Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-09
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.

The Present Trouble ON the Islands
Discussed.
It 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
oNerthrown and a 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 | with
drew for examination and despatched
Hon. James II. Blount of Georgia to
Honolulu Us q special commissioner, to
make an impartial investigation
Of the circum stances 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-
bic 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
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 about by our
Untustifiable Interference,
our present minister at Homo lulu has re-
ccived 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-
gether with all other information at hand,
accompanied by a 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 OEfAH MEM.
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 30, 1893, amounted to S461, ,1l6, ,56l.94
and it's expenditures to 59,374, 614.29.
There was collected from customs S2o5,-
S55,C16.73, and from internal revenue s1el,-
OF ,Cs3. 93 our dutiable imports amounted
to s421 $50, Ill., an increase Of s52,453,9 ,9O7
over the preceding year, and importatlons
free of duty amounted to s444, ,544,2ll,
decrease from the preceding year OF sl5,-
455, AZ. Internal revenue receipts exceeded
those OF the preceding year by 81 147 AS 81
The total tax collected on distilled spirits
was $94, re, ,26O55; on manufactured to-
bacco, s31 ,sS9, 7ll.14, ard on fermented
liquors, :32 54s, $780,. We exported mer-
chandise during the year amounting TO
ss47 ,665, 1914, decrease of s1s2. 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. .6so, ,s44, and exceeding
the amount exported during the preceding
year by SIS, 1851 The sim paid from
the treasury for sugar bounty was
50, 1875, 130ss, an increase over the preceo-
ing year of sec, 1885, 300.
1t is estimated upon the basis of present
revenue laws that the receipts OF the gov
srnment for the year ending June 81,
1894, will lie s430, ,121 S65.3s and its ex-
penditures s45S. .121, ,365. .3s, resul, ing IN
deficiency of s3s 600, coo.
Per Capita Circulation.
On the 1st day of November, 1853, the
amount of money of all kinds in circ Ia
ton included in treasury htl lags w;
s1,71S, ,544 esq, an incre ase f,r the year OF
s112, 40, ,947.
Estimating our population at e. 40 ooo
at the time mentioned the per capita cir
culation was $25.4 40.
On the same date there was in the
treasury gold bullion amounting to CO.
657 ,273 and silver bullion which was pt.f-
chased at cost of s12e, ,261 ,553.
Silver Purchases.
The purchases Of silver under the -" Oh