The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-07
NATIONAL MATTERS.
SCme Points of Interest from the
National Capital.
A Statement OF Crop Reports In vsr.ou, ,
states-Ths Monthly Public Debt
Report Customs Receipts
und Disbursements

The Crops
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The monthly
crop bulletin issued by the weather
bureau says that within six DAYS over
u large portion of the country east of
the Rocky mountains both the highest
and lowest temperature yet observed
during March were reported. Special
efforts have been made to determine
the extent of damage resulting from
these frosts and freezing wea ther, and
show that not much damage has bee N
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.
in northern portions and crops gener-
ally retarded
Arkansas, garden vegetables 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 IL
not killed; early vegetables affected
injuriously.
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
cash balance in the treasury on March
81 to have been siS3. $50. Oa5. of which
500. 900. 900 was gold reserve The de-
crease in the cash for the month OF
March was s4,7ls, 3s9 The interest
bearing debt is given As 1854.
9+0,9 an increase of $9,O6s.
$50. The certificates and treas
ury notes offset by an equal amount
of cash in the treasury aggregated
$614, 1921, ,Oi0, an increase Of s4,7l7, 1873
The total debt of the United States on
March 81, 1894, is shown to have been
81, ,631 ,025, 1873, a net increase for the
month of $i3, IS6. .063. Of the cash in
the treasury, SIG, 223, 42S was in gold
coin and $50, 23a. 6l5 in gold bars. max
ing the total gold $i16. .458, Oi4.
OF the silver in the treasury.
s365, sO7, 734 were in dollars, t17,-
O73, a67 in subsidiary coin and sla1. go.
oO7 in bars, making the total amount
in silver, $50, 1Ol, POS The paper cur.
rency amounted TO ss1. .6S4, $50. and de.
posits in national bank repositories,
disbursing Offices balances. sl6, SIS, 9s3,
making the total cash in the treasury.
s79O. 1sO,7l1.
Customs-
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The regular
monthly treasury statement for March
shows receipts as follows:
Customs. ell. S5s, 9s4; internal rev.
enue, sla, SOS, 4a1: miscellaneous, s6I5,-
ss5. The total receipts were, there
fore, 81. si2, 197, as against s34l. lis, sos
for March, 1898.
The disbursements during the month
were as follows: Civil and miscellane-
Gus, s9.656. 9O1: war. IS. 779. AT; navy.
sS. SlS. 40; Indians, s1O9, ,O67; pensions
sl3. 313. 500; interest, sal6. All. Tota
disbursements, sSl, ls', SEQ. as against
e3i, ,633, 49, for March, 1898. leaving q
deficiency for the month of March OF
90. o94, I63, and for the nine months o
the present fiscal year OF SIS, 4Sa, ,Oa7
As compared with March Of last yea,
this was n falling off in the receipt.
from customs of over ss, SOC, 900, from
internal revenue Of sl2a. 500. and from
miscellaneous sources of ss44,6aa.
In the expenditures there was a de
crease of s540,9l5 on Indian accounts
and e466, IA on account of pensions
There was also falling off in the in
| terest accom- Mt Of f5Ya IA