The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-09
The following table gives the receipts
the government in the years named:
The expenditures of the government in III
same decade follow:
Subject to revision.

The dates Oh which the following tariff
laws went into effect are: Act of 1880. Oct.
July "a, 1887.
That the growing popularity of American
manufactures in all parts OF the world Is
recognized by the manufacturing and mer-
camille communities of other nations is
shown by series of statements just pub
lished in the monthly summary OF COM
Bureau of Statistics This series Of state
ments, which is to be followed by others
of a similar character from month TO
and exporters what the people of other
parts of the world are thinking and saying
about their products. While the general
nomenal, the feature which has naturally
attracted most attention is the growth ir
expectation of manufactures and their pop
ularity in markets formerly held by other
nations The exports of manufactures from
the United States are now averaging $looo :
600 day. In the 2l2 days from Jan. to
s21l, 975, 9O4, or practically 81 100000 a day,
while in the corresponding period of 1895
the exports of manufactures were $1lO. 3S9 $40.
nomenal growth by which our exports of
manufactures have practically doubled In
four years should have attracted attention
and instructive to know what is being said
in other parts of the world.
General Superintendent White. of the
Postoffice Department, to-day issued the
following order: Through registered
pouches from Pittsburg and Indianapolis.
Ind. for Baltimore. Nd, and Washington,
d. c., respectively. reaching Harrisburg.
postoffice train No II will hereafter be for
warded from Harrisburg by Elmira and
Baltimore railway postof1ce train No. s.
Philadelphia, Pa. and New York and
Washington railway postoffice train No. %.
The pouch for Washington will be forward
ed from Baltimore by New York and Graf
ton railway postoffice train No. 3.
A new postoffice has been established at
Peters. White county, and Henry r. Peters
appointed postmaster:
Rural free delivery has been ordered es-
tablshei at Marion. Grant county. Sept. IS.
with one carrier. A. r. CONNER has been
appointed carrier and John CONNER select
ed as substitute.
Lew H. Blake. of Terre Haute. was to-
day appointed clerk in the Postofice De-
partment. at $500 per annum.
The amount of gold certificates withdrawn
from the several subtreasuries in exchange
for gold coin since Aug. last is s44.277.s $50.
as follows: Washington. s2.024.e $50: Balti-
more, $2O04 $40; New York, 900: Phil
adelphia g, 623, 200; Boston, g. 81, $50; Cincn-
natl, $S77,O Chicago. 1913, 40; ST. Louis,
cisco, s4.s5l, 200. -
To-day's statement of the condition OF the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
s2so,s67.se6; gold reserve, s25S.o55,4S2.
Senator Foster. of Washington, had an in
terview with acting Secretary Adee. of the
State Department, to-day and discussed the
Alaskan boundary question The senator
brought with him book written in the for
ties about the Northwestern coast and the
different possessions there. 1t contains a
Diary is clearly defined as following the in
donations of the coast The senator says
this map could have been made only from
British and Russian surveys, as there were
no investigations of the coast made by other
nations at that time. The senator repre-
west coast, especially those residing In
southern Alaska, were much interested in
having the United States retain control of
the territory 1t has possessed.
One hundred and twenty-five delegates
were in attendance at the first meeting OF
the veterans Of the Spanish-Am war
held In this city to-day. Gen. Joseph w.
Keifer presided. A resolution was adopted
to accomplish this end committees on Gre
dentials and plan of organization were APP
pointed. The convention will continue
throughout tomorrow.
Representative Foss. Of Chicago, whose
recent trip through Europe has attracted
much attention. particularly his conference
with Emperor William and Admiral Dewey,
arrived here to-day and went TO the White
trip abroad was mainly to observe the ad-
minfstration Of naval affairs.