Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-06


Iregret to say that no definite reply 10 IDS
oner mas yet been m ade ana al shorts 10 So
cure payment Oh tnls setticu ciaim nave
been unavailins
In my last annual message huVerteu u
tine claim on tine part OF turkey o. the rishs W
expei as persons undesirable anu u"ngerous'
Armenlans naturalizeu IN the ohlteu states
ana returning 10 turkish jurisdiction Nu'
merous questions IN TINS relatioh nave arlseh'
While this government acqulesces IN the us.
serted right OF expulsion IL VIII not cohsen'
that Armenians may DC I'm prisoned or other'
wise punished LOT no other reason than nav
ing acquired, without Imperial consent Aiher
can citizenship Three OF the assaliahts Oh
MISS Melton m American teacher NJ Mosui
nave been convicted by the ottoman courts,
and am advised that an appeal against inc
acquittal of the remaining five has been taken
by the Turkish prosecuting oincerS'
The Samoan Troubles.
Tn INV last animal messape referrei briefly
tn the nnsatisfactorv state Of affairs I'm samoa
under the oneration Of the Berlin treaty. as
sipnallv illustratin, the Motley of entang fling
alliances with foreign powers and on May Q,
1894 I'm resnonse tn n re olution of the senate
I sent n snecial message and documents 10
that bodv on the same subject which EN- mia
sized INV nreviouslv Expressed opinions.
Later occurrences tho corresnondence I'm re.
gard tn which will he laid before congress-.
further demonstrated that the Government
which uos devi ADD nv the three nowers and
forced unon the Samoans AGAINST their inyet.
crate hostility can he maintained only by the
continued nresence of forei IN military fore es
and nj no small sacrifice of life and treasure
The sunnression of tho Mataafa in ,urrection
NV the powcrs and the subsequent Danish.
ment NJ tho leader and cleve, other chiefs. as
recited In INV last MESA ~ did not bring last
inc neace 10 the islands. Formi able Il prIs.
inoa continued and finally rebellion broke
ont in the canital island JTpolu headed in
Aana the Western district nv the Younger
Tamnsese and in Alma the Eastern district
nv other leldars The insurgent, raya yed
the country and fought tho royernm ent
troons nm IN the very doors of Apia
The l,ina a,ain apnealed to the mowers
for helm and the combined British and
German naval forces reduced the Atuans TO
annarent subiection not however without con-
siderable Ioss IN the natives few DAYS
later Tamassese and his Inherent, fearing the
ships and marines professed submission. Re.
morris received from our agents Mt .Apia
do NOT iusitfv the belief that the
neace Tins brougbt about will be of long dura.
lion II "a their conviction that the natives
aro Mt heort bos,ile IN the nresent GOVERN.
,nent that such of them n profc IS LOYALTY to II
do 40 from fear of the powers and that II would
aneediIv 90 IN nio,es ~ tho war shins were
,vitbdravn In renortin TO his government
on tho unsatisfactory situation since the
sunnression of the late revolt nv foreign armed
forcea the German consul Mt Apia statai that
Tho, neace will n, las,ing 4, hardly 70 he nre.
snmed The lesson given Inv arln, ON Atua
,vos not snn,ciartIv shorn and inctsiye to
leave a iastiny impression on the forgetful
Samoan temner,ment In fact conditions
arc oyistjno which show that peace will not
iaet and Ia not seriously intenied Malietoa
tho Ling and his char are convinced that tho
denorture of the war ships will he n signal
tor renawol ~ war The circumstances
that the representatives OF the villages
Vi al 'ne uletr. ~ -
70 tho "s ,, a,t Ia
uIa"n W n'un 80 ,o.,iiSo, L.
.nat Do.n n n, an' ,a,nia.a ,S,nt So,, ~, On
tha Ia 80 ,ha .oyornment IN RETURN m their
tno si.'o Vi ',o -. ,,,.,as -,
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the iattel, Hiuou,1' maj ioa, In
.ne 20, 'io 90. ,at, -, ~, ,hot roror,
.no iVsn NV SP' .,,a,',,',,ort ,ho
tor 'ho inIo , nia'Ion "' ,,,r,' ,.,au, .,
ucrnah "uo. SOU 80, 49,.
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nent . app' .n"s aI'dS ill., ,ho
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nv st'iiiu n'' a., t. o,,n,,,sh
lsiahus gu. ~ ~, 80 So T.,
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pam ucnahee y, .no ms,
anu Wnrhinss VI ,no ~i'o n'iu "a w., ,,..I,,'
nno i"'d 'a' S''. VI .,-,.,,e,, 80 ~
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Juusniene VI oonS oss va aao p.op
steps ocint 'aAen " ms %
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tho otner pv"otS ou So,io ~
no' pio'uui'i'' W ""S VI Jul 'N'''S 'is
Treasury Department.
Tho secretarv NJ the treasury reports that
tho receints Of the goyernment from nil
sources NJ revon ue durint the fiscal wear end.
IN, Jure ~ 1891 nmounted to s7.sla $50 ~
and its exnenditures to sils sos 1881 81 leaving
n dof,cit Of $40 SDl o6lbs There was n de.
crease n, sI5 eis IA "a I'm the ordinary EXPENSES
~ tho government Ms compare1 with the
ascaI vcar ts99
Tberc was collected from customs sl3i.sls
goo 80 and from internal rev,nue sly is1
s,os1 The balance ~ tte income for tho
,oar omountin, IN sol sI5 Az on was derived
;rnr, tho sole y, lands and other sources
Tho SaIro ~ our totI dutiablc imnor,s
oraaur,od 70 so-k 10, oSs hei, II6 Az 6oi Ies,
,har d,,rin tho nrecedIng year and tho inn.
''.-,a,,nns - y, An, nnorntod IN az, IA,
r. pa 80 a. no Az - ,,.,'t,rn, tho nro.
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