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THE VIENNA PROGRESS.
TERMS, $1. Per Annum.
Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.’
JOHN E, HOWELL, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XIII. NO. 21.
VIENNA, GA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1894.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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 ill thfe TrfeaeniV Depart-
Inehi 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 import* nee of phys
ical culture fot girls.
Outside of tribal and religious dif
ferences there is abundance of excite
ment in India. During 1892, 21,988
human beings and 81,668 head of
cattle were killed by snakes and wild
beasts,the chief human mortality—19,-
025—being due to snake bites. Tigers
claimed 917 human victims, leopards
200, wolves 182, bears 143 and ele
phants 6CVehty-twO;
Valley Forge, the famous winter
headquarters of Washington during
the darkest period of the Revolution,
is soon to become a State Park, the
Legislature of Pennsylvania having
appropriated $25,000 to acquire the
ownership ol the property. Tbe jury
of awards has assessed damages of
$28,532 to the owners of something
over 200 acres of land desired for the
park, and it is probable that the small
excess over the appropriation will not
stand in the wav of the patriotic pro
ject.
The St. Louis Star-Savings observes:
Builders, especially in the East, are,
in view of a probably coming scaroity
of lumber, turning their eyes to a new
source of supply, Nova Scotia. Now
that lumber is on the free list, it will
pay buyers to purchase logs at $6 in
Nova Scotia rather than at $10 in
Maine or Wisconsin, especially as the
cost of (water) transport is but little.
\ The drain on the Nova Scotia forests
has hitherto not been very great, the
principal market being England, to
which country 109,000,000 feet (136
cargoes) were shipped last year.
There are still 2,000,000 acres of vir
gin timber land in the colony, of
which 300,000 acres are owned by
farmers, 400,000 by the Government
nnd 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 prescriptions when they
aie graduated. “This action,” says
the Philadelphia Enquirer, “will no
doubt be handed down from class to
class as it is the first step made in this
country by a medical college. It is
contended that at the present time all
kinds of weights and measures are
used by the druggists and pharmacists,
thus leading to confusion between the
doctor and the druggist. The United
States Pharmacopoeia of 1890, pro
nounced ic favor of tho metric system,
yet it is only by concerted action cn
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
and 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 has 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
“influence of the better educated and
more enlightened gentry,” lose both
in manner and morals, and are also
injured n their pockets. Whole
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 was
given by the big houses is over. The
smithy’s fire is quenohed; the car
riers’ horses are idle; the village
shops are meagre and few; nothing is
dene, and “social life is stagnant.”
The women have scarcely anything to
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 and counselor
and source of profitable activity and
industry which there is little pros
pect of replacing.
America’s Read Sea.
Medical Lake, so-called on account
of the remedial virtues of its waters,
situated on the Great Columbian
plateau, in Southern Washington, at
an altitude of 2300 feet above the
level of the Pacific, is the Dead Sea
of America. It is about a mile long
and from a half to three-fourths of a
mile in width, and with a maximum
depth of about sixty feet.
The composition of the waters of
this Alpine lake is almost identical
with that of the Dead Sea of Pales
tine, and, like its oriental counter
part, no plant has yet been found
growing in or near its edges. It is
all but devoid of animal life, a species
of large “boat-bug,” a queer little
terrapin, and the famous “walking
fish” being its only inhabitants. This
walking fish is an oddity really de
serving of a special “note.” It is
from eight to nine inches long and
has a finny membrane extending from
head to head, even around both the
npper and lower surfaces of the tail,
ft is provided with four legs, those
before having four toes, tie hinder
fey*.—St. Louis Republic,
min Rtains Lily
io k Congress
R c moil!! SgcIi Lebanon as Seems
Nccsssaiy aod Extent.
The message, of President Cleveland
has been read in congress
This report contains the main foatures
of the paper. Only the reference to the
report of cabinet officers, that have
been printed and matters of less im
portance have been eleminated.
Message to Congress of the United States:
The assemblage with! 1 the nations legislative
hails of those cLargod with *he duty of making
laws for the Lone, t of a generous and free peo
ple impressively s-g ;ests th? exacting Obliga
?ion and inexorable respc ft ability involved in
their task at the threshold of su.h labor n.rw tc
be in ler aken by the congress of the United
States and in t e dlsjhargo of an executive
duty enjoined by the constitution, I submit
this communication containing a brief state
ment of the condition of our rational affairs and
recommei d.ng s . ch legislation as seems to me
necessary and expedient.
Thehis'.ory of our recent dealings with other
nations and our peaceful relations with them at
this t.mc additionally demonstrate the advan
tage of tons! itently adhering to a firm but just
foreign roll.y free, from envious or abitious
national schemes and characterized by entire
honesty and sincerity.
During the past ' ear, pursuant to a 4 law of
congress commissioners were apriointeu to the
Antwerp Industrial exposition. Though the
participation Of Americ; n exhibitors fell far
short of completely illustating or national inge
nuity and industrial achievements yet it wfts
quite creditable in view of tho tfiefc time al
lowed fer prep j ratten.
I have endeavored to impress u^on the Bel
gium government the needlessness Add posi
tive harmfulness of its restrictions upon the
importation of certain of our fofed products,
and have strongly urged that the rigid supervi
sion and inspection under otlr laws are amply
sufficient to prevent the exportation from this
country of diseased cattle and unwholesome
meats.
Tho termination of the civil war in Brazil
has been followed by a general prevalence
of peace and order. It appearing at 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 Rio Janerio was strengthened. This pre
caution I 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 Sfefebi&d
imminent. Our firm attitude Of fi'eutrality was
maintained to the efid. The insurgents re
ceived no Ohcouragement of eventual asylum
from our commanders, and such opposition as
they encountered was for the protection of our
commerce and was clearly justified by pub)
law.
A serious tension of relations having arisen
at the close of thfe war between Brazil and
Portugal by reason of the escape of the insur
gent Admiral DaGama and his followers. The
friendly offices of our representatives to those
countries were exerted for the protection of
the subjects of cither within the territory of
the other, although the government of Brazil
was only notified that the commercial arrange
ment existing between the United Slates and
that country based on the third section of the
Tariff law of 1890, was abrogated oft Aligiist 28.
1894, by tho taking effect of the tariff law in
foroo that government subi equently notified
us of its Intontion to terminate such arrange
ment on tho first day of January, 1895. in the
exercise of the right reserved in the arrange
ment between the two countries. Attention to
the correspondence bbiween the secretary ui
stato and the Brazilian minister on this sub
ject.
Tho commission organized under the conven
tion which we had entered into with Chill for
the settlement of the outstanding claims8f
each government against the other adjourned
at tho end of the period stipulated for its con;
tinuanco, leaving undetermined a dumber of
American cases which had been diliy present
ed. Those claims are not barred and negotia
tions are in progress fOr thO siibniissioh to a
new tribunal.
Oft the 17th Of Mftrch last a new Treaty with
China in fourth regulation of emigration was
signed at Washington, and on August 13th i
feoeived tho sanction of the senate. Ratifica
tion on the i»art of China and formal exchange
are awaited to give effect to this mutually ben
eficial convention.
A gratifying recognition of the uniform im
partiality of this country towards all foreign
states was manifested by the co-incident re
quest of the Chinese and Japanese governments
that tho agents of the United States should,
within proper limits afford protection to the
subjects of the other during tho suspension of
diplomatic relations due to a state of war.
This delicate office was accepted, and a mis
apprehension which gave rise to the belief that
in affording this kindly unofficial protection
our agents would exercise the same.
Authority which the withdrawn agents of the
belligerents had exercised was promptly cor
rected, although the war between China and
Japan endangers no policy of the United
States, it deserves our greavest consideration
by reason of its disturbance or our growing
commercial interests in the two countries and
the increased dangers which may result to our
citizens domiciled or sojourning in the interior
of China acting under a stipulation in our
treaty with Korea. (The first concluded with
a western power.) I felt constrained at the
beginning of the controversy to tender our good
offices to induce an amicable arrangement of
the initial difficulty growing out of the Japa
nese demands for an administrative reform in
Korea but the unhappy precipitation of actual
hostilities defeated this kindly purpose. De
ploring the destructive war between the two
most powerful of the eastern nations and anx
ious that our commercial interests
may be preserved and that the safety of our
oitizens there shall not be jeopardized, I would
not hesitate to head any intimation that our
friendly aid for the 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 Emilic Santos, a naturalized
citizen of the United States,
Our relations with the republic of France
continue to be such as should exist between
nations so long bound together by fr iendly
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 as to leave no
doubt of the depth and sincerity of our attach
ment.
The resolutions passed by the senate and
house of representatives on the occasion have
been communicated to the widow of President
Carnot.
Acting upon the reported discovery of Texas
fever in cargoes of American cattle, the Ger
man prohibition egainst importations of live
stock and fresh meats from this country has
been received. It is hoped that Germany will
soon become convinced that the inhibition is
needless as it is harmful to mutual interests.
The German 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 5and 9 of the treaty of
1?<28 with Prusia. In the interests of the com
merce of both countries and to avoid even the
accusation of treaty violation I recommend the
repeal of so much of the statute as imposes that
duty, and I invite attention to the accompany
ing report of the secretary of state containing
a discussion of the questions raised by the pro
tests. Early in the present year an agreement
was reached with Great Britain concerning in
structions to be given to the naval commanders
of the two goverments in Bering sea and the
contiguous nort i Pacific ocean for their guid
ance in the execution of the award of the Paris
tribunal arbitration and the enforcement of the
regulations therein prescribed for the protec
tion of seal life in the waters mentioned. An
understanding has also been reached for the
payment by the United States 0^512-5 0J0 in full
satisfaction of all claims which may be made
by Groat Britain for damages growing out of
the controversy as to fur seals in Eehring Sea
or the seizure of British vessels engaged in
taking seal in those waters. The award 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 sub.ected by both governments to a
thorough examination upon the principles as
weli as the facts which they involve. I am con
vinced that a settlement upon the terms men- ■
tioned would be an equitable and advantageous
One and 1 recommend that provision be made
ft)f the prompt payment of the stated sum.
Thus fUr, only France and Portugal have sig
nified their willingness to adhere tb the regula
tion established ufidef tile award df thfe Paris
tribunal of arbitration.
fWiiiiiinary sufreyd df thfe Alaskdin b8undary
ftnd a preparatory exanlinatiotl of, thfe question
of protection of the food fish in the contiguous
waters of the United States and the Dominion
of Canada are in progress.
The boundry of British Guiniea still remains
in dispute between Groat Britain and Veni-
zeula. Belietiilg that its early settlement on
Bbine just basis alike honorable tp both .par-
the P* otir established policy to
i emore from this hemisphere all causes or dif
ferences with powers beyond the sea, 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 j
which is earnestly sought by her weaker adver-
attempt to murder. Thereupon I Was con
strained to direct his release for the reason
that an attempt to murder was not on© ot tho
crimes charged ftgaiilSt him and upon Which
his surrender Id the Salvadorean authorities
had been demanded.
Unreasonable arid iiiijust fines iihbdsfed by
Spa ifi on tie vessels .fed comniefcs df the
United States, have demanded from tixzx.b td
time, during the last twenty years, earnest re-
niorisinince on the paft of our government. In.
the immediate past exorbitant penalties hate
been Imposed upon out vessels arid, goods b£
customs authorities of Cuba and Porto Rico fo.r
clerical errors of the most trivial character ih
the manifests or bills of lading. In some cases
fines amounting id thousands of dollars have
been levied upon cargoes or the carrying ves
sels when the goods in question were entitled
to free entry.
Fines have been exacted even when the error
had been detected and the Spanish authorities
notified before the arrival of the goods in port.
This conduct isin strange contrast with the con
siderate and liberal trearment extended to
sary.
Since communicating the volumnous cor- f Spanish vessels and cargoes in our ports in like
respondence in rbgard to Hawaii and the ac- : cases. No satisfactory settlement of these vex-
tion taken by the senate and house of regre- ations questions has yet been reached. The
sentatives on certain questions submitted to
the judgment and wider discretion of cofigffeBs
the organisation of a government ifi place df
the provisional arrangement Which followed
the deposition of the Queen Has bfecn announc
ed with evidence of its effective operation. The
recognition usual in such cases has been ac
corded the new government under our present
treaties of extravation 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 in this country by her evident desire to
cultivate more liberal intercourse with us and
to seek our kindly aid in the furtherance of
her lauable desire for cdinpietti autonomy 1ft
her domestic affairs and full Equality iii the
family Of nations. The Japanese empire of to
day is nd ionger the Japan of the past, and Our
relations with this progressive natipii shdiild
not be less brti&d. arid libbhil tiiaii thosfe with
other pufcers. Good will festered by iriany
interests iii common has marked our relations
with our Nearest southern neighbor.
Mora cane, referred to in my last annual mes
sage. remains unsettled. From the diplomatic
cofi@sp@adenee on this subject, which has been
laid before tbe seriate, it will bo seen that this
gpvbrnnlent has offered tb tori .*lude. a conven
tion with Spain for disposal by rirbitrdtidri df
outstanding claims between the two countries,
except the Mora claim, which having been long
ago adjusted now cn'y wants payment as stipu
lated and of course it could not be included in
the proposed convention. It was hoped this
offer would remove parliamentary obstacles en
countered by the Spanish government in pro
riding paym:nt of the Mora indemnity. I re
gret to say that no definite reply to this offer
has yet been made and all efforts to secure pay
ment of this settled claim have been unavail
ing.
In my laat annual message I adverted to the
claim on the part of 1'urkOy of the right to ex
pel 1. as persons undesirable and and dangerous,
Americans naturalized in the United States
and returning to Turkish jurisdiction. Nuniet-
bus .questions in this relation have arisefl.
While this government acquiesces ih the as
serted right Of expulsiori it will riot consent
that Ambrican3 may be imprisoned dr other
wise punished for no Other reason than having
Peace being restored along her riortherii ficquirbd without iuiperial consent American
frontier, Mexico has asked the punishirifehi df cittzbnship. Three of the assailants Of Mifis
the late disturbers of her traiiquillty. Thete Mbiton, an American teacher in Mosul, have
ought to hfe a new treaty of cdmmerce and riav- teen convicted by the Ottoman courts, and I am
igation with that country ip take the place of advisfcd that an appeal against the acquits! of
the one which terminated thirteen years ago. the remaining flvo has been taken by thfe
The friendliness df the intercourse bfet^reen Tufkish ^roseciiting officers. A conventibh hris
the t^ro ebuntries is attested by the fhbt that beeii concluded with Veneziila for the arbitrd-
duriiig this long period the commerce of each tion of a long disputed claim growing out df the
has steadily increased under the role of mutual seizure of certain vessels, the property of eiti-
consideration, being neither stimulated by con- zensof the United States,
ventional arrangements nor retarded by jeal- j Although signed, the treaty of extradition
ous rivalries or selfish distrust. ’ with Venezuela is not yet in force, owing to the
An indemnity tendered by Mexico as a gra- ; insistence of that government that, when sur-
cious act for the murder in 1887 of Leon Bald- rendered, its citizens shall in no case be liable
win an American citizen by a band of xriarau- to capital punishment.
ders in Durango has been accepted and is be- i The rujes ter the prevention of cpffisions at
ing paid in installments. The problem df t)ife ! sba which -were framed by the maritirie fcdrifet-
storaKG find fisb bf tlie waters ot the Rio erice held iii this city in 1889 having been con-
Gffthae f3r irrigation should be solved byap- i currently incorporated in the statues df thb
propria te 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, thb
irrigating channels already cdfiSfructsd along
its ......
j.fl iti course through level sands often raise
embarrassing questions of territorial jurisdic
tion. Prominent among the questions of the
year was the Blueflelds incident, in what is
known as the Mosquito Indian strip bordering
on the Atlantic Ocean and within the juris
diction of Nicaragua. By the treaty of I860 be
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua tho for
mer government expressly recognized the
sovereignty of the latter over the strip and a
limited form of self-government Wa8 guaran
teed to the Mosqfiito Indians to be exercised
ttccofdirig to thbir customs, for theiriselveS and
other dwellers within its limits.
The socalled native government, which grfew
to be largely made up of aliens for many yhafs
disputed the sovereignty of Nicaragua over
the stVip lin'd claimed the right tb maihtairi
therein a practically independent municipal
'government. Early in the oast year efforts of
Nicaragua to maintain sovereignty over the
Mcsquito territory led to serious disturbances
culminating in the suppression of ihS nativb
government and the attempted suBslitiition
bf an impracticrible : cbmposiie administration
iriwhibh Nicaragua and alien residents were
io participate. Failure was followed by ah
Insurrection which for a time subverted Ni-
fcaragUah riiliq, expelling her officers rind re
storing thfe 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 Blueflelds for the protection
of all legitimate interests of our cltizeus. In
September last the government at 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 Blueflelds
already mentioned, but by the earnest remon
strances of this government, the two Ameri
cans 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
and to the restoration of quiet and order;
I regret tkat in the midst of these Occur
rences there happened a most grave arid irri
tating failure of Nicaraguan justice. An
American citizen named Wilson residing at
Rama, in tho mosquito territory, was mur
dered by one Angillo, 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-
Jrohd Nicaraguan jurisdiction.
The Nicaraguan authorities haring given
notice of forfeiture of their concession to the
canal company on grounds purely technical and
not embraced in the contract, have receded
from that position.
Peru, I regret to say, shows symptoms of do
mestic disturbances due probably to the slow
ness of hor recuperation from the distresses of
the war of 1881. Weakened in resources, her
difficulties in facing international obligations
invite ollr 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
gently preferred by other powers. The recent
death of the Czar of Russia called forth appro
priate expressions of sorrow and sympathy on
the part of our government with his bereaved
family and the Russian people.
As a further demonstration of respect and
friendship our minister at St. Petersburg was
directed to represent our government at the
funeral ceremonies. The sealing interests of
Russia in Behring sea are second only to our
own. A modus divendi has therefore been con
cluded with the imperial government restric
tive of poaching on the Russian rookeries and
of sealing in waters which were not compre
hended in the protected arena defined in the
Paris award. Occasion has been found to
urge upon the Russian government equality of
treatment for our great life insurance compa
nies whose operations have been extended
throughout Europe.
Admitting as we do foreign operation to
transact business in the United States, we
naturally expected no less tolerance for our
own in the ample fields of competition abroad.
But few cases of interference with naturaliz
ed citizens returning to Russia have been re
ported during the current year. One Krze-
minski, was arrested last summer in a Polish
province on a reported charge of unpermitted
renunciatiation of Russian allegiance but it
transpired that the proceedings originated in
alleged maleasfance committed by Krzeminski
while an imperial official a number of years
ago. Efforts for his release, which promised
United States and Great Britain, have bfeten
announced to take effect March 1, 1895, and
invitatioris have been extended to all maritine
nations to. adhere tb them, Faroratilb. rb-
Slyorisbs hate thus far beeii received frpin Aus
tria, France, Portugal sjiain arid Swedeii.
In my last annual message I referred briefly
to tho 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
9.1894, 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
de niohstrates that the government which was
devisted by thb thrfce powers and forced upon
the Samoriris against their inveterate
hostility criri be nidihtainfed orily by thb edii-
tiriiied prescrice of foreign military fdrbb arid
at no Small sacrifice of life and treasure. The
suppression of the Matasfa insurrection by thb
powers, and the subsequerit banishment of the
leader and eleven other chiefs, as recited in
my last message; did ridt bring lasting peace td
the isiiirids. Foriliidabie uprisings cbritiriiibd
and finally a rebellion broke but in the capitol
isiaiid.
The king again appealed to the powers for
help and thb combined British and German
naval forces reduced the Atuans to apparent
subjection not however without considerable
loss to the natives. A few days later Yania^
sese and his adherent, fearing the ships arid
the marines, professed submission. Reports
received from our agents at Apia do not justi
fy the belief that the peace thus brought aboui
will be of long duration, It is their conviction
that the natives are at heart hostile to the
present government: that such of them as
profess loyalty to it do so from fear of the
powers and that it would speedily go to pieces
if the warships were withdrawn. In report
ing to his government on the unsatisfactory
situation since the suppression of the late re
volt, by foreign armed forces, the Gorman con
sul at Apia stated that peace will be lasting
is hardly to be presented. The lesson givon
by firing on Afcua was not sufficiently sharp
and 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 the Villages of
all the districts which were opposed to the
government have already withdrawn to AfcUa
to hold meetings and that both Atua and Aana
hate forbidden inhabitants df those districts
which fought on the side of the government to
return to their villages and have already partly
burned down the latter indicates a real con
ciliation of the parties is still far off.” And
in a note of the 18th Ula inclosing a copy df
that report for the information of this gov
ernment, the German ambassador said':
“The contents of the report awakenedrihfe im
perial governments apprehension that under
existing circumstances the peace concluded
with the rebels will afford no assurance of the
lasting restoration of tranquility in the is
lands.
The present government has utterly failed
to correct, if indeed it hris not aggravated, the
very eviLs it was intended to prevent. It has
not stimulated our commerce with the the is
lands. Our participation in its establishment
against thr wishes of the natives was in plain
deflanoe of the conservative teaohings and
warnings of the wise and patriotic men who
laid the foundations of our free institutions,
and I invite an expression of the judgment ot
congress in the propriety of steps being taken
by this government looking to the withdrawal
from its engagements with the other powers
on some reasonable terms not prejudical to
any oi our exciting rights.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
the receipts of the government from all sources
of revenue during the fiscal year ending June
30.1894, amounted to $872,802,493.29 and its ex
penditures to $442,604,758, leaving a deficit of
$09.R03.2-i0.58. There was a decrease of $15,952,-
874.68 in the ordinary expenses Of the govern
ment as compared with the fiscal year 1893.
There was collected from customs $431,818,580.62
and 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 $275,199,086, being $155,657,625 less
than during the preceding year and the im
portations free of duty amounted to $379,793,-
536, being $64, 748.675 less than during the pre
ceding year. The receips from customs were
$73,536,486.11 less and from internal revenue
$13,836,539.97 less than in 1893. The total tax
collected from distilled spirits was $85,259,150.25
on manufactured tobacco $28 617,898.62 and on
fermented liquors $31,414,788.01. Our exports
of merchandise domestic and foreign, amount
ed during the year to $892.140,572, being an in
crease over the preceding year of $44,485,378.
The report of the attorney general notes the
gratifying progress made by the supreme court
in overcoming the arrears of its business and
in reaching a condition in which it will be able
to dispose of cases as tbey arise without any
to be successful, were in progress when his 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-
of its military and civil officers, while hotly ? c3 5 io " 13 ma , de > « dar j ers e ° t “ ed * 0 “ fl
- - ’ J • highest consideration that an additional dis
trict judge for each circuit would greatly
strengthen these courts and the confidence re-
dcath was reported.
The government of Salvador being over
thrown by an abrupt popular outbreak, certain
pursued by infuriated insurgents, sought i
refuge on board of the United States warship i
Bennington, then lying in a Salvadorn port.
by this government, yet in view of the immi
nent peril which threatened the fugitives, and
solely from consideration of humanity, they
were afforded shelter by our naval commander
and then afterwards demanded under our
treaty of extraditon with Salvador for trial on
charges of murder, arson and robbery, I di
rected that such of them as had not voluntarily
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 the congress.
Other important “topics are adverted to in the
report, accompanied by recommendations,
many of which have been treated at large in
previous messages, and at this time therefore
thA y * ‘ need only be named. I refer to the abolition of
left tie ship De conveyed to one of our nearest the fee system ns a measure of compensa-
ports where a hearing could be had before a
judiciary officer in compliance with the terms
of the treaty. On their arrival at San Fran
cisco such a proceeding was promptly insti
tuted before the United district judge, who
held that the acts constituting the alleged
offenses were political and discharged all the
tion to federal officers. The enlargement of
the powers of the United States commissioners
at least in the territories, the allowance of
writs of error in criminal cases on behalf qf
the United States, and the establishment of
degrees in the crime of murder. A topic dealt
accuuod excent OienfiiA^o^ who waa teld for *>7 the attorney general of much impor-
®g9*3. who w&f tanso is th(* $a£diUon ol 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
ence, but meanwhile such ameliorations of
present conditions as the existing system
] Will adiflit of ought not to be neglected. I am
satisfied there should be tt federal court estab
lished for the territory with sufficient judges,
• slid that this court should sit within the fceffi*
: tb’r^riiid.lisvfe the sairie jurisdiction as to terri
torial affairs as is rjoW fe'ated Jit the fedefal
courts sitting in Arkansas arid Tex rig.
Free Through' tlie Mrills.
; The postoffice master general believes that fn
; the near future all legitimate newspapers and
periodical magazines might be properly trans
mitted through the mails to their subscribers
free of cost.
I invite your prompt consideration of this
subject, and fully indor§6 tbe views of the post
master general.
The total number of po^totfifcee ifl the United
States on the GOth of June 18'.'4 was 69,s6? tin $J-
crease of 401 over the preceeding year. Of
these 3428 were presidential, an increase in that
class of 68 over the preceding year.
Six hundred and ten cities and towns are
provided with free delivery- Ninety-three
other cities and towns entitled to this service
under the law have not been accorded in on ac
count of ineffiii nt funds. The expense of free
delivery for the current fiscal year will be more
thafi $12,3.0 003 and under existing legislation
this item of expenditures is subject to constant
increase. The e&tiriiated cost bf rural free de
livery, geiierally is go vfefy large thrit it bright
riot to be corisidered in thb present conditlori of
affairs.
During the year 83(j additional dpirie^tic
money order offices were established. Th6
totai number of these offices at the close o'f the
year was 13,264. Thera were 14 303 041 money
orders issued during the year, being an increase
over the preceding year of 904 306. The value
of these orders amounted to $138,793,579.40, an
increase of $11217,143 84. There were also is
sued during the year postal notes amounting to
$12,649,091.55. During the year 213 international
money order offices were added to these already
established, making a total of 2,625 such offices
1ft operation June 30th. 1894. The number of in
ternational money of ders issued during the
year wiis 917,82 >, a ddcfeilse in Humber of 138,-
lffi and their value wag 13,792.455,si, a decrease
in amount of $2,549,382.55. The number of orders
paid was 861 180, an increase over the preceding
year df (JO 262 and thdif vrilue was $6,568,493.78,
an increaso of *1,285,118.03.
From the ic eraing Statement it appears thftt
the total issue of money orders and postal notes
for the year mounted to $165,223,229-39.
Th§ number of letter's and packages mailed
during the ybar for sflbcitil delivery ^as 3.43G.-
970. The special delivery stamps riebd rijkffi
these letters and packages amounted to $843.-
797. The messengers fee$ paid for their de
livery amounted to $261,20).7d, leaving a bal
ance in favor of the government of $82,487.30.
The report shows most gratifying results in
the way of econemies worked out without af
fecting the efficiency of the postal service.
These consist in the abrogation of steamship
subsidy com acts, rc-letting of mail contracts,
riiid iii the cost and amount of supplies used in
the service rimouritilig tb $10,619,047.42.
'Phis repbrfc also contains a kiddle contri
bution to the history of the iJiiiversal Postal
union, ah arrangement which amounted prac^
tically tb the establishment of one postal sys
tem fdt tiife entire cifilized world. Special at
tention is directed to this subject at this time*
in tie^ df the fact that the riext edrigress of
the riiiion Will mfect in Washington ifi 1897 arid
it is hoped that timely action will bb takeri iri
the direction of perfecting prepafatiorid for
that eyent.
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 all postal
affairs, and in this suggestion I fully concur.
There are now connected with the postoffleo
establishment 32,661 employes who are in the
classified service. This includes many who
have been classified upon the suggestion of the
postmaster general. He states that another
yerif ; S exderierioe at tlie head of the department
sbrvfes oflly 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 titirthe riavy which Shows Very gratifying
progress iri the construction of ships for our
new ririVy. All the vessels now buildirig, iii—
cludiiig the three torpedo boats authorized at
tiie last session of congress excepting the first-
class battleship Iowa, Will probably bb com
pleted during the coming fiscal ybrif.
Thb estimates for the increase of the riavy
for tho year ending June 30, 1896, arfe larg:e, but
they include practically the entire srim rieces-
sary to complete and equip all the iiew ships
not nbw iri commission so that Unless ribw
ships afe 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 niuch earnest
ness a plea for the authorization of thfee ad
ditional battle ships and ten or twelve torpedo
boats' While the unarmored vessels heretofore
authorized, including those now nearing com
pletion, will constitute a fleet, which it is be
lieved is sufficient for ordinary cruising pur
poses in time of peace, we have now completed
and in process of construction but four first-
class battle ships and but four torpedo boats.
If we are to have a navy for warlike operations
offensive and defensive, we certainly ought to
increase both the number of battle* .ships and
torpedo boatS
I recommend that provision be made for the
construction of additional battleship and tor
pedo boats. The secretary recommended the
manufacture not only of a reserve supply of
Ordriahce and ordnance material for ships of
the tiavy btit also a supply for the auxiliary
field. Guns and their appurtenances should
he provided and kept on hand for both these
purposes. We have not today a single gun
that could be put upon the ships Paris or New
York of the international navigation com
pany dr afiy other ship of our reserved nary.
The izianufacturer of guns at the Washington
naVy yards is proceeding satisfactorily, and
none of our new ships Will be required to wait
for their guns Or ordnance equipments. An
important order has been issued bj the secre
tary oi the riary» cb-ordiiiating thfe duties of
the several btireaus concerned iii the con
struction of ships. This order it is believed
will secure t6 a greater extent thari has here
tofore been pdssible the harmonious action of
these several biireaus arid make thfe attain
ment of the best results more certain. Driririg
tho past fiscal year there has been an unusual
and pressing demand in many quarters bf the
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 de Janeiro. The
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 how in progress between China and
Japan has rdridered it necessary Oi* expedient
to dispatch eight vessels to those waters.
The report of the secretary of the 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 360.000.000 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
Indians on allotments of their holdings in
severalty. The land not allotted being inalien
able by the Indians for a period of twenty-five
years after patent.
There were certified and patented on account
of railroad and wagon grants during the year
865,556.45 acres of land, and at the close of the
year twenty-nine acres are embraced in the
lists of selections made by railroad men and
wagon road companies and awaited settlement.
The selections of swamp lands, and that taken
as indemnity therefrom since the passage of
the act providing for the same in 1849, amount
to or nearly or quite eighty million acres, of
which fifty-eight million have been patented
to states. About 138,009 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 the cur
rent year, on account of special service for the
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 the work. A larger sum of money than
has been appropriated during a number of
years past on this account has been returned to
the government as a result of the labors of
those employee} in the particular service men
tioned, and I hope it will not be crippled by an
insufficient appropriation. I fully endorse the
recommendatiop QS the secretary that adeauato
protection be provided for our forest reserves
and that a comprehenseve forestry system be
inaugurated.
At the close of the last fiscal year, on the
30th day of June,i894, there were 969,544 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 all wars,
758,978: widows and relatives of deceased sol
diers, 219,182; army fltirses in the war of the
rebellion 414. Of these pensioners 32,039 are
ffrirvifing soldiers of Ifldian and other wars
pfriott to tbe late civil writ and the widows or
relative oigtich sxfidiets The remainder, num
bering 937,505 arfe rbctii'FZ pensions on account
of the war of the bebelltbri arid of these 469,340
are on the rolls under the authority Ot the act
of June 27, 1890, sometimes called the depen
dent pension law.
The total amount expended for pensions dur
ing the year was $139,801,461, leaving an unex-
peiided balance from the sum appropriated of
*25.2(k,7 i£
Tie amoirtrf ritefessirt to asoet pension ex
penditures for tie.ye^f ifidifig Jttfle 3a, 1896, is
estimated at $140,000,000.
The commissioner of pensions is of trie &pin-=
ion that the year 1805, being the thirtieth atief
the close of the 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 pending in the bureau have de
creased more than 90,COO during the year. A
large proportion of the new claims filed are for
increase of pension by those now on the rolls.
The nriiriber of certificates issued was 80,213.
The ririmfis dropped from the rolls for all
caused during the year numbered 37,961.
Amdrig' orir pensioner^ are nifle widows and
three daughters df thfe revolution arid forty-
five survivers of the writ Ot 1812.
The bare-faced and fexterisife pension frauds
exposed under trie direction df thfe courageous
and generous veteran soldier now at the head
of the bureau leave no room for the claim that
no purgation of our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vigilance and prompt action are
not necesoary to the same, and the accusation
that an effort to detect pension frauds is evi
dence of unfriendliness towards our worthy vet
erans and a denial of their claims to the gener-
eslty of the government, suggests an unfortu
nate indifference to the commission of any of
fence Wnich bas for its motive the issuing of a
pension, arid indication of a willingness to be
blind to the existence of mean and treacherous
crimes which play upon demagoic fears and
mfike sport Of the patriotic impulse of a grate
ful people. The completion of the eleventh
census is now in charge of the commissioner of
labor. The total disbursements on account of
tile Work for trie fiscal year ending June 30tri
1894, amounted $19,365,076.81, at the close of the
yeaf thfe* number persons employed in the cen
sus Office wris 679, at pfesent there are about
400. The hole number of Volumes necessary
to comprehend the ilth census will be twenty-
five and they will contain 22,270 printed pages.
Trie assurance is confidently made that before
the close of the present ciltniar yeartii3
material still incomplete will be practically in
hand and the census can certainly bo closed by
the 4th of March, 1895. After that the revision
and proof reading necessary to bring* out the
volumes will still be required.
The text of the census volumes has been lim
ited as fftr as possible to the analysis of the
statistics presented. This method which is in
accordaflce With law has caused more or less
ffiction and in some instances individual disap
pointment for when the commissioner of alabor
todk chafge Of the work he found much matter
ori hand which riccOrdirig to this rule he was
ooiripolled to discard,
The tariff act pilssfed at the last session of
congress needs important amettcdmeflts if it ia
to be executed effectively ami with certainty.
In addition to such necessary amendments as
will not change rates of duty, I am still very
decidedly in favor of putting coal and iron on
the free 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 ifi our tariff laws it still lan
guishes to the extent of closed refineries and
thousands of discharged workmen, it would
seem to present a hopeless case for reasonable
legislative aid.
During the last month the gold reserved in
thfe treasury for the purpose Of redeeming the
riotes of the gOVerflmenfe circulating ae money
iri the iiarids of the people became so reduced
and its further deplet iofl in the near future
seemed sd cfeftdin that iri the exercise of prop
er care fdr the public Welfare it became nec-
cfessary to replenish thifi reserve and thus
mriiritairi popular faith iri the ability and de-
termination df the government to *»o
agreed, its pecuniary obligations. It Would
have been well if in this emergency authority
had existed, to issue the bonds of the gov
ernment bearing a low date of interest arid
maturing within a short period, but the con
gress havirig failed to confer such authority,
resort was necessarily had to the resumption
act of 1875, and pursuant to its provisions
bonds were issued drawing interest at the rate
of 5 per cent per annum and maturing ten
years after their issue, that being the short
est time authorized by the act. I arm glad to
say, however, that on the sale of these bonds
the premium received operated to reduce the
rate of interest to be paid by the government
to less than 3 per cent, Nothing could be
wor*e or further removed from sensible finance
that the relations existing between the cur
rency. The government has issued the gold
bonds for its redemption and the means which
must be resorted to for the purpose of re
plenishing such redemption fund when in
spired. Even if the claims upon this fund
were confined to the obligations originally in
tended and if the redemption of these obliga
tions meant their cancellation the fund would
be very small.
But these obligations when read and redeem
ed in gold are not canceled but are reissued
and may do duty several times bv way of draw
ing gold from the treasury thus we have an
endless chain of operaiion constantly deplet-
pleting the treasury's gold and never near a
final rest as if this was not bad enought we
have by a statuatory declaration that
it iS the pelicy of the government
To maintain the parity between gold and sll-
vef; aided the force arid momentum of this ex
hausting rirocess. and added largely to the cur
rency obligations claiming this peeuliar gold
fedemption Our small gold reserve is the sub
ject to drairi from every sidfe.
The demands that increase our danger also
increase the necessity of protecting this re
serve against depletion and it is most unsrtis-
factory to know that the protection afforded is
only a temporary palliation. It Is perfectly
and palpably plain that the only W6y under
present conditions by which this reserve when
dangerously depleted can be replenished is
through the issue and sale of the bonds of the
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 and power for the issue of
bonds at all. I cannot for a moment believe
that any of our citizens are deliberately will
ing that- their government should default in its
pecuniary obligations or that its financial op
erations should be reduced to a silver basis.
At any rate I should not feel that my duty was
done if I omitted any effort I could make to
avert such calamity. As long therefore as no
provisfon 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-five per cent, of their paid-up
and impaired capital, provided they deposit
with the 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 case 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 the limit of seventy-five per cent, of
capital to be 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
frn.Tr, say one-half of one per cent, upon the
average circulation of each bank until the
funds amounts to five per cent, of the total cir
culation outstanding.
Each national bank, except in case of a failed
bank shall redeem or retire its notes 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 the United States in cases where it is shown
to the satisfaction of the secretary of the treas
ury and comptroller of the currency by banks
claiming such exemption that they have not
had outstanding iheir circulating note, exceed-
eapital, that their stockholders are individually
liable for the redemption of their circulating
notes to the full extent of their ownership ot
stock; that trie liabilities of said banks 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 the United States rests
upon their representatives in congress and as
suring them that whether in accordance w 1th
recommendations I have made or not, I shall
be glad to co operate in perfecting any legisla
tion that tends to the prosperity and welfare of
our cenmtry.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND,
Dec. 3, 1894, Executive Mansion.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS,
A CONDENSATION OF OUR MOST
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES.
Short and Crisp Morsels of General
Interest to Our Readers.
Ex-Governor Leon Abbett, of New
Jersey, died at bis home in Jersey City
Tuesday afternoon. He had been sick
for the past ten days with diabetes.
The foot and mouth disease has
broken out among cattle at Falmouth
and Siitingbonrne, England, and the
boards of agriculture have been notifi
ed of its existence.
There is not the least doubt about
the epidemic at Bio de Janerio being
Asiatic cholera. The people are not
following the sanitary rules laid down
by the health authorities.
Eight lives have been lost and prop
erty amounting to$l,000,000 has been
destroyed by the forest fires in the
bottoms of the Tennessee. The fires
are still raging with destructive fury.
A fire originating in a gasoline ex
plosion at Omaha, Neb., early Tuesday
morning destroyed the exposition
building, the Fifteenth street theatre
and the First Baptist church,the dam
age aggregating about $90,000.
The Debs conspiracy case was called
in the United States court at Chicago
Wednesday morning, but was contin
ued until December IStb, owing to the
engagements of counsel for the defense
and a vacancy in the district attor
ney’s office.
The suit brought by Lawyer Theo
dore W. Siddall, of Philadelphia,
against Judge F. Amade Bregy, to re
cover $100,000 damages for alleged
improper rulings against him in the
common pleas court, has been dis
missed by Judge Dallas, in the United
States circuit court' for want of juris
diction.
A special from Bio de Janeiro says:
President Morae’s message to congress
was read in secret session, and shows
that suppressing the revolution cost
$300,000,000 in gold. It says that in
the present state it would be useless
for the government to try to float a
loan unless congress devises some
means to restore the country’s credit.
Five men were killed and a score of
people injured by an explosion of dy
namite in Hull, Quebec, Tuesday
morning. The accident occurred on
the Hull waterworks extension. Two
boxes, containing forty pounds of dy
namite each, did the damage. The
dynamite was used for blasting pur
poses, and was stored in a 12-foot
square frame cabin, erected in the
street.
An order was issned by the High
Court of Justice at London Wednesday
directing a compulsory winding up of
the affairs of Dalziel’s News Agency of
America, (Limited), and also of the
French Agencie llalzel. The claim of
the petitioner, at whose instance tbe
order was issued, was based upon a
judgment for $38,000 against the for
mer concern, and one for $15,000
against the latter.
Jere Matthews, of Lincoln, HI., de
feated candidate for county clerk, was
found in an unconscious condition,
resulting from morphine poisoning.
Physicians revived him, and, pressing
him for an explanation, he reluctantly
told them to look into one of his
pockets where they would find his last
official report. The report disclosed,
according to his figures, that he was
$1,924 short.
The striking flint glass workers, at
Pittsburg, Pa., associated with South-
side business men, propose to erect
or purchase table ware glass plants,
which will be operated against the
United States Glass Company. A
capital stock of from $200,000 to $250,-
000 is being subscribed, of which
amount $50,000 will be taken from
the treasury of the American Flint
Glass Workers’ Union. The factories
will be operated on the co-operasive
plan.
A fire at New York Tuesday caused
a loss of at least $250,000 to the occu
pants of a building at 547 Broadway.
The firms affected are: Steinder,
Davidson & Co., dealers in fans, oil
paintings and fancy goods, loss $100,-
000; E. Moch & Co., flowers and os
trich feathers, loss $75,000; L. Simon
& Co., feathers, loss $40,000, and the
Popnlar Neckwear Company (David J.
Solomon & Co.), loss $40,000. The
building was damaged to the extent of
$20,000.
A special cable dispatch to the New
York Herald, from Berlin, says: “The
Berlin Post and Hamburger corre
spondents both state that Count Von
Munstor, the German ambassador in
Paris, has threatened the French gov
ernment with a rupture of diplomatic
relations on account of the charges
made in the Paris papers that attaches
of the German embassy were carrying
on an organized campaign of espion
age in regard to the French military
and naval affairs.”
Owing to the closing down of the
mines operated by the Sunday Creek
Coal Company, at Buckingham, Perry
county, Ohio, three hundred miners
were thrown out of employment and
with their families are in such a desti
tute condition that a committee was
sent to Columbus to secure aid. Ow
ing to the fact that this is the second
time the mines have closed down with
in a comparatively recent period, and
also that the men were in the great
strike, they were ill prepared to bt
out of work now at the beginning of
the winter.
The safest road to virtue is repent
ance.
SOUTHERN FLASHES.
A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS,
And Presenting an Epitome of tha
South’s Progress and Prosperity
S. Siesel & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers at Macon, G»., filed moragages
Tuesday amounting to $5,000.
The Manchester spoke mills, at
Bichmond, Va., which have been shut
down for some months, have resumed
operations with a full force of hands.
The North Carolina conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church south
met at Durham, Wednesday, Bishop
Wilson presiding. The attendance is
larger than ever before.
A. J. Laird, who embezzled money
from his daughter, who was postmis
tress of LaGrange, Ga., pleaded guilty
of the charge against him and has
been sentenced to three years in the
national penitentiary and to pay a fine
of $500.
A Columbia, S. C., special says: A
move is on foot to unite the warring
political factions in South Carolina
and the first step was taken Wednes
day when an address to the democratic
voters of the state with that end in
view was given out.
If the Corhett-Fitzsimmons fight
comes off in Florida it will not prob
ably be in Jacksonville, as the city
council has given a third and final pas
sage to the resolution repealing the
ordinance granting permission for
glove contests to take place within the
city limits.
A number of Savannahians promi
nent in railroad circles will appear be
fore the railroad committee of the
house of representatives in opposition
to the Doolan railroad bill. It is ac
knowledged that this bill was intro
duced in opposition to the Central’s
plan of reorganization.
The steamer Lambert’s Point, the
first ship of the new line, the Norfolk
and North American Steamship Com
pany, to run direct from Lambert’s
Point to Liverpool, arrived at Norfolk,
Ya., Tuesday morning. During the
next twelve months twelve other ves
sels will be built for this company.
Near Payne’s mills, Ala., Chief
of Police Mills, of Bessemer, and a
posse of officers cornered Jim Morri
son, the noted Bibb county outlaw^
who recently dynamited his way out
of Pratt mines prison and murdered
Deputy Sheriff Dexter. Morrison was
heavily armed and a battle followed.
It is reported that Morrison was fa
tally wounded.
A Birmingham, Ala., special says:
Beuben F. Kolb, who, in his own
mind is governor, and who, on Tues
day issued his message to the general
assembly and the people of Alabama,
still asserts that he intends to carry
out the contents of his message. He
still asserts that he was elected gov
ernor and from all signs believes that
the people of the state will look to
him as chief executive.
A Bichmond, Va., special says: By
command ot the governor, Adjutant
General Anderson has issued orders
disbanding the infantry companies at
Pulaski, Pocahontas and Chatham,
troop G of Bichmond, troop F at
Manchester and battery D at Lynch
burg. It has also been ordered that
several other commands report for in
spection at the end of sixty days with
a view to disbandment unless they are
recruited in the meantime to a state of
efficiency.
The Chattanooga Times publishes
the official vote of every county in the
state of Tennessee, each certified to by
county officers. The total shows that
Evans is elected governor by a plurali
ty of 841, the vote standing like this:
Evans, republican, 105,167; Turney,
democrat, 104,326. Turney was elect
ed in 1892 by 26,326 plurality. The
delay in ascertaining this result has
been due to the refusal of the canvass
ing board to give out the figures, a
course of action which, being unpre
cedented, has brought forth from all
conservative papers in the state the
most adverse criticism.
City Councilman Convicted.
Numa Dudoussart, a member of the
New Orleans city council, charged
with bribery, was convicted Wednes
day with a recommendation to mercy.
The jury was out about sixty hours.
Dudoussart is the second alderman
who has come to trial. Eight addi
tional members are indicted and wait
ing trial.
On Account of Hold-Ups.
On account of the recent hold-upa
tbe Missouri Pacific will discontinue
the all night passenger trains on the
Kansas and Arkansas Valley divisions
after December 9th, running between
Conneyville, Kansas, and Van Buren,
Arkansas.
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