Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-12-09
Claims Against Turkey.

- Inc newly aCcTeQlCeu envoy OF GQ6
United States to Ottoman porte carries in
structions looking to the disposal of mat
tiers in controversy with Turkey for a
number of years. He is especially charged
to press fora just settlement of our claims
for indemnity by reason Of the destruction
of the property of American missionaries
resident in that country during the Ar
menian troubles of 1895 as well as for the
recognition of older claims of equal just
ness.
The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts of the government from
I'LL. sources during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1898, including Ss4,751, 223, re-
ceived from sale of Pacific railroads,
amounted to $4O5 321 49,, and its expendi
lures to $443, 368, 583 There was collected
from customs $149 ,576, OS2 and from inter
nal revenue $40 900, GAL: i Our dutiable
imports amounted to 1924, 735, 40, q de
crease of SIS, 156, 79O. over the :; pre-!
cedings year and importations free
of duty amounted to 1921. Al, 175, d de
crease from the preceding year Of 500, 524,
'06S' Internal revenue receipts exceeded
those Of the preceding year by $24 ,212, 06s.
The total tax collected on distilled spirits
was $92, 546, 500, on manufactured tobacco
$50, 23O, 522, and on fermented: liquors
~$39, 5l5, 421: j - j.. .. :Es-
We exported merchandise during. the
year amounting to s1,,s3l, 4S2, $50, an in
crease of $3.50, 49, III from the preceding
year.: ...E *<a,.!@*sI ..st:ltH l21r ..
It is estimated upon t he basis of present
revenue laws that the receipts Of the gov:
eminent for the year ending June. 80,
1899, will be $577, 81, 607 and it's expendi
lures s6S9, S75, 647, resulting in a deficiency
of Sill, 900, 900. ? ~. ~ <'s% 49,
i On Dec. l, 1898, there was held in the
treasury gold coin amounting to $3.50, Al,
547 gold bullion amounting to 1888, SOP,
745; silver bullion amounting to 500. 359,
$50 and other forms of money amounting
to $451 ,963,95l. + - .t,~ss. te5>s%. ~.
On the same date the amount of money
of all kinds in circulation or not included
in treasury holdings was 81, S36, S79, 504I an
increase for the year of $165, 794, 966 EST.
mating our population at Is, 1914 900 at the
time mentioned the per capita circulation
was 5000. e t*;st55..s,54 4 w., !. 4
On the same date there was in the treas
ury gold bullion on amounting to S13s,-
SOC, S43. u : ;s lib. 4 II
. g
the resources of the treasury in connection
with the war has given increased conf.
dence in the purpose and power of the
government to maintain the present
standard and has esta blished more firmly
than ever the national credit t home and
abroad "a marked evidence Of this Ii
found in the inflow Of gold to the
!. treasury. It's net gold holdings on Nov
Il, 1893, were $3.50, $50, 100, as compared with
| $l53, 573, &c on N ov. i 1897, and an in
crease Of netcash of 1907, 756, 100 Nov. i
1885,, to $500, 238,275 Nov. 1928. The
present ratio 5of net treasury gold to out
standing government liabili tiles, includ,
ing United s tates treasury notes Of 1880
silver certificates, currency certifc ates
standard silver dollars and fractional ell
yer coin Nov. i, ls9s, was g IS per cent, q
compared with Il. s. per cent Nov. i, 1897
Retelnpt ion g Greenbacka.
renew y much q ny recommends
ton Of Decsnb er, 1897, IS lows: Ia,
when any of tho United States notes ar,
presented for redemp lon s. gold sacl
lste1 6all ~ 1epts md 81 8 ard Sonll
tCeAt sas a. pa1s.