Meanwhile there is some ground for hope that a better era is at hand in the report of the revenue and expenditures of the government during the month of April past. The receipts amounted to 17,812,135, the largest figures reported in any month since August, 1894. Comparison with the report of April, 1896, shows a notable improvement. The custom receipts alone display an increase of $12,638,620 and there are also Prius of $221,635 in internal revenue and $668,985 under the miscellaneous head. As striking an impression as any is gained by considering that in April, 1896, there was a deficit for the month of $4,704,488 and in April, 1897, a surplus of $5,740,037.
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