The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-12

was 81. 2S5. 40 500. and the amount in circula-
tion, not including that in the treasury hold
ings was sl62', oS5'e4l. being s22. SO per capita
upon an estimated population OF II, 800, 900.
Production of Money.
The production Of the precious metals in the
United States during the calendar year OF
1856 is estimated to have been 2 a54 700 fine
ounces OF gold of the value or $40 Go 600 and
55. 727. 900 fine ounces of silver Of the CONNER
OF s72. 051. O00
The total coinage at the minis of the United
States during the fiscal year ending June 3d.
1896, amounted to S72, ISIS. S.52, of which 49,
S7S 400 was in gold coin and minor coins
National Banks.
The number of national banks organized from
the time the law authorizing their creation was
passed up to October 81, 1896 was 5O5l and of
this number 3679 at the date last mem
toned in active operation. having authorized
capital stocks of $3.50, Ola. S95. held by aS 500
shareholders, and circulating notes amounting
to $21, 412, $40.
The total outstanding circulating notes OF all
national banks October 81 1896 amounted to
S234, 552, S07 including unredeemed but fully Sc
cured notes of banks insolvent and in process
of liquidation. The increase in national bank
circulation during the year ending on THAI day
was $21, 099, 429 On October G. 1896 when the
condition OF national banks was last reported,
the total resources of the 1879 active institutions
was 49, 26S, 6S5, 5136S, which included ST. $685. $685.
SS9'Sl IN loans and discounts and 1852, 1866 733 IS
in money of all kinds on hand
OF their liabilities ST. $780, S91 O5S O3 was due to
individual depositors and $2O9 944,019 consisted
of outstanding circulating notes.
ceding the date last mentioned 2S national
banks, located in Is states of which 10 were or
gained in the eastern states with a capital of
81, 10000, six in the western states with q
capital of $50 00O and 10 in the southern states
with a capital of 81, 1000. During the year.
however, 80 barts voluntarily abandoned their
franchises and in the case of % others 1t was
found necessary to appoint receivers. There
fore, as compared with the preceding year.
there was decrease of Sc in the number OF
active banks. The number of existing banks
organized under state laws is 570S.
lInmIgruuOn.
The number of Immigrants arrived in the
United states during the fiscal year was 343-
267, of which $40, 46S were permitted to land
and 2799 were debarred various grounds pre-
scribed by law and returned 70 the countries
whence they came, at the expense of the steam
ship companies by which they were brought
The Increase in immigration over the preceding
year amounted to "a, 131. II Is reported that
with some exceptions, the Immigrants of the
past year were of hardy laboring class able
to earn support for themselves. and it is es-
timated that the money brought with them
amounted to at least Sc, 000 000 though it was
probably much in excess of that sum since only
those having less than $50 are required to dis
| close the exact amount and it is known that
many brought considerable sums of money to
buy land and build homes. Including all the
immigrants arriving who were over IA years of
| age, rs. So per cent illiterate, as against
EO.T per cent of those of that age arriving dur
ing the preceding fiscal year
The number of immigrants over Il years old
| the countries from which they came and the
percentage of illiterates among them were as
follows: Italy, 51,515 with 54.59 per cent; Ire
land, 3D. 96 with per cent; Russia, 3d. 1888 with
| lila per cent; Austria Hungary and provinces
51.O5S with SS 90 per cent; Germany 1894. with
2.96 per cent; Sweden, IS S21 with l.. 16 per cent
while from Portugal there came 2O67 of whom
| 776s per cent were iliterate. There arrived
| from Japan during the year only ITO immi-
| grants and II is the opinion of the immigra-
ton authorities that the apprehension hereto
| fore existing to some extent of a large immi-
grafton from Japan to the United States is
| without any substantial foundation.
Lie Saving Service.
! From the life-saving service it is reported
that the number of disasters to documented
vessels within the limits of it's operations dur
| ing the year was 437. These vessels had on
board 1908 persons, of whom 1895 were saved and
| 10 lost. The value of such vessels is estimated
at S. $50 140 and of their cargoes 49, SAC $780, maxi
ing the total value Of property imperilled s12.-
'2652O OF this amount, ST. 292,707 was saved
and 81, 423, $50 lost. SiXty-seven of the
vessels were totally wrecked.
There were besides 243 casualties to small
undocumented crafts on board of which there
were 594 persons, of whom 5S7 were saved and
seven lost. The value of the property involved
in these latter casualties is estimated at S119.-
265 of which S114,955 saved and S4S5O was
lost. The life-saving crews during the year also
rescued numerous other vessels and warned
many from danger by signals both by day and
night. The number of disasters during the year
exceeded that of any previous year IN the his
tory of the service, but the saving of both life
and property was greater than ever before in
proportion to the value of the property in
volved and to the number Of persons imper-
He'd
other Treasury Matters.
The operations of the marine hospital SER
vice, the revenue cutter service, the steamboat
inspection service, the lighthouse service, the
bureau of navigation and other branches OF
public work attached to the treasury depart
ment together with various recommendation
concerning their support and improvement, are
fully stated in the report of the secretary tc
which the attention of congress is especially
invited. The report of the secretary of wal
exhibits satisfactory conditions in the several
branches Of the public service intrusted tc
its charge.