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The Important Document to Our Daw Makers. Read. WHAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS Of the Leading Questions that Affect the Body Politic—Tho Remedies Recommended. Washington, December 4.—The reg ular session of Congress convened at noon today, with a full attendance. Immediately after organization, the presidents message was received and read, as follows: To the Congress of the United States: The constitutional duty which re quires the president from time to time to give to the congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient is fitting ly entered upon by commending to the congress a careful examination of the detailed statements and well ■supported recommendations contained in the reports of the heads of depart ments. who are chiefly charged with the executive w, >t-k of the government. In an et v >rt to abridge this communi cation as much as is consistent with its purpose, 1 shall supplement a brief ref erence to the contents of these depart mental reports by the mention of such executive business and incidents as are not embraced therein, and by such rec ommendation. as appear to be at this particular time appropriate. While our foreign relations have not at all times during the past year been entirely free from perplexity, no em barrassing situation remains that will not yield to the spirit of fairness and iove of justice, which, joined with con sistent, firmness, characterize a truly American foreign policy. My predecessor having accepted the office of arbitrator of the long standing mission beyond any dispute tendered to *"the president by the Argentine Repub lic and Brazil, it has been my agreeable duty to receive the special envoys com missioned by those states to lay before mo evidence and arguments in behalf of their respective governments. THE TROUBLES IN BRAZIL. The outbreak of domestic hostilities in the republic of Brazil bound the United States to watch the interests of our citi zens in that country, with which we carry on important commerce. Several vessels of our new navy are now and for some time have been stationed at Kio de Janeiro. The struggle being be tween the established government which controls the machinery of the administration and with which we maintain friendly relations, and certain officers of 1ho navy employing the ves sels of their command in an attack upon the capital and chief seaport, and lack ing, as it docs, the elements of divided administration, 1 have failed to see that the insurgents can claim recognition as belligerents. Thus far the position of our govern ment hi's been tnat of an attentive but impartial observer of the unfortunate confliv i. Emphasizing our policy' of im partial neut rality in such a condition as now exists, 1 deemed it necessary to disavow in a manner not to be misun derstood. t he unauthorized action of our late naval commander iu those waters in saluting the revolted Brazilian ad miral, being indisposed to countenance an act calculated to give gratuitous sanction to the local insurrection. THE CHILEAN CLAIMS. The convention between our govern ment and Chile, having for its object the settlement and adjustment of the demands of the two countries against each other, lies been made effective by the organization of the claims commis sion provided for. The two governments failing to agree upon the third member of the commis sion, the good offices of the president of the Swiss republic were invoked, as pro vided in the treaty, and the selection of the Swiss representative in this eoun ry to complete tho organization was gratifying alike to the United States and Chile. loan’s break reviewed. The vexatious question ox so-called legation asylums for offenders against the state and its laws, was presented anew in Chile by the unauthorized ac tion of the laic United States minister in receiving into his official residence two persons who bad just failed in an attempt at revolution, and against whom criminal charges were pending, grow ing out of a former abortive disturb ance. The doctrine of asylum as applied to this case is not sanctioned bv the best precedents, and, when allowed, tends to encourage sedition and strife. Under no circumstances car the representatives of this government be permitted, under the ill-defined fiction of extra territoriality, to interrupt the administration cf crim inal justice in the countries to which they are accredited. A temperate de mand having' been made by the Chilean government for the correction of this conduct in the instance mentioned, the minister was instructed to no longer harbor the off enders. AS TO THE GEARY LAW. The legislation of last year known as the Geary law, requiring the registration of all Chinese entitled to residence in the United States, ana the deportation of all not complying wiru the previsions of the act wit 11in i' :e t; me prescribed, met with much opposit ion from Chinamen. Acting- upon the advice of eminent counsel that the lave was uncoi:stitcAkmai, the great mass of Chinese laborers, pending judi cial inquiry as to its validity', in good faith seemed to apply for the certificates required. A test case upon proceeding' by habeas corpus was broug'bt before tho supreme court, and on May 15ts 1S83, a decision was made by that tri bunal sustaining' the law. It is believed that under the recent amendment of the act extending the time for registration, the Chinase laborers thereto entitled, who desired to reside in this country’, will now avail themselves of tho renewed privi lege thus afforded of establishing by lawful procedure their right to re main, and tha i thereby the necessity of enforced deportation may, to a g reat degree, be avoided. MISSIONARY MURDERS IN CHINA. It has developed upon the United States minister at, Pekin, as dean of the diplomatic body, in the absence of a representative of Sweden and Nor way, to press upon the Chinese gov ernment reparation for the recent murder of Swedish missionaries at Sung Per. This question is of vital interest to all countries whose cit izens engage in missionary work in the interior. THE SUBRENDER OF WEEKS. Costa Rica has lately testified its friendliness by surrendering to the United States, in the absence of a convention of extradition, but upon duly' submitted evidence of criminali ty, a noted fugitive from justice. It is trusted that the negotiations of a treaty with the country to meet.recur- ring cases of this kind will soon be ac complished. In my opinion, treaties for reciprocal extradition should be concluded with all those countries with which the United States has not alreoay conventional arrangements of that character. 1 have deemed it fitting to express to the governments of Costa Rica and Colombia the kindly desire of the Uni ted States to see their pending- bound ary' dispute finally closed by arbitra tion in conformity with the spirit of the treaty concluded between them some years ago. OUR EUROPEAN RELATIONS, Our relations with France continue to be intimate and cordial, I sincerely hope that the extradition treaty with that country, as amended by’ the sen ate. will soon be in operation. While occasional questions affecting our naturalized citizens returning to the land of Weir birth have arisen in our intercourse with Germany, our re lations with that .country continue satisfactory. The q. stions affecting our relations with Great Britain have been treated in a spirit of friendliness. Negotia tions arc in progress between the two governments with a view to such con current action as will make the award and regulations agreed upon by the J great and kindred nations is thus au- Behring sea tribunal of arbitration practically effective: and it is not doubted that Great Britain will co-op erate freely’ with this country for the accomplishment of that purpose. The dispute growing out of the discrimi nating lolls imposed iu the Welland canal, upon cargoes of cereals bound to aad from the lake ports of the Uni ted States was adjusted by the substi tution of a more equitable of charges, and my predecessor thereupon sus pended his proclamation imposing dis criminating tolls upon British transit through our Canals. A request for additions to the list of extraditable offenses covered by the existing treaty between the two coun tries is under consideration. FBANCE AND LIBERIA. A notable part of the southeasterly coast of Liberia, between the Cavally and. San Pedro rivers, which for nearly half a century has bec-n generally rec ognized as belonging to that republic by- cession and purchase has been claimed to be under the protectorate of France in virtue of agreements entered into by the native tribes over whom Liberia's control has not been well maintained. More recently, negotiations between the Liberian representative and the French government resulted in the signature at Paris of a treaty whereby, as an ad thoritativcly manifested in favor- of the rational and peaceable settlement of international quarrels by honorable re sort to arbitration. STATE OF THE TREASURY. The secretary of the treasury reports that the receipts of the government from all sources during th’ ‘'seal year endiDg June 30. 1893, amounted to 5461,710,561.94, and its expenditures to $459,374,074.29. There was collected from customs 5295,355,016.73. and' from internal revenue $161,037,623.92. Our dutiable imports amounted to $431,856,- 711, an increase of $52,453,907 over the pi-eceding year, and importations free of duty amounted to $444.545,£11, a de crease from the preceding year of $13,455,447' Internal revenue receipts exceeded of the preceediDg year bv $7,147,440.32. It is estimated upon the basis of the present revenue laws that the re ceipts of the government for the year ending June 30, 1894, will be $530,121,- 365.38 and its expenditures $458,121,- 365.38, resulting in a deficiency of $28,000,000. On the first day of November, ls93, the amount of money of all kinds in circulation, or not included in treas ury holdings, was $1,718,544.6S?.' ad in crease for the year of $112,40s,947. Estimating onr population at 67,426,- justment, certain Liberian' territory is I 000 at the time mentioned, the per ceded to France. This convention at 1 capita circulation was $25 49. last advices had not been ratified by the Liberian legislature and executive. Feeling a sympathetic interest in the fortunes of the little commonwealth, the establishment and development of which was largely aided by- the benevo lence of our countrymen, and which constitutes the only- independently sov ereign state on the west coast of Africa, this government has suggested to the French government its earnest concern lest territorial impairmemt in Liberia should take place without her uncon strained consent MEXICO IS ALL RIGHT. Our relations with Mexico continue to be of that close and friendly nature which should always characterize the intercourse of two neighboring repub lics. Nicaragua’s civil troubles. Nicaragua has passed through two revolutions, the party at first success ful, having in turn been displaced by another, and our newly appointed minister, bv his timely good offices, sided'in a peaceful adjustment of the controversy involved in the first con flict. The large American interests established in that country in .connec tion with the Nicaragua canal were not mole'sted. The United States are especially in terested in the successful achievement of the vast undertaking this company lias in charge. That it should be ac complished under distinctively Ameri can auspices and its enjoyment assured not only to tho vessels of this country as a channel of communication be tween our Atlantic and Pacific sea boards; but to the ships of the world in the interest of civilization, isa prop osition which, in my judgement does not admit of question. NEW EXTRADITION' TREATIES. An extradition treaty with Norway has recently been exch a ng'od and pro claimed. The extradition treaty with Russia, signed iu March 1887 and amended and confirmed by the senate in February last, was duly proclaimed last Juno. CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN. More than fifteen years ago this gov ernment preferred a claim against Spain iu behalf of one of our citizens for property- seized and confiscated in Cuba, In 1886 the claim was adjusted, Spain agreeing to pay- uncondition ally, as a fair indemnity, $1,500,000. A respectful but earnest note was recently addressed to the Spanish gov ernment, insisting upon the prompt fulfillment of its long neglected obli gation. Other claims preferred by the,United States against Spain, in behalf of Amer ican citizens, for property confiscated in Cuba, have been pending for many years. At the time Spain's title to the Carolina Islands was confirmed by arbitration, that government agreed that the rights which had been acquired there by Amer ican missionaries, should be recognized and respected,, i t is sincerely hoped that this pledge will fije observed by allowing our missionaries, who 'were removed from Ponape to ir pinch of safety by a United States war ship during flic late trouble between the Spanish' garrison and the natives, to return to their field of usefulness. TROUBLE WITH THE TURKS. Important matters have demanded our attentions to the Ottoman Porte. The firing aud partial destruction, by an unrestrained mob. of one of the school buildings of Anatolia College, es tablished by citizens of the United States at Marsovan, and the apparent indiffer ence' ' the Turkish' govurnfiefit to the outrage, notwithstanding the complicity of some of its officials, eall$d,£or earnest remonstrance, which was followed by promises of rep .ration and the punish ment of tlie offenders. Indemnity for the injury to the buildings has already been pairl. permission To rebuild given, registration of the s-ho.il property in the name of the American owners se cured, aud efficient, protection guaran teed. THE HAWAIIAN Ii.MRItOGI.IO. It is hardly neceSsafv fol; me to state that the questions arising from our relations with Hawaii have caused se rious embarrassment. Jsut prior to the installment of the present administration, the existent government of Hawaii -had been sud denly overthrown: *aau a treaty of an nexation had ’Been negotiated be tween the provisional government of the islacds.and the United State-, and submitted4.0 liiu senate for certifica tion. This treaty 1..withdrew for exami nation ami dispatched Hon. Janies 11. Blount, of Geo'i-w'SfF'-'to Honolulu as a special messenger t6* make an impar tial investigation of the circumstances attending the change of government, and of all t lie conditions bearing upon the subject of tiie treaty. . After a thorough and exhaustive ex- exuiuiuatioiu Mr. liiount submitted to me his report, showing beyand all question that the c^istitutiomtlgov ernment of Hawaii had beeiq .sub verted with the active aid o.f ifur rep resentative to that government and through the intimidation" caused by. the presence of faritu'd naval force of the United • States'which was landed that purpose, at the instance of our minister. Upon the facts developed, it seemed to me that the only honorable course for our government. to pursue was to undo the wrong 'that had. been done by those representing, us, and to re store, as far as practicable, the status existing at the time of our forcible in tervention. PROGRESS OF ARBITRATION. By- a concurrent resolution passed by the senate February !4. 1890, and by the house of representatives on the 3rd of April following, the president was re quested "to invite from time to time, as fit occasions may arise, negotiations with any government «ith which the United States has or may have diplo matic relations, to the end that any dif ferences or disputes a rising between the two governments whicli cannot be ad justed by diplomatic agency, may be referred to arbitration and be peaceably adjusted by such means."’ \pril IS, 1890, the International American Conference of Washington, by resolution expressed the wish that the controversies between the republics of America and tbe nations of Europe might be settled by arbitration and rec ommended that the government of each nation represeuft-rd in that conference capita i During the year 119 hanks were or ganized in thirty-two states and ter ritories with a capital stock of $11,- 230.000, distributed as follows: Forty-four with a capital stock of $5,135,000 in the eastern states: forty- one with a capital stock of $2,34<>,ofiil, west of the Mississippi riy$r, aud thir ty-four witlia capital stock of $3,755,000 in the central and southern states. Within the same period 158 bauks suspended with a capital stock of ?30,- 300.000. Of this number eighty-six with a capital stock of $18,205,000 re sumed, and sixty-five passed into the hands of receivers, with a capital stock of $10,885,000. THE SHERMAN LAW REPEAL. The recent repeal of the provision of law requiring the purchase of silver bullion by the government asjr feature of onr monetary scheme has riiade an entire change in the complexion of our currency affairs. I do not doubt that the ultimate result of this action will he most salutary and far-reaching. In the nature of things, however, it is impossible to know at t his time precisely what conditions will be brought about by the change, or what, if any, supple mentary legislation may, in the light of such conditions, appear to be essential or expedient. Of course, after the recent financial perturbation, time is necessary for the re-establishment of business confidence. When, however, through this restored confidence, the money which has been frightened into hoarding places is re turned to trade and enterprise, a survey of the situation will probably disclose a bafe path leading to a permanently sound currency abundantly sufficient to meet every requirement of our increasing population and business. In the pursuit of this object we should resolutely turn away from all alluring and temporary expedients, determined to be content with nothing less than a lasting- and comprehensive financial plan. REASONABLE DELAY THE BEST. In these circumstances I am convinced thot a reasonable delay in dealing with this subject, instead of being injurious, will increase the probability of wise ac tion. _ THE MONETARY CONFERENCE. The monetary conference which as sembled at Brussels upon our invitation, was adjourned to the 30th day of No vember in the present year. The consideration just stated and the fact that a definite proposition from us seemed to be expected upon the reassembling of the conference led me to express a willingness to have the meeting still further postponed. It seems to me that it would be wise to give general authority to the presi- ient to invite other nations tc such a conference at any time when there should be a fair prospect of accom plishing an international agreement an the subject of coinage. AS TO A BOND ISSUE. I desire also to earnestly suggest the wisdom of amending the existing- statutes in regard to the issuance of government bonds. Thft authority now vested in the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds is not as clear as it should be and the bonds authorized are disad vantageous to the government, both os to the time of their maturity and rate of interest. OUR MILITARY FOOTING. The secretary of war ran .-i ts ' bat the strength of the army on the JOth day of September last was 25.773 enlisted men and 2,144 officers. The total expendi tures of the department for the year ending June 30, 1897., amounted to $51,966,074.80. Of this sum $1,992,581.95 was for salaries and contingent ex penses. $23,877,828.35 for the support of the military establishment, $6,077,0:13.18 for miscellaneous objeeis and $20,518,- 031.41 for public .works. Tills latter sum includes Si5,296,S76.46 for river and harbor improvements and $3,260,141.20 for fortifications and other works of defense. The total enrollment of the militia of the several states was on the 31st of October of the current year, 112,597 officers end enlisted men. • The officers of the army detailed for the inspection and instruction of this reserve of pur military force, report that increased in terest aud marked progress are appa rent in the discipline and effeiency of the organization. OUB REACOAST DEFENCES. It is gratifying to note that we have begun to gain completed results in the comprehensive scheme of -seacoast de fense aud fortification entered upon eight years ago. A large sum has been already expended, but the cost of main tenance will be inconsiderable as com pared with the expense of construction and ordnance. At the end of the cur rent calendar year, the war department will have 9 twelve-inch guns. 20 ten- inch and 34 eight-inch guns ready to be mountee on gun lifts and carriages, aud 75 twelve-inch mortars. In addition to the product of the army gun factory, now completed at Watervilet, the gov ernment has contracted with private parties for the purchase of one hundred guns of these ealibers, the first of which should be delivered to the department for test before July 1, 1S94. The reports of the military academy nt West Point and the several schools for the special instruction of offi cers, showed marked advance in the education in the army aud a commend able ambition to lit themselves for the highest service of the country. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. The report of the attorney-general contains the usual summary <Jf7tlie affairs and proceedings of the depart ment of justice for the past year, to gether with certain recommendations as to • needed legislation on various subjects. I canuot too heartily endorse tile proposition that the fee system as ap plicable to the compensation of United States attorneys, marshals, clerks o£ federal eourts and United States com-, missioners should be abolished with as little delay as possible. It is clearly in the interest of the community that the business of the courts, both civil and criminal, shall be as email and inexpensively transacted. as the ends] of justice will allow. I also heartily join the attorney ! general in recommending legislation fixing the degrees pf the crime of mur- I der within the federal jurisdiction, as ; has been done in many of the states, authorizing writs of error on behalf of j the government in cases where final ’ meat during the last fiscal year and i much inseresting information louch- I ing this imbortant branch of the pub- I lie service. j- The business of the mails indicates i with absolute certainty the condition of the business of the country, and de- ! ^cession in financial affairs inevitably I and quickly reduces the postal reve- i nues. Therefore, a larger disere- ! paijcv than usual between the post- i office receipts and expenditures is the I evpetJsd and unavoidable result of j the distressing -stringency which has i prevailed throughout the country dur- ] ing much of tee time covered by the postmaster general’s report. (p The postoffice receipts for the last L fiscal year amounted to $72,776,933.6 and its expenditure to $81,074,014.99. ] This postofuee deficiency would disappear if less giatte-- was carried free through the mailt. ties rf | which is upward of three hundred i tons of seeds aud grain from flic agri- )■ cultural department. : -- The total number of postofliees in i the United States on the 30th of June, ■ 1892, was 68,402. iu increase of 1,284 ! over the preceding year. Of these 3,360 were presidential, an increase j in that class of 204 over t'ue proceeding I year. There are now connected to the post- office establishment 28.324 employes who are in the classified sei-vice. VALUE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. The head of this department gives I conclusive evidence of the value of civil service reform, when, after an experience that renders his conclusion reliable, he expresses tho opinion that without the , benefit of this system would be impossi ble to conduct the vast business en- i trusted to him. i I desire to commend as especially ; worthy of prompt attention, the sugges tion of the postmaster general relating to a more sensible and business-like or ganization and a better distribution of responsibility in his department. OUR GROWING NAVY'. The report of the secretary of the navy eoutains a history of the operations of his department during the past year, and exhibits a most gratifying condition ] of the personnel of our navy, lie pre- r-sents a satisfactory account of the pro- j gress which has been made in the con struction of vessels and makes a number ' of recommendations to which attention j is especially invited. While I am distinctly in favor of con- ! sistently pursuing the policy we have inaugurated of building up a thorough | and efficient navy, 1 cannot refrain from I the suggestion that congress should i carefully take into account tlie uafin- I ished vessels on our hands and the de- i pleted condition of our treasury in con- ! sidering the propriety of an appropria- ] tion at this time to begin new work. THE CIVIL SERVICE. I The continued intelligent execution j of the civil service law and the increas- i ing approval by the people by its oper- I ations arc most gratifying. ] I am, if possible, more than evereon- ] vineed of the incalculable benefits con ferred by the civil service law, not only in its effect upon the public ser vice, but also what is even more im portant in its effect in elevating the tone of political life generally. FOE TARIFF REFORM. After a hard struggle, tariff reform is directly before us. Nothing so im portant claims our attention and noth ing'so clearly presents itself as both an opportunity and a duty, an oppor tunity to deserve the gr:.r it ude of our fellow citizens and a duty imposed ] upon us by our oft-repeated profes- ! sions and by the emphatic mandate of ! the people. After full discussion, our country men have spoken in favor of this re form, and they have confided the work of its accomplishment to the hands of those who arc solemnly pledgee to it. Nothing should intervene to distract our attention or disturb our effort un til this reform is accomplished by wise and eaieful legislation. THE WILSON BILL. A measure has been prepared by the appropriate congressional committee, embodying tariff reform on the lines herein suggested, which will be promptly submitted for legislative ac tion. It is the result of much patriotic and unselfish work, and 1 believe it deals with its subject consistently and as thoroughly as existing conditions permit. FOR AN INCOME TAX. The committee, after full considera tion. and to provide against a temnor.-uy fieficiencj- which may exist before the busieess of the country adjusts itself to the new tariff schedules, have wisely embraced in their schedule a few addi tional internal revenue taxes, including a small tax upon income derived from certain corporate investments. These new assessments are not only absolutely just and easily borne, but they have the further merit of being such as can be remitted without unfa vorable business disturbance whenever the necessity • for their imposition no longer exists. In my great desire for the success of this measure. I cannot restrain the sug gestion that its success can only be at tained by means of unselfish counsel on the part of tariff reform, and as a .re suit of their willingness ip subordinate per sonal desires. ambitions to the gen- --■vl uood. The loaal interests affected by the proposed reform are so numerous and so varied that if ail aro insisted upon the legislation embodying the re form must inevitably fail. IN CONCLUSION. In conclusion, my intense feeling of responsibility impels me to invoke for the manifold interests of a generous and confiding people the most scrupulous care, and to pledge my willing support,, to every legislative effort for the ad vancement of the greatness and pros-' peri tv of our country. Grover Ci.k\ eland. Executive Mansion, Washington, li t.'.. December t. WHEN IT’S COLD. (Yhen needles are in your fingers and togs ; Wben ieicles hang from the snow-nian’s noye; When the frost on the Dane makes sugexy trees. And wagon-wheels over the hard ground wheeze: When the toughened old farmer flings round his arms As if he'd throw them across two farms , When ears are rubbed and noses are red, And sheets are like iee in the spare-room bed: When water-pipes burst, aud wells freeze up, And the tea isn't hot when it leaves the eup , When stray dogs coining along the street Never stand for a second on all four feet; When little boys cry if they have to be our, iii.l arc heard for a full half-mile if they Sfeout. When the Hep is se -dear as the tiionghts that fled Out into the world ft-ru* AN^f s,x-x— V- r.cad 7 When the air about seems as still as a rock, And a sudden noise is a sudden shock-. And the earth seems deserted, lonely, And old— 'ou are pretty sure that it’s pretty cold ! —$r. Nicholas. : PITH ANDT0INT. TWENTY-SiX LIVES LOST. A Steamer Runs Ashore aud Her Crew Swept Overboard. Tha British ship Jason, Captain Mc Millan. from Calcutta for Boston, went ashore Tuesday night oft' Eastham, Mass. When daylight came Wednesday morning it was seen that the vessel had broken in- two amidships. Her main and mizzen musts were gone aud every r.oia of her crew on board, numbering t lyssty-six, had been washed into the sea and lost. A Big Order for Locomotives. The Baldwin locomotive works at Philadelphia have received an order for fifty-one engines from the Atchi son, Topeka and Santa Fe system. This is one of ihe largest orders the Baldwin works have ever received from single road. Forty-two of the en gines are to be built immediately and the remaining cine during 1894. should communicate this wish to all J judgement is rendered against the suf- friendly powers. i iieiency of an indictment or against A favorable response has been re- j the government upon any other ques- ceived from Great Britain in the shape tion arising before actual trial; iimit- Fiorida liaises i lie Quarantine. State Health Officer Porter, of Flor ida, raised the quarantine against Brunswick on Friday, save on house hold goods and baggage. Baggage will be admitted, however, when bear ing'marine hospital certificate of dis-. infection. Ail inspectors have been removed from trains. SoTeriegn Installed. James Sovereign was installed as general master workman of the Knights of La or at Philadelphia, Friday. He inim'euiate-iy assumed the holies of his office and nearly all the work cn hand for the executive board was brought of a resolution adopted by the parlia ment Julv 16th, lust, cordially sympa thizing with the purpose in view and expressing the hope that her majestv’s government will lend ready cO.-operation to the government of the 'United .States upon the basis of the concurrent reso lution above quoted. It affords me signal pleasure to lay this parliamentary resolution before the congress, and to express my sincere gratificatiqii that the sentiment of two ing the right of review of cases of fel- I ony punishable only by fine and im prisonment to the circuit court of ' a p peals and making speedy -provision for j the construction of such prisons' and reformatories as may be neeessii-y tor j the confinement of United States con victs. IN THE POSTOFFICE. The report of the postmaster gen- j eral contains a detailed statement of j the operation of post office depart- ‘ For the Nineteenth Time. Delegates to the nineteenth annual convention pi the Railroad Passenger and Freight Conductors' Mutual Ail and Benefit Association of the United State?, Canada and Mexico, assembled at Ciiffisgo Friday. The association is one of the oldest and stroDga*s tail road organizations iu America Getting a shine on vonr shoes—Sit ting in the snn. —Hallo. . The pup was so good natural That the tramps all turned Mai down , So they pat a muzzle oa him.. And h- terrified the town, “Yes, Minerva, there is a difference between getting an option on apart ments and getting a Hat refns.il — Elmira Gazette. In the gloaming. 0 my darling. As the decp'uing shades advance, I will meet you : tie the dog up So he cannot gnaw my pant-e —Kansas City Journal. In Lapland the style in feminine at tire has not changed in 1000 years. What a delightful place that must be for married men !—Hartford Journal. He had an iron will, they said. That never could be trusted, lut. like all iron, since he wed His will seems to have nmed. —Indianapolis Journal. ‘ “1 hear you are going to be mar ried?” “That is news to me.” “Some one surely told me yon were engaged. ” “That’s different.”—Pittsburg Chroni cle. “Alary had a little lamb.'’ They sang. The youth denied. Jhe had,” he said, “a salad And a dozen oysters, fried.'’ —Detroit Tribune. “They say he simply electrified his hearers at the debate the other night.” “Why shouldn’t he? He took the negative and was very positive.”— Buffalo Courier. If revolutions never end in South America it should be remembered they come round regularly, and that things that are round n -.irally. have no end. —Philadelphia Tisu . Intended as a Compliment—Miss Elderly (coquettishly)—“The material is very good, but the colors aro toe gay for a person of my age.” Well- meaning Clerk—“Oh, I’m sure yon are not half as old as you look. ” — Texas Siftings. A Texas clergyman about to be ap pointed chaplain of the penitentiary preached a farewell sermon to his con gregation that had treated him rathei badly. He selected the following text: “I go to prepare a place for yon, so that where I am ye may be also.”— Texas Siftings. Mongols ol Ivo-ko >'or. Our road first lay through the dis trict inhabited by the agricultural tribes on the frontier. Then we entered the country occupied by the Mongols of the Iio-ko Nor. The pasture there was the richest I have seen in any part of Tibet; bnt an idyllic pastoral life is by no means practiced by the inhabitants. Brigand age is the general profession. The young men spend their time either in making raids ou travelers aud on the encampments of their tribes, by which means they mostly acquire theii cherished horses, or in practicing the art of warfare. I witnessed a military tournament, at which some riders at full gallop fired one after another at a small given mark. These Mongols are tall and fierce looking, though they proved amiable when friendly. The men shave their heads. Both men and women dress in a gown of sheepskin, girded ronnq the waist, high boots of felt and skin, bound below the knee with t leathern strap or cotton garter, and long white felt coats, w hich they wear over the sheepskins when it rains. Their summer hat is of white felt, in shape something like the top hat worn by the old Welsh'market women. Th« cap they wear in winter is of white as trakhan, shaped like, a sugar loaf, with a red and green cotton rim. The women dress their hair iu little plaits, more than a hundred, caughl together at the end in a wide band ol colored cloth, which is embroidered with gay silks and gold thread, and studded with coral and turquoise, sil ver coins and brass button, which they get from Lliassa. The tents are round; the inner sides of trellis- work, the top of wooden ribs, giving an umbrella shape, and the whole covered with white felt, with an aper ture for a small door o, wood, and a hole in the roof to let out the smoke. -National Review. Useless 0. The letter Q i-> a superfluous alpha betic character—a nondescript of the ;\ or-t sort aud of no more real value in expressing or helping to express ouj thoughts in writing than one of the Chinese word signs would be. It never ends an English word and can not be gin one without the aid of the letter n, being invariably followed by the last mentioned letter in all words be longing to our language. The man doesn’t live that can tell the “why” of the peculiar relation of the letters q aud u, or why the former was given its curious name. Some argue that its name was applied because of the tail or cue at the bottola of the letter, but the. original q, when sounded just as it is to-day, was made w ithout the cue, the character much resembling the En-Iish sign for pounds.—Boston Transcript. Curios About Books. Queen Victoria’s “Jubilee Book,’ the volume containing the jubilee speeches and addresses, is eighteer inches thick, has laaves 2x3 feet and weig'03 sixty-thre» pounds. The family Bible of George Wash ington’s mother is owned by Mrs. Lewis Washington, of Charleston, Va. Six leaves from this historic volume were torn out and deposited in the cornerstone of the Mary Washingtor Monument at Fredericksburg .a few years ago. . , In the Vatican Library there is s treatise on dragons, a manuscript in i single roll 300 feet long and a- fooi wide, the material of which is • said t< be the “tanned gut of a great dragon.’ —St Louis Republic. Evcryoody should read tbe paper aad keep ud with the times. THE HIGHEST AWARD. Royal Baiting Powder has all the Honors—In Strength and Value 20 per cent, above Its Nearest Com petitor. The Royal Baking Powder has the enviable reoord of having received the highest award for articles of its class —greatest strength, purest ingre dients, most perfectly combined— wherever exhibited in competion with others. In the exhibitions of former years, at the Centennial, at Paris, Vienna and at the various State and Industrial fairs, where it has been ex hibited, judges have invariably award ed the Royal Baking Powder the high est honors. At the recent World’s Fair the ex amination for the baking powder Kwarde were directed by the chief chemist of the Agricultural Depart ment at Washington. The chief chem ist’s official report of the tests of the baking powders, which was made for the specific purpose of ascertaining which was the best, shows the leaven ing strength of the Royal to be 160 cubic inches of carbonic gas per ounce of powder. -<0f the cream df tartar baking powders exhibited, the next highest in strength tested contained bnt 183 cubic inches of leavening gas. The other powders gave an average of 111. Tho Royal, therefore, was found of twenty per cent, greater leavening strength than its nearest competitor, and forty-four per cent, above the average of all the other tests. Its superiority in other respects, however, in the quality of the food it makes as to fineness, delicacy and wholesome ness, could not be measured by fig ures.. It is these high qualities, known and appreciated hv the women of the conn- try for so many years, that have caused the sales of the Royal Baking Powder, as shown by statistics, to ex ceed the sale of all other baking pow ders combined. Marine Engines For Land Service. An interesting departure in engin eering is the introduction of marine engines for land service. One of tlic great electric illuminating companies, it appears, has adopted them in its work, and concerning their economy in respect to space and power it is re ported that the land engine takes up some ten times as much space as a ma rine engine, and the marine quadruple ex2Jansion engine has ten times the heating surface of the land engine. Further, the new quadruple^ two crank expansion engine is twice as powerful as the triple expansion tliree crank en gine, occupies also 30 per cent less room and carries regularly 210 pounds of steam. The land eDgine carries only 80 or 90 pounds of steam and gets one horsepower out of from 4 to 10 pounds of anthracite coal, while the quadru ple expansion marine engine develops one horsepower out of 1 j pounds of Welsh coal—that is, according to these data, the laud engine requires from two to four times us much coal as the marine engine to produce tho sime power.—Age of Steel. Artificial Eyes. A prominent manufacturer of arti ficial eyes has unburdened liimself on what he considers a grievance. He says that the public, and therefore op ticians, will no longer pay the price for a good aud well made article, and that the market is being flooded with “cheap foreign rubbish.” He alleges that the cheap eyes crack after a very- few weeks’ wear. Pursuing the sub ject further, we are informed that summer time is the best season for the sale of artificial ey-es. People are at that time more particular as to their appearance, and discover more readily that the artificial eye is beginning to lose its pristine perfection. Another point is that there are many people walking about whose outward appear ance suggests that they- are in full pos session'of both visual organs, but have not even one. “I have fitted,” said the manufacturer, “scores of people with two glass eyes.” The innocent deception is the more successfully car-- ried out owing to the fact that the blind, from force of habit, no doubt,, .look or appear to look, one full in the face when talking.—London Daily News An Easy Electrical Experiment. Take a glass, expose it to the fire so thnt it shall be perfectly dry and place it upside down upon a table. After ward take a tray, perfectly dry-, and place it ujion the glass in such a way that it shall preserve its equilibrium. Finally take a sheet of paper slightly smaller than the tray, heat it and rub it rapidly with a brush, and it will be come qniekly electrified. Then place it upon the tray. An electrical machine will thus have been constructed without any- expense. If the finger be brought near tbe.tray, a spark will appear. This spark will be so much the brighter and the series of sparks will be so much the longer in proportion as the glass and tray are drier. If, while the sparks are being drawn from the tray, the room be darkened, these sparks will appear extremely brilliant. A Boy’s Composition on Bones. Bones are the framework of the boys. If I had no bones in me, I should not have so much motion, and grandmother would be glad, bnt I like to have motion. Bones give me mo tion because they are something hard for motion to cling to. If I had no bones, my brains, lungs, heart and large blood vessels *ould be lying around in me and might get hnrted, but now the bones get hurted, but not much, unless it is a hard hit. If my bones were burned I should be brittle, because it would take the animal out of me. If I were soaked in acid, I should be limber. Teacher showed us a bone that had been soaked. I could bend it easily. I would rather be soaked tnan burned. Some of my bones don’t grow close to my body, snug, like the branches of a tree, and I am glad they don't*, ^or if they did, I could not play leap frog and other nice games I know. The reason why they don’t grow close to my body is because they have joints. Joints aro good things to have in bones. There are two kinds. The ball and socket, like my shoulder, is best. Teacher showed it to me, only it was the thigh bone of an ox. One end was round, smooth and whitish. That is the ball end. The other end was hollowed and deep. That iB the socket, and it oils itself. It is the only machine that oils itself. Anoth er joint is the hinge joint, like my el bow. It swings back and forth and oils itself. It never creaks like the schoolroom door. There is another joint that don’t seem like a joint. That is in the skull. It don’t have no mo tion. All my bones put together in their right places makes a skeleton. Cripples anil deformed people don’t have no skeletons. Some animals have their skeleton on their outside. I’m glad I ain’t them animals, for my skeleton, like it is on the chart, would not look well on my outside.—Hospit al Gazette. An Awful Dilemma. “I’m iu a terrible dilemma,” said Mickles to a friend at the office. “What’s the matter?” “My wife and I had been talking economy this morning, and she asked me how much I pay for the cigars I smoke. I had to pretend to be in a frightful hurry to keep from talking about it. ” “Why didn’t'you answer her?” “I was afraid to. If I tokl her the truth, she’d scold about the extrava gance, aud if I named a fictitious price she might buy me some.”— Washing ton friar. She Kept Servants. Daughter—“We have made the 'greatest mistake. The new neighbor doesn't do her. own housework at all. She has servants.” Mrs. De tityle— “I never see them.” Daughter—“No, nor I; but she came into the drug store while I was there, and asked for something to mend china.”—New York Weekly. flow .>lany People it Hot hers- This dyspepsia with it- abominable.sj mptoms, heartburn, sinking at the pit of tho stomach bet\vfcen»*mYals nn-d oppression there after- wards, m-rvousne-s, insomnia and its general discomfort! Put these to sp.edy 11 gbt with Hostetler’-; Stomach Bitters, which remedies, also, iver comulnint, kidney and rheumatic trouble and malarial disorders. “A word to the wise is suffli ient.” A word to Hie otherwise is sometimes sufficient—to produce a tight. Ladies needing a tonic, or children who want building up, shou'd take Brown’s Iron I itt rs. ft is pi asant - to take, < area Malari i. Indigestion, Biliou ness and Liver Complaints, makbs thd Blood rich and pure. And now even the days are falling into the ways of th j financial situation and are getting si mrt. " ^ ■ How's This I * We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tot anv case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chejcev & Co.; Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J, Che ney for the last 15'years, and believe him per fect v honorable in all business transactions and financially abH to carryout any obliga tion made by thc*;r firm. West & Tkctax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Waxpi'o, Kin v an &' Marvin, Wholesale Drnggists, Toledo, Ohjo. Ha i's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act- Ing.directly upon the blood an l mucous sur- fa&es of tius system. Prir-e, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Worry P the great ferti izer of troubles. It produces them and it imkes them grow. Iw vonr Back Aches, or you are all worn out, good for nothing, it • is general debility. Brown’s iron Bitters w.U cure you, make you strong, cleanse your liver, and give a good ap- netite--tones the nerves. The man who keeps his mind sharp will keep hi** tools sharp. rsp itoovs’- Bronchial Trochb8 for 1 i -os C >! Is and all other I brunt Trouble*. “ p r r-ummently the beat.”—Htv, Henry Ward If Bffiicied wiib sore eyes use Dr- Isaac Thomp son’s Eye-water.Druggists ?«ell at 25c per bottle. A wonderful stomach corr* ertor-—Beccham’s I'I Is. *Be*. ham’s—no others, cen:sa box. Good Inventions. One of the most valuable inventions was made by a New England woman who lived for many years in Washing ton. In 1843 Mrs. Nancy M. John son sold her patent of an ice cream freezer for $1,500. She was the first to utilize the idea of turning a handle for churning the cream, and the later improvements tire modifications of her patent. Before this a spoon was used. Mrs. Johnson lived on Twelfth street, and at her death she bequeathed the valuable scientific library of her hus band, who had been a professor of chemistry at the Smithsonian institu tion, to that building. Another Washington woman pat entee is Mrs. William H. Dodge, of Capital hill, the wife of the well known patent lawyer, who invented an improved ice pitcher, which lias met with great success. This pitcher is provided with a concave extension rim around the bottom to hold the moisture which gathers on the outside and to prevent it from trickling down on the table.— Washington Post. If We Only Knew. Colt—“And so, when I grow up, I’ve got to be a team horse and drag heavy loads?” Old Horse—“That’s right ” “And yet that spindly colt over - in the next field is never to have anything to dor but trot around with light car riages.” .“True.” “It isn’t fair; 'there’s something wrong with civilization.” The Other Colt (years afterwards)—• “Thank heayen, I’ve got too old for a carriage- horse, and have been sold to a street car company. Now I won’t have to wear a checks rein.”—Street & Smith's Gq/td News. Now Is the Time to Take a Fall Medicine To purify jour blood and build up your strength so as to prevent Pneumonia, Diph theria, the Grip aud fevers from getting a hold on you. Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses just the qualities which make it the ideal Fall Medicine. Be sure to get Hood’s, because Hood’s 8 *^ Cures Hood’* P>ll»are prompt and efficient, yet easy in action. Sold by all druggists. '£> cents. 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It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. ‘ * For two years I suffered terribly with stomach trouble, and was for all that time under treatment by a physician. He finally, after trying everything, said my stomach was worn out, and that I would have to cease eating solid food. On the rec ommendation of a friend I procured a bottle of August Flower. Itseem- ed to do me good at once. I gained strength and flesh rapidly. I feel now like a new man, and consider that August Flower has cured-mc.’’ Jas. E. Dederick. 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