The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-10-09
WASHINGTON NOTES,
GOSSIP oFTHE CAPIrALIN BRIlF
PARAGRAPHS.
DolngsTof tho Chiefs and EIoads Of tho
Various Departments.

tuesdays statement Of tho condition
OF tho treasury shows: Available cash
balance $lS5,405, 1868; gold reserve
$92,911,O73.
a #rnmor hos been abroad in Wash
lngton for several days to the effect
that President Cleveland would in his
speech ut the Atlanta exposition, on
October 21st, tako OCCASION to deliver
q "solemn uttcranco" egninst the third
torn.
Ex-senator William Mahono had a
stroke Of paralysis at Washington Nor
dny morning. The right arm is uso-
less and tho tongue is paralyzod so
TINT speech is impossible. DR.. Phillip
S. Yates, one Of the attending physi.
clans states TINT tho generals coudi-
ton is critical owing to tho severity Of
tho attack and his advanced ago.
Pension Roll Increases.
a year ago Commissioner Of Pensions
Lochren said that tho limit had prob
ably been reached in the number Of
pensions, or rather in tho amount to bo
yearly appropriated for pcnsions. 1t
was his opinion that there would DO a
slight reduction in the number of pom
sloners on account of denthe, but that
tho allowance of low pensions with
back pNay and arrcarago would prob
ably keep the amount about even.
y While tho amount of money paid for
pensions will not be materially differ
ont from that Of past years il appears
that there has been added to the pen
sion rolls during the year about q
Thousand names in excess OF those that
havo dropped out, 30 that there has
been All increase instead Of decrease.
There have been great many out
sta. pc.pension claims adjusted dur
ing the Year, and that accounts for the
large,increaso. The year has not boon
iyerystatal to,pc toner's, the death rate
being loss than you'd be anticipated
ialt nti the slme Of life at which the voter.
on ans olfaIIthe 'la the late War have arrived.
ss5 ilncle| sam stnnd ds Firm. a
I'M sttentions Of "a Atto ornoy General
AZ ptga Sol] ef u, Ks S1iapatoh from;
4 4lddric9a5 quotinR Mlnlstor Dl {puy tde
Lome 10 the effect that the United
States had decided TO confiscate arms
and ammunition found upon vessels
detained by the United States author
itiea and which are supposed to be
engaged or about to engage in flihls-
oring'edpeditions to Cuba.
Attorney General Harmon stated
thatthere had been no change at all
in tho position of the administration
towards the Cuban insurgents. Arms
and munitions of war alleged to be for
tho use of the insurgents had boon
captured by United States officials
and thu subject brought TO the atten-
tion OF the judicial authorities by
United States offioors. The decisions
of the courts in these casos wore as
binding upon tho government as upon
those under arrest.
Acquittal Of alleged flibustercrs in
criminal proceedings carried with it
tho surrender Of property seized with
them. In some cases this property
had not been called for md still re-
lnained in tho custody OF the United
States.
Cnrlisle's Estimate Was Or.
The treasury statement of receipts
and expenditures for the month of
September and for the fiscal year thus
for was issued at the treasury depart
ment Tuesday. The figures are ex-
elusive Of postal revenues. Tho re-
ceipts from all sources for September
woSoS27, $40, ,G78 and tho expenditures
$24, 800, 481, m excess of receipts of
$3,229,107 Since the beginning Of
tho cnrront fiscal year on July 1st tho
aggregate receipts have been $85, 572,- :
072 and tho expenditures $85, 46G, 730,
aud excess of expenditures of $0,884,-
658.
Compared with September, 1894, the
recoipts for tho last month wore near
ly $5,000,000 greater, while the ex-
penditurcs wore 100000 less. For
the throo months of the fiscal year to
datc tho receipts are moro than $12,-
600, 600 loss than for tho correspond
ing three months of 1894, and the ex-
ponditnres moro than $4,000, 600 less.
Secretary Carlisle, in his annual re-
port submitted to congress, estimated
tho total receipts for tho fiscal year
ending June 80, 1896, including postal
revenues, at $47i, 007, 407 and cxpendi-
lures, exclusive Of tho sinking fund, at
$448, 002, ,486. giving n surplus of $685.
$4,000. Tho estimates included ro-
ccipta from tho income tax, which has
been declared null and void by tho
supreme court, and tho accuracy
OF tho estimate is, therefore, somo-
what disturbed. In the estimates
internal revenues, including tho OK
pootcd revenues from the income tax,
was put down at 800, 000, 900. At tho
presont ratio of receipts tho informal
revenue for the year will be about
$3.50, 900, 900. Tho estimate OF Gus.
toms revenues WAS 1886, 100000. Az