Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

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Instead of falling off S3.309s000 "a
month, as was figured would be the re-
snlt of the reduction Of the waJ taxasr
the receipts for the first month Of thee
fiscal year will be million dollars more
than the corresponding month 'ost gear-
The first twenty-five days S y an m
crease of $T49, 924.62 over tile rpte.pts
for lie corresponding period Of 1900. ila
other words, the receipts for the month o.
July will be nearly four million dollars
in excess of the estimates. Each day
has shown its increase. Fer EXAMPLE
the receipts on July - a year ago We're
S9l3,iSl.H3; for the Both of the moagla
this year they were S9s0,092.S9 Tho in
ternal revenue receipts of the month -
shown by the statement compiled July II,
were S23,019 T23. Il, The receipts for ths-
same period last year were 22,329,-
$1,000. Secretary Gage has looked att
these figures and been puzzled by tAem
Even allowing for certain falling oil.
which is regarded as inevitable it begins
to look as if there must BE a vastly ln-
creased sale Of the actieies which are tue
revenue producers. Secretary Gage says.
IL II carly yet, 8HU lntEt ntA9 ut o0hAg
temporary condition not apparent on the
face which is responsible for the stimala-
tion of revenue. He is not willing TO adj
nit that his estimate of $40000,0o0 re-
Auetion is $4,000, 600 out of the way. lie.
will not admit 1t ON the basis Of twenty
FIVE days showing at any rate. The GUS
toms receipts for the first twenty five
days Of this fiscal year are greater thaa.
las r. hx+ya ri ttsiftiaf 3nIfapo fE1g4r
months reccipss were Si7,303, 9G6.01; for
the same period last year, S1G,097. 61I16
There is always deficit at this time Of
the year. Last year the total expendi
lures were $40, sos, 600 The war expendr
lures are the largest item S14, 130,000.
Pensions cost this year $40, $50 900. The
civil and miscellaneous are only Sil,560.-
600.
/ Ieis believed by those who have beeue
| keeping in close touch with the arrange
| ments for the court of inquiry in the.
| Schley ease that series of sensat on@
| will result as the outcome of the in es-
| tigation The precept that was Issued
| is considered by the unprecedented as o
/ bin Of indictment found by the Navy
| Department against Admiral Schley. liz
| is Understood pretty generally that jeat-
| ousy' Is rampant in the navy. While ii 49,
| firmly believed that Admiral Sehley will
:, he given the hot end OF the hearing. not
/ withstanding the precautions that Sec
| rotary Long will throw about the inquiry.
| the re is an undercurrent of opinion that
| the admiral realizes this, and in view Of.
| his speedy retirement from the navy pur
| poses 10 opr1 up 10 public gaze all the
ms and outs of the naval management in
| times of peace and war. at home as Well
| as abroad. II there Is any truth in the
stories Of jealousies and improper strly-
| ing for Official preferment that have beena
| bruited about for years past in q more or
| less aggravated form, it is believed they
/ will be presented by Admiral Schley ana
| his counsel at the court Of inquiry in such
a manner as will gravely acceutuate the
| fact lnat has heretofore been intangible
gossip.
/ Up to date something like $4,000 900
have been Withdrawn from New York
and sent West to move crops The with
drawals have been as follows: To New
Orleans. 50. 235, 600: to Chicago. 81 boo
0e0 TO Cincinnati. 100000: to st. Louis.
$4,000. The money has been mostly
| in currency of small denominations S2GA
notes and under. The money sent West
| tin far is about 500, GOO more than was
| W thdrawn az the same period in 1900
| Despite the increase in the withdrawal
| the Treasury officials have no fesr of liz
| consequences on the New York money
markets, such as occurred last year IL
| win be recollected that money was thea
| taken out Of New York Mt such a rate.
as to create almost panic in Wall
street Nothing of this sort is anticipat-
ed now, however, the department. having
an ample supply OF money on hand To
meet the demands.
| 1t is estimated that the cost Of the.
Sampson Schley court Of inquiry will be
| about S25, GEO. This estimate Is based On
| what Navy Department officials have
| now in sight, bit making allowance FOR
| an examination of probably third more
| witnesses than are now contemplated the
| expenses would perhaps be- S35,000 or
| $4,000. Secretary Long and Capfaim
| Cowles, Assistant Chief Of the Bureaus
| Of Navigation. expressed the opinion thai
| the Inquiry would not be an expensive.
affair. The opinion Of n very high naval
official is that not more than "a months
will be required 10 thoroughly nyesti-
gate all the points in issue. Two months,
however. would not be too large mar
gin considering that many new issues
| may he sprung.
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Secretary Long has issued imperative
orders prohibiting naval officers publicly
discussing the Sampson Schley c0ntro-
gersy. II is the purpose Of the Secretary
10 keep the case out Of the new spapers
as much as possible until the court or
inquiry meets In Washington there is
not much danger Of the service beiag de-
moralized by the conflicting claims, as
nearly ali officers about the Navy Depart
ment are partisans of Admiral Sampson.
and can see only his side. Nevertheless,
the Secretary has decided that there has
already been too much talking. despite
an old order which prohibits officers dis
cussing matters pertaining to the person
mel Of the navy without first obtaining
permission from the department
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With a view 10 showing the effect Of