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VOL. XXII. Portland, Me., is the winter port for all Canada, which sends out and receives over $50,000,000 worth of goods every winter. The report that five-sixths of the female clerks in the Treasury Depart ment at Washington have been dis missed in favor of male successors simply because they could not lift the heavy ledgers emphasizes to the New York Dispatch the importance of phys ical culture for girls. Outside of tribal and religious dif ferences there is abundance of excite ment in India. During 1802, 21,088 human beings and 81,608 head of cattle were killed by snakes and wild beasts, the chief human mortality—l9,- 02o—being due to snake bites. Tigers claimed 047 human victims, leopards 260, wolves 182, bears 145 and ele phants seventy-two. Government statistics show that in both Kentucky and Louisiana forty four per cent, of the farms are owned by the holders. Ju the former ninety five per ceut. of the farms to owned are clear of incumbrance, the debt on the balance being forty per cent, of their value, with 6.68 per cent, inter est. In Louisiana ninety-six per cent, srfe clear, the debt qf the remainder being forty-four per cent., with inter est at 8.Q6 per cent. \ alley Forge, the famous winter headquarters of Washington during the darkest period of tho Revolution, is soon to become a State Park, tho Legislature of Pennsylvania having appropriated $25,000 to acquire the ownership of the property. The jury of awards has assessed damages of $28,582 to the owners of something over 200 acres of land desired for tho park, and it is probable that the small excess over the appropriation wilt not stand in the way ot the patriotic pro £ct. ■ St. Louis Star-Sayings observes: especially in the Bast, are, of a probably coming scarcity • - to a H,i Pldy, Nova Scotia. Now r is on the free list, it will Hr buyers to purchase logs at $6 in HNi Scotia rather than at $lO in Hkt of (water) transport is but little. Hfcolrain on the Nova Scotia forests flßajherto not lxvti very great, the market being hnglund, to HPountiy 1• >, >t):i JV, f 166 fISgH: were shipped Inst year. |p||fffc still 2,600,000 acres of vir- BpjgiTkmber land in the colony, of 800,000 acres are owned by farmers, 400,000 by tho Government and the balance by individuals and corporations. The class of *97 of the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia have decided to use the metric system in writing their proscriptions when they aie graduated. “This action,” says the Philadelphia Enquirer, “will no doubt be handed down from class to class a* it is the first step made in this country by a medical college. It is contended that at the present timo all kinds of weights and measures are used by the druggists add pharmacists, thus leading to confusion between the doctor and the druggist. The United States Pharmacopoeia of 1890, pro nounced in favor of tho metric system, yet it is only by concerted action on the part of the doctors and the phar macists that it will be brought into general use. The colleges of phar macy have adopted the metric system aud it is thought that, as it has been brought up in one medical college, others will speedily follow.” Mrs. Lynn Linton thinks that the peasantry of Ireland and France, where she lms observed them, are suf fering greatly from the decline of the squirearchy of landlordism. In Ire land and in the French rural districts the people, no longer living under the “intiuonce of the better educated and more enlightened gentry,” lose both in manner and morals, and are also injured n their pockets. Wnoio towns and villages in Ireland have been made poorer than ever by the lack of landlords, who, “impoverished by successive enactments,” have been forced to shut up their houses and leave the country. The work that wu given by the big houses is over. Tho smithy’s fire is quenched ; the car riers’ horses are idle; the village shops are meagre and few; nothing is done, and “social life is stagnant.” The women have scarcely anything tc do. There is no more washing, and they are rapidly losing their skill in sewing. The “tyranny” of the squire is taken off', but the peasantry have lost a valuable guide aud counselor and source of profitable activity and industry which there is little pros pect of replacing. 1 GROVER MESSAGE The President Males Siineslions 1 to the Congress RecoEimeMiiig Snch Legislation as Se ms Ntosary and Expedient The message of President Cleveland has been read in congress This report contains the main features i of the paper. Only the reference to the 1 report of cabinet officers, that have : been printed and matters of less im ! portance have been dominated. Message to Congress of tho United State*: The assemblage within the notions legislative halls oLthose charged with the duty of molting laws f,splh© honest of a generous and free peo ple Jmr lively suggests the exacting obligo ! tlon and Inexorable responsibility involved in their task at the threshold of stn h labor now to he undertaken by the congress of the United States, and in the discharge of an executive duty enjoined by the constitution, 1 submit this communication containing a brief state meat of the condition of our national affairs and recommend ng such legislation as seems to me nocesfary and expedient. The history of our recent dealings with other j nations aud our peaceful relations with them at this tine a Iditlonally demonstrate the advan tage of consistently adhering to a firm but just foreign poll y free, from envious or abitlous national schemes aud characterized by entire honesty and sincerity. During the past 'ear. pursuant to a law of coigr-'ss. commissioners wore appointed to the Antwerp Industrial exposition. Though tho participation of American exhibitors foil far short of completely illiistuiing or notional inge nuity and industrial achievements yet it. was quite creditable In view of tho brief time ol lowed fer preparation. I have endeavored to impress upon the Bel- I glum government the noedlessnesH and posl- I live harmfulness of its restrictions upon the I importation of certain of our food products, and have strongly urged that the rigid suporvl -1 slon and inspect (on under our laws are amply sufficient to prevent tun exportation from this c ountry of diseased cattle and unwholesome Tho termination of the civil war in Brazil has been followed by u general prevalence I of peace and order. It appearing ut an early stage of the insurrection that its course would call for unusual watchfulness on the part of this government, our naval force in the harbor of Kio Janerio was strengthened. This pre caution 1 am satisfied tended to restrict the Issue to a simple trial of strength between the Brazilian government and the insurgents and to , avert complications, which at times seemed Imminent. Our Arm attitude of neutrality was maintain>.• i to the end. The insurgents re ceived no encouragement of eventual asylum from our commanders, and such opp< si tlon as they encountered was for the protection of our commerce and was clearly justified by public law. A serious tension of relations having arisen at the close of the war between Brazil und Portugal by reason of the escape of the insur gent Admiral DaGamaf and hi* followers. Tho | friendly offices of our representatives to those countries were exerted t for the protection of the subjects of either within the territory of | the other, although the government of Brazil i r-: d.> uoUh-.i that the commercial urrnngc } moot existin'? between the United States and that country based on the third Motion of the I Tariff law of taw), wns abrogated on August 28. j 1804, by the taking effect of tho tariff law In force tbut government subsequently notified tts of Its Intention to terminate such arrange ment on the tlrst day of January, 189 ft. in tho I exercise of the right reserved In the nrrangc j ment bet ween the two countries. Attention to the correspondence between the secretary of j state and the Brazilian minister on this sub ject, j Tho commission organized under the convcn | tlon which we had entered into with Gbili for I tho settlement of tho outstanding claims of J *’ach government against tho other adjourned ! at the end of the period stipulated for its con j tlnuancc. leaving undetermined a number of American cases whloh had been duly present ed. These claims are not barred and negotia tions art'in progress for tho submission tou new tribunal. On tho 17th of March last anew treaty with China in fourth regulation of emigration Wat* signed at Washington, und on August 13th it ; received the. sanction of the son ate. Kutifica ! tlon on the part of China and formal exchange I are awaited to give effect, to this mutually ben j efluial convention. i A gratifying 10 rognltion of tho uniform Im partiality of this country towards ail foreign states was manifesto 1 by the co-incident re quest of the Chinese and Japanese governments that the agents of the United States should, within proper limits afford protection to the subjects of the other during tho suspension of diplomatic relations duo to a state of war. j Tuts delicate office was accepted, and a mis apprehension which gave rise to the belief that In affording this kindly unofficial protection I I our agents would exercise the name. j Author.ty which the withdrawn agents of the j belligerents had exercised was promptly cor ! reefed, although the war between (ffiina and J Japan on dangers no policy of tho United States, It deserves our greavest consideration i by reason of its disturbance of our growing commercial Interest* in the two countries and j the Increased dangers which may result to our citizens domiciled or sojourning in the Interior ! of China acting under a stipulation in our i treaty with Korea. (The first r >nclurt*d with j a western power.) I felt constrained at tho | beginning of the controversy to tender our good j offices to induce an amicable arrangement of the initial difficulty growing out of the Japa nese demands for on administrative reform In Korea hut th rt unhappy precipitation of actual b'.'.-tUitleK defeated this kindly purpose. De ploring the destructive war between the two most powerful of the eastern nations and anx- I lous that our commercial Interests j may be preserved und that the safety of our citizens there shall not be jeopardized. I would not hesitate to head any intimation that our friendly aid fertile honorable termination of hostilities would be acceptable to both belli gerents. A convention has been finally concluded for the settlement, by arbitration of the prolonged dispute with Ecuador grown out of the pro ceedings against Emllic Santos, a naturalized citizen of the United States, Our relations with the republic of France continue to be such as should exist between nations ho long bound together by friendly sympathy and similarity In their form of gov ernment. The recent cruel assassination of the presi dent of this sister republic called forth such universal expression of sorrow and condolence | from our people and government or to leave no j doubt of the depth and sincerity of our attach ment. : The resolutions passed by the senate and j house of representatives on the occasion have : been communicated to the widow of President Carnot. | Acting upon the reported discovery of Texas I fever In cargoes of American cattle, the Ger j man prohibition against importations of live j stock and fresh meats from this country has ! been received. It is hoped that Germany will I soon become convinced that the Inhibition Is needless as it is harmful to mutual interests. The Germ a i government has protested against that provision of the customs tariff act which imposes a discriminating duty of one tenth of one cent a pound on sugar coming from countries paying an export bounty thereon, claiming that the exaction of such duty, is in contravention of articles 5 and 9 of the treaty of lh’Jr. with Prusia. In the interests of the com merce of both countries and to avoid even the I accusation of treaty violation I recommend the i repeal of so much of the statute as Imposes, that j duty, and 1 invite attention to the accompany ! ing report of the secretary of state containing j a discussion of the questions raised by the pro ' tests. Early In the present year an agreement THOM SON, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7,1894. was reached with Great Brltaiu concerning in structions to be given to the naval commanders of the two goverments In Boring sea and the contiguous north Pacific ocean for their guid ance in the execution or tho award of tho Paris tribunal arbitration und the enforcement of the regulations therein proscribed for the protec tion of seal life in the waters mentioned- An understanding lms also been reached for the payment by tho United States of $125 0)0 in full satisfaction of all claims which may be made by Great Britain for damages growing out of the controversy as to fur seals In Behring Sea ortho seizure of British vessels engaged in taking seal in those waters. The uwurd and findings of the Paris tribunal to a great extent determined the facts and principles upon which these claims should be adjusted and they have been subjected by both governments to a thorough examination upon tho principles as well as the facts which they involve. .1 urn con vim od that a settlement upon the terms men tinned would be an equitable and advantageous one and I recommend that provision be made for the prompt payment of the stated sum. Thus far. only Franco and Portugal have sig nified their wi'linguess to adhere to the regula tion established under the award of the Pari* tribunal of arbitration. Preliminary surveys of the Alaskain boundary and a preparatory examination of the question of protection of the food fish in tho contiguous vvnt *rs of the United States and the Dominion of Canada arc in progress. The boundr.v of British Guinioa still remains in dispute between Great Britain and Venl zeulu. Believing that its early settlement on some just basis alike honorable to both par ties, is in the line of our established policy to remove from this hemisphere all causes of dif ferences with powers beyond the sou. I shall re new the efforts heretofore made to bring about a restoration of diplomatic, relations between the disputants and Induce recourse to arbitra tion which Great Britain so conspicuously favors in principal and respects in practice and which Is earnestly sought by her weaker adver sary. Since communicating the volmnnous cor respondence in regard to Hawaii and the ac tion taken by the senate und house of regre sentatives on certain questions submitted to the judgment and wider discretion of congress the organization of u government in place of the provisional arrangement which followed the deposition or the has been announc ed with evidence or Its effective operation. Tho recognition usual in such eases lias been ac corded the new government under our present treaties of oxtravation with Italy miscarriages of justice have occurred owing to the refusal of the government to surrender its own sub jects. Thus far our efforts to negotiate an amended convention obviating this difficulty has been unavailing. Apart from the war In which the island em pire is engaged Japan attracts increasing at tention infills country by her evident desire to cultivate more liberal intercourse with us and to seek our kindly aid In the furtherance of her luuahlo desire for complete autonomy In her domestic affairs ami full equality in tho family of nations. The Japanese empire of to day is no longer the Japan of the past, and our relations with this progressive nation should uot be less broad and liberal than those with other powers. Good will fostered by many interests in common has marked our relations with our nearest southern neighbor. Peace being restored uloug her northern frontier. Mexico has asked the punishment of tho.late disturbers of her tranquility. There ought to be anew treaty of commerce and nav igation with that country to take the place of the one which terminated thirteen years ago. Tho friendliness of the intercourse between the two-countries is attested by the fact that during t his long period the commerce of each has steadily Increased under the role of mutual consideration, being neither stimulated by con ventional arrangement* nor retarded by Jeal oqs rivalries or f-elffsh distrust. An indemnity tendered by Mexico as a riouH pet to, r: minder in of fwon Bald win an American citizen by a band of marau der* In Durango has been accepted and K be ing paid in installment s. The problem of the storage and use of the waters of the Bio Grande for irrigation should be solved by ap propriate concurrent action of the two Inter ested countries. Rising In the Colorado Height the stream flows intermittently yield ing little water during the dry months to the irrigating channels already constructed along its course. In its course through level sands often raise embarrassing questions of territorial jurisdic tion. Prominent among the questions of the year was the Bluelkdds incident, in what Is known as the Mosquito Indian strip bordering on tho Atlantic Ocean and within the juris diction of Nicaragua. By the treaty of iB6O be tween Great Britain aud Nicaragua the for mer government expressly recognized the sovereignty of the latter over the strip und a limited form of self-government was guaran teed to the. Mosquito Indians to bo exercised according to their customs, for themselves and other dwellers within Its limits. The sOc'allcd native government, which grow to be largely made up of aliens for many years disputed the sovereignly of Nicaragua over the strip and claimed the right to maintain therein a practically Independent municipal government. Early In the past year efforts of Nicaragua to maintain sovereignty over the Me squire territory led to serious disturbances culminating in the suppression of the native government und the attempted substitution of an impracticable 'composite administration in which Nicaragua and alien residents were t * participate. Failure was followed by an insurrection which for a time subverted Ni caraguan rule, expelling her officers and re storing the old organization. This, in turn, gave place to the existing local government established and upheld by Nicaragua. Although the alien interests arrayed against Nicaragua in these transactions have been largely American and the commerce of that region has been for some time and still is chiefly controlled by our citizens, we cannot for that, reason challenge the rightful sover eignty of Nicaragua over this important part of her domain. For some months one, and part of the time two, of our naval, ships have been stationed at Blucflelds for tho protection <•? all legitimate Interests of our citlzeus. In September last tho government ut Nicaragua expelled from Its territory twelve or more for eigners including two Americans for alleged participation In the seditious or revolutionary movements against the republic at Blue Helds already mentioned, but by the earnest remon strance* of this government, fho two Ameri can . have been permitted to return to the peaceful management Of their business. Our naval commanders at the scene of these dis turbances by their constant exhibition of firm ness and good judgment contributed largely to the prevention of more serious consequences end to the restoration of quiet and order. I regret tkat in the midst of these occur rences there happen■’ a most grave and Irri tatin'..' failure of Nicaraguan justice. An American citizen named Wilson residing at Kama, in the mosquito territory, was mur dered by one Augillo, the acting governor of the town. After some delay the murderer was arrested but so Insecurely confined or guarded that he escaped and notwithstanding our re peated demands, it is claimed his recapture has been impossible by reason of his flight be yond Nicaraguan jurisdiction. The Nicaraguan authorities having given notice of forfeiture of their concession to the canal company on grounds purely technical and not embraced in the contract, hove receded from that position. Peru. I regret to say, shows symptoms of do mestic disturbances due probably to the slow ness of her recuperation from the distresses of ♦he war of 1881. Weakened in resources, her difficulties in facing International obligations invite our kindly sympathy and justify our for bearance in pressing long pending claims. I have felt constrained to testify this sympathy In connection with certain demands ur (ently preferred by other powers. The recent Jeath of the Czar of Russia called forth appro priate expressions of sorrow und sympathy on the part of our government with his bereaved family and the Russian people. Asa further demonstration of respect and friendship our minister at St. Petersburg was lirected to represent our government at the unerul ceremonies. The sealing interests of tU/Ciia in Behring sea arc second only to our >wn. A modus divendi has therefore been con iuded with the imperial government restric v of poaching on the Russian rookeries and f sealing in waters which were not compre hended in the protected arena dcllaod In the Paris award. Oocasu a has been found to urge upon the Russian government equality of treatment for our grca\ life Insurance compa nies whose operations have been extended throughout Europe. Admitting us wo do foreign operation to transact- business In 'he United States, wo naturally expected no loss tolerance for our own in tho ample Held' of competition abroad. But few cases of interference with naturaliz ed citizens returning b Russia have been re ported during the our.Lnt year. One Krzo minski, was arrested lst summer in a Polish province on a reported charge of unpermitted renunolntiutlon of Russian allegiance but it transpired that the pr< 'codings originated in alleged xnaleaxfauce c- nmittod by Krzeminski while an imperial official a number of years ago. Efforts for his r- lease, which promised to be successful, were u progress when his death was reported. The government o f Salvador being over thrown by an abrupt popular outbreak, certain of its military and c il officers, while hotly pursued by infuriat'd insurgents, sought refugo on board of the United States warship Bennington, thou lyiu in a Salvadorn port. Although thi' practice • f. asylum is not favored by this government, ye'in view of tho immi nent peril which throat *ed the fugitives, and solely from eonstdoru wh of humanity, they were afforded shelter 1 y our naval commauder and then afterwards demanded under our treaty of extrndit-ou Willi Salvador for trial on charges of murder, nr on and robbery. 1 di rected that such of thoitos had not voluntarily left, the ship bo conveyoi to one of our nearest ports where a hearing iould be had before a judiciary officer In compliance with the terms of the treaty. On their arrival at Sail Fran cisco such a proceediny was promptly inst i tut'd before the Unit-id district judge, who held that the acts constituting the alleged offenses wore political Aid discharged nil the accused except Cienfucgqes, who was held for attempt to murder. Thereupon 1 was con strained to direct his release for the reason that an attempt to minder was not one of the crimes charged against him and upon which his surrender to tho Salvadorean authorities had been demanded. Unreasonable and unjust lines imposed by Spain on the vessels end commerce of the United States, have dc oandod from time to time, during the last tw-nty years, earnest re monstrance on the partf our government. In the Immediate past exorbitant penalties have been imposed upon our vessels and goods by customs authorities of t’nba and Uorto Rico for clerical errors of the mo t trivial character in the manifests or bills of-lading. In some cases fines amounting to thousands of dollars have been levied upon cargoes or the carrying v es sels when tin' goods In question were entitled to free entry. Flues have been exacted even when the error lmd been detected and the Spauish authorities notified before the arrival of the goods in port. Tais conduct Isin strung'; ontrast with tho con siderate and liberal tr< at merit extended to Spanish vessels and carg- in our ports in like cast s. No satisfactory tv tt lenient of these vex aliens questions has ye been reached. The Mora case, referred to In ui.v lust annual mes sage, remains unsettled. From the diplomatic i one qiontleiico on tills su ?ject, which has been laid before tho senate, it will be seen that this government nas offered to conclude a conven tion with Spain for dlspe.sal by arbitration of outstanding claims hetwe n the two countries, except tho Mora claim, u! :>h having been long agoadjuslo 1 now only u.mts payment as stipu late;! and of course it could not he included in the proposed convention. It was hoped this offer would remove par!h’-,i ntftr.v obstacles en countered by the Sp;ni- government in pro viding puynunlot the M i Indemnity. I re gret to say that no definit reply to this offer has yet 1 ecu mlvle and . I <. Torts to nectiro pay ment of this nettled rla: - have been nnavail ing, In my last annual m # I adverted to the dnfm >r; toe ,n. t ot iVsr' lhl . , „ x . pell, tm persons undesirable* mid and dan /crons, Auieri tins naturalized in the United States and returning to Turkish jur.s lictlon. Nunier ous questions in this relation hav e arisen. While this government acquiesces in the as sorted right of expulsion It- will not consent that Americans may b" imprisoned or other wise punished for no other reason than having acquired without Imperial cons-m American citizenship. Three of the assailants of Miss Melton, an American teui ln r In Mosul, have I ecu convicted by the Ottoman courts, and I am advised that un appeal against the acqultal of the remaining live has been taken by the Turkish prosecuting officers. .V convention lias been concluded with Venezuln for tli * arbitra tion of a long disputed claim growing out of the seizure of certain vessels, the property of citi zens of tho Unit' and States Although signed, the treaty of extradition with Venezuela is not yet In force, owing to the insistence of that government that, when sur rendered, Its citizens shall in no case be liable to capital punishment. The rules for the prevention of collisions at sea which were framed by the inaritlne confer ence hold in this city In IKR9 having boon con currently incorporated in the statues of the United States and Groat Britain, have been announced to take effect March J. Jfjflft, and Invitations have been Extended to nil marl tine nations to adhere to them, Favorable re sponses have thus far been received from Aus tria, France, Portugal Spain and Sweden. In my last annual message i referred briefly to the unsatisfactory state of affairs in Samoa under the operation of the Berlin treaty as signally illustrating the impolicy of entang ling alliances with foreign powers, and on May 9. 189-1. in response to a resolution of the senate I sent a special message and document to that body on the same subject, which emphasized my previously expressed opinions. Later oc currences. the. correspondence in regard to which will be laid before congress further demonstrates that the government which was devised by the three powers and forced upon the Samoans against their inveterate hostility can be maintained only by tho con tinued presence of foreign military force und at no small sacrifice of life and treasure. The suppression of the Matusfu insurrection by the powers, and the subsequent banishment of the leader und eleven other chiefs, as recited in my last message, did not bring lasting peace to the islands. Formidable uprisings continued arid finally a rebellion broke out in the capitol island. The sing again appealed to the powers for help and the combined British and German naval forces reduced the At nuns to apparent subjection not however without considerable loss to the natives. A few days later Yamu sese and his adherent, fearing the ships and the marines, professed submission. Reports received from our agents at Apia do not justi fy th(! belief t nit the peace thus brought about will in: of long duration, It Is their conviction that the natives are at heart hostile to the present government; that such of them as profess loyally to it do so from fear of the powers and that it would speedily go to pieces if the, warships wore withdrawn. In report ing to his government on the unsatisfactory situation since the suppression of the late re volt, by foreigu armed forces, the Gorman con sul at Apia slated that peace will be lasting is hardly to be presented. The lesson given by firing on Atua was not sufficiently sharp und incisive to leave a lasting impression on the forgetful Samoan temperament. In fact conditions are existing which show that peace | will not last and it Is not seriously intended. ! Listen, the king, and his chief are convinced that the departure, of the warships will be a signal for a renewal of war. The circumstan ces that the representatives of tho villages of all the dis*-iet,> which were opposed to the government have already withdrawn to Atua to hold meeting -and that both Atua and Anna haveforbJddo inhabitants of those districts which fought, on the side of the government to return t o their villages and have already partly burned down the latter indicates ureal con ciliation of the parties is still far off.” And In a note of the 18th Ula inclosing a copy of that report for the information of this gov ernment, the German ambassador said : ‘The contents of the report awakenedothe im perial governments approhen* lon that under existing circumstances the peace concluded with the rebels will afford no i; suranco of the lusting restoration of tranquility in the is lands. j The present government hum utterly failed : to correct, if Indeed it lias not aggravated, the j very.evilswas intended tq' prevent. It has j not stimulated our commerce wfWtibct thjj( lg l lands. Our participation in Its establishment i against the wishes of tho natives was in plain defiance of tho d6nservatlve teachings nod warnings of the wise and patriotic men who laid the foundations of our free Institutions, and I Invite an expression of the judgment of congress in the propriety of stops being taken by this government looking to the withdrawal from its engagements with the other powers on some reasonable terms not prejudleal to any of our exciting rights. The secretary of the treasury reports that the receipt s of the government from all sources of revenue during the fiscal year ending June 30,1894, amounted to $372,808,408,129 and its ex penditures to $445i,004,768, leaving u deficit of $09,803,240.58. There was a decrease of $15,962,- P 74.08 in tho ordinary expenses of tho govern ment ns compared with the fiscal year 1893. There was collected from cu5t0m55431.818,630.02 tuul from internal revenue $147,108,449.70. The balance of the income, for the year amounting to $93,815,817.97 was derived from the sales of lands and other sources. The balance of our total dutiable imports amounts to $#5,199,080, being $165,667,026 less than during tho preceding year and tho im portations free of duty amounted to $379,793.- 630. being SO4 718.075 loss than during tho pre ceding year. The recelps from customs were $73,630,486.11 hiss and from internal revenue $13,836,539.97 less than In 1893. Tho total tax collected from distilled spirits was $85,269,160.26 on manufactured tobacco $28,617,898.62 and on fermented liquors $31,414,788.01. Our exports of merchandise domestic aud foreign, amount ed during the year to $892,140,572, in crease over the preceding year of $44,485,878. The report of the attorney general notes tho gratifying progress made by the supremo court in overcoming the arrears of its business and in reaching a condition In which it will be able to dispose of eases ns they arise without any unreasonable delay. This result is of course very largely due to the successful working of the plan of inaugurating circuit courts of ap peals. In respect to these tribunals the sug gestion is made in quarters entitled to the highest consideration that an additional dis trict- judge for each circuit would greatly strengthen thqse courts and the confidence re posed in their adjudications. And that such an addition would not create a greater force of judges than the increasing business of such courts requires. I commend the suggestion to the careful consideration of tlie congress. Other important topics arc adverted to in the report, accompanied by recommendations, many of which have been treated at large in previous messages, und at this time therefore need only be named. I refer to the abolition of the fee system ns a measure of compensa tion to federal officers. Tho enlargement of the powers of the United States commissioners at least in tin* territories, tho allowance of writs of error in criminal cases on behalf of Hie Uuitcd States, and the establishment of degrees in the crime of murder. A topic dealt with by the attorney general of much impor tance is tho condition of the administration of justice in the Indian Territory. The perma nent solution of what Is called the Indian problem is probably not to be expected at once, but meanwhile such ameliorations of present conditions as the existing system will admit of ought not to be neglected. lam satisfied there should be n federal court estab lished for tho territory with sufficient Judges, and that this court should sit within the terri tory and have the same jurisdiction as to terri torial affairs as is now vested In tho federal courts sitting in Arkansas and Texas. Free Through the Malls. The post office master general believes that in the near fill ore-all legitimate newspapers and periodical magazines might be properly trans mitted through the mulls to their subscribers free of cost. I invito your prompt consideration of this subject, and fully Indorse the views of the post master general. The total number of postofficoo in the United States on the doth of June 18*. I was 69.805 an In crease of 40i over the proceeding year. Of tlic.se 3-4 s were presidential, un increase, in that class of 08 over the preceding year. Six hundred and ton cities and towns are provided with free delivery. Ninety-three other cities and towns entitled to this service under tin* law-have not boon accorded in on ac count of inonif l nt funds. Tho expense of ireo deli very for the current fiscal year will be more Ilian $12,3 0 mu and tinder existing legislation lids item of expenditures is subject to constant Increase. The estimated eost of rural free de livery, generally Is ho very largo that It ought not to be considered in the present condition of affairs. Umlng the year 830 additional domestic money order offices were established. Tho toiai number of tin so offites at the close of the year was 13,26,4 There were 14 303,041 money orders issued during tho year, being an Increase over the j receding year of 931,300. Tho value of these orders amounted to $138,793,679.4'), an increase of sll 217,14') K 4. There were also Is sued during the year postal notes amounting to $12,649,031.55. During the year 213 international money order offices wore added to these already established, making a total of 2,025 such offices in operation June 30th, IK3-1, The number of in ternational money orders issued during the year was 917,821, a decrease in number of 138,- 170 and their value was 13,792.455,5i, a decrease in amount of $2 543,382.r>5. The number of orders paid was soi.i o, an increase over the preceding year of 00,202 and their value was $0,508,493.78, an increase of $1,285,118.04. Freni tho foro-ming statement it appears that the total Issue of money orders and postal notes for tho year mounted to $105,225,229*35. The number of letters and packages mailed during the. year for special delivery was 3.436,- 970. Tho special delivery stamps used upon these letters and packages amounted to $813,- 797. Tlie messengers fees paid for their de livery amounted to $201.‘..0J,70. leaving a bal ance in favor of the government of $82,467.30. The report shows most gratifying results in the way of eeonernlcH worked out without af fecting tlie efficiency of the postal service. These consist in the abrogation of steamship subsidy cont acts, re-letting of mail contracts, and in the cost and amount of supplies used In the service amounting to $10.619,047.42. This report also contains a valuable contri bution to the history of tho Universal Postal union, an arrangement which amounted prac tically to the establishment of one postal sys tem forthe entire civilized world. Special at tention Is directed to this subject at this time, In view of the fact that the next congress of the union will meet in Washington in 1897 and it is hoped that timely action will be taken In the direction of perfecting preparations for that event. The postmaster general renews the sugges tion made in a previous report that the depart ment organization be increased to the extent of creating a direct supervision of nil postal affairs, and in this suggestion I fully concur. There are now connected with the postoffice establishment 32.661 employes who are In the classified service. This includes many who have been classified upou tho suggestion of the postmaster general. Ho states that another year's experleneoat the head of the department serves only to strengthen the conviction as to the excellent working of the civil service law in this branch of the public service. Attention is called to the report of the secre tary of the navy which shows very gratifying progress In the construction of ships for our new navy. All the vessels now building, in cluding the three torpedo boats authorized at the last session of congress excepting the first class battleship lowa, will probably be com pleted during the coming fiscal year. The estimates for the increase of tho navy for the year ending June 30, 1896, are large, but they include practically the entire sum neces sary to complete and equip all the new ships not now in commission so that unless new ships are authorized the appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30,1897. should fall below the estimates for the coming year by at least $12,000,000. The secretary presents with much earnest ness a plea for the authorization of three ad ditional battle ships and ton or twelve torpedo boats. While tho unarmored vessels heretofore authorized, including those now nearing com pletion. will constitute a fleet, which il Is be lieved is sufficient for ordinary cruising pur poses in time of peace, we havo now completed and In process of construction but four Jlrst class battle ships and but four torpedo bouts. If we arc to have a navy for warlike operations offensive and defensive. v.*e certainly ought 'to increase both the number of battle ships and torpedo boats. I recommend that provision be made for tin > oust met lon of additional battleship and tor pedo I oats. The secretary recommended‘the manufacture trot only of a reserve supply of ordnance nnd ordnance material for ships of the navy but also a supply for the auxiliary field. Guns and their appurtenances should be provided und kept on hand for both these purposes. We havo not today a single gun that could bo put upon the ships Paris or New York of the international navigation com pany or any other ship of our reserved navy. The manufacturer of guns at the Washington navy yards is proceeding satisfactorily, and none of our new ships will bo required to wait for their guns or ordnance equipments. An important order has been Issued by the secre tary of the navy, co-ordinating tho duties of the several bureaus concerned in the con struction of ships. This order it is believed will secure to a greater extent than has here tofore been possible the harmonious action of these several bureaus and make the attain ment of the best results more certain. During the past fiscal year there has been an unusual and • pressing demand in many quarters of tho world for vessels to guard American interests. In January last during the Brazil ian Insurrection a large fleet was concentra ted in the harbor of the Rio do Janeiro. Tho vigorous action of Rear Admiral Benham In protecting the personal and commercial rights of our citizens during the disturbed conditions afforded results which will, it is believed, have a far reaching and wholesome influence when ever In like circumstances it may become nec essary for our naval commanders to interfere In behalf of our people in foreign ports. The war now in progress between China nnd Japan has rdndcrcd it necessary or expedient to dispatch eight vessels to those waters. The report of the secretary of tho interior exhibits the situation of the numerous and in teresting branches of the public service con nected with his department. I commend this report and the valuable recommendations of the secretary to the careful attention of the congress. 'The public land disposed of during the year amounted to 10.401,008.77 acres, including 28.- 876.05 of Indian lands. It is estimated that the public domain still remaining amounts to a little more than 600,000,000 acres, including, however, about 860,000.000 acres in Alaska as well as military reservations and railroad and other selections of land as yet unadjudicated. The total cash receipts from the sale of lands amounted to $2,674,285.95, including $91,931.03 received from Indian lands. Thirty-five thou sand patents were issued for agricultural lands and thirty-one hundred patents were issued to Iml inns on allottiicnts of their holdings in severalty. The land not allotted being inalien able by the Indians fur a period of twenty-five years after patent. There were certified nnd patented on account of mil road and wagon grants during the year 865,550.45 acres of land, and ut the close of the year twenty-nine not es are embraced In the lists of selections made, by railroad men and wugOtt road companies und awaited settlement. Tho selections of swamp lands, and that taken as indemnity therefrom since the passage of the act providing for the same in 1819, amount to or nearly or quite eighty million acres, of which fifty-eight million have been patented to states. About 188,000 acres were patented during the last year. Nearly 820,000 acres of school and education grants were approved during the year, and at its close 1,250,363.81 acres remained unadjusted. It appears that the appropriation for tho cur rent year, on account of special service for tho protection of the public lands and the timber thereon, is much less than those for previous years and inadequate for an efficient perform ance of tho work. A larger sum of money than has been appropriated during a number of years past on tills account has boon returned to the government as a result, of tho labors of those employed in the particular service men tioned, and 1 hope It will not be crippled by an insufficient appropriation. I fully endorse the recommendation <>f t he .secret ary that adequate protection lio provided for our forest reserves and that ft comprehensevo forestry system be inaugurated. At tlie close of tho last, fiscal year, on the 30th day of June,lß94. there were 969.644 persons on our pension rolls, being a net Increase of 3.532 over the number reported at the end of the previous year. These pensions may be classified as follows: Soldiers and sailors, survivors of till wars, 758,978; widows and relatives of deceased sol diers, 215.182; army nurses in tho war of tho rebellion 414. Of these pensioners 32.089 are surviving soldiers of Indian and other wars prior to tho lato civil war and the widows or relative of such soldiers. The remainder, num bering 937.505 are receiving pensions on account of the war of tho behellion and of these 469,340 are. on the rolls under the authority of the act of Juno 27, 1800, sometimes called the depen dent pension law. The total amount expended for pensions dur ing the year was $139,801,461, leaving an unex pended balance from the sum appropriated of $25,205,712. The amount necessary to moot pension ex penditures for the year ending Juno 30, 1896, is estimated at $140,000,000. The commissione r or pensions is of the opin ion that the year 1805, being the thirtieth after the close of tho war of the rebellion, must ac cording to all sensible human calculation see the highest limit of the pension roll and that after that year It must begin to decline. The claims ponding in the bureau havo de creased more than 90,000 during the year. A large proportion of the new claims filed are for increase of pension by those now on the rolls. Tlie number of certificates issued was 80,213. The names dropped from tho rolls for all causes during tho year numbered 37,951. Among our pensioners are nine widows and three daughters of tho revolution and forty five survivors of the war of 1812. The Imre-faced ami extensive pension frauds exposed under the direction of tho courageous and generous veteran soldier now at the head of the bureau leave no room fur the claim that no purgation of our pension rolls was needed or that continued vigilance and prompt action aro not neces-mry to the same, and the accusation that on effort to detect pension frauds is evi dence of unfriendliness towards our worthy vet erans and a denial of their claims to the gener cslty of the government, suggests an unfortu nate' indifference tc the commission of any of fence which 1 as for iis motive tho issuing of a pension, and indl' ntlon of a willingness to bo biin l to the exist ire e of mean and treacherous crimes which play upon demagoie fears and make sport of the patriotic Impulse of a grate ful people. Tlie completion of the olovonth census is row in charge of tho commissioner of labor. T.Tj total dtsbaritansants on account of the work for the fiscal your ending June 30th 1894, amounted sl9 :w,(70.81, at the close of the year the number | ersons employed In the cen sus office was 679, ut present there are about to*. The whole number of volumes not ois ary to comprehend the 11th census will bo twenty live and they will contain rrlntcd pages. The ass nance Is confidently made that before tho cl* s• of tie ire in ciknar year th j material still incomplete will bo practically in hand and the census can certainly be closed by the 4th of Mar h, 1893. After that the revision and proof reading necessary to bring out tho volumes will still be required. The text of tho census volumes hns boon lih* lted as far as possible to the analysis of the statistics presented. This method which isin accordance with law l.a< caused more or leas friction and In some instances individual disap pointment for when tho commissioner of .labor look charge of the work he found mtqh matter on hand which according to this rule he was compelled to discard, Tho tariff act passed at the last session of congress needs important aincnodments if Jt is to be executed effectively and with certainty. In addition to such necessary amendments as will not change rates of duty. J am still very decidedly In favor of putting coal and Iron on the freo list. So far as the sugar schedule Is concerned. I would be glad, under existing aggravations, to sec every particle of differential duty In favor of refining sugar stricken out of our tariff law. If with all the favor now accorded the sugar refining Interests in our tariff laws It still lan guishes to the extent of closed refineries ttnd thousands of discharged workmen, it would seem to present a hopeless case for reasonable legislative aid. During the last month the gold reserved In the treasury for the purpose of redeeming the notes of the government circulating as money in tho hands of the people became so reduced tnd its further deplot lon In tho near future seemed so certain that in tho exorcise of prop er care for tho public welfare it, became nec essary to replenish this reserve and thus maintain popular faith In the ability und do- NO. 47. mv. i- u. wJL.' . GLADLY RECOMMENDED BY A WELL-KNOWN EDITOR. Rev. M. 11. Wo'ls. Of the Alabama Christian Advocate, Birmingham, Ala.. sa\s; “Dr. King’s Royal (ienueiiict lias been In our family since its discovery ami Is THERE TO ABIDE during our natural Mfo or its retention of present virtue. Our daughter lias been re lieved of inherited NEURALGIA and RHEUMATISM by its use after the failure of all oilier known medical and climatic remedies. • USE ITj CONSTANTLY for the prevent ion of neuralgia and nervous prostration. It serves AS A TONIC and braces against nervous agitation. I am glad to commend it.” (icrinetr.fr is not a nauseous compound, but a pleasant , refreshing and delight fill drink, containing no alcohol or opium in any form, aud is harmless always, for old and young. SI.OO, G for $5.00. Sold by Druggists. King’s koyul Uermetuer Cos., Atlanta, (iu. termination of tho government to meet, ns agreed, its pecuniary obligations. It would have been woll If in this emergency authority had existed, to issue the bonds of tho gov ernment bearing a low date of Interest und maturing within a short period, hut the con gress having failed to confer such authority, resort was necessarily had to the resumption net of 1H75, and pursuant to Its provisions bonds were issued drawing Interest at tho rate of 5 per cent per annum und maturing ton years after their issue, that being tho short oat time authorized by the act. lam glad to soy, however, that on the sale of these bonds - the premium received operated to reduce th* rate of Interest to be paid by the to loss than 3 per cent. Nothing could wore or further removed from sensible that the relations existing between the rency. The government has issued the bonds for its redemption and the means whhM must be resorted to for the purpose plentßhing such redemption fund when in-9 spired. Even If tho claims upon this func® were confined to the obligations originally in® tended and if the redemption of these tions meant their cancellation tin: fund would® be very small. 11 But these obligations when read and redeem-J ed in gold are not canceled but arc and may do duty several times by way of Ing gold from the treasury thus we havo endless chain of oporaiion constantly dep. pletlng the treasury's gold and never not final rest as If this was not bad enough have by a statuatory declaration it is the policy of tho To maintain the parity between gold and ver, aided the force and momentum of this haustlng urocess, nnd added largely to the ivui ® rency obligations claiming this peculiar golu redemption our small gold reserve Is the sub ject to drain from every side. The demands that increase our danger also increase the necessity of protecting this re serve against depletion and It. is most unsrtts factory to know that tho protection afforded is only a temporary palliation. It is perfectly and palpably plain that the only way under present conditions by which this reserve when dangerously depleted can be replenished Is through tho issue and snle of the bonds of tho government gold, and yet congress has not only thus far declined to authorize the Issue of bonds best suited to such a purpose, but there seems a dispositions some quarters to deny both the necessity aud power for tho issue of bonds at all. 1 cannot for a moment believe that any of our citizens are deliberately will ing that tholr government should default In Its pecuniary obligations or that its financial op erations should be reduced to a sliver basis. At any rate I should not feel that my duty was done If 1 omitted any effort 1 could make to avert such calamity. As long therefore as no provlsfon is made for the scheme modifying present banking laws and providing for the Is sue of circulating notes by state banks free from taxation under certain limitations. It Is proposed to repeal all laws providing for the deposit of United States bonds as secu rity for circulation, to permit national banks to Issue circulating notes not, exceeding in amount seventy-live per cent, of their paid-up and impaired capital, provided they deposit with tho government as a guarantee fund in United States legal tender notes. Including treasury notes of 1893, a sum equal In amount to thirty per cent, of the notes they desire to Issue this deposit to be maintained at all times, but when any bank retires any part of its circulation a proportionate part of its guar antee fund shall be returned to issue, to per mit the secretary of the treasury to prepare and keep on hand ready for issue in ease an in crease in circulation is desired blank national notes for each bank having circulation and to repeal the provisions of the present law Im posing limitations and restrictions upon banks desiring to reduce or Increase their circulation —thus permitting such increase or reduction within tho limit of seventy-five per cent, of capital to bo quickly made as emergencies arise. In addition to the guarantee fund re quired it is proposed to provide a safety fund for the immediate redemption of the circulat ing notes of failed banks by imposing a small tax, say onc-lialf of one per cent, upon tho averugo circulation of each bank until tho funds amounts to five per cent, of tho total cir culation outstanding. Each national bank, except in case of a failed hank shall redeem or retire its nptes In the first instance at its own office or at agencies to be maintained on account of deposits. Another very Important feature of this plan Is the exemption of state banks from taxation by tho United States in cases whore it is shown to tho satisfaction of the secretary of tho treas ury and comptroller of tho currency hy banks claiming such exemption that they have*not had outstanding their circulating note exceed ing 76 per cent of their paid up and unimpaired capital, that their stockholder* are Individually liable for the redemption of their circulating notes to the full extent of their ownership of stock; that tho liabilities of said bunks upon their circulating notes constitutes under their state law a first lien upon their assets; that such banks have kept and maintained a guaran tee fund in United States legal tender notes in cluding treasury notes of 1890 equal to thirty per cent of their outstanding circulating notes when presented at their principal or branch of fices. I conclude this communication fully appre ciating that the responsibility for all legislation affecting the people of tho United States rests upon tholr representatives in congress and as suring them that whether in accordance with recommendations 1 havo made or not, I shall he glad to co operate In perfecting any legisla tion that tends to the prosperity and welfare of our country. (Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND, Ded. 8, 1894, Executive Mansion. King Alcohol nnd Prince Nicotino are fastidious epicures. They live on human bruins.