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different from my restless. excited sen.
She was SO sad at times that couiu
not help wondering if some time Ill
her life she had not experienced some
serious sorrow, for she had means anu
friends enough to make her life worth
living, and should have been happy
One day l found her weeping quietiy
with a little red book in her hand.
endeavored to calm her. to find out
the reason for her sorrow, and then
she told me this story:
ID "It happened when l was only eigh-
teen. l was engaged to be married.
My lover was four years older than
myself; he was a mate of ship. and
fine, dashing young fellow named Ed
ward Blake. We had been engaged six
months and were to lie married
month later The day was fixed. and
Edward had arranged to give up the sea
and take a situation on land. We were
as happy as two young people could
possibly be; but, unluckily, just a
month before the time fixed for our
wedding day, picnic was gotten up
by some of our friends, and Edward
and were of the party. There was a
handsome young fellow there named
Percy Sandys, the son of a neighboring
clergyman. He was fresh from col
lege. and full of fun and frolic. 1
chanced to be placed next to him at
luncheon, and not knowing, as l aft
erward discovered, that l was en-
gagged. he was specially attentive to
me. l did not care for his attentions in
h. h.t in irif fo
only bent on the enjoyment of the mo-
ment, and I did not check him as, per-
haps, ought to have done. Presently.
| caught sight of Edwards face, and
saw that he was looking terribly cross
and angry. Foolishly | thought it
rather good fun to make him jealous,
and, on purpose to tease him. l pre-
tended to take all the more notice of
Mr.. Sandys. When we finished lunch
con the party scattered and strolled
about the woods in various directions
| naturally expected Edward to ac-
company me. but he rather rudely, as
I thought, held aloof. and. to punish
him, l paired off with Mr.. Sandys
When the party got together again
Edward looked so savage that |
thought 1t better not to provoke him
any further.
II shook off Mr.. Sandys, and, walk
ing away with Edward, began to scold
him for his unreasonable jealousy. OF
course, l did not think l myself was in
fault; nobody ever does. A loving
word would have made me penitent di-
rectly. Unfortunately, he was white
with anger. and began to reproach me
in way that reused my temper, too,
for l was quick enough to take of
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fence in those days, Ruth, though
have learned better since. | can re-
member. as If it were yesterday, the
nook in the woods where we stood, the
sunshine glinting through the trees
and lighting up Edwards flushed face
and angry eyes. He reproached me
bitterly-more bitterly, l think, than
! deserved. He called me heartless
coquette, and I called him little-mind-
ed and told him he had made himself
ridiculous by his unreasonable jeal-
ousy. We got hotter and hotter, and
finally he declared that If | did not
admit that / had been wrong. and
promise to behave differently for the
future, all must be over between us. l
did not care a straw for Mr.. Sandys
and would fifty times sooner have had
Edward with me. but | would have
died sooner than have told him so
then. So | gave him bitter answer,
and we both grew angrier still. His
last words, uttered with all the inten-
sity Of passion. ring still in my ears. l
can tell you them word for word;
'Hetty. If you let me go now, under
siand clearly you will never see my
face again | did not quite believe
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heart of hearts that one word of re-
gret on my part would have made all
right between us. But was too proud
to say it. let him go with my eyes
opened. and l have been justly pun
ished."
But have you never heard from him
since dear auntie?"
Once or twice, but only indirectly.
He had no relatives in our part of the
country. l know that he gave up the
sea and obtained n commission in
some Indiana regiment. When last
heard of him he was captain; but
that is many years ago, and | do not
know whether he is alive or dead. So
ends my poor little romance. There is
one thing ] should like to ask, Ruth
and that is partly why have told you
my story. You have seen my relics.
They have been my greatest treasure
in life, and | should like them put in
my coffin when | die. Will you remem-
ber this, dear?'
l could not answer for tears, but !
kissed her hand and she was content.
Two months ago, tired of our hum
drum country life. auntie and l re-
solved to visit foreign parts. Accord
ingly, we went to Boulogne and took
up our abode in quiet boarding
house in the Rue des Vieillards There
were good many visitors staying In
the house, but they were mostly in
families or parties. and we did not
mingle with them. Our vis-a-vis at
table was tall gentleman of soldierly
appearance, who was always spoken OF
as the major. When he ventured to
address an order to the waiting maids
in French, the difficulties he got into
were dreadful, and he always ended
by getting angry with himself and
them. | ventured to help him out OF a
difficulty once or twice. and in this
manner a slight acquaintance sprung
up between us. 1t had, however, gone
no farther than a friendly nod or re-
mark across the dinner table. With
other visitors he fraternized even less
So matters stood until the night of
Easter Sunday came, when we went to
the little English church in an adioin-
ing street. We were ushered into one
of the pews appropriated for strangers
and Il minute or two later the major
was shown into the same pew and sat
down beside us. During the service
the major. by an accidental movement
of his arm, threw down auntie's little
red prayer book. He picked 1t up, and
was about to replace it. but as he held
1t in full view under the gas, his eyes
chanced to fall upon it, and he started
as though he had seen a ghost He
laid the book down, but he glanced
from 1t to Aunt Hetty, as If trying to
satisfy himself on some point The SER
mon came to an end and the benedc-
ton followed. but | fear the major had
no part in it. He took advantage of the
moment when all heads were bowed to
do very unmannerly thing. He sly
ly put up his eyeglasses and read the
name inside auntie's book. 1t was
quickly done. and might have escaped
notice. but | watched him closely. |
could even read the name myself. 1t
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him. Perhaps if | had l should still
far too angry to give way then. GO,
by all means, if you wish it, / said,
and in another moment he was gone. l
had been tearing to pieces, in my pas
sion, little spray of hawthorne he
had given me earlier in the day. l had
pulled off the leaves one by one. and
when he left me the bare stem was
left in my hand. with one leaf only re-
manning. See, here it is, the last relic
of my first and last love. God grant
that in your whole life. my Ruth, you
may never weep such tears as l have
wept over that one faded leaf"
She opened the little red prayer
book in her lap and showed me. hid
low hawthorne leaf.
This little book" she said. was
Edwards gift to me, and this old dry
lear Is my only relic of The day when
we parted in the wood, never to meet
again in this world. Stay. l have one
more treasure, see!"
She drew from her bosom a quaint
old locket and put it in my hand. 1t
was n miniature painting representing
a young man in an old-fashioned naval
costume. 1t WIS handsome face, but
stern and proud looking. and | could
very well believe that the original
would have behaved as Aunt Hetty
had described
But did you really part like that,
auntie?" | said. Did you never See
him again?"
Never. He did not go back to the
picnic party, but Joined an outward
bound ship the next day. leaving a
brief note for my mother. stating that
We had fortunately found out in time
that we were unsuited to each other,
and had, therefore. by mutual consent.
put an end to our engagement"
But that was very cruel, auntie."
Il thought so then. Perhaps 1t was
little; but afterward | blamed my
self far more than him. had given
the provocation; and | knew in my
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Easter to the Unfortunate.

To those who have small satisfac-
ton in this life, whose conditions are
those of misery or of dull vacuity, to
whom life is a sad mistake and an in
justice if 1t is not to give them further
opportunity, fuller expression, larger
compensation, the day, If it has any
significance at all. stands as the pledge
of existence under other conditions,
where their cramped and hindered
powers can perhaps have fuller scope,
and they have at least the hope of that
George William Curtis.
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are afterwards sufprlseu 10 see MIN kct
strong and we'll again
Mrs. W. d. Duncan, OF Arlington. Phelps Co.
Mo, writes: My husband took four bottles of
DR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery when he
was las he thoughu almost into consumption, and
we were very thankfn that such medicine could
be found. wish all persons troubled with comgh i
would take il Long may the Golden Medical
Discovery and Favorite Prescription be
made. i shall always recommend and praise
these medicines"
All lung and bronchial diseases are cured
by DIR. Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery,
because it supplies the system with healthy
blood. 1t puts the vital forces into action
and fills the circulation with the life giving
red corpusclcs which builds up solid, mus
cular flesh and healthy nerve force.
AS a medical author, DR.. Pierce holds an
eminent place in his profession. His great
thousand page illustrated book, The Peo-
ple's Common Sense Medical Adviser" is
one of the standard medical works of the
English language. Nearly 10000 copies.
were sold at so each a paper bound
copy will be sent absoimiriy free for the cost
of mailing onir al one-ccnt stamps; or,
cloth bound for ~ stamps. Worlds Dis
pcnsary Medical Association Ruifalo NY.
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To bring them about, and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed with
steady regularity TO consummation. Few
of the obServnnt among us can have failed to
notice that permanently healthful changes in
the human system are not wrought by alb
rupt and violent means. and that those are
the most s;llutary medicines which are pro-
.ressve. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
the chief Of these. Dyspepsia. disease of
obstinate character. is oblitcrated by it.
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She Did.

Jane" said the landlady, severely.
where are the eggs for dinner? | told
you to cook that dozen l borrowed
from the neighbors."
Yes. mum, but you told me later to
be sure and return EN-. Detroit Free
Press.
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Had n Long Nap.
New Test for Metals.

According to the experiments OF
Professor Hennig. the electrical con-
ductivity of pure metals is enormously
increased by intense cold, while
curiously enough, alloyed metals ex-
perience n comparatively slight change
of conductivity in the same circum-
stances. This fact, he thinks, furnish
metals.
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No wine was served nj the first state din
ncr given by President Mckinley, and this is
TO be taken as II precedent, except for din
ners given 10 the diplomatic corps, to whom
n concession will be made OH the ground of
custom and conventionality. When the
President cntertains his fellow countrymen
he will give them all the cold water they
want, but nothing stronger.
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The Revised Version.

..What is your new painting called?"
The Cleaner
"Ah, young girl with a sickle and n
bundle of grain:'
''No: an elderly girl with n fiat pocket
book and an armful of bargain dry goods"
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AN EASTER ROMANCE.
(By Alice Chasemore.J

" N 1 NE L w d'
only twenty SIX
when ! came to
live with her.
There was only a
difference of two
years between us,
but somehow she
always seemed
middle aged to me,
she was so quies
and serious and so
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Don't Tobacco Spit snd Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic full of life, nerve and vigor, take No
to-Rac, the wouder-worker, that makes
weak men strong All druggists. soc. or 81.
Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free.
Address Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or
Now York.
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Beware of Ointmcnts for Catarrh That Con
tain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derangc the whole
rous surfaces. Such articles should never
he used except on prescriptions from re
pntabe physicians, the damage they
Will do is tcn-fold to the good you can pos
siby derive from them Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by f. J. Cheney " Co,
Toledo. o.. contains mercury. and Is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Hairs Catarrh Cure he sure you
get the genuine. II is taken internally
and made in Toledo, o., by +. j. Cheney 4
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. price I5c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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WHATS your Idea of an np-to-dnte girlf"
"She's girl who has sense enough to
scratch the date of her birth out of the
family Bible"
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hNTI-CO' n Powder, CURES a COLD
In the hend In one day. All Druggists refund
the money II II fails to cure. % cts. SURE
CURE FOR CATARRH AND HAY FEVER.
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THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

writes US: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 300
pounds of better coffee than | can buy
In stores at 80 cents a pound"
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sen: you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis, upon receipt
OF Is cents stamps and this notice. w.n.
..Joe keeps his wife and mother In. law
mad Mt him half the time "What reAes
them SOP 'Hc calls them his board of lady
managers
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There is something wrong with the
man who goes home from church mad
whenever the preaching is aimed
souarely at the face OF sin.
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Jimmy. he more respectful: remember,
am your mother" "Pooh-thnt amt nothin'
y said v could spin II top. an .e'vy time y
spun her she WIZ upside down."
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"sTAR TOBACCO."
DID you Ever Sec AN Indian

AS YOU chew tobacco for pleasure use star.
1t is not only the best but the most lasting, aud,
therefore, the cheapest.
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..Jamcs Is so sweet and nmiable during
Lent" "How does he show itf' EVERY
evening he let's me read pudding recipes to
him by the hour
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FlTa s,opped free and permanently cured. no nts
.fter frst da Va use of Dr. klin~'s Great Nerve
Nestorer. Free ~ trial bottle and treatise.
Send to DR. KLINE, a3l Arch st. Philadelphia Pa
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.Rose saws 1t Is n perfect bore to be mar
ricd to Il photographer" "Why?" "lf she
doesn't smile all the time he jumps un and
down in front of her and rings little bcll -
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Expect not so send a two-cent stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Mid
land Railroad, Denver, and he Will send you
line coored picture of one.
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Doubles the Pleasure OF II Drive.

A fine carriage doubles the pleasure Of
driving Intending buyers of carriages or
harness can save dollars by sending for the
large, free catalogue of the Elkhhnrt Car
rinEe and Harness Mfg. Co.. Elkhnrt, Ind.
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..Does your husband sympathize with the
GrecksT' "IIe does indeed; he has named
two of our new pups Alpha and Omega"
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Jimmy, bring In the spade and hoe; 1t u. y
raining" ''And the lawn-mowcr. too?'
"No: that belongs next door"
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"That actor seems devoted to study.
doesn't hep ''No; he seems devoted to the
leading lndy's understudy."
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children's spring vncationI' mo; we have
1t arranged so that Bobby's vacation doesn't t
begin until the day that Tommys ends.
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"Yarblcy has taken violent distastc for
opera "What clever stroke OF econ
Omyn'
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.'Tootfiler Is always lucky" "What has
happened now?" '.The other people moved
into his fiat only half day before he moved
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Hawkins. You ought to pay that telc
phone girl n handsome commission" "WhyT
''She Is always advertising you MS busy"
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For lung and chest diseases, PisO's Cure Is
the best medicine we have uscd.-Mrs. J. L..
NorthcOtt. Windsor. Ont. Canada.
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IAnICo Send your orders for every Thing
IaUIcO in the MILLINERY line TO THE
ROWLAND MILLINERY CO., Denver
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"Slowboy likes the opera OF Romeo and
Juliet better than the play" OF course:
he doesn't have to pay any attention to the
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Mrs. win.lo,.,s soo,n,ng syrup

For cIkIren .ethng snfsns tliesuns, reduces milan
nation allays pain wind collie - cents bottle.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic l0c or 80.
II G. c. g. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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EN MINATIOS.
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LIQUOR HABIT Psb~ITIyELI CURED.
Nome Trentmrnt-w Written guarantee glven--no
pay. Send ec. stamp for treatise. Seurotico
Medicine Co. Hornesville. n Y. Mention this paper.
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STATE 0RE ssm9lipg 5s.v,f tAss
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II. L. x. FFRIhEkvSturs FIhkS LICE:
HAINES SEED CO.. 1919 FIFTEENTH ST.
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7UnMO Foreclosure in different parts OF the
Y "A N M n State. Write for particulars. The Cen
iA'JhS tral Trustee, 1884 Curtis St Denver
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nIIu nATAInn DROP POSTAL To
GUV UAIAlUU THE SPALDING HAY
WOOD ARMS Co, DENVER. COLO.
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No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makos weak
men strong, blood pure. b0c d. All druggistA
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"Doorkecpers and gatekecpers have always
been n mean lot F." sis that SOP "Yes; you
how they wouldn't give Adam and
Eyn Il return check"
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DENVER SAVINGS BANK SeJp'Fsy.spsf sspFI's, ss;";
rnnI NOR nunrIp nu rulpulur month 1epDslIs

PAPER & CARPETS 1ssai'ss %sais.sis ct
prices THE DENVER FAIR. Samples free.
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TENTS, AWNINGS Wagon FoIoS,on GSSe1, Co r.. II
iarmer St Denver Catalogue mailed free.
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CONDEMNED.

When an innocent man is condemned for
my crime he doesn't lose hope. His law
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yers appeal from
court to anot'
They are bound
save him, il he
be saved. II is
same way with
good doctor VIII
his patient see
condemned to de
by disease.
But doctors nj;
mistakes some
times; they lose
heart too soon. 1
After they have |
tried everything !
they know and
the patient is
no better, they |
tbipk tI,ere 10
nothing more to
be done. They
don't alw ays
get at the root !
of the disease. |
They frequentlyI I
give a paticut :
up TO die of con-
sumption, and
,ta anaru.ar c
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n II uCIcCD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
z; sas q: ad aIdSLn, mISk. !, SADDLES HARNESS
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GOODS SENT FL

~ AMI Tones and stren gthens reiare wsaksne
vIAvl uterine organs Room u l6sl Arapahos-s
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AlS RyBBER BE- SIAMpSfS?:ssSS$s:'G2 /! j 3 ): $:'G
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W. N. U.-DENVER.- NO. l5.-lSe
when writing to advertisers. please sny That
YOU saw the advertisement In thus pspee
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-02
CHINA,s "rRA DIArono" DEAD.
Sliced to Pieces Because He Eloped With
an Official's Daughter.

San Francisco, April 1.-K'Ang, the
Fra Diavolo" of China. whose deeds of
blood have kept town and hamlet in a
constant state of terror for years, has
at last paid the penalty of his crimes.
1t appears from the mail advices
brought by the steamer Rio Janeiro
that, emboldened by his long immunity
from capture, K'Ang visited and laid
siege to the heart of the daughter of
high Canchu official Of the imperial
court, whom he succeeded in inducing
to elope with him early in January
The fugitive was captured at the New
Chwang later in the month. kAng
was taken to Peking, where he was
tried twice before special tribunal,
and although cruel tortures such as
kneeling on heated iron chains, being
pricked with hot needles, etc, had been
administered to make him confess to
the formidable list of some twenty nine
robberes, with murder in each case, of
which he had been accused, he would
divulge nothing.
Finding they could not elicit anything
from K'Ang by torturing him, the
judges by a clever appeal to his vanity,
trapped him into singing his own death
warrant. He was thereupon condemn
ed to suffer death by the slicing pro-
cess or tingchi.
On the day he was led out to die,
K'Ang sang songs all the way to the
execution ground, and kept 1t up even
when the executioner's knife had cut
into him several times. A stab with a
dagger in the region of his heart silenc-
ed the desperado's voice, and the rest
of the slicing and the final severance Of
the head from the body We're then done
in silence, although some 10000 people
surrounded the spot.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-02
CANADA WILL RETA
Dingley Tariff May be Met by IA Pro- British
Import Tax.

Ottawa, Ont. April 1.-Dispatches
from Washington announcing the pas
sage of the Dingley tariff by the house
of representatives have attracted gen.
eral attention among the members of
the house of commons. 1t is consider
ed unlikely that any serious modifica-
tions will be made by the senate. A
group of liberal members, representing
the most important province from Nova
Scotia to British Columbia were talking
the matter over to-day.
Everyone expressed the wish that the
senate would make no amendments to
the bill that would in any way lessen
it's extreme protective features. They
consider the time opportune for giving
Americans a dose of their own medicine
and would prefer to have all justiffca-
ton for a Canadian pro- British tariff
bill that tariff like that of the Ding
ley bill will give.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-02
DECREASE IN THE puUBn1o DEBT.
The Treasury Statement for the Month Of
March Favorable.

March Favorable.
Washington, April 1.-The debt
statement issued this afternoon shows
q, net decrease in the public debt, less
cash in the treasury, during March, Of
$S,658,2530
There is no change in the interest
bearing debt. The non-interest-bearin
debt increased $570O97.50, and cash in
the treasury increased $9,20S, ,350.56 The
balances Of the several classes Of debt
at the close of business on March 81
were:
Interest-bearing debt, $S47, 1854 $50;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, $1,355, ,76o.26; debt bearing no
interest, $S77, ,2S7, ,096.64; total, $1,226.0 .0O7,-
S06.90 The certificates and treasury
notes, offset by an equal amount Of
cash in the treasury outstanding at the
end of the month, were $607, ,702, ,473, an
increase of $724,900. The total cash in
the treasury was Ss75, ,239, ,75907. The
gold reserve was $1OO,0O00OO
Net cash balance, 122045, 60619
In the month there was an increase
In gold coin and bars of So, ,036, ,774.61, the
total at the close being $1S9, 800. .04.
Of silver there was an increase Of ST.
3sS, 1851.
OF the surplus there was in national
bank repositories s16,623, 1862, against
SIG, 456 040.65 at the end Of the previous
month.