Arizona republican., 1900-12-29
An Illustration Of the Nations
 Present Prosperity
Status of the Hay -Pauneefote Treaty New Hampshire's Senatorial COntest-Necessity of Advertising Arizona-The Murder of Morris

| INO eiSO ISSuSu S~ CdII TOT EeDOIlS OL the condition of the national banks and one of the first to respond was the lRiggs National bank of this city I Twill quote from its statement in order fhat Republican readers who may be Ia litt.e Tow" in their finances may Eain inspiration in the contemplation pf figures which few banking institu- ,lons in this country can display. I am hot employed to boom the Riggs Ma
 ional. and more's the pity. I possess lhole of it's stock. I refer to it here be- 9ause I believe it's statement gives a Very fair idea of the wonderful pros beritv that this country is now enjoy ihg. Tn the days when Cleveland was Issuing bonds to keep the government s Read above water such a statement would have been impossible.
 The capital of this bank is $500 OOO. Tts loans and discounts at the close of bllsiness December E amounted to $;l5SS 965.34. It's overdrafts were less than $4,O0O The lawful money reserve ii bank was $SS4. 76S. Its surplus is s1OOOOO. its undivided profits. S231 757 .92 Dhe individual deposits subject to check reach the stupendous sum of S5 ,343, 596.67 The total amounted to SC GAG. BIO. 54. There are probably strong CT banks than this one but ! submit tTat the Riggs people have reason to be. proud of this showing. Washington has q number of very prosperous bank ing institutions and all have submitted very satisfactory statements.
 GROUND FOR ELABORATION.
 benator Lodge has made statement cotcerning the revised Hay-PauncefCte trj jaty which is interesting in view Of the fact that the treaty already has besn forwarded to the British govern ment. Tt is well recognized in inter- national law" said he. that when the coaiditions under which Q treaty has bes II made have radically changed and nelv n.ition.s. arI new demands have arisen, this fact is an ample ground for seeking an abroSation or modification of lhe original instrument. The Amer leah people desire to bui,1, and mean to build, and control the isthmian ca nal They recognize that the Clayton Buiwer treaty. made fifty years ago. under conditions no longer existent. stallds ir the way. They have no de- isirei to clear it from their path in d violent fashion by formally denounc- ing it, or by passing laws and taking action in contrGvention of is provis- ions. They wish to remove it by ami cabra settlement in Q suitable and be coming manner.
 .sThe Hay-Pauncefote treaty was framed for this object. The senate is part of the treaty-Iaking power, and treaties sent to it for ratification are not strictiy treaties, but proj1c:s fer treaties They are still inchoate. In tra exercise of it's undoubted rights, without the slightest reflection upon anyone, and without a shadow of hos tilitv to @ friendly nation, the senate continuing the negotia.tion begun by MT. Hay. offers three new propositions +o Fhgland. They ask her to omit the -tause inviting other nations to ad- here (which does no. touch her at all. The ask her to conform to our desires bv Agreeing in unmisakable language to the suppression of the Clayton-Bul- yer treaty by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. which is the whole purpose of inc negotiation. They ask her finally to accept in this treaty .he reservation of rio.hts in time of war which she
 
 yention. and of which, as the present possessor of Egypt, she is now herself the beneficiary. These propositions are au essential to American interests, and are fair. reasonable, friendly, and in no nossibie sense offensive. Eagiand's intere,;t in having the canal built. be it great or small. is second only to that of tha United States, for she alone has.
 
 eions n North America, and both an A+Iantic and Pacific coast. We agree tba+ a,l vessels of commerce and of war sbau rass through the canal on the same terms as our own. and in war be- tween other powers, we agree to pre- serve the neutrality of the canal to- ward aH belligerents."
 NTr Lodge unquestiOnabIy voices pop ,,1,,. sentiment here. Although the Eng Ifsb newspapers have been outspOken in their opposition to the treaty as amended it is the opinion of many nIIhiic men that the British govern 1,oant will be disposed to accept the new nronosi ions. If not. the situation vii! not he changed so far as ,he American Durnose is concerned. The United States will build the canal and control 1t.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTEST.
 Great interest is displayed in the corning contest in New Hampshire over the sea in the United States senate which for years has been occupied by William E. Chandler Chandler has been on of the most conspicuous fig urAs in the senate, and if he were to he ranoTed there would be general re- eret in Washington. Senator Vest a few years ago referred to him as that human mosquito" and the term has c,ung to himl He is persistent in every thing he undertakes If he concludes that serator has no right to a seat in the body le leads the fight against him and manka man knows by sad eXper- N I,iS C-Dosi+iop 7,,aaDS He !