Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-10

OF America, ne says II would be appropn-
ate for us to take part considering the
liberal manner in which Spain is to par
ticipate in the worlds fair in Chicago,
The Intercontinental Railroad.
"Suveys for the connecting links of the
projected IntercOntinental railway are in
progress, not only in Mexico, but at vari-
Gus points along the course mapped out.
Three surveying parties are now in the
field under the direction of the commits
sion, The reports of the engineers are
very satisfactory, and show that no insur-
mountable obstacles have been met with"
Our Relations with Hawaii.
"The death of King Kalakaua in the
United States, afforded occasion to testify
our friendship for Hawaii by conveying
the kings body to his own land in q naval
vessel with all due honors. The govern
ment of his successor, Queen Liliuokalani,
is seeking to promote closer commercial
relations with the United States. Sur
veys for the much needed submarine
cable from our Pacific coast to Honolulu
are in progress, and should have the suit
able promotion Of the two governments.
l strongly recommend that provision be
made for improving the harbor of Pearl
river and equipping it as naval station"
Arbitrations.
The arbitration treaty formulated by
the international American conference
should not be allowed to lapse. In his
Judgment it is incumbent upon the
United States to conserve the influential
initiative it has taken in this measure by
ratitying the instrument, and by advo-
eating the proposed extension of the time
for exchange"
Russia's Persecution of the jews.
This government has found occasion
a fri h11t wit
much earnestness, to the government of
the car, its serious concern because of
the harsh measures now being enforced
against the Hebrews in Russia"
The Nicaragua Canal.
THE annual report of the Maritime Ca
nal Company of Nicaragua shows that
much costly and necessary preparatory
work has been done during the year in the
construction of shops, railroad tracks and
harbor piers and breakwaters, and that
the work of canal construction has male
some progress.
II deem it to be u matter of the highest
concern to the United States that this
canal, connecting the waters of the At
lantlc and Pacific oceans and giving to us
a short water communication between
our ports upon those two great seas,
should be speedily constructed and at tue
smallest practical limit of cost. The gam
in freights to the people and the direct
saving to the government of the United
States in the use of it's naval vessels
would pay the entire cost of this work
within short series of years
"a guaranty of the bonds of the canal
company to an amount necessary to the
completion of the canal could, think, be
SO given as not to involve any serious risk
of ultimate loss"
The Navassa Riots.
Concerning the Navassa riots he saws:
Il recommend legislation that shall place
labor contracts upon this and other isl
ands giving the relation that Navassa he's
to the United States under the supervision
of court commissioner, and that shall
provide, at the expense of the owners, an
officer to reside upon the islands with
power to judge and adjust disputes and
to enforce just and humane treatment
of the employees.
International Copyright.
international copyright has been Sc
cured, in accordance with the conditions
Of the act of March 3, 1891, with Belgium,
France, Great Britain and the British DOS
sessions and Switzerland, the laws of those
countries permitting to our citizens the
benefit of copyright ON substantially the
same basis as to their own citizens or 81 b.
Jects. With Germany a special conven-
ton has been negotiated upon this SUP
Ject, which will bring that country within
the reciprocal benefits of our legislation.
Revenues ar luriM.
"The general interest in the operations
of the treasury department. has been
much augmented during the last year by
reason of the conflicting predictions,
which accompanied and followed the
the tariff and other legislation of the la f |
congress affecting the revenues, as to the
results of this legislation upon the treas
mr. nd ho To-,
hand it was cOntended that imports
would so fal off as to leave the treasury
bankrupt, and that the prices of articles
entering into the living of the people |
would be so enhanced as to dis |
astrously affect their comfort and hap
piness, while on the other it was
argued that the loss to the revenue, |
largely the result of placing sugar on the |
free list, would be direct gain to the peO-
Pile; that the prices of the necessaries of
life, including those most highly pro-
tected, would not be enhanced that labor
would have a larger market and the pro- /
ducts of the farm advanced prices; while |
the treasury surplus and receipts would |
be adequate to meet appropriations, in
cluding the large exceptional expendi- |
lures for the refunding to the states of the |
direct tax and the redemption of the four |
and one-half per cent. bonds.
"Rarely, if ever before, in the history of
the country has there been time when |
the proceeds of one days labor or the |
chase so large an amount of those things
that enter Tito the living of the masses of !
the people. | believe that full test will |
develop the fact that the tariff act of the |
Fifty-frst congress is very favorable in |
its average effect upon the prices of |
articles entering into common use.
During the twelve months from Oct. |, |
1890, to Sept. 30, 1891, the total value of |
our foreign commerce imports and ex-
ports combined) was 81, TAT 500 400, which !
was the largest of any year in the history |
of the United States. 1t is interesting, !
and to some will be surprising, to know |
that during the year ending Sept. 80, 1871, |
1924, 715 210, which was an increase of more .
than S11 COO 600 over the value Of the inn .
ports of the corresponding months of the
preceding " ", when the imports of mer-
were unusually large in antici-
patton of the tariff legislation then pend /
ing.
ports of merchandise for the ten years
from 1881 to 1890 was 1892 1856, ,522, and dur
ing the year ended Sept. So 1891, this an
nual average was exceeded by $l32, 528, 400
1.-The value of free imports during the
twelve months ending Sept 80, 1891, was
Sis, ,092, ,3s7 more than the value of free
lllpOi - " I' ih5 'iO w AS9PplidlHS hHt.Fe
months Of the preceding year, and there
was during the same period a decrease of
$10G, $40 sos in the value of imports of
dutiable merchandise.
"If we turn to exports Of merchandise
the statistics are full of qualification, The
value of such exports of merchandise for
the twelve months ending Sept. 80, 1891,
was 1923, ,09l 1876, while for the correspond
ing previous twelve months it was $s61,-
III. 115, an increase of Sf2, ,914, ,021, which is
nearly three times the average annual i'm
crease of exports of merchandise during
any year in the history of the govern
ment