The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-11
FILIPINO REVENUES.
Report of AguinaIdo's Minister of
Finance.

Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
Manila, May 15.-The Fnipinos are
addicted to the preservation Of their
records. no matter how unimDOrtant.
Down i'm Albay province our troops re-
Gently found the yearly financial state
meut Of the rebel government While
it is thought it's figures are untrue, it
is Interesting as an example OF how the
rebels do business and maintain their
prestige among their people. In the
balance sheet for 1S99-1900 the insurgent
minister OF finance states that during
the year 1S96-1S97 the expenses of the
Spanish government in administering
affairs amounted to 17.474.02O. Mex
lean. but thanks to the capacity Of the
revolutionary leaders the total eXDen-
ditures of the insuTgent government for
last year only amounted to S6.342 401.
All this economy was effected while
the Manila custom house, a most lu-
crotiVe source of income. was in the
hands OF the Americans. 1t was prom
ised that as soon as the rebels gained
possession of Manila, which would be in
a few weeks, they could manifestly re-
duce the rate Of taxation. In the mean
tifue moncy was needed. and it was in
cumbent on all good patriots to pay
all the tax collectors asked Of them.
With a few words describing Aguin-
ald0's glory and invulnerability and the
gooQ time coming 10 everybody when
the Americans are finally driven from
the islands, the minister Of finance ac-
counts for his Income as follows:
Income (all in Mexican currency 3:
Ordinary indirect taxes, S432,05
Ordinary direct taxes, S1.016.757.
Special taxes. SS43600.
Extraordinary contributions, S4,O50.-
COO
Total. $6.84e.4o7.
The item Of extraordinary cOntrf-
buttons probably covers the multi
tuue o. forced payments not included
in the other sources of income.
The expenditures are accounted for
as follows. General obligations $2Sl -
6S3' foreign obligations, $4,000; depart
ment Of the interior, S203 $50: war and
rayy. 91,f54.38; law and order, 1854,
$50 public instruction, S35 46S: public
works. 1861 1856; agriculture. industry
and commerce. $2l,66S; total, S6.344
7a9SS
The statement shows a deficit of
some s.. 900
The insurgent government undoubt-
cdly handled considerable money last
year. but whether they collected Sc. 000
COO is not known to outsiders. Their
expenses have been especially heavy
I'm the matter Of arms. Filibusters and
others have made them pay exOrbi-
tant prices for everything
Two OF their generals, Panay and
Liebarare are said to have large ac-
counts in the Hong Kong banks. Ac-
cordlng TO this annual report. the year
ly pay of lieutenant general is S728; a
general commanding a division gets
5000; a hrigadier general gets $40 q
colonel $3.50. a lieutenant colonel s420
q major is allowed $3.50, a captain
draws $500 a first lieutenant $3.50 anC
second Lieutenant $3.50. The wages
of sergeant are So a year. a corpora
gets $50 and the man with the gun is
allowed $40 for twelve months service
TO his country. This balance sheet fur.
Their finds provisions for $4,000 soldiers
eight thousand of whom are sergeant:
and $500 corpora1s. and the cost o
keeping them in provisions for one yea
is put down at sS1S 100, Mexican cur
rency.