Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-04

the statutes or the United states ana
Great Britain. have been announced 70
take effect March l. 1876. and invitations
have been extended to all maritime
responses have thus far been received
from Austria, France. Portugal. Spain,
and Sweden.
SAMOA.
In my last message referred briefly
70 the unsatisfactory state OF anairs In
Samoa, under the operation OF the Ber-
lin treaty. as signaily illustrating the
impolicy Of entangiing alliances with for
cign powers. and on May .. 1884, In re.
Spouse 70 q resolution OF the Senate. ]
sent special message and documents
to that body on the same subject. which
emphasized my previops)y-expresred opin-
Ions. Later occurrences. the correspond
ence IN regard TO which will be laid
before Congress. further demonstrate that
the government, which was devised by
the three powers and forced upon the
Samoans against their inveterate hos
tiiity, can be maintained only by the
continued presence of q foreign military
force, and at no small sacrifice OF life and
treasure.
The suppression Of the Mataafa insur-
rectlon by the Powers and the subse-
auent Punishment OF the leader and
eleven other chiefs, as recited In my last
message. did not bring lasting peace to
the islands. Formidable uprisings con-
tinued. and finally a rebellion broke out
in the capital island. headed by Anaa,
In the Western District. by the younger
Tamasese and Atua, and in the
Eastern District by other leaders.
The insurgents .ravaged the coun-
try, and fought the governments troops
No to the very doors Of Apia. The
King again appealed to the Powers for
help. and the combined British and Ger
man naval forces reduced the Atuans to
apparent subsection. not, however, with
out considerable loss TO the natives.
few days later Tamasese and his al.
herents fearing the ships and the ma
rines. professed submission.
Reports received from our agents at
Apia do not justify the belief that the
peace thus brought about will be of long
duration. 1t Is their conviction that the
natives are at heart hostile to the pres
ent government; that such Of them as
profess loyalty to 1t do SO from fear Of
the Powers. and that II would speedily
go to pieces II the warships were with
on the unsatisfactory situation since the
suppression Of the late revolt by foreign
armed forces. the German Consul
at Apia stated: THAT the peace will
be lasting is hardly to be presumed
The lesson given by the firing on Atua
was not sufficiently sharp and incisive
to leave a lasting impression on the for
getful Samoan temperament; in fact con-
ditions are existing which show that the
peace will not last, and 1t is not Sc
riously intended that II shall Malietoa,
the King, and his chiefs. are convinced
that the departure OF the ,warshlps will
be the signal for a renewal Of war. The
circumstance that the representatives, Of
the villages OF all the districts which
we're opposed TO the government have
already withdrawn TO Atua, to hold meet
ings, and that both Atua and Aana have
forbidden the inhabitants of those dis
tricts which fought on the side Of the
government to return to their villages,
and have already partly burned down the
latter indicates that real Cancellation of
the parties is still far on"
And in q note of the 18th ultlmo, en-
closing a copy Of that report for the
Information Of this government, the Ger
man Ambassador said, THE contents of
the report awakened the Imperial Govern |
ments apprehension that under existing
circumstances the peace concluded with
the rebels will afford no assurance of the |
lasting restoration Of tranquility in the |
islands" |
failed to correct. II. indeed, 1t has not |
aggravated, the very evils 1t was intended |
to prevent. 1t has not stimulated out |
commerce with the islands. Our parti- !
clpation In It's establishment, against the |
wishes Of the natives was In plain def |
ance of the conservative teachings and |
warnings of the wise and patriotic men |
who laid the foundations of our free in |
situations, and invite an expression Of |
the Judgment of Congress on the proprie- |
ty of steps being taken by this govern |
ment looking to the withdrawal from its |
engagements with the other Powers In |
some reasonable terms not prejudicial TO |
any of our existing rights.
FINANCIAL.
The Secretary Of the Treasury reports |
that the receipts OF the government from |
all sources Of revenue during the fiscal |
year ending June 80. 1884, amounted to |
Ss72. S02. 1880. and Its expenditures to |
$40. sos, 1887. leaving deficit of s69. $685.
2G05S There was a decrease of $15,952.- |
GA. SO In the ordinary expenses Of the gov |
eminent as compared with the fiscal year |
1893.
There was collected from customs $751; |
SIS. 530.62. and from internal revenue $lE.- |
16S, 1870. The balance of the income for |
the year. amounting to s93.Sl5. 55l.97. was |
sources. |
The value Of our total dutiable imports |
amounted to s275.l99.0s6, being SAG. 1875 |
less than during the preceding year. and |
the importatons free of duty amounted |
to 1879, 795. 536, being s6i.74S,G15 less than |
during the preceding year. The receipts |
from customs were 1885. 1851 less, and |
from internal revenue SO, S36, 539.H less |
than in 1893. The total tax collected from
Al IA ~
ufactured tobacco, s2s617. s9s62, and on
fermented liquors. $31,Hl7SS,0i. Our ex-
ports OF merchandise. domestic and for
eign amounted during the year to sS92-
140572. being an Increase over the pre-
ceding year Of si4. 1888.
The total amount of gold exported du-
ring the fiscal year was S6,S9S06l, as
against lOS.6So.i H during the fiscal year
1893. The amount imported was 72.4i9l19,
as against S2i.174.3sl during the previous
year.
The imports OF silver were sl3,2S6552,
and the exports were $50, f51,265.
The total bounty paid upon the pro-
duction of sugar in the United States for
the fiscal year was s12. 100. 20s.S9, being an
increase Of s.. no 07S.0l over the payments
made during the preceding year. The
amount OF bounty paid from July ], 1894.
to August 2S. 1924. the time when further
payments ceased by operation or law, was
$3.50. 1894 The total expenses incurred In
the payments of the bounty upon sugar
during the fiscal year was S@'0.S.
It is estimated that upon the basis OF
the present revenue-laws the receipts OF
the government during the current fiscal
wear ending June 30. 1895. will be A2i, 42I,-
1884 and its expenditures. si4, Az, 1884,
resulting In a deficit of $40, 100000.
MONETARY.
On the LIST day of November. 1894, the
total stock of money Of all kinds in the
country was $2,240. 773, $780, as against
s2aoi, 651, 900 on the LIST day Of November,
1890, and the money Of all kinds in cir
culation or not included in the Treasury
holdings, was s1672.0934 22. or s2t.H per
capita, upon an estimated population of
6s,s s7, $50. At the same date there was
held In the Treasury gold bullion amount
ing to s4i,6i51T.55. and silver bullion.
which was purchased at cost Of N27.-
779.9SS The purchase CT silver bullion
under the act OF July a. 1880, ceased on
the 1st day of November. 1893. and up to
that time there had been purchased du-
ring the fiscal year II OF, 6ss7S fine ounces,
at a cost Of $S7l5,52la2, an average cost
~ fin al