Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

signaliy illustrating the policy OF entaneling
alliances with foreign powers: and on May Q,
1894, in response to q resolution of the senate
sent special message and documents to that
body on same subject which emphasized my
previously expressed opinions Later occur
rences, the correspondence in regard to which
will be laid before congress- further demon
strated that the government which was devised
by the three powers and forced upon the
Samoans against their inveterate hostility can
be maintained only by the continued presence
of foreign military force and at no small sacrl-
fee of life and treasure. The suppression of
the Mataafa instruction by the powers, and
the subsequent Punishment Of the leader and
seven other chiefs, as recited in my last mes
sage, did not bring lasting peace to the islands
Treasury Statement.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
the receipts of the treasury from all sources OF
revenue during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1894 amounted to S372, Sl2 9.29 and its expend-
itures to SAP sos 1887, leaving deficit OF So9-
S03 .2605S There was decrease or Slo,sSZ-o14.-
&c in the ordinary expenses of the government,
as compared with the fiscal year 1898. There
collected from customs $13l 1850 62, and
from internal revenue SI47, 168, f49 80. The bal
ance of the income for the year, amounting to
sos, 81 ,517.97, was derived from the sales OF
lands and other sources. The value or our To-
tai dutiable imports amounted to S29o,l99 1850,
being Sl46. 657, G25 less than during the preced-
ing year and the importations free of duty
amounted to S379. 795 536. being s6i.74S 67o less
than during the preceding year. The receipts
fronpcustoms were S73 336, 1851 less and from
internal revenue S13.S35.53l 81 less than in $685.
The total tax collected from distilled spirits
was SS5, 1892 0.25, on manufactured TOBACCO
S28 617 $685. ", and fermented liquors, $S1 A.
7S8. O4.
Our exports of merchandise, domestic and
foreign, amounted during the year to 1892 140,-
572, being an increase over the preceding year
of Si4,495,378. The total amount of gold ex-
ported during the fiscal year was S7689S, 06l. as
The amount imported was ST., 419, 119. as against
SCI ia 1871 during the previous year. The i'm
ports Of silver were S13 285, 552 and the exports
were $50,451 ,265. The total bounty paid upon
the production of sugar in the United States
for the fiscal year S12, 100, 2oS. 49, being an
increase of s., TIE, 078. OIL over, the payments
made during the preceding year. The amount
OF bounty paid from July 1, 1894, to August %,
1894, the time when further payments ceased
by operation of law, was 1896, a. The total
expenses incurred in the payment of the
bounty upon sugar during the fiscal year was
$3.50. 1885. It is estimated that upon the basis
of the present revenue laws the receipts of the
government during the current fiscal year
ending June 80, 1895, will be 1921, 427, 74S.44
and its expenditures $444, 427 74S. "A, resulting
in deficit of S2o,0O0,oo0. The first day of No
vember, 1884, the total stock Of money of all
kinds in the country was $2,240 773, 1888, as
against 81 204, e51 900 on the first day of Novem
Der, 1893 and the money of all kinds in
circulation or not included in the treasury
upon estimated population of 69. S87, 600. At
the same date there was held in the treasury
gold bullion amounting to S44,615, 10755 and sill
yer bullion which was purchased at a cost of
S127,719,98S. The purchase of silver bullion I'M
der the act of July IA, 1890, ceased the first
day of November, 1898, and up to that time
there had been purchased during the fiscal
year II 81, 65S 78 fine ounces at cost of S8,715,
521.32 an average cost of S0.73l3 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 168, 674 682. 80 fine ounces which cost $685.,
931 OO2.23, the average price per ounce being
1924. Tho total amount of standard silver
dollars coined at the mints Of the United
States since the passage of the act of February
49, $685. is ,4O8 of which 1878 1885, 793 were
coined under the provisions of that act, $780,,
531, 143 under the provisions of the act of July
Ii, 1890, and S., 8,478 under the act providing
for the coinage of trade dollar bullion; the to-
tai coinage of all metals at our minis during
the last fiscal year consisted Of 60, 49, 220
pieces, valued at S106 16.730O6. Of which
there was 500. 474 so in gold coined.
S75S in standard silver dollars, $s,024, 1000 in
subsidiary coin and S716919.26 in minor coin.
During the calendar year 1893 the production of
precious metals in the United States was es-
timated at 1739,S23 fine ounces of gold OF the
commercial and coinage value of S35, $50 900 and
60 O00, 900 fine ounces of silver Of the bullion
market value of SAC, 800, 900 and of the coinage
value of $T7. 600 It is estimated that on the
first day OF July. 1894 the stock OF metallic
money in the United States consisting of coin
and bullion, amounted to 81 ,251 ,64O,9a3, of
which 1927 92S, POI gold and 1921, 347 75S was
silver.
Fifty national banks were organized during
the year ended October 81, 1894, with capital
of S. 600, and seventy-nine with capital of
SlO,475,000, went into voluntary liquidation
TWenty-one banks, with capital of s. 10 900,
were placed in the hands of receivers. The to-
tai number Of national banks in existence
the 31St of October last was 1856, being 40 less
than the 31st day of October, 1893. The cap
ital stock paid in 1872 ,671 1863, being SO 67S
491 less than at the same time in the previous
year, and the surplus and undivided profits,
less expenses and taxes paid, amounted to
on October 81, 1893
The circulation has decreased ST. IA, 563. The
obligations of the banks to each other were in
creased S117 PCS, 1884 and the individual deposits
S277 ,294 4S9, less than at the corresponding
date in the previous years Loans and dis
counts were S161 ,2069 s3 more than at the
time the previous year, and checks and other
cash items were S90,349 1853 more. The total re-
sources of the banks at the date mentioned
amounted to s}.473, 92a, O55. as against SS,10a,-
56S. 4.36 in 1893.
Army Affairs.
From the report of the secretary of war it
appears that the strength of the army Sep
TENDER 80, 1894, was 2,135 officers and 25,765 en-
listed men. Although this is apparently q very
slight decrease compared with the previous
year, the actual effective force has been in
creased to the equivalent of nearly two regi-
mentS through the reorganization OF the sys-
to regimental duty of the large force OF men
hitherto serving at the recruiting departments.
The abolition OF these departments, it is pre-
dfcted, will furthermore effect annual re-