The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-28

Washington, Sept. Information is
received at the Office Of the commits
sioner of the general land office to the
effect that the survey of the Black
foot Indian reservation in Montana is
completed The reservation is now
ready 10 be thrown open to settlement
as soon as the report can be prepared
and approved by the Inferior depart
ment. There have been charges that
the department was delaying the sur
Vey in order TO give favored persons an
advantage in securing the rich mineral
deposits. which it is believed will be
found uDon the lands OF the reserva-
ton Commissioner Hermann said to-
day that the work had proceeded with
all possible dispatch and the approved
plan OF the survey. which would be the
final act of the survey, would probably
be fled in the local land office within
the next so days. The lands win be
subject to entry only under the mining
laws. and MI Hermann calls attention
to the fact that the original provision
giving those who have already located
mining claims the right to hold them
for go days has been repealed.
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
The monthly September statement OF
the government receipts and expendi-
lures viii show a material decrease in
the deficit as compared with August
The increase that viii be shown in re-
ceipts from internal revenue sources,
seems to justify the expectation of
the treasury officials that by January
l next, the deficit will have been re-
duced to a nominal amount. The ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts so
far this month amounts to something
over 300. but is expected that by
Oct. L, this excess will nave been re-
duced TO s3,0000O or less, making the
deficit for the first quarter of the
fiscal year about SOS 600 900 Internal
revenue officials call attention to the
fact that already the receipts from in
ternal revenue exceed those of last
year by about S. 600 900. and confidently
predict that by Jan 1 this increase viii
have reached S7,0O0.0OO and possibly
SS,000000. The receipts from customs so
far show no material gains. nor is it
expected that any substantial improve
ment viii be shown until after the first
Of the year. The expenditures on ae-
count Of the Pacific railroads at the
beginning of the year, will be eXcep-
tionally heavy. On Jan 1, there will
be due matured bonds OF the Central
Pacific to the amount of Sl0,614,120.
Union Pacific $15.919.512; Kansas Pa
cific $1423.000; central branch of the
Union Pacific 10000; Sioux City &
Pacific S1.62S. $50; making total Of
$29. 904 952. In addition to this amount
the interest payments on Jan 1 will
aggregate approximately $1,000 600. If,
however, the offer Of the reorganiza-
ton committee of the Union Pacific is
accepted about S40.000,000 would he
added to the available cash in the
treasury and would reduce the January
payments on account of the Pacific
roads by about S17.0 000. Estimating
the deficit for the next three months at
I ST.. 600 600, exclusive Of the payments on
account Of the Pacific railroads. the
available cash balance in the treasury
at the close of the first half of the
! fiscal year would be about Si0,O00O0O in
| excess of the present figures. or $225,
| 600 000 This would be 4 net loss for the
six months OF $4,000. 000. Summing the
situation the treasury officials con-
: fdentIy predict that before the close OF
the calendar year. the receipts Will
| fully equal or exceed the needs of the
| government
! OUR LIVERPOOL TRADE.
| A summary of the condtinon Of the
! Liverpool market for hreadstuff is
/ suDpIied the state department by
| United States Consul Boyle at that
place. The imports into Liverpool from
/ this country win probably he on d
: large scale for some time. the estimate
/ being 10000 to 10000 quarters weekly
| for some months The demand for
maize is large and the imports into
| Liverpool during the past year sur
| passed all pFeViOIt records. The United
! States contributed more than two
| thirds Of the whole. The coming years
I demand upon the United States is esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000 quarters
weekly. The Liverpool trade. the con
| sui writes, is often much disappointed
! by the unreliable and uncertain char
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