Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-04-18
The silver Propaganda.

WASHINGTON, April livery con-
ficting reports as to the strength of
the I6 TO 1 movement reach Washing
ton. Silver propagandists seem to
think they are sweeping the country.
Mr.. George Moore, a banker of Jack
son, Mimi, is in the city to-day, He
reports that the free silver sentiment
in his state is largely in the air, and
seems to attract principally the rest
less and improvident classes. lie says
the rural districts furnish the largest
quota of free silver believers. On the
other hand, the Bimetallic league of
fcers claim to be waging a vigorous
campaign in every portion Of the Mis-
sissippi valley, not only through the
dissemination of free silver literature,
but by the establishment of branches
of the league. They say the presidents
letter will be Immediately utilized by
the league to accentuate the impression
that the president is arraying himself
with the moneyed interests of the
country and against the masses"
There is much curiosity here to see
in what manner Vice President Steven
son will show his hand. That he is Sc
cretly working with the 16 to 1 agita-
tors, the Illinoisans connected with the
administration have no doubt Mr..
Stevenson's present views as to silver
are gathered more from his utterances
while he was in congress, now some
twelve years ago, than from any recent
expression. He was ut that time an
advocate of free coinage, and acted
with the free coinage men. He stands
now where he stood then, and the sill
yer men believe would, if elected pres.
ident, sign free coinage bill If the
congress should lay one before him.
Recoipts aud Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE receipts
for nine and one-half months for the
current fiscal year have amounted to
s24S, 7O2, 292. 60, and the expenditures to
1924, 129, s5931. The excess of expendi-
lures over receipts is S45, 497, 63O.s1.
The receipts for the first half of the
current month have amounted TO S12,-
355, 455.57, and the expenditures to SELL
$40, 93O69, leaving an adverse balance
Of IS, ssj, 4s4 O5, or an average Of more
than s59O,OOO day for the last fifteen
days. In the same period customs re-
receipts have amounted to 81, 693, 1901, or
an average Of q little more than SAL
900 day, and internal revenue receipts
to s., 259, 4s3, or an average Of . little
more than SS5o,O0O . day. The total
receipts from customs in the nine and
one.half months have amounted 70
s122, 1855, 35a57, from lnteTuAl revenue
to ell5, 252, 1871 0nd from miscells-
neous sources to ga G0l, 7So.2a
Unless there shall be an increase Of
more than sec, 200, 900 in receipts in the
next two and one-half months, as COM
pared with the average Of the last
nine and one-half months, the esti-
mates OF revenue sent to congress by
the secretary of the treasury last De-
cember will not be realized-the re-
ceipts to date having fallen $40, AGA, 900
below the proportionate estimate for
so much of the current fiscal year as
has elapsed Expenditures to date
have exceeded the proportionate esti-
mate for the nine and one-half months
by about So,O0O,OO0. Well informed
and conservative treasury officials re-
9ard the prospect as exceedingly I'M
favorable.