Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-12-08

Failure was followed by an insurrect1oa which
! for a time subverted Nicaraguan rule. expell
] ing her officers and restoring the
| old organization This in turn gave
| way to the existing local govern mem
established and upheld by Nicaragua
! Although the alien interests arrayed against
| Nicaragua in these transactions have been
| largely American and the commerce of that
region for some time has been and still is con
! trolled by our citizens. we cannot for that
! reason challenge the rightful sovereignty OF
Nicaragua over this important part CT hel
domain For some months on and during part
| of the term, two OF our naval ships have bee
stationed at Bluefelds for the protection Of
all legitimate interests of our citizens. In
September last the government at Managua
expelled from its territory twelve
or more foreigners including two
Americans for alleged partfcf patton in the
seditious or revolutionary movements against
the republic at Bluefelds already men
toned Through the earnest remons tration OF
this government the two Americans have bee n
permitted to return to the peaceful manage.
melt of their business. Our naval commanders
at the scene of this disturbance by their con
stant exhibition of firmness and good judg-
ment contributed largely to the prevention OF
more serious conseq uenceS and to the resto a.
tiOn of quiet and order
1 regret that in the midst of these occur
rences there opened up most grave ir:ita ting
failure of Nicara guam Justice An American
citizen named Wilson, residing at Rama in
the mosquito territory murdered by
Arguelio the acting governor of the town
After some delly the murderer was arrested,
but so insecurely confined or guarded that he
escaped and notwiths tan ling our re peated
demands it is claimed that his recapture has
been impossible by reason OF his fight beyond
Nicaraguan jurisdiction
The Nicaraguan authorities having given
notice of forfeiture of their concession to
the canal company grounds purely
technical and m
contract receded from that position
Peru, regret to say, shows symptoms of
domestic disturbance. due probably to the
slowness Of her recuperation from the war of
1881 Weakened in resources, her difficulties
in facing international obIt tyations invite our
kindly sympathy and justify our forbearance
in pressing long pending claims I have felt
constrained to testify this sympathy in con-
nection with certain demands urgently pre-
ferred by other powers
The recent death of the czar of Russia called
forth appropriate expressions of sorrow and
sympathy on the part Of our COVE ernment with
his bereaved family and the Russian people.
AS a further demonstration of respect and
friends hip our minister at St Peter sburg was
directed to represent our government at the
funeral ceremonies.
Treasury Department.
The secretary OF the treasury reports that
the receipts of the government from all
sources OF revenue during the fiscal year end
Ing June SU, lcSt, amounted TO @5fE.SJZ, 4SS ~
and its expenditures to S442 sos. 1853 81, leaving
q deficit of s69, ,S03 26l 5S There was de-
crease of SIS 952 674 66 in the ordinary expenses
of the government, as compared with the
fiscal year 1898
There was collected from customs s1S1, ,81s, :
$50 g. and from internal revenue S147, 163-
449 81 The balance of tie income for the
year amounting to S93, SIS, ,511 81, was derived
from the sale of lands and other sources.
The value of our total dutiable imports
Nr- 49,
than during the prece ding year and the i'm
portatiOns free of duty amounted to S379 795 :
SO being t6l 74S 675 less than during the pre-
ceding year The receipts from customs
were s73, $40, 486 II less and from internal rev
enue S13, ,836 $50 81 less than in 1898
The total tax collected from dis titled
spirits was $50 259, $50 p on manufactur ed
tobacco S28 6l7,8 ,83363 and on fermented
liquors S31414, 76S o.
Our exports of merchandise, domestic and
foreign, amounted durin the year to 1892, 49,
572 being an increase over the preceding year
of a44 495. 37S
The total amount of gold exported during
the fiscal year was S76 898,O6l. as against S108,-
$50, 444 during the fiscal year 1898. The amount
imported was az 4l9 119 as against S2I, ,174 SS1
during the previous year The imports of
silver were Sl3,2S6552 and the exports were
$50 451 265
The total bounty paid upon the production
of Su ,ar in the United States for the fiscal
year was alp, 100 2)5.89 being an increase of
81. .725 OF. over the payments made during
paid from July 1, 1894 to August 1, 1891,
the time when further payments ceased by
operation OF law. was 1856, 1856 81 The total
expenses incurred in the payment of the
bounty upon suIa duriu< the fiscal year was
$3.50, 40 s. II is estimated that upon the ba-
sis of the present revenue laws the receipts
Of the government during the current fiscal
year ending June 3D. 1875 VIII be s42L4T
74s4t and its expenditures S4i4. 427. 748 A, re-
sulting in a deficit of $50 O)0 900
The first day of November 1894, the total
stock of money of all kinds in the country
was S2 240, 773, s8s, as against 81, POI, ,651-
O0) the first day of November,
1893 and the money of all kinds in
circulation not included in the treasury
holdin IS 81, ,t72 09S, 422 or S2i 81 per capita
upon an estimated population of 63 sS7OD.
At the same date there was held in the treas
ury gold bullion amounting to s44 6I5, 30Z 55
and silver bullion which was purchased at a
cost of S12I no, 9sS The purchase of silver
bullion under the act of July IA, 1890 ceased
on the first day of November. 1S9}, and up to
that time there had been purchased during
the final year II, ,9l7 $751; 7S fine ounces at a
cost of as, .52L 81, average cost of 50 1918
per fine ounce. The total amount of silver
purchased from the time that law
took effect until the repeal of its
purchasing clause on the date last mentioned
was 16s, 674. 6S2 53 fine ounces which cost 1885,
eS1, ,002 Is the average price per ine ounce be-
ing 9244 The total I cunt of standard sill
yer dollars coined at the mints Of the United
States since the passage of the act of Febru-
airy 2s 1873 is S42l 1856 40s OF which sS7s los 793
under the provisions of that act &S8 531, 142
we're coined under the provisions of the act of
July IA. 1890, and $5,07S 47s under the act pro-
viding for the coinage OF the trade dollar bull
lion The total coinage of all metals at our
mints during thelast fiscal year consisted of
6S 4S5, ,22o pieces, valued at sl06 ZIG. 1906, of
which there was s99, 474,el2 50 in gold coined
S75S in standard silver dollars s6,O24, I40 80 in
coin.
duction of precious metals IN the United
States was estimated at ,7So S2i fine ounces of
gold of he commercial and coinage value of
SIS e55, 900 and 60 COO 600 fine ounces of silver of
the bullion or market value of s4s $4,000 and
of the coinage value of S77 $40 900 1t is estim-
ated that on the first day of July. 1894. the
stock of metallic money in the United States
consisting of coin and bullion amounted to
s. 251 $40 s5S, of which s6-7, 90. 201 was gold
1924 S4z 75s was silver
Fifty national banks we're organized during
the year ending October 81 1894 with capital
of $, p 600 and seventy with capital of
t1o475,0o0 went into voluntary liquidation
Twenty banks with capital of g, 770O 900
were placed in the hands of receivers The
total number of national banks in existence
the S1st day of October last was 3 75e, be-
ing forty less THAN on the 3lst day OF October,
1894 The capital stock paid in was S672, ,67I,-
S65 being g. 67S, 491 less than az the same time
in the previous year and the surplus and un-