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THE STATE OF DADE NEWS.
VOJ.. X.
ANNUAL MESSAGE
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The President Make Reconinujdaticfls
to Congress. f
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THE CHINESE TROUBLE EYIEWED,
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Advises That the War Taxes be
Reduced— ror Increase n Army-
Other flatters.
Following Is a synopsis f the Pres
ident's annual message t Congress,
which was read in hot. houses on
Monday afternoon: jj
The message begins b f ’escrining
the present prosper, cy or the country
and contrasting its impjtance and
size with what it was a ithe time of
taking of the first cenafe in 1899.
Then it numbered but five million
people and composed lit nine hun
dred square miles.
THE CHINESE TIfUBLE.
The President devotulconsiderable
space to the history of the Chinese
troubles and pays a sjlendid tribute
to the heroism of Amcjcan soldiers,
sailors and marines w o rescued the
band in the legation.
‘'ln all the stirriig chapter,” he
says, “which records tie heroism of
the devoted band, clindiig to hope in
the face of despair, am jfhe # undaunted
spirit chat led their me vers through
battle and suffering tc it is
a memory of which ny <®bntry may
be justly proud that tie honor of our
flag was maintained alke in the siege
and the rescue, and that stout Ameri
|can hearts have agaii set high, in
[fervent emulation wth true, men of
other races and languages, the Ln
dominatable courage '.fiat ever strives
for the cause of righiand justice.”
THE MATTER OF KDEMNITY.
The President looks Apon the matter
of indemnity for oun citizens who
have suffered by the t*oxer outrages
as a matter of grave foncern.
Compensation in pert will come, he
thinks, in benefits lerived from the
opening of China to the equal com
merce of the world. He expresses the
hope that the powers will not attempt
to force demands from China the Im
perial government vail be unaole to
meet.
Our success at the Paris Exposition
is a matter for gratification says the
President.
OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Wo captured more prizes there than
any other competing nation.
He believes that the new imperial
meat inspection law in Germany will
le enforced without the features of
discrimination that prevails under the
other law and congratulates the coun
try upon the good will prevailing be
tween our government and all the
powers.
The President hopes that the Alas
kan boundary dispute will soon be set
tled by definitely determining the one
hundred and forty-first meridian by
means of telegraphic observation.
DENOUNCES LYNCHING.
Lynching he denounces in strong
terms, repeating his former declaration
that it is a reproach to our civilization
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Regarding the Nicaraguan Canal, he
commends the “early attention of the
Senate to the convention with Great
Britain to facULLte the construction of
such a canal 3. sti to renfcfte any objec
tion which might arise out of the con
vention commonly called “Clayton-
Bulwer treaty.”
FAITH IN ABDUL.
He believes that the Sultan of Tur
key will pay the money he owes us.
“H'c? Majesty’s disposition in
tlPis*regard,” says the President, “has
been eveidenced by the issuance of an
trade for the’ rebuliding of the Amer
ican college r.t Harpoot.J
SCORES THE SENATE.
He scores ffte Senate rather severely
for its failure to act upon the commer
cial convention submitted to that body
during the last session and says that
much disappointment among the inter
ests affected has been caused thereby.
NATIONAL REVENUES.
The surplus revenues for the last fis
cal year were $79,527,060.18, he says.
The six preceding years showed only
deficits, the aggregate of which
amounted to than two hundred
million dollars. '■
FOREIGN TRADE.
Our foreign trade shows a remarka
ble record of industrial and commer
cial progress, he ami on account
of this wonderfir °prosptfLty he advo
cates cutting dty/n thefwar revenue
taxes to the mauont of tftrty millions
annually. Those taxes wHch are most
burdensome to the people should be
lopped off. „ __
SOVEREIGNTY IN THE PHILIP
PINES.
He reiterates his former determina
tion to uphold the sovereignty of the
United States in the Philippines as in
all other places where our flag right
fully floats.
Speaking of the Fil" pinos, whom he
calls the “wards of the nation,” he
says that our obligation as guardian
was not lightly assumed and must bs
honestly fulfilled and predicts bound
less prosperity for our island
sions.
INCREASED ARMY AND NAVA .
The President declares for a Pacific
cable, for anti-trust laws that will sup
press those combinations that are
hurtful to trade, asks for an army of
100,000 men ar.d advocates Secretary
Long’s recommendations for the Navy.
He pays a high compliment to the
efficiency of both the land end sea ser
vice, praises the administration in
Porto Rico, says the new census bu-
reau has accomplished gratifying re
sults and concludes his message by
urging Congress to practice economy
and not. allow the wonderful prosper
ity to lead it into extravagance.
' On the subject of trusts the Presi
dent says:
“In my last annual message to the
Congress I called attention to the
necessity for early action to remedy
such evils as might be found to exist
in connection with combinations of
capital organized into trusts, and
again invite attention to my discus
sion of the subject at that time, which
concluded with these words:
“It is apparent that uniformity of
legislation upon this subject in the
several States is much to be desired.
It is to be hoped that such uniformity,
founded in a wise and just discrimina
tion between what is injurious and
what is useful and necessary in busi
ness operations, may be obtained, and
that means may be found for the Con
gress, within the limitations of its
constitutional power, go to supplement
an effective code of .States adequate
to compel a general observance of the
salutary rules to which I have re
ferred.”
‘‘The whole question is so import
ant and far-reaching that I am sure
no part of it will be lightly considered,
hut every phase of it will have the
studied deliberation of the Congress,
resulting in wise and judicious action.
Restraint upon such combinations
as are injurious, and which are with
in. Federal jurisdiction, should be.
promptly applied by the Congress.”
The President advises an increase in.
the army i mtlie following language:
The present strength of the army ia
100,000 men—Gs,oo regulars and 35.000
volunteers. Under the act of March
2, 1899, on the 30th of June next the
present volunteer force will be dis
charged and the regular army will be
reduced to 2,447 officers and 29,025
enlisted men.
In 1888 a board of officers convened
by President Cleveland adopted a
comprehensive scheme of coast-de
fense which involved
the outlay of something over $100,000,-
000. This plan received the approval
of the Congress, and since then regu
lar appropriations have been made
and the work of fortification has
steadily progressed.
More than sixty millions of dollars
have been invested i na great number
of forts and guns, with all the com
plicated and scientific machinery and
electrical appliances necessary for
their use. The proper care of this de
fensive machinery requires men train
ed in its use. The number of men
necessary to perform this duty alone
is ascertained by the War Department,
at a minimum allowance, to he 18,-
420.
Tbere arc flft v-oi.vht or more mili
tary posts in the United States other
than the coast-defense fortifications.
The number of hose pests is being
constantly increased by the Congress.
More than $22,000,000 have been ex
pended in building and equipment, and
they can only he cared for by the reg
ular army. The posts now in exist
ence and others to be built provide for
accommodations for, and, if fully gar
risoned, require 26,000 troops. Many of
these posts are along our frontier or
at important strategic points, the oc
cupation of which is necessary.
We have in Cuba between. 5,000 and
6,000 troops. For the present our
troops in that island cannot be with
drawn or materially diminished, and
certainly not until the conclusion of
the labors of the constitutional con
vention now in session and a govern
ment provided by the new constitu
tion shall have been established and
•its stability assured.
In. Porto Rico we have reduced the
garrisons to 1,636, which include® 879
native troops. There is no room for
fur ther reduction here.
We will be required to keep a con
siderable force in the Philippine
Islands for some time to come. From
the best information obtainable we
will need there for the immediate fu
ture from 45,000 to 60,000 men. I am
sure the number may be reduced as
the insurgents shall come to acknowl
edge the authority of the United
States, of which there are assuring in
dications.
100.000 SOLDIERS NEEDED.
It must he apparent that we will re
quire an army of about 60,000, and that
during present conditions in Cuba and
the Philippines the President should
have authority to increase the force
to the present number of 100,000. In
cluded in this number authority should
be given to raise native troops in the
Philippines up to 15,000. which th& Ta't
commission believe will b > more effect
ive in detecting and suppressing guer
rillas, as-assins and ladrones than our
own soldiers.
full discussion of this subject by
the Secretary of War in his annual re
port is called to your earnest attention.
I renew the recommendation made in
my last annual message that the con
gress provide a special medal of honor
for the volunteers, regulars, sailors
and marines on duty in the Philippines
who voluntarily remained in the serv
ice after their terms of enlistment had
expired.
I favor the recommendation of the
Secretary of AVar for the detail of offi
cers from the line of the army when
vacancies occur in the Adjutant Gen
eral’s Department, Inspector General s
Department. Quartermaster’s Depart
ment, Subsistence Department. Pay
Department. Ordnance Department,
and Signal Corps.
CIVIL SERVICE IN THE PHILIP
PINES.
The following recommendation is
made concerning the civil service in
the Philippines:
That there may be secured the best
service possible in the Philippine Isl-
TRENTON, GA.. DECEMBER 7,'“()(
ands, I have issued under date of No
vember 30, 1900, the following order:
“The United States civil service com
mission is directed to render such as
sistance as may be practicable to the
civil service board, created under the
act of the United States Philippine
commission, for the establishment and
maintenance of an honest and efficient
civil service in the Islands,
and for that purpos* fo conduct exami
nations for the civV "vice the Phil
ippine Islands, upo e reale.st of the
civil service board ’ "ands, tin
der such regulation be agreed
upon by the said boi the said
United States civil commis
sion.”
The civil service comi 3 great
ly embarrassed in its w vant of
an adequate permane- >r cleri
cal and other assist" eeds are
fully set forth in i I invite
attention to the rei >ecially
urge upon the con ds im
portant bureau < iservice,
wh hcassepibb : MJya
which passes upoi * .ations
and character of s< iber of
the officers and emp„ 'em
inent, should be supp
ed appropriations to >
and efficiency.
INDUSTRIAL CON,*: i.
Meeting in New Orleans—A ss by
Gen. Gordon.
New Orleans, La., Spei The
Southern Industrial Conventi
ed here Tuesday, with a fine .tend
ance. President H. H. HargroA cull
ed the convention to order and Bishop
David Sessions opened the proceed
ings with prayer. Governor W. W.
Heard delivered the address of wel
come in behalf of the State. The roll
call of State was called and among the
others who responded were General
John B. Gordan, of Georgia. His ad
dress was pronounced .the most elo>
quent ever heard here. He said in
regard iO politics, advertising to the
subject through indirect reference to
the motto of the convention, “No poli
tics, no sectionalism, but business;”
that he wanted to say that whatever
the people of the South had been in
favor in the past they were no longer
in of a narrow or contracted na
tional policy. At the conclusion of
General Gordon’s address President
Alderman, of Tulane University, then
read his paper, entitled "The South
ern Industrial Convention.
Three Constitutions Presented.
Havana, By Cable. —The Cuban con
stitutional convention resumed its
session Tuesday. Threfe complete
constitution* were submitted by Gen
eral Rivera,"Senor De Quesada ana the
colored general, Morua, respectively.
General Rivera’s proposed constitu
tion provides for a President, a Sen
ate, a House of Representatives, a
governor for each of the six provinces,
a legislative body for each province
and one member of the House of Rep
resentatives for every 30,000 inhabi
tants, w. a election by popular vote.
His scheme called also for the election
of three electors in each municipal
district, whose dutyp it shall be to
elect a legislative body of eleven for
the province in which they reside.
This legislative body shall elect the
governor and four members of the
Senate. Finally, the six legislatures
will meet aud choose the President,
who must be a native Cuban. Candi
dates for senatorial honors must nave
incomes of at least $1,500 a yA r. Gen
eral Rivera’s plan is to have the pow
er vested in the central government
and the convention virtually pledged
itself to one State goerument at yes
terday’s secret session.
Senor De Quesada’s proposal would
centralize the government in a Presi
dent, Senate anu* House of Represen
tatives elected people, suffrage
being restricted t 6 educational qualifi
cations. '
General Morua offered for .. oval
the constitution of the United &*
with the exception that any one who
fought in the war might be chosen
President. His proposal leaves the
question of an army and navy to he
decided by Congress.
Senor Zayas offered a clause provid
ing that a judicial body higher than
the Supreme Court should be, elected
by popular vote and providing that
any officials removed from office
should have the righfi of appeal to this
body.
Senor Ferrara submitted a generap
educational scheme.
A Fatal Wreck.
Sacramento, Cal., Special. —A work
train, carrying its crew of between 25
and 30 track repairers, backed iiuo a
freight train a few miles east of Sul
zun, on the Southern Pacific and in
the wreck which followed nine men
were killed and twenty more injured,
many of them seriously. From the
meagre reports received it appears that
tue freight train had the right of way
and was running at full speed in order
to meet aud pass another freight at
Suizun. The work train should have
been o na siding and was making for
it at a goo-, rate of speed when it col
lided with the freight. A heavy fog
was prevailing and it was impossible
to discern objects for any distance and
the shock of the colliding trains was
terrific. All the casualties are re
ported to be among the men of the
working crew, as the engineers and
firemen jumped and saved themselves.
Over 200 feet of track was torn up and
the cars were smashed and piled upon
each other in every conceivable shape
I'EMOCItATIC,
CONGRESS IN St V
Formal Opening ot Boiu S.
House on Monday.-
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE WAS x\V.
The New Members f rr .fl--Deati
of Members
a Brilliant One.
SENATE.
First Day—ln the Senate Me
work of (the short session o' .e Fifty
sixthCongre&s was - ally launch
ed. The original purpose of the Senate
to announce the death of Senators Gear,
of lowa, and Davis, of Minnesota, im
mediately after assembling and then
to adjourn and to receive the message
of the President tomorrow was put
„aside in order to gain one day in a
session when that much time may be
' immense importance. Aside from
thy reading of the message and the ad
mint of the oath to P.
Dilldn lam, the new Senafrom
Vermt who succeeds Jus
tin, S. iwirrill, no important business
was tra\&cted. Tiie other new mem
ber of t body, former Representa
tive Jena n P. Dolliver, who suc
ceeds the . 1 Senator Gear, of lowa,
was presen 1 le will be sworn in to
morrow. *
The scene in the Senate chamber
was unusually brilliant. From the ceil
ing the chamber was bathed in a sub
dued but lovely light and the air was
heavy with the fragrance of magnifi
cent floral pieces. After President Pro
Tem Frye brought down his gavel at
12 o’clock, declaring the session open
ed, the venerable blind chaplain, Rev.
Mr. Milburn, invoked the divine bless
ing, paying tribute to the memory of
the late Senators Gear and Davis. Mr.
Proctor, of Vermont, presented Mr.
Dillingham’s credentials and the latter
was administered the oath by Presi
dent Pro Tem Frye. The House was
then notified that the Senate was ready
t.o proceed with business, and Senators
Hoar and Cockrell were appointed to,
join Representatives of tne House for
formally informing the President that
Congress was in session, the usual
resolution fixing 12 o'clock each
day as the hour of meeting b&ir f
adopted, and a recess 40 minu
was taken to await the return of t a
. committee sent to wait on the Presi
dent. On re-convening a communica
tion from the House gave notice that
it was ready for business. Mr. Hoar,
for the committee, then reported /that
the President had expressed his pleas
ure that Congress once more wak, in
session and that he would communi
cate wi it forthwith.
Instantly Maj. Pruden, assistant sec
retary to the President, was recogniz
ed and presented the awaited message
of the President. Secretary Bennett, of
the Senate, began at once to read the
document, the reading being carefully
followed and occupied one hour and
fifty-four minutes.
Mr. Allison, of lowa, then announced
Senator Gear’s dea.h and offered the
usual resolution of sorrow.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who '
had. just returned from the funeral of
his colleague. Senator Cushman K.
Davis announced formally the death
of Senator Davis.
The Senator then, at 3:45 o'clock,
upon motion of Mr. Allison as an addi
tional mark of respect for the memory
of Senator Gear and Senator Davis, ad
journed.
Second Day. —The programme of the
Senate leaders for a business session
was taken up in earnest and material
progress was made. The ship subsidy
bill was made the unfinished business
of the Senate instead of the Spooner
Philippine measure aul the discussion
of it was opened by Mr. Frye, of
Maine, chairman of the committee on
commerce, from which the measure
|vas reported. Mr. Allison
he credentials c* ”
w fti
>. ..o was
cee* .e lpte Senat< John Hpnxy
of lowa. The c iof office was
adn. istered to Mr. Deliver bv' Presi
dent Pro Tern. Frye.'yA. was
passed to encourage the hoiu of an
Inter-State and West Indian xpo3i
tion in Charleston, S. C.. in 19-V It
appropriate® $250,000 and ex
hibits free of duty. V
The Senate, at 3:55, held a Jkigf,,
executive session, after which
journed. w iB I
HOUSE. f
First Day—Girded by overflowinr
galleries, bathed in light from tt
stained glass windows overhead. tJ
hall of representatives presented
brilliant spectacle when Speaker 1
vid Bremmer Henderson called the s.
ond session of the Fifty-sixth Cc
gress to order at noon. The desk Q f
half of the members were, f
with flowers. The wealth and''beauty
of the capital, gowned in smart win
ter frocks, were in the galleries. The
floral piece® were of infinite variety.
The great proportion were on the Re
publican side. As the hands of the
clock opposite the Speaker’s desk
pointed to noon, the Speaker ascended
the rostrum and called the House to
order. Then the blind chaplain lifted
up his voice in prayer. He referred
feelingly to the deaths of the late Rep
resentatives Daly, of New Jersey, and
HoeffeckeT, of Delaware, which occur
red during the recess. After the prayer
the clerk called the roll.
The confusion became so great that
th.'
to
o-
| in
Alquaujai, • aac... wL
ceeds Gov Smith >r Mai
Samuel P v 7 oods, w’ succeeds
aeuxativ'' Devries, of California
Mr. galley, of Texas, questit
form / the resignation of Rep;
tive iollivcr, whose successo*
P. übnnor, was present. Hr
d<- feted the right of a mem*
n at a future fixed date. )
ould not raise the point
out merely call attention to
in future it could not be v
precedent.
Mr. Dolliver's resignation,
had been tendered to take eh
cember 1, so that Mr. Connor hi
elected to fill a vancancy which a
exist at the time of the election,
cited a court decision to show that
resignation to take effect at a tutu;
dalle was not a resignation in fact but
simply a notification of a resignation
to be made in the future.
The Speaker stated that inasmuch as
objection had been made Mr. Connoi
would step aside until the protest had
been disposed of. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr. Bab
cock, of Wisconsin, on the committee
on ways and means, to succeed Mr.
Dolliver.
The Sjiaker appointed Messrs.
Payne, Republican of New York;
Grosvenor; Republican, of Ohio, and
Richardson, Democrat, of Tennessee to
join the lommittee of the Senate to
waint o ’the president. The clerk oi
the .go also was directed to give
sim' ;/ m Afire to the Senate, aftei
wh: # i recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
ph reassembling Mr. Payne announced
ahat the President would communicate
immediately in writing. Thereupon
Major Prudent, one cf ii-e President’s
secretaries, announced the message,
which, by the direction of Speaker, was
immediately laid before the House.
The reading of the message was lis
tened to attentively. It occupied 2
houriXand 10 minutes. There were no
demonstration during the reading, '
The cteMhs of the late Representa
tive Hoefflcker, of Delaware, the late
Representa'i. s '" wW, of Ne* .Jersey;
Senator Geai va, and the late
Senator *Dav‘ innesota, were an
nounced, an . the adoption of res
olutions of . the House as a fur
ther remark to the memory
of the decai n, at 4 p.
m„ adjourn* /
Second | he
House was*t
Three bills e
call of com mi. ' £j >
ant being one to 9-
of not to exceed eared
fleers and 3?4 nuu-ectomi
fleers and 300 non-commit
fleers as military instruct
public schools of such . ci s ie
a system of military instrr
others were “to prevent D
military justice” an
sue of $250,000
county, Arizon^
- At l:3Slp m. 1
v / V /
/ 4
T 6 Reduce K-^sentatit
Washington, D. C„ Spec' .-The
first/bill of the sess '® ite>rftluced in
the blouse of Ropree -rives was by
KeiJresentative C* of In
diala. “making ap*portionment of
Representatives'll! Congress under the
Eleventh ft provides an in
crease of membership from 357 to 365.
rrhc following States gain in represen
tation: /Arkansas 1, Colorado 1, Cali
fornia 1, ConnecUcut 1, Florida. 1,
Illinois 2, Massachusetts 1, Minnesota
2, Missouri 1, New Jersey 2. New York
3, North Dakota 1, Pennsylvania 2,
Texas 2, Washington 1, West Virginia
1. Tlie following States lose: Kan
sas 2,'lLouisiana 2, Mississippi 3, Ne
brasklFl, North Carolina 4, South
Carolina 3, Virginia 1.
Soldiers Return.
Special.—The United States
itft/snort Rawlins arrived at Pinner's
\T Vue/day from Porto Rico. There
ten officers and 287 enlisted
Eleventh Infantry, en route
Her son. and will leave in
Atlanta on a special
uthern Railway.
.phic Briefs.
|Us been appointed
ry Chinese at
Tk 'g E. B. Drew.
Hercules will blow
up a f lerfljpt at Five Fathom
Bank - '-off V* e Virginia coast.
The l jferloters i°f the Innocents
Club vJlj-:e fleeciigs of 1 members of
the Geifcn aristocYacy have been a.
year-loffi scandal. We at
Berlin to short terms in prison,
While trying to s.op a .
Leach, colored, was shot an
Oscar Cassell. > J
Colonel W. J. SamforM -ho is y
ill, was sworn In as Gojhr nor of Ala.
bama at tpelika, h-a. r jj,
11 times
'"'a-
OBSTRUCTION MOVED
v
’ For the Construction ot the
thniian Canal.
TO TWO ROUTES.
eiti
the
ragffa,
San Juan
as part of
gua is also te
standing trea
any way to i
be acquired by
understood also ti
cedes to the Unite
to operate the can-:
receive in compf
amount of the sec
construction compan.
it is not now possible,
figure set down in the t
lieved to Toe approxifnat
The State Department hat,
entered into an agreement on simm
lines with the republic of Costa Ric
This was because Costa Rica has
tablished a claim to the right bank
the San Juan river, which must of
cossitv form about a third of th
length of the canal, should the N
raguan route be selected and be
strutted on the lines which will t>®
sug ested by the Walker Commission.
Ac understanding also has been ar
rived at with the United States of Co
lumbia, covering the same rights and
privileges for the Panama route as are
conveyed by Nicaragua and Costa- Kica
I nthe case of ** Nicara.gr ,+ e. Soft
the State D-"- -d
the way *
may c 'r
of th(
u
~ In .*€' ez
•,.he* 'i reorgan
ise anfSP agi rfitecl at an
, and it pit w. JS will bepre
to the House v a few Bay a.
4. of the staff features of Secretary
.oofs bill, it ts understood, will be
rejected by the committee. The pro
vision in the Secretary’s bill, which
authorizes the President to appoint
the heads 6f bureaus, it is said, will
also be eliminated. The Democratic
leaders have been consulting about
the position to be assumed by them
toward the proposed permanent reor
ganization of the army an' a caucus
has been called for Monday afternoon.
The concensus of opinion seems to fa
vor an extension of the present pro
visional army as a substitute for a
permanent increase. At the meeting
on Monday, Representative Hay, of
Virginia, one of the prominent Demo
cratic members of the military com
mittee and the chairman of the Demo
cratic caucus, will offer a bill extend
ing the provisions of the present law
for three years, is a substitute for the
reorganization bill.
Platform Gave Way.
San Francjeco, Spe ial. During a
game of football hero the roof of a
building adjacent to the grounds on
which more than fifty perrons were
gathered watchin the progress of the
ame suddenly collapsed, carrying down
with it a mass of strugglin, shrieking
humanity to injury and death. It is
impossible yet to learn the full extent
of the disaster. Twelve bodies have
already been recovered. Forty people
are reported injured. After the col
lapse of the roof the bui.ding burst
into fiame. It is reported that two
barred odies have been taken front
the ruins.
11l in a Hospital.
Chicago, Special.—Finlay . Peter
Dunne, the author of the ’‘Dcfcrlcy’
papers and for many years fan active
newspaper man of CM-'ago, is danger
ously ill with pneumonia, at 3t. Luke s
Hospitull. Mr. Dunne was taken ill
in his appartments in the Virginia
but was removed to the hos
pital by the advice of his physicians.
NO. 62.