The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-04

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Thi. conduct. Is in strange contrast with the
considerate and liberal treatment extended to
cases. No satisfactory settlement Of these vex.
atious questions Las vet been reached.
message, remain. unsettled. from tie dipio.
matte corre;pondencs on this subject, which
that this Government has offered 10 conclude =
convention with spain for disposal b. arbitra-
ION ,or ~ out rtsn, iss Ia, lam r TtSsen ne two
been long ego adjusted. row only awaits pay
ment ss stipulated. and Of course y could not
hoped that this oter would remove parliament
ary obstacles encountered by tue Spanish Gov
demnity. I PpeSret e. I Say n .Ent NO % III .iini MsT ren 1i;
TO this offer has yct been made. and all efforts
to secure payment OF tnis settled claim have
In my last annual messar. J sdver,ed TO ,he
claim on the part ~ turkey OF the right to eN-
le!. a. per-ons undesirable and dangtrcrs. Ar.
inenians natutaliz@! in the United States and
returning to Turkish Jurisdiction. Numerous
questions in thi, relation have arisen. While
this 6n~vernment scquiesces in The asserted
right Of expulsion. IL will not consent that Ar
menisns may le imprisoned or otherwise put.
ished for n" other reason than having acquired
Three of The ASSISTANTS Of Miss Melton. an
American teacher ia Musul. have been con-
that an appeal against the s~cquit;al o. the re-.
naming. i've has teen taken by the Turkish
prosecuting officer.
A convention has been concluded with vene.
zuela for the arbitration of a lone-disputed
claim growing out OF the seizure Of certain ves-
sells. the property OF citizens OF the United
states. Although signed. the treaty OF extra
ditton with NenezLela Is not yet In force. owing
surrendered. its citizens shall in no case be liable
to capital punishment.
sea which were framed by the maritime con-
ference held in this city in 1889, having been
Jnited states and Great Britain. have Been an.
nounced to take effect March /. 1898. and in
nstions to adhere to them. favorable Responses
have thus far been received from Austria.
France, Portugal, spain. and sweden.
SAMOA.
In my last annual message I referred brief,
To the unsatisfactory state OF affairs In Samoa
under, the operation Of the. Berlin treaty. as
stgnally Illustrating the impolicy Of entangliDg
alliances with foreign powers: and on MAY q,
1893. IL response u a resolution Of the Senate. |
body on the same subject. which enphasized
my previously expressed opinions. Later, oc-
which will be- laid bssore Conrress' S turtle
demonstrate that the Government which was
samoans against their in,eterste hostility ran
be maintained only by the continued presence
OF foreign military force and at no small sacri-
The suppression OF the Nlataafa Instruction
BY the powers. and the subsequent ~bsnislment
~ the leader and eleven other chiefs. as recitei
in my last message, did not bring lasting peace
to the islands. tcrnid able upr!sings continued.
island, Upolu. headed in Aana. the western dis
trict by the. younger Tamasese, and in Atua.
surgents ravaged the country and fought the
G~oyesnmeni.s troops up to tI;e very doors OF
for help. and the combined British and German
naval forces reduced the Atuans TO apparent
loss 70 the. NATIVES. \. few days later Tsmase.e
and his adhercnts. fearing the ships and the
marines. pruf.sset submission.
Reports received from our agents in .Apia do
not Justify the belief IT. at the peace tlls brought
about Will h. Of long duration. II is their ION
the present. Government; that such OF them A.
%profess loyalty to i Do 80 rom fear OF the
II the war ships were withdrawn. In reporting
70 his bov:rnment on the unsatisfactory situa-
ton since the suppression OF the late revolt by
Apia stated
presumed. The lesson given by firing on Atua
was not sufficiently sharp and intisive To leavea
perament. IA tact. conditions are existing
which show that peaes VIII not last and is not
chiefs, are convinced that the departure Of the
ships will BE- a signal for a renewal Of war.
GircuIns!anfe that the representative Of
posed to the Government have already with
drawn TO Atua to hold meetings, and that both
Atua and Anns have forbidden inhabitants or
those districts which fought on the side of the
government 70 return TO their villages and have
already partly burned down the latter. indicates
hat a real cancellation OF the parties is still far
And in a note of the 10th ultimo. enclosing a
copy of that report for the information NJ this {
the German ambassador said: ,
=" The contents OF the report awakened the i
imperial Governments apprehension tina; under I
'xiSung circumstance the peacn concluded a
asting restoration Of tranquility in the stands" 6
The present G9yernment has utterly. failed to !
'OrreCt, ifindted II has not aggravated. the very |
wills 1t was intended Ia prevent. 1t has not slim :
Hated our commerce with the islands. Our par I
ic!Pation IN It's establishment ayaln,tthe wishes :
teaching. and warnings OF the wise and q
,atriotic men who laid the foundations Of our 1
he judgment Of Congress on the ~propriety Of
,cls being taken b. this Government lookinGto :
1G 4 fhn 4 rom. 2 a. N ~ uA avn q 3 - NfN1 tlA.t =
'ther powers on come reasonable terms not I
10 any OF our existing rights. i
THE GOVERNMENTS FINANCES. Q
The S~ecretary ofthe Treasury reports that the a
ecelpts OF the Government from all sources OF \
s sn aGTins The Hseat Esar ending June 80. i
L S61.s n3, 9GO.5s. There was a decrease OF =
lj.p5a,67I.J 90 in the ordinary. expenses OF the \
a. compared with the fiscal year i
There was collected from customs sl3I sIs.- z
-4o.70. The balance OF the income for the yeai. 5
TO sl3.sl5.5l7.yT, was derived from a
he sales OF lands and other sources. =
The value OF our total dutiable imports !,
20 s2IS,lo9,O s6;, being Sli6,u51 ,625 s.
CREATIONS s1lSa s FREE Of tn dd Rtse s,noaG teal io as ssI tss IN. \
being sGi,iis,675 less than during the pre- /
edIss year, The receipts from customs were /,
=, $3.50, $3.50 less than in 1893. n
The total tax collected from distilled spirits C.
ias ss5.2J3, .5O.2J; on manufactured tobacco n
;s'Hl,.SeS.p" and on fermented liquors ST. In
~. 1SS.O4. 81
our exports OF merchandise. domestic and u
Jreign, amounted during the year TO $50. l4U.- 49,
=, being an increase over the preceding year =.
S44, 49J.31S I"
The total amount Of gold exported during the
seal year was SI6,sB O6l. as against SiOs,-
sO,iii during the fiscal year 1893. The amount u
nported was ST2.+49. ll5. as against s"I,ITI,- In
~ during the previous year. n
The imports OF silver were Sl3, 9sB, 500. and ii
le eypurts were S5O.45 ,2BJ. r.
The .otnl bounty paid upon the production Of la
agar IN the United states for the fiscal year ri
as ST.. 100 OS. 80, being an increase of 80 iu5- II
s."l over the Payments made during the pre- m
ing year. The amount Of bounty paid from I'll
MY !, 1884, to Aug. n. 1894. the time when ca
lrther payments ceased by operation Of law. 60
AS $685.. 1884. The Total expenses incurred ju
the payment of the bounty upon sugar dur N,
X the fiscal year was $3.50. l4O's5. cr
II - timated that upon the basis of the e.
resent revenue laws the receipts OF the Gov ii
'nment during the current fiscal year ending Ia
me 80. 1885, will be S4?4,i21. IIs.4s, and It's bS
Ienullures sfif,fE',f4h.4i, resulting in a II
stcit OF $50, 900, 900. Nh
The frst day, OF November, 1894. the total re