The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-20
PLENTY or MONEY TO GARRY on A
WAR WITH SPAIN.
A HISTORY OF THE STEAMER vIR.
GINIuS.
lie FAvORS THE ANNEXATION or
CUBA.
THE PRESIDENT WHITING Ills AN
NUAL MESSAGE.
THE vIRUINICS.

THE vIRGINIUs.
WAsuINGroN, November l9.-The
chief OF tho bureau of statistics states
with reference To the omission of the
steamer Nirginius from the last list Of the
vessels of the United states, that
she il entered on that list on page 20i n
V.rginis, paddle steamer, tonnage AL Il
"a l-iO0, home port, New York. Tho Of
fetal number 1881 was awarded Feb
ruary II, 1872.
The post Office department has no oill-
cial Information concerning tho ruin of
the United States mails at Havana. 1t
was ascertaincd mt that department to-day
that there is no postal convention between
United States and Cuba with regard to
the exchange of mail,. About II years
ago efforts were made by this government
to affect such arrangement. After corre-
spending with the captain-gencral, who
was in favor Of 1t, the matter was referred
to the Spanish government, who seemed
to take no interest in tho negotiation.
BY law applicable to that island, all
mail matter must pass through
Havana and other post-oiliccs,
whom il is not unreasonable to suppose
there is n searching example as to the
character Of letters and printed papers
and tina. somo of thoin do not reach the
persons to whom they are directed. Com
mercal letters are permitted to be sent
from Havana to US without government
control.
The post Office department has con-
cluded partial postal card arrangements
with Germany.
THE MESSAGE.
Tho president commenced writing his
annual message to-day, and has received
no visitors except Secretary Fish who had
long interview.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS,
on the question submitted To him by the
! secretary Of the treasury, decides that q
payment made by debtor to q creditor
| who has committed an act of bankruptcy,
and against whom proceedings in bank
rup.cy have boon instituted and are pend
ing, but who has not yet been adjudged
bankrupt will not be valid in event of
the adjudication of bankruptcy. In such
proceedings, if the payment is transferred
subsequent to tho filing of the petition
therein and that payment made by debtor
to creditor, who is known to have COM
mitted an act of bankruptcy, but against
whom proceedings have not Mt any time
made, is valid in so far as il is affected by
existing bankruptcy laws.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON'S VIEWS.
Secretary Richardson, in conversation
with representstiv of the associated
press to-day stated ~ have every con-
hdence iE Secretary Fish. Ho will do
...hs nd a..
will not be carried away by excitement.
honor in reference to the ability of the
United States to wage successful war
with Spain should it be found necessary
to resort TO arms. Should such a course
be determined upon tho treasury depart.
ment is fully prepared. We have enough
money to commence with, but exactly MS
to what will DO done afterwards depends
upon the prolongaton of the war, though
l have no doubt it would DO of
short duration, as congress will be-
here in two weeks. 1t very certain that
there will DO
No DIFFICULTY
in raising all the means we wan. War,
of course, will be expensive, rs it requires
large sums of money to move armies and
ut out ships, but we are equal to the emer-
gency. He was then asked the question
"doyou find the cabinet
wARLIKE?
and answered that tho scnti.
ment seemed to be to uphold the national
| honor. lio said, the opinions of Mr.
Fish are correct, and the treasury depart.
ment is prepared to maintain these opin.
| ions.
Q.-Do understand, Judge, tina, YOU
are in favor of the annexation of Cuba a
| A.-Aftcr significant silence, | don
say what l am in favor of
but do say that will stand
| by Mr. Fish, and whatever the state de.
psrtment does. believe the secretary OF
state to bo careful, cautious and ludciou,
man and that no will not get us into any
embarrassment. That is my decided
opinion and i have not given much stten.
ton to tho subject, In i,s presen, shape
II belongs entirely to tho department of
state. assume, however that it We had
war with Spain II would result in the an.
nexa,ion of Cuba, The secretary wa,
then asked if tho acquisition Of that isl
and would not materially disarrange our
tariff system, to which he replid uAi
! 49, ~ N'H''' ~ "'H'N IENb fNfTNtulnH,
and we would lose large sum of money
from firm import duties on
sugar and tobacco, which We nov
receive but after that our
internal collections on those articles
especially tobacco, would moro than com.
pcnsato for that loss
To the question, would it no. be neces.
sary to keep large army of custom house
officers, the secretary answered
Yes. IL would DO n great place for
smuggling. 1t would necsssitate the e,.
Enlistment Of custom houses all alonc
the coast and us thure is such grea,
extent OF coast many persons would have
to ! o employed to guard it,
Tho secretary was asked If the depart
meut knew officially the
HISTORY or the yIHGISIUs,
and replied, that it did tho vessel having
boon twice owned by the govern ment
Once she belonged TO tho division of cap
tured and abandoned property of the treas,
ury, by which she was sold and in 1870
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