The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-17


mining and other business enterprises on the
island The volume OF trade between the
United states and Cuba, which in 1889 amount
ed TO about S0iOD00OO, rose in 1893 to about
siO3,O 0.OO0. and In 1891 the year before the n
surrection broke out, amounted to nearly se6-
OooO 0. Besides this large pecuniary stake in
the fortunes OF Cuba, the United States finds
itself inextrlcably involved in the present con-
test In other wavs. both vexatious and costly.
Many Cubans reside in this country and directly
promote the insurrection through the press by
public meetings, by the purchase and shipment
OF arms by the raising of funds and by other
means which the spirit OF our institutions and
the tenor OF our laws do not permit TO be made
the subject Of criminal prosecution. Some of
them, though Cubans at heart and in all their
feelings in interests, have taken out papers as
naturalized citizens Of the United states a
proceeding resorted to with n view TO possible
protection by this government and not unuatu-
rally regarded with much indignation by the
country of their origin
These inevitable entunRl Elements OF the
United States with the rebellion in Cuba the
large American property interests affected
and considerations OF philanthropy and hu-
manity in general have led to a vehement de-
mand in various quarters for some sort OF pos
tive Intervention on the part Of the United
States 1t was at first proposed that hcliger-
ent rights should be accorded to the insur-
gents-a proposition no longer urged because
untimely and in practical operation clearly
perilous and injurious 10 our own
interests 1t has since been and
is now sometimes contended that the
Independence of the insurgents should be
recognized But imperfect and restricted as
the Spanish government of the island may be.
no other exists there, unless the will of the
military officer in temporary command of a
particular district can be dignihed as a
species of government. 1t is now suggested
tl, h.r O..
suggestion possibly worthy of consideration ii
there were any evidence OF II desire OF
willingness on the part of Spain to en-
tertain such n proposal 1t is urged. finally,
that all other methods failing, the existing in
ternecine strife in Cuba should be terminated
by our Intervention, even at the cost of war
between the United States and Spain, q war
which its advocates confidently prophecy could
be neither large in its proportions nor doubtful
in its issue. The correctness of this forecast
need be either affirmed nor denied The United
States has nevertheless the character to main
tain nation, which plainly dictates that
right and might Should be the rule of its con-
duct
1t would seem that II Spain should offer &c
Cuba genuine autonomy, n measure OF home
rule which, while preserving the sovereignty o
Spain would satisfy all rational requirements
of her Spanish subjects, there should be nc
just reason why the pacification Of the is.anC
lnlEnL not De tIcCLeu on InuJ DaSlS. lt was IN
timated by this government to the government
of Spain some months ago that il n satisfac-
tory measure of home rule were rendered
the Cuban insurgents and would be ac-
| cepted 10y them upon a guaranty Of its
| execution the United States would Gu
deavor to find way not objections
| able to Spain of furnishing such guaranty
II should be added that it cannot be reasonably
| assumed that the hitherto expectant attitud,
| or the United States will be indefinitely main.
tained. While we are anxious to accord al
due respect to the sovereignty OF spain, ",
cannot view the pending conflict in all it,
| features and properly apprehend our inevita-
BILE relations to 1t and its possible results with
out considering that by the course Of events
we may be drawn into such an unusual ant
| unprecedented condition as will fix limit :,
| our patient waiting for Spain to enc
| the contest, either alone and il
| her own way. or with our friendly cooperation
When the inability of Spain to deal success
| fully with the insurrection has become mani
| fest, and it is demonstrated that her sover
eighty is extinct in Cuba for all purposes OF IL
rightful existence, and when a hopeless strug
| gle for it's re-establshment has degeneratet
| into a strife which means nothing more thar
| the useless sacrifice of human life and thel
| utter destruction OF the very subject matter u
| the conflict situation will be presented il
which our obligations to the sovereignty o
| Spain will be superseded by higher obligation
| which we can hardly hesitate to recognize an,
discharge.
The Venezuelan Boundary Question.
The Venezuelan boundary question ha
ceased to be II matter OF difference betwee
| Great Britain and the United States, their re
| Spective governments having agreed upon tn
| substantial provisions OF n treaty betwee
| Great Britain and Venezuela submitting tn
| whole controversy to arbitration The provi
| Sons of the treaty are so eminently Just an
fair that the assent of Venezuela thereto ma
| confidently be anticipated.
Government Revenues snd Expenses.
! The secretary of the treasury reports tina
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, III
receipts OF the government from all source
| amountei to SiC9,47j,4 87S. During The sam
| period its expenditures were S43l .6e7. .6p4. As
| The excess of expenditures over receipts thu
amounted to 81, ,2OS.9 .93,.70 The ordinary ex
| penditures during the year we're s40la,s52 .
less than during the preceding fiscal year. O
the receipts mentioned there were derive
| from customs the sum of $780, ,75l67 an
| from Internal revenue, Sl46 $50, 60. The re
| ceipts from customs show an increase OF 81,
| s63,l3t22 over those from the same source TO
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895, and the re
| cepts from internal revenue an increase c
| 81. si537ol
| The value OF our imported dutiable merchan
disc during the last fiscal year was s3c9 751, "a
| and the value Of free goods imported 81 9,g6T,
| 40 being an increase of S6.52367' in the valu
OF dutiube goods and 81 ,23l .03I In the value O
| free goods over the preceding year. Our eS
| ports OF merchandise. foreign and domeSul
amounted in value TO ssse.6Ie,9s being an in
| crease over the preceding year OF 81 ,O6s, n;
| The average ad valorem du ty paid on dutiabl
| goods imported during the year was 1894 pc
| cent. and on free and dutiable goods taken 10
gether 20 81 per cent
| The total amount OF gold exported was Hs,
4o99i7 and OF silver S6), ,oil go being increas
| of si5,9i,4i6 of gold and sl32i6,3si OF sllre
| over the expectation OF the preceding hsea
year. The imports of gold were ,3l,52S,06i an
OF silver S.s777 1885, being 1913 90 less of gol
and Ss. 6Lt07 more of silver than during tn
preceding wear The total stock OF metalli
money in the United States at the close Of tn
last fiscal year ending on the Both day of Jun'
1895, was 81 22s 26035, of which SS99, ,S97 9a wa
| of gold and 1923, OIL of silver.
| On the LIST day OF November, 1885, the tots
| stock OF money Of all kinds in the country wa
| ss,2sS, ,il0 30 and the amount in circulation nc
| including that in the treasury holdings wa
! SI,fl7 ,0,5,6il, being Sas 81 per capita upon a
estimated population of i9O2,0o0
The production of the precious metals In tn
| United States during the calendar year 1895
estimated to have been 2,254,76O fine ounces
gold of the value OF si66lO,00O, and 5,,727 Ol
| fine ounces OF silver. OF the commercial valu
of 300 and the coinage value OF IT,
05I 900.
The total coinage at the mints OF the Unite
States during the fiscal year ended June 3
1895, amounted to s7l,iss, i65a2, of which S5s
| s7s,isJ was in gold coin and sl6,s19,97sS SO
standard silver dollars and minor coins. Th
number OF rational banks organized from tn
time the law authorizing their creation wa
passed up to October 81, 1896. was t,osi. and
| this numher 1879 were at the date last m er