The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
THE DEBT STATEMENT.

THE DEBT STATEMENT
| The October statement of the public
! debt shows the. debt, less cash in the
Treasury, on October 81, to have been
| 1857 ,l9S, $50, an increase for the month of
$7,195, 12G, which is accounted for by Il
corresponding decrease in the cash OH
hand.
The total debt is 81, 221 ,0u,7l7. This,
however, does not include SOL. $40, 923 in
certificates and Treasury notes outstand-
ing, which are offset by an equal amount
of cash in the Treasury. The cash in the
Treasury is classified as follows: Gold,
S1j5, 323, 1923: silver, 1909, 0JS, III. paper,
SOL, ,2SG: bonds, disbursing officers
balances, etc, SIT, G39, Sol total, $3.50
GSG,22l, against which there are demand
liabilities amounting to $603, 1913, AGO.
which leaves a cash balance of 1898, 572-
7Gl.
The regular monthly comparative state.
ment of receipts and expenditures, just
issued, shows the deficit for the first
third of the present fiscal year to have
been SD, $50 900, ori,ssat THE rate OF sos,
O00,000 for the current year. The deficit
for October was 81, Cos, 600.
The Cuban insurgents claim that in
the recent fight ut Artemesa General
Naceo did not attempt to cross the
famous trocha from Pinar del, Rio to
Havana province, and that lie was not
defeated, as was asserted by the Spanish.
They say that GencralMaceo is not entirely
that carriers from his army reach Ha-
vana as regularly rs the trans at the
Grand Central station of New York.
General Maceo receives Havana papers
every day and reads with enjoyment the
funny articles written concerning the
operation of his forces. ''Thc amy OF
libcration,n as Maceo's command is
called, is, they say, by no means discour-
aged 1t has maintained its position in
the mountains of Pinar del Rio province
during the long and rainy summer, and
although sometimes defeated in the many
fights that have occurred, it,has not been
materially reduced III number
The fact that duNal Rndford, the candi-
date of the Republicans and holting Dem
ocrats for Congress in this district, re-
ceivcd l2S votes less in Roanoke than Nc
kinley the "egular Republican nominee
for President, is pretty conclusive proof
that Mr.. Radford was badly scratched by
the colored voters of this city,bccause of
his record in State legislation discrimi-
mating AGAINST the negro. In this they
not only showed their good sense, but
proved that the colored men of this city
have too much independence to be dicta-
ted to by their party leaders in matter
that concerns their manhood and self-re
| sl,cct. They have right to be proud of
their course in this matter.
Speaker Reed received regular ovation
! at Oakland on Monday last. Before the
| speaking there was n large parade of large
| proportions. Yellow was the prevailing
color. Merchants Graped their windows
with yellow silk. and many private houses
were gaily decorated. Flags were flying
from the housetops, and pictures of the
"Ohio Napoleon" drapcd in yellow hung
at the windows. 1t is estimated that
! there were $1,000 people at the race track
before the speaking began, and the reccp.
ton accorded the man from Maine was
/ the most demon Ct Tnfivp ou,.. o,pr. N,.itrn.u.