Show PAYING OFF HS nET It I t Uncle Sam Is Reducing His Obligations WHAT BALANCE SHEET SHOWS Decrease of Public Debt During the Month of December Was Over One and OneThird Million Dola The Totnl Debt Leas Cash in the i II Treasury Is Now 51004556052 Tho Cash Balance on Hand in tho I J Strong Box v Amounts to S 325 301566 i Washington March 1Th Treasury I statement of the public debt today shows that at the close of business February 28 1902 the debt less tho I cash In the treasury amounted to 1004656052 a decrease for the month i of 51270816 The debt Is recapitulated as follows I O folows v Intcrcstbcarlnjr debt 902 1 Debt on which Interest has r ceased slnco maturity 1315270 Debt bearing no lntcrctIW Total L323917913 t1391791 This amount however dos not Include In-clude S15015OS9 In certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are J offset by an equal amount of cash on hand held for their redemption Tho cash In the treasury Is classified a follows fol-lows Gold reserve fund o 150COOOCO Trust funds 81C075C6D 805 General fund 113113870 In national bank depositories 113423423 Total 51222652905 l Again this total there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to 5507291030 which leaves a cash balance bal-ance on hand of 325301860 |