Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-12


e the good relations 81 the united states "a and
1reat Britain, constituting 4 Rr0sA breach oi
9aplometlc privilege and lnvas on or the purely
the Government % which the envoy was g
c c Having trat fulfilled the just demands
to1 lntecaNtional c0mity BY ahording full
o opt for Her Majesty; Government e
!onRatton OF distussion TO DO unWarranted, and
tnerens on declined 70 further recognize the di-
haa n1a character Of the person. whose CON
mutual confidence which 10 essential to the
good understanding OF tho two Governmenta
Mn H WIS lnconststent with the welfare and
s States. The usual interchange q oommunloa'
legation In this city.
THE TWO DEAD 1xrHRoRs
Twice within tho last year has tho imperial
and have hastened % express the sorrow 81
s cha .ss Of the Int aged Emperor william
suffering OF b son, the late Emperor Fred
er.ok. ! renew my recommendation OF two
XsaEs ago OF the passage Of = bill for the re-
tSS y. to certain German steamship lines q
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
~ IN =, : message campaigning my approval on
oluston 81 Chinese iaborsrs, / lad before Con
gress full Information and all correspondence
touching the negotiation Of the treaty with
Gn,ne concluded g. this Capital on tho l9tt
confirmed by tho senate, witt Certain 1
ness message %; eee,. Sse
subjects who had suffered injuries " the
haads OF lawless mon within our jurisdiction,
t S@e1 a., appropriation having oeen duly made,
eminent. + 'ss2zf4 "a, [. 8 7S0.5-''.F
II Is sincerely hoped that BY the cessation d
the influx OF this GLASS Of Chinese SUBJECTS, In
governments, cause Of unkind feelings has
been permanently removed.
JAPAN. - -sg: i>I
3 On the 9th OF August 1857 notification was
given by the Japanese Minister at this Capital
OF the adjournment OF the conference for the
revision OF the treaties OF Japan with foreign
powers, owing to tho objection of his Govern.
meat to the prov on In the draft for juris-
sion Of the CRIMINAL O. ,.of tho Empire t tne
powers in advance OF Is be ng operative. This
not,ficat on was, however, accompanied
sention to continue tho work e 81 revision.
Notwithstanding this Temporary interruption
OF negotiations 1t is hoped that improvements
may soon be secured In the jurisdtctlonal sys-
tenn os RESPECTS fore g,ers In Japan. and relief
Afforded to that country from foreign control
IN matters OF comm roe. I earnestly recon-
mend that relief be prov ded for the injuries
accidentally caused to Japanese citizens on the
Island lr,sima by the Encyclopedias Of ono Of
our vessels. 5s5. -
The President made allusion to the pending
revolut on in Hayti and its effects upon Amer.
lean commerce.
OUR SISTER Rrprprrn
The wisdom of conclud' ne q treaty OF COM
mere al rec proc ty with Mexico has been here
tofore stated In my messages to Congress, and
the lapse Of time ard growth OF commerce
with that close neighbor and sister Republic
confirm The ju igment so expressed. The pre-
Csc r'locat on Of our boundary limo is needful
aid adequate appropriation is now recon-
It is with sincere satisfaction that I am
enabled to admit the spirit OF good ne ghbor.
that has marked the correspondence and action
of tue Mexican authorities in their share OF the
task IN main ainlng law and order about the
8t5ee our maars
abolition OF slavery in Br.iZil, the claims
against Chi, Hayti and Venezuela, and the as.
semblage at Washington during the coming
I: al American States with those of Mexico
Hayti nd San Domingo. to discuss important
commercial tcp cs.
ABUSE OF IMMIGRATION LAWS.
With the rapid increase Of nm grafton to
our shores and the facilities Of modern travel,
abus. s OF the generous privileges afforded by
our naturalization laws call for their careful
revision. The easy and unguarded manner in
which certificates of American cit,zensh can
now be obtained has induced q Glass, un.
fortunately large, to ava themselves OF
allegiance to their native land, and yet
by fore gn res dence to escape any
just duty and contribution OF service
to the country Of their proposed adoption
w lll1A INF nf 0St,
10 the United States, they may make prompt
claim for its national prolect'on and demand
Its Intervention their behalf nter
nature arise. Our laws regulating the
issue OF passports should be carefully re-
Y sed, and the institution Of a central bureau
recommended BY this means fun partis uiarys
OF each case OF natural. z Ation in the United
STATES would be secured and properly in.
dorsed and recorded, and thus ma y cases OF
spurious citizenship would be detected and un.
just responsibilities would he uvo died.
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
The report Of the Secrt tary . the Treasury
shows that the total ordinary revenues of the
Government for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1888 amounted to 1878 2d6, 6747o, OF when es1o,.
Oyl, II :.63 was received from Gus Oms auties and
s1s4. s96,s7l. IS from n,ernal revenue taxes. The
for tho fiscal year ended June g.. 1887, by 81.
8G2, 791.1O. The Ordinary expend lures Of the
fiscal year ending June 81: lSsS, were ss50, ga.
oo.Vss AO0vAAS q ouA Va AlO.N0. i Nc
decl ease N expeLd lures as com AIRED with
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1884,, was ss,s7s,
2su.3O, notw thstandiug q payment of more
than ii, owl, 100 for pensions in excess OF what
was patd for that purpose in the latter.men.
to ed year. Tue estimated receipts for the
year ending June 30. 1890, are Sy77,UJOUOu and
the estimated ord nary expenditures for the
same time are S.75, 767, 4S,.34. sho,sing sur.
plus of &l0l, 232, all IT, The forego ny state.
menls OF surplus do not take INTO account the
sum necessary to be expended to meet the re-
Qulrements Of the Siuk nR Fund act amount.
ing to more than x47, 0)O kO annually. The cost
Of collecting the customs revenues for the
last fiscal year was IA per cent; for the yeat
1885 il was 3U per cent The excess Of inter
nal revenue taxes collected during the last
fiscal year over those collected for the year
ended June ~, 1885,, was IS 489, l74.2& and the
cost of collecting this revenue decreased from
81 per cent. in 1887 to. less than Sc per cent,
for the last year. The tax collected on oleo.
margarine was s723 043.O4 for the year end NO
June ~, 1887, and 1854, la9 S8 for the following
year. -..,... --..a ss.. H. 4 -,
The requirements OF the Sinking Fund &C,
have been met for the year ended June ~ 1883,
and for the current year also, by the purchase
OF bonds. After comply ng with this law, ~
positively required a.a bonds sufficient for that
purpose had Deen bought at a prem um, 1t was
not deemed prudent to ur1her extend the sur
plus ~ such PURCHASES until the authority to dc
SO should be moe explicit. A. resolu
ton, however, having been passed BY
both houses OF Congress removing al
doubt as to Executive authority, daily
The 23d day OF April, 1885, and have co. t nued
fiHr1n QS