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FIFTY-SIXTH
Attendance at Both Sen
ate and House Is
Notably Large.
SENATE A FLORAL BOWER
Bouquets Showered on Mem
bers of the House.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
In Uot'i Ilrnnclics of Congress tlio
Heading oi tlio Document is
Mstontd to with Close. Attention
mid Is Crcotcd with Applnusc in
tho IIousc--Tlic GnllcricK Aie
Crowded Willi Gully Attired
Women nnil llrlllinnt Costumes ol
I'nir "-pocttitors Add to the Uiight
ncss of the Scene--Speaker Heed
fields n Gnvrl Jlndo of Historic
Timber-- Seventy-Seven Scnntois
nud Thrco Hundred and One llepre
sentatives Kespond to the Uoll Cull.
,i,it., nee. 6. Tlif ntU'iidiince
Rl'
r. .1.. ....... 1.11 nr ibe senate today botli
(Till IH B"" " ,, , .. ..
on the floor and in the galleiies was
notuhlv huge despite tne bii
Mood fact that little business bevond
the presentation of tho president sies
sage and the proceedings Incident
thereto would be transacted.
Piior to the convening of the s, nate
tho members passed half an hom In
exchanging greetings. Mr. Hnnna, of
Ohio, who has been ill lor a week was
g'ven a coidlal reception by his Ie
publlcan colleagues. Mr. Wolcott , of
Colorado, one of the members of the
international monetary commission,
Mas also given a waim greeting. Dr.
V. Godfrey Hunter, of Kcntuekv. the
lerontly appointed minister to Guate
male. was an interested spectator rt
tho proceeding fiom .1 seat betide hla
ft lend Senator Deboe
Charles Page Bryan, the new Cnl ed
States minl-ier to China. was a notable
figure In the received galleries, and in
i... .unii.nnin .mtinrv weie several
numbers of the Chinese legation and
other members of the diplomatic corps
When the senate convened after the
lerevg, Hon. II. D. S. Money, the new
senator fiom Mississippi, enteied the
hamber. but the oath of ofllro was not
atlinlnlsteied J him durlin, the session
The uif and the reading oi the
piesident's fage was tho imp t Unit
ai.d only fe Je ot tho day.
a sen. (: or bcafty
The dumber wjs literally i flor.il
bower, the desks, of the Republican
members being especially burdened
with flagrant offerings When Vice
1 resident Hobart's gavel tell at the
stroke of noon, the leseivod galleiies
wci' well filled, the handsome cos
tumes of the ladies adding to the
brightness of the scene.
After blind Chaplain Mllbuin had ep
llveuil tht Invocation, in which l.e
tout hlngdy rofeued to the Illness of the
piesident's mothu, sevent) -seven sen
atois lesponded to the roll call.
The house was formally notified that
the senate was in session, and Sena
tors All'sii'i and Gorman (Maryland),
weie appointed r. committer to inform
the president that congiess was In ses
sion and ready to receive any commun
ication fiom him
Mcinwhile. a resolution from Mr.
Cullom (Illinois) was adopted. fixing
tin- time of dally meetings of the sen
ate at noon, and i leeess was taken un
til 1 flock
At 1 SO Senators Allison and tiounan
lopottfd tint tlie president would In -nidlat
lj communicate with cngus-,
an I smm afterwards Mr I'livlen, ihe
1 icsl lent's aslstnnt secretaiy, piesent
eel the nussige The men-age was lis
tened to with much Piteiest. and at
the con lusiop of tho loading was ol
eic leil to 1h pi luted
'the death of Senator James ,
cjeuigt of Mlslsslpid. wa arnounced
rJ he usual lesolution if condnlenii in
ndoptil and as n fuithnr mail; of n
pcrt th"1 hfnnte arlourmd until to
moriow OPENING DAY IN TIIE HOUSE.
Spenker Itced I'ses n Gutel Made ol
Historic i ood--llilli Introduced,
Washington, Deo. 0 The opening
da of the legular session In the hou'o
passed without unusual Incident of
any chaiactei The forniulitl's at
tending the Inauguration of the ses
sion were drj, and except as u spetU.
cle hardly icpuld the nowds whli'i
thronged the public and pi halo gal
leiies. Vet with few excejulons the
vlsltois sat tlnout'h the whole pio
cecdlngH, Jlr. Dingley. the floor lead
er of the mujoiltv; Mr. Ballty, the ie
cognized leader of niluoilt), and Mi
Grosvenor, of Ohio, enjoyed the dis
tinguished honor of hi lug appointed
to wait on theptesident, whos'mesuM
wan of course, the event of the daj
Its tending was long and tedious, but
It was followed with dose attention
by the members and spectat us There
was no dcinonMiutlon until the lead
ing was concluded, when the Itepubh
cans joined in a. hearty explosion of
approval. Immediately ufter the lead
ing of the. message the house ndj aim
ed out of respect to the meiuoiles of
Henalor George, of Mississippi, and
Representative Wright, of Massuchus.
etts, who had died during the tecess
The floral tributes were no less pro
fuse than In the senate. Among those.
thus remembered were General Wheal
pr, of Alabama; Mr Hooker, of New
Yoik; Mr Dovener. of West Vltglnla;
Mr. McAleer nnd Mr. Dalzell and Mr
Hurmer, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hendcr-
CONGRESS
son, of Iown, Mr. Laeey of Iowa, Mr.
Stone, of Iennsjlvanla, and Mr. Day
ton, of West Virginia.
Speaker Heed called the house to
order with a gavel presented Sheriff
Uioner, or Knox county, Tenn. It Is
made of wood which grew beside tho
log house In which Farragut was born
llev. Charles Herry, the eminent
I'ngllsh devlnc, delivered th inoeu
tlon The roll call showed the pre
sence of 201 members. Mr. Kerr, of
Pennsylvania, was among tho ex
mcnibei s present,
Till: MESSAGE APPLAUDED.
After the message- tiny were closely
followed by Secretary Pruden, and the
message was read. At In eonUiiilon
the llpTiuhllcaiis jolnel In a sharp
lound of apoause. On motion of Mr.
Dlngley the message was lofcired to
the committee of the whole and or
dered minted Mr Viunncp, Mass
achusetts, then olllelally announced the
death of his piedecesor, tre late Kp
icsentatKe Wrljiht, and Mr Allen,
Mississippi, the death of Senator
George. Out of lespect to thcli mem
oiles the house then at 3(6 p m. ad
jo ind until tomorrow.
Among the bills Introduced in the
hous were the following:
I.y Mr. Evans (Kj), joint lesolution
pledging the faith and credit of the
I'nlted States o tho pament in gold
coin of ceitaln of its outstanding ob
ligations, to the maintenance of the
par aluo In gold of all previously
coined silver dollars, and prohibiting
the further coinage of -my silver dollar
unless It s-hnll contain sullicient stand
ard silver to make tho dollar when
coined intrinsically worth par In gold
By Mr. Evans (Ky ), lo modify the
civil servic" act by having it heieafter
apply onlv to department clerks In
Washington and those in public offi
ces throughout the country whose sal
aries are fiom 190(1 to $1,S00 per annum,
letteis caniersand railway mail cleikn
Mr. TIenry (Tex.), hill to dtllne
trusts, to punish corporations, firms,
etc., connected with them; and to pro
mote fre competition in the United
States
l'y Bingham (Penna.), to confei jui
Isdlctlon on circuit couits In suits at
eejuity for the partition of lands wheie
the PnlUd States is a tenant In com
mon, or Joint tenant.
By Evans (Ky,), to relieve the presi
dent fiom appointment of third-class
postmasters
Adams (Penna.). for equipping the
League Island navy yard as a repair
ing station
Qulgg (X. v.), to Inciease the pay of
letter cairieis.
Fenton (O.), granting service pen
sions to honoiablv discharged ofllcei-B
and enlisted men In the United States
aimy or naj during the rebellion and
to restoie the names of ceitaln per
sons aibltiarily dropped fiom the pen
sion tolls
Evans (Ky), leduclng the Internal
revenue tax on distilled spiiits to 75
cents per gallun
Henderson (la ), establishing a uni
foini sjsteni of bankiuptcy.
Batholdt, establishing a postal bank
sstem.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
X Scheme by Which .Honov Order Of
fices JMnv Uc .llnde Savings Iusli-lions--Other
Proposed Changes.
Washington, Dec. 6. The establish
ment and lesulatlon of a postal sav
ings bank system Is provided for in a
bill intioduced by Bepiesentatlve Lor
Imoi (111.). Undet his scheme, money
ordei olllces selected by the postmas
ter general aie to be made luanch pos
tal savings banks with an ofllce In the
department to be called the central
bank. Any pen son may become a de
positor under this act, including mar
tied women and minors above twelve
veais. Deposltois are limited to a dol
lar and Its multiples nnd not exceed
ing MO, and deposits accumulating
above SI, 000 will not draw Interest
Postal savings stamps and cards of the
denomination of live and ten cents aie
to be sold Interest is to be at tho
late of two per cent, a year, to lie
added to the piineipnl on Juno 30 of
each ear. Pa-.s books aie to ho foi-
i w aided annually for examination.
I The secietaiv of the trcasuiy under
this Mil is lequhed to invest in Intel -
est-lje.iliiig bonds of the United States,
or In state bonds and bonds of munici
palities and counties under stated ic
strlrtlon.i. Deposits will not be liable
to selzuie or detention under any legal
piocess. All statutes defining cilmes
In the postal seivlie are to lie applied
to the postal savings system, and tho
act Is to take effect within six months
of Its passage.
lindlcnl changes in the postnl sj stein
nil- tailed for III a bill Intioduced to
da by Mr. Adamson, of (ieoigla Ho
piopose.s making every postofllee a
money older ofllce, keeping oveij tail
wav postofllee open at all times for te
i, option of malls, and that a new post
ollk" shall be established at anj point
on a nubile load outside the limit of
an Incorpotnted community whenevei
applied for bv twontv-tivo citizens,
vebtlng discretion In the postofllee de
paitmont If the piuposed cilllce Is with
in two miles of an existing oillee. Pur
the appointment of postmasters, tho
bill icqulies lecommendatlon of both
senators of the Mate, except where di
vided, when the appointment is left to
the lepiesentatlves of the district.
Large lintel Hurtled.
Cleat Held, Pa Dor 0 -The Kenmoro
hotel, nt Heluiffe, burned to the jsruii'id
this morning. The hotel was om of tlio
largest and finest In the count, contain
ing sixty rocms. The loss amounts to
$20 000, paitl covered by lusuianee. Tlio
heaviest loser is the owner. .Miles rlg
h, but the lesseci ami landlord, John H
Ci inner, loses his fiiinlturo and llxtures.
Killed by Xoonshincrs.
l.lttle lloc-k. Alk., Dec U Albert Giles,
a prominent farmir living in the w.t eml
of Vun Iluren county, was assastlnate.1
while passing along Che public load lust
Friday. He was Hied upon from nmbiuii,
and a dozen bullets from rifles penetrut
id his body. Tho murder Is believe U to
ha.-o been tho work ef moonshiners.
Itildilii H'iiiiIr In Itellerl.
Home, Dec. 6. King Hiiinibcrt has en
trusted to th Mrqult dl Iludlnl th
task of constructing a new cabinet end
tlm marquis asks time to reflect.
MRS. M'KINLOV IMPROVES.
She Hcgnlns Consciousness nud I'm
lnlcs of Nourishment.
Canton, O, Dec. fl There was an
agictable sin prise to the chlldlen and
friends gathered about the bedside of
Mrs Nancy AUInon MeKlnley this af
ternoon. She regained consciousness
sulUelently to recognize not only her
children, but lo extend gieetlng to
them, to her aged slstei, Mis. Osboinc
Chailes Miller, nnd to otheiB who weie
ncai. Xouilshnient wns glsen her
about noon. It was toon after that she
manifested signs ot returning con
sciousness. The llrst nourishment 10
celved for seeial days had a good ef
fect, and she at once milled. Thorn Is
again stronger hop that she may sur
vive until the president leaches her
bedside tomonow nioinlng, and pei
haps to lecognbe him It Is not
thought, however, that she will ever it
gain complete consclousnes-s.
When the attending physician left
Mrs MeKlnley this evening It was
with a feeling that she would suivlve
the night and pr sslhly longer. She had
taktn no nourishment since eailv In
the afternoon, and was not In quite as
good condition as when she seemed to
recognise those about hei. But she sus
tained little loss of strength during the
da, and was leposlng In a quiet and
seemingly natural condition.
At 10.30 tonight Mrs MeKlnley was
exceedingly low. She had just exper
ienced a sinking spell, duiing which
life seemed to 1 nlmost extinct Thete
weie momenta when (-he did not seem
to bieathe Her puKe Is weak and ttn
ceitaln, mole so than at an other
time and her bieathlng Is dlllleult. The
latest advice jecelved tiom the presl
dent Is that he will come In by legular
I tiain, widen win leacn neie at iu -' a
I m A special may posslbl.v be luu from
I Plttsbuig.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
ON THE MESSAGE
The London Journals Arc Not Satis
lied nnd Predict Hint Spain Will
Also He Displeased with the Tone
ol President .lIcKinlcj's Vdwce.
London, Dee ".The Dnily Tele
graph, commenting editorially on
Piesldent McKlnley's messxge this
niotning, sajs:
"It used to be Amei lea's proud boast
that she had no foreign policy Judg
ing from Piesldent McKlnley's mes
sage, the new world Is no .note free
from the buidens of diplomatic ne
gotiations thni the old
In a document ot pietentuous
length, mostly Intended loi S anlsh
consumption, President McKinlev has
devised a specious pretext for gaining
lime It contains passaged that will
ceitalnly wound Spain's u itlonal sus
ceptibilities. The whole lone, though
meant to bo cow llhttni y, savois too
much of the magistral!' availing him
self of the offenders iu t to be veiy
acceptable at Madild. Sjnln may not
be so thick skinned as wo lie to these
delicate usages of Amciicvis diplomatic
courtesy.
"Moieover, thei. nie serious dangeis
of i evolution in Spain, and the indis
creet adjectives President McKinlev
applies to Geneial We ler's policy will
not lessen the lattet s populaillv. Much
depends upon the attitude of oongiess
H as our conespondent thinks, the
jingoes acquiesce in the decision of tho
executive and" give iha Spanlaids a
chance, all may vet be well, but iccent
expetlence doeB not make us oei san
guine." The Dally Mall savs it Is "very satis,
factory that President MeKlnley comes
out so stiong against the jingoes.
The Daily Cluonlele deseilbes the
message as "weak and coloiless com
pared with the vlgn ous handling of
public questions to which Mr Cleve
land accustomed us" It sajs "The ex
planation of this Is simple Mi. Cleve
land was In front of congiess. Mi Me
Klnley in behind it The piesident's
comments on the ciim-ney Issue aie
positively childlike In theli simplicity.
It is safe to piophecy that his tleal
ment of the Cuba question will be ic
celvod with a stoim. The annexation
of Cuba would be a dploinhle mistake;
but the reason for tefralnlng from that
course aie not the milk and water ones
Mr. MeKlnley advances "
Tlie Morning Post, after paving a
tribute to the piesident's "fine s'nse nf
eltlt.v. in the face of domestic tlouble,
In sending the mc-sane nt the appoint
ed houi ," savs: "The message ad
vances a scheme of legislative eftoit
less Hhoit sighted and less calculated to
set class against t Japs tlicn the mis
guided pnllcv of the last htssun On
the Cuban question, the piesldent is
vague and diffuse, but studiously col
lect. Cuban matt rs, howevei aie un
Impoitant as compaied with the giave
Issues of domestic atfalis The big bat
tle of the session will be fought on the
grouiul of home politics and finance"
The cdltoilal especially pi .lists Piesl
dent MeKlnlev'.s tieatment of the cui
lency question
The Times sajs- "Its tone of patron
izing tolerance will make the message
not wholly URieeuble to Spain Piub
ablv tho piesldent calculates that If
he can sntlsly the Jingoes for a time
with eloquent denunciations and winn
ings, he will find It easier to pursue n
inodenite jollej.
"Hegnidlng his curiency piopiwals It
stems too piohuhlr that Mr. MeKln
ley still clings to tho notion that some
thing may be done for sllvei So Ions
as he follows that will o' the wisp lie
can haidly 1" exjpeted to attempt any
thmougli going lefoini of the cur
iency." PRESIDENT RETURNS TO CANTON.
,11 r. .llclUnlnv's Purl) in n Pullman
Attached to Ihe W estrrn i:press.
Washlnrtou, D c. G Piesldent Me
Klnley left Washington at 7.MI tonight
to retuin to tho bedshh of Ids moth
er at Canton. With him vein Mis.
MeKlnley. Miss Mibel Me Klnley. Miss
Barber. A. I Duncan, two maids nnd
the steward eif thi U'hlto House The
paity occupied tho sjaclal Pullman,
Newport, which was attuched to the
rear of the regular Western cxpitss,
Aerotdlng to scliedulp the train Ja
duo In Canton ut 10 toinotro.v mnin
Ing, but upon the leuMpt of unfavor
able news from Canton It may bo
lushed thtoucli on special time ffom
any point beyond Jlultlmoio
PRESIDENT'
MESSAGE
The Currency and Cuba
Are Chief Among
the Topics.
FAVORS SPANISH REFORM
The Country Should Be Given
a Fair Trial.
The Picscnt Costly Svstom of Indef
inite Gold Redemption ot Green
backs n Menace--I'ltiu ol Iteissue
Only (or Gold Hucommciidcd
When Itcvt'tiiics .fleet Expenses.
'J he Test oi the Present Ucvcniic
Laws Not Complete--.Suspension of
S ggri ssiou us to Cuba Kvpcdieiit.
I'oslponeiiient lor a I'uir Trial ol
the .Sugitstn Adiiilnistriition Ken-souable--lts
IiiuovHtloiih lluncstly
nud ell iirginu
Washington, Dec. G President Me
Klnley sent his annual message to
i Congiess ttdav. It Is as follows:
n T GIVHS me pleasuie to extend gieet
lng to the lift -fifth congress as
sembled in rtTiiar session at the
seat of government, with many of
nhot senators and representatives
1 have beer, assoc'atesl In the executive
i i-e-rv lee Their meeting occurs under le-
ilcltous conditions, jiismdiiil, sincere con
gratutitlcn. aid cvl'ing lor out grateful
in know It lament to biiiefieent 1'iovlde.ice,
wli'ch has so sisaslly blesMil and i)io
pcicel us as a r itlon Peace- .ml gco 1
will, with the nations of the eaith con
tinue unbt oken.
A mattei of saiisfjotlon is tht growing
feeling of fraternal uijaid intl unllcim
couites of all our countrv, the incom
pl teness too long eleUevtel for the nall
Aitlon of tho liljln st liltssings eif tlie
I'nlon Tl e -piiil or iatnotNm Is univei-j-al
mill Is ever li crteislug In feivor. Tlie
public qaestloiis whleli now most eiignxs
us .no llfte il fai i bene, eithe i partisan
ship, pii'Juilkt oi former see lion il diffci
ence Thee alfcct every pait of our
common ,ounlrv ullkt and permit of no
division on ancient lines (jutstiuiu of
foielgn policy, of revenue, the soundness
ot tho cuircn j, the litvlol ibillt of na
tional obllnatlons, the Impiovcrnenl of
public service nppeal to the irillMduiI
conscience of ever citizen ic whatever
paity he belongs oi In whatever the sec
tion ef the ceunlr he miv lesliie.
-f -f
The Currency Question.
TAHIPP leglslatle n having been set
tled b the extra session of ion-gie-s,
the ejiie-tlejii next piesslng
foi eopolderitlon is that of the
euneiic The woik of putting
out fin moos u-un a sound basi-, dlllleult
..s it mi seem, will appeal easiei when
we it call the lliaialal epilations of tho
goviinment since 1SM On the 30ih da of
June of that ear we had outstanding
ticmind liabilities in the sum of S7JS,5ijS,
447 11 On tho first of Januar, ls"9, those
liabilities bad been itcUiiid lo ?ltf,Sv
!"j Ss Of our Inti test-heal Irs oblig.uloiis,
tin lUures ai o i veil moie stiilcliiij; On
Jul 1, IVii, the pilncipal ot the Interest
debt ot the goviinment wa $2, UJ,.U1,2JS,
On the flist day of Julv JVM, this sum
had btfn lerlmed to $WH3i K, oi tin aggregate-
Kilmtlim of $1,747,-") 1.10'. The Ju-teiest-bearing
debt of the lidted S'ates
em the llrst da of December, 1S97. was
tvl7,:i.",tJ0 Tin gov inmt nt tnoncj now
outsl.unliiig (Dei ll, consists of $.IIi;,i1S1,
nil", of Pnlttd ritates nots, $1(17,793 2v) of
tieasur notes issued bv authority of law
of ivw. t3s,!d,5iU of slhei ccrtlllcates,
full JS .Trtl of stand.11 el silver dollais.
Willi ihe 411 ut Tchuiirces of the govcin
ineiit, and with the honorable example of
the tst before us. we ought not lo hesi
tate to cuter upon u, cunoinv levlslon
which will make our obligations Ipsj oncr
oiis to the government an 1 lelleve our
Il111nel.1l laws tioin ambiguity ami doubt.
Tin brief rev!e-w of what w.i- accom
pushed liom tin- lose oi tin war to Is')!,
11. ike s unit-isoituhli and gioiunlless 111
eltstiiii-t rilher of 0111 lltiau. I.il ability foi
soundness, while the situation I rum 113
in ls't" must admonish congiess to tho
Immediate nei'isslt of o legislating as
to miilie the retain ot conditions then
pici.illlug Impossible
JIiiiij I'lans Proposed.
Thero aie man plans piuposed as a
iciucdv for the evil. Ileloie wo can find
the liue rcmed we must fac.( h ii ,f.
lie ult It Is that oui euireiK of ever
kind is good, for M-ei dollar nf II Is
good, .tool beian-e the geiv e 1 iimeiU
pledge Is out to keep It so and that pledge
will not be broken Howevei, the glial -aillee
of nut pUIiose to keep the pie Ige
will be best shown bv athaiulng towards
Its fullllmint The evil of tho pieent
svetem is found In the great cost to tlie
government of lnulntali.lug the partt of
our dlfltreiit forms of mmiev, tliat Is,
keeping all of them ut par with gold
U'e sunt cannot be longer heedless of
the burden this Imposes upon the people
even imilei lalrl piosptiuus conditions,
v. hllo the past four eais have deinon
strattd rhat It Is not onl an exinnsivo
1 hinge upon the gov ei nine ut. but a dim
gi urns me 11.11 e to the uitlou.il eieiit.
It is 111-111 If est that we 11111111 elevlse some
plan to pioteet the government against
bond li-hiies for ii'peate-l ledimptlous
We must tllliir nil tall the oppoitunllv
for speiulatlon nmlc t-as by ihe multl
plieel redemption ot cm demand obliga
tions, 01 tnciitse the gold risiive for
their 1 1 demotion We have $'mj otni.tuji of
currency whlth the goveinmtit, by sol
emn enactment, has uniUi taken to ktep
nt jmr with gold. Nobod Is obliged to
rede-cm In gold but the gue rmue nl. Tho
bulks ni-ti not lequlied to mleeni in gold
The govt I lime ut Is obliged to keep equal
with goll all Its outstanding i until' and
coin obligations, while Its receipts aie not
rcquiied to be Pild in gold. They am
paid in meiy kind of mono) but gold,
ami tlio onlv ineuns b which the irovern.
I ment can with ceilnlntv get gold Is by
borrowing it can get It in no othei way
when it most needs It. The government
without any fixed gold levunue Is pledgee)
to mulntuhi gold ledcmptlon which it has
steadllv and faithfully done, and which,
under tho authority now given, It will
coutlnuo to do.
Tim law which requires tho government,
having ledcemesl Its I'nlted Htales noten,
to pay them out again is cm rent funds
eleimunds i. coi stant rerlenUhme'iit ot tho
gold reset vc It Is especially so In times
of business panic and when the revenues
are insufficient to meet the expenses of
the government. At such limes the gov
ernment has no other way to pimply Its
deficit and iraintaln ledemptlon, but
through the Increase of Its bonded debt,
as during the admlrlstiatlon of my pre
decessor, when $Jt,2, 31 ",100 of four. an 1 11
half per cent, bonds were Issue d and sold,
and tho proceeds us eel to pi.y the expc uses
of tho government In excess of the reve
nues nnd sustuln tho gold reserve. While
It Is truo that the gi rater pail ot the
proceeds of these bonds weie used to sup
ply dellcient revenues, a considerable
portion was rjqulrest lo maintain tho gold
it serve.
Hi' grueling the Gold I'cscrve.
With our revenues equal to our ex
penses, there would benoelellclt requiring
the lssuan;o of bonds. But If the gold
icseive falls below $100,'KX UUO, now- will
It be replenished under existing law .' The
sei lous question then N, shall we con
tlnue thes policy that has been pursued In
the past, that is, when Ihe gold reserve
reaches tho point of danger, Issue mote
bonds and stippl the needed gold, or sh-11
we provide othei meuns to prevent tbes(.
recurring drains upon tho gold reserve?
!f no further legislation Is had and the
policy of selling bonds is to be con
tinued, then congress qhould give the
societal y of the treasury authority to sell
bonds at long 01 shott peiiods, hearing
a less rate of intenst than is now au
thorl7od by law,
1 eat lastly recommend ns soon as the
receipts of government aie quite sudl
clcnt lo pay all tho expenses of the gol
einment that when nnv of the I'nlted
States not's i,ro presented for redemption
in gold nud are redeemed In gold, such
notes shall bo kept and sot apait nnd only
paid out lit exchange for gold. It Is an
obvious dut. If the holder of the I'nlted
States notes prefers the gold and gets it
fiom the government he should not re
ceive back from the- government a t'nlteel
States noto without pa lug gold In re
turn for It The teason foi this U made
nil the mom pertinent when the govern
ment Issues an lnterest-beiilng lebf tr
provide gold for the ledemptlon of liilted
States notes a non-lnft iest beanng elebt
Suiely it should not pa) them out again
except on lematul and for gold. If thev
aie put out In anv other wav thev ttiiy
retuin again to be followed b) another
bond Issue to redeem them an Interest
healing debt to rodeem a non-interest-bearing
debt.
I In my view it Is of the utmost Impoit-
aiiee that the government should be rc-
1 Hived from the burden of piovldlng nil
tin ir.eht tniilrii1 fmi At 11 Ii 11 ti rrao n till n .
Ill'' fLfl'l IVVJIItl VU 1UI TAVil((ll)S1--l UIOI -
pent. This ieponIhllitv is alone borne
by the government without any ot the
usual and necessary banking powers to
help itself. The banks elo not feel tho
stialn ol gold ledemptlon The whole
strain ie-sts upon tlie government, and
the Is' lie- of gold icseive in the tiensuiy
has come to be with or without leason,
the signal of danger or of secuilty This
ought to be stopped
Danger Still Kxisls.
If we aie to have anv ei.a of piospult)
In the country with sullltlent receipts foi
tin expenses of the government we may
fool no Immediate cmbirrassment from
out piesent curienc) , but the danger still
exists and will be ever present, menacing
us so long as the existing s)stem con
tinues, and besides, it Is In times of ade
quate leveiiiies ami business tranquility
thin the government should piepaie foi
the worst We cannot avoid without se
1 lous consequences the wise consideration
and piompt solution of this question
The secietarv of the treasur) his out
lit ed a plan in glial detail foi tlie pui
pose of removing the thleate-nid rceui
reiioe of 11 depleted gold reserve and save
us from furthei einbairassmeut on that
account. To this I Invite )Our careful eou
sldeiatlon 1 concur with the secretary
ot the trea'iiry In his lecommendatlon
that national banks be allowed to I siie
notes to the face value of the bonds
which the) have deposited for clrcul itlon
aid that the tax on calculating notis
secured b deposit of such bonds be le
ductd to one-half of one- per cent, per
annum 1 also Join him in leeoinmend
lng that authoilty be given for the 1 s
tabllshment of national banks of a min
imum capital stock ot i'lXK This will
enable the smaller vllligcs and agiicul
tuial legions of the couuli') to be sup.
pied with cuirency to meet theli needs
I recommend that the issue of na
tional bank notes lie lestrlettd to the
denomination of ten dollars and upwards
If tills suggestion I have lutein mnile
shall have the approval of congress, then
would 11 commend that national banks
be- lecmlicd to icikeni theli notes in gold.
Our Duty to Spain and Cuba.
TUB most impoitant pioblcm with
which this government is now
callnl upon to deal pertaining 10
Its foielgn relations concerns Us
dut) toward Spain and the Cu
ban insm lection. lioblems nnd conditions
moie or less in common with those now
exlsllnc have conlronte-d this government
at vniious tinns In the past The stoiv
of Cuba for man) vears has been one
of unrest growing dlseontent an effort
te waul a largi r 1 njovment of llbtity and
self-control, of organlzed leslstanee to
ihe mother counti), of elepiesslon and
distress and wnifan. and of lue ftectutil
settlement to be follow el b. tcicvw'd re
volt I'or no eiiduiltg peilol since the
1 nfinnc hlsenient ol the continental pos
se slons of Spain In the Western Con
line nt has tin condition of Cuba 1 the
policy of sjjjiin tonr.iels Cuba, not e-tiisod
cenu-eiu to the Tinted Slates
The prospect from time 10 time ol the
weakness 01 Spain's hold upon the liland,
and tho pi est at vicissitudes nnil cinbar
lassnient of the home government, might
I le ul lo the transfer or ('iibi to a con-
1 tinental powei called forth, between s.3
and 1VW. vniious emphatic eleclaiatlons
ol the- polle) of the I'niteel States to
I permit no disturbance of Cuba's connic
rum with Spain utile's i hi the illie-tlon
of Ir bpi ink 1 co m acquisition bv us
1 t'uoiigli puichi.se; nor has then bein an)
I 1 h.ingu of this de 1 lined policy sliue upon
I tlm jiart of the goveii'imi t
Tho revolution whuh began In IviiS lest-
led tin ten eais despite the stuiiuntii
e Iforts of the suecesslve penlliHUbir gn-
ernmetits to suppress u Tin n as now,
tho govtinnn-nt ot the I'niteel Slates te .
tilled Its gtave e-oncern and nffen I Us
aid to put nu end to bloodshed lu iibi
"he overtuies made ii) fleneral ijrar.t
weie letused and the war drugged on. en
tailing great loss of life ami triisuu,
Inereised tnlury to American Inteusts
besides threuvlng enhance el burdens of
neutrality upon this government In is's
peuo was brought about bv 1I111 tuice of
San Juan, obtained by negotiations be.
twivn the Spanish ejmmindei, .Vlai'lnez
De Campoj, and the Innirgtnt leadeis
ilio piesent Insuirectlon broke out In
Pi brum v, W. It Is not my pin pote
nt tills timet to recall Its rem.ukablo la-citasi-
or to ehauicteilze Its reslstiiiun
against the 1 unrmiiiis foi lis missed
against It b) Spain Tho levolt and the
efloits lo subdue It carrleel elestructlo-i
to eveiiv quarter of the lalnnd. dvcloi
Ing wldo proportions and def)ng tho f
feits of Spain for Its suppienjlon. The
civilized code of war has been dlsie
guided no less so b) tho Spaniard tlun
b) tlie CubaiiH
tiiiiso lor Apprehension.
iho existing conditions cannot but fill
this government and the American pi i
plo with the giavest apprehension. ihei.
p no elcslre on the part of our pcipla
to profit by tho misfortunes of Spain.
V.'e have only tho desho to see tho i'u-
Continued on Pugo 5 J "
TRAPPED DY A BOGUS BABY.
A Southern .Hulnlto Lives in Clover
in Gotliain.
New York, Dec. G A handsome,
Bv.aithi-comiilexiontd young woman,
calling lierself Plorenco Menlez, up
peuieel In th Tender loin district a
vear ago She claimed to have escaped
from 11 convent, near Chut lesion, S. ('
and said that she was going on tlie
Mage If she . ould find a backer. She
udveillscd and found a pioteitoi, who
Installed her In a handsome uptown
flat and gave lier a toloreel servant
He was always refened to us "Mr,
DtiMliam."
Down In Charleston nil this time the
pillee ate wondering wliut Ins become
of Plossle Kerr, 11 mulatto, who was the
leader of the shidv side of life on the
Chnileston Ballfo. They would not have
recognized FIopMe In the stvilsh Miss
Montez, who. claiming to be of Span
ish bliih, wns the focus of opera
glasses nt tlu N'v Yoik theatres nnd
the observed of observers at Delmonleo
suppers.
Three months ngo she Induced her
protector to send her to Cliai lesion.
She was about to become a mother, she
said, and wanted to be under the care
of her old colored "mammy" She 10
celveel remittances regulailv, and sent
a friend to New York, who puichaseel
fit- J0 and took back to her a two-weeks-old
babj Tho Charleston po
lice got wind of ths c insplnicv and
have ariested PlossI" and the woman
w ho pun haseel the baby for her
The Chnileston phvslclan v ho pT e
a bogus ccitlllcate of birth wilt be ai
lested short! The New Yoik police
aie Icokirg for "Mi. Dunliain," and ex
pect to find him in a day or two.
FIFTEEN RIDERS
LEAVE THE RACE
Scenes ot the S,lv-Day liiciclc Con
test nt .llndisou Sqtinic--Tlie Score
of tiro Itidcrs.
New Yoik, Dec. G Foity men stnited
in tlie six-day bicycle race at 1" 1"
o clock this morning, but nt 9 t5 o'clock
tonight only twenty-six men were rid
ing. Plfteen rldeis had dropped out
of the lace, owing to the illnes.s, acci
dent or inability to keep up the pace
Waller was In gleat torm tonight
and did not look like a quitter At !U5
o'clock five of the llders had passed
the 400 mile maik, Waller leading by
125 miles and 7 laps Millet was sec
ond, nine miles behind the lead. Ste
phnne had traveled III miles, laps
Hale, whu had left the Hack several
times on account of a lame knee and
a headache, had made SMI miles and
there weie thirteen other men who had
passed the 200-mlle mark.
The wheel work of Hale and Bending
tonight was not good, but their friends
claim that they are saving themselves
and that they will take a prominent
pint at least In the contest befeue It
Is ended. Colden amused the eiod
for n tew moments tonight b) making
a tniuit and passing Wallet Hut the
veteran could not keep up the pace In
set for himself, and he was soon passed
by Bice, Wallei and Hicks. The fea
ture of the lacr up to the piesent time
Is the loim exhibited bv Vallei All
toda) and tonight this man's tiding
was supeib and 1 ailed for the 1 011
tlnual adinliatlon of the spectatois.
Waller had set himself to a task befoie
stalling in the contest, anil he cared
not whether his speed upset the plans
and calculations of other competitors
That tauk was to covet .'00 miles in the
first twont)-four bonis, and tho plucky
lldcr failed only bv a nauow nun gin
As ho lode he bowled down lecotds, as
well as inci eased his lend ovei oppo
nents At the- twent) -second hour he
was ,10 miles nnd .1 laps aheael of Hale s
reconl Waller's riding Is of n char
acter that makes many doubt his abil
ity to stick it out He Giles with Ills
body tin own over the handle bats in
searching position, and It Is believed
that his stomach will be affected
Stephane took the second place at
the twenty second hour lonlght, Iiave
ill," passed G. Hevleiru and Mlllei. He
was i: miles behind Waller and 10
miles ahead of .Miller at 10.11 o'clock.
To accomplish this lu- did some tall
s iiilliif and leerlved the eliVers of th"
crowd that had in teased dining the
night until It v.ns estimated that neii
ly 10,000 poisons wete in the garden
Hale elmpped out ot the race again
teripoiaiilv at 10 SO His condition
was pitiable.
Wallei had been oil tlie tnek onlv
4" minutes in ;' homs. He was 14
miles and 7 laps eliead of Hale's 10001 el
111 11 o'clock, the tw cut) -third hour.
I tale's leeoul for t went) -tin ee bonis
has been passed by Wallei Mllller,
Stephane. O Bevlerie, Schlnncer,
Plerte, M0010 and HIce.
The score of the loadeis nt 1 o'clock
was
Waller IS miles, ;; lap?
.Sliphuuo 47.' miles, 3 laps
llev loin wi miles, 7 lap
Sehlnneer ICj miles, 2 ja,w
Miller ira mllr. .1 laps
Me.eie 411 miles ! laps
Piute" Ill miles, ,1 I i s
ill." II miles, x pips
Hi idlng Hi miles, 0 laps
Golli n l miles, ja j,,
lllker .. . . Hi miles, ii laps
Killed by Kerosene.
Shaiiin, I'a , !? 0 -Jacob Ilohinson,
of Sandy Lake. Mel -or court), was per
haps f.itnllv binned toda) b) an explo
sion of a keroseiiu in which ho had
pl u-od too ni-ti t" Ihe fire The flo-ih was
iltrr.illv cool'td.
THE XEWS THIS jlOKNINU.
I v cather Indications Today: ,
I loir; Southerly Wind. '
I (ieiii'inl !ift)-Slth Congiess,
Tile liesldenl's Missace.
Two ti ubcrs to Kuloico German) '0
Diminds on Haiti.
.' Htate Djramltc I'Ur.ds at Work In
Hazleton,
S Leu nl Villi Hour Ceo in JurVs
Hauls.
Abhite Wants to Plead Guilty to Sec
ond Degree Minder,
t IMItoilal.
Comment of the I'icss,
,1 Tho President's Mtsiago (Concluded).
II l.ouil Pavo Assessment Question In
Court.
Woman Uatlle Jluuied.
7 Local Hoy Uurglars Ad nltlisl to Hail,
Hank's Kt metric Hurglar Alarm.
S I.oor.l We st S'do and Subuibari.
') l.aekawaiina County Hapenlugs.
10 Neighboring County New s.
The Markets,
EXCITEMENT
AT HAITI
An Ultimatum Is Pre
sented by Two Ger
man Cruisers.
TIME FOR CONSIDERATION
Haiti
Must Decide Within
Eight Hours.
Demands of Germany Kcguidiug nil
Indeuiiiit) to Ilcrr l.ucdcrs .liny
Cause Wnr--Thc Gcrmnu Inhabi
tants ol Port-nii-Prinec Seek He
litgo on the Steamers. -Von Union's
Warlike Talk in the Itclchstag.
Poit-uu-Iilnic. Haiti, Dec. 6 Th
tlouble between Germany unci Haiti,
as a tcsult of the an est and Imprison
ment of Herr I.uedeis an alkfed
Gei man subject, reached a cilsls tn
day. Two Geimcn ciwlsers entoioit
this poit duiing the moinlng and an
ultlmattim from the Get man govern
ment was dellveicd to the Hnytl.m
goveinment, giving the latter eight
boms in which In giant the demands
of Gei many for an Indemnity to Heir
Duedeis. The members of the diplo
matic corps heie believe the govern
ment of the lepubllo has decided to
accept the conditions ot Oct many
In anticipation of tlouble, the citi
zens of Gei man nationality sought 1. -fuge
yesteiclay on boaul two steamtts
which were nt this port and the French
steamer Vllle de Marseille has b?en re
quisitioned by tho French minister lu
order to seive as a place of lefuge for
Flench citizens. The, Vllle do Mar
seille has at lived Horo diiect fiom
Poito KIco
Tho ponulatlon of this place Is In
a, state of gie.it excitement, but the.
Haitian government has strong foicci
of troops 'tit its disposal and Is resolv
ed to maintain order
HAvn Tin: will and pownn.
Herlirr, Dee C Haion vou Urrlnvv,
the minister for foielgn nffalis, lefer
rlng to Haiti, said in the It-ic'istag
todav .
"We aie not satisfied with tho meiu
lele.ise of Hen- Lueders, and have ele
manded satisfaction and compensation
for Ills illegal incarceration, which w a
cemtiaiy to Haitian and Internation
al laws. We hope the government r
Haiti will accept our legitimate and
moderate demands, ns In addition in
the Justice of mn- claim we liave tic
will and power to enforce it"
Washington, Dee-. C Mr Leger, th
minister ot Haiti to the I'nlted State
wh'ii asked today concerning the
Piankfott Zeltung statement th it
Haiti had agieed to pay the Indenuut
asked In the iase of I.uedeis, said tlm
he had lecelvecl no r.di lee of anv
ehango In the position taken by hu
government, namely, that It iiml
read) to pa.v cheerfully any pi op r
Indemnity ptovided It had the oppm
tunlty to tlemonstiato whether tin
indemnity v.us propeily collectablo
The mlnlstei said tliat he had le
celved no advice foi 111 Haiti spi
last Friday, when tin lepoited np
pioach of two Get man navnl cade-,
schoolshlps caused minors that tip y
were men of war coming to blockad"
the Island It was piedlrted then by
the minister that gier.t excitement
would follow the approach of the d -man
vessel, but he has iu leason tn
fear that tho stability ol the go vet 11
ment is endangered.
HAITI WILL ACCHPT.
6 p. in. The population of the iliy
late this after noon, when this cabl -giam
Is sent, appeals calm, and tlm
present Indications seem to ennhiui t ' 1
supposition, cabled cailier today, tliiei
tlie goveinment will nccrpt tho condi
tions imposeel by Gei many so fji a-
mnne) Indemnit) Is oncer ned.itud th it
it Is also probable that, yielding 10
suppiior fone. anil in meler to avoii
Inter rial troubles, the government will
accept the other conditions.
The exact natuie of Gei ninny's de
mands on Haiti Is yet F01nawh.it In
doubt, but It Is understood that tho
German government asks:
first An lueirmnllv of JJO.OOO 1A111 -leanel
for Hen I.ue Jers
Seoor 1 Tho premise that lie rr Luc tei
inav retuin to Haiti and them sojum 1
without tlaugei of an) kind.
'I hlrel A letter to the Geunail gov.
ment lu whlon Haiti will express apnl
for tho piiKtedlngs tuvvurd tho (jeiuwiv
government In the whole liansactlon
Four Ih That tin piesldent of Hal I
shall gra iouslv iccelvo th Germ. 1
eliaige elaffaites at Pori-au-Piltite
It Is this fouith demand to whuh
the most serious exception lias h 11
taken by the Haitian goveinniept as
affecting Haiti's honor mid Involving a
deep humiliation, for it was Count
Scliworln the German e lrnrge el'affnns
at Poitj-.llI-Plluce, who went he foi
Piesldent Simon Sent anil ludel) sub
mitted the deinund for Indemnit) and
apology.
Died While Plating Santa Clans.
iienton, N J. Dec. fl. Just phi 10
Wnnlt-s, a cousin of Colonel A. It Kj'i,
died tonight fiom bin 1 s sustained wbllu
Pta)Ing Santa Clans .Miss Waieles 111
velopeel heiseir lu a ckuk slutfed w it 1
cotton. This eaiisht lite, and despite 1I1
cffoits of liei friends, 1-I10 wa& fatu'l
but ned,
Tho Herald's Wenthei Forecast.
Now- York. Dec 7 In the rn' idle suts
and New Ihigliind. todav, parti) cloiulv u
rloud) weather and frcih to bilsk east 1
ly and soiiihtrlv wliUs will prevail, with)
slightly lower tenipctatuie followesl by
snow (moiitly light or moderate) in ht
northern dlstrlot and as far south a tins
Delaware valley. On Wcdntsda), In both
of tht-so ncictlons, partly cloudy to fair
weather will piev.ill, prescedoil by enow
lu New DngU'id, with Ml-ht tumpeiaturo
changes nnil fresh to brUk southerly to
westerly winds.