansas and Oklahoma, fruits seri-
Ously damaged.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 4.-The regular
monthly debt statement shows the
:ash balance in the treasury on March
81 to have been $685. $50. OBS, of which
800, OOO 600 was gold reserve. The de-
crease in the cash for the month of
March was 81, 7l2.339 The interest
bearing debt is given as S6S4.-
94O,93O, an increase of s9,O6S,.
$50. The certificates and treas
ury notes offset by an equal amount
Of cash in the treasury aggregated
k61i, 621, 040, an increase of 81, III, 133.
The total debt of the United States on
March 81. 1894, is shown to have been
s1,631 OPS. 13S, a net increase for the
month of Sl3. 7S6, O63. OF the cash in
the treasury, SIG, o23, 42S was in gold
coin and 500, 3d., 6l5 in gold bars, max
Ing the total gold SIG, 456, O44.
Of the silver in the treasury,
1865. SO7. 1S4 were in dollars, ST.
o7s. 267 in subsidiary coin and sla7. 2a0.-
COZ in bars, making the total amount
In silver, $50, 1Ol, 2OS The paper cur
rency amounted to sS7, 6S4, $50. and de-
posits in national bank repositories,
disbursing offices balances, Sic, 53S, 9S3.
making the total cash in the treasury,
$3.50, $50, 711.
Customs
WASHINGTON. April 4.-The regular
monthly treasury statement for March
shows receipts as follows:
Customs, sl1. SIS. 9S4: internal rev.
enue, So, SOS, 427; miscellaneous, $685.,
1856. The total receipts were, there
fore. s24, $40, 197, as against SS41, lis, 500
for March, 1898.
The disbursements during the month
were as follows: Civil and miscellane-
Gus, 50, CSC, 9O7: war. Sc. 719.4 21; navy,
1888, 10; Indians. s1O9,O61: pensions,
1878, SOC: interest, sag. AL. Total
disbursements, S31, 49,, $40, as against
SSi. $3.50. 49, for March, 1898. leaving a
deficiency for the month of March of
g, 294, 163, and for the nine months of
the present fiscal year of SIS. 432, O21.
AS compared with March of last year
this was a falling off in the receipts
from customs of over IS. 500. 900. from
internal revenue of s122. 500. and from
miscellaneous sources of SS44,622.
In the expenditures there was a de-
crease of S540,9l5 on Indian accounts,
ard S466,71 on account of pensions
There was also a falling off in the in
terest account of S532. 134
Three Children Cremated.
HAMMOND, Ind. April A FIRE in
which three children. aged =, and 1.
years, lost their lives. occurred in Cal
umet. small station on the Nickel
Plate, miles south of here yesterday.
The victims were children of Edward
Price, section foreman. When the fire
broke out there were nine persons in
the house. Mrs. Price escaped with her
infant and husband. who rushed back
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