The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-07-04

THE TREASURY DEFICIT
Ihe fiscal year of the government
closed Saturday night. IA Is sa;d I,.'
hhowing ones that the deficit viii 4,
g"Ds' G.,", sao'OOO, 600. Secretary Car
nen nsle estimate last December was con
vuV,OoO' but he expected 900. OO0 Ooo
rom the income tax and sc. .OO0 O0o
from sugar duties that have not beon
received. The receipts from customs
viii aggregate about S125. O0o O00 or
So'VUV'OO0 less than Mr.. Carlisle ex-
pected. This is the estimate which in
ciuued sugar duties. From internal
aeNenue lev tho receipts will reach $40
voo'OOO, and this sum is 500. OOO OO0
icss than the secretary expected. This
Is the estimate which included The in
come tax. The revenue from miscol.
i"heous sources viii exceed the esti-
mate hy S9,000,0 900, and aggregate
aDont lGOOO,000. Mr.. Carlisle's esti.
mate Of SI24, ,427, ,74S as the total reye-
nue. Ol the government will turn ont Ia
De more than 500, 900, 600 greater
Than the actual revenue. The exnen.
.nturcs. however, were overestimated
ny Mr.. Carlisle enough to counteract
the excess. For instance. Mr.. Car.
ilsle estimated the cost of maintaining
the navy department at $50, ,OOO. 600
and It will turn out TO bc only 900
JOO,O He Overcsiimated the cost of
inc war department $1,250, 900. Tt
Will be So, 100000. The cost of the
Indian service he piaccd at S11. .5OO.-
600. 1t will be $4,000, 900 in round
numbers.
FALSE REPORTS.
Minister Dupuy de LONE, of Spain.
says that the report of the killing of
Capt. Campos, said to be son of Gen
CampOs, is without foundation, as is
also the report coming via Tampa that
sanguinary battle was fought ON the
18th, in which many were killed. 81
am surprised" " said he, eat the sys-
tcmatic manner in which this propa-
ganda of misinformatiOn is sent out
from the centers Of Cuban sympathy,
Tampa, Key West, Jacksonville,
Gainesville and Nassau, Bermuda.
Here is a great public question, in
which the facts, if known, would per-
NIT the public to form their judgment.
But these centcrs keep furnishing re-
ports Of bloody battles and killing Of
generals, although no such battles or
casualties occur. The reports show on
their face that they have been manu-
factured. One of them took the nc
connt Of battle which occurred in the
American civil war and fitted in alleged
Spanish and Cuban details.
CUBA's SUGAR CROP.
Consul Parker. at Saga La Grade,
Cuba, under date of June 18th reports
to the State department upon the sugar
crop. He says: The sugar crop of
1S94-95 having been marketed, leaves
no doubt of the material decrease from
the yield of the previous year. This,
together with the very low price real
lied by the planters, for tine advance
came too late to benefit the producers,
leaves the sugar growers of Cuba III a
most helpless condition. They now
frankly admit. that they will not be
able to secure loans with which to
make the coming crop, which means
that not exceeding one-half OF the area
will be planted and a corresponding ne
glect in the cleaning ofthe present crop.
In truth the condition ofthe planters OF
this island is distressing; and the end
is not yet; for when it is recalled that
fully one-third of the inhabitants de-
pend upon the inhabitants for employ
ment and a living and that the owners
thereof cannot obtain money to engage
their labor it is evident that actual sui
fering must ensue.
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE.
Postmaster-General Wilson had an
interview with Director Holm, OF the
Universal Postal Union, and the COM
mittee appointed to arrange for the M
ternational postal congress to be held
here in 1897, A number of matters to
be brought up at the congress, notably
the question of the cost of transit OF
mails through intervening countries
were discussed.
ESTIMATING COTTON CROP.
The AGRICULTURAL department. has
odontad a new method Of estimating
tbe cotton crop of the United States.
The new plan is as follows:
From the first of the season. about
Sent. / to April /, the department VIII
.e,.,t 80, ivory bale of cotton Shipped be-
vond the boundary of each State On
April the department VIII take s1oGA
~ what cotton remains on hand Will
- each State. ON plantations, at pup
liz Gins warehouses, congresses COZ,
ton yards and railway stations, anu u
tSa re : -.cbases made by each mill lrom
sant TO April 1. Every transports,
tion urnpany hauling cotton ous =
tbe y q of production Will iurnisn
-, s,.u ontblv and monthly statements
sI,a,,,;no 't',,, tbe movement from the States
a. fare;on and domestic markets
Fverv cotton mill using the raw ill''se '.t
,;ai v;ll furnish q monthly stateinens
80 10. the number of bales bougnt
slio"an sl. oopsumption during each month
~ 70, g. Gant 10 April i. The custom
rom ''eyfi dyefc;aIs will furnish weekly
statements Of the coast%lse t,: .sa,'ts MA ~
o;an o;',, shipments through their por1s, !.
The department also has an sseTs pon =
ne n..idans uI Galveston, Mobile, Pen
new Jacksonville, Brunswick ~,
sacol", t charleston, Wilmington anu
yannan' from whom weekly stale
Memphi7, .1 chewing the re-