The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04


| sf,,n.d IN ,rostv Of extradit.ou with
| Veneziiela IL not yet in force, ting -
! the lnsisience Of mat government that
when surrendered rs ,s si'' ovnisame amen ~ ~
| The rules for the prevention OF COLI
| sions at sea which were lidnen Dy tne
| MARITIME Conference, heiu ll tnia clty ~
! 1852 having been concurrent! lhcoFpo-
| rated i'm The STATUTES Of The United States
and Great Britain, have Deeh ahhouhceu
! 90 take effect March !, lS''' any intiCl-
tions have been extenqeu " 81 hI ..i, r
! sponges boVe Thus Tar been received from
! Austria. France. Portugal, spain and
| Sweden
STATE OF AFFAIRS SAMOA.
In my last annual message. l reierrea
! briefly 10 the unsatisiactVIE stale 81 oI1
fairs in Samoa. under the operation OF
! the Berlin treaty as signally illustrating
! II e impOlcy Of entanghng 1tllances VII
/ foreign powers. and on May :, le5i, IN re-
] Spouse 10 a resolution y. w ,'e,iate,
| sent a special message ana document
TO that body on the same subject, which
| empha sized INV previously expressed
| opinions. Later Occurrences, me Jn9IIFSs-
| laid before Congress further demonstrates
| that the government which was devised
| ~ the three powers, anu loICsu upVn
| the Samoans, against USlr lhVsterate
! hostility can he maintained only by the
| cortinued pregencs of foreign military
| force and at no small saerlhce OF lite
| and treasure. The suppression OF ths
| Mataafa instruction D. IN; powers, anu
! no subsequent Punishment OF ire lead
! er and eleven other chltis; as IscileI
| in my last message. did nov DtlnS lhallhs
| peace to the Islands. or l'laDie M
| ings continued and many reDeIIloh
! RrCke OUT in ths capital island. headed
The Western district by the younger
! Tamasese and Matua, IN. Eastern dl3-
! trirf bv Other leaders sle insurgents
! ravaged the country and fought The gov
| ernments troops mp 10 the EeIS yoots
| OF Apia. The king again dppe1Ieh W
| British and German naval FORCES reduced
! the Atuans 70 apparent EIpJTc uon noe
! however without COnslderablr l2ss 10 VIZ
| natives few days later IAInasese
| and his alharents. fearing the SHIPS ana
! the marines professei SUBMISSION.
| Reports received from our agents at
! ApIa do not justify me beheI that me
| ppace thus brought about viii be OF
| long duration. II is their conviction that
| the natives are at heart hostile 10 the
| present government; that such or them
! as profess loyalty TO do so from rear OF
| the powers and that IL would speedily
! 20 to pieces If the warships We're with
| drawn. IT. reporting 10 MS government
! on the unsatisfactory situation since the
! suppression Of the late revolt, by foreign
| armed forces, he German corsui at Apia
| stated:
| THAT peace will be lasting, is hardly
| 10 be presumed The lesson gwen by iir
!
| and ircisiye TO leave q lasting impress
| sion on the fOrgetlul Samoan tempera-
| ment, in fact conditions are existing
| which show that peace VIII not last aid
| ii is not seriously intended. Malietoa,
! the king. and his Chiefs, are convinced
| that the departure of the war ships viii
/ D.. "A signal for a renewal of war. The
| circumstances that the representatives
| OF the villages Of all the districts which
| were opposed TO the government, nave al
! ready Withdrawn TO Atua, 10 hoId meet
/ I.1.tI ltDt
| forbidden inhabitants Of those districts
which fought on the side of the govern
ment to return to their villages and nave
| alIeady partly burned down he latter,
indicates a real Cancellation OF the par
ties is still far off
And in a note of the 18th ult.. enclcs-
ing a copy Of that report ior the in
formation or this government. the Ger
tie report awakened the imperial govern
ment's apprehension that under existing
circumstances the peace concluded with
tie rebels will afford no assurance 81
the lasting restoration Of trlAquisty in
the islands
The present government has utterly
failed to correct, IL indeed it has not
aggravated, the very evils Il was in
tended 20 prevent IT has not stimulat "a
out-commerce with the islands our
participation in its establish ncnt against
the wishes of the natives VAR In plain
defiance of the conservatives teachings
and warnings Of the wise md patriotic
men who laid the foundation Of our fra
institutions. aud / invite an expression Of
priety of steps being taken by This GOV
eminent looking TO the withdrawal from
its engagements with the other powers
IN some reaSOnalfa terms rot pIpJudicial
10 any Of our existing rights.
CONDITION OF TIKI TBEAsvAY
The Secretary cf the Treasury reports
tt.at the receipts Of the government from
an sources OF revenue during the fiscal
year ending June ~. 1897, amounted e.
sst2 NJ2. 1873, and It's expenditures 10 $it2,-
Uio,ioaSl leaving dehCit OF $bjol5, Ir0ob.
There was d decrease Of SlJyyZ,tA66 ina
the ordinary expenses OF the government
a. compared with the fiscal year OF 1850.
There was collected from customs $l5l,-
SlS.53O.62. and from internal revenue Nt,-
lbS.ii9.lo. Inc balance of The income for
the year amounting 10 $s3Nl5,s5l9l Was
derived from the sales OF lands and other
The value Of our total dutiaole imports
amounted 10 $2IJ.l9jU,6 being $ifo.p1t,f-,
less than during the preceding year anu
10 $40, i53,55b, being $Ji7is,b,o less th.u
during the preceding year The receipts
from customs were $'5.5it, i'5.ll less and
from internal revenue ko.N55 1881 less
! than In 1913. The total tax collected
from distilled spirits was $50 ~ -. Oh
manufactured tobacco, $ZN.6lL@N.62. and
on fermented liquors $5ltlifoo0i our
sports OF merchandise, domestic and
foreign. amounted during the year To
| SsJ2 1862 being an increase over the
preceding year of Sii'J,5.S.
The total amount of gold exported dur
| ing the fiscal year was $1G,NJN,O6l, as
| against Sos. $50, 49, durinG the h-cdt
year 1893 The amount imported Wis
$i2ii9. 40, as against S2ll1i3Nl. during
the previous year
The imports of silver We're Sl3,2HG, 80.
and the exports were SO. i5l -.
The total bounty paid upon the produc-
ton Of sugar in the United states Tor the
al IN
increase of S2,I21,OtNOl, over the pay
meuts made during the preceding year.
The amount of bounty paid from Iuly J,
1881, to August y, 1891, the time when
further payments ceased by operation vi
The total expenses incurred in the pay
ment of the bounty upon suger during
the fiscal year was Sl34,ltOSj.
1t is estimated that upon the basis Of
the present revenue laws the receipts of
the government during the current fiscal
Year ending June -, 1913, Will be S42i,-
421,74S. Il, its expenditures $ii l2I1NH re-
sultlng in a deficit oil $29UlVp. ON the
1st day Of November 1894. the total stock
| of money Of all kinds in the country was
S22ie. 40, $50 as against 2piGjl.DU on
the first day OF November lN95. ana the
money OF all kinds m circulation, or not
included in the treasury holdings, was
II .GI2. O03. ~. or. SIT per capita upon
an estimated population OF GS,NS1OOO. At
The same date there was held IN the
treasury. gold bullion AMOUNTING 10 sat-
a. III - and silver bullion which was
nt,rrbased at a cost of Sl27.I79 9Ns The
purchase of silver bullion under the act
of JuIy H. 1870 ceased on the hrst day
OF November. lNr, ana up to that time
there had been purchased, during the
! fiscal wear. ~ .glT. G5SIN fine ounces at a
cost Of SS.Tl552l52, an average cost OF
so 1913 per fine ounce
coISAGL or SILVER.
The total amount OF silver purchased