The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
IS SAVING MONEY.
Condition - Receipts Exceed Dis
bursements by $76,OOO,OOO.

Washington, July 1.-The compare
tive statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures for the ifs
cal year ended Saturday shows an
excess of receipts over disbursements
of approximately $76,00o,oo0. This is
only about $4,OO0,00o below the esti-
mate made by congress at the begin
ming of the last session in December,
1900, at which time the secretary es-
timated the receipts from customs
would be about S245, 100000. The final
figures will probably fall short of
this amount by $6,o00,000
The receipts from internal revenue
sources were estimated last Deem
Der at $300,0O0,000, while the final fig
ures will show over 1907, 100000. The
receipts from miscellaneous sources
were estimated at S34 900, 900. These
will also show a considerable in
crease. The expenditures for the year
will be $7,0O0,0oo in excess Of the es-
innate. During the fiscal year 1900
the surplus revenues amounted to
nearly $24,000,0o0, while the surplus
of the present year will reach $780,
100000, and possibly still higher fig
ure.
In view of the fact that the reve-
nue. reduction bill passed at the last
session of congress will go into OPP
Grafton at the beginning of the fiscal
year, to-day, treasury officials esti-
mate that the loss from this source
will be about $40,0O0,ooo. 1t is not
made terms peace was declared until
June 30.
Negotiations at an End.
For some days the amalgamated
people have been comforting with
General Manager P. T. Smith. They
asked for the same wages as have
been paid during the last year, and
their request was granted so far as
the union mills of the combine are
concerned. The amalgamated Off
Gals were not satisfied with this, and
wanted the company to sign for the
nonunion mills, which are now being
organized.
General Manager Smith refused to
agree to this, and after considerable
dickering without coming to any con-
clusion the union officials Saturday
abruptly broke off further negotia-
tons with the combine. AS the
union scale expired at midnight Sun
day, and as a new agreement has not
been signed the men will not go to
work to-day. All lodges were notified
of the failure of the negotiations,
and all union men were ordered to
strike. In addition to the telegraph
ic notices, letters were sent out Sat-
urday night.
The Amalgamated association will
be successful in closing down the
union sheet mills, but whether they
can suspend operations at the nom
union mills is a matter of much
doubt. The union sheet mills are at
Cambridge, Canton, Niles and Bridge
port, o.; Scottdale, Shoustown, Hyde
Park and CHARTERS, Pa, and Muncie,
Ind. There are also some nonunion
mills at those places. Other nom
UNION SHGeJ ullllS WHICH Inc UNION
will try to close are at Vandergrift,
Leechburg, Apollo, McKeesport, Pa;
Hammond, Ind; Dennison, Dresden,
New Philadelphia, East Liverpool,
Coshocton, Canal Dover and Wells
vile, o.
General Strike Planned.
Other mills of the United States
Steel corporation where the Amalga-
mated association will make a fight
are scattered all over the country.
They include the plants of the Amer
lean Tin Plate company, American
Steel & Wire company, Federal Steel
company, National Tube company
and National Steel company. The en-
ployes of the Prick Coke company
and all the ore miners and dock la
borers will be affected. Every branch
of the iron and steel trades will be
attacked in the hope of forcing the
United States Steel corporation to
sign the wage scale for all its mills.