fNITKD STATUS FINANCES, 



1M VERSA LISTS. 



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National Itunks. Ihirini; tin- year ending 

 <>H. ::i, i' s '.'l. t lien- were orgftnittd li:{ new 



national 1'iiiiks. local ed in -11 States and Territo- 

 ries, ami possessing an aggregate capital nf $'^U,- 

 Tdd.iH HI. During the same period 41 luink- went 

 int.' voluntary liquidation, and -.'.">, wit li a capital 

 of $;U<>~. ( H>0, became in-olvent, leaving a net 

 gain of 1^7 Imnks with a cat.ital of Jfr-.'.r.^t.IMM). 



The total numlxT of banks in existence Oct. 

 31, IS'.ll. \va> :!.Ci!iJ. having in capital stock 

 ;")."). sti.'i ; bonds deposited to secure circula- 

 tion. sl.VJ.l Ki.K.'K); bank notes outstanding, 

 *171.:;i;>V.HS, including *3.-..::o,72i, n- present- 

 in. s; lawful money deposited to redeem circula- 

 tion outstanding. The amount of circulation 

 secured by the pledge of Tnited States bonds 

 has increased during the vear $11,75)5,101, not- 

 withstanding a considerable decrease in the ag- 

 gregate. 



Of the new banks organized, 17 were local- -d 

 in Texas and a like mimlicr in IVnnsylvania, 

 each of these two States organi/ing within tlie 

 year more banks than any other State. More 

 than half of the new banks were west of the 

 Mississippi river. Of the '2~> banks which failed 

 during the year, 13. representing a capital of 

 $1.137.000, were in Kansas and Nebraska. 



Tlif following statement shows the resources 

 and liabilities, in aggregate, of the national 

 banks fur the period named : 



DKIYBRftAUSn, he .tati.uU iport 



of th 



(ieiieral Co it ih 



number of pun-he* wa '.> , m l rorm- 



11,177 ; and of m. ml. 

 57.110. 



Tiie (Jein-ral < 'oiivcm j..n m. t at Wonwwlrr, 

 MaM.. < id. -Mi. Tin- Hon. H. W. I'arl 

 Hampshire, pr.-id.-il. Tl.e tr.a-un-r n : 

 that he had n- "<MI during th. 



and held hccuritie- in tru-t. etc.. in n 

 $247,(MHi. The report i.f the l:.rd of Tnwtm 

 emlMMlied a rcp,.rt ..f t! in Japan, 



which was represented a- in a properou* < 

 tion, and as offering a fnv- 

 the introduction of die I'lm.-r-aliM 

 faith. The proposition of the National Crntn- 

 rian Conference concern i m,' <-o-<.pcriiliii with 

 the Universalist Chun-h in AII-..T.--JI and Jiipnn 

 was received with favor, and tin- rnt-iition 

 gave its assurance that any step- taken to- 

 ward a closer working union with iiher the 

 I'nitarian or the (ierman Liberal branches 

 of the Christian Church in .Japan, provided the 

 distinctive features of l'niver>diMii were rec- 

 ognized, would meet with its hearty approval and 

 sympathy. ' The convention recommended the 

 opening of the Columbian Kxpositimi. but with- 

 out the use of machinery, on Sunday. The res- 

 olutions on temperance urged united i 

 against the saloon, and condemned the ue of 

 BO, recommending that all councils of the 

 Church require candidates for the ministry to be 

 free from the habit. The meeting of the Wom- 

 an's Centenary A""cjation was held in connec- 

 tion with that of the (Jeneral Convention. 



I Kl'Cil AY, officially known as the Hand* 

 Oriental del Uruguay, a republic in S-uth 

 America. The President is elected for four years 

 by electors chosen by the |x>pular vote. The 

 Congress consists of a Senate of 19 memberv. 1 

 from each department, elected for six rears by 

 an electoral college, and a llou- -onta- 



tives having 1 member for every :!.(HK) adult 

 male citi/ens who are able to read and write, 

 .Itct'd bydi-ect jiopular suffrap- for thnt- yeftW. 

 Congress' sits every year from the middle of 

 Keliruary till the middle of .July. l>r. llervira j 

 obev a- . :dent for the term ending 



March 1, lsM. His Cabinet, at the U-gmniiiu' 

 of isl, was comjK>sod as follows; Minister <f 

 the Interior. A. Capurm: Minister <>f Wnr and 

 M,arine. Col. J. Villar; Minister of .1 

 ship, and Public In-tniction. I>r. \ Hi-rr.-; Min- 

 i-t.-r of Korean Affairs. U. Vidal: Mini?' 

 Finance. l>r. C. Pena. 



Area and Population. Uruguay has an 

 area of 00.835 sc]uare miles, and a population of 



mated in 18W. 



The preliminary re-ult^ of the c-nu- - f I 1 *'.'! 

 make the ix.pulation 711.i5.Vi. The n umber of 

 nuurrkftt* during 1H89 WM ; birtlu.i*,- 



!si : of deaths. i-2.v.-.>; ,-x-esw of \.irth. 14.0W. 

 In IMMi tli. '' l 



numU-r of depart un-s wa- 

 the capital and chief port, had a imputation Ol 



17.-..IHMI ||, iw;, -['I,,, arin y numi- 



-ers and a.'J'U men, tl "}# b.-ul L 



men. and the National (iuard .'-.('' mrn. 1 

 f 7 -mall steamer*, S guu< 

 and 1 steam sloop. 



