Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-04

tween this country and Great Britain. n
territory of neither should becums . sscaFo
harhcr for the evil dosrs u the osAsr.
through any available short coming in ~
rv4Ard A new trsaty On this sub1sce -
tween the tWO powers has hren rVcnne1
nsgosiAtsd, and viii s,ca b laid hsfOro ~
sunatA
The Importance Of the commerce ot c0la
and forto Rica with the United Statea. tklar
neaxs.t and principal market. Justtnss ~
sxpsctasaoa that the existing rvaAtacus
May bs Hsssncialiy Extended.
!hs impNitments rssulting from vAsytaG
Treatment " our vessels ON mcrrly technical
groands Of complaint, in West Indian pcrA
dAcuh b. removed
iac proslvss toward an adjustment e
pending claims between the United &taeD
And Spain Is not ~ rapid as could he dssarsA
With Germany the moat cordial rolAtions
continue Ihe questions arising from ~
rssurn TO the empire Of GeruAns naturAliDd
IL this Aantry arr considered and dispcsed
" In y V1inpcrate spirit IA the
Entire Satisfaction ef Hoth Governments.
II h source ef great satisfaction that ~
internal d sturhanees in the rcpuhlic Il
hAyu are at last happily cn,ied, and that N
apparently stable government has bssn cuo-
ss,tutsd II has bssn duly rscoGnised by ~
United States.
A mixed commission h now In sss.ioa h
this capital for tho settlement Of long stand
Ing claims against tho republic of venesussaa,
AMI II Is holSd that satisfactory cunclusioa
will bs spSsiily r~ehed This govcrnnene
has not hesitaiei 10 exprass its earnest dsearV
that the boundary dispute now pending b.
ing Grva, Britain and veneznela may b Cd
Justsd amicably and In strict AccorSiAncs
with the historic title Of the country.
The advancement of the empiN II Japan
ha. been evidenced by the rc,ent promulga-
ton OF a new constitution containing vAlu-
able guarantees OF liberty and providing for
responsible ministry to conduct the goveru-
nsnk
n Is earnestly recommended that our judt
ciai rights and processes in CoreA he sseae-
lish~i on firm basis by providing the mar
chinery ncs~ssary 10 carry out treaty attpss-
lations in that regard
The friendlrness Of the Persian gcvsrnmsas
continues ~ be shown by its
Generous Treatment of America.s
engaged in missionary labors. and by the cur
dial disposition Of the shah ~ encourage ths
enterprise OF our ctiscns in tho develoJsneas
ii Persian r~purccs
A discussion is in progress touching the
1uri~i'ctonal treaty rights OF tho United
States in Turkey. An earnest effort will b.
made Ia define those rights to the natiafAC-
tion of both governments.
The Recent Rsvoiutio. In Hrasil
in favor of tho establishment Of n rrpublican
form Of government is an even VI great In
terst to the unitsi States, Our minister at
Rio de Janeiro was at once instructed 70
friendly diplomatic rotations With
the provisional government, and IL
Rruxllan representatives At this capital
were instructed by the provisional govern.
ment 10 continue their functions' Our
friendly iutercourse with Brazil has. therv
fore, suffered no interruption Our minisSsr
has l,s,n further instructed to extend ON ths
part Of thi- government "a formal and cordial
reccI milton of the new republic ~ won =
the majority ~ the people of Brazil shall
havt. n lIiifi,' 'h IL assent to It's estnhliah.
,n'aI an nriIut,,n ,nct,
wun,u s,,r o~u uora.r.
a general o'"'i'ti"i, "' PROSPERITY rrevaiia
ne haive', "a "'s. s",,n''I WAS eAorpu"n'
Aiiy "p"h', ""' VI" .,""e co'",'mhs
sshh " W"'," s"VSeHsiui ~'asih !" the
ihervhah' an. 'he inanuiae,urs' ana r GENERA!
eihpfy" u. W "u' Nv, o,h'.e'ie' 'nc 'elNt
OF th" ~r'"'"'y VI w" 'ie"uiy '"i IN" nscu
year "h''"s Jun" o. i''", mas "e0
PreP"u' ""u VII PI'Sen"N
so'eress. ~ P'e3.,s a WIN un"'n~
u u~ i,' "iHa"'"'s " '"e k.',', ~ .~
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purccs for tho year were s:,ss $50 0,s ~, do
rived as follows: From customs, s2.s s5s,-
lAI. 81: from internal revenue, si30, ,asI BIS
~; from miscellaneous sources, 81, ,siS, ,sN3 x
The ordinary expenditures for the saI0s
,eriod were s1si ,I6, ,dl5 90 and the total sx-
penditures, including the sinking fund, were
e't19. .57g ~ 70. Too excess Of receipts over
expenditures was, after providing for ths
sinking fund, s5it, i7o, ,l79,hD For ths cur
rent fiscal year hhe total revenues, actual
and estimated, - Sss5, go 90 and the ~
dinary expnd tur,s, actual and s~tin,ated,
are S!D3, 900 90, making, with the sinking
fund, n total expenditure Of s3tl ,32l, ,liBy0,
eaving an estimated surplus VI 3,871,.
Ss3.Ol.
During the year there was applisi 10 ~
purchass, of bonds IN addition To th0ss for
the sinking fund tW, ,tS, liS21, and during
the first quarter OF the current year the sum
Of 81, ,Sts, ,Hi1 II, all Of which wore credited
10 the sinking fund The revenue for tho
fiscal year ending June, 1891, are estimated
by the treasury department at t51O,0O.UU.
and the expenditures Tor tine same Isriod, In
the sinking fund, t@gl 40 All ~
This shows an estimated surplus Tor that ysAs
Of ~, ,5aa 522 10 which IL moro likely To b
increased than rc'luce'i when the actunl trase-
actions are within H.
The existence Of Nj large an actual and GA
ticiIAted surplus should have m
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p'ah pa.hhk ,'ronr,',y ~ s W. sh,,id ny cJ.,e
r..venme Tor the p,irp.r. OF nnticitmtins 0ur
bonds beyond the requirements of the sinhing
fund, but any unappropriatsd surplus In the
treasury should bs 10 used. m there 10 no
other lawful way Of returning tho noney 70
circulation, and the profit realized by tAo
government offers n substantial advantAGo
The Ioaning Of public funds to the banks
without interest upon the security of govern
ment bonds ! regard ms mn unauthortnD4
and dangerous exJsdient IL results In .
temporary and unnatural increase IL ths
banking capital of favored localities, a1d
cmIel. csstious and gradual recall Of ~
d.ly@its to avoid injury To the commercial
interests It is uot TO fe expectsd that ths
banks having these deposits will sell thsir
bombs 10 the treasury long the present
highly @beheia arrangement Is oontinusa
Ahey no" P'hc,c"y ". ute'e -
upon Tue b"h"s ana the" Pr
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hahh''ns S""h'' oe s'"""y ss ",'"'i
nppNed % ,hs purcnaSe oi pohus
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