Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-12-07

tSdiNdlOl LOT LIlal Oh Clldi EtS vi iiluihtl,
arson and robbery, directed that such
of them as had not voluntarily left the
ship be conveyed to one of our nearest
ports. where a hearing could be heard
before a judicial officer in compliance
with the terms of the treaty. On their
arrival at San Francisco, such a proceed
ing was promptly instituted before the
United States district Judge who held
that the acts constituting the alleged OF
fences were political, and discharged all
the accused except one Cienfuegos, who
was held for an attempt to murder
Thereupon, | was constrained to direct
his release, for the reason that an at
tempt to murder was not one OF the
crimes charged against him, and upon
which his surrender to the Salvadorlan
authorities had been demanded.
AN ANNOYING AFFAIR WITH SPAIN.
Unreasonable and unjust fines i'm
posed bv Spain on the vessels and COM
merce of the United States have de-
manded, from time to time during the
last 20 years, earnest remonstrance on
the part OF our government. In the i'm
mediate past eXorbitant penalties have
been imposed upon our vessels and goods
by the customs authorities of Cuba and
Porto Rico for clerical errors OF the most
trivial nature in the manilests or bills
of ladng. In some cases fines amount
ing to thousands Of dollars have been
levied upon Cargoes, or the carrying
vessels, when the goods in question were
entitled to free entry; fines have been
exacted even when the error has been
detected and the Spanish authorities
notified before the arrival of 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 vexa-
/ tious questions has been yet reached.
The Mora case, referred to in my last
message, remains unsettled. From the
diplomatic correspondence on this sub
/ iect, which has been laid before the
senate, it will be seen that this govern
ment has offered to conclude conven-
! ton with Spain for disposal by arbltra-
! ton of outstanding claims against the
! two countries, except the Mora claim,
which, having been long ago adjusted,
now only awaits the permits as stlpu-
/ lated, and, of course, it could not be m
! cluded in the proposed convention. 1t
was hoped that this offer would remove
/ the parliamentary obstacles encoun-
/ tered by the Spanish government IN
| providing payment OF the Mora lndem-
nifty. | regret to say that no DEFINITE
reply to this offer has yet been made
and all efforts to secure payment OF
| this unsettled claim have been unavall-
! ing.
EXPULSION OF ARMENIANS BY TURKEY.
In my last annual message | adverted
to the claim ON the part of Turkey OF
the right to expel, as persons undeslra-
| BILE and dangerous, Armenians natural
lied in the United States and returning
to Turkish jurisdiction. Numerous
questions in this relation have arisen.
! While this government acqulsced IN the
the asserted right of expulsion, it would
not consent that Armenians may be I'M
! prsoned o.. otherwise punished for no
other reason than having acquired,
without imperial consent, American
citizenship. Three OF the assailants OF
Miss Moulton, an American teacher IN
Mosul, have been convicted by the
Ottoman courts, and I am advised that
an appeal against the acquittal of the
remaining five has been taken by the
! Turkish prosecuting officer.
| A convention has been concluded
with Venezuela for the arbitration OF
long disputed claim growing out OF the
seizure of certain vessels, the property
| of citizens of the United States.
Although signed the treaty OF extra
dition with Venezuela is not yet in
force, owing to the insistence OF that
| government, that, when surrendered,
its citizens shall in no case be liable to
capital punishment.
TO PREVENT COLLISIONS AT SEA.
/ M Il, - oo1.
| lisions at sea, which were framed by the
maritime conference, held in this city IN
| 1889, having been cOncuIrently incor-
ported in the statutes of the United
! States and Great Britain, have been
announced to take effect March |, 1895,
and invitations have been extended to
all maritime nations to adhere to them.
! Favorable responses have thus far been
received from Australia, France, Portu-
gal, Spain and Sweden.
The Treasury Department.
| The secretary of the treasury reports
| that the receipts of government from all
| sources of revenue during the fiscal year,
ended Jnne 30, 1894, amounted to 1872
! SOP 498 %, and its expenditures to SAP
! 605, 15S 81, leaving a deficit of 500 $685.
| 300 SIS. There was a decrease OF $l5,-
/ 952 ga 66 in the ordinary expenses OF
! the government, as compared with the
fiscal year of 1898. There was collected
from customs 1871, S18 $50 50, and from
internal revenue $147, 1913, 449 70. The
balance of the income for the year,
amounting to $93, 8l5 5l7 81, was derived
from the sales of land and other sources.
The value OF our total dutiable imports
Amounted to 1915, 1899, 086, being SAG
G57 .625 less than during the preceding
year, and the importations free OF duty
amounted to 1919, 795, 536, being $64 74S,-
675 less than during the preceding year,
The receipts from customs were 13,536,-
/ 4s6 II less. and from internal revenues