TIIE OMAHA DAILY REE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMRER 9. 100.1.
SECRETARY SHAW'S REPORT
' Annual Epitome ofTrsaeury'i Tranisotioni
ii Qiren Cod grew.
' aaHauaaasaas-j
YEAR'S REVENUES' ARE $694,621,117.64
Total Exoeudlturee to gasae Prlo4
Are Fifty-Four Millions Less, UT
lac Available Cash Balaaaa
Greater Thaa 1903.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The secretary
ef tha treasury has transmitted to congress
his annual report, which In part Is as fol
lows: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washing
ton, U. C, leo. ttlr: I havo tha
honor to submit tha following report: Re
ceipts and expendlturee for tha fiscal year
114. The revrnues of tha government from
all sources (by warrants) fur tha fiscal year
tided June to, 18u, were:
From customs .. $2fl4,47,58l.81
From Internal revenue 2K0.810.U4.17
From sales of public lands 8,K!Mli.22
From prollta on coinage, bullion
deposits, etc t,2M.7St.88
From revenues of tha District
of Columbia t,16S,03s.56
From fees consular, letters pat
ent, and lands 4,048,833.23
From sales of Indian lands, pro
ceeds of Indian labor, eto 1X9J.288.8J
From navy pension, navy hospi
tal, clothing and deposit funds. 1,300,501.17
From tax on circulation of na
tional banks 1S47.479.2
From Immigrant fund 1SM.U8JJ
From trust funds. Department
of State.... 1208,09107
From payment of Interest by
Pacific railways 697,157.79
ITram eimtnmi fees, flnea. Densi
ties, eto 878.2M.7S
From miscellaneous 748,069.83
JProm Soldiers' Horn uvu inarfent
fund 743439.39
from sales ol government prop
erty 434.296.21
From Judicial fees, fines, canal- '
ties, etc. 868,767.46
From deposits for surveying
publlo lands 80S, 701 81
From sale of lands, bulldlnaa
etn . . 2ft9,mn
From tax an sealskins. 266,13140
From depredations On publlo
lands ...A.. 221141J8
From sale of naval tassels and
army transports. 174,617.10
From aaloa of ordnance ma
terial 17S.18S.16
From Iloenso' fees. Territory ox
Alaska ..... MI.6S.2a
From Spanish Indemnity 28,600.00
From part payment Central Pa
cific railroad Indebtedness 4.oet.s40.M
Interior dept. 111,600 00
Department of Com
merce and labor ,8n2,(1 48
Dept. Of Justice... gbs.OUO 00 67,327,107 68
Miscellaneous
legislative .. 6,3.10.648 81
Treasury dept. ... U.Ml.1 80
War dept. ,W.W3 00
Interior drpt IX.Tl 00
Dept. of Justice. .. 6,sl6,80 00
Dept. of Commerce
and labor 6,69,212 99
Disc of Columbia.. 1S.017.6N1 Co 63,997,012 01
Postal service. Including 1H.61S,
709 a deficiency in postal reve
nues 168,086,770 00
Permanent annual appropriations-
Interest on tha
publlo debt $24,260,000 00
Refunding cus
toms, Internal
revenue, ate 13,263,000 00
Collecting revenue
from customs ... e.ww.uw w
MlsoeUanaoua .. .. l,96s,(M0 00 84,971820 00
From postal revenues.
Jfrt1.3M.674.40
... 184.224.448.34
Total lClptS...,...-k...$834,21.117.64
The) expand! tunes for the cams period
Total estimated appropria
tions, exclusive of sinking
fund 8727.474.206 79
Or an esUmated deficit of..t 21,xu,146 07
For tha cjvll establishment. In
cluding foreign intercourse,
publlo buildings, collecting ths
revenues. District of Columbia,
and other misceUaneooe , . ex
penses 8122,175704
For the military establishment,
Including rivers and harbors,
forts, arsenals, seaoonst de
fenses and expenses of the war
witn Spain and In ths Philip
pine 118,619,520.1
For tha naval establishment. In
cluding construction of new
vessels, machinery, armament,
equipment. Improvement at
navy yards, and expenses of.
the war with Spain and in tha .
Philippines 82.618.034.18
For Indian service....-., 12,935.168.08
For pensions v. UX, 426,646. 07
For Interest on tha publlo debt.. 28.654,348.82
For deficiency In postal reva-.
DUOS y 2.768,819.20
86O0.099.0rr7.O4
. 134,224,413.24
..8040,323.450.28
For postal service.
. Total expenditures.
Showing a surplus of.... ....$ 64.797.667.86
In addition to the revenues collected dur
ing the year and the amounts reoelved on
tUe indebtedness . of , Paciila railroads, ths
cash In tha treasury was increased fitfO by
tha Issue of 4 per cent bonds in liquidation
of Interest accrued on refunding certlncatee
converted during the year.
Tha securities redeemed on account of tha
sinking fund were ..us follows;
2.0S100
W.00
2&U.0U
60.00
620.04
90.00
600.00
6.400.00
Fractional currency .$
Treasury notes of 18C1"."..'......... "
One-year notes of Vnai
Two-year notes of lua
Compound Interest notes
Refunding ourtiflcatee...
Funded loan of UMU, continued
at 'iht per cent i..,
Funded loan of 1891, called
Funded loan of iKiil. eontinued
at it per cent 63400.00
Bonus purchased '
Loan of lis. .$ 25,300.00 .
loan of 04 16,604.300.00-16,629,600.00
Premium on bonds purchased
Loan of 19u4.... loai.61
Loan of 192& 6,201,06.41 4.202,047.91
Premium on bonds exchanged
Funded loan of U07..I 4.10,tku.47
Loan of UMi-lSU 634.139.43 4,703,07190
Katlonal bank notes redeemed
in excess of deposits 1001161.00
Total ....... .... .129.511.33.83
For iaa Fiscal Year HX4.
The revenues of tha government for ths
current fiscal year are thus estimated upon
the basis of existing laws: t .
From customs 8250,000,000 00
From Internal revenue 236,000,000 00
Fruin miscellaneous sources.... 46,oui7Nu0 00
From postal revenues 144,767, 6b4 00
Operation ( tha Treasury.
The moat noticeable features in the con
dition of the treasury are tha Increased
available cash balance and tha increased
holdings of gold. Since lHrO the available
cash balance, including the reserve, has
mora than doubled, rising from Jl9,269,
837.18 to 8.188,6116,114.23. The cash hi the gen
eral fund Increased during the year by 3U,
103.M9.67 and tha liabilities Increased t3,u6,
116.60. Thus ths available cash balance at
the end of 1903 axceeded that of 19u2 by $26,-
48,751.07.
Increased receipts from oustoma, sales of
lands and from miscellaneous sources
nearly equaled ths' diminution In reoeltps
from internal revenue.. The Increase of ex
penditures for the fiscal year 1903 over those
of 1902 resulted in a reduction of the sur
plus revenue for the year of $36,989,708.21.
Durlns- the year 1903 national bank notes
to ths amount of $196,429,621 were presented
for redemption, an increase over the pre
vious ysar of I24.660,8a. The. expenses in
curred were $174,477.62, which have been
assessed upon the banks at the rate of
$uLW22 per $1,000 of their notes redeemed.
There is a oontlnuous growth In tha
ratio of publlo money of denominations of
$10 and below to the total public money
in circulation,-but tha increase In small
bills hardly keens pace with ths demand.
The process of changing denominations
under the act of March 14, 1900, will reach
its limit In about two years, and the
question of further provision for small
notes requires early attention. The treas
urer suggests that gold certificates of the
denomination of 810 be authorised, and
thst the restriction on the Issue of $6
notes bv national banks be removed,
Gold continues to accumulate In tha
treasury. The total "holdings of gold on
July 1 1908. were $031,420,789.43. an Increase
for the year of 871.220.489. On October 1
1903. the total holdings of gold in the
treasury amounted to $664,811,716. Unre
stricted use of gold coin and certificates
In all branohes of business and the freedom
with which they are paid Into and out of
the treasury have been marked features of
the treasury i operations during - the past
year.
Tha standard silver dollars in circulation
July 1, 1902, were $69,747,349, and the amount
In circulation July 1. 1903. was $72,891,240.
The amount distributed at the expense of
the government during the past fiscal year
was 4i, itu.it.
Subsidiary sliver coin amounting to 824.
112,446 was distributed during the year to
depositors therefor, but the amount In cir
culation shows an Increase for the year
of only $7,006,466. The rate for transporta
tion. on shipments of sliver coin during the
year was 32.0a per ii.uw.
National Banks.
At tha oloaa of die year ended October
81, 1903, the national banking system had
been in operation for forty years and
elKht months. During this time 7.029 na
itanal banks were organised, of which 6.907
were banks of primary organisation and
1,1a were stale banks converted into na
tlonal associations; 399 banks failed and
were placed in charge of receivers, and
1.4U were Into voluntary liquidation for
the purpose of consolidation with other
banks or retiring from business. The
failures were 6.6 per cent and the llaulda
tlons 21.1 per cent of the total number
or DanKS organisea.
During the year ended October 31, 1903,
668 national banks were organised, with a
total capital of $34,333,600. Of these banks
843 were organized with an individual can!
tal of less than $60,000, under authority of
the aot tof congress approved March 14.
1900, and 210 were organised with individual
capital of $60,000 or more. Forty-nine of
these banks, with an aggregate capital of
$2,438,600. ware conversions of state banks;
198, with an agrgegata capital of $16,470,000,
Were reorganisations of state or private
banks, and 300. witn capital of iwa,ovo.
were banks or primary organisation.
Under authority conferred by the act o
March 14, 1900, and from that date to Octo
ber 31, 1903, 1148 banks, with an Individual
capital of less than 360,000, and 817 nanus,
with an Individual capital, of $60,000 or
over, havs been organised under the na'
tlonal banking, system. Of these banks 207,
with a capital of $13,928,600, ware conventions
of state Institutions; 661, with a capital of
$16406,000, were reorganizations of state and
private banks, and 997, with a capital of
3&4,l&,eoo, were banks or primary organisa
tlon.
It Is a notable fact that the banks organ
ixed since the financial legislation of March
14, 1900, constitute nearly one-fourth of the
number orgnmsu during tne entire exist
enre of the national banking system.
The net increase for the year ended Octo
ber 81, 19o3. in number of banks was 468, and
In amount of capital stock, $62,931,400. The
number of associations In active operation
at tha oloae of the current year was 6.147,
with authorised caDltaJ stock of 37u6.367.0o5.
During the year twelve national banks
(exclusive or one association piacea in solv
ent condition and permitted to resume
business), with capital of $S,490,00(f. failed
and were plaoed In charge of receivers,
and seventy-two, with capital of $30,720,000,
were placed . in voluntary liquidation by
action of the stockholders.
As a result of the passage of tha act of
March 14, 1900, permitting banks to issue
notes to tha par value of bonds deposited,
Hon purchased under the act of July 14,
IWi. Of the subsidiary silver. K.MOfl) was
likewise reined from this bullion. Of this
bullion thrre remained on hand June 30,
18. 17 502,9. 36 fine ounces, which cost
$15,836 910. The entire amount will be used
for coinage by the close of the fiscal year
1904.
Including the setgnlnrnge on silver dol
lars, subsidiary silver coin and minor coin,
the total earnings and gain of the mint
service during tne vear exceeded the ex
penditures by $6,894,448.13.
The earnings and gains were as follows:
Parting and refining cnarges $ 1S7.9W 6$
Alloy charges 10,779.68
VfMttnv aMvIn mnA iltmnlntf
charges 40,802.78
Bclgnlnrasa nn standard silver
bullion 6,895,295.10
Seigniorage on subsidiary silver
coin 878,934.61
Seigniorage on minor coin 1,960,915.69
fronts on manufacture or prooi
coins and medaln 8.701.94
Quins on bullion deposits 77.6S1.29
rfoceeos from sale 01 01a ma-
terial 4.W3.71
Received for special assays 8.239.00
Bale of by-products J0.761.S3
Keceivea for manufacture 01
counting boards, machinery, etc 4,020.32
Received for colnuo'e for Colom-t
bla end Venesuela 15,907.80
Received for coinage for Philip-
pine government su.wh.iw
- Total estimated revenues.... $67 4. 767.664 00
The expenditures for the same Derlod are
estimated as follows:
or tha dvll establishment. .. .$131,000,000 00
or the military establishment, iu.oou.000 00
For tha naval establishment.... 9s.ouo.000 00
For tha Indian service Il.uoo.oo0 00
For pe anions 139,000,000 00
For Interest on the publio debt. 24,000,000 00
For postal service... I44,7t7,t64 00
Total earnings and gains 88,699,656.69
The exnpndlttire were as follows:
Equipment. Philadelphia mlnt....$ 44.888.88
Equipment (nw machinery).
Ban Francisco mint
F.qulpment. Denver mint
Transfer of gold coin and bul
lion between mints and assay
offices
Paid In salaries and wages 1156.P75.06
Contingent expenses (less wast
age and loss in sweeps sold)..., uo.oii.to
Wastage and loss on sale of
sweepa 21748.31
Exnenses of distributing minor
coin 41fit S8
Loss on bullion shipped to mint.. 175. W
Loss on recolnage, minor coin.... 11238.66
28.S56.S7
4.237.42
64.23R.W
Total expenditure and loss... $1,806,208.66
The original detmslts of gold at the sev
eral mints and assay offices aggregated
$127,004,442.91. The original deposits of sli
ver amounted to xin,Z3i,si.u.
For the calendar year. 1902. the produc
tion of gold In the United States Is esti
mated at $80,000,000. and the Industrial con
sumption at $23,000,000. For the fiscal year
1903 the net exports of gold were $2,10ft.5K.
The value of gold bullion In the mints
and assay offices June 80, 1903, was $157,
611, B7I, and of the gold coin In the country
$1,002,041,185, making a total or l,wi,btz,TM.
Loans and Currency. ,
The amount of lnterost bearing debt out
standing July 1, 1902, was $931,Oi0,34O. Tha
amount July 1, lwa, waa sh,mi,hi, a re
duction of $16,628,930, obtained as follows:
Five per cent bonds, loan of 1904, .
nnrrn.Mn I mnur , 11111 m. r nan 1 1 ,
of SeDtember 26. 1902 $ 25.300
Four per cent bonds, loan or ly.,
purchased under circular xxo. ia
of October 17. 1902 16,604,300
Redemption of refunding certifi
cates-in casn w
.$16,629,690
760
Total estimated expendlturea$660,767,664 00
Or a surplus of..... $ 14,000,000 00
For tha Flseal Yaw 10OS.
It la estimated thai upon tha basis of ex
isting lawa the revenues of ths government
for tha Usual year 19o& will be:
From custom , $260,000,000 08
From Internal revenue 340,000,000 00
From mlscellaneoua sources.... 46,oo0,0u0 10
From postal revenues..... 169,472,060 78
Total estimated revenues.... $704, 472,060 72
Tba estimates of appropriations required
for the same period, aa submitted by the
several executive doparlments and offices,
are as follows:
Legislative establishment $ 6,861109 64
Ikxecutlva establishment
Kxeuutlva proper.. .$ 320,000 00
State department.. 217.660 00
Treasury dept.. 10,027,174 60
War department.. i ,2.166.676 00
Navy department.. 13,961 48
Interior dept. S.i'ifcaj) 00
Poatofflce dept. 1,611060 00
Deaitment of ag-
rluulture (.729,830 00
Department of Com
merce and labor 1799,660 00
Dept. of Justice.... 264.W0 00 30,189.060 98
Ju liclal establishment 9U1.420 00
orelgn Intercourse 2,3Je,JuO 69
Military establishment
rsavai estHOiishmect
Indian affairs
penal ons
Publlo works-
Legislative
Treasury dept. ..
War department.
Navy departmeut
77.7V4,818 06
90,964,760 34
7.602.162 64
138,163.600 00
$ 6.600 00
10,646 ,883 79
, 40.4W.642 41
. ll,D01.tt9 00
authorising the organltttlon of banks with
a minimum capital of $26,000, and reducing
the semi-annual duty on circulating notes
secured by 2 per cent consols of 3830 from
one-half to one-fourth of 1 per cent, bank
Bote Issues increased from $249,516,227 on
Mtrch 1. 1900, to 3419 .610.63 on October 81,
iwa, an increase oi (170.W4,4&b. n
Comparative Condition of National
Banks.
In conformity with law. the nnttonnl
banks have submitted statements of their
condition to the comptroller of the cur
rency on five dates since September 16,
lDui. The notable features of the state
ments thus submitted are aa follows:
Individual deput.lt were at a hlgner point
on September 16, 190i. than at any date
subsequent thereto, snd amounted to $3,l!"9,
273.bW.93. On September 9, 13, they were
$3 166,333,499.07, a decrease of 362,90,3t.S6.
During the same period the loans and dis
counts increased 3201,319.2.11.86, but this in
crease was largely orraet by an increase
In- capital of $48,187,241. In surplus of $60,
760,984, and In bank deposits of 1:6.141,613.
The specie holdings of the banks oil Sep.
tember 16. 1903, were $3 ,6 236,130.02. On Feb
ruary 6,1903, these holdings had increased
to $417,671,146.37. This was the greatest
amount of specie ever held by the banks
during tha existence-of the national bank
ing system. On September 9, 11A3. specie
holdings aggregated fX7,55,167.94. Of these
holdings $l6k.66.94.40 was In gold coin,
$146.64. ,220 was In gold certificates, and
$63,Jo7.0uu was in go. a clearing house cer
tlncatee. The balance consisted of xllver
dollars, fractional silver coin arid silver
certificates.
On September 15, 1902. tha banks held in
cash and on deposit with reserve agents
and with the treasurer of the United State.
In the redemption fund 26.74 per cent of
ipeir deposit liabilities on wtiim reserve
is required, ana on ueptemner t. ma, 36.
Total
Issue of 4 per cent bonds, funded
loan of 1107, on account or con
version of accrued Interest on re
funding certificates
Net reduction $16,628,930
There was a change In the form of the
debt owing to the refunding of 8 per cent
bonds of 1908 and 4 per cent bonds of 1907
Into 2 per cent consols of 1930, as authorised
by the act of March 14, 1900. This refund
ing waa undertaken In pursuance of the
circular of March 26, 1903. On that day the
market values of the bonds were as iot-
'0W8: . '
Three per cent bonds of 1908 108
Four per cent bonds of 1907 110
Two per cent consols of 1930 107
The prices - fixed by the government
actuary for the 3's and 4 s aa equivalent
on April 1, 1903, to their present worth to
realize an Income of 2 per cent, were
104.2672 for the 3 s and 107.O74 for the 4's.
If the government had paid these premiums
on account of the exchange of the bonds,
there wAuld have been considerable profit
to the owners of the oustandlng bonds. It
seemed not unreasonable that the secretary
of the treasury should obtain a part of this
profit for the united States, leaving at the
same time some inducement to bond hold
ers to make the exchange. This was ac
complished by charging a premium of 2
per cent for the new bonds.
The estimated population of the United
States 'November 1, 1902, was 79,572,000 and
the per capita supply of money outside the
treasury waa $29.36. The estimated popula
tion and the per capita supply of money
November 1, 1903, were 80,946,000 and $29.99,
respectively.
EacrsTlsg and Printing. C,
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
has promptly met the requirements of the
service for tie past year, and has kept
within tba appropriations provldsd for Its
maintenance. The total amount available
for the operation of the bureau during
the flsc-U, year from appropriations and re
payments was $3,139,446.67. The expendi
ture for all purposes connected with the
work of the bureau waa 83.136.477.78. leaving
an unexpended balance of $2,968.84. While
the amount of work delivered during the
fiscal year 1903 Increased nearly 12 per
cent, tha increase In expenditures waa
less than 6 per cent.
' Customs. '
There are forty-five districts where It
costs more than one dollar to collect a
dollar. It ia unnecessary to present any
argument on this subject. Legislation to
put all customs districts on a business
basis is an imperative duty to tha country
at large. Undoubtedly customs officers
will necessarily be retained at ports where
the collection of the revenue is meager.
They should, however, be only sufficient in
number to afford proper protection to the
revenue. Independent ports with large
establishments, many employes, and the
Incidental expenses, which come as a mat
ter of course, should be converted Into
subports tributary to some largor seir-sus-talnlng
port. This reduction In the ex
penses of maintenance and. the consolida
tion or ine receipts into one umtnui nwuiu
permit the government to have every cus
toms district on a self-sustalnlnr basis at
least Either some specific legislation on
this subject by congress, reorganising tha
customs districts of the country, should be
enacted, or the secretary of the treasury
should be given discretion and authority
to rearrange customs districts and put the
collection or the revenues irora customs on
a business basis.
receipts for the past fiscal year wera $60,000,
0O greater.
The total cost or collection Tor the fiscal
year ended June 30, lixtt. was 14,771,1X8.50.
inn total prniucncn or distilled spirits.
exclusive of fruit brandies, was 141,7t,2"2.i
taxable gallons, against 18,1723.401.9 gallons
in an increase of IS.lfi'i.Siio.l gallons.
The production of fruit brandies Increased
2,210.273 gallons.
ouring tne fiscal year is3. 2.141 distilleries
of all kinds were operated, a decrease of
497.
The production of beer was G, ,20.179 bar
rels, sn increase of 2.170,062 barrels.
The total receipts from the taxes on to
bacco, cigars, cigarettes, snuff, etc., were
$43,514,810.24. The receipts from the same
sources In 1901 Were $T1,9.T7,926.!9, a decrease
Of $3,423,114.95.
I'ablle Hulldlnga.
The work of erecting tha various pt:Mlo
buildings authorised by congress to be con
structed by this department Is progressing
witn ail possible dispatch. Owlna. how
ever, to the large number of buildings, for
blch limits of cost were fixed by the third
session of the Fifty-fifth congress and the
first and second sessions of the Fifty-seventh
congress, a considerable volume of
work yet remains to be done. Kvcry energy
of the department Is being used to curry
into effect the various appropriation acts
of congress relating to public buildings, nnd
satisfactory results are being secured, re
lays in beginning worn on many of tmse
buildings are due to difficulties encountered
in securing title to the sites selected. The
department Is prohibited by law from do!ng
any work upon the plans for public build
ings until title to the sites therefor Is
vested in the government, and this provi
sion of lsw, while wise, frequently prevents
commencement of work on buildings which
are urgently needed.
The constant aim of the department In
recent years has been to construct the
buildings within the limits of cost fixed by
congress, and as a result of this pnlioy it
Is rare that a deficiency appropriation in
any amount Is requested. In the earlier
days of public construction, deficiencies
sometimes running Into the millions were
annually asked.
In order to expedite the construction of
many buildings which would otherwise ba
delayed, consideration has been given to an
extension of the operations of the Tarsney
aot, In order to secure competitive plans
for certain of the smaller buildings; nd
while the matter Is yet In an experimental
stage, the results will be carefully consid
ered, nnd if found satisfactory the number
of buildings to be erected under "the act re
ferred to will be increased.
Smallpox riagae nnd Yellow Fever.
Reports show the continued prevalence
of smallpox In a mild form In nearly every
state of the union. During the lineal year
1903 there were reported in 44 states 4-.690
cases, with 1,642 deaths, a mortality of 3.86
per cent.
Cases of plague have continued to ap
pear in the Chinese district of San Fran
cisco. Thirty-eight cases were reported
during the fiscal yeur. The aid. a Horded
the municipal authorities lias been contin
ued, and this Joint work has no doubt
served to confine tha disease to its original
limits.
No yellow fever waa reported In ' the
United Slates during the fiscal year, al
though it la now prevailing in some of the
ports of Mexico and more southern coun
tries, Cuba has continued to be' free from
it.
The work of the yellow fever Institute
mentioned In the last two annual reports
has been continued, and five bulletins, Nos.
9 to 13. have been Issued. Bulletin No. 18 Is
of special Importance, and is a study of the
etiology of yellow fever, being the report of
worKing party oi meaicai oincers sta
tioned at Vera Crux, Mexico, from May to
October, 1902, and whose labors were con
tinued in the United States until March.
1903. At the present time a second working
party - iw continuing tne investigation at
Vera Crux to verify the findings of the first
farty, and to endeavor to demonstrate the
ife cycle of the organism in the blood nnd
tissues of yellow fever -patients.
Teasels.
The attention of congress Is again In
vited to the necessity for new vessels for
this service. They are urgently required,
as follpws:
One for the sounds of North Carolina to
replaoe the Boutwell, which Is worn out
and not worth other than minor repairs.
A suitable vessel for these waters can be
constructed for $160,000.
Secret service?.
Incidental to the transaction of the rou
tine work of the Secret Service division, 424
cases were prosecuted and $30,0oo In coun
terfeit notes and 'coins, were xonliscated.
No new counterfeit notes -of a dangerous
character made their appearance, and the
amount of spurious money in circulation
was so small as to elicit -the favorable com
ment of the banks, in this respect, mat
ters were never In A morWiMrWBfactory con
dition. In addition to the uiual duties of
this service, much ryalhable Jwork was ac
complished for other department - Sys
tematic violations ef the I naturalisation
laws were investigated, a lafge .number of
arrests made, and convictions of the of
fenders secured. A defaulting officer of one
of the national banks was traced to Central
America, brought back to this country, and
imprisoned for - his arlme; . infractions of
the bankruptcy laws were Investigated and
the offenders brought to trial; government
employes guilty of the theft of government
froperty were detected and puulHhed, and
n many ways this division of the secre
tary's office was of material assistance in
fixing the responsibility for grave offenses
against the federal laws. The general effi
ciency of tne division was materially in
countries for the preceding year, was
about 47 per cent, while from tha countries
of eastern and southern Kuropa It was only
shout 27 per cent. In spite of the more
rnpltl Increase from northern snd western
Europe, the great bulk of European aliens,
numbering 672,726, came from the three
countries of Austria-Hungary, Italy and
Russia,
Of the steerage aliens. 613,146 were males
and 243.900 females; 102.481 were less than
14 veats of sge; 714.163, from 14 to 46, while
4ft,6a were 46 years or over; 6fi8.fW8 were
able to read and white. S.S41 could read but
not write, and the remainder, 1H6.667, could
neither read nor write; 76,7i2 had been
previously la tha United States; 12S.26
hrought $30 each or over, while 611.3o2 had
each less than $30. The total amount of
money shown to officers by Immigrants was
$16,117,618.
The comparative thrift of these aliens
may he gathered from the fact that 71.782
Hermans brought a total of $2,40,S."-i. while
l!.n7 South Italians had but $2,159017;
2X.461 English brought $1.4ti6,865; 27.124
Magyars showed only $H41.4'il, and 32,907
Croatlans and Slavonians but $407,117.
Eight thousand seven hundred and sixty
nine Immigrants were denied admission nt
tne ports for the following reasons: idiocy
1: Insanity, 23; pauperism, 5.M2; communi
cable diseases, ,7i3; convicts.
61: nolyga-
mists,, 1; Immoral women. 13; assisted
aliens. 9, and contract laborers. I,0n6, the
largest number of contract laborers ex
cluded In any one fear up to the present
time. The rejections for the same causes
during the preceding year were 4,974.
There were returned during the year for
causes arising subsequent to landing 647,
compared with 466 In 19"2, while 6.SS4 were
cared for In hospitals, against 4,217 during
the preceding year.
Of the total steerage Immigration. 233.546
were Italians. 82,343 were Poles. 79,347 Scan
dinavians, 76.213 Hebrews, 71,782 Hermans,
85.866 Irish, 84,427 Slovak. 82,907 Croatian
Slavonian, 28,461 English, 27,124 Magyars
and 156, 660 of other nntlnnaltles.
There were 85.S20 Immigrants Admitted
through Canadian ports, an Increase of
6.721 over the preceding year.
The system of Inspection performed un
der' agreement witn the transportation
companies on Canadian soil continues to
be very effective. 1.439 aliens afflicted with
communicable diseases having been thus
excluded, as compared with 1,773 for nil
Ben ports.
The balance on hand In the Immigrant
fund on June 80. 1902. was $616,282.21. The
receipts during the year ended June 80,
1903, were $1,416,515.14. The expenditures In
the enforcement of the Inws were $26.
814.66, leaving an unexpended balance on
hand of $1,276,482.69.
Chinese Exclusion.
During the year 1,995 registered laborers
departed from the United States and 1.459
returned; 1769 Chinese exempt from the
exclusion policy under the treaty applied
for admission, of whom 1,523 were ad
mitted and 236 were rejected. '
There was expended for the deportation
of 635 Chinese persons unlawfully entering
the United States over the Canadian border
$64, 936.71; for the deportation of 138 Chinese
persons unlawfully In the United States,
principally by entering over the Mexican
border, $15,409.74.
Alaska,
A preliminary re.nort from the agent In
charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska shows
mat la.zvz seal sKlns were taken on the
Prlhflof iMlun.t ritiHnir t Vn. umli mnn t 1QJY1
In 19(0 the number of seals taken on the
islands was 22,470; In 1901, 22.672, and In
19t2, 22,36 (82 of this number were re
ceipted for In 1903). These figures war
ranted the hone that the diminution In
seal life had ceased, but the result of thin
yetir's catch seems to prove the contrary.
This result Is attributable to pelagla seal
ing, which Spares neither sex, while on the
isinnns only tne surplus male seals ara
taken.
On November 17, 1902, there was paid by
the North AmArlrnn Cnmmawl.l rrm m n
lessee of the sealing privilege, and turnoci
Into the treasury, the sum of $57,236.66, the
amount or tax, annus and rental, with- In
terest, on 4.168 seal skins taken by the
native Inhabitants of ' the Prlbllof islands
In the winter of 1889-1890. and subsequently
the subject of controversy between that
company and the former lessee, the Alaska
Commercial comnanv.
A rrellmlnary report from the agent for
the protection of the" salmon fisheries of
Alaska states that the estimated pack of
snlmon taken In the waters of that terri
tory during the current year will amount
to 2,4(0.000 rases, or 231.O0O less than the
catch of 1902. The salmon pack of the
world for the current year Is estimated nt
3, 0,100 cases, or 866,000 cases less than wns
in aen in iwz.
NERVOUSNESS, HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION, WASTING AWAY
''These and all Other Tortures of the Chronic Dyspeptic I Suffered
Untli Existence Became a Burden," Writes Judge John W.
Clancy, of St. Paul, Minn., Who Had Been Afflicted
With Dyspepsia for Many Years, but
WAS FULLY CURED BY
DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY
I suffered all tha tortures of tha con
firmed dyspeptio until I came to know and
use Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. ' For years
I was nervous, depressed andr waMlng
away. I had Indigestion and could not eat
without, distress. Existence was a burden
and them waa no Joy In life. I had fre
quent spvlls of dlzxlncss. headache and
feeble circulation. The disease had beooina
chronic and the food 1 ate did not nourish
my system. I found no medicine which
gave me any rollef until I tried Duffy's. I
have been taking your medicine now for
four months and I am completely cured.
Not only nm I free from stomach trouble,
but 1 feel healthier and stronger In every
way. I can eat with relish and without
distress all kinds of food, and am gaining
In weight." JOHN W. CLANCV.
Countless thousands miffer from dyspep
sia but think they have heart disease,
neuralgia, cancer, spinal trouble or some
other malady. You can easily tell If you
have dyspepsia, and It can easily be cured.
If you have bad breath; bitter, disagreea
ble taste In tho mouth; a furred tongue,
especially early In the morning; wandering
aches and pains In the side, chest, shoul
ders, head and back; nervousness, flutter.
Ing and palpitation of tho heart, with un
steady and Irregular pulse, trembling feel
ings, sinking Bnd fainting sensations; bad
dreams and unrefreshlng slumbers; pain
snd tenderness beneath the left- breast,
often extending through the chest ami
bowels, then you have dyspepsia and In a
mint aggravated form.
Cures Dyspepsia and all Stomach Troubles
niiirv'i Pure "to alt Whiskey Is rncosnlsed by the modlcal profession as the only
. . j i.. .....4 n .,ok imnhiM it is u. form of food already
digested, agreeable to the taste and stomach of all peop'- An absolutely pure, genua
and Invigorating stimulant ami tonic; it
brings Into aotton all the vital forces; en
ables you to get from food all the nourish
ment It contains. In a word, it makes di
gestion perfect and thus enriches the blood.
builds up the nerve tissues; tones up tne
heart, gives power to the brain, strength
and elasticity to the muscles. It is inval
uable for overworked men, delicate women
and sickly children. It is a promoter of
health and longevity mnkes the old young
and keeps the young strong.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures coughs.
colds, catarrh, asthma, consumption, grip,
bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia and an
diseases of the throat and lungs; nervous
ness, malaria and all low fevers. It "eon
tains no fusel oil and Is the only whiskey
recognlsied by the Government as a medi
cine. This is a guarantee. 7,000 doctors
prescribe it and over 2,000 hospitals use It
exclusively.
CAUTION Wheat yon ask for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey sure yea fret
the sreaulae. Unscrupulous dealers, mind fat af the excellence of this prepfi
ration, will try to aell you cheap Imitations and malt whisker annattratea
which are pat on the market for pro at only, nnd which, far from reliev
ing the sick, are positively harmful. Demand "Duffy'" "id he sure 7001
get It. It la the only absolutely pnre Malt Whisker which contains medio
claal, health-giving qualities. Duffy 'a Pare Malt ' Whisker Is sold In
scaled hottlea onlyi never In flask or hoik. I.ook for the trsuie-marK, tne
'Old Chemist," on the lahrl, and he certain the seal over the cork la un
broken. Beware of refilled hottlea.
Hold by all druggists and grocers, or direct., 11.00 a bottle. Interesting modlcal
booklet eent free. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Y.
Coast and Geodetle Survey.
per cent. The domestlo coinage of the mints
during tne year segregated lM,ft7K,si piece
of the valuo of li,iloO0.S. Of this, Ua
TA.TtZ was ' gold coin. I17.072.7XR standard
snver uouars, j.u-j, ,t.i sunsidlary silver
coin, and 12. 4M f91.ll minor coin. In num.
ber of pieces, tha total coinage was greater
mitt in any previous year.
The silver dollars were coined from bul-
0 Hair Viqor
' snt asusa - IS
"Avar's Hair Vigor saved my hair. I
know from experience that it quickly
tops falling hair, and makes the hak
grow." Mrs. J. Z. WUMU, Geneva,
Nebraska.
Hair falling? . Then you are starving it..
You can stop hair-starvation with a hair
food., Ayers Hair Vigor nourishes, feeds the
hair. And. the deep, rich color, of early life
comes back to the ; gray hair.' Why look
old - 20 years before it is time?
ai.aaWsaat. Ail eaggta)a. . . . .. .
. C Agar Js toe alt Haas.
Smuggling.
The auDnresslon of smuggling has re
quired the constant vigilance of customs
officers. In New England a former of
fender was arrested, convicted and lm
nrlaoned on the charge of smuggling to
bacco in bales; two smugglers of laces are
now under ban awaiting inui, ana cnm
Inn! nroceedlnvs are pending against smug'
glers of woolen cloths sonceuled In cars
containing paper slock. At several of the
Inrcvr nnrts numerous arrests of seamen
detected In smuggling Sumatra tobacoo
have been made. In northern New York
two persons were convicted of smuggling
wool, r reouent seisures 01 smuggim wwi,
v,,.r,. and cattle are made In that sec
tion. In Florida a conspiracy of long stand
ing to smuggle cigars from Havana has been
unearthed and criminal prosecutlohs are
In progress in this connection, and also
r. 1 ha Illicit Introduction of Cuban rum
Customs onVfirs on ths Mexican frontier
have been lately required to arrest smug
glers, In addition to making aelxures, with
rnnd results.
With the co-operation of the poatmaster
genial, the Illicit importation of mer
chandise In ths foreign malls Is expected
to be greatly reduced, postmaster being
required to mate gooa tne duties not col
. , .1 . 1 .. U . 1. o ! - n..ltv.nn.
In Illinois two persons have been lately
convicted or smuggling so-called Mexican
drawn work, and goods in their posaeaalon
ct tha value of over 13.000 have been seised
fr forfeiture. On the Paclflo coaat tha
officers have been vigilant and active. At
Ran Francisco alone there were 1.443 aeli
ores of goods, appraised et an aggregate
of '.!. 771. 31, and two opium amuggiera ware
sentenced to Imprisonment. Thirty sr
rests for similar offenses were made In
the district of Puget Bound.
radervoluatloa.
Fraud upon the customs revenue from
undervaluation or imported merchandise,
though of frequent occurrence. Is difficult
to establish. Many classea of Imported
goods, purchssed abroad by the buyers of
American nouses, are consigned Dy the
manufacturers to agents In New York for
entry and delivery, Instead of being In
voiced directly to the purchaser. If such
goods are made exclusively for this mar
ket, as is sometimes claimed. It Is not easy
to ascertain their real value In tha foreign
market. ,
Internal Revenue.
The collections In the Internal Revenue
bureau have been variable duruig the past
five years because of the paitsagu of Syo-
isn war revenue tuxing laws, wiilcli for
three years incrcaiod the collections by
Jk0.ti0.iJ per year. Congress, by act ap
proved March 2, lJl, reduced materially the
receluta of the bureau by a partial reoeal
of these laws, and by aot approved April
u, ikoz, tne npunun war taxes war totally
repealed, louring ire past nacxi year,
therefore, the objects and rates of Internal
revenue taxation have been practically the
same ss ihoee existing prior to the ist of
July, UlM. 11 y reason, however, ef general
business eonditluns, tne Income tr the guv
ernmeut from internal revenue receipt la
much larger than prior to the Bpanlan mar.
The total receipts for tha fiscal year wMca
ressed bv the adeDtlon and Installation of
the Mertlllon system of Identification In Its
twenty-five districts. ,
. District of Columbia. .
Th net expenditures on account of the
nintrlct of Columbia for. the fiscal year
IKoa were 13,684.037.32. The net revenuea de
posited in the treasury on this account for
. 1 1 1 ."u 1 ,'11 CjX
tne same penuu went fu.iw.voo.w.
Durlna the vear. S.65 per cent bonds for
$3,500 were Issued and sold, and the proceeds
applied to the payment of a judgment of the
court or claims against the Disu-lct.. The
amount of the debt retired during the year.
Including the bonds canuo ior reacmpuon
on which Interest has csased, amounted to
$1,282,800, resulting in a net reduction of
$1,278,300 in principal and of $T,441.40 In the
annual Interest charge. Since the close of
tho fiscal year tne oeoi uu ueeo lunuer
reduced" by the purchase of 3.66 per cent
bonds for $46,160 and by the redemption of
$13,00). 7 per cent water stock bonds
maturing July 1, 1903. The total bonded
debt now outstanding Is $12,K8 ,500, consist
ing entirely of $.66 per cent bonds.
The total issue of 3.65 per cent bonds Is
limited by law to $16,000,00. and of this sum
$14,972,800 has now been Issued.
Ue tailed information 111 reguru tu mv
affaire of the District of Columbia will
he round in the reoort to be submitted by
the District commissioners and by the treas
urer of the United States, ex-offlcio commis
sioner of the sinking lunq 01 tne district.
, Central Pacific Debt.
All amounts which have become due to
the United Btate under, the agreement
dated February 1, 18S9, for tho settlement
of tha Indebtedness of the Central Puclfio
Kallroad company have been iiaid by the
railroad company in full, Including Interest
on all outstanding notes to August 1, lfloS.
The principal of uU notos neid Augusr 1,
l'Lt amounted to 132.34.3.5g. and first
mortgage bonds to the amount of $32,347,000
wera held as security tor me payment
thereof.
Immigration.
Tha annual reoort of 'ths commissioner
general of Immigration shows that there
arrived in mis country uunng ine ubcbi
year ended , June 30, 19j3, hit.CUti aliens,
traveling In the steerage, an excess over
the correi-ponding figures for the preceding
year of Kue.Sul, or U per cent. Of these
&IM.4M arrived at United States continental
ports. 16,670 at Insular ports, either Hawaii
or Porto RIoo, and 35.920 at Canadian ports.
Of the total steerage Immigration, &14.&U7
were Kuropeans and i9.Stwl Asiatics, while
12.57$ came from all other sources. -
In addition to the steerage aliens there
arrived 04.160 cabin rtassenKers. inuklng an
aggregate Immigration of 921,315, or 1)6,04$
In excess of the greatest number Heretofore
reported tor any year.
The ratio of increase of aliens from coun
tries of northern and western Europe, as
compared with arrivals from tha aama
The amount aDnronriated for tha
and geodetic survey for the fiscal year 1903
was 128.525, -of which $210,245 was for man
ning and equipping tho vessels of the sur
vey, $29,600 for repairs and maintenance of
vessels, and $40,000 for office expenses. The
remainder of the t-nnronrlatlon was annul
equally divided botveen expenses of parties
In the tleld and ralarles of the, field and
office forces..
On June 30, W3, the merchant marine of
the United States. Including all kinds of
nocumeniea snipping, comprised Z4.425 ves
sels of $.087,346 rross tons. On June 30 1903
It comprised 24,273 vessels of 6,797,902 gross
tons.
For the first time In our history the docu
mented shipping of the United States on
June 30, 1903, exceeded 6,000.000 gross tons.
The amount of tonnage registered for for
eign trade for several years has been al
most unchanged. Hv the substitution of
steamers for sail vessels the percentage of
our exports and Imports carried by Ameri
can vessels Increased last fiscal year to 9.1
per cent.
Tonnage tax collections reported to the
bureau of navigation amounted to 1KSS R41.S.1
compared with $HG8,783.91 for tha previous
year.
L.aat nscal year 197,918 seamen were
shipped, reshlpped and discharged before
shipping commissioners established at
twenty-one principal seaports, at a cost of
J00,93.7.
Foreign Commerce.
The foreign commerce of the year was
ine lara-rsi in tne niaiory or tne toontrv.
Tho total Imports were valued at $1,025,719..
277. and the total exnorts at II. 420.141 BT9
This makes the grand total of the vear'a
commer.ee z,o,kw.ib, against l,714,06o,118
In 1893, $1,547,020,316 In 1883 and $1,164,616,132
In 1873. Thus the Increase: In the Inst
decade has been more than that of the two
immediately preceding decades combined.
The Imports of the year exceeded by more
tnan a Hundred minions those of any pre
ceding year, snd for the first tlme passed
the billion-dollar line. The exoorts were
larger than In any preceding year, with the
single exception 01 tne record year 1901
and. despite the extraordinary demands ol
the home market, fell but $67,623,312 below
tnose 01 tnat year.
Of the total exports, amounting to $1.
430,141.679, those of domestto production
amounted to $1,392,231,302. Products of ag
riculture exported amounted to $873,322.82,
ana wer larger in vaiue tnan in any pre
ceding year except 1901. The total value o!
tho manufactures exported was $407,526,159.
an Increaae of $3,884,758 over last year.
despite the exceptional demand of the home
market.
Commerce with the noncontiguous terri
tory of the United States showed a gratify
ing Increase during the year. The value of
the merchandise brought Into the country
during the year from the Islands which
have recently come under the American
flag was: Porto Rloo, gll.A51.19R: Philip
pines. $11,372,584: Hawaii. $36.242.869 a total
of $48,666,648. against $20,252,563 In 1897. The
shipments of merchandise to those Islands
during the year were: Philippines, $4,038,
9"9: Hawaii, $10,840 472; Porto Rico, $12,246.
225 a total of $27,125,606, against $8,773,560
In 1897. The value of merchandise received
from Alaska waa $10,228,069, and of the mer
chandise aent to that territory, $9,497,721:
making the total commerce witn our non
contiguous territory $96,518,044 during tha
year. If to this were added tha gold ore
of domestic nrod tic tlon received from
Alaska $4,719.579 the total would exceed
fion.ooo.ooo.
Our currency system has bee.i subjected
during the year to some very severe tests.
Unprecedented prosperity encouraged the
, natural optimism of our people to ruth an
extent that property of all kinds ound
reaVv and eager buyers at figures phenom
enally high. A condition, therefore, ex-
Winter
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FLORIDA CUBA
LOUISIANA
Don't the names sound good
to you this chill December
weather? I con offer you some attrac
tive inducements In the way of
low tourist rates to these sec
tions.
One change of cars Omaha to
Florida in the Union Station at
Bt. Louis.
The St Iouis Flyer leaves
Omaha at 5:25 p. m. daily and
runs over the SMOOTH road all
the way.
Tickets,
1502 Farnam Street.
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
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In nitrogenous elements.
c6t & goes Smtf i&sbjl
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Another tlpmeseekers'
Excursion
The Rock Island System will run another home-
seekers' excursion to the Southwest, Tuesday, De
cember 15,-on which date the following low round
trip rates will be in effect:
Oklahoma City, O.T.$16.25 Ft. Worth, Tex.. ...f 21.20
Galveston, Tex.. . . .$30.10
Dallas, Tex. f 21.20
.Vernon, Tex. ....... $20.50
Brady, Tex. $20.92
Quanah, Tex $20,95
Shamrock, Tex.. . . .$19.S5
Carizozo, N. M.. ... .$30.90 .
El Reno, O. T. $16.25
Mangum, O. T $10.05
Enid, O. T..... $14.41
Chlckasha, I. T $17.24
Shawnee, O. T $14.25
Lawton, I. T $18.70
Tucumcari, y. M... $23.35
Santa Rosa, N. M.. .$25.75
Alamogordo, N. M.. $33.20
More than 10,000 Northerners have gone to Okla
homa, Indian Territory and Texas within the last
sixty days. Land values are increasing rapidly.
Rusiness openings are being filled. GO NOW if
you intend going at all.
. Literature, time tables and full
information at this office.
1323 FAR HAM ST OMAHA, NEB.
CALUMET COFFEE HOUSE
TOLF HANSEN. Proprietor.
THE CALUMET la again under the management of Mr. Hansen, who baa
purchased tha Interest of W. S. Bald u ft and Roma Miller, and will be glad to
graet hie old customers. 1411-13 DOUGLAS STREET.
euded June HO, UiM, were tno.K4.Us.tt. 'lite