BIS MESSAGE. President MeKiuley Sent It to Congress. Events Loading Up to the War with Spain are Given at Lengtli. Lf<;lklnfloii I* Allied lor to Increase the Strength ol llie Army to 100,- 000 Men, A Iko to Provide a Form of (aovernnient for Hawaii No Fixed Co lonial Policy la Suggested* To th* and House of Represen tatives; Notwithstanding the added bur dens rendered necessary by the war, our. people rejoice in a very satisfactory and veadily increasing degree ot prospeiity evidenced by the largest volume of busi ness ever woorded. . , Manufacture has been productive, agri cultural pursuits have yielded abundant returns, labor in all fields of industry is better rewarded, revenue legislation passed by the present congress has in creased the treasury's receipts to the amount estimated by its authors; the finances of the government have been suc cessfully administered and its credit ad vanced'to the first rank; while its cur rency has been maintained at the world s highest standard. Military service under a common Hag and for a righteous cause has strength ened the national spirit and served M cement more closeiy than ever the fra ternal bonds between every section of th« country. , . A review of the relation of the unite 1 States to other powers, always appro priate. is this year of primary importance, in view of the momentous issues whici have arisen, demanding in one instan* * the ultimate determination by arms unj involving far-reaching consequencet. which will require the vainest attention of the congress. I)II ly to I n t>a. In my last annual message very fu» consideration was given to the uuestion of the duty of the government of the Unit ed States toward Spain and the Cuban in surrection, as being by far the most im portant problem with which wo were then called upon to deal, with considerations then advanced, and the exposition of the views therein expressed disclosed my sense of the extreme gravity of the situ ation. The war continued on the old footing without comprehensive plan, developing only the same spasmodic encounters, bar ren of strategic result, that had marked the course of the earlier 10 years' rebellion os well as the present insurrection f.om its start. No alternative save physical exhaustion of either combatant, and therewithal tIK practical ruin of the island, lay in sight, v ,ut how far distant no one could ventuiy u> conjecture. The ITInlm? I»i«.n«tcr. At this juncture, on Feb. 15 last, oc curred the destruction of the battleship Maine, while rightfully lying in the harbor of Havana, on a mission of International courtesy and goood will—a catastrophe the suspicious nature and horror of which stirred the nation's heart profoundly. Yet the Instinct of Justice prevailed and the nation anxiously awaited the result ■•f the searching investigation at once set on foot. The finding of the naval board of In quiry established that the origin of the • xplosion was external, by a submarine mine, and only halted, through lack of positive testimony, to fix the responsibili ties of Its authorship. All these things carried conviction to the most thoughtful, even before the finding of the naval court, that a crisis in our relations with Spain and 'owird Cuba was at hand. So strong was this belief that It needed but a brief executive suggestion to the congress to receive Immediate answer to the duty of making instant provision for the possible and perhaps speedily proba ble emergency of war, and the remark.t- Dle, almost uniform, spectacle was pre sented of a unanimous vote of both houses, on the 9th of March, appropriat ing J50.000.000 "for the national defense and for each and every purpose connected therewith, to be expended at the discre tion of the president." Our coasts were practically undefended. Our navy needed large provision for in creased ammunition and supplies and even numbers to cope with any sudden attack from the navy of Spain.which com prised modern vessels of the highest type of continental perfection. Our army alao required enlargement of men and muni tions. Still animated by the hope of a peace fid solution, and obeying the dictates of uty, no effort was relaxed to bring about a speedy ending of the Cuban struggle. Negotiations continued for some little time at Madrid, resulting in offers by the Spanish government which could not but be regarded as Inadequate. Grieved and disappointed at the barren outcome of my sincere endeavors to reach h practicable solution, I felt it my duty to -emit the whole question to the congress. The response of congress, after nine ■ i-i.vs of earnest deliberation, during which the almost unanl nou* sentiment of your body was developed on every point, save as to the expediency of coupling the pro posed action with a formal recognition of the republic Cuba as the true and lawful government of that Island—a proposition which failed of adoption—the congress, after conference, on April lfl. by a vote of 42 to 35 in the senate, and 311 to 6 in the house of representatives, passed the memorable joint resolution. This resolution was approved by the executive on the next day, April 20. A cojiy was at ones communicated to the Spanish minister at this capital, who forthwith announced that his continuance in Washington had thereby become im possible. and asked for his passports, which were given him after the instruc tion reached Gen. Woodford in Madrid on the morning of April 21. but before he could present it the Spanish minister of state notified him that upon the pres'- dent's approval of the Joint resolution, the Madrid government, regarding the act a= "equivalent to an evident declaration n? war," had ordered Its minister in Wash ington to withdraw, thereby breaking or. diplomatic relations between the two countries and ceas.ng ail official commu nication between the.r respective govern ments. Spain having thus denied the demand of the (Jnitrd States and initiated that com plete form of rupture of relations which attends a state of war. the executive pow era authorized by the resolution were at once used by me to meet the enlarged contingency of actual war between sover eign states. On April 22 I proclaimed a blockade of the north coast of Cuba. liy my message of April 25, the con gress was informed of the situation and I recommended formal declaration of the exlsttnoe of a state of war between the United States and Spain. The congress accordingly voted on the same day, the act approved April 25, 1898, declaring the existence of such war from and Including the 21st day of April. Our country thus, after an interval of half a century o" peace with all nations, found itself enguged in deadly conlli£t with a foreign enemy. Every nerve was strained to meet the emergency. Every precaution was taken to prevent possible injury to our great cities lying aiong the coast. Temporary garrisons were provided, drawn from the state militia, infantry and light batteries were drawn from the volunteer force. About 12,000 troops were thus employed. The coast signal service was established, and the life-saving and lighthouse services co operated. which enabled the navy de partment to have ail portions of the At lantic coast from Maine to Texas under observe.! ion. Ihe auxiliary navy was created under authority of congress and wus officered ■i« the naval militia of the several states Under the directl-jn of the chief of en gmeers. submarine mines were placed at the most exposed places The aggre gate number of uilnes yl»ce<J 1,534 t?ip> principal ?»ar?>ori, frotn Maine To Cal ifornia. The signal corps was promptly organized and performed service of the most ditH cult and important character. The national defense fund of $.">0,000,000 was expended In large part by the army and navy, and the objects for which it was used are fully shown in the reports of the several secretaries. This fund being inadequate for the con duet of tlie war, the patriotism of the congress provided the means in the war revenue act of June 13. by authorizing a 3 per cent popular loan not to exceed $400,000,000 and by levying additional im ports and taxes. Of the authorized loan. $200,000,000 were offered and promptly taken, the subscrip tions so far exceeding the call as to cover it many times over, while, preference be ing given to the smaller bids, no single allotment exceeded $. r >,o<M). This was a most encouraging and significant result, showing the vast resources of the nation and the determination of the people to uphold their country's honor. It is not within the province of this message to narrate the history of the ex traordinary war that followed the Span ish declaration of April 21. but a brief re cital of its more salient reatures is ap propriate. The first encounter of the war in point of date took place April 27. when a detach ment of the blockading squadron made a reconnaissance in force at Matanzas shelled the harbor forts and demolished several new works in construction. Tlie Campaign* Ths next engagement, was destined to mark a memorable epooh in maritime warfare. The i'acitic fleet, under (Com modore George Dewey, had lain for some weeks at Hongkong. At daybreak on the first of May the American force entered Manila bay, and after a few hours' engagement effected the total destruction of the Spanish fleet, consisting of 10 warships and a transport, besides capturing the naval station and forts at Cavite, thus annihilating the Spanish naval power in the Pacific ocean and completely controlling the bay of Ma nila, with the ability to t«ike the city at will. Not a life was lost on our ships, the wounded only numbering seven, while not a vessel was materially injured. The effect of this remarkable victory upon the spirit of our people and upon the fortunes of the war was instant. A prestige of invincibility thereby atia hel to our arms, which continued throughout the struggle. Reinforcements were hur ried to Ma..i.a under the command of Maj. (Jen. Merritt. and firmly established with in sight of the capital, which lay helpless before our guns. Only reluctance to cause needless loss of life and property prevented the early storming arid capture of the city, and therewith the absolute military occupan cy of the whole group. The insurgents invested Manila from the northern and eastern sides, but were constrained by Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt from attempting an assault. No partition of the rights and respon sibilities attending the enforcement of a just and advantageous peace could be thought of. On May 11 the cruiser Wilmington and the torpedo boat Winslow were unsuccess ful In an attempt to silence the batteries at Cardenas, a gallant ensign. Worth Ragley, and four seamen falling. These grievous fatalities were, strangely enough, among the very f«-w which occurred dur ng our naval operations in this extraor dinary conflict. Sev ral demonstrations occurred on the coasts of Cuba and Porto Rico in preua ration for the larger event. Ilohftoii nn<! (lie Vlerimac. The next act In the war thrilled not alone the hearts of our countrymen, but the world by Its exceptional heroism. On the night of .Tune 3 I,!eut. Hobson, aided by seven devoted volunteers, blocked the narrow outlet from Santiago harbor by sinking the collier Merrimae in the channel, under a fierce flr<* from the shoro batteries, escaping with their lives as by a miracle, but falling into the hands of the Spaniards. It is a most gratifying Incident of the war that the bravery of this little band of heroes was cordially appreciated by the Spanish admiral, who sent a flag of truce to notify Admiral Sampson of their safety and to compliment them on their daring act. They were subsequently exchanged, July 7. On June 10. tinder a heavy fire, a land ing of 000 marines was effected in (Juan tana mo bay, where it had been determined to establish a naval station. This im portant and essential port was taken from the enemy after severe fighting by the marines, who were the first organized force of the United States to land in Cuba. On June 22 the advance of the Invading army under Maj. ("Jen. Shafter landed at Daiquiri, about 15 miles east of Santiago. This was accomplished under gr«at difll culties. but with marvelous dispatch. On June 23 the movement against San tiago was begun. On the 24th the first serious engagement took place, in which the First and Tenth cavalry and the First United States volunteer cavalry. Gen. Young's brigade of Gen. Wheeler's divi sion. participated, losing heavily. By nightfall, however, ground within five miles of Santiago was won. The ad wantage was steadily increased. On July 1 a severe battle took place, our forces gaining the outer works of Santiago; on the 2d K1 Caney and San Juan were tak en, after a desperate charge, and the in vestment of the city was completed. The navy co-operated by shelling the town and the coast forts. Decisive Naval HaUle. On the day following. July 3. occurred the decisive naval combat of the war. The Spanish fleet, attempting to leave the harbor, was met by the American squad ron under command of Commodore Samp son. In less than three hours all the Spanish ships were destroyed. With the catastrophe of Santiago. Spain's effort up«>n the ocean virtually leased. The capitulation of Santiago fol lowed. To those who gained this complete tri umph, which established the ascendancy of the United States upon land, as the tight off SantXigo had fixed our supremacy upon the seas, the earnest and lasting gratitude of the nation is unsparingly due. Nor should we alone remember the gal lantry of the living. The dead claim our tears, and our losses by battle and disease must cloud any exultation at the result and teach us to weigh the awful cost of war. Wfth the fall of Santiago, the occupa tion of Porto Rico became the next strategic necessity. Gen. Miles had been assigned to organize an expedition for the purvose. Fortunately he was already at Santiago. On July 27 he entered Ponce, from which he thereafter directed opera tions for the capture of the island. The campaign was prosecuted with vigor. and by the 12th of August most of the ls'and was in our possession and the acquisition of the remainder was only the matter of a short time. The last scene of the war was enacted at Manila, Its starting place, on Aug. 15. After a brief assault upon the works by the land forces, in which the squadron as sisted. the capital surrendered uncondi tionally. To Gen. Merritt, his officers and men, the nation Is sincerely grateful. It is fitting that I should bear testimony to the patrio'ism and devotion of the large portion of our army which, al though eager to be ordered to post of greatest exposure, fortunately was not required outside of the Knited States. They did their whole duty and have earned the gratitude of the nation. In this connection it Is a pleasure for me to mention in terms of cordial ap preciation the timely and useful work of the American National Red Cross under the able leadership of Miss Clara Barton fence Negotiation*. The peace negotiations have made hope ful progress, so that I trust, soon to be able to lay a definite trea'y of poace be fore the senate, with a review of the steps leading to its signature. I do not discuss at this time the govern ment or the future of the new possessions which will come to us as a result ot the war with Spain. Such d:scusslon will be appropriate after the treaty of peace shall be ratified. In the meantime, and until the congress has legislated otherwise »r will be my duty to continue the military governments which have existed since our occupation and give to the people security In life and property and encouragement under a just and beneficent rule. Our l*olI«»y Toward < uliu. As soon as we are in possession of Ctioa and have pacified the island it w 11 be nec essary to give aid and direction to its peo ple to form a government for themselves. This should be undertaken at the earliest Otfuumt cunsibteui w lib mtely uuj a*. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898. imrrfi aticcess. T» In Important tTTat our relations with tills people slia.ll be of the most friendly character and our commer cial relations close and reciprocal. It should be our duty to assist in every proper way to build up the waste places of the Island, encourage the Industry of the people and assist th> m to fotm a gov ernment which shall be free and inde pendent. thus realizing the best aspira tions of the Cuban people. Spanish rule must be replaced by a Jftst, benevolent and humane government, cre ated by the people of Cuba, capable of performing all International obligations, and which shall encourage thrift. Industry and prosperity and promote peace and good w.'ll among ail the inhabitants, what ever may have been their relations In the past. With the one exception of the rupture with Spain, the Intercourse of the United States with the family of nations has been marked with cordiality. Belgian restrictions ngnlnst American cattle and meats continue the subject of diplomatic discussion with favorable out look. The year's events In Centra! Amer ica merit more than a passing mention. A mennclng rupture between Costa R'ea and Nicaragua was happily averted through a treaty signed on board the I!. 8. S. Aler l , through the good offices of her commander and the American minister. While the representatlvme of the Great er Central American republic was recog nized in Washington. It was with the dis tinct understanding that the responsibility of each of the comt>onent sovereign repub lics toward the United States remained wholly unaffected. This position of the United tSates remains unaltered. Our llelalion uitli (.real Mrltnln. Our relations with Great lirltaln l»nve continued on the most friendly footing. Assenting to our request, the protection of Americans and their Interests In Spanish Jurisdiction was assumed by the diplo rwific and consular representatives of t..eat Rrit.iln. who fulfilled their delicate trust with tact and zeal. The Canadian government having grant ed facilities for ftie passage of four reve nue cutters from the great lakes to the Atlantic coast, those vessels were await ing the opening of navigation in Lukr Ontario when war was declared. Her majesty's government thereupon stated that the permission granted before the outbreak of hostilities would not be with drawn. provided the United States gave assurances that the vessels would pro ceed direct to a United States port with out engaging In any hostile operation. On Sept. 10, 1597, a conflict took place at Uatlmer, Pa., between a body of striking miners and the sheriff of Luzerne county and his deputies, in which 22 minern were killed and 44 wounded, of whom 10 of the killed and 12 of the wounded were Austrian and Hungarian subjects. This deplorable event naturally aroused the solicitude of the Austro-Hungarian gov ernment The sheriff and his deputies, having been Indicted for murder, were tried and acquitted after protracted pro ceedings and the hearing rtf the hundreds of witnesses on the ground that the kill ing was In the line of their official duty to uphold law and to preserve order. With all the facts in its possession this govern ment expects to reach a harmonious un derstanding on the subject with that of Austria-Hungary. TIIO Mcaragua Canal. The Nicaragua canal commission, under the chairmanship of Rear Admiral John <J. Walker, appointed July 24, 1&)7, has nearly completed its labors and the re sults of its exhaustive inquiry into the proper route, the feasibility and the cost of construction of an inter-oceanic canal by a Nlcaraguan route, will be laid be fore you. Under the circumstances and \a view of overtures made to the govern ments of Nicaragua ar.d Costa Rica by other parties for a new canal concession, on the assumption of tiie approaching lapse of the contracts of the Maritime canal company with those states, I be lieve an international policy as between the several governments interested in the construction and control of an Inter-ocean ic canal by this route requires the main tenance of the status quo until the canal commission shall have reported and the United States congress shall have had the opportunity to pass finally upon the whole matter during the present session, without prejudice by reason of any change in the existing conditions. Nevertheless. It appears that the gov ernment of Nicaragua, as one of its last sovereign acts before merging its powers in those of the newly formed United States of Central America, has granted an optional concession to another association, to become operative on the expiration of the present grant. All the circumstances suggest the urgency of some definite ac knowledgmen' of congress at this ses sion, if tlie labors of the past are to be utilized and the linking of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a practical water way Is to be realized. That the construc tion of such a maritime highway is now more than e\er indis[*»nsable to that in timate communication between our sea boards demanded by the annexation of Hawaii and the prospective expansion of our Influence and commerce In the Pacific, and that our national policy calls for Its construction, are propositions which I loubt not the congress will duly appre ciate and wisely act upon. Future of t'lilna. The United States has not been an in different spectator of the extraordinary events transpiring In the Chinese empire whereby portions of its maritime prov inces are passing under the control of the various European powers; btrt the pros pect that the vast commerce which the nergy of our citizens and the necessity of our staple productions for Chinese uses have built up in those regions may not be prejudiced through any exclusive treat ment by the new' occupants has obviated the necessity of our country becoming an actor in the scene. Our position among the nations, having a large Pacific coast and a constantly ex panding direct trade with the farther ori ent, gives us an equitable claim to con sideration and friendly treatment In this regard and it will aim to subserve out large interests in that quarter by all means appropriate to the constant policy of our government. The territories of Kiao Chao. of Wet-Hat-Wei and of Port Arthur and Tallenwan,leased to Germany, Great lirltaln and Russia respectively for terms of years, will. It Is announced, be open to international commerce during such alien occupation, and if no discrim inating treatment of Americans and their trade be found to exist or be hereafter developed, the desire of this government would appear to be realized. Farln liiposition. There Is now every prospect that the participation of the United States In the universal exposition to be held in Paris in IPOO will be on a scale commensurate with the advanced position held by our prod ucts and industries in the world's chief markets. Py a provision In the sundry civil ap propriation act of July 1, 1898, a sum not to exceed JtT,O,OOO was allotted for the or ganization of a commission to care for the proper preparation and installation of American exhibits for the display of suitable exhibits by the several executive departments. Pursuant to that enactment I appointed Mr. Ferdinand W. Peck of Chicago com missioner general, with an ass'stant com missioner general and a secretary. Mr. Peck at once proceeded to Paris, where his success in enlarging the scope and variety of the United States exhibit has been most gratifying. Mr. Peck's report will be laid before you. In my Judgment, its recommendations will call for your early consideration, especial ly as regards an increase of the appropria tion to at least 51.000.000 tteclprorlifl The commercial arrangement made wdth France on May 2S, 189S, under the provi sions of section 3 of the tar iff act of ISS7. went into effect on June 1 following. It has relieved a portion of our export trade from serious embarrassmwnt. Further ne gotiations are now pending under the same act. with a view to Increase trade between the two countries to their mu tual advantage. Negotiations with other governments ate in progress under the tariff act. It will give me especial satisfaction If I shall be authorized to communicate to you a favorable conclusion of pending nego tiations wdth Great Britain with respect to the dominion of Canada. It is the earnest wish of this government to re move all sources of discord and Irritation In our relations with th« neighboring do minion. Annexation ol Hawaii. Pending >..< . noi'.eiauon by the sennte of the treaty signed June IS, ISJ7, by the p.enipotentiarles of the United States and of tha republic ot Hawaii. * joint r«»olu- tton *f> »nn**»tton accept- InK tn© offered cession and incorporating the cftdfd territory into the union, was adopted by th« congress and approved July 7, I*9B. I thereupon directed the I nited Spates ship Philadelphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller to Honolulu and Intrusted In his hands this important legislative act, to be delivered to the president of the republic of Hawaii, with whom the admiral and the United States minister were authorized to make ap propriate arrangements for transferrins the sovereignty of the island to the United State. Tiit* was accomplished on Aug. 12 lust. The report of the commission appointed to consider the proper laws for the new territory will be laid before congress at an early date. I may refer to the necessity of some amendments of our existing extradition statutes. It is a common stipulation of such treaties that neither partv shall be bound to give up its own citizens, with the added proviso in one of our treaties, that witn Japan, that It may surrender if it see tit. It is held in tills country by an almost uniform course of decision that where a treaty negatives the obligation to surrender, the president Is not invested with legal authority to act. The confer ment of such authority would be In the line of that sound morally which shrinks from affording secure asylum to the au thor of a heinous crime. The claims of owners of American see - ing vessels for seizure by Russian cruis ers In liering sea are being pressed to a settlement. The equities of the rases justify the expectation that a measure of reparation will eventually bo accorded in harmony with precedent and in the light of the proven f;irtv Tlic Czar's Peace proposal of m.- czar for a general reduction of tne vast miiltary establish menta that weigh so heavily upon many peoples In time of peace was communi cated to this government, with an earnest invitation to be represented In th»* con ference which it is contemplated to as semble with a view to discussing the of accomplishing a desirable re sult. His majesty was at once informed of the cordial sympathy of this govern ment with the principal involved in his exalted proposal and of the readiness ot the United States to take part in the conference. The active military force of th« united States, as measured by oui population territorial area ami the tax able wealth, Is and must continue to be, In time of peace, so conspicuously less than that of the armed powers to whom fi\n czar's appeal Is essentially addressed that the question can have for us no practical importance, save as marking an auspicious step toward the betterment of the condition of the modern peoples. The arbitral tribunal appointed under the treaty of Feb. 2. 1597, between Britain and Venezuela, to determine the boundary line between the latter and the co'.ony of British <JUIP a. is to convene at Paris during the present month. I have the satisfaction of being able to state that the bureau of the American republics, created in 1800 as tiie organ for promoting commercial intercourse and fraternal relations among the nations of the western hemisphere, has become a no re efficient Instrument of the wise pur pose of its founders Commerce Should l>e Itenpccted* The experiences of the last year bring forcibly home to us a sense of the burdens and the waste of war. We desire to re duce to the lowest possible point the damage sustained In time of war by peaceable trade and commerce. It should be our object, therefore, to minimize, so far as practicable, this inevitable loss and disturbance. This purpose can probably be best accomplished by an international agreement to regard all private property at sea as exempt from capture or de struction by the forces of belligerent pow ers. 1 suggest that the executive be au thorized to correspond with the govern ments of the principal maritime powers with a view of incorporating into the per manent law of civilized nations the prin ciple of the exemption of all private prop erty at sea, not contraband of war, from capture. Our Finance** The secretary of the treasury reports that the receipts <»f the government from all sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, ISOS, including $04,751,223 received from sale of Pacific railroads, amounted to $405,321,335, and its expenditures to $443,- :iGS,f)S2. There was collected from cus toms $M0,575.062 and from internal reve nue $170,900,541. Our dutiable imports amounted to $324,635,479, a decrease of sr>S,- 156.600 over the preceding year, and im portations free of duty amounted to S2UI.- 114.175. a decrease from the preceding year of $90,524,076. Internal revenue receipts exceeded those of the preceding year by SIM. 212,067. We exported merchandise during the year amounting to $1,231,482,330, an Increase of $150.458.774 from the preceding year. It is estimated on the basis of present reve nue laws that the receipts of the govern ment for the year ending June 30. 1899. will be $577,874,047 and its expenditures $089,874,647, resulting in a deficiency of $122,000,000. On the Ist of December, 1898. there was in the treasury gold coin amounting to $138,441,547, gold bullion amounting to $138,502. "»45, sliver bullion amounting to $93,339,250. and other forms of money amounting to $451,963,581. Iter oui me ml a (lons. I renew so much of my recommendation of December. 1897, as follows: That when an'- of the United States notes are pre sented for redemption in gold and are re deemed in gold such notes shall be kept and set apart and only paid out in ex change for gold. This is an obvious duty. If the holder of the United States note prefers the gold and gets it from the government, he should not receive back from the government a United States note without pa"lng gold in exchange for it. In my judgment the present condition of the treasury amply Justifies the imme diate enactment o»f the legislation recom mended one year ago, under which a por tion of gold holdings should be placed In a trust fund from which greenbacks should be redeemco upon presentation, but when once redeemed should not there after be paid out except for gold. It is not to be inferred that other leg islation relating to our currency is not required; on the contrary there is an ob vious demand for it. The Importance of adequate provision ! which will insure U> our future a money standard related as our money standard now is to that of our commercial rivals is generally recognized. The companion proposition that our domestic paper currency be kept safe and yet be so related to the needs of our in dustries and internal commerce as to he adequate and responsive to such needs is a proposition scarcely less important. The subject in all its parts Is commended to the wise consideration of congress. Our .Merchant .Marine. The annexation of Hawaii and the changed relations of the United States to Cuba, Porto Klco and the Philippines resulting from the war compel the prompt adoption of a maritime policy by the United States. There should be estab lished regular and frequent steamship communication, encouraged by us un der the American fiag to the newly ac quired islands. In my last message I recommended that congress authorize the appointment of a commission for the purpose of making systematic investigations with reference to the cause and prevention of yel.ow fever. This matter has acquired an in creased importance as a result of the military occupation of Cuba and the com mercial intercourse between this island and the United States which we have every reason to expect. The sanitary problems connected with our new rela tions are no important than those relating to finance, commerce and adm.n- Istration. I therefore renew my recom mendation that the authority of congress may be given and a suitable appropria tion nr de to provide for a commission on exports to be appointed for the pur pose indicated. IncreuNc in the Army and Navy l.ee ommemled. The importance of legislation for the | permanent increase of the army is mani- j fest and the recommendation of the sec- | retary of war for that purpose has my unqualified approval. There can be no question that at this time, and probably | for some time in the future. 100.000 men will be none too many to meet the nenes sities of the situation. At all events, whether tnat number shall be required permanently, or not, power should be given the president to enlist that force if lie deems it necessary, and further discretion should be given him to recruit for the a p my within the above limit from the Inhabitants of the lsiands with the government of which we are Tt fi my purpose to muster t the en tire volunteer army as soon .« the con gress shall provide for the increase of the regular establishment This will be only an act of justice and will be appreciated by the brave boys who left their homes and employment to help the country in its emergency. The message concludes with an indorse ment of the request of the secretary of the navy for an increase in that branch of the service by the building of three battleships and nine armored crluisers Centennial at Washington. A movement, lately inaugurated by the citizens, to h*ve the centennial anniver sary of the founding of the city of Wash ington celebrated with fitting ceremonies. Including perhaps tlie establishment of a handsome memorial to mark so historical an occasion, and to give it more than local recognition, has met with general favor on the part of the public. The granting of an appropriation by congress is recommended for this purpose and the appointment of a committee from its re spective bodies. The alien ccntract law is shown by ex perience to need some amendment. A measure providing better protection 1s proposed. The rightful application of eight-hour law for the benefit of labor and of principle of arbitration are sug gested for consideration and these sub jects are recommended to the careful at tention of congress. William MeKlnley. Executive Mansion. Dec. 5, 1898. THE POOR DELUDED MAN. lie Tell* 11 IN l<'rleii<ln Hon lie Vloiild Never Allow a Woman to .tluuaj* Him. The lord of creation was sitting with some inert friends before a prate fire one cold evening and was exchanging with them opinions on persons and things. The conversation had drifted around to a discussion of married life, and the host had the floor. "Unac countable, isn't it," said he, "how hard it is to make some women understand that they don't need to manage their husbands? I've never had any trouble of that kind myself—wouldn't stand it for a second even if Polly were dis posed to try her band at management —but it seems impossible to prevent some women from attempting all sorts of things in the; way of regulating the actions of their husbands. Now, when 1 fell in love with I'olly she was what she is now in rare moments —mild and pretty and amiably appreciative of my intellect. I did not ever ask myself whether she was clever or not. I didn't care. We got along splendidly, like the pious boy and his lazy brother, the first of whom said the prayers and the last the 'Amen.' I did the talking and Polly egged me on with raising of eye brows, smiles and sympathetic 'Ohs,' or 'Aits.' Well, we married. I have learned that Polly's friends were under the impression that she had captured a mental giant and was feeding hirn with the sugar plums of fiction. Site gave people to understand that I labored under the delusion that she was a very brilliant person like myself, and only her craftiness kept me from finding out how shallow and silly she was. Was ever a more absurd idea evolved from the brain of a silly girl. Polly clever! If site only knew that her mild eyes, with the absolute ig norance of the world that lies in their clear depths, arc my stars of hope, that her soft, faltering voice, that gets shrill every time she tries to talk learnedly, was what I love better than oratory, and that her irresponsible way of discussing my pet theories is what Hatters and gratifies me more than any amount of sane praise front a really clever woman—well, if she realized all that. I wonder if she would still believe that she has 'managed,' 'played with' or 'deluded' me?" Just then Polly came into the room in quest of a book, and one of the guests jokingly repeated the substance of what her husband had said. There was a quizzical look in Iter face as she said: "Did you say that, Tom?" Her husband acknowledged theeorn. Polly laughed good-naturedly and said: "You old goose," and left the room. Site also left an uneasy sus picion on her husband's mind that after all perhaps she "managed" him without his being aware of it. The same idea occurred to more than one of his guests, but of course there is no way of finding out whether such is the case or not.—Chicago Chronicle. No Convolution. "The study of evolution teaches us,' : said the professor, "that when an or gan becomes useless it gradually fades away. Witness the eyeless fish in the Mammoth cave. In like manner it is probable that the appendix vermifor tnis, which anatomists think is but a reminiscence, so to speak of an organ once useful in the human internal mechanism, but now apparently worse than useless, will ultimately shrink away and disappear utterly." "lty that time, though," grumbled a calamity howler in the class, "science will have made all grapes seedless."— Chicago Tribune. on die IMate. Butter a soup plate or very shallow pie dish and line it with thin slices of white bread and butter, grate some cheese thickly over this. Pepper and salt to taste, and sprinkle a little dry mustard over the whole. Just moisten I with milk, and put it into the oven, while two eggs are scrambled in a dessertspoon of melted butter in a saucepan, with a pinch of salt and a dash of cayenne. Break the eggs into this, and stir them until they are cooked. Then spread them 011 top of the cheese and serve at once.—Boston Ulobe. In ilnndwriting. Perhaps it is not generally known that Mohammedans never use printed Korans; because in doubt as to the ingredients entered into the composi tion of the printing ink. They are afraid of being defiled by taking into their hands it copy of the sacred book which may have been produced with the ink in which pig's fat, instead of linseed oil, has formed one of the component parts. They therefore eon fine themselves to reading handwrit ten reproductions of the prophet's work, which are naturally very ex pensive. A !>trange Stone. The "ilmakiur," a Finish stone, which becomes almost white before tiie approach of fine weather and dark ens when storms are at hand, is used by the natives as a barometer in which they repose the highest confidence IS WANTED FOR TWO CRIMES. A Kuiilt 4 a*lil<-r Im Snld (n Ifiitr I5« <ll <»illll> »l Murder and l:iiilx //.lriiii'lit — A I'll rilll Hi; Ntury. St. Louis, Dec. 8. The Post-Dis patch throws light on a mysterious .shooting l hat occurred in St. Louis on June 14, 1897. and resulted in the death of Elliot. L. Duckworth at Kan sas City, Kan., some time after thai. According to tlie story. Duckworth came to St. Louis from Springfield, Mo., to meet Kdward L. Dolling, an Indiana 'hank cashier, who in a letter had offered the former a position. Pefore meeting Dolling, Duckworth strolled out to Forest park, where he was later found hadlv wounded, Vfth a bullet hole in his head ami a. revolver lying beside him. It was ap parently a case of suicide. 11l the. wounded man's pocket was found ;t card bearing these words: "I am Kd ward L. Dolling, of Terre llaute, linl. In case of accident Dolling was at that time wanted for embezzling $30,000 from a bank in a small town near Terre Haute, Inil. He disappeared about, the time he wrote the letter to Duckworth mak ing the St. Louis appointment with the latter. Dolling and Duckworth resembled each other to a remarkable degree. The story goes onto say tliat Duckworth was decoyed to this city by Dolling and fatally shot, a card putin his pocket with the hit ter's name on it and the wounded man passed off on the police and the public as the missing embezzler. Duckworth was taken home by his sister,Airs.Kva Hutchinson, of Hutch inson, Kan., he having revealed his identity. The wounded man denied that he had attempted to commit sui cide and said he remembered noth ing of the shooting. Dolling, it in said, is still at large and the police are searching for him on the chargo of embezzlement and murder. Kansas City. Mo., Dec. S.—Elliot L. Duckworth died at the Kansas insti tute for the blind in Kansas City, Kan., on .November IS. He had been ill only since the Wednesday before and it was the opinion of the phy sicians that the old wound was the in direct cause of his death. The wound he received in Forest park, St. Louis, brought 011 blindness and lie was taken to the Kansas City (Kan.) asylum by his sister at Hutchinson. To the pupils and teachers in the asylum he said that he did not know the man who shot him. Hutchinson. Kan.. Dec. S. —Elliott Duckworth was buried here on No vember 20, his body having been brought from the Kansas asylum. Neither Duckworth nor any of his Hutchinson friends could or would tell who shot him. MARSH PLEADS GUILTY. Kx-I're*ldeiit ol tlie Krynlouc Haiilt t» Arraigned til Court Sentence lie •erred. Philadelphia, Dec. S.—Gideon W. Marsh, president of the Keystone na tional bank, which failed in March, 1891, was arraigned in the district court yesterday and pleadiil guilty to indictments charging misapplication of funds of the institution and mak ing false reports of the bank's condi tion to the comptroller of the cur rency. Sentence was deferred. It will be remembered that Marsh dis appeared in May. 1891, his bail of $20,- 000 being forfeited and that lie was a fugitive from justice until Novem ber 3 last when lie returned to the city and voluntarily surrendered to the court. After Marsh had entered his plea of guilty his counsel asked the court ii permission to present a statement of his client which would show mitigat ing circumstances in connection with the commission of tUe acts to which he had pleaded guilty. Counsel in formed the court 'that .after Mr. Marsh had assumed the presidency of the bank, he found that there existed a deficiency of over $1,000,000. ( ounsel said the defendant had never profited one dollar through the bank's losses. The court dismissed the matter by informing counsel that he would re mand the prisoner until Tuesday next, when he would impose sentence after hearing counsel's plea. He, how ever. would not make this case an ex ception and would not go into an in vestigation of the bank's affairs. William Steele, former cashier o( the wrecked Chestnut Street national bank, was also arraigned and pleaded ing him with aiding President Sin gerly (now deceased) in the rnisappro erly (now deceased) in the misappro priation of the funds of that institu tion. CAUGHT BY A CAVE IN. Three Men Hurled I'uder Thousand* of Toils of Kiirniiic; Cual. West Superior. Wis., Dec. B.—While fighting a fire on the dock of the Le high Coal <£* Coke Co. yesterday a crew of men were caught by a bad eavein, caused by the weakening of the pile foundation. Two miraculous ly escaped and four were buried un der thousands of tons of burning coal. One, John Malinowasky, was rescued alive, but is in a precarious condition. The other three probably perished. Their identity cannot be learned, as they were new men. The fire is the worst which has been experienced here for years. The middle of the dock is burning fiercely and it is being cut into sections to prevent the fire spreading. It looks as though :!00 feet of the dock would lie destroyed, together with 20.000 tons of coal, the latter worth $."0,000. The Men York at Havana, Havana, Dec. 8. The cruiser New York arrived here Wednesday. Im mediately after her arrival the New York saluted and Capt. Chadwiclc paid a visit to Admiral Manterola and Gen. Castellanos. A naval lieutenant promptly returned the visit on board the New York. llobMii Will (>o to Manila. New York. Dec. 8. —•Assistant Naval Constructor Ilobson will goto Manila lo superintend the raising of the «unk';n war vessels. He expects to lea\<r about the 20th of this month. 3
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