The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-30
WOODFORD'S NOTE
The Minister Wishes It Made Public to
Allay Spanish Excitement
THE REVENUES INCREASING.
BY the End Of the Year the Receipts Are
Expected to Equal the Governments
Needs-Sugar Beet Packages
to He Franked.

WAsHINGroS, Sept. -. - Minister
Woodford has evidently become much
alarmed over the excited feeling among
the Spanish people in regard to the re-
ported attitude of the United States in
Cuban affairs He telegraphed the
state department several days ago for
permission to make public the text OF
his note to the duke of Tetuan, which
embodied the instructions given him
by Secretary Sherman, basing the re-
quest on the ground that the publica-
tion would allay the popular feeling
against the American government and
its minister at Madrid. 1t is now an
open secret here that the instructions
were of the friendliest character and
went no further than tender of the
good offices of the United States
toward bringing this struggle in
the island to an end in the quick
est time possible Minister Wood
ford's coming had been heralded in
Spain, however, by sensational stories
about the character of the PROPOSE
tionS he was directed to submit to the
Spanish ministry. When he reached
San Sebastian the Spanish people had
come to the conclusion that he brought
a message from President Mckinley
which would amount practically to a
declaration of war, for Spanish honor
would necessarily compel the govern
ment to construe any hint of interven-
ton or recognition of belligerency into
threat of hostility. All this ill-sup-
pressed feeling of hostility to the coun-
try he represented and to himself
caused Gen. Woodfo~d to send the re-
quest for leave to give the text of his
note to the press Secretary Sherman
lndorsed the suggestion of the minis
ter and sent the request to President
Mckinley. Somewhat to their sur
prise, word came to the state depart
ment officials from the president yes
terday that he thought it best to post
pone publication at the present time.
The Revenues Increasing.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-The Septem-
ber monthly statement of government
receipts and expenditures will show a
material decrease in the deficit, as
compared with August. The increase
that will be shown in the receipts from
|
justify the expectation OF the treasury
officials that by January / next the
deficit will have been reduced to IA
nominal amount. The excess of ex-
penditures over receipts SO far this
month amounts to something over So,
80, 900, but it is expected that by 0cto-
ber l this excess will have been re-
duced to $4,000, 900 or less, making the
deficit for the first quarter of the fiscal
year about S2s, 10000 Internal
revenue officials call attention 10
from internal revenue exceed those
of aast year by about $4,000, 900, and
confidently predict that by January /
this increase will have reached s. ,0O0,-
01o, and possibly $4,000, 00o. The re-
ceipts from customs so far show no
material gains, nor is it expected that
any substantial improvement will be
shown until after the first Of the wear
Sugar is then expected to figure prom
inently in the receipts, and before the
close of the calendar year much is ex-
pected from wool imports Summing
up the situation. the treasury officials
couiueutit pFtuict tldt De1Ote the
close of the calendar year the receipts
will fully equal or exceed the needs of
the government.
Sugar Beet Experiments.
NAsIIINGToN. sept. oS.-Sccretary
Wilson. of the agricultural depart
ment. has secured an order from the
post Office department permitting the
agents of the agricultural department
to attach the department frank to
packages of sugar beet seed to be sent
from growers to the experiment sta
tions throughout the country for anal
ysis.