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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
TO SECURE
SCHOLARSHIP

wlALLA WALflA, wakh., May 70
The whitman district scholarship
which we're instituted last year with
success VIII be competed Cor this
With Increased interest. The am
bitlens IT the intermediate pupils 81
the county schools have been aroua-
81 10 such a deRrec that already a
large number have made applications
for the competitive examinations, to
be held June 2 ana 3,
The incentive % take the examin-
alton ARISES from the following gen
~roua offer made by friend ~ the
college. Tho contestant. outside the
city schools % Waila Naiia and
WahHhurs. receiving the highest
mark Will be given one free fun tut
tlon IN the fret year of Whitman
academy. the pupil ranking Second
highest VIII receive one free hslf
tuition and the one from the Walla
Naiis or Waitsburg city schools
ranking highest viii also be awarded
one free fun tuition. Tuition IN the
aoademy IL ti3 per term. aggregat-
snE 80 Tor The year. which. though a
small amount. viii mean dollars aav-
81 To- the poor boy or girl struggling
Cor liberal education.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
POINTERS.

some smart men ar. fools for rev
enue emily.
Figures may not lie. bat estimates
arr often nisieading.
I, to the heartfelt welcome Of the
dos that tells the tail.
nieased are they that know enough
70 let well enough atsre.
kissing a. a theory r. far less sas.
isfaetrry than a practical example.
Clothes DO rot make snr man, yet
man ussy owe a great deaf 60 his
taller.
Many a man who says he would
rather he riFht than be president.
can't be either
The top ruund ~ the ladder ~ fame
4. as 6ifilcult 20 reach 50 the narsh
pole.
The orttnl.t who ean't appear -
be cheerful when he Is in bad humor
70 a counterfeit
some men resemble rivers. when
their heads arr sNetled yoa r~aiixe
n from their mouths.
Lots ~ rter try 20 imagine they
have rnoF health. when the cniY
thing that aiiz them ~ iaHinsss.
II q man we're hurt every time he
ts scarsd he would never i've 70 ar.
rive al the three seore-afsd-s lin.
Il.
Our tdsa % a truly great man u
ane who haa Travelled extensively
and neither lectures % writes Ahsnt
a.
A 81 Louis man ran a rieee -
woed an inch long urfnr his finger
nall recently. He must have zen
scratching his head News
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

The sultan of Turkey f. very
rrusl fsiier. vHp hHa - many enc
mites thar he T. afraid every minute
~ ths daY that SOMEONE viii poison
he faaa an8 BE- has a man. who Il
ealls-s tho sulian'a eapbrarer. g. taste
u every 6isb mat e eel hefnre him
20 show that ff e Hat poisoned. You
fnav Sc sure tie ruphtarer watches
No iasrhsa very sharply
Not ians ara tfia eup1aarer wAs
salIa8 away. ard atd uui come back
unfn late next day. The rules - the
s1lfanfa uanri arn very strict. and
no one beside che curheafer can
taste u these dishes In The presence
II the aaiisn. - that tlmid monarch
had 10 ~ To bed without his sup
nsr. VINO would want to be the
4ultan ~ Turkey
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
n vaiusbie Patent.

NEW YORK. May ss-Thc report
OF Gecrge +. =. Howard. special
master ia the suit hruuEht by VIII
ham A. Bflekiii. and other owners
of patented feed water heater fer
steam fiTs engines. against the City
81 New York 20 recover money for
tts use between August ISIS. and
August fSSS. vas filed to-day. Mr..
Howard finds That 1854. s13.ss u due
the complainant. Brlckisl was
q foreman tn fhe Ore department.
ard invented the attachment By
which hot wascr Was run into the
boilers OF the engines before they
started 20 a fsr~. and the fires wcre
not lighted until the scene of the
h,axe Was reached.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
whatlt Really Was.

so you have your labor troubles
here also' said the North American
uha WAS temporarily a visitor e. one
~ che South Amsfiean republics,
Labor irnubicsi" cried the native,
drawing himself up proudly and
speaking with every evidence az eN-
ci,ement I'VE hAVe me- labor irpnh-
lea Where itd Yna eet thai idea
Who taid fau that W. had any
trouble about tabarf
-. ne one" replied the visitor.
u drew my own conclusions saw
SONS FiatinE aud supposed
"lleilaEs" exclaimed She native.
'Rioiinni Sir ! would have yen %
understand that this q a revolution %
"oie said the mar feam the north.
II wae really 81 hat he could say
without giving offence. fhrf" II
such q difference IN localities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
\ Tin Can Trust Forming

TOLEDO o.. May 2s.-Enorts are
being made TO induce the r. p.
Breekenride Can works OF this city
20 90 into a mammoth trust now be-
ing formed. Quiet work has been
godng on for some time 70 organize
the tin can works Of which there
are about forty plants in the United
States. into a combine. The fact
that two factions exist among the
manufacturers Of tin cans. coupled
with the recent remarkable fiuctua-
lions In tin plate, which has recently
gone up about 80 per cent. has
greatly retarded the project. The
new concern viii be known az the
American Tin Can Manufacturing
company. and Will be Incorporated
with n capital stock Of $4,000 600
The articles Of Incorporation will be
taken out under the laws Of the state
OF New Jersey. Toledo. st. Louis
and Eastern concerns, II is assert
ed. wiii cut a very large figure In
the organization Of the trust.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
THEIR FLOWING
DONE FREE

NEW YORK. Aiay ~. Preston A.
Williams and EHra Harrison. of Rose
land. n. j.. have snwed gold watch
es in their fields and are waiting to
see whether they viii raise sold
watches or alarm clocks.
II must not he inferred that Me.
Williams or Mr.. Harrison sowcd red
timeplcees purpeseiy, they were
sowing oats. as a matter OF fact. and
lost their watches frem their peck
cts,
After discovering the loss Of thlr
"supers," as the green goods men
say. the two farmers concluded that
the soil was not quite right Tor the
planting OF watches. and SO they
plowed and narrowed the field again
IN the hope that they might turn up
the lost property.
They turned up all the Data. but
the watches remained hidden. Then
all the ncighbors volunteered 60 50
over tho fields with picks and show
els. but they also were unable to un-
earth the valuable seeds.
Three times have each 81 the prod
igai farmers unsucceszfully gone
over the ground. with the assistance
of the nelghbors- The watches re-
masn hidden and probably BY this
time they have thrown out roots and
arc beginning 10 sprout malnsprinsr,
because the soil around Rose Land
Is 20 fertile and rich that even rocks
grow and multiply on u.
There Is growing suspicion
among the nelkhbors who have dus
and psnwed until their backs ache.
that perhaps Mr.. Williams aad Mr..
Harrison have evolved schene 20
We, their spring plowing done for
nothing. but the farmers indignant
~ deny this and show their empty
watch pockets 10 prove their stories.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
PERSONAL POINTS.

Senator w. n. Rate. ~ Tsnnesres
= and spends his vacations awheef
through the picturesque portions of
his state.
Julian story. the artist. ard his
wife. Enna Eames. arr beth d..
vOses % golf. which they play every
day during the season when the
weather permits any outdoor he.
Senator Carter. OF Montana. r. said
TO be enc OF the best experts on met
ais In all the west. He can tell Rt
a glance whether a specimen r. gen.
uine and whether Il Ia worth look
ing into.
The Prince of Wales 81 said 60 have
determined to give up yachting. His
ventures IN the sport have never re-
suited well. and he has already with
drawn from two yacht clubs with
which he ha. long been identified.
Cornelius Vanderbilt wa. once n
constant smoker hut % late years
has had to give up tobacco. 81 find. IS
he says. that any one can learn 10
do without a. II ~ ~ once the most
expensive and the most unnecessary
" habits"
Jules ciarctie proposes that the
chair I'm the French academy which
has been vacant since the death Of
Dumas. forever remain 80 out OF re-
spect to its last occupant. and that
another be- created to OH up the re-
qulsat number Of forty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

For Prince Binmarck'r monument
90 be erected at Eisenach over a
Thousand designs were sent In by
DO competitors. The committee
picked out three designs from theee
a. the best. and on opening the seal
cd envelopes containing the artists
names. found that all three eciccted
were by Herr Kresss. 81 Dreydsen.
Foreign Letter New York Sun.
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ssa==ssa-s---H-ss- - -
A MISERABLE CREATURE.
Refuses q Man She Doesn't Love and
u Made ~ by u.

Yes" said the woman physician.
according 20 the New York Times.
I'VE women are altogether miserable
creatures II Ia being more and more
impressed upon me. a mans body
and mind seem to have been made
Independently to some extent. but
there IL such union between the
body and the mind Of tho woman
that anything that affects the one
IL sure 10 affect the other. and Heri-
ousiy.
There ls no use talking. II Is GER
tnlniy true that a woman IL better
II she devotes herself 10 sweeping
and busting and does not take into
her life any OF those things THAI VIII
cause her mental worries and Will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

LADIES Fine Print Waists, hand
some fast colorci patterns. bias
cut front. plated back. &c value.
only fge each.
FINE percale Waists. pretty bias
cut. tucked front, four piaiis at
back. handsomely finished. sso
value. only Use each.
FINE Imported English pcrcaie
Waists, two clusters 81 three rows
tuokinR each on front, plated back.
rich patterns. also value. only 81
each
LADIES' Fine leather Belts In great
variety Of Pretty Buckles. splendid
~ made. your choice. z5c each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Caught by a Cork

There are many queer things to be
nepn ~ asa. but ore Of the quesrcst
Of these WAS a little fish that two
sailors caught not long aEe. The
fish had two spines on it, back. and
IN some way or other Il had stuck
one Of theae into a big cork. whieh
held fast. and with all the little FISH
could do Vt could not DRAG the cork
under water aud keep u there. At
last Il gave up trying and let tho big
cork foat around on top 81 the water
and one of the sailors reached out
and caught u with his hands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

FINE Canvas Belt, leather trimmed,
isc value. only i0c each.
FINE white Lawn Waists. thres
rows Tiiekipg on 'front.' plated
back. CSC value. only Sic zach.
FINE Imported White Lawn Waists.
tucked front. lace trimmed. beAuti-
fully finished. tl.s0 value, only fi.z5
each.
FINE Imported White Swiss waist,
Swlss insertion In block pattsrp
across bust. beautifully finished.
tz.50 value. only ti.ss each.
FINE Linen Waists. White Piaus
Fronts. plated back. one OF thu
latest novelties. 81 value. only ti.E
each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. May ga
Granville Mullins. Federal soldier,
returned from the civii war with Sow
erai hundred dollars. A few days
later he disappeared from his home
near LIVINGSTON and was never To-
Gated This morning pleasure seek
ers found his skeleton In a cave near
his home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
The Foreman Killed.

CoATTaV1fLE. PA, Muy EN-
a high Wind to-day a great iron truss,
weighing $4,000 pounds. just erected
In The construction of the Lukens'
company'a new mil, fell and crushed
the life out ~ Thomas Mcbride. fore
man for contractors W. W. Lind
say A Co. 81 PhBadeiphin. Mclsride
saw It failing and called 20 the other
men 10 save themselves. but was uu-
able 20 escape himself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
NEW INVENTIONS.

Pencils are quickly sharpened by
. new machine having n socket IN
which the pencil ia inserted. with a
roughened drum revolving on a shaft
IN touch with the end Of the pencil.
the walls Of the drum starting 81 an
angle TO give the pencil = point a.
the covering 10 removed
A Michsgan man has patented a
device for killing insects on large
bushes ard shrubs. canvass wall
being carried BY poles 30 surround
the tree. with a stove inside to burn
a material which passes on in a
noxious smoke. entering the ~ncio-
sure through a pipe to destroy the
pests.
To dlvld. the bulk Of the clothes In
q wash boiler and facilitate their re-
rnoyal q new boiler attachment IL
formed or a zeriss % loose links .as-
tened together In a chain. to be sgs-
pended within the boiler. one portion
resting on the bottom ard the other
hanging half war down.
a Swedish Inventor has patented
an Improvement in valves which viii
b. Of uss In rcpacking a Nut-Off. an
auxiliary seat being formed at the
rear of the main ssat. with a gate
hinged to 1T the seat. screw en-
tering the side Of the waive 70 hold
the gate normally out Of operation.
No screws are needc<i 20 attach a
new Canadian iee-creepcr. two plates
being shaped TO NJ the edges Of the
sole. with a screw connecting the
plates in front Of the heel. 20 clamp
them on the shoe. pins being insert
ted in the portion o. the plates cx-
tending under the sole. TO enter the
ice.
An improved trunk hinge II placed
at the end. Instead Of at tha rear Of
the ia. being formed Of triangular
piece Of metal. with the front edge
slotted 10 receive the head Of a pin
inserted in the trunk. while the up
per edge II axed on the I'd. and a pi-
vot pin at the rear acts as the hinge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Their Place. FILLED.

TRENTON. May ss.--The 20 boys
who struck In Wilson's wocien mills
about = week ago for an increase In
wages. have been suppiknts-f Ia their
work BY other boys Mr.. Wsiaoa.
the proprfesor. refused 20 give the
increase. and paid on the boys offer
ing thoes who desired 20 return 70
we~k a. che Old rates their positions
baek THE boys rsfasei 20 return.
and Wilson had very little dss'irulty
In allsnr their piac~s on account n
the shutting down u the Titus Wool
en- mill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Finqer-PrInt Tests.

In detrrtive novels aneer prints
lcrt By criminals. preferably la the
blood ~ their victim. play an import
ant part. hat truth seena stranger
uilan iictsan Ia tbs fact that the M
ger print syniom pf Identifying cflms
Inala IN India has BEEN made pers
feet that II viii enable aay intelii-
ecnt person IN a few minutes % dis
tlnEuiah tho Individual. n necessary.
from all other peHrgna now Twins IN
the World. OF. 4 aata we're available.
from 81 other persons who have
lived since the creation - man. says
q London exchange, Taa syHlesn u
simplicity Itself. and th~re 81 meme
~ ths elaboration Of process OF the
costly and aelicste machinery reauir-
"a Tor tho anihrop1metfte system. All
that Il required i a piece ~ TN. a
sheet 81 paper and some printers
TAX. The mixed impressions II the
ten diKits are taksn and fiiird 10 the
proper compartment % the proper
flEe5n hole. and e t. on the elassifi-
cation - recards and their dinirl bu.
tipn into the pigeon holes thst the
success Of the system depends
EVERY fugsr mark shows lines u
the loop or thc "whnr" type. and
BY q simple table u the combinations
u theNg types IN the ten dlFsis ieSi
usaia eisesen aee made These arr
again nubdfvldeI according 10 minor
details. and the muizis visions can be
further divided al tnfintum " ne
cs.s@ryi bat with the table before
hsm any psr@oa - ordinary intsili-
genee can pias~ his finger on the cor.
raspont3ns card e. record in his
hard Wthin ave miugtsa no matter
haH many thousand cards there may
BE- u i calculated that the chances
are ataus es.es'o. oea % against any
two persons having single finFerx the
sans. ard the chances against all
ton nnKera being tisusleal 80 beyond
mathematics altogether.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

ST PAUL. Minn.. May sa-Ths
state ualry a Feed Department haa
collected q caosce aste iment ~ 'eins
basqpet buttff. which Il iahelcd
superior auahtY u renovated but.
tsf. Improved creamery process
me urmess consists u tae use of
Esusscl1 aazA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
q Public Flogging.

FuRf SMITH. Ark. May 80 Tive
alleged waffle thieves. John Nashtuh
and Joseph starr, have been public
~ noegcd with 100 tanhes each at san
nels. r. Several hundred Indians
watched a deputy shorifi appiy the
hash The penalty Tor a SECOND Of
fense h 70 be publicly shot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

The loving Eon--what do you think
81 the idea Of living hundred years.
The doctors say Il IL possible for any
one
The faiher--ft would he a good
thing for you n could. 30 you could
live without work all your iife.-In-
diaaapolis Journal.
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york. Pa. May 2g.-Adam Hoke.
81 MANCHESTER. fhls county. was kill
"a in a runaway last evening while
driving a. The railroad station 10
meet meet " funeral party on It's re-
turn frcm Harrifberg. HIS daugh-
ter. who accompanied him. was prob
ably fatally injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

Ellen Terry's tavorlte hobby Is tho
collecting of eyeglasses worn by ce-
lehrtlea. and whenever she makes a
request for palr-a request never
refused gets the wearer 70 write
his or her nnmc on ono Of the lenses.
The collection is Kept IN a special
cabinet in her house In South Ken
sngton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Died on Mis- Wheel.

NEW YORK. May q. Edward
Sanford. president Of the Monitor
Cycle club. Of Brooklyn. Tell dead
from his bicycle on = crowded Hsfret
IN Manhattan borough today. Of
heart disease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Disbarment Proceedings

PENDLETON. or. May 2e.-Dis-
barment proceedings have been com
menced by l.. Kearney against J. E.
Teton. alleging tho Miller wrote let.
tiers 20 waiia Waila client Of a
character unprOfessional. and advis-
ing acts on her part not in keeping
with the right.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29

Mrs. kimpen--I think Mr.. Smith
must have liked the beefhteak pie.
lie had two heipings Of II.
The tactienH buarder-P Possibly he
did " on \ wagsr.--Bosion Tran
script.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
Am,srmrNr nrl,.rrlN.

THIRD AvENtfE-relasso Thull
company In ''fh. dirl Loft nchlnd
Ma."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-29
STAR FLASHES.

Senator c. y. Clark. Of Moniana.
= 70 kixs a public library 20 his
town o. Evansville.
coene,lus y. Bliss Ia to take a long
reef thta suumtr. mostly in Canada.
a h~se BE- Viii 50 on anhing trip.
william y. Chase. the artist. IL r.
I ported % have been pressed 10 20 70
InaiR TO palm the portrait Of Lady
curzon.
One Of Col Hoosrvelt's admirers
I has ayxseufef him with a rauc old
( Damascus blade supposed 10 be ene
that was carried By Gen. Biucher at
Waterloo.
James bryce is making a study Of
the government 81 colonies BY rcpgb-
/ leH which - to have a special APP
I pilcaslon 20 the United States
Mrs. jefferson Davis L. having =
bronze statute ~ her husband made
Ia NsiS York city. which VIII be put
over his grave IN Hollywood GENE
/ terry. Richmond.
Helen Gouid'a Income IL the largest
OF any unmarried woman Ia the
country. she does not spend much
on herself. on churches and chari-
ties she spends 100000 n year.
Frank n. Stockton. the author
a4vs that the best training for a 1T
erary man Il that of the newspaper
affiec. where he can learn q clear
style. can observe all phases % lifs
aud learn what work really means.
Residents o. Washington who saw
John Sherman during his recent visit
20 the capitol were artonished At the
activity and vigor he displayed con-
sidering that net long previously
they had been reading his obituary
lie was perhaps shade thinner and
paler than 81 yere. but seemed Co be
in wonderfully good fe,tie.
August Brentano. who died in
Flushing. l. l.. last Wednesday. was
the senior member 81 the firm 81 New
York booksellers which has become
70 widely known during the last de-
cade. The financial troubles OF the
concern which eliminated last year
are said 10 have affected his mind
and FASTENED his death.
So uumissaigahle was the evidence
" Lord Rorcbery's popularity al
the recently wedding Of his daughter
/ In London that English Liberals arr
showing signs 81 alarm. some news
papers Favcly urge upon him that
he cultivate a sense Of responsible
Ity and one declares; The problem u
not 80 much what we shall do with
him but what he viii do with us
Two huutling advertising agents
are trying their utmost TO buy all the
available space on each side Of the
Reading railway from Philadelphia
20 Norristown. In order 20 display
the merits Of their numerous wares.
Being backed by plenty OF capital.
they are enabled to offer tempting
sum for the spaces desired. Farm
ers owning ground along the line
are only too glad to get their old
fences torn down and have high ones
erected In their stead. They also
receive a handsome sum per foot
from the agents FOR the privilege OF
1.-THE advertisement. The agent makes
up the cost In width by the height
Of the fence, which Is sometimes
20 r.. II Is apparently the purpose
OF the advertisers 10 have all the
pretty landscapes shut from the view
OF the passengers, and instead to
offer thom a continuous panorama
OF patent medicines. pills, bicycles.
biscuits, eto.--Phlladelphla Record.
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o. w. PETERSON & BRO.
zoe, zoe. 40 Pike St
The Proper Finish

In put on all linen turned out At this
laundry. Clean and swert. dried in
the open air, and the finest washing
materials used. their immaculate
Wilderness 10 begot Of n5thods thas
viii not rot the goods. Work dons
up here IL sure 20 give perfect salts
faction. To please our patrons 70
our alm--and we never fail 20 do IT,
Queen City Steam Landry
li2s-li2s fmrli Ava sar Pm AfEt
Tsisphone Pike 80,
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Yres Concert Decoration Day Madison Paw.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-11-10
TREASURY STATEMENT.
sAicmsntso ~ Revenues aud Disbursements
Tor The Nnar.


Washington. Nov. Hon. Ellis II.
Roberts, treasurer Of the United States,
In bis annual report To secretary Gage,
sums up the operations OF the fiscal
year by saying that "a notable activity
was exhibited In all kinds OF currency,
wiih o marked increase In the use OF
gold coin and In a less degree OF silver
cola, while the prosperity Of the couu-
Try has at no time left any part OF the
gournmcnt notes in the treasury
above the demands OF daily business IN
its several Offices lie says;
"Thc effect of the new revenue law
s. shown in the receipts OF the year, In
which there was an increase in 1898 OF
s5G,5il 100 from customs aud siOe $3.50,
6eO from international revenue. The
collections OF international revenue
,.s.ss- s.sFer thau those Tor any prev.
ious year, with the exception only OF
1850 and the total ordinary receipts,
which amounted to s5i5, 500, $50, were
also the largest on record, with the
same exception.
The net ordinary expenses were u
little over sGO5, 200, 900, an amount ex-
eeeded only twice-in 1868 aud in 1854.
There was deficiency OF Ss0,iii, 1859
In ordinary revenues
Inclusive OF loans and the issue Of
notes and certificates, the total receip,a
on all accounts by warrants were ST..
O5s,i5i, $40, aud the total disburse-
ments, $40, eee,i us With the addition
Of the proceedings Of the new 3 per
cent to the ordinary revenues, there
was fiscal surplus OF 500, 5pl ,52i for
the year. The receipts from the loan
represented every part Of the country.
OF the total OF nearly s2O0, 900. 900, up
wards OF si25, OO0, 900 came to the Office
in Washington In the form OF checks
on banks In every part of the country.
Nearly $4,000. 900 was paid la gold,
upwards OF So. 900, O0O In United states
notes and the rest In other kinds OF
money.