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THE MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.
Affairs of Government Reviewed
By President McKinley.
MOST SALIENT FEATURES
Tlio Cuban Queution and Portion
Relative to Currency Reform.
To the Ren ‘ ' ,to and House of ltepresoii- ‘
t,UlTe *'
It gives mo pleasure to extend greet
tag to the Fifty-fifth congress assein
bled in regular session at the seat of
goveriiim-nt, with many of wlio.e sen¬
ators anil representatives I have been
associated in tlie legislative ser¬
vice. Their meeting occurs under fe¬
licitous conditions, justifying sincere
congratulation and calling for our grate¬
ful acknowledgement to a beneficent
providence, which lias ho signally blessed
and prospered us ns a nation. Peace
and good will with all tlie nations of
the earth continue unbroken.
A matter of great satisfaction is tlio
growing feeling of fraternal regard nod
unification of all sections of our coun¬
try, tlie incompleteness of which has too
long delayed realization of the highest
Mossing of the Union. The spirit of
patriotism is universal and is ever in¬
creasing in fervor. The public questions
winch now most engross us ure lifted
far above either partisanship, prejudices
or former sectional differences. They
affect ev-ry part of our common country
alike aud permit of no division on anci¬
ent lines Question* of foreign policy,
of revenue, tho snuiidness of the cur¬
rency, the inviolability of national obli¬
gations, tiie improvement of Die public
service, appeal to tlie individual . on-
science of every earnest citizen t-> what¬
ever party lie belongs or in whatever
section of tbe country lie may reside.
The extra session of this congress
wiiioii closed during July. last, enacted
important legislation, and while its full
effect lias not yet been realized, what it
lias already accomplished assures us of
its timeliness uud wisdom. To test its
permanent value further time will bn
required ami tlie pecple, satisfied with
its operation and withhold results Dios far. fair are
lu no mind to from it a
trial.
Tariff legislation having been settle-1
by tbe extra session of congress, the
question next [noising for considera¬
tion is that of tho currency.
The work of putting our finances upon
a sound busis, difficult, as it may seem,
will appear easier when we recall the
financial operations of the government
stuco I860. On June III of that year we
hud outstanding demand liabilities in
the sum of $728,808,447 41. On Jan. 1,
1879, these liabilities hud been reduced
to $4481889,49b 88 . Of our interest hear¬
ing obligations, (the figures ar" even
nioro striking. tiie On July bearing 1 , 1800, tho
principal of interest dolit of
tho government was $2,882,881,208 On
July I, lKU.'i, tliis sum had been reduced
to $(185,087, l(K), or an aggregate reduo-
......... $1,747.204.108. The interest hear-
lug debt of tne United on Dec I, 1807.
was $847,805,020. The government
in on «y now nutahititiing (Doo. 1 ) con*
sists of I«40 «8 | 010 of Unite,I Mates
1 Of tl7iaw Tim
of nilvor <wtiflcut»H, uud
901.286,701 of standard silver dollars.
No I lino to 11 (til i tut <n.
With the great resonree* of the gov-
eminent and with honorable example
of the past before us, w« u.ht not to
hesitate to enter upon a currency re-
vision which wil make our demand ob-
ligations less relieve onerous to the govern- laws
luent and our flnuiii ial
from ambiguity mid doubt.
The brief review of what was n .-om-
[dished from the close of the war to
1808 makes unreasonable and gr-mml-
loss any distrust, cithor of our liniim-ml
nhllity or soundness; while tlie situ uioii
from 18it!l to 18P7 must mini....... ,mi-
gress of the limited late m-eessiiy ,.f ho
legislating in to make the return of tin,
Ounditiims tin'll prevailing impossible.
Th.-re are many plans it proposed as n
remedy for the real evil is not Mint
our currency of every kind is not good,
for every dollar of it is good good he-
cause the government's pledge is out to
keep Uzo, aud that pledge will not be
broken. However, tlie guaranty of i-ur
purpose to keep Die pledge will be best
shown by advancing toward its fulfill-
moot.
The evil of the present system is
found In the great cost to the govern.
man I of maintaining the parity of our
different forms of money, that is. keep-
lug all of them at par with gold. We
...rely cannot be longer heedless of Die
burden this imposes upon the pcoule,
•v*r under fairly prosperous conditions,
whtie the past four vears have demon-
strated that it is not only and expen-
sive charge upon the government, but
a dangerous menace to the national
credit,
It is manifest that wo must devise
some plan to protect the government
agatnst boud issues for repeated re-
demplloni We must either curtail
the opportunity for speculation, made
easy by the multiplied redemptions of
our dsmand obligations, or increase the
^KWss? 'enactment ln, f ,,, S . 1 '
government by solemn has
undertaken to keen at par with cold,
Nobody is obliged to redeem mgold but
the government. The banks arc not
required to redeem in gold. The gov
erumeut is obliged to keep equal with
gold all its outstanding currency and
coin outstanding, while its receipts me
not required to be [mid in gold They
are paid in every kind of uianov but
gold, aud the ouly means hy which Hi -
government by borrowing can with It oertaintv ",t get gold
1 * can get ». no
other way wheu it most needs it. The
government without anv fixed gold
reveuue is pledged to maintain gold re-
drmptiou. which it has steadily and
faithfully done, and which, under the
authority now given, it will continue
to do-
The law which requires the govern-
meat, after having redeemed it. United
States nous, to pay them out again as
current funds, demands a ooustaul re-
planish especially ment of the gold reserve This
U so in times of business
panic and when t e re venues are m-
suffideut to meet the ox pauses of the
government. At such times the gov
ernment has no other wav to supply Its
and ’
deficit maintain redemption but
Ts&fJZTs&ssr*,*'*
fhe »er cent iKinds were issued aud .old and
proceed, used to excess pay the expenses
of the government in of the rev-
euues and sustain the gold reserve.
While it is true that the great r [.art of
the proceeds of lliese bonds were used
to supply deficient revenues, aoon.nl-
erable [K»rnon was required to maintain
the gold reserve.
With oar revenues «nn&l to onr ax-
peneea, there would b© «o dflflcit r^quir*
lug the issuance of bond* But if the
gold reserve falls below $100,000, J0J
how will it be replenished except othe| b,
telling more bonds? Is there any
(Vay practicable nmlor existing law*
SSKKSSSS ............... gold. aim!I provide
or we
Other means to prevent those recurring
ssmssean: 'rz?,“:r'c.:;virs:.p
A* to UoM«<l Not***.
1 , earnestly recommend , as soon as the .
U m' Zn« P , , *Xt K n V .r imfi ^n^'o ' "" 0 / r'*",
o v It ,V,, |LVl when he
,V r ?'
( , not“Kk o . - ,
apau f and. mly pahl *
gold 111 . s an obvious duty ,
It the holder of the United States pre-
fers the gold and gets it from the gov-
eminent lie should not roceivo back
from the government a -Umied-Statea
thamoreTnn.re fie- i'i * 1 The re^ 10 'n'Tir^this"iVmVi'I,"ad when'\he
in t iiii»^leiit govern
mei.i iu oil....... l,en to
provid- gold for the redemption of
•n- debt. Surely it should not pay
the.,. nut ..gam except on demand and
lor gold. If tney are put out in any
otin-i way, tmiy return again to no oi-
thf-m ........ni'-i aiiolh-r*interest hearing debt to
. iioiiiiiter.-st be-mii" ^ debt ’
In i my view it is of fii the utmost iinpor-
tani'-i that the government should be
relieved from the burden of providing
all the gold required for exchanges and
• Xpert. This responsibility is alone borne
by the government without any of the
usual and necessary hanking powers to
help itself. The banks do not feel the
strum of the gold redemption. Tne
whole sliain rests upon the government
and the size of the gold reserve lu the
treasury has come to bo with, or with-
out reason, the signal of danger or of
security. lids ought to be stopped if
i Wi /i, r “ ,! m I'i »!
f ,L Sh. I
m iy f 1 no inimedlate immediate embarrassment umhari a snicut
giir ger still st | l | l | 1 cxistT lists, and an^r whl'be’ will be ever ever present presont,
rsir "zr&z M wr u
trlmmihty"'that'the’gownment should '
without Rorioan conaequeiicei the Wise
=-=s..... . ...........
' ;' f . “ „ * e I 1 Lm,«!m«„t r on
r a u To tlos nhm 1 ' .nv.te
join v-.iir i-areful uiiclul consideration c "■'delation
treusury “n hi's r,rnm^id ami.' th it’
natinmd hanks he allowed to issue notes
to ,, llo face r, value of in„ tlio i, bonds ,... 1 . wlm i, h
they have deposited for circulation, and
that the tax on circulating notes sa-
cured bv deposit of su-l, bonds here-
lined one-half of I per cent per annum.
1 Ills,I i,-ill loin ill rer-riiiiinen,lino th If
nutliority aiiiuoiity be oegivi given n for ior tlie tne establishment osiamisiimeiit
" /"s l Will"enable°| will enahl, Hi" , |m
'‘.V ” 1 '’,!ITJ'! ., ,^ "to'tlL»nV,iHio?rwnr* * 1 '
1 lu v ln 1 1 ,ol 1 | 11 <ts
—>«"" “tUrtee bo a!,d restru-Ved upwar-D! "L i'lu,
dB «.f •!«» If
the Nii^OHtions I liuvolierein mudeshnll
i have the approval of congress, then I
would recommend that national banks
be required to redeem their notes 111
gold.
"
CUBAN _ ,_ I N I E RFE R E NCE.
Mott!»i«y r..iii.ws in use Koot.
»f ill. ..............
Tim ni--.-,t important problem with
' which this government called
is now
u|--n to doal pertaining to its foreign
relations concerns its duty toward Spam
and n the Uutian liisuneetion. Prob-
iunis uud uomiition.s more or lo>« in com-
men with these now exirting liave oon-
fronted this government at various
times in Die past. The stoiy of Onb;
for many yeais lias been one of unrest; I
growing discontent; an effort toward a
larger enjoy nieiit of liberty and self con-
trol; of organized resistance to the
luotlior country; of depression after dis
tress ami warfare und of iiielTeotnal sot-
Dement to this by renewed revolt. For
uo enduriug period nuoe the eufrzu-
Cliisemont of the continental possessions
of Spain in the western continent has
the condition of Cuba or the policy of
Spain toward Cuba not caused concern
to th* United Slates. .
The prospect from time to time that
the weakness of Spain's hold on the
island and the political vicissitudes and
embarrassments of the home govern
ment might lead to the transfer of Cuba
to u conuiiental power called forth be
tween 1S28 and 1800 various emphatic United
declarations of the policy of the
States to permit uo disturbance of Uu-
bit's counsel ion with Soain uiileig in
tlie direction of independence or acqui
sition bv us through purchase; this'declared nor lias
Dime been any change of
policy since upon tne part of the govern-
ment.
The present insurrection broke out in
February, !8U5 lt is not my purpose
at tins time to recall its remarkable in-
crease or to characterize its tenacious
[TTVS'XSK subdue'it T ,m carried'de. ;-r f ° ,V h
and the effortss to
strnctiou to every ouarter of the islaud
developing wide proportions and defy-
ing the efforts of Spam for its suppres
turn. The c.vms -d c-uie was regained
no h>s so by the Rpauiards than by the
Cubans.
The existing conditions cannot but
fill th e government aud the American
people wilh the grave.t apprehension,
There is no desire on the part of oui
oe. -ole to profit bribe misfortunes ol
R P a,„. \Ve have only the desire to see
the Oubaus prosperous and contented,
eujovmg that measure of self control
which is the inalienable right of man,
protected ia their right to reap the ben-
efli of the exhaustless treasures of then
country
Tlie cruel policy of concentration wai
initiate i controlled'bv Feb Ifi.'1890. The produotm
districts the Snamsh ar
urn s were depopulated. The agricnlt- and
oral inhabitants were herded in
about the garri.cn towns, tneir lands
laid waste and their dwelling, de-
siroved This policr of the late cabinet
of ripaiu was justified as a uooessary of
measure of war and as a means cut-
tmg off supplies from the insurgents
It has utterly faded as a war measure
“ **•
war. 1 have felt constrained on re
[- ated occasions to cuter me firm and
earnest protest of Dus government
There was much of public condemn.! alleged
Don of American citiseu* by
arrests and long imprisonment, proceed- await
mg trial or pending judicial
mgs. 1 fed it my first duty to make
msmnt demands for the release ot
tpoeuy trial of aui Auiericau ciueohs
under sire#!, Before tbe cnau«e the
Spin* cabmel m O totw lest M pris
oners citizens of the United States had
been given men freedom.
Mr. w*»iir.»rd'. in.tm 0 u..n».
JS.TSwr.-Jts
ward the ending of ti.o war in Cub» by
reaching a peuwfal ami lasting result.
“ ,,U
o ^iKxssrss
ii(Tected by the war in Oaba nudthat .»
d*?mre« for peace ^e nr» just. It declares
thnt ch0 pru U( »pa.n considSratioi, N i. K o^«rumeut >•
bouud by every to a
change of policy that should satisfy the
United Slates and paoify Cuba within
» reasonanlo time. To this end Sp un
lias decided to put into effect the podti
cal prudent reform, premier heretofore without adveoauffi iiaitmi; uy the foi
/ consideration in the path which, ...
lf ju J , w , la The
lta) y 0 ,, 0ratlull , lt wlli coll .
,i„ UOi bul wlli be humane ami com
duct8li B ]i regard for private
rl k'bts, being accompanied by political
action leading to the autonomy of Cuba,
wl,d '’ guarding Spanish sovereignty,
it is claimed, will result in invest-
|i V e and by a locml councilor chamber
r(m( , lvl , 1( , S|mI „ co ,„ riji o( t he
f()reiKU re | utlollg( tin. army and iiavv
nli( | t | 1B judioiul atlmmintruttou.
coiupllsh this tlie [.resent government
proposes to modify existing legisiatiou
by y decree, leaving B tlie Spanish J oortes, ’
. t , a|(1 f 0 bau aU( . a
utleg (f) gl)lvo t)l0 ecouomio problem
. Iir0 nerlv J distribute tlio existing K
dHbf
the absonce of a declaration of the
m „ asure s that the government nroDoses
^„,“ t ., tu ke oVces in carrvnr- out its proffer ‘Spam of
.t .ugges s t hat option, be
j , j ltio „| rufur ^ wllj j e .
United States for its part shull enforce
obligation, > J and cut off the
MilUance whic 1 it jg ai , erted tll9 ilJBUr .
„ 8Ilts reC eiva from this country. The
suppotUionof an indefinite prolongation
of tlie war is denied It is asserted that
th ” wf ‘ steri ‘ provinces are already well
^ reclaimed: that the planting of
tobacco therein lias been resumed and
t [ lnt |, y force of urrns aud new and mix-
' Uiscusshln of the question of interna
; sarcsssxsasssjs. jn 011 o t j 11,1
sst s- trsursvxa
,uada ttt tha cost of millions and by the
maployment of the administrative ma-
ohinery of tlio nation at command to
perform its full duty under the law of
That it has successfully pre-
yeuted ‘ho departure of a single m.ii-
tary expedition or armed vessel from
shores " ' lu violation V “ of ourlawswould wouiu
«««"» to , be a sufficient ,,, end.
lhroughout allthe.o .errors and dan-
f Br * 10 onr ,,w " »h‘* Bovernment
has never in . any way abrogated its sov-
BrB1 * ?l1 prerogative of reserving to itself
. determination of its ooliov n-,,!
"«»urse according to its own high sense
(){ rl( . bt Illl( j lu consonance with the
dearest interests and convictions of our
^wa |,.opl. .honlil the prolongation of
the strife so doiuaml
™ •>>" ""tried measures there remain
""ly recognition of the insurgents as
i>eiil^eieut», recognition of the Hide*
Prudence of Ouhn; neutral intervention
1 ....... the war by imposing a rational
compromise between the contestants.
and intervention in favor of one or the
other party. I speak not of forcible an-
nexation, for that oanuot be thought of.
i’hat by our code of morality would bo
criminal aggression.
o Pl .....a t.. u.eoxnltlo...
, IIt,? ' v,a si.,> ™nni„i,i „ or t u , » ‘ tU , '
, .! y ' , tliere^ore nadmD.it,u" ,s 1 j
b , , ‘,L ,
!° !*\ f I ! 11 ! ( t'. 11 rT ^ 10 ' 1
”
' V *, 1 1 ,i ,l
upon Humanitarian , , .
intervention
8 ’tounds has heeii frequently suggested
“ tts 1,1 Ial "'" 10 receive my most
a " Jtlt> " s , earnest. oonsideialimi. Hut
s, “’ uul “ u< : 1 “ 11 “uw taken when
" 1,1 upinuent tna , a nope-ul change has
'"peiienei in - puny o Spain to-
,aaB " ara " otnoe in ,i tue „government mother country. has It
P‘ ea k*d *" »uv*uoe to tue aeoiarztlon
U| at ail tne enure in the world cannot
'' ulnoB maintain peaco lu UUD* by the
'ayone , t mt vague piomises ot reform
a[t, *f snbjugatiou afford no solution of
the insular prob.em, that with a substi-
, “ ,w “ u oommamiers must cornea
bU '"* e ° f * Uo past system of warfare
,0 ‘ !“ * mrm ‘;' ,y P °“? y
w*»wh gliaU not longer atm to driva tha
( ~.ubu>“ to the horrible alternative of
taking to the thicket or succumbing.in
" ,llit ' r - v - that tiie reforms must be in-
'" ,u; " d “/ ao "" rda u<). with the needs
; 1 " 11 1 'iciimstauoes of the tims and that
‘“ese letoims, wnus uesiguea to give
'autonomy to me colony aud to ore-
a,B a virtual entity aud self controlled
administration, shall yet conserve and
affirm the sovereignty of Spain burdens by a just
distribution of powers and upon
a basis of mutual interest untainted by
methods of selfish expediency.
It is honestly due to Spain and to oni
friendly relations with Spain that she
“ he?*;;".* ^rmTand ° :i‘Zvc
,hB inserted eflimtey of the new order of
things to which she stands irrevocably
She has recalled the com
"hinder whose brutal orders
the American mind aud shocked the
ctvfltzed world. She has modified the
horrible order of concentration and un-
'iertasen to core for the helpless ami
permit those who desire to resume the
cultivation of their fields to do so, and
assures (hem of Die protection of the
8 -painsh government m their lawful oo
oupations. She has just released the
"Competitor” prisoners, heretofore sen-
tenoed to death, aud who have been the
of repeated diplomatic oorr-s-
poudeuce during both this and the pro
ceding administration.
Not a single American citizen is now
under arrest or in confinement in Cub-
of whom ‘ 1 '"' government has any
knowledge Ihe near future will deni-
oustrate whether tbe indispensable con-
ll ‘ ,iou of “ righteous peace, just alike
to the Oubaus and to Spam as well as
equitable to all our interests so mu
mately involved in the welfare of Cuba.
is likely to be attained. If not. the ex
itrcuoy of further and other action by
“> B Uuit£ States will remain to be
taken. When that tune comes thar ae-
4sra&r Tiss
lu lha light of the .obligation this gov-
«••«*»» owes o itse.f, to the P eop e
vriio^ave confi.Ui toit the pro eetuii
of tne.r interests and honor aud to hu-
mainly.
- ure ot toe rignix<H>pi»K free from
»^ V“ BU,B ;» 1 "" T
ar 7 “ ! ’ ' ‘
' , \?'. „ € ,i« -'i'
;‘ u rumeiu " .u voutitiu^ au , a
fu$ ourfl orer the nifhts ami property of
A«u#ru*,» cit.wns ami wiil abate none
°* »*• efforts t-i bring aooa by • -ac-.m
agen.-.es a peace which shall be honor-
able auo enduring. If it shad
after appear to 1* a duty imposed by
S-SSm—SS
tl *° ■»l*!*ort uud approval of the
:,vli,i5ad wor “ 1 -
THE HAWaW-QUEST.ON.
H.gned Mint day by tire plenipotentiaries
of the United States and of (he republic
of Hawaii, having for Hawaiian its purpose the
incorporation of the islands
as an integral part of the United States
and under its sovereignty The senate
having removed the injunction of
orecy although the treaty is still psnd-
11 properly ^-r^ run rrou io to In in t'KLi'Z tin.s
■* mush tin. necessary actio., of the oon-
gre s is required to determine by legis-
latiou many details of the eventual
union, should the fact of annexation ba
accoinplisheii, as I bolive it Biioold be
vVinle coums ontly disavowing from a
very early period any aggressive policy
of absorption m regard to- the Hawaiian
, “ 1 .^''*“' 1 "I deoiarutions
United States in the independent life of
me islands and their intimate coramer-
cial dependence upon this country. At
tllB 8lime tim ® u has been repeatedly
asserted that in no event could the eu-
my of Hawaii statehood ceaso by the
passage of tne islands under the domi-
nation or influence or power than the
United States. Under these circuin-
stances the logic of events required that
annexation, therefore offered but do-
dined, should in the ripeness of time
come about as the natural resuit of tlie
strengthening ties that bind us to thosj
isla;lds “'•>» »e realissd by tne free will
of the Hawa.mu state.
That treaty was unanimously ratified
without amendment by the senate and
president of the republic of Hawaii ou
Sept. 10. last, and only awaits the fa-
vorahle action of the American senate
t0 1,1,1 complete absorption of the
islan-is lnt-. the uomain of the United
States. What the conditions of snob a
union shall be. the political relation
thereof to the United States, the ohar-
actor of tlie local administration, the
of the federal laws to the territory or
| . if , h f th . i
^rr. , wtwi.*s
r “P t assimilation of elements perhaps
hardly yet fit to share in the highest
franchises of citizenship and having
due regard to tlie geographical coudi-
‘ion*, the most just provisions for self
™ political • ‘^'^tle^and uoerties aim m an ixknft integral pait
L,f " ur n#‘»ou will bo accorded to (lie
w,. _ , inn i>ln
w f ter er lu-ar v t v- vears <,f ^ ,i ‘ 4a " m, ,a n ;
3tratB “ u
'V se “ governing stateliooa, tat el ooi come come of of
their free will to merge their destinies
;n our body politic.
T he questions which have arisen be-
tween Japan and Hawaii by reason of
the treatment of Japanese laborers omi-
gating to the islands under the Ha-
waiiau-Jiipauese convention of 1888 are
1,1 a “‘U^ctory stage of settlement by
" B 8 "tiatum.
, n uM pc\/cw c t l-l DincNor Ut IVl IU
rtiUL-UVV r t V b n
N.ceeitr of Amending L.w. to M,Ue N;»-
tioiml officer* I’am mount.
The recent prevalence o yellow fever
in a number of cities and towns through-
out the south lias resulted in much di¬
turbauce of commerce and demonstrated
necessity of such amendments to
our quar.intino laws as will make the
regulations of the national quarantine
» util °rities paraiiiouut. The secretary
of tlie treasury, in the portion of his re-
port relating to the operation of the
marine hospital service, calis attention
to the defects in tlie present quarantine
laws and recommends amendments
thereto wnich will give the treasury de-
partureut tlie requisite authority to pre-
vent the invasion of epidetuio diseases
from foreign countries aud in times of
emergency like that of the past sum
nier, will add to tna < T\ cio ncy of tl
unitary measures for tlie protection of
tlie people and at the same time prevont ]
nnneoezzary roztriotiou of commeroe.
ooiieur in his recommendation.
In further effort to prevent tha inva-
sl , m 0 { t bn United States by yellow
fever, the importance of the discovery
of the exact causa of the disease, which,
uptotheprese.it time, has been unde-
termined. is obvious, and to this end a
".vstematio bacteriological investigation
should he made. I therefore recommend
„ iat congress authorize the appoint-
m ent of a commission bv the president,
to consist of four expert bacteriologists,
one to be selected from the medical otll-
cors of the marine hospital service, one
to bo appointed from oivil life, one to bo
detailed from the medical offi-ess of the
army aud one from the medical officers
j of the navy.
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SPECIAL MONEY ENVOYS,
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i-re.i.leut sun Hopeful of Seo n rin e an
international Agreement.
Under the provisions of the act ol
a PP- yB d March 3. 1897, fo,
tllB promotion of an international agree-
ment respecting bimetallism, I ap-
pointed, on April 14. 1897, U.-u. Edward
O- Wolcott of Colorado, HJil Aoiai E.
Stevenson or Illinois, and Mon. Uharles
lame ot Massachusetts, as special
envoys to represent the United Mates.
lhey nave been diligent in their efforts
o secure the concurrence and co-opera-
Don of European countries in the inter-
uational settlement of the qnestioii. but
up to this time have not beou ablate
jecure an agreement contemplated by
their mission.
I he gratifying action of our great sis-
ier republic of trance in joining this
country lu the attempt to bring about
an agreement among the principal com-
meroial nations of Europe whereby a
fixed and relative value between gold
and silver shall be secured, furnishes
assurauce that we are not alone among
the larger nations of the wor.d in real-
ming the international character of the
problem and lu the desire of reaching
some wise and practical so.ntiou of H.
Our special envoys have not made their
final report, as further negotiations
letweeu the representatives of this gov¬
ernment and the governments of
,, ‘ ll m c on \ em ;
. . t
maintaining the stability^of the parity
be ween the metais end Kindred ques
Dons may vet be so.ved by fur.her ue-
gotiatuns.
T l>o N»vy.
Under the head of the navv, the pres¬
Went points to the necessity for speeds
legislation to procure the armor for the
three battleships uow buUdmg
W oald be otherwise asrteas. He speak*
j « terms ~ of praise Z* of the ih^«hue quaiatv of our
f wnich hM uow
arr T ej wiieu the mcrease io ^
• V
take the form of increased facilities
» "' ‘ u / ‘"? d ‘*’ k ‘“ ‘‘,*“ l f '
.honui also be ample r , provision r _ for mu-
:u S£
b " ats al “" “«»«"*•
>ie or the k» U (m r*c.tio.
Speaking of the pending ft sale of tha* the
Kansas Paciflc raUroad. Is said
,f U o better bid is received than the up-
set price lixed by the court, the govern-
mem would receive only $2 500,000 ou
its claim of nearly $18,000,000. lie be-
'■«- “■« ,‘ bB ^vemment has the an-
tliorify to bid on tho road und bus di*
rect Ji„ e,l the secretary J,){Z of he treasury to
lka tha bidder reqmred to
qualify Aie as a ami to bin at the
a sum at least equal tile to the priuoi-
pal of tne uebt to government. He
suggests, iiowuvor. that in a matter so
important as the government becoming
n possible owner of tiie railroad, con-
gress should enact some legislation to
m.t priceless permit the u.amertv to be soH at a
than one half the principal of
us debt and less than one-fifth of its en-
tire debt, principal aud interest.
< i»n service.
^ l0 piesnient . devotes , considerable
space to the civil ss.vice, the practical
improvement of whioii. he says, lias
king been a subject of earnest discus-
sion, aud which lias of late years re-
ceived increased legislative and execu-
live approval. During the past few
months the service has been placed upon
a slid firmer basis of business methods
and personal merit. While the right of
deserving veteran soldiers to reinstate-
meat has been asserted, dismissals for
merely political reasons have been care-
fully guarded against; the examinations
improved and made practical. Ad-
vance has been made by giving a hear-
mg before dismissal upon all cases
wherein incompetency is charged or de-
maud made for the removal of officials.
Ilns lasthasbeendoiiewithontimpair-
.ug the power of removal.
The Indian Trouble*.
The message deals at some length
with Die unsatisfactory condition of
affairs in tiie Indian Territory. The
large white element is said to be with-
out protection aud without schools or
other rights of citizens; leading Indians
have absorbed great tracts of lauds and
created an aristocracy, and the friends
of the Indians believe that the best in-
erence is made to tlie failure so far of
Ihe Dawns commission to secure the
sonsent of tlie tribes to an extinguish¬
ment of tlie tribal titles and a division
of Die lands It is said tliat should tho
tribes still fail to ratify the agreement
tlien , some legislation , . , should , be had by
jougress.
Krclpr-.oity Arrm.gem.mU.
Mr. Kasson of Iowa is said to ba now
conducting negotiations w-th several
governments for reciprocity arrange¬
ments under tho tariff act, and it is be¬
lievoil that by a careftil exercise of the
powers conferred by Die act. some
grievances of our own and other coun¬
tries in our mutual trade relations may
ba removed or alleviated aud the volume
of our commercial exchanges enlarged.
<’««*» of M inI.iCor Marry.
Referenda is made to the failure of
Mr. Merry to be received as minister to
Nicaragua on account of the obligation
of that country to the mot of the
Greater Republic of Central America,
As there is no legal authority at pres-
Put to accredit him to the diet, llr.
Bakor, tho present minister at Ma-
lingua, has been directed to present his
letters of recall. W. Godfrey
is said to bo likewise accredited to Hon-
iiuras, a menifbor of the Greater Re-
public, and iiis case is awaiting action.
AfT.tlrs in I’driiwiiy Alaska.
Attention is called to the need of
prompt legislation as to Alaska and as
to tlio extension of civil courts within
that territory. There is need for sur-
voys and for tlie establishment of au-
other laud office at some point, in the
Yukon valley, for which an nppropria-
tion is asked. Military force is also
necessary and the establishment of some
sort of flexible government. If the
startling Veporte us the to tlie probable be fully
shortage of food for miners
verified, every effort should be mado at
any cost to carry them relief,
Tlie Seal Conferonce.
References imuia to the recent con-
ferouces at Washingtonion the subject
of the protection of seal life, the result
of winch place beyomi controversy, it is
* a ' d - *>« duty of the governments delay con-
cerned to adopt measures without
for the preservation of the herds. Ne-
pot.at.ons to this end are now in pro¬
lot ernut joniil .1 r bit rut ion.
International arbitration is declared
by the president to represent the best
sentiment of the civilized world and
tro dies embodying these humane prin-
ciples on broad lines without in any
way imperiling our interests or honor
will have his constant encouragement,
ir S ri» Exposition,
A liberal tK armronriation P U?Ued ^atez is besnoken n,!!y in
order that mike
a laris “^‘xhlb islnl-moii.m hfo!i b l!u"-which which "the the 0 ueoule people
have shown an unprecedented interest,
ti.« Mosr.suv.
The Nicaraguan canal is spoken of as
0 f j urB0 importance to owx- country and
tUe promise j* made of further reference
to , h e subj-ct when the report of the
B 0 mm j S 8 i 0Il uow at work is sent to con-
Our -Merchant Marine.
The president earnestly urges the im¬
provement of onr merchaut marine, the
Inferiority of which, he says, is humil¬
iating to the national prldo.
Keep Down Appropriation!.
In conclusion, the president admon¬
ishes congress not to encourage iucrease
of the estimates for tho maintenance of
tho government. They would aumit ot
decrease iu many branches, and lt is a
commanding duty to keep the appropri-
ations within the receipts of the gov¬
ernment aud thus avoid a deficit.
Reports indicate a poor peanut crop
this year. it was hurt first by the dry
weather, and then by the wet weather.
The rain found a part of the crop on
the ground, dug, but not sacked, and,
as there hasn't been sunshine enough
to dry the peas, the result is that both
the vines and the nuts are damaged
from mildew. And even where the
peas had been stacked there is some
damage from the rain being carried by
the high wind into the interior of the
stack.
Benin City, on the west coast ol
Africa, which only a few months ago
Ware thp RritUh captured it wai
knnwn ^ thp the City Citv nf of Blood Blood is is novr no^
,aw * al)idin f r and cixilized. It h «
i a BMsb resular residency posud service ' a couac and ? golf ° , cbie links, J a
»
Malaria In Central Asia.
-•SSSSSIZK
»,yraK=J5s l0 * n : bho inliabltanU of " hiLh ar
said to be dying like flies. It seems a
ever ' has b f"
four , years, and m hile causing Y
mortallt y estimated at several thou-
«ands leaves the survivors heavily
physically exhausted, broken In health
and incapacitated for work. It is al-
most impossible to rope with the di-
sense. At Merv, for example, the most
stri ng C nt and radical measures have
been i ta . , * en , ° StamP , ° U ‘ , ... be ® a ady -
b,,t wlthout s,,cceBS ’ and 11 has been
found necessary to transfer the Rus-
slan garrison o< that town to Krasno-
vodsk, in order to preserve it from
complete destruction.
-
Resisting Temptation.
The young man, as he passes
I!n e of tempters ranged on either side
of bim: and the inevitable effect of
yielding, is degradation in a greater
or less degree. Contact with them
tends to draw away from him some
portion of the divine element with
whicli w 1C “ his b ' B nature r ? ‘f is charged' a and f his
only , mode of , resisting „ them . is to utter or
uni * ac t ou *- kis No manfully and
resolutely. He must decide at once;
not waiting to deliberate and balance
reasons; for youth, like "the woman
who deliberates,” is lost. Temptation
will come to the young man's
strength; and o e yielded to, tho
power to resist grows weaker and
weaker, lield once, and a portion ... of
virtue has gone. Resist manfully, and
the first decision will give strength for
life; repeated, it will become a habit.
It is good habits which insinuate them-
selves Into the thousand inconsiderable
acts of life, that really constitute by
far the greater part of man’s moral
conduct.—Ram's Horn.
Five Important Facts.
An inch of rainfall is equal to 14,-
0011,000 „„„ „„„ gallons ,, per square mile,
The average weight of an American
man is 1414 ponnds; of an American
woman, 124J pounds, down 10,-
The falls of Niagara carry
| ooO.OOO cubic feet of water per min-
i ■■>«. «i“>'»*«*
power. be beaten 1,200 times
Gold can
thinner than printing paper, One
ounce will cover 146 square feet.
The big trees (redwoc d) of Calave-
ras grove, California, are 92 in num-
| b ten being over 30 feet in diame-
1 ’ ° 150
j ter. They range in height from
| tQ 337 {(jet and j n og0 f rom 1,000 to
3,500 years,
Shakespeare to Hate.
‘‘Everybody went crazy over our
| Thanksgiving presentation of ‘As You
Like It. > J>
: ‘‘What made it so popular?”
i ‘‘We worked Orlando into a football
K anle lnstea, l of tho usuaI , tiresome .
1 wrestling match.”
If It Only Helped a l.ittle
It woabl be worth SO cents. One hour’s free
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! Eve did not do so bad a thing in bringing
J sin into other the people’s world. transgressions Were it not tor we should
upon pprecmto rir
pro *
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j a
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It is a mistake to say that a man : is known
hy the company he keeps. The company
| refuses to keep apparently knows him
intimately. ________
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Trees t Vines become
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containing at
io% actual
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friend.
b ”«*
a
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flammation
andco«Bes lcon{res . ^ «
t.on of the 1
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charge all \\
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lying -
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; I
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and know it will cure Liver
*4 Disease, Nervousness,
Bowel and Stomach
Troubles* I like it bet*
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|y. *tor ter “Zellln's” than medicine.
Parenthood. wife
Children bind husband and mow
Closclv than the wedding ceremony itself.
One-half of married misery is due to the
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prevents those close relations between hns-
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condition of health, of which is out of
so that she can give to her and offspring spirits. Dr.
her nbundanco of lifa will do this;
Simmons Squaw Tine Wine
it will purify her blood, tone np her nervous
system and give her courage and assur¬ el
ance or safety to go through the ordeal
childbirth.
Ashland,Ala., writes: HaVO
used Dr. BI. A. Simmon*
jj Liver Medicine 10 years
jBBJjfl L for Summer Colds, Complaint Diarrhoea, with
‘
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satisfaction than "Thed-
ford’s Black Draught,” or
75V “St. Joseph’s Regulator,”
jMr^WwSP or anything wo can get.
Dimness of Vision,
In cases of weak and should, imperfect possible, vl9IOO, be
the causes of disease if
correctly ascertained, so that and they guarded may bo
os far as possible obviated
against. Where the trouble is functional
and arises from some constitutional torpid liver de¬
rangement or debility, »nch ns morbid
or inactive kidneys, producing constitutional a
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Medicine will produce thehappiest nursing,
When caused by prolonged abuse of stimu¬ exces¬
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lants, the excessive use eyes mnch on sleep
brighter too minnte objects, which too produce de¬
or other circumstances blood tho bead, Dr.
termination of to
fiimm unj Squaw Vine Wine quicklyc urea.
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