The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-01

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statement wHl shOw-The National
THE hight House Board-An
lnpos.aa, yaer
wAsaiSoFoS, .Jaas so The treasury
ds6eit Tor the fiscal year Just closed will
be found by ,O-morrow's debt statement
% be approximately s4S.s5O0Oo, This
ialsd 20 last ysaf's deficit OF nearly
SO,0O00O0, makes tho excess ot expeu-
tinlres oyer reeslplh sinos June 80,
SlspS. Slls.25o0Oo Tho total receipts of
l,nb goysrnmeut this fiscal year, exciu.
.uu Of postal revenues, amount to
neply ssiB,0ooOOO.. aud tho oxpendi'
sefea ss5C. 100000, Of which pensions
took sli.ssi,sSa Last year the aEsre'
gsle receipts OF postal revenues were
1e7,72s. .ols aud the expenditures $751;
525.27e. The receipts this year there
fofa we're sl5, ,97s, 900 greater than last,
and tho Expenditures about sll, ,975, 900
les. The poatal service deficit Is about
lSli 100000, which, 10 considerably In ex'
cess OF that OF any recent year.
The internal revenue department OF
a1Qornment has contributed this year
& the receipts nearly Sl43, 100000 as
aAalnat little more than STAT 900, 600
II year. The customs this year makes
& better showing than last year by
n1out s2l,0O0,000, Last year the re-
pis from this source amounted to
rlarly slS2. 100000 and this year Ihey
Ippfoxinate Sl6S, 900, 900.
To-morroW's debt statement will
.hoW an available cash balance OF about
sl95. 900, 900, OF which about Sl07. 500, 900
y gold reserve. This reserve will in.
cludo paymeat In full Tor thelast bond
isfue. bat this statement will show
co1nlsr.debt charge OF only s3l ,l6Ti700
IN bonds or lone-halt OF the whole
af,ount issued
IN explanation OF this seeming error
:l4s said that the formal transfer Of the
IL ndon half of the bonds has not yet
been made. The expenditures for July
will be exceptionally heavy, pensions
and Interest aione are expected 70
amount 10 s2o,ooo,0oO.
NATIONAL BANKS
Daring the dscal year the number Of
nstional bank in existence has de-
creased from s.775 to S722 FOrty.OnO
national banks have been organized
during the year, seventy have gone into
voluntary liquidation and thirty.slx
have been Blacsd In the hands ol ro'
onivors The national bank circulation
h,ss Increased 8, ,33T, T9l, from S2o7. .S53.-
a.H on July H. 1894, to sell ,69l, ,035 July
Il 1895. From July IS, 1894, TO May 7.
1906. tho nearest dates 70 the year OBJ
ts Unable. the loans aud discounts OF ma
tional banki have increased from
sI ,9SS. $50 s52 to 81, ,976, ,60i. .445. or about
sls, 100000. Daring the same time In.
dlviinai deposits have increased from
sl ,677, ,so1, 200 40 S., 800, 98l, 200. or about
l3.O00.O0o The lawful money reserve
hoid by bankl shows heavy increase
irom $SS4,l05.757 to SiSS, 03l, ,070. or
nsariy s16.0Qb,0O0.
Tta operations OF some OF the more
important buteaus ot the treasury de-
p1Iiment during the last fiscal year are
5s,ady ontiin6d as follows:
There wore en- ployed under the light
l,fuse board In tho construction and
tnlfntenanco Of aids 70 navigation, SO
~ al tenders, six aleRn launches and
10 ailing tenders. In supplying light
housed and vessels and caring for buoys,
thoto tenders steamed 20j, $50 miles.
1aoro are 3.422 persons employed IN tho
lkht house service ~ keepers, etc. The
- II IrAg aaN Ia.
dent 10 about sloo,OO1,OOO. Ton now
tenal stations and forty'seyen newllRhts
Voro established during the year. The
Lower Cedar Point light station was
d,,siroyed by fro and tho Smiths Point
h, ht station was carried away by Ice.
utTinr the year perfect tolephonic con.
nnciion between Scotland lightlhlp and
die shore has been established. This is
ono OF tho greatest achievements Ia
Electrical resoarch aud seoms 70 demon
slrato thai telSphonlc communication
4 with simple appliances can bo had with
the ehoro by vessel many miles at sea
wlthoot any direct metal connection
nearer than several huudrcd feet from
tsyeaseL
.t AN iNroRTANr YEAR.
Tho year has beea oil nuuaHal Interest
ID Importance to the United States
avenue cutter service. It has per-
ikrmed special services Of a conspicuous
dAture. Among theso are noted tho
dmreh for the "1vanhOc," supposed TO
hye ioundefad on tho 2Stli oi Decem.
1sf last of Cape I'lattory, on tho Pacific,
! .W Which ,tllreO oi tho vessels, viz:
( lfsant" "Rush" and "CorBin" Joined.
4 tts winter cruising operations, dur
ids Tho unusually anyor0 weather OF tho
~ season, II rendered services 10 dis.
Ias,sod shipping Of more than ordinary
tsluB and Importance The "DallaS'
Hone aSsiBtsd, during tho month ot
4 iebrnhry, tWsnly vessels lmpofillod by
lie, and daring tho month 0l March
twenty y!thfec, wliilO tho "Crawford'
; rendered. a,llko service 10 Aiieon during
kho former month.
j The "Morrill" and "NicLano' hNyo
boon slgilantRlong tho coast oi Florida
N ropfesslng smuggling and preventing
tiolailon 0fbur neutrality obligations
Nv oympatlliEOTa VI thO Cuban roYolt
'I-glx y0asol have boen mannOd and
fully eunlppod aud dispatched u tho
lIaflnp ana 70 proloul tho sdal herds and
lilo ooVorntnbnt intorei.4 Ia Alaska aud
nnd iho seal lslandL
Tia nav steamer "Wlndom." undOr
ooufje m construction NJ tho beginning
3iItlts yeaf,ihns boon m far advanced ~
Il ljo ntAotlmliy completed. Tho si0aln