Show An Eastern paper gives a statement of Boer revenues as follows Fourteen years ago before gold was discovered the Transvaal Republic had a revenue of 1092G6u and expenditures of STSOOii Four years ago It revenue uni 521790000 and expenditures 20G25000 Salaries Sal-aries ulonc mnountid 1 to 5WOOGO In ISSG they were but 250030 Military expenses which were but nominal In 1WI bounded in 1EU7 to GOutCO The revenue of Noi way with fourteen times as many Inhabitants Inhab-itants Is less than that of tin Trnnsaal I n the Oninfje Frow State with i population popu-lation of only bOOOO UK revenue rose from il300CW In Th9 > 10 1500010 In 1S9S At least some of tho Cabinet in the Truirtmial re celvo larger salaries than members of time Cabinet In this country It Is I certainly not true to refer to the two Republics In South Africa as poor financially They aro supplied with money far beyond the Ilvorngo of Independent states In the revenues described above one can sec a cause for the friction that has I been Increasing In that region for several sev-eral years past It has all been drawn through taxation on the gold and diamond dia-mond mines It has been altogether merciless and there have been no corresponding benefits The most necessary reforms have been passed bj with a promise which there has novci1 been any Intention of redeeming The quarrel reached the point where I only fighting was in order I |