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Show IMPROVEMENT IN TREASURY CONDITION WASHINGTON. . March l.February cloecd with the condition of tha treasury Improved aa compared with a month ear. There waa a surplus of l.sog for the month on all accounts aa aerslnst a deficiency de-ficiency of 13.000,000 tn January. The total deficit for the fiscal year changed little and si 111 stands at tL'l.Ooa.ftee, aa compared with f49,O00.fto at a corro- i ponding; time a year ago. The balance In the general fund In-, creased slightly to Mfr.000,000 but the working; balance 'dropped off about fz.ooo.ooe and the month closed with It at $2,rOa.(Hf6. The paaatigA of the Panama canal bond bill In t-ongrrsa today which will allow the treasury to lftsue 1 per cent P&njirae bonds wltliout the privilege of national bank plrrulaiion. opene the way for Bee-retary Bee-retary tbu.Veah to replcnUk the cash drawer for its heavy expcoditurea for the canal work. It la generally believed that" an teene of no.O'Ki.ooo to $50,oufi.ooo will be -iade la the near future. . r. BELL DAMAGED TIMBER. WASHINGTON, Marrb I. The senate hit) for the sale of burnt timber on public pub-lic In ride, on motion of HcpresentMtlve H rimer of Iilnho, was paMed hy tha bouee yesterday. Tlte bill authorisea the set-re-tary of the Interior to ell ttmher killed or eeriouslv damnved by foreat firee prior to December I. HMO. It is raid that nnleee the damaged timber soon waa made use nf it wniiM go to yan, |