Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

terrent punishment Of the responsible au-
thors and abettors Of the criminal acts
whereby. We and other nations have suf-
fered grievous injury; For the real cul-
led the imperial Judgment and diverted
the sovereign authority to their own
guilty ends, full expiation becomes inn
perative within the rational limits Of ret
ributive justice.
General bases of negotiations formulat-
ed by the government Of the French Re
public nave been accepted with certain
reservations as to details, made necessary
by our own circumstances, but, like sim
liar reservations by other powers, open to
discussion in the progress of the negotia-
tion:. The disposition of the emperor's
government to admit liability for wrongs
done to foreign governments and to act
upon such additional designation of the
guilty persons as the foreign ministers at
Pekin may be in a position to make, gives
hope of complete settlement Of ali ques-
tions involved, assuring foreign rights
of residence and intercourse on terms of
equality for all the world.
America Mt Paris Fair.
The year of the exposition has been
fruitful in occasions for displaying the
good will that exists between this coun-
try and France. This great competition
brought together from every nation the
best in natural productions, industry, sci
ence and the arts, submitted in generous
rivalry to judgment made NIL the more
searching because of that rivalry. The
extraordinary increase and the activity
with which our inventors and wares had
invaded new markets caused much In
terest to center upon the American ex-
hibit, and every encouragement was Of
Tered in the way of space and facilities
to permit Of its being comprehensive as
a whole and complete in every part.
Despite the drawbacks the contribu-
ton of the United States was not only
the largest foreign. display, but was
orderly in arrangement.
Amicable Foreign Relations.
Good will prevails in our relations with
the German empire. The settlement Of
the Samoan problem, to which adverted
in my last message, has accomplished
good results. Peace and contentment
prevail in the islands. An imperial meat
inspection law has been enacted for Ger
many. While it may simplify the In
sspections. it prohibits certain products
heretofore admitted. There is still great
extinguishcd German trade in meat pro-
ducts can revive under its new burdens.
The work Of making certain proyis-
ional boundary points for convenience of
administration around the head of Lynn
canal, in accordance with the temporary
arrangement of October, 1890, was COM
pleted by joint survey in July last. But,
however necessary such an expedient
may have been to tide over the grave
emergencies of the situation, it is at best
but an unsatisfactory makeshift, which
should not be suffered to delay the speedy
and complete establishment Of the from
tier line to Which we are entitled under
the Russo-American treaty for the ces-
sion Of Alaska.
For Transisthmian Canal.
Ihe all-important matter OF an inter-
herring to Its refusal to reopen the. question
Of the forfeiture OF the contract Of the
Maritime Canal Company. which was terIni-
naSed 1sno ~. ior alleged noneSecuticu in October.
supplemented that action by declaring the
so-stylcd Eyre-Cragin option void for non
payment Of the stipulated advance. Pro
tests IN relation to these acts have been
MED IN the State Department and are under
consideration.
Overtures for convention to effect the
the United States are under consideration
commend to the early attention of the
senate the convention with Great Britain
and to remove any objection which might
arise out of the convention commonly called
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
cal Ihe .erd., long standing contention with Portu
goa Bay Railway has been ut last deter
mined by q favorable award of the tribunal
of arbitration ut Berne. to Which 1t was
Another Illustration OF the policy Of this
government to refer international disputes
to impartial arbitration is seen in the agree.
claims on behalf Of American scaling yes-
sells seized in Berlng Sea to determination
by !. N. g. Asser, distinguished states
Large Revenue Surplus.
It Is gratifying to be able to state that the
surplus revenues for the fiscal year ended
six preceding years we had only dencits, the the
elusive amounted to s2ss,oe2. .So1. il. The re. re-
celpts for the year from all sources. ex-
4OS51.s0. and expenditures for all pur-
poses, except for the administration of the
SStal Pa raeasts ngssegatea gsa
ing year Of s27,oS6,S ,Ss9.41. The receipts
from internal revenue rev were 5327. .0287
receipts from miscellaneous sources were
$ss,I4S,O5307. as against S36, ,304, ,976.92 for
the previous year.
1t is gratifying also to note that during the
the expenditures Of the government. The
War department expenditures for the fiscal
year l:UU were $lS7,114,IOI.1S, reduction
Of $95, ,O6G 4S6.69 over those of 1900. In the
Navy Department the expenditures were
$55. .953, ,OI7.72 for the year 1900, as against
63,04c, .25 for the preceding year, a de-
on account Of Indians there was u decrease
III 1900 over 1900 Of 81, 63O, ,6O4 .3S, and In the
civil and miscellaneous expenses for 1900
there was reduction of $13, 1s,985.74.
Because Of the excess of revenues over ex-
penditures the Secretary of the Treasury was
enabled to apply bonds and other securities
to the sinking fund to the amount Of $780,
"a, $4,000 The Secretary of the TREASURY
estimates that the receipts for the current
use fiscal year Will aEMgre@gste1 M @ 1 $3.50 600 600 and
cess OF revenues over expenditures Of $780,
10000. The present condition Of the Treas.
ury Is one of undoubted strength. The avail.
able cash balance Nov. 80 was $1S9, ,3O3,-
80. The cash balance, including the
present gold reserve Of $780, 900, ,OOO is $780,
BOB, ,704.5O.
II will be the duty as am sure 1t will be
the disposition of the Congress to provide
whatever further legislation Is needed to In.
sure the continued parity under all condi-
tions between our two forms Of metallic
money, silver and gold.
Our surplus revenues have permitted the
Secretary OF the Treasury since the close of
the fiscal year to call in the funded loan Of
1901 continued Mt per cent, in the sum Of
SCiI :264. .EO0. TO and fnc1udi,,c Nov On COO