Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-03

my previous expressed opinions.
Later occurrences, he frcspOnuUuCe
in regard to which will he lnii before
Congress, further dcmiustrate that the
government which waa devised by the
three powers aud forced upon the ma
uvea against their invUtorate hostility,
can be maintained only by the CON.
tiuuud presence OF foreign military
force anu nc no small asCr foo OF lii1
aud treasure. The suppfctsiJn OF tho
Mataala iuBurruCtlOu by tho yDwufH,
and tho Hubs,luuut bauishmHut OF tho
leader anu eleven other chiefs ~ g..
cited Ia my Jas, message, did not bring
LISTING pence 90 tho iHauds. F0fmid'
aUlo upfisiugH continued ami finally a
rebellion broke OUT IA the Capitol
Island, UIuluiu, headed Ia the wust.
rru district by the younger rAmasose,
and in AtuH, tnu eastern district, W
other leaders. The Insurgents
rsyHsod the country and fought the
governments troops uI 10 tho very
dOOts Of Apla. The king aKAiu ~.
peilUd 10 the pONOfH Tor help
aud the combined British anu
German naval torcn reduced tue
Atunuu 10 apparent tubjrullIu, NOT,
however, without considerable lJss 10
the natives. A few days later Tama-
sesu anu his adhorunts, fearing the
ships and the marines, pr0iuHsri sub
mission. Reports received lr m our
agents az Apla do not Justify tno belief
that the peace thus brought about will
DO VI long duration. 10 h their cou'
yictiou That the natives nte at heart
hostile 10 the present government; that
such Of thum as profess loyalty 10 it do
60 from fear Of the powers, aud that u
would speedily 70 10 pieces n Tho war
ships were Withdrawn. Ia reporting
10 his government on the uu5atlsiAc.
/ tory situation since the suppression OF
the late revolt by the foreign armed
/ forces, the German consul nj a pia
sr8tta "that peace will be lnsliug h
| hardly 10 bB presumed. The lUlaJn
given by ilrlug On Atua was not sui.
/ l:luutly sharp anu iuclsiys 90 leave
/ lnauug impression on tho f0rgrt'ul
| Samoan temperament In fact. COn-
| ditiUEs are existing which show that
| peace VIII moi lntt anu IL not seriously
| Intended. MaliutO, the king, ami his
| chiefs are convinced that thU departure
| Of the war Hhips Will be signal iUT
/ renewal Of war The circumstances
/ TINT the representatives. OF tue Villages
/ VI oil the dittriCiH which were opputeI
/ 90 the government have aIfcAIy with.
| drawn 10 AtuA 10 hold mvutiugs, AMI
/ that both Aiun anu Aaua have lore
| biIdcn inhabitants oi those districts,
/ which fought on the siIe u the GOV.
/ orumcnt, TO return ~ their villages
/ aud have already partly burned down
| the latter, Indicates that n real c9nciil-
| alton OF thp parties Il sill far or"
/ And In note Of the lD,h ultim0,
| incloslug a copy VI that report tor tue
| Information OF this government the
| German ambassadUr saiu; "Tne con.
| fonts Of the report awakened the
| imperial governments apprehension
| that untor existing circumstances the
| peace concludsd with tho fUbalH VIII
| Afford no Rssufancu OF tue iasiing res
| t0Tntl0n OF tranquility In the lslands.n
The prescott government has utterly
| failed 20 correct, N indeed II has not
aggravAtod, the very evils II was tn.
! tended 20 prevent IL has not stlmu.
lated our commerce with the islauds.
Our participation IN It, Establishment
against tho wishes VI its natives was
Ia plata defiance Of tho conservative
teachings aud warnings OF the wise
anu patriotic men who laid the tuuu.
daiions Of our flee Institutions, anu 1
invite an expression OF tue Judgment
Of Congress on the proprlcty u steps
being taken by the government look.
Ing 20 tbs withdrawal from its engage.
mcnts with the other powers, on some
reasonable turmg not pruludiclal 10 any
Of our existing rights.
REvENuE.
The secretary Of the treasury reports
81
iiOm all sources " revenue during the
h-cal year ending June 80, ls0i.
amounted 10 s3i2 SOP, i0s. 20 aud itssx.
penditufeB 10 ssi2 SOS, 75s.s5, having a
deficit NJ so. sos. -iU.bS. Iurru was "A
decrease OF sl5, gj9,J5i.G5 Iu the Ordin.
AIRY expenses OF the government ns
compared with tho fiscal yunr 1898,
HnUfo was collected iIOm customs 81 81.
SIS 53lB2 and from internal revenue
ilI7, lBs, 1870 rue balance OF tho
income Tor tue yor, 10 sos.
Sl5,bl7.07. was derived from tho sales
Oi lands uud other sources, The value
OF the total du,iable imports amounted
~ $40, l9J,OsB, being slii, G57, 625 loss
than curing the preceding year; and
the impur ations free Of duty amounted
70 $50, lei, 63j, being S6i, 7is, B7l loss
than during tue preceding year. The
receipts from customs was S73,686,.
4sb.ll los, and igOm Internal revenue
Sl3,b3b. 03BW less than ia 1893. Tho
total tax collected from distilled spirits
was $50, 259, 2jO.25; on manufactured
tobacco S5,bl7, sBS,B2; ami on Tor.
mented liquors. f3l, il47ss,OI. Our ex-
ports OF merchandise, domestic anu
foreign, amounted during the year 10
SsO2, J,6l2, being an increase over
the preceding year OF sii .9i 375.
The total amount OF gold exported
during the flfcal year was $40 SOS, uBl
as against SlU5, 6sU.iii duung the haeal
year 1898. phe amount Imported was
| t72, 4i9, ll9 na against S2l,l74,3sl due
Oug the previous year. The Imports Of
silver were Gus, 25i,Ui2 and the exports
were $50, ill .6j. The total bounty
paid upon tho production Of sugar in
the United States for the fiscal year
was y g, 100, 2Os,sJ, being an increase OF
| S2,7.j ,u7S.Ol over the payments made
| during the preceding year. Tho
| Amount VI bounty paid from July !,
| 1894, 10 August 49,, 1894, tho time
when further paymunls ceased by
| operation Of law, was 1860 1864. The
total expenses incurred IN the pay.
meut OF the bounty upon sugar during
lhe fiscal year was $780, liJ,s5.
II is estimated upon the basis OF our
| present revenue laws the receipts OF
| tue government during this current
| tscal year ending June 80, 1895, Will
| he 1921, I17,7ii.lI, and its Expenditure
| S444,427,735 a, resulting In a deficit
| Of E9l, UUlU.O.