Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-25


Oct. 81 1902, the debt. less cash in treas
ury, amounted to $95S. 507, 721 The debt
proper was decreased through the pur-
chase of bonds by $14, 739, $50, and the
cash on hand also shows a decrease for
the month of $14, S31,5 The debt is
recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing
debt, $915, 470, 230; debt on which inter-
est has ceased since maturity, 81, 256,
$40; debt bearing no interest, $39S, 302,-
$40. Total, $1,314,92 500 This amount,
however, does not include $500. 316,06 in
certificates and treasury notes outstand-
ing, which are Offset by an equal amount
of cash on hand held for their redemp-
ton. The cash in the treasury is CLASH
fed as follows. Gold reserve, $3.50, O00,-
600; trust funds, SS60.316. $50; general
fund, $145, 494. Ill. In national bank de-
positories. $146,SSJ, 012. Total, $1.302,-
695, 1853, against which there are demand
liabilities outstanding amounting to $780,
273,S75, which leaves a cash balance On
hand of $3.50, 421.S7S.
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Most Of the cannon balls fired by he
British in the assault upon the national
capital in 1912 were loaded with parch-
ment This interesting discovery was
made the other day when workman en-
gagged in the construction of a new road
on the outskirts of the city unearthed one,
1t was carefully cleaned and an inquisi-
tive man with penknife, sought to dis
cover whether the powder in the she'll
was in good condition. He was rewarded
by finding concealed a warning message
written by .'Timson Howard, mate Of
the American merchantmen General
Stone and victim of the British press
gang" who, q patriot, had been impress
ed into the British service, and n his
novel way attempted to disclose to the
defenders of the national capital the
plans of the invaders. He placed copies
in a number of shells, but this one seems
the first TO have been discovered.
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Projects for the defense of the great
lakes and the st. Lawrence river are
under the consideration of the War De-
partment 1t is planned that eventually
strong Notifications shall guard the nu-
merous important cities on these inland
seas. Gen. Gillespie, chief of engineers
of the army, and board of engineer Off
GERS last summer made a tour of the
great lakes and carefully considered their
defense. They went from the Straits of
Mackinac down Lake Michigan to Chi
cago. The straits connect Lakes Huron
and Michigan and are wholly within the
jurisdiction of the United States, valua-
BILE strategic position, to which, however,
there is an easy approach from the Ca
madam side. With the straits strongly
fortified it would be a difficult matter for
a fleet to enter Lake Michigan
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The number of visitors at the Con-
cressional Library during the month of
October was larger than during any other
month since the library opened, according
10 records kept by Bernard Green, super
intendent. In the thirty-one days com
prising the month $3.50 people passed
through the big building, making a daily
average of 9.146. The largest on any one
day during October was on Tuesday. the
day before the parade of the old soldiers.
The record month for visitors up to this
time was March, 1901. The number was
21S,476 and the daily average 5000.
The largest attendance in any one day
in the history of the library was On
March 4. 1901, the day OF the inaugura-
ton of President Mckinley for his sec
ond term. During the day y, SOP visitors
were counted.
The monthly comparative statement Of
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of October the
total receipts were sol 1871, 262, and the
expenditures SAG ,904,960, leaving a sur
plus lor the month of S4,4SI000. The
surplus for the corresponding month last
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the seevral sources of revenue are given
as follows: Customs, $26, TAI 200, increase
S3.300,000; internal revenue. $40, 4I6,Jl2,
decrease $3,O00,000; miscellaneous, S4,
172, 64S, increase $1.200.000. For the
four months of the present fiscal year the
receipts have exceeded the expenditures
by S13,500,000. One year ago the receipts
for the corresponding months exceeded
the expenditures by $2T, 100000.
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The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the Comptroller of the Currency
shows that at the close of business Oct.
81, 1902, the total circulation of national
banks was $3.50, 47G,334, an increase for
the year of $20.564651. and an increase
for the month of STA, 4S2, 1856. The eirca-
lation based on United States bonds
amounted to 1885, 7S3, 1S9. an increase for
the year Of S7,5S4.5T5, and an increase for
the month of S11,940,045 The circula-
ton secured by lawful money aggregat-
ed S44. 693.. 145, an increase for the year
of SO, 9S0,076. and an increase for the
month OF $1.542, SOL. The amount of
United States registered bonds on de-
post to secure circulation was S33S,4 o3,-
670. and to secure public deposits Sl49.-
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Colombia's response to the American
proposals for an isthmus canal treaty
was received at the State Department.
While friendly and digniied in tone, it is
not an unqualified acceptance of the
terms of the treaty outlined by the
Spooner act, and unquestionably sets
back the date of final agreement by open
ing up new topics of argument. The
communication from Colombia has been
held by the Colombian minister, Concha,
at Washington, who took the position
that recent changes n his home govern
ment necessitate his waiting for further
Instructions This action caused Secre-
tary Hay to demand an immediate reply
from the authorities at Bogota-
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The contest that has been going on for
years between the registry and money
order divisions of tho postal service has
been stopped This rivalry has been car
ried on by means of plaeards and circu-
lars in postofiices, ex1olIing the merits Of
zach system of RENTING money.
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'Get-rich-quick schemes are under the
ban of the Postofics Department. and
bonded investment companies who adver-
tise to return so for the use of 81 of the
trusting pubiic's money for a short time
are threatened with serious trouble.
The annual report of Binger Hermann,
commissioner of the general land Office,
shows that the public land disposed of by
the government during the year aggregat-
Ell Is. ass. 535 acres. an Increase of 1926
TBS acres over the previous year OF the
aggregate 1,757. 1876 acres were sold for
cash, 1854. 100 acres were embraced in
miscellaneous entries and tbs. remainder