The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-15

! agency may re- referred 10 arbitration ana NJ
praeenbll adjusted ry such means. April y
lsyl tht International American conference "
Washington ~ resolution. expressed me
Wish That an controversies between
I ne rcpuMl,s ~ America and the nations ol
Europe might hn settled hy arbitration. and
recommended that tAf government 90 each
nation represented iu tA1t conference should
communicate this Wish to ali frlcnilv POWERS
A favorable Snonee has Ne Ia received from
Great britain in thH siAre ~ q resolution
nluriri iN parliament lpy iH last, cordially
eNmNAihixlu4 VIVA fht ftatnn.s in NlrN. an
expressing thr hops tht' h'r mlic>tys eoy
crnu'ut Miii lens reilg cooperation ~ the
gofrrAment % the United state. upon the
tas.s OF me coacurrent resolution above
quoted
n:riaNATIr ArFAiss
since mo passage ~ me act % March 3 is93
AUTHORIZING the president Oh raise the grade ~
olr ENJOYS IN correspond With nv rank ia
whi foreign countries aceretiif their agents
hrrr. Great Britain France Italy and Germany
AAsr conferred ou their rcprcS eNtAtiyr~ al this
SApitAl tAr title ~ amiaS,a Tor. anu We have
Fr,ron lrd bs actreAtinS ms AGENTS ~ the
lliini states IA Those coaatrie~ With the same
title 4 like elevation ~ mission T. announced
hy Russia ANA whom mate Viii Le similarly
met lhi, step niiin4iy compvr;, with tht
position "a" United ~tAtes hold IN the family
OF nations
The Public Treasury.
The seer stnry * ihr treasury reports that
amolrtel 90 sirl. "a afi ~ ana it, expenditures
u ~ .tay3sifsi.' There was collected from
customs fsN3,a.1 ids - ANA from Internal re-
venue :idi V.7 6sigi Cur driiahe imports
Amounted 70 si.i ri III. an Increase % So ,as
/ ~ OYER NE proceeding year. and Importation,
from the preceding year % si3. as az. internal
revenue rec.ipf exceeded those Of the pressed.
ing year ~ i7.ilssia.e
INTERNAL REVENUE
IN af al ..tit "a
was syiss ,-bl@. on manufactured tobacco
81 ~ u ~ anu on feimcnted liquors. ~. 5i3
DO We exported MERCHANDISE during the
:ls- ti-..5i from the PIE 'eding year
GOLD EXPORTS
The amount % gold exported was larger than
ment. amounting % siO-hSi sil ana exceeding
the amount exported during the preceding
year ~ So 1881
THE SUGAR BOUNTY
The sum paid from the treasury for sugar
bounty was ~aS5S i31ss. an Increase over tho
preceding year Of ?. 13 ff.srs
Az ESTIMATED DEFICIENCY
II Is estimated upon the basis OF present
revenue laws that the receipts OF the govern.
ineni lor INC year ending June ~. 1894. viii be
SiS0 III 5di..i- AMI ~. expenditures Sass 1al
Ssa. s.. resulting in o deficiency of - OoOOy0.
THE CIRCULATING MEDIUM
On the 1T dag ~ November l~ss the amount
~ money OF all kinds IA circulation. or not ia-
Guided In treasury holdings wAS sl1l-sii Gss
an increase for the wear OF sli24Ngi7 -
tin.afing our population al G. laS 90 at thn Z
time mentioned the per capita circulation VA,
- ~ On the same date incrc was ia the
treasury gold arll.oa amounting - ssI 81 2s3 I
cost OF Sl-j -fi as3
THE PURCHASES OF SILVER
The purchases OF silver under the law OF July \
IL ir9l during the last fiscal year aggrc gated /
1ipl-. l6s ~ hne ounces. which cost Sf153i ss45S
he total amount ~ silver purchased, from the \
time that the Law became operative until inc /
repeal ci tiiv purchasing clause on the trSf day I
OF November 1913 was 49, 81 500 ~ line ounces
which cost .iaN VI Yi1.si- Between the frst 4
day ~ March l~sS and the first tiay of NGvcrn- \
err lr.S the government purchased. under an \
laws $3.50 a.sl1 me ounces ~ silver ~ a cost \
of s3id6e-a i> The silver dollars that have
been coined under the att o. July 10 i-Yj mum.
pcr Sot~'--ar me sei.niorage arising from
sueh coihagn was ,tN>itiy.2 ~. leaving on hand
~ the minis II SO 40 line ounce, cf silver
which cost sl2ds3,.2iS
THE COINAGE
our total coinage % all metals dnrir- the
last fiscal year consisted ~ ~ = ss5 pieces.
valued At s43 fAi IL -. az which there, wns s:sD
81. 40 IN goli cOin. S.3is5i5 ia silver dollars
X -i7 e2Op iA ~Il Sidiary silver coin anc II.
~. lvS ~ IN minor coins.
Production or PRECIOUS METALS
During the calendar year lsge the production
y precious metal. IN The United States was
estimated 70 De fssS55 line ounces 81 gold IN
he commercial and collage value OF s3DOoIODt
md 5s.vJvo0 fne ounces ~ silver OF the hui
ION or market value Of s5o,75o-ooo and OF the
THE STOCK or METALLIC MONEY
II is estimated that on the first day OF Julv
80. the metallic stock of money in the United
I iates consistin. q coin and bullion. amount
rold ans 1918. ~ 49, was silver.
NATIONAL BANKS
One hundred and nineteen national banks
we're organized during the year ending October
u. i-ss, with capital OF sii.s3p's1 i6 went
nto voluntary liquidation and l5S suspended |
,ixiy-fyc Of the suspended banks were fnsol-
-ni. eishtS-si resumed business and seven
ernain IN the hands o. bank examiners with
prospects - speedy resumption
or the new banks organized fOrfy.forr w.re
oeht.a ~ We eastern states. forty zone west Of
ne Mississippi river anu thirty-four ia the {
eniral aud southern states. The total number
Z national ian.s IN existence on the 3lSt day
! =. 70 etf. l-st was 3.u. having an aggregate
apital o. 500 SIS l2l The net Increase In the J
REGULATION ~ these tanks during the year was I
- 80 ass
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Repeal. \
The recent repeal Of the provision OF law re- Q
uirinE the purchas ~ silver bullion hy the !
pNrrnmcnt - feature ~ our monetary !
, heinc has made an 'itire change in the com
l-xion % our currency Affairs. DO not dout,r !
hat the ultimate result ~ this action will y.
losi saiuiary aAd far reaching
~ Inc nature OF taings. however. IL is i'm {
Dssitic 70 KNOW al this time precisely what Il
ondltions VIII DE- brought aho II ry the change Z
what II any. supple men'ary legislation n
lay. ~ ihe ii1nt q srch conditions. appear 70 1
& essential cr cNpedlenf. OF course after the :
ecent financial perturbation. time is nases- r
airy ior the adjustment Of hti~ines. conn I
ehcr When. however. through this restored
the money which mas been fright.
nei into boarding places il returned To E,
race anu enterprise. survey ~ tho =
ithhtlun VIII probably disclose a !,
are pain leading to permanently sound cur. |,
'nrN aouudAniy snfiicieni 10 meet every rr- !
uir"mcnt ~ our Increasing population ana 4
u~ine>s In the pursuit Of this object we \
MOULD rrsolutely turn away from ailurEv and !
amporary cxpeGieuts determined to III con !
ny With ncthing less than a lasting ana com I
financial plan. Ia these circum- !,
ances. am convinced that a reasonable de. 4 \
" IA dealing with this subject. inst toad 81 To-
X injurious VIII Increase the probability OF
ise action.
ISSUING bonds
The authority vested IN the socre,nr, n, n
~ treasury - issue bonds Is not as clear ~ n v
ioulc nc. and the bonds authorized are disad- r
intaEepuS 20 the government. both ~ To the \
me 81 their maturity and rate Of interest y
fNNIGRATIoS.
The superintendent % Immigration through =,
e secretary 81 the treasury reports that dur. y
" the last fiscal year there arrived at our q
'rts go. 'B immigrants or these .Os3 were :,
y permitted 70 land. aud under the limlta- !
pnS 81 the law. 557 were returned 10 tho .
'untries from which they came. hy reason Of !
eir having tecorn. public charges The to- !
arrivals we're HtU3i less than for the rre Q
Gus year U
The War Department. !
The secretary o. war reports that the ii