VENEZUELA. 



show a moderate increase in product over the 

 year preceding. 



Mormon Immigration. From 1881 to 1889 

 the foreign-born population of the Territory was 

 increased by Mormon immigration 16,094. Dur- 

 ing 1890 the usual number of immigrants arrived, 

 mostly from Scandinavian countries. The aver- 

 age annual immigration to Utah of this character 

 is about 1,800. It is very largely assisted. 



The Mormon Church. On May 19 the 

 United States Supreme Court decided, on appeal, 

 the case brought to test the constitutionality of 

 the act of Congress known as the Edmunds act, 

 dissolving the church corporation, declaring its 

 property forfeited, and providing for the winding 

 up of its affairs. The court held, three judges 

 dissenting, that such an act was within the pow- 

 ers of Congress, and that the proceedings already 

 instituted thereunder were properly taken. The 

 last hope of the Mormon party was thereby de- 

 stroyed. In the Territorial court there was a 

 change of receivers of the property, and some of 

 it was converted into money, but no further ad- 

 vance was made in the proceedings. 



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Political. At the municipal election in Salt 

 Lake City on Feb. 10 the GbenS ticki? w* 



elected by majorities ranging fr..,,, T.HI to 800 

 The majority of George M. Scot.. Liberal cand 

 date for Mayor, over Spencer Clawson, i 

 candidate, was 807. this result ww a 

 only after an exciting contest. It was th<- lir-t 

 time in the history of the city that ti 

 mons were compelled to retire from iis , 

 As the city of Ogden pasM-,1 fr,, m M.,rm.m con- 

 trol at the election of February, 1889, the t*,, 

 most important cities in the Territory are now 

 governed by Gentiles. 



Early in August elections were held through- 

 out the Territory for county officers, at whi.-li 

 the Peoples party carried 21 counties and th- 

 Liberal party 4 counties including Salt Lake 

 County, where it elected 6 out of 9 candidate 

 At the November election a delegate to Congress 

 was chosen, the candidates being John T Caine 

 for the People's party, and Goodwin for the 

 Liberal party. Delegate Caine was re-elected 

 receiving 16,353 votes to 6,912 for the Liberal 

 candidate. 



VENEZUELA, a republic in South America. 

 The area is 632,695 square miles. The popula- 

 tion in 1888 was estimated at 2,234,385. The 

 President since Feb. 20, 1890, has been Dr. Rai- 

 mundo Andueza Palacio. He was elected by ac- 

 clamation in Congress on Jan. 20 to succeed Dr. 

 Rojas Paul, having previously filled the office of 

 Minister of the Interior. 



Finances. The receipts, according to the 

 budget for 1890-'91, are 35,976,000 bolivars or 

 francs, of which 25,000,000 are derived from 

 customs, 6,016,000 from internal-revenue taxes, 

 and 4,960,000 from invested capital. The ex- 

 penditures are estimated at 35,760,000 bolivars 

 also. The internal or national consolidated debt 

 amounts to 38,760,279 bolivars, the foreign debt 

 to 67,552,588 bolivars, the Spanish, French, and 

 German loan to 5,072.726 bolivars, and a 12-per- 

 cent, loan to 1,201,602 bolivars, making a total 

 of 112,587,185 bolivars. 



Commerce. The total value of the imports 

 in the year 1887-88 was 78.963,000 bolivars, as 

 compared with 73,192,000 in 1886-'87. From 

 England were imported goods of the value of 

 23,510,000 bolivars ; from the United States, 19,- 

 744,000 bolivars ; from Germany, 13,460,000 boli- 

 vars; from France, 12,652,000 bolivars; from 

 other European countries, 3,070,000 bolivars; 

 from America outside the United States, 6,527,- 

 000 bolivars. The total value of the exports was 

 84,413,000 bolivars, as compared with 86,245,000 

 bolivars in 1886-'87. The exports to the United 

 States were 45,615,000 bolivars in value ; to 

 France, 15,210,000 bolivars ; to Germany, 10,047,- 

 000 bolivars ; to England, 3,319,000 bolivars ; to 

 the rest of Europe, 745,000 bolivars; to other 

 American countries besides the United States, 

 9,477.000 bolivars. The principal articles of ex- 

 port were coffee of the value of 60,417,000 boli- 

 vars; cacao, 11,487,000 bolivars; skins, 5,122,000 

 bolivars ; gold, 4,095,000 bolivars ; copper, 905,000 

 bolivars; woods, 633,000 bolivars. There were 



entered and cleared during 1887-'88 at the Bo- 

 livian ports 1,155 steamers and 6,394 sailing ves- 

 sels, exclusive of 5,221 small craft. The mer- 

 chant navy comprised 26 steamers and 2,497 sail 

 vessels of an aggregate capacity of 25,317 tons. 



Boundary Dispute. The boundary between 

 British Guiana and Venezuela has never been 

 settled, and since the discoveries of valuable 

 mineral deposits in the debatable territory, the 

 British have repeatedly encroached on the bound- 

 aries claimed by the Venezuelans. Several years 

 ago the Venezuelan Government asked the me- 

 diation of the United States, and Secretary 

 Bayard laid the case before the British Foreign 

 Office without being able to effect a settlement. 

 In 1890 the British made a fresh advance, seiz- 

 ing mineral lands near the Orinoco. The Vene- 

 zuelan Government sent a gunboat to the mouth 

 of the Orinoco, the " Faro, ' and the British au- 

 thorities dispatched the "Ready," the com- 

 mander of which ordered thecapta'in of the Ven- 

 ezuelan vessel to lower his colors, which he did 

 in deference to superior force. The disputed 

 zone was occupied by British soldiers. Dr. 1'u- 

 lido was sent to London as a confidential ap-nt. 

 and the intermediation of the United St.r 

 requested anew in November, 1890. If the British 

 pretensions are finally sustained, Venezuela will 

 lose not only the Yuruari gold-fields, but ex- 

 clusive control of the mouth of the Orinoco. 



American Claims. In 1871, in the nmr-p 

 of a civil war, the Venezuelan Government con- 

 fiscated the vessels of the Venezuelan Steam 

 Transportation Company that had been placed 

 on the Orinoco when it was declared free to the 

 commerce of all nations, and applied them to 

 belligerent purposes, until the United State* 

 Government sent the war vessel "Shawmut " to 

 obtain their release. For damages and loss re- 

 sulting from the seizure and use of the steamers 

 the American Government, in behalf of the 

 owners, has several times presented claims that 



