The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-07

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yer. Of the commercial value Of $50, ,4b5, 900
and the coinage value Of $72O51 .000 The
estimated production of these metals
throughout the world during the same
| period was 9.6SSS21 fine ounces Of gold.
amounting to $500. .2S5. TOO In value. arid l69.-
1929 fine ounces OF silver OF the COM
| mercial value of $110, So, 900 and of the
coinage value of $218. 73S, 100 according to
our ratio. The coinage of these metals
In the various countries of the world dur
| ing the same calendar year amounted to
$2S2, ,70l 43S In gold and $121 1896 219 In silver.
| The total coinage at the mints of the
| United States during the fiscal year end
ed June 80. 1896. amounted to 81. .lSS. $50.
Of which .490 was I'm gold coins and
| $l2,309, 1882 In standard silver dollars,
subsidiary coins, and minor coins.
The number of national banks organized
from the time the law authorizing their
creation was passed, up to Oct. 81, 1896,
was 5,051 and Of this number 3.679 were
at the date last mentioned I'm operation
having authorized capital stock of $780,
0l4,s95, held by 2SS,902 shareholders, and
circulating notes amounting to $211 Az, $40.
The total outstanding circulating notes
Of all national banks on Oct. 81, 1896,
amounted to 1924 553. s07 including unre-
deemed, but fully secured notes of banks
insolvent and in process of liquidation.
The increase in national bank circulation
during the year ended on that day was
$2l 099. .429. On Oct. 6, 1896, when the con-
dition of national banks was last re-
ported, the total resources of the 1863
active institutions was 81. .263 6S5, ,S13. .S3,
which included 81, ,S93. .26S S39. 81 In loans and
discounts and 1862. 165, 1888. SO I'm money of all
kinds on hand. or their liabilities, ST. 597,-
9S1 ,058.03 was due to individual depositors,
and $299, 019 consisted of outstanding
circulating notes
There were organized during the year
preceding the date last mentioned 2S ma
tional banks. located In Is states, of which
II were organized in the eastern states
with a capital of 81, ,1S0, 600, 6 i'm the west
ern states with capital of $4,000, and
10 in the southern states with a capital
Of s1,190.000. During the year, however,
81 banks voluntarily abandoned their
franchises under the national law, and
in the case of n others IL was found
necessary to appoint receivers. There
fore, as compared with the year preced-
ing, there was a decrease of SO in the
number of active banks The number Of
existing hanks organized under state laws
Is 5.70S
IMMIGRATION.
The number of immigrants arriving in
the United States during the fiscal year
VISA 343, 267, of whom $40 46S were permitted
to land and 799 were debarred, on vari-
Gus grounds prescribed by law, and re-
turned to the countries whence they
came. at the expense OF the steamship
companies by which they were brought
In. The increase in immigration over the
preceding year amounted to S, 731. 1t is
reported that with some exceptions the
immigrants Of the past year were of a
hardy laboring class, accustomed and
able to earn a support for themselves,
and 1t is estimated that the money
brought with them amounted to at least |
s., 100000. though 1t was probably much |
In excess Of that sum, since only those !
having less than $50 are required to dis |
close the exact amount, and IL Is known |
that many brought considerable sums of \
III ney to buy land and build homes.
!rcluding all the immigrants arriving |
v % were over IA years of age, 1886 per |
cont were illiterate, as against 20.37 per
cent Of those Of that age arriving during
the preceding fiscal year. The number of
over IA years old, the coun-
tries from which they came, and the
of illiterates among them.
were as follows: Italy, 57515, with $3.50
per cent. Ireland, 81 1896, with per cent;
Russia, 351sS, with ALA per cent; Aus
tria Hungary and provinces 57,053 with
1892 per cent: Germany, 25.334, with 2.96
per cent Sweden, 1881, with 1.16 per
cent; while from Portugal there came
2,067, of whom 7769 per cent were ilit-
crate. There arrived from Japan during |
the year only lilo immigrants, and 1t
Is the opinion of the immigration au- l.
thorities that the apprehension hereto
fore existing to some extent Of a large
immigration from Japan to the United
States IL without any substantial foun-
dation.
THE LIFE-sAvING SERVICE.
From the life-saving service 1t Is re-
ported that the number Of disasters to
documented vessels within the limits Of
Its operations during the year was 437.
These vessels had on board 4,60S persons,
Of whom 4,595 were saved and 13 lost. The
value Of such vessels Is estimated at
s., $50, 14O, and of their cargoes SO, SAG, $50,
making the total value of property i'm
periled $12 800 OF this amount $11, ,292-
707 was saved and 81, ,432, $50 was lost.
of the vessels were totally |
wrecked. There were besides 243 casual
ties to small undocumented craft on
board Of which there were 54 persons Of
whom 5S7 were saved and seven were
lost. The value Of the property involved
In these latter casualties is estimated at !
B119,265, Of which $l14,915 was saved, and
Z, $50 was lost. The life-saving crews dur
Ing the year also rescued or assisted, |
other vessels and warned many |
from danger by signals, both by day and |
night. The number Of disasters during
the year exceeded that Of any previous
year in the history of the service, but
The saving of life and property was great
er than ever before In proportion to the
value of the property involved, and to the
number Of persons imperiled
The operations Of the marine hospital
service, the revenue cutter service, the
steamboat inspection service, the light
house service. the bureau Of navigation
and other branches Of public work at
tached to the treasury department, to-
gether with various recommendations
their support and improve
ment are fully stated in the report of
the secretary of the treasury to which
the attention Of the congress Is especially
Invited.
THE ARMY.
The report of the secretary of war ex-
hibits satisfactory conditions in the sew
cral branches of the public service in
trusted to his charge.
The limit Of our military force, as fixed
by law, is constantly and readily MAIN
tanned. The present discipline and morale
Of our army are excellent and marked
progress and efficiency are apparent
throughout it's entire organization.
With the exception Of delicate duties
in the suppression of slight Indian dis
urbances along our southwestern bound
Try, in which the Mexican troops cooper
lted, and the compulsory, but peaceful re-