Telegram-herald., 1891-12-10

saiasse gessrnnsat sAs ssrstotors Applied
no easst silt se oe1ltted - eTstect ear c1Ef
s.ss 80 ssssfaas CASA sel rsesas
A. 1rst regarded a. catorsak q noa VIC
Isats a<z41ss forstgaers . a. assumed tAe larger
'sz 2 = =. "a rIssiea axslasi sasne order.
eelfe Mr. n.2ir zs tas Dizistsf et t11 Uaited
States On tas grcaad tat. ss : p@rtlcip2nt
snAe . senator "A shs sn<sts tssat % sAs sxsss
lAs IS si<ttsa asslzsI tks Introduction of fsnf
nsss i@oofesz, - a1s osessGs snfrssa.lly ana
ssleetlsE aDis u China. have felt coastrsiasd
% ps9at ont - TIE Chinese eoseFn meat tas un-
te14ntessss q Ihs pe.i.ioa. shica seen, q
rest - macA % tas snzcce ABILITY Of eur sex-
ss.atlon - % saat of las psrsoe csesen. Aas
~nlea Il admitted. souid pFacslcAlly asoar
ssisesisa 81 sny representative 80 long - sas
ezistlaz laws rem sia 10 force
Kslskaa.s Death
The death u kicg -aiak zna In the UHited
states a1ofde1 occasion 10 testify oer frtend-
sa - - .es aA-~.' ~ soass5lax lhs sinss soay
h0nofs- fas s9gernmsnl Of his successor
Saeea LiiiaoxsiAaL Is sseking % prpnote
e.essr ee9.nsfe'si rslAlsoas sita ne uaissd
Ths Arsitr.tLsa Treaty.
The arbitration treaty formulated sy the In
teFnatioaal A1rTseaa eonfereaee lapsed ~
fuiJ vita the simit II time provided; Dat
ss1er@l a the gcgerntpents concerned have ex
pfcsssa desire 10 ssss this iEBBortaat result
OF Tue ctalsFence - aa extension OF tae period
~ =. - my sucgment. iacumeeat Rpoa the
Uni,-d Stat1s 70 conserve tar innaeniial initt
alive I asss ss<ea n this MEASURE ey satisfy
Iag tas lnssEEmeQt saa oy advocating The pro
posed ezteass0a Of dae time for exchange.
These stess haYe ceea made known 10 tns
otesf slgaat0F-cs.
hessia's TrestAsst OF the Jswa
rhts zosernlaeat has found oeeasioa 10 ex
prtsss Ia fsssndiy spirit bat with much earn
catness. 10 Tie goyes Of tss car IL
serious co0ceFr because Of the harsh nse ssures
nov being eafogced against The Hebrews In
Rt4s4 .zfs Al Of - tie
laws sons "A aoeyanee. great numbers OF those
unfortHnate persons have been constrained %
soanaoa tae'F homes and leave the empire ~
reason 0i tHe impossfhilty Of finding suosist'
ence ~ittta the pale Ia which 10 is sought &c
eonnns tnem- Tie Immigration OF these peo
pie 10 the Uoitcd States many otner countries
oeies csased - u rln-is largely Increasing and
Is likely . assume proportions which may
inaSe u dtsneuit 10 md hctnes and em pioymcnt
Tor tasIa heFe and 10 seriously affect the labor
marAeL II Is estimated that over 100000
viii y forced from Russia within few years
fne Heofe~ - never cegsar; he has al
WAYS Kept he law-iiie BY tol'-o;ten
restrictions II 10 also true that no race. sect
or class Has more fully cared fsr its own thAa
tne Heoro~ race Bat the sudden transfer OF
saea a altitude uader conditions that tend 20
strip them Of thcls small accumulatlons and TO
deprcss their energies and courage, 10
neither gooG Zoe them aor for us.
The NicsrasuAn Canal
The annual report OF ths Maritime Canal
Company OF Nicaragua SHOWS that muoh
costly and necessary preparatory work has
been doae during the year IN tne construction
OF shops. railroad tracks aud harbor piers and
treakwatcrs, and that the work OF canal con-
struction has made some rrogresS / deem 10
70 De matter OF the highest concern 10
tie United States that this canal. connecting
tie waters Of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and giving To Us short water communi
Cation between our ports upon those two great
seas. should be speedily constructed and at the
smallest practicable limit OF cost. The gain
in freigats 10 the people and the direct saving
20 the government OF the United States IN the
use OF its naval vessels would pay the entire
cost OF This work within q short series OF years.
l most siacersly hone that neither party
nor sectional lines viii be drawn upon this
great American project. 50 full OF interest 10
the people OF all cur s,ates and SO Influential in
its effects upon the prestige and prosperity OF
our common country.
interuational Copyrixht.
Internal onal copyright has been secured In
scccrdai. c. with the conditions OF the act OF
March - lDi with 10 GUM. France. Great
Britain and the British pcSsessiors and
switzerland. the laws OF those countries per.
mitting 10 eur citizens the benefit OF copyright
on substantially the same basis as 10 their own
citizens and subjects with Germany . spe-
subject which will bring thBt country within
the reciprocal benefits OF our legislation.
Eject OF Tsri1 LesIslation.
The general infe-cSt In the operations OF the
treasury department. has been much augment
ed during the last year by reason OF tho con-
fiictlng predit lions wlsch accompanied and
followed The tariff and other gislation OF the
last congress a-cctirg the revenues as TO the
results OF This legislation upon the treasury
aud upcn the country. On the one hand it was
conteaded that imports would so fall on as to
leave tGc treasury bankrupt and that prices
people would be 50 enhanced as to dis
astrously affect their comfort and happiIes5
while OF tPs osner II was argued that the loss
to tie reFeoUc. largely the result OF placing
suga- on the free list. would be direct gain 10
the people; that the prices OF the necessaries
OF life including those most highly protected
would not be enhanced; that labor would have
larger market and he products OF the farin
advanced prices. while the treasury surplus
and receipts would DO adequate TO meet the
npprcpri1 tsCns including the large exceptional
expenditures for the refunding TO the states Of
the direct tax and the redemption OF the Al
per ceat bonds.
IL IL no. rsy purpose to enter at any length
into a discussion OF the effects of the legisla-
ton 20 when have referred: but brief cx-
animation Q. The statistics OF tae treasur- and
q general glance az the state OF business
throughout the country wili think. satisfy
any impartial Inquirer that its results have dis
appointed the evil prophecies OF its opponents
and IN q large messure realized the hopeful
predictions OF Is friends Rarely. IL ever be-
fore Ia tie history Of the country has there
been tifne when the proceeds OF one days
labor or the pgoauct OF one farmed acre would
purchase 50 arxc an amoun, OF those things
that enter into ths living OF the masses OF this
people. Ibeliove that n fuu test will develop
the feet that the taria act ef the Fifty nrss
congress Is very favorable an It's average effect
upon the prices OF articles entering into com
mon use.
Exports and lnports
During the Twelve months from October I,
1900 20 September o. 1881. the total value o:
our foreign commerce. imports and exports
combincdi was 81, sfs SOC 80 which was the
largest OF any year in the history Of the United
staics The larscss In any previous year was
in iSs0 vhen cur comHeres amounted to
ti.ei7 iSooJ3. and abe lass year errer rds this
enormous aggregate by over ei010 GOD II -
interesting. and 10 some will b snrprssng TO
know tAss dnrias the year spdinx scp.sm en-
hsr ID. isoi. our tmpcsts cF merenandise
amounted g. fSs4 us ga n sieh . rs ga Increase
Of more than slI.so5o5 ever The saise Of the
Imports of the corresponding months of the
preceding year when tue imports OF mereaan.
disc we've unusually large in Anticipation Of
the tarfT legislation then pending. The sv-
eraGe annual value % the imports OF merchan
disc fer tke Ten years from 1881 TO 1870 was
tes e 80 anI during the year ending Sep
tcmDer 10. fssl. this annual average vas ex
eecaed by si3s. 52s. ga The value of free I'm
ports during the Twelve months end
81 nsrs taaa the value Of free imports
dnrfnr th- corresponding tweivs months Of the
preceding yesr and tAere was during the same
vaise of lrluorts cs dutissIs merchandise.
TIE peruentage u mercasa'iise admitted free
Of aaty durirg tne rear TO which have re-
serr~d tae arss uadsr THE new tariff. vas - Is
While durlng the preceding twelve months an
asr tbs n.d tariT the percentage vas AL an
increase e iss. ps. cent We take ,, 'ss .. -.
the tg-as dnrisg which sugars have been ad
rslftrd free 81 duty. the per cent cf
vaiue Of merchandise imported fres ~
sasv IL fou1d % - SE, which h
4 larger percentages of free imports than
sarsae snr other hscal gear y the history of
the revernmsns n We turn - exports of mer-
eaaaaise he statistics are fan of zrstfcation
The yalss % such sxeerts ef merchandise TOE
The ts~eive uaorshs end NJ september ~. 1871.
vas frsf Oh fsS wAiie for The corresponding
pr-efsas twrfv- rsraths e vas tth9 i1I.lls an
tnr-~a<r q isa aI4a2s which IL asariy three
tla.es he average annu, increase OF exports
~ -re-rs ae,tis. a1rtnx anr ysar IN TIRE history