Treasury report details debt and gold reserve figures
The article lists the October 8 debt total at 1 021 760 000 bearing interest, with a treasury composition including gold 270 224 071 dollars, bullion 505 020 775, paper 55 520 000, and other items 90 500 218, totaling 1 083 340 397. It notes outstanding gold certificates 36 040 140, silver certificates 608 768 004, certificates of deposit 20 105 000, Sherman notes 7 933 280, other liabilities 79 070 180, leaving a cash balance and the gold reserve at 300 258 275. The piece weaves in editorial takes on Cuba, Spain, and US policy, praising American firmness and detailing the broader financial and political context surrounding the Cuban debt and the war.
Money handled by Uncle Sam official figures
Monthly statement of government receipts and expenditures shows October totals of 30,080,001 for receipts and 53,082,276 for disbursements. Customs receipts reached 15,555,284, internal revenue 22,856,510, and miscellaneous 1,718,805. Yearly comparisons show increases and a four month fiscal-year total exceeding the same period in 1897 by over 60,000,000.
Wisconsin Man Granted Prank Ends in Fatal Shooting
A man near Beaver Daw Wisconsin plans a practical joke but arms with a shotgun. In a frenzy he threatens his brother and is shot by a marshal’s order to stop him. The madman is wounded as he is brought down to halt further injury.
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A Father's Story From the Evening Crescent Appleton
A father's account from Appleton recalls a remarkable recovery of a boy once paralyzed by spinal disease. Doctors and electricity failed, but Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People reportedly restored mobility within months, with the boy now thriving in school. The tale also touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and other notices interwoven in the clipping.
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