The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-05

ilSu VI tlItlltpS Itf WHICH cNtldu!lloD NC
claimed and granted as most desirable be
tween this country and Great Britain. The
territory Of neither should become a secure
harbor for the evil doors of the other,
through any available short coming i'll this
regard. new treaty on this subject be
tween the two powers has beci; recently
negotiated, and VIII soon be LAID before the
senate.
The Importance Of the commerce of Cuba
and Porto Rica with the United States, their
nearest and principal market, justihes the
expectation that the existing relations
May be BenefcialIy Extended.
The impediments resulting from varying
dues on navigation and from the vcxatlouS
treatment of our vessels on merely technical
grounds Of complaint. in West Indian ports
should be removed.
the progress, toward an adjustment Of
pending CLAIMS between the United States
and Spain is not as rapid as could be desired
With Germany thc most cordial relations
continue. / ne questions arising from the
return to the empire Of Germans naturalized
iii this country are considered and disposed
of i'll temp rate spirit to the
Entire Satisfaction a. Both Governments
1t is a source of great satisfaction that the
internal disturbances i'll the republic Of
Hayti are al last happily ended, and that an
apparently stable government has been coli
.tItuted. 1t has been dull recognized hy the
United States
A mixed commission is now in session in
this capital for the settlement Of long stand
ing claims against the republic OF Venezuela.
and it is hoped that satisfactory conclusion
VIII be speedily reached Ihls government
has not hositateI 10 express lis earnest desire
that the boundary Il sput, no" p'ndng be-
img Great Britain :..'l y >ncHucla may he adj
ju-taI anic.bly III strict accordance
with the historic tt.t oI The country
The advancement ~ tie empire If japan
has been cvilencel W tie recent promu!9'l-
ton Of new constitution containing Nalu-
able guarantees OF liberty and providing for
2 responsible ministry to conduct the govern
ment.
Il IS earnestly rec mmeulcl that oul judi
"Ial rights ana pr. cass2s in Curca be estab-
listed on firm basis by providing the ma
9hinery necessary to carry out treaty stipu
latiGns in that regard
The iI1andinps9 of the Persian government
;ontilIu IS TO he Shown by It's
Generous Treatment of Americans
engaged III missionary abor, and by the cor
3ial disposition nf the shah to encourage the
enterprise OF or citizens III the vclolneut
If Persian resources.
\ discussion is i'll progress touching the
iuris'lictlunal treat. rights OF the United
states III Iur@ey. M earnest effort VIII be
made to define those rights to the Satistat.
tion OF both governments.
The Recent Revolutions in Brazil
ID favor Of the establishment of a republican
form Of government is an event uf great in
tcrest to the United States Our minister at
Rio de Janeiro was a. oncc instructed I"
MAINTAIN if.enalI dipl inatlc relations with
the provisional government, am! thu
brazilian !tires lltarivrs at this capital
We're instructed hN tn provisional govern
menu to cGItIilu' tier functions Oar
friendly intcrcHis Wiih Brazil las, there
fore, suffered ne interruption. Oar minister
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part OF tins governments toIn! ;ii cordial
recognition Of iAr ncw republic So soon
the majority ~ taH lr'ple 81 ljtlzl shall
have slgnIii'. ia lr resent /" ill., establish
lHeht an naAJt" Hict.
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avail mvselt Of it to obtain some Facts for
use here. The aggregate receipts from all
sources tor the year were 81 'Ulj,u 1N. H. de
rived as follows: From customs, >'2!N ~,
'4lG9: from mlerEaI revenue, Sl"J, obs
., ll'lli Ills '' ''i 80 '0r'' Voc
The ordinary eNlcndltures for the same
period We're IS ,'E@,6i2.6l and the total eX-
pendltures. ntlll'iin3 tAe sinking fund, We're
s.'295G, i59@3. INC excess Of receipts over
expenditures was. after proNldinS tor tine
sinking iHnd, sod l'3;39. For tho cur
rent fiscal year the total revenues, actual
ana estimated arc @"7'U"ouUO, ana tAt on
binary expenditures, actual and estimated
are S-!3,OoJ,VoU, making, with the sinking
fund, Il total expenditures of S3il ,;j2l 1863
leaving an cStinlat2i surplus u S43,G1o,
hN30l.
During the year there vas applied to the
purchase OF bonds m addition t" those for
the sinking fund S"t, l''', "a, and during
the flrst quarter oi lte current year the SUM
OF So SIS ,93','', all Of which were credited
to the sinking lunt. The revenue fer tio
fiscal year ending June, 1871, are estlnlate,t
by the treasury department at 2''OoOOO,0O0,
and the expenditures for the same period, in
Guiding the sinking fund. S24l ,4'3, - ~,
This shows an cStnn&te'i surplus for that year
Of S43,3G3, D. 30 winch Is more likely to be
increased than reduced when the actual trans
actions are within l.
The existence Of 50 large an actual ana an
ticipated surplus should have an
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