The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
Pmn ar 1alaR -aaE END UT WAR IAk
 SAVES MILLIONS
Commissioner Shows Revenues
 Decreased $1OO,OOO,0OO
INTERESTING STATISTICS
There Has Been an Increase In Reve. nue From Taxes Laid on Dis. titled Spirits Not Affected
 By New Legislation.

Washington, November 25-John w. Yerkes, the commissioner of interna- tional revenue, in his report for the fis- cal year ended June 30, 19O2. says that by the two acts abolishing the war rev enue taxes, internal revenue taxes have been reduced about $10O. ,O00. There has been an increase of revenue from taxes laid on distilled spirits and other objects that were not affected by war revenue legislation.
 The receipts of the bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, were sso6- .669. and for the fiscal year ended June 8o 1902, s271. Se7. .ssO.
 By an act of congress provision was made for the refunding of taxes paid up- on legacies and bequests for uses of a religious, charitable or educational char acter. and for the encouragement of art under the act of June 1S, 1898. Refunding claims on this account amounting to some s4s5,o0 have been already allowed, and 1t Is believed the total amount that will be refunded under this law will amount to some se4o,0o0 Congress hay ing provided for the payment of a drawback or rebate on all original and unbroken factory packages of smoking and manufactured tobacco, and snuff and cigars held by manufacturers or dealers on the 1st of July. 1901, 49.s64 claims have been paid. the rebates being $s,10S511.
 4743 Claims Filed.
 In addition to the claims for refund or rebate presented there have been filed during the fiscal year, 1902 474s claims for abatement of taxes assessed.
 Of these 3s47 were allowed, amounting to $5187,6S1 and 440 claims, amounting to $49,29S were rejected or returned for amendment. Tn 1901 the total production of spirits was 12S.56S.2O1 gallons; in 1902, lS2, ,S4S,S S02 gallons In 1901 in round num- bers 100. OO0.000 gallons of tax-paid spirits were withdrawn; in 1902, 104,OO0ooO.
 The percentage of cost of collection for the fiscal year 1902 is s1.7O an increase of IT cents of each $100 in the percentage of cost of collections as compared with the proceeding fiscal year. This increased percentage Is due largely to increased ex- penses attending changes in the revenue laws. It Is estimated that the receipts from all sources of internal revenue for the current fiscal year 1903 will aggregate $zlO, 100000. The quantities of articles on which tax was paid during the last fiscal year follow:
 Spirits Disturbed.
 Spirits, distilled from apples, peaches. grapes, pears pine apples, oranges, april cots. berries, prunes, figs and cherries, l. 403, 204 gallons
 Spirits distilled from other materials. 103, 401, 40 gallons; fermented liquors, A. 478, ,SS2 barrels.
 Cigars. weighing more than three pounds per thousand, 6,103 567, ,265
 Cigars, weighing more than three pounds per thousand 76O932,260
 Cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand, S,656,853
 Snuff, 17671, 136 pounds.
 Tobaccor, chewing and smoking, 29s, ,04s,- 339 pounds.
 neomargarine. 12s,13s.S5s pounds. The report shows that during the year rev enue agents seized and destroyed 1,094, ,O03 pounds and arrested 1036 persons for viola tions of the revenue laws. During that time one agent was killed in a raid and two were wounded. One hundred and sixteen registered distilleries were report ed for seizure uring the year, and 63,- IF gallons of spirits were reported for seizure, the total value of the property involved being. $15S,Ss4.