The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-12-07
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.

The Present Trouble on the Islands
Discussed.
1t is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our rela-
tions with Hawaii have caused serious
embarrassment.
Just prior to the installment of the
present administration the existing gov
eminent of Hawaii had been suddenly
overthrown and a treaty of annexation
had been negotiated between the pro-
visional government of the islands and the
United States, and submitted to the sem
ate for ratification. This treaty with
drew for examination and despatched
Hon. James H. Blount of Georgia to
Honolulu as a special commissioner, to
make an impartial investigation
of the circumstances attending
the change of government, and Of
all the conditions bearing upon
the subject of the treaty. After thorough
and exhaustive examination Mr. Blount
submitted to me his report, showing be-
yond all question that the constitutional
government of Hawaii
Had Been Subverted
with the active aid of our representative
to that government and through the intim-
idation caused by the presence of an armed
naval force of the United States which
! was landed for that purpose at the in
stance of our minister, Upon the facts
developed it seemed to me the only honora-
BILE course for our government to pursue
was to undo the wrong that had been done
by those representing US and to restore as
far as practicable the status existing at the
time of our forcible intervention. With
IszIs "a ~.
the constitutional limits of executive
power, and recognizing all our obligations
and responsibilities growing out of any
changed condition brought about by our
Upjustifable Interference,
our present minister at Homo lulu has re-
ceived appropriate instructions to that
end. Thus far no information of the &C
complishment of any definite results has
been received from him. Additional adj
vices are soon expected, and when received
they will be promptly sent to congress, to-
gether with all other information at hand,
accompanied by special executive mes
sage fully detailing all the facts necessary
to complete understanding of the case,
and presenting history of all the national
events leading up to the present situation.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Extract From the Report of Secretary
Carlisle.
The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts Of the government from
all sources during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1893, amounted to $461, lie, 51. "a,
and its expenditures to 459,374, 674.29
There was collected from customs $685.
355, 0167 IS, and from internal revenue S161,-
Oh, 628. SO; our dutiable imports amounted
to $421 ,856, I'll, an increase OF $52, 1907
over the preceding year, and importations
free of duty amounted to 81, 544,2 11, q
decrease from the preceding year OF sl3,-
455, Al. Internal revenue receipts exceeded
those Of the preceding year by 81, 147, AS. 3D.
The total tax collected on distilled spirits
was $94, 720, 200. So; on manufactured to-
bacco, So, 1856, 711.74, and on fermented
liquors, $50, 548, 9S3.07. We exported mer-
chandise during the year amounting to
e847, 665, 1914, decrease of $182, 6l2.954 from
the preceding year. The amount of gold
exported was larger than in any previous
year in the history of the government,
amounting to sos, $780, 44, and exceeding
the amount exported during the preceding
year by $58, 4S5, 577. The sum paid from
the treasury for sugar bounty was
Sc, 1908, an increase over the proceed
ing year of so, 335, 1903.
. 4 estimated upon the basis Of present.