The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1897, Page 1

F———— This | | the I to be takes #- Library. ++++ VOLUME LX ‘(IV—NO. 106 SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16 PRICE FIVE CENTS. PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S MESSAGE Government Revenues Must Be Increased at Once. ,BONDS NOT THE REMEDY Financial Conditions That ~ Congress Is Called to Correct. SHOULD RAISE CERTAIN TARIFFS. In Overcoming the Growing Expenditures and Checking Alarming Deficits National Law-Makers Are Asked by the Chief Executive to Properly Protect Home Industries. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.—The President to-dey sent the following mes- sagé to Congress: To the Congress of the United States: Regretting the necessity which has required me to oalll vou ‘together, I fecl thel veur sssembling in extraordinary session is indixpensa’’e be- wbe Lt 108 condiiouin witch e dud 4be rexanues of the Government. It is conceded thge its current expenses are greater than its receipts, and that such condition has existed for now more than three vears. With unlimited means at our command, we are presenting the remarkable spectacie of increasing our public debt by borrowing moiey to meet the ordinery outleys incident upon even an economicsl and prudent administration of the Gov- nment. An examination of the subject discloses this fact in every detail, and leads in- evitably to the conclusion that a condition of the revenue which allows that is unjustifiable, and sbould be corrected. We find by reports of the Secretary of the Treasury that the revenues for the fiscal year 2, from il sources were $425,863,260 22 and the expenditures for all 3,30656, leaving an excess of receipis over expenditures of §9,914,- g the fiscal year $40,57¢ 98 was paid upon the public debt, which had duced since March 1, 18! 076,890, and the annual interest decreased $11,684 - 576 60. The receipts of the Government from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, amounted to $161,716,561 94, and its expendi tures to $459,374,887 65, showing an s of receip:s over expenditures of $2,341,674 29. Since that time the receints of no fiscal year and with but few exceptions of no month of fiscal year have exceeded the expenditu The receipts of the Government from all 0, 1894, were $372,802,498 29 and expenditures nding there was a decrease of Government as compared with the previous prov 16,769,128 78 in the ordinary expenses of the cal year its income was.still not sufficient to de for its necessities, and the gold reserve in the treasury for the redemption of nbacks was drawn upon io meet them. But this did not suffice, and the Government then ted to loans to replenish the reserve. In February, 1894, £50,000,000 in bonds was issued, and in November following a second $50,000.000 was deemed necessary. T $117,171,799 was realized by the sale but the res ecreased untilon February 8, 1895, a third sale 400 in bonds for $65,116.244 was aunounced :o Congress. The receipts of the Gov- r the fiscal year ending June 30, 1 0,373,203 30, and the expenditures 426 48, showing s deficit of $42 18. A further loan of $100,000,000 was gotiated by the Government in February, 1896, the sale netting $111,163,246, and swelling the aggregs te of bonds issued within three years to $262,315,400. For the fiscsl venr ending June 30, 1896, the revenues of the Government from all sources ,654 43, or an excess of ex- penditures over receipts of in other words the totai receipts for the three fiscal years ending June 30, 1896, were insufficient by $137,817,729 46 to meet the total ex- penditures. Nor has this condition since improved. For the first half of the presont fiscal year the receipts of the Government, exclusive of postal were $157,507,603 76, and its expenditu-es, exclusive of the postal service, $195,- 2, or an excess of expenditures over receipts of $ 96 46. In January of this year.the receipts, exclusive of postal revenues, were $ and the expenditures, ex- Clusive of the postai serv 0,269,389 29. n deficit of §5, for the month. In February of this year the receipts, exclusive of the postal revenue, were $24,400,097 38, amd the expenditures, exclusive ot the postal service, $28,796,056 66, a_deficit of $4,395, 059 28, or » total deficlency of $186,061,580 44 for the three years and eight months euding March 1, 1897. Not only are we without a surplus In the treasury, but with an increase'in the public debt there hes been a corresponding increase in the annual interest charge from $22,893,883 20 in 1892, the lowest of any year since 1862, to 60 in 1896, or an increase of $11,493,- 414 40. It may be urged that even if the revenues of the Government had been sufficient to ‘ eet ali its ordinary expenses during the past three years the gold reserve would still have een insufficient to meet the demands upon it and the bonds would mecessarily have been sued for i1s repletion. Be this as it may, it is clearly manifested without denying or aflirm- ng the correctness of such a corclusion, that the debt would have been decreased in at least ihe amount of the deficiency and business confidence immeasurably strengthened throughout the country. Congress should promptly correct the existing conditions. Ample revenues must be sup- plied not only for the ordinary expenses of the Government, but for the prompt payment of liberal ons and the liquidation of the principel and interest of the public debt. In rais- duties snould be so levied upon foreign products as to preserve the home market, , 1o our own producers, to revive and- increase manufactures; to relieve and ulture, to increase our domestic and foreign commerce, to aid ana develop mining and building, and 10 render to labor in every field of useful occupation the liberal wages and adequate rewards to which skisl and indusiry are justly entitled. The necessity of the passage of a tariff law which ¢hall provide amp.e revenuc need not be further urged. The iraperative demaud of the bour Is the prompt eneciment of such & measure, and to this object I earnestly recommend this Congress shall maks every endeavor. Before other business is transacted. let us first provide sufficient revenus to fsitafully administer the Government without the contracting of further debt or the continued disturbance of our finance: Executive Mansion, March 15, 18! WILLIAM McK! NLEY. FIERCE RACE RIOT IN ALABANA. Caused by a Colored Burglar, Who Ge:s His Death- Wound—Many Battered Heads. BIRMINGHAM, A1A, March 15.—A | race riot occurred in Birmingham yester- day efternoon and wholesale bloodshed was narrowly averted. It was brought about by the attempted arrest of Will Hunter, a colored man, suspected of being the burglar who entered Eugene Giacop- pazi’s house Satarday night and stole two watches and §100. Hunter, who was from Greenwood, Ga., was already under police surveiilance. Yesterday afternoon, as he was eating his d nnerin a restaurant, Policeman William Perdue’came in, and placing his hand on Hunter's should«r told the latter he was of blood. It was afterward found that one of the shots hit Myrtle Boland, the five-year-old daughter of a widow, killing her instantly. Hunter, after running three squares, scaled a back yara fence, and seeing an open well jumped into it. There was ten feet of water in the well. Policeman Fair, who had meanwhile joined in the chase, followed the negro to the well, Although forced to swim to keep above water, the negro snapped at Fair. A crowd had gaihered, and a police riot call had bronght a dozen officers to the scene. Hunter was got out of the well with ropes, but when the officers attempted to place him in the patrol wagon several hundred negroes who had gaihered protested. A large number of white men took the side of the officers and a free fight followed, clubs and pistols beine u-ed. John Craft, a negro, was so badly injured that he is under arrest. Hunter wheeled around, and drawing a pistol shot the officer in the jaw and then made off. Perdue fol- lowed the negro, who ran down an alley, and fired three shots after him, one of which took effect in Hunter’s back. The officer then fell exbausted from the loss now in the jail hospital. In theconfusion the prisoner was hustled to the city jail, where he died last night. Twenty battered heads were the result of theriot. The negroes are still mnch men aie on duty in the affected neighbor- hood, Officer Perdue will recover. Y VAL / wui oty il il mll‘uh m /fl'fl %’fi{m"mfi 1 iy -/ Jl iy / " “’”U’m (i I gal?” / / ( i STARTING FREH HORROSS I CRETAY WARFRE Terrible Explosion on Board the Russian Warship Siz i Veliky. Un'ess the Powers Speelily Check the Pillaging Moslems the Isiand Will Bs Devastated. CANEA. Crers, March 15.—A terrible accident occurred to-day on board the Russian warship Sizoi Veliky. Tie vessel was practicing outside of Suda Bay, when | one of her turret guns exploded, owing to the breach not having been properly closed. The noise of the explosion was terrific and its resuits were most dis- astrous. The turret was blown to pieces and every one of its occupants was killed. The turret and cupola in falling killed a number of others who were on deck. The killed numbered rifteen, including two officers. Thirteen men were so baaly in- jured that they will die, whils a number of others are more or less seriously in- jured. The village of Kissamo, to the west- ward of this city, is now in ruins from the bombardment of the insurgents and the fires which followed the bombardment. The fort which gunarded the village is, however, intact, the insurgents not yet baving succeeded in lowering it, though they have been firing on it for four days. The garrison consists of only a com- pany of Twkish infantry, but it is gal- lantly defending its ' position, though it is surrounded by insureents, It is probable that it will be compelled by a scarcity of provisions and ammunition to surrender unless assistance is given to it | by some of (he foreien warships. There is a complete absence of author- ity here and in certain districts a state of anarchy prevails. 1ln some places the in- surgents are in complete possession and are pillaging and outraging to their heart’s content. TUnless something is done, and that speedily, by the powers, the prospect is that the 1slana will be devastated. Iv is reported here that it is the inten- tion of the Christians to exterminate the Moslems throughout the island. This, coupled with a renewal of the reports of the massacre at Sitia, has deeply incensed the Moslems, who, in a spirit of revenge, are more actively than ever engaged in looting the houses of the Christians un- der the eyes of the forsign sailors and ma- rines who were landed ior the ostensible purpose of protecting the lives and prop- erty of Christians and Moslems alike. Many houses have been completely gut- ted of their contents. The Moslem thieves make no pretense of conducting their operations in secret, but pile their booty in open spaces and and leave some of their number to guard the heterogeneous mass while they go in search of further spoils. Many of the looters are Moslems who were rescued from Kandamos and Seline, znd their presence in the city has proved a veritable scourge to the Christiahs here. The latter think that Sir Alfred Biliotti, the British Consul who brougit these peo- ple to a place of safety, should takée some measures to check their thieving propen- sities, but he has done nothing to protect the Christians from their depredations. The other Consuls likewise appear to be unconcerned, although appeals have been made to all of them to stop the pillaging. The looters reckon on being able to | escape with their booty to other partsof the island should any attempt be made to take the proceedsof their robberies from them. A number of Christians who had fled from the city returned on a steamer to-day for ‘the purpose of getting pos- session of their belongings before they were stolen by the Moslems. A numerous body of Turks who had as- | sembled on the quay were highly dis- pleased with what they considered to be an unwarranted interference with their prerogative of robbery, and they drove the Christians back to the steamer. Sev- eral of the Christians who attempted to make response to the onsiaught of the | Turks were nearly thrown into the sea. There is a serious outbreak of smalipox at Amoretti, and orders bave been issued for the cleaning of the town. LONDON, ExG., March 15.—The Athens correspondent of the Daily News tele- graphs that 6000 Greek infantry started this afternoon for the Thessaly frontier. There was much excitement in the city as the troops took their departure, and they were most enthusiastically cheered. —o RUSSIA’S DOUBLE GAME, Beoretly Awaiting a Chance to Seize Con- atantinople. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—A special cable dispatch from the press corre- spondent at Athens says: I learn that secret negotiations are pro- ceeding beiween King George of Greece and the Russian Government. This in- formation comes from a high and abso- lutely trustworthy authority. Russia un- aoubtedly is playing a two-faced game with the Turkish Government ana with the powers as well. when the Greek army crosses the frontier Russia shall find a pretext to seize Con- stantinople. The understanding so far as King George is concerned 1s that in the general conflict in the Balkans which is sure to follow fighting on the frontier and the disruption of the Turkish empire, which would follow a seizure of Constanti- nople by the Russians, Greece is to be en- couraged to seize Macedonia, with the Czar’s promise in advance that she shall be permitted to retain the province. i el ABDUL BANIDS KULE ENDED. Cretans Will Soon Be Freed From the Sultan’s Tyranny. LONDON, £xG, March 15.—In the House of Commons to-day the announce- ment was made by Right Hon. Georg= N. Curzon, Uader Foreign Secretary, that no reply had as yet been sent by the powers to the Greek note answering the powers’ ultimatum. The foreign admirals In Cretan waters, he added, had been instructed by their respective Governments to distribute the Cretans throughout the 1slands and to proclaim to the inhabitants of Crete the fact that the powers would be responsible for the future of the island. In the mean- time, he said, preparations were being made for the establishment of an autono- mous administration in the island. Mr. Curzon said it may be clearly understood that the island will not revert the rule of the Sultan. PARIS, Fraxce, March 15—In the Cbamber of Deputies to-day the Govern- ment was qaestioned as to the Greco-Cre- tan situation and the action which had been taken by France in regard thereto. Replying, M. Hanotaux said that the Turk, a3 well as the Greek, must evacnate the island of Crete, excepting at points which were occupied jointly by European There is an explicit understanding that | troops. | thankfalness." i CONGRESS I EXTRA SESSION Organization of the House by the Republican Members. SPEAKER REED TO RULE ONCE MORE. All O'ficers of the Last Body Are Re-elected and Sworn In, DINGLEY PRESENTS THE NEW TARIFF BILL. President’s M:ssage Read—Question of Rules Settled —Adj urnment to Thursiay. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 15.— The Hou-e of Representatives was fully organized to-day by the election of Speaker, clerk, doorkeeper, sergeant-at- arms and other officers. It consists of 357 members, of wtom 109 served in the lagt Congress and 16 in former Congresses, while 132 have never served in Congress before. Politically classified there are 206 Republicans, 122 Democrats and 29 fusion silverites and Populists. There wers 341 of them present to-day. The vote of the House for the election of Speaker was: For Reed (R.) of Maine, 199; for Balley (D.) of Texas, 114; for Bell (Pop.) of Texas, 21, and for New- lauds (8il.) of Nevada, 1. Mr. Reed, having been declared duly elected Speaker of the House for the Fifty-filih Congress, made a short speech promising to perform the duties of his office “without fear, favor or hope of reward,” and declaring that he was “im- pressed by the sense of respousibilty morée than cheered by the sentiment of The onth'of offeo” was administered to him By Harmer¢R.) of Penntylvania, the senior member in point of continuous service, ana the Speaker in turn adminis- tered. the oath to all the members. On motion of Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio the appointment of the following officers was made: Alexander McDowell of Penn- sylvania, clerk; Benjamin ¥. Russell of Missouri, sergeant-at-arms; William J. Glenn of New York, doorkeeper; Joseph C. McElroy of Ohio, Postmaster; Henry M. Couden of Michigan, chaplain. The Democratic and Populist substi« tutes were formally proposed and rejected without a division. The officers thus elected had the oath administered to them, which included the declaration that they would not divulge the secrets of the House. Resolutions to notify the Senate and President of the organization of the House were passed, and a committee of three members to join a like committee on the part of t1e Senate was appointed to wait upon the President. The first hitch in the otherwise smooth- acting machinery of organization occarred when Henderson (R.) of Iowa offered a resolution, that until otherwise ordered the rules of the House of the Fifty-fourth Congress be adopted as the rules of the House in the Fifty-fifth Congaess, and on this he moved the previous question. To this another Republican member from Iowa (Hepburn) proposed an amendment limiting the continuance of those rules to thirty days from the date. McMillan (D.) of Tennessee asked Hen- derson indirectly whetber it was the pur- pose of the Committee on Rules 10 report | a code of rules and to let the House have an opportunity to vote upon them. “Taere is no doubt,” said Henderson, ‘““that that will be done. The House wiil bave the fullest opportunity to offer amendments to the rules that will be pre« sented.”” The House was counted on Henderson's motion for the previous question and the Speaker reported the close vote of 157ayes. The Piraeus, the Port (Beproduced from the New York Herald.) g ——— = T fi,sfh:- . e of Athens, Threatened With a Blockade by the Allied Fleets.