Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-12-08
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.
The Present Trouble on the Islands
Discussed.

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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
ernment of Hawaii had been suddenly
overthrown and treaty of annexation
had been negotiated between the pro-
visional government of the islands and the
United States, and submitted to the SEN
ate for ratification. This treaty 1 with
drew for examination and despatched
Hon. James H. Blount of Georgia to
Honolulu as 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. Blo,:nt
submitted to me his repgfC, showing, ,$ be-
yond all question that tie CONSTITUTIONS
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 q
view of accomplishing this result within
the constitutional limits of executive
power; and recognizing all our obligations
and responsibilities growing out of any
changed condition brought ebout by our
Unjustifable Interference,
our present minister at Homo lulu has re-
ceivel appropriate instructions to that
end. Thus far no information of the ac-
complishment of any definite results has
been received from him. Additional ad-
vices are soon expected, and when received
they will be promptly sent to congress, to-
gethrr 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.
f.. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Extract From the Report, of Secretary
~ Carlisle. s -.
The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts Of the government from
all sources during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1e98 amounted to s461, ,716, ,561 .94,
and its expenditures to $459, 81, GA. 90.
Thsre was collected from customs $685.
s55, ,016.73, ard from internal revenue $751;
Q27, ,6s3.93; our dutiable imports amounted
to s42Ie56, I'll, an increase of $50, ,453, ,9O7
over the preceding year, and importations
free OF duty amounted to s444, ,544, I'll, q
decrease from the preceding year of $13,-
455, ,447. Internal revenue receipts exceeded
these of the preceding year by s., ,147, ,445.32.
~ ( total tax collected on distilled spirits
Esss s94, ~, ,260.55; on manufactured to-
saeco, S3l, ,es9, I'll n, and on fermented
liquors, s3s,54Sess,G7, We exported mer-
ehendise duliIg the year amounting to
$S47, ,665, ,194, decrease of s1S2, ,612 954 from
the preceding year. The-amount Of gold
exported was larger than in any previous
year in the history of the government,
amounting to s10s,esO, ,e44, ard exceeding
the amount exported during the preceding
year by s58,4s5,57T The sum paid from
the treasury for sugar bounty was
$3.50, 130.S8, an increase over the preced-
ing year of SCI, 1856, 3355 ,33G9. .ss.
It is estimated upon the basis Of present
revenue laws that the receipts of the gov
ernment for the year ending June 80,
1894, will be s43O, ,121 ,365. sS and it's ex.
penditures s458, 121 1858, resulting in q
deficiency of s23, eco 600.
Per Cops}a r5rcn1o<;n,, 3.sE5E.s
On the 1st day of November, 1893, the
amount of money Of all kinds in circulaz
ton included in treasury holdings was
! III Il. .sf4,cs2, an increase for the year OF
S112, ,4O4.ee47 4O44 e477 49,
Estimating our population at e., ,42e, 900
fI. " tie time mentioned the per capita cir
culation was ss5.49. ssG#
On the same date there. was In the
treasury gold bullion amounting to $685..
! 657 ,27S and silver bullion which was pur-
Ihased at q cost of s126 ,261 ,5553. 5553
Silver Purchases.
The purchases of silver under the law OF
July IA, 1890, during the last fiscal yeaii
aggregated b, 4,00S, ,162 so fine ounces, which
cost 1861 ,474. So The total amount oi
silver purchased from the time that the
law became operative until the repeal Of
Its purchasing clause, on the LIST day Of
November, 1893, was les, GA. 500 46 fine
ounces, which cost S155.gsO ,s4O.s Be.
tween the 1st day of March. 1873. and the
1st day of November, 1893, the government
purchased under,al1 laws bas BOZ. .517 fiindI
ounces OF silreF Ut cost ef S516 .622 D4A
The silver dplIars that have been coined
under the act of judy ii, 1880, number "a.
Os7, ,ss5 The eignorage arising from such
coinage was E, ,s77. .o7s, leaving on hand is
TIE mints ZIG csc 7Cl iine ounces Of silver
which post sleS, ,51s, ,2ls
Prosluct.on cf Prccicps Metals.
Our total coinage Of al metals during
the last fiscal year consisted Of 81 .2so. .s5S