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Washington, Aug. 1.—The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures shows that for July,
1908, the total receipts were $52,170,
000 and the expenditures $77,038,000,
leaving a deficit for the month of
$24,868,000, as against a deficit for
July, 1907, of $10,901,534. This month's
deficit would have been over $30,000,
000 but for the payments in discharge
of the Central Pacific railroad's indebt
edness to the government, which dur
ing July amounted to about $5,500,000.
During July, 08, the receipts from
customs Aggregated over $8,000,000
less than for July, 1907, ahd internal
revenue about $1,000,000 less.
Kaiser William in Sweden.
Stockholm, Aug. 3.—Emperor Will
iam and his party arrived here on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzol
lern on a short visit to King Gustav.
A fleet of Swedish warships met jthe
imperial yacht at sea and later the
king and queen of Sweden welcomed
the imperial party aboard the Swedish
royal yacht.
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Boy's Act Cause of Explosion at,
Winona.
Anton Pellowski struck a match
ln an effort to find a leak in a gas tank
in the purifying building of the Wi?
nona Gas company, with the result
that a terrible explosion followed, set-1
ting fire to the building. The city is
left without gas light and It may be
some dajfs before service is again re
sumed. The explosion was heard for
blocks. The four walls of the struc
ture were blown out and.the roof
shattered to splinters. The fire was
extinguished after a. hard fight. Three
men were injured, One perhaps fatalr.
