The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-31
GOOD INCREASE
In Both the Customs and Internal Revenue
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the situation Is YER
Gratifying to the Treasury Omcials.


Receipts-AltOgether the Situation is YER
Gratifying to the Treasury officials.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The forth
coming monthly statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
will show material increase in the
receipts from both customs and in
ternal revenue. Wednesdays income
from customs alone was $735, 567, the
highest figures reached since the new
tariff law went into effect Several
times during the last few weeks the
customs revenues have exceeded $780,
MOO, and according to the expectations
CT the treasury officials these figures
will be fully maintained for an indef-
mite period.
The increase from customs this
month probably will exceed November
by So, 100000 or $4,000, 600, which wills
leave a surplus for the month. indie
pendent of the receipts and payments
on account of the Pacific railroad
transfer the total receipts this month
would have exceeded the expenditures
by approximately 81, 75O, 0OO The re-
turns from internal revenue sources
shows a gratifying increase and it is
not unlikely that the December state
ment will show an excess over Novem-
Der of $1,000, 900.
Altogether the situation so far as
revenues are concerned is very crafty
ing to the treasury officials, who con-
fdently predict that with the excep-
ton of January, when heavy interest
payments are due, there will be a snr-
plus for each remaining month of the
fiscal year.
The opinion of the experts of the
United States patent Office upon the
point submitted to them as to the tech
meal process used in the manufacture
of Harveyized armor plate has reached
the navy department and is under con-
sideration by Judge Advocate General
Lemley. Upon this opinion, which
sets at rest the exact degree of tenn
perature necessary to secure success in
the concentration process which consti-
tutes the Harvey treatment, it is said,
depends the validity of the patent
which has now come to be so valu-
able.
1t is expected that the civil service
commission will investigate the action
of Collector Avery, at Port Huron,
Mich, who recently removed several
deputies for alleged violations of the
civil service rules. These violations,
it is said at the office of the commits
sion, we're that the deposed men had
paid political assessments prior toJune,
1896. The commission being without
power to compel the men to testify
promised them, so far as it lay in it's
power, immunity from harm, in order
that it might obtain evidence by which
to convict their superior officers who
levied. the assessments. The commits
sion feels that the men are entitled to
safety in their positions, as the evil
dence which they gave was valua BILE
and was entirely voluntary.
The warship Mohican which has
been thoroughly overhauled at the
Mare island navy yard, has been turn
ed over to the training service and will
be put in commission about January
TO-. under command of Commander
Book, lately the captain of the Marion.
Most of the officers of the latter ship
will be transferred to the MOhican.
This ship is to recruit about $50 APP
prentice boys on the Pacific coast. and
prOba bly, will start with them about
the middle of January on cruise
around the world. According to pres
ent plans some time will be spent
among the South Sea Islands, where
the American navy has not been repre-
Sented to any extent since 1885.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The collapse
of an old warehouse building being
remodelled for residence Wednesday
afternoon caused the death of c. c. |
Hessler, bricklayer, As years old, and
serious injury to several other work
men. Joints were being taken out
preparatory to raising the floors and
the crash came without warning bury
ing all the men under the debris.