Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-03

ernment, yet, in view of the Imminent
peril which threatened the fugitives anl
solely from considerations of humanity
they were afforded shelter by our nava
commander; and when nfterward de-
manded under our treaty of extradticn
with Salvador for trial on the charges OF
murder, arson and robbery, directed that
such of them as had not voluntarily left
the ship be conveyed to one of our near.
est ports, where hearing could be had
before judicial officer in com pliance
with the terms of tho treaty. On their
arrival at San Francisco such proceed
ing was promptly instituted before the
United States district judge, who held
that the acts constituting the alleged Of
fenses we're political and discharged all
the accused, except Cienfuegues, who
was held for an attempt to murder.
Thereupon, was constrained to direct
his release for the reason that an attempt
to murder was not one of the crimes
charged against him, and upon which his
surrender to the Salvadorsan authorities
had been demanded.
Unreasonable and unjust fines imposed
by Spain on the vessels and commerce of
the United States have demanded from
time to time during the last twenty years
earnest remonstrance upon the part of
our government. In the immediate past,
exorbitant penalties have been imposed
upon our vessels and goods by the GUS
toms authorities of Cuba and Porto Rico
for clerical errors of tho 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 of the carrying vessels,
wherein the goods in question were en-
titled to free entry, fines have been eX-
acted even when the error has been cor
rected and the Spanish authorities noti-
fed before the arrival of the goods in
port. This conduct is in strange con-
trast with the considerate and liberal
treatment extended to Spanish vessels
and cargoes in our ports in like cases.
No satisfactory settlement of these vex-
atious questions has yet been reached.
The Mora cases, referred to in my last
annual message, remain unsettled. From
the diplomatic correspondence on this
subject, which has been laid before the
senate, it will be seen that this govern
mont has offered to conclude conven-
ton with Spain for
THE DISPOSAL BY ARBITRATION
of outstanding claims between the two
countries, except the Mora claim, which,
having been long ago adjusted, now only
awaits payment as stipulated, and of
course it could not be included in the
convention. 1t was hoped that
this effer would remove parliamentary
obstacles encountered by the Spanish
government in providing payment of the
Mora indemnity. regret to say that no
definite reply to this offer has yet been
made and all efforts to secure payment of
this settled claim have been unavailing.
In my last annual message, adverted
to the claim on the part of Turkey of the
right to expel, as persons undesirable
and dangerous, Armenians naturalized IN
the United States and returning to Turk
ish jurisdiction. Numerous questions in
this relation have arisen.
While this government acquiesces in
the asserted right of expulsion, it will
not consent that Armenians may be i'm
prisoned or otherwise punished for no
other reason than having acquired, with
out imperial consent, American citizen
ship. Three of the assailants of Miss
Melton, an American teacher IN Mosul,
have been convicted by the Ottoman
courts, and am advised that an appeal
against the acquittal of the remaining
Ave has been taken by the Turkish prose-
cutting officers,
convention has been concluded with
Venezuela for the arbitration of q long
claim growing out of the seizure
of certain vessels, the property of citizens
of the United States.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REPORTS
that the receipts of the government from
all sources of revenue during the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1894, amounted to
$372 500, 1929 and itsex penditures $442,-
sos, 1887, leaving deficit of $69,803,-
26O5S. There was decrease of $15,922,-
674.6G in the ordinary expenses of the
government as compared with the fiscal
year of 1898; and there was collected f-om
customs, $131, ,s18,5SO.62, and from inter-
nal revenue, $147, 1880. The balance
Of the income for the year, amounting to
S93, 93,S15,5l797, was derived from the sales
Of lands and other sources.
The value of our dutiable imports
to $275, ,199,086, being $146,-
657, ,625 less than during the preceding
year and the importation free of duty
amounted to $379, ,795,536, being $64,74s,-
675 less than the preceding year. The
receipts from customs were 1885, ,486.11
less, and from internal $13,836, ,539.97 less
than in 1898. The total tax collected
from distilled spirits was $85, 9,25O.25;
on manufactured tobaccos, $2S ,617, ,898.62,
and on fermented liquors, $31 ala, 4,718.O4.
Our exports Of merchandise, domestic and
foreign, amounted during the year to
$s92, ,460,572, being an increase oyer the
proceeding year of $144, ,495.37S.
The total amount of gold exported dur
ing the fiscal year was $685. O61, as
against $lOS,6s0,444 during the fiscal year
1893. The amount imported WAS $72,-
419, 119, as against $2l,l74,3s1 during the
previous year. The imports of silver
were $13,2S6,552 and the exports we're
$5O, ,451, ,265. The total bounty paid upon
the production of sugar in the United
States for the fiscal year was $12, ,100,208
50, being an increase of $2,725, ,07SO1 over
the payments made during the preceding
year.
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