Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-02
FINANCES.
The Public Debt--Report Of
Comptroller Of Currency.
Large Decrease in the Number Of
Immigrants from Last Year.
Capt. Lowering to Be counmartialed for A.
legged Abuse Of Soldier.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business, Oct. 80,
1897, the debt, less cash in the treasury.
amounted to S1O2, 563, sol, an Increase
for the month of SAILS This in
crease is principally accounted for by a.
decrease in the amount of cash on
hand. The debt is recapitulated as fol-
lows: Interest bearing debts, ss47, 1885,
500; debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, 1881, $40; debt bearing
no interest, 1919 623, $50; total, 81, 22S, $780,
&C.,
This amount however, does not in
clude $3.50, 1858 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash in
the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold, $3.50, $751;, 256; silver,
S3O9,351,943; paper, $113,441 900; bonds.
disbursing officers balances, ETC., $1S,-
4S9, 1856; total 1881, 669, 957, against which
there are demand liabilities amount
ing to $623,913,S57, leaving the net cash
balance in the treasury, 1907, 756, 099.
The total government receipts for
October We're $24, 1891, AS, and the ex-
penditures, 1913, 701. 512, making the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts for
the month, s9,31O,O97 and for the four
months of the fiscal year, $3S, 099, 010.
The receipts from customs during
October amounted to $9,713,49O COM
pared with S11, 1O3, 493 for October, 1896,
and the receipts from internal revenue
sources $l5,614,S72, a gain of $251,7
over October of last year.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows the cir
culation of national banks, oct. 80, to
have been as follows: Total circulation
of national bank notes, $3.50, O47, 635; de-
crease for the month, s146,265, and de-
crease for the year $4,S50,022 Circula-
ton based on United States bonds,
s203, 926, $50; decrease for the month, ST.
146,240 and decrease for the year, ST.
SS3.O64. Circulation secured by lawful
money, $26, 120, $685. interest for the
month, $999,975, and increase for the
year, $1.734,042. United States regis
tered bonds on deposit to secure circu-
lating notes, 1927, 742,55O. To secure
public deposits, s17,O75 500. '"1
The number of immigrants who ar
rived in the United States the first
three months of the present fiscal year
was 1926, decrease of nearly 1880
compared with the same period last
year.
When the President returns a court
martial will be ordered to try Capt.
Lowering. the officer who has recently
been tried at Fort Sheridan for al
legged abuse of Private Hammond.
Considerable Importance attaches to
the trial.
The report of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year end
ed June 50, 1887, shows the total re-
ceipts from all sources to have been
$146. 6iS, 593. a decrease as compared
with the fiscal year of 1896 of S211, 02a.
The important changes in consumption
ceipts from distilled spirits as compar-
ed with 1896. and a decrease of prac-
tically the same amount in the re-
ceipts for fermented liquors.
The total production of distilled spir-
its exclusive of fruit brandies, during
the fiscal year was 52,46564S taxable
gallons, decrease in production as
compared with 1896, of "a, ~, 055. The
quantity of distilled spirits gagged was
246,096,9 21 gallons, decrease of 49,
S37 ,S1 gallons.
There were produced 4,462, S22 bar
rels of beer, a decrease as compared
with 1896, of 1886. 42S barrels. The total
receipts from the taxes on tobacco, ci-
CARS, cigarettes, etc, were $50, ,297, Il
decrease for the year of 1881.