NEVADA. 



habitants. The revenue in 1888 was 1,825,000 



fuililrrs, ami I ho expenditure 1,151 1,(M)0 guilder*, 

 'nr IS'.MI | In- revenue was estimated at l.IJ-ln.v | ;; 

 ami expenditure at UM7.I53 guilders, as com- 

 pared with l.-l'Jd,!)!:! guilders of revenue and 

 Ml guilder-, ->f expenditure in 1SSH. The 

 imports in issu were valued at l.s'.i:;.:;.Vi guild- 

 er-, and tin- exports at 8,521,807 guilders. In 

 in- production of sugar was 0,^(Ki..Vi:{ kilo- 

 gramme.-; of cacao, 1,543,019 kilogrammes; of 

 ci'lTec, 5,500 kilogrammes; of bananas, 510,799 

 bunches. In 1888 there were granted 441 con- 

 cessions for gold mining. The export of gold 

 was 1,410,795 guilders. Gov. do Savornin Loh- 

 inan, in his endeavor to benefit the black popu- 

 lation, became involved in a conflict with the 

 1'rovincial States, as the legislative council is 

 called, which frustrated his purposes. He im- 

 ported food on Government account, on the 

 ground that there was scarcity, and sold it to 

 the poorer people at less than market rates, thus 

 offending the merchants. In the arrangements 

 for celebrating the anniversary of representa- 

 tive government the Governor was ignored. 

 The Legislature was opened without him. The 

 negroes, incensed at the treatment of their pa- 

 tron, interrupted the festivities, and afterward 

 looted the merchants' stores. The Governor re- 

 Je.-iM'il some that were arrested, and the mob be- 

 came more inflamed and for two days held pos- 

 session of Paramaribo. The civic guard, militia, 

 regular force, and marines put an end to the 

 riot, killing many negroes. The Governor's ac- 

 tion during the disturbance led to a dispute with 

 the Attorney-General. In consequence of these 

 troubles he was dismissed in May, 1891, and M. 

 van Asche van Wyck was appointed in his place. 

 The whites say that the prosperity of the colony 

 depends on their retaining the upper hand, and 

 that it is still suffering from the consequences 

 of a too precipitous emancipation of the slaves. 

 The soil is so rich that the negroes can live with- 

 out regular work, and for that reason the sugar 

 and cacao plantations can only be cultivated with 

 the labor of Chinese and Indian coolies, especially 

 the latter. Latterly the Indian Government has 

 refused to allow further importations of Madras 

 coolies until the Surinam authorities can offer 

 guarantees that they will be humanely treated 

 and regularly inspected. 



The question of the delimitation of the aurif- 

 erous lands on the border of Dutch Guiana and 

 the French colony of Surinam was settled in May, 

 1891, by the arbitration of the Emperor of Kus- 

 sia. He declined to act as arbitrator until the 

 I- 1 ivnch Government withdrew its restrictions re- 

 garding the scope of the award. Nevertheless, 

 the French people expected that the decision 

 would be in their favor, and were much disap- 

 pointed when he confirmed all the claims ad- 

 vanced by, the Netherlands. The natural front- 

 ier formed by the river Lawa is fixed as the 

 boundary between the two colonies. 



NEVADA, a Pacific Coast State, admitted to 

 the Union Oct. 81, 1804; area, 110,700 square 

 miles; population, according to the census of 

 1890, 45,701. Capital, Carson City. 



Government. The following were the State 

 officers during the year: Governor, Ross K. Col- 

 cord ; Lieutenant-Governor, J. 1'oujade ; Secre- 

 tary of State, Olin II. Grey ; Comptroller, K. L. 



llorton; Treasurer, John F. Kgan : Alt 

 (ien.-ral. .). H. Torreyon ; SujH-nnU-ndcnt .',f 

 1'ulilic ln-mictii,n, Orvis King; Sui 

 eral, John K. Jones; Justice* of th. 

 c.,urt, K. K. Higolow, M. A. Murphy, C. 11. 

 Uclknap; Clerk. J. Jo-cphs; Regent* of the 

 I'lmcr-ity, K. T. (Jeorge, J. W. Jla:m.-. All 

 theso officers are Republican-. 



Finances. The balance in the treasury on 

 Jan. I, 1891, was $300,825.28; the i. 

 transfers during the year amounted to $453,- 

 891.54; the total expenditure* were $. r ,o:{,414.<i5: 

 the outstanding warrants at the end of the year, 

 $2,723.89; the net balance on Jan. 1, 1892, was 

 $314,579.38. Of this balance, the sum of $140,- 

 748.49 was credited to the general fund, $43,- 

 037.84 to the State school fund, $30,157.43 to 

 the general school fund, $24,719.35 to the State 

 interest and sinking fund, $18,795.44 to the 

 Territorial interest fund, $23,094.83 to the State 

 University fund, $11,899.74 to the University 

 fund (90,000-acre grant), $7,274.00 to the insane 

 interest and sinking fund, $897.33 to the State 

 library fund, $3,001.07 to the contingent Uni- 

 versity fund, and $4,353.20 to the interest ac- 

 count (90,000-acre grant). Of the disbursements, 

 $49,553.04 was for the expenses of the Legisla- 

 ture, $99,825 for the support of schools, $50,000 

 for purchase of bonds, $23,000 for redemption 

 of bonds, and $25,730 for interest on bonds. 



The State debt on Dec. 31, 1891, with accrued 

 interest, amounted to $222,913.39, exclusive of 

 the $380,000 irredeemable State bonds. The 

 cash in the treasury applicable to the payment 

 of the debt was $185,158.00. On Jan. 11, 1892, 

 $24,000 of outstanding State bonds were re- 

 deemed. The sum of $109,000 was in 4-per-cent. 

 State bonds belonging to the State school fund, 

 and $38,000 in 4-per-cent. bonds belonging to 

 the University fund. 



The Comptroller's report shows that the net 

 receipts into the treasury from the organization 

 of the State government to the end of 1891, 

 twenty-seven years, were $11,281,082.03, of which 

 $1,010,750.28 was received from the sale of State 

 lands, $1,728.047.14 from the proceeds of mines, 

 and $5,753,458.01 from the State tax on real and 

 personal property. The expenses of the Legis- 

 lature have decreased from $79,944 in 1805 to 

 $49,553.04 in 1891, and of the executive depart- 

 ment from $52,511.15 to $39,72!).:;:. 



The taxable property iti the State was valued 

 at $24,003,384.57 in 1890, and at $29,807.: 

 in 1891, an increase of $5,144,158.41. The total 

 tax, State and county, in 1891 was f091,4?-J.7(>. 

 that of the State amounting to $223,539.81. The 

 total value of the property of the Central Pa- 

 cific in the State in 1891 was estimated at $8- 

 008.090.94, that of the Virginia and Truekee 

 Kailroad Company was $982,590.25, and of all 

 railroad property $10,080,907.19. 



The total debt of counties on Dec. 31, 1891, 

 was $440,741.00, of which $325.222 is bonded. 

 Five of the fourteen counties have no debt. 



Education. The schools, which cost the State 

 $3,049.52 in 1805, were maintained in 1891 at an 

 expense of $70,212.50. The total expense be- 

 tween these years, inclusive, was $790,<' 

 The present market value of securities in the 

 school funds, consisting of State and United 

 States bonds, is $1,109,500. The total number 



