Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-04

litical and DISCHARGED all the accused EXCEPT
one Cienfuegos, who was held for m attempt
to murder. Thereupon was constrained to
direct his release, for the reason shat IN At-
tempt to murder Was not one Of the crimes
chafged against him, and upon which his sur
render to the Salvadorean authorities had been
demanded
Spanish Injustice.
Unreasonable and unjust fines imposed by
sr,ain On the vessels and commerce OF the
United States have demanded from time to
time during the Last 20 years earnest remon-
STRANGE ON the part Of our government. In the
immediate past, exorbitant penalties have
customs authorities Of Cuba and Porto Rico
for clerical errors Of the most trivial character
in the manifests or bills Of lading
In some cases fines amounting to thousands
of dollars have been levied upon cargoes or the
carrying vessels, when the goods in question
were entitled 10 free entry. Fines have been
exacted even when the error had been de
tected, and the Spanish authorities notified be
fore the arrival Of the goods In port.
This conduct is in strange contrast with the
considerate and liberal treatment extended to
spanish vessels and cargoes In our ports In
like cases, No satisfactory settlement Of thess
vexatious questions has yet been reached
The Mora case, referred to in my last annual
mE492Re.
having been long ago adjusted, now only
awaits payment ss stipulated. but all enorts 10
secure payment Of this settled claim have been
unavailing.
Americanized ArmenIans in Turkey
In my last annual message I adverted to the
claim on the part of Turkey Of the right to ex
pei az persons undesirable and dangerous,
Armenians naturalized in the United states
and returning to Turkish jurisdiction. While
this government acquiesces In the ssserteo
right of expulsion, it will not consent that
Armenians may be imprisoned or otherwise
punished for no other reason than having
acquired, without imperial consent, American
citizenship. Three Of the assailants OF Miss
Melton, an American teacher in Mosul, have
been convicted, and an appeal against the
acquittal of the remaining five has been taken
by the Turkish prosecuting officer.
Concerning Venezuela.
convention has been concluded with Vene-
zuela for the arbitration of long disputed
claim growing out OF the seizure OF certain
vessels, the property of citizens of the United
States. Although signed, the treaty OF ex-
tradition with Venezuela Is not yet in force,
owing to the insistence of that governments
that, when surrendered, its citizens shall In no
case be liable to capital punishment.
Maritime Legislation.
The rules for the prevention of collisions at
sea, winch were framed by the maritime con-
ference held in this city in 1880, having been
concurrently Incorporated in the statutes OF
the United States and Great Britain, have been
announced to take 4, If ect March |, 1885, and in
vitations have been extended to all maritime
nations to adhere to them. Favorable re-
sponscs have thus far been received from
Austria France, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
Samoan Squabbles.
In my last annual message referred briefly
to the unsatisfactory state of affairs in Samoa
under the operation of the Berlin treaty, as
signally illustrating the impolity of entang-
ling alliances with foreign pow ers, and on
May o, 1894, in response to resolution of the
senate, sent a special mes sage and documents
to that body on the same subject, which en-
phaszed my previously expressed opinions,
The present government has utterly failed
to correct. if indeed it has not aggravated the
very evils it was intended to prevent. 1t has
not stimulated our commerce with the islands.
Our participation in its establishment against
the wishes Of the natives was in plain defiance
of the conservative teachings and warnings of
the wise and patriotic men who laid the
foundations of our free institutions, and l in
vite an expression of the judgment Of congress
on the propriety of steps being taken by this
government looking to the withdrawal from
its engagements with the other powers on
some reasonable terms not prejudicial to any
Of our existing rights
Extracts From Carlisle's Report.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
the receipts Of the government from all sources
Of revenue during the fiscal year ending June
10, 1894, amounted to $572 S02, 1882, and it's ex
penditures to SAP 805 1885, leaving deficit Of
800 s03, ,260.5S. There was a decrease of $l5,452,
874.66 in the ordinary expenses Of the govern
raA Nxyifh HSeu1
There was collected from customs sl3l SlS,-
53O62 and from internal revenue s147 ,l6S 449.70.
The balance OF the income for the year,
amounting to s93 5,5l7.97, was derived from
the sales Of lands aad other sources.
The value Of ouri total. dutiable imports
amounted to s275, 0s6. being *l46,657 625 less
than during the preceding year. and the i'm
portations free Of duty amounted to $379, 1885,
$50, being s64, ,74s,675 less than during the pre-
ceding year. The receipts from customs were
s73, $50, ,4S6l1 less, and from internal revenue
s13, ,s83, $50 9s less than in 1893.
The total tax collected from distilled spirits
was $85 ,259 20.25; on manufactured tobacco,
s2s 6l7, ,s9s62, and on fermented liquors. $3l ,4l4.
1S8.04 =f4-sg
Our exports Of merchandise, domestic and
foreign, amounted during the year to $S92,-
14O572, being an increase over the preceding
Of s44, ,495,37S.
The total amount of gold exported during
the fiscal year was s76 S9s 0sl, as against $lOe.
$50 444, during the fiscal years 1893.
The amount imported was $72,449,l19. as
against $2l ia, 1881, during the previous year.
The imports Of silver were sl3, 2S6 ,552 and the
exports were $50, ,451 ,285.
The total bounty paid upon the production
of sugar in the United States for the fiscal year
was $l2, ,l00, ,20s89, being an increase Of S2,725
01S0l, over the payments made during tie
preceding year. The amount of bounty paid
from july l, 1894 to Aug. 28, 1894, which was
the time when further payments ceased by
operation of law, was 1866, 1884. The total ex
penses incurred in the payment Of the bounty
upon sugar during the fiscal year was $l30, ,l49
IS. 1t is estimated that upon the basis of the
present revenue laws the receipts of the gov
ernment during the current fis cal year ending
June 30, 1895, will be 1924, Az 7is "A, and its ex
penditures s4A ~, ,74s.44, resulting in deficit
of s20.000,000.
On the first day of November, 1894, the total
stock of money of all kinds in the country was
S22,240 ss3,SSS, as against 2.2O4,65l.W0 on
Nov. l, 1898, and the money Of all kinds in cir
culation, or not included in the treasury hold
ings was 81 .672 093422 s2l q per capita, upon
an estimated population Of IS ,SS1 ,0OO. At the
same date there was held in the treasury gold
bullion amounting to S44,sl5, .55, and silver
bullion which was purchased at a cost of $l27,-
-,799SS.
The purchase of silver bullion under the act
of July Il, 1890, ceased on Nov. /. 1898, and up
to that time there had been purchased during
the fiscali year, ,9i7 ,65s.7s fine ounces, at
,c, nf xS .ls SpJ - an ayprav.a ctsas of "a -212