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1'HE SUllANTOiY TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER G, 1899.
H
s
THE PRESIDENrS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Mr. McKinley's Views on
Many Problems of
National Interest.
THEME FOR CONSIDERATION
Colonial Expansion, Gold Standard
and Increase ol' Banking Facilities
Among tho Toplc3 for Thought.
Favors tho Increase of tho Navy
and Development of the Merchant
Marine Plodgo of the United
States to Grant Independence to
Cuba Must Be Itedeemed When the
Inhabitants Are In Proper Condi
tion for Solf-Government Recom
mendations Looking to Impiove
ment in Porto Rico Tho Trust
Problem Our Duty to New Posses
sions. Tho president's message to the Flfty
rfxth congress la as follows:
To the Senate and House of Represen
tatives. At the threshold of your delibera
tions iou ure called to mourn with
your count! vmen the deaih of Vice
President Hobart.who passed ftom this
life on the morning of Nov. 21 last Ills
great soul now rests In eternal peui e
Ills private life was pure and elevated,
while his public career wns ever dis
tinguished by large capacity, 3t'ilnless
Integilty, and exalted motives. He has
been removed fiom the high office
which he honored and dignified by his
lofty charactei, his devotion to dutj,
his honesty of purpose, and noble vlr
tues remain w Ith us as a priceless leg
acy and exumple
The Fifty-sixth congress convenes In
its ilrst regulai session with the coun
try In a condition of unusual prospet
lty, of univcisal good-will among the
people ut hiine and In relations of
peace and friendship with every gov
ernment of the world Our foreign
commerce has shown great Increase in
volume and value. The combined lm
poits and oxpoits for the yeai are tin'
largest ever shown by a single year in
nil our history. Our expoils for 1893
nlone exceeded by moie than a billion
dollars our Imports and oxpoits com
bli ed In 1870 The Impnrtf per capita
are 20 per cent less than In 1870, while
the exports per capita are 68 per cent
more than In 1 i70, showing the en-
larged capacity of the United States It
satisfy the wants of Its own Increasing
population, as ;c!l as to contribute to
those of the peoples of other nations
Uxports of ngilcultuial productsworo
$7M,T76,142 Of manufactured products
we exported In value $339,592,140, being
larger than any pievious jenr. It Is a
noteworthy fact that the only jears In
all our hlstoty when the pioducts of
our manufactories sold abroad exceed
ed those bought abroad were 1S9S and
1)9
Government receipts from all sourpes
for the fiscal vear ended June 30, 1S99.
Including $11,79S,314 14, part n lyment of
the Central Pacific rallioa'l Indebted
ntos, aggicgated $C10,9S2,0U 35. Cus
toms redpts were J200.12S.4S1 73. and
those from internal levenue $273,437,
J61 51.
For the fUcal jcar tho exnendltuies
Were $700,593,504 02, leaving a deficit of
$89,111,559 07.
The secretary of the treasury esti
mates that the lecelpts foi the current
libcal ear will aggregate $G10,9;j,ll.',
nnd upon the basis of present appro
priations the expenditures will aggre
gate $G00,95S,112, leaving a surplus of
$40,000,000.
For the fiscal jear ended June 30,
1899, the Internal tcvenue receipts were
increased about $100,000,000.
The present rratlfjlng strength of
the treasury is shown by the fuct that
on December 1, 1S99, the available cash
balance was $278 001,837 72, of which
$239,744,905 30 was In gold coin and bul
lion. The conditions of confidence
which pievail tluoughout the rountry
have brought gold Into more general
use and customs receipts are now al
most entirely paid In that coin.
-i Buying Bonds.
Tho strong position of tho treasury
with respect to cash on hand, and tho
favorable chow Ins mado by the reve
nues, have made It possible for tho sec
t;etaiy of the treasury to take action
under tho provisions of Section 1,091,
'revised statutes, t elating to ihe sink
ing fund. Receipts exceeded expendlt-
uies lor mo nrsi live months of the
curient flbcal yeai by $13,413,399.91, and,
conditions It was deemed advisable
and proper to resume compliance with
vfi i. wiiiKing iunu law, i
which foi eight years has not been
done, because of detlclencles In the
revenues. The treasury department
then ortared to nui chase during No
vember $23,000,000 of the f per cent,
loan of 1904 or the 4 per cent, funded
loan of 1907, nt the curient market
price The amount offered nnd pur
chased during November was $1S.40S,
C00. The premium paid by the govein
ment on Mich purchases was $2,283,521,
and the net saving in Interest at about
$2,885,000 Tho success of this opera
tlon was sufficient to Induce the gov
ernment to contlnuo the oifer to pur
chase bonds to and includim the 231
day of December, Instant, unless tho
remainder of tho . k nno unn oniiQH ,-,..
no uiviHiuiim uuinc, me secreiarv ot i mprciai uiumpns. i am satisfied tho ' L iuhb-jjchuhiu uounuary dispute
the treasury estimates that there will Judgment nf the mimtn fnm-o, n, ' between the Argentine lemiblic and
be a surplus of annioximatplv Jjn nnn n n nolipv nf nhi in mm .n"i,. i . Chile was settled In Mnwli List hv tin.
at tho end of the vear. UikIit such , which will bmnrfon mm .,,,.,,.,. i award of an arbitral commission, on
should be presented in tho meantime upon tne Hluted questions involved
tor redemption. In tho subject of combinations In re-
Increascd activity In Industry with stralnt of trade and competition. Thoy
its welcome attendance, a laiger em- ll,UP not et completed their livesti
ployment for labor at higher wages, I Kt'n of this subject, and tho con
bIvuh to the body of the people a larger elusions and recommendations nt which
power to absoib the circulating ( t,u-'y mai' arlve nre undetermined
medium. It Is further true that year I Tlle suljJect Is ono glvl g Use to
by year, with laiger areas of land any divergent views as to the nntuio
unuer cultivation, tne Inci easing vol- ,
unio of agricultural iirniiiiciu nniin
corn und wheat, culls for a larger vol
ume of money sypply. This Is especial
ly noticeable at- tho crop harvesting
and ci op moving peilod
The National Banks.
In Its earlier history the National
Banking Act seemed to prove a reason
able avenue through which needful ad
ditions to tho circulation could from
time to tlihit bo made. Changing con
ditions havo apparently rendered it
now Inoperative to that end. Tho high
margin In bond securities required, re
sulting rrom large premiums which
government bonds command In tho
market or the tax on note Issues, or
both operating tocethcr, appear to bo
tho influences which Impair Its public
utility, The attention of congress Is
respectfully Invited to this mattei.wlth
the view of ascertaining whether or
not such reasonable modifications can
be mndo In the National Hanking act
as will render Its service In tho par
ticulars hero leferred to more lospon
elve to the people's needs. I nguln urge
that national banks be authorized to
organize with a capital of $25,000.
I urgently recommend that to sup
port the existing gold standard, and to
maintain the parity In value of tho
coins of the two metals cold ami ll-
ver and the equal power of every dol
lar at nil times in the market a d In
the payment of debts, the secretary of
the treasury be given additional imnr
and clnigcd with the duty to sell I
dinted mutes Ponds and to employ
such other effective means ns may be
necessary to these ends. The uthor
lty should Include the power to sell
bonds on long and short time, as con
ditions may require, and should pro
vide for a rate of Interest lower than
that lixed by the Act of January 14,
187C. 'While there Is now no commr r
clal flight which withdraws gold from
thi government, but on the contrary,
such wldcspiead confidence that gold
seeks tho tieasury demanding paper
monev in excharge, yet the very situ
ation points to the present as tho most
rutins lime to make adequate provls
lon to Insure the continuance of the
gold sta-dard and of public confidence
In the ability and purpose of tho gov
ernment to meet all Its obligations In
the money which the civilized world
recognizes n3 the best. The financial
transactions of the government aro
conducted upon a gold basis. Wo te
cele gold when we sell United States
bonds and use gold for their payment.
We are maintaining the parity of all
tho money Issued or coined by nuthoi
lty of the government We aie dolnc
these tlilims with the means at hand
Happily nt the piesent time we are not
compelled to resoit to loans to supply
gold It has been done In the past,
however, and may have to be done In
the future It behooves us, therefore,
to movldo at once the best means to
meet tho emergency when It ailses, and
the best means are those which are tho
most citnln and economical Those
now authorized have the virtue neither
of dliectness nor economv We have
already eliminated one of the causes
of our financial plight and embarrass,
ment during the jears 1S93, 1894, 1S93
and 1S9G. Our receipts now equal our
expenditure, deficient '"venues no
longer create alaim. Lee us lemovo
the only lemalnlng cause by conferring
the full and necessaiy power in the
secertary of the treasury and Impose
upon him the duty to uphold the pres
ent goin standard and preserve the
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luiua ui me IHO metaiS on a par ly
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with each other, whlr.h Is the tepeated-
IV dPPlnrpfl nnllf V nf Mn ITttltnrl iitntna
In this connection I lepeat my for-
mor letommendntlon that a poitlon of
tho gold holdings shall be placed In a
trust fund from which greenbacks shall
be redeemed unon presentation, but
when once redeemed shall not here
after be paid out except in gold.
The Merchant Marine.
The value of an Ameilcan merchant
marine to tho extension, nf nnr rnm. I
meiclal trade and the strengthening of
u..i imkci upuu me sea invites II1P lm-
miifliA ,. II ..... -.
iii-uuiiu n linn 01 coiiBress lilir n.l-
tlonal dvelooment will be one-sided
anrt unsatlsfnctoiy so long as the re- t
markable growth of our Inland Indus-
tries iemalnt uniccompanled by pio- npplhd Kv en though it may be found nragua and Salvador, while Mlnls'er
grtss op the seas Thoie Is no lack of , that fcdi-ral authority Is not bio id Huntei in tirn presented his credor
constltutlonal authority for legislation enough to fully teach the case, tliPte tlals to the government of Honduras,
which "hall give to the counti v mar- ' CAn be no doubt of the power of the thus leveitlnsr to the old dlstilbutlon
ltlme strength commensurate with lis several states to act effectively In the of the diplomatic agencies of the
Industrial achievements nnd with Its memoes, and there should be no rea- , United States In Central America, for
rank among the nations of thp p.irth
The past vear has recoided excep
tional activity In OIIP Hhlm.iivls nnil
the piomlses of continual piospeiity in
shlubulldlnc are ahundnnt. Arimnpmi .
legi.slatlon for tho piotectlon of our
seamen lias been enacted Our coast
trade, under tegulatlons wisely framed i
ui. me ueginning or tne gov eminent
unu auice. snows results for the past ,
llscal j ear unequalled In our records oi
those of any other power. We shall '
fall to realize our opnoitunltles. lmu.
ever. If we complacently rtsnrd only
matters at home and blind ouisehes to
the necessity of securing our share In
tho valuable can j lng trade of the
world. Last ear American vessels
transported a smaller share of our ex
poits and imports than during any for
mer icar In all our history, nnd tho
measm of our dependence unnn fnr-
eign shipping was painfully manifested
to our people AVIthout nnv choice of
oui own, uui rrom necessity, the de
imimienis ot tne goveinment charj
with military and naval operations
me i.ast and West Indies has to
lain rrom roieign nags mei chant
sets essential for those operations
"hn n.l.nH .. .X ., ... .
mi- "inci k i vi i. naiions nave not i
hesitated to adopt the required means
to develop their shipping as a factor in
national defense and as o"p of the
suiest nnd speediest means of obtain
ing foi their producers n shaie In foi-
eign markets Like vlg lance a d of.
fort on our part cannot fall to Improve ,
our situation, which is regarded with
humiliation at homo and ulth cumricn
nbioad liven the seeming sacrifices,
which at the beginning may be In
volved, will be offset later by more
thin equivalent gains The expense Is
as nothing compared to the advantage
to be achieved. The re-establishment
of our mprchant marine Involves In a
largo measure our continued Industrial
progress and the extension of our co
mark as an upbuilder our sea-carrying
capacity for the products of agrleul-
cure ami manurncture, which, with the
Inci ease nf our navv. mean more work
and wages to our counti j men as well
as a hateguaid to Ameilcan interests
in every pari or tne woilil.
Tho Trusts.
Combinations of capital organized
into ti lists to control the conditions of
trade among our citizens, to stifle com
petition, limit pioductlon, and detei-
mine the mices of products used and ,
consumed by the people, are Justly pio
voklng public discussion, and should
early claim the attention of the con
gress The Industrial commission, created
uy me vci oi congress or Juno IS. ISIS,
has been engaged in extended hpnHnn-u
u,m vuriviv, ur tivune ana extent, or
the Injuiies to tho public which mnv
icsult for the laige combinations con
centrating more or less numerous en
terprises and establishments, which
pievlously to the fonnatlon of the com
bination wero carried on separately.
It Is universally conceded that com
binations which engross or control the
mnrket of any particular kind of mer
chandise or commodity necessary to
the general community, by suppressing
natural and ordinal y competition,
whereby prices nio unduly enhanced
to the general consume), aro obnoxious
not onl to the common law, but also
i j the uubllc welfare. There must be
a remedy for the evils involved in such
organizations. If the nresent law can
bo extended more eeitnlnly to control
or check these monopolies or trusts it
should be dona without delay. What
ever power th congress popsessps over
this most Important subject should be
promptly ascertained and asserted.
President Harrlsbn in his annual
message of December 3, 1889, tavs:
"Karnest attention should bo given uy
corgress to a consideration of thu
question how far the restraint of thoso
Combinations Of CQDltal mmmnnlv
called 'trusts' Is matter of federal I
m
Jurisdiction. When organized, ns they
often arc, to crush out all healthy com
petition nnd to monopolize the piodue
tlon or sale of an article of commerce
and Bonernl necessity, they nie danger
ous conspiracies against tho public
good nnd should bo made the subject
of tho prohibitory and even penal legis
lation." An uct to protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraint and mon
opolies was passed by congress on the
second of July, H90. The provisions of
this statute aro comprehensive nnd
stringent. It declares eveiy contract
or combination, In the form of a trust
or otheiwlse, or conspiracy In the re
straint of trade or commerce among
the oevernl states or with forclcn na
tions, to bo unlawful. It denominates
as a criminal every person who makes
any such contrnct or engages In nnv
such combination or conspiracy, and
provides a punishment by fine or Im
prisonment It Invests the several cir
cuit courts of the United Staies with
jurisdiction to prevent and restrain
vlolatlors of tho act and makes It the
duty of the several United Stntos dis
trict attorneys, under the direction of
the attorney general, to Institute pio
ceedlngs In equity to prevent and re
strain such violations It furthet con
feis upon nnv pel son who shall bo In
jured In his business or piopptty by
any other poison or coiporatlon by rea
son of anything forbidden or declared
to bo unlawful by tho net, the power
to sue therefor In any circuit court In
the United Statou, without respect to
the amount In controversy, nnd to re
cover threefold the damages by him
sustained and the costs of the suit, In
cluding reasonable attorney fees. It
will be perceived that the act Is nlmed
at everv kind of combination in the
nature of a trust or monopoly In re
straint of lnter-state or international
commerce.
The prosecution by the United States
or orrensos under tho Act of 1S0O Ins
been frequently resorted to In the fed- Nicaragua canal commission in their 'tics for, nnd obstacles to, the enlarge
cinl courts, and notable efforts In the approaching Investigation of tho Pan- ' "K'nt of makets In China for the raw
restraint of Interstate commetce such lama canal nnd othir projected routes i Pioducts und manufactures of tho
as the trans-MlsourI fi eight n'socla- across the Isthmus of Darlen. United States, should receive nt your
tlon and the Joint traffic association, Toward the e d of October nn insur- hards the consideration which Its Im
havo been successfully opposed and rectlonary dlstui banco developed In tha J'ortancc and timeliness merited, but
suppressed. I Colombian lepublle This movement the congics failed to take action I
President Cleveland In his nnnunl I has thus far not attained any decisive i n.ow lencw this recommendation, ns
message of December 7, 1896, more tluin
six j ears subsequent to the passage of
this law .after stating the evils of these
trust combinations, s,ald.
"Though congrcs has been compelled
to deal with this matter by legislation,
me laws passed for that purpose thus
tar have pioved Ineffective, not because
of any lack of disposition or attempt
to enforce them, but simply because
the laws themselves as interpreted by
the courts do not reach the difficulty,
If the Insufficiencies of existing laws
can bo lemedled by further legislation,
it auviuiu ue none.
"The fact must be recognled. how-
' " icuwm ictiwuun uu uin
I stllllv m n fnll hnri t liu r,,,. un
because of Inboient obstacles and also
because of the complex character of
our Kovernmontal sjstem which, while
making the federal authority Mipremc
"imin its sphere, has carefully limited
that spheie by metes and bounds which
cannot be transgressed. The decision
01 our nignest court on this p-clse
quesnon renders It quite doubtful ganizntion by the adoption of n con
whether the evils of trusts and monop- stltutlon and tho formation of a na-
nlios mn hancn..ni.. t.n.n . i,. i,
fwi.ii.rti i-i...Ii; AiZn.
'U U1IOUK"
eek direct-
e in their
nteicourse
'' a"d purposely to Include
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""J"'" umiaiiuiiuuon or nueiciuu.-v;
MAT 11 nun n nM .. 1. ..... A V. TTIa.1
yi.nji- diuiii ur ueinecu iuc- cuiiicu
States and foreign countrfps
"It does not follow, however, that this
Is tho limit of tho remedy that may be
ton to doubt their willingness to Judic
iously exercise such power
The state legislation to which Presi
dent Cleveland looked for relief ftom
the evils of trusts has failed to accom-
"llsli fully that oblect. This Is prob-
noiv cue to a great extent to tne fact
that dlffeient states take dlffeieut
views as 10 me proper way to uiscrim
and injurious coin-
associations which
necessary to the
maic oeiween evil
blnations nnd those
are beneficent and
business prosperity of the country The
gient diversity of treatment in differ
ent states arising from this cause, and
the Intimate relations of all waits of
tne countrv to ench nthpr ultlinnt rp. ,
gardlntr state lines In the conduct of
biihlness, have made tho enforcement the tltulai government legalnlng power
of state laws difficult. a second pavmeit of these dues was
It is appaient that unlfoimlty of leg- I demandtd Contioversv arose touch
islation upon this subject In tho bev- lng the vulldity of the original payment
oral htates Is much to be desired It i of the debt to the do facto recent of
Is to be hoped that such uniformity, i
gress. within the limitations of its con-
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Piiiumumi (inner, so 10 suippieme il nn
euective code of state legislation as to
make a complete stem of laws
throughout the United States adequate
to compel n general obseivance of the
s ilutary tules to which I have referred
The whole question Is so Important und
far-reaching that I am sure no part of '
it "1 be lightly considered, but eveiy
phase of it will have the studied de
liberation of the congress, resulting nt
wise and judicious action.
Foreign Kelntions.
A review of our relations with for
eign states Is presented with such icc
ommendatlons as aro deemed appro
priate. which tho United States minister at
iiuenos Ayrcs served as umpire
Pi oki ess has been made toward the
conclusion of a convention of extra-
'"'lon with the Argentine republic
Havlng been advised nnd consented to
i)V the united stntes senate and rati
fied by Argentine, It only awaits tho
adjustment of some slight changes In
the text before exchange
In my last annual message I icvrted
to tho claim of the Austio-Ilunzuil in
lng of certain Austrian and Hungarian
government tor indemnity for tho kill.
subjects bv the authorities of the statr.
of Pet nsvlvanla, nt Iattlmer, while
deputies were tried for murder, and
following the established doctrine that
the goveinment raaj not be held ac
countable for Injuries suffeird bv Indi
viduals at the hands ot the public au
thorities while acting In the l!nt of
duty In suppressing disturbance of the
".,;.ie,rJtni: "cf I
ry party, this government nroferrp.i
not to be lepresented by a Plenipoten
tiary, but teserved tho light of nccos
slop to tho result. Notable cha-ges
were made, those especially concern
ing this country being In the lino of In
creased restriction of tho deleterious
trade in sulrltous liquors with the na
t'vo trlbis. which this goveinment has
from the outset urgently advocated
The amended general act will be laid
before the senate, with a view to Its
advice and consent.
Knrly in the vear the peaco of Bo
llvla wns dlsturbeu by a successful In
surrection, Tl-o United States minister
remained at his post, attending to th
American interesto In that quarter, and
. lounuea n a v se anil lust d sci m na- iccieu in Amu last uv the United
m, lion nptUPn wlint l Inlllrlnna .mil atari's m nKtnp nnil tllf. rnro p-m frrn. . "' '""...p ..w.u.... U.1..1.U.1;. i
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'i , what Is ILseful and nerpssnrv in bnsl- tarv of Nlraiacua. uhprnhv thp '.?' the worth of our pioduc
ob- net.s operations. ma be obtained and amounts of the duplicate piyments "," T ,', ,' .V, wu"." " ""
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suDiircssing an uniawrui tumult or I'niti d states navv letlrod pnteipd ;""'"-"" " " uuiiiiiiiauunnn ciik -
miners, September 10, 1S97 In vl. w of n , ptly u ,on thl work Intviil ed t '"ntly repiesented at thos conferences
tho veidkt of a.i.uittal rondeicd by th, R unA Is noC "am u on cxanUnations ?C ln ltH 'veln HnJ'tlPUlnily at
court before which the sheriff and hla '.' U5.iln".. VT'"." ?.m. ln5;"J?.l I me congiessts of public charity and
wasthconAa,t,ratirnedIVon8dlc.rcnn ZT cuu'd as eVpVdltlouslV aVVUlo d he Azores, and uffo'V th'e VnnXl", Canada. '" 'a is 'of nn'cxe utiv, ! T' rlKhtS-of "odr" citl.el.t
ndeinnlfy "lufTerersClln0 "nbmty l ' J,0? nw, at ,ho ellrllest act,c" on, 2 f a lcels'post convention Agreement a Joint Idgh commission had f,, Jf the'urUUh Jgent fVom"
It Is grat fylnc to be able to n ttHI late . . . . . . lm mo Oerman empire In all that been mated for tho purpose of ad- I t0T."n'tho iTnitr .1 1.11 .
nounco Sat the Beaton "lornraoS; Tho. B.reai "nP0.rtance ' thW work promises closer relations of Intercourse Justlrg nil unsettled questions between a0uVh0rlzed upon the .enuest of tho
lint iniUlL" ted th. res "ictions on thJ cann"t1 h t0l'iv,,,f,p" "v, t0. "trongly and commerce and a better under- the United States and Canada embrnc- ?,m S i L l !h thi
mportaUon of cattle from ho Lfnl o Passed upon the attention of tho con- standing between two races having so lng twelve subjects, among which were ' "''V of fho sSu h VfHcan ami Oianca
S ntes to wldch I iefer?el in mv , p,e8s In ,ny nfSsa"e. "f a 'ear ago I many traits In common, Germany can the question ot fur seals, the fisheries r"' Lt' S" r,;,,,,lln a",'U",
annual me uftrretl ' '" expressed my views of he necessity ot be nssuied of the cordial .o-ooeiatlon of the coast and contiguous inland , ' -l,? 1" "nXos of a neitro.
Hav ng been nvlted by Relclum tn a cunal VxM ."t1 "nk. th? lV. Kreat '",1s goveinment and people waters, the Alaskan boundarj. the I I t, 'e ca?o o fl h Brlttah ?nt?iMt.
partMrVate in a conriess hJi at i?.,i 0CPa"8' to which I again invito jour may be rlva s in many mateilal paths, transit of merchandise In bond, the ? L ill 1 t
roll tS reviso the movlsl ons of 7hl c""11''"1"0" T,nc rtusons then pie- but our ilvahv should be generous anJ . alien labor laws, mining rights, reel- Vm,J In i'v'thnt J n.ifm onnor
ge-era? e nf Jut ' 1810 fir tif , sort,a for caily actlon are eve" open, ever almlntt toward the nttnl i- pioclty in trade, lovlslon of tho ugree. f.1?!., lV,B8,y nffr,i T Lh,vPthZ
he tiui .uiiii uiy . io(J. tor the le- stronger now. ment of arirer lesults and tho mtmini. nmnt rMiwntini. nnvni qm,i i.r tim tunltv has been afforded to show tha
whMThe'unUedaTof''1 t0 A pk-aslng incident In the relations Iv'benefl'lal advancement of Tach In "' lakw. a more complStTn.aik n im,,!l,tVl,IJptIof th"! sovernmont to-
whleli the United States wns a slsna- nf iw.. Minrnmmi uini ih t ni.im .v... n.. nt ,,.,,ini .i.i.r,7.," -; ..'..7. ".'.".. r !!".:. ."." Ji wards both the combatants.
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using besides his good ofllccs for tho Chilean nennto upon tho amendments
protection of tho Interests of British ntta bed to he ratification f ihi tieaty
subjects In tho absence of their na- by tho United Btates senate. This ftv
tlonal lepresentntlve. On the estnb- mallty Is soon to bo accomplished,
llshmcnt of the new government, our i 0ur interests in China,
minister wns directed to enter Into re- , , ... , ...
lotions therewith. J In view of dlstutbaiice In the novrt-
Oeneral I'ando was elected president I provinces of Northern Chlnn.vvhvre
of Bolivia on Oct. 23. we manv of our citizens, nnd of the
Our representative bos been Instruct- Imminence of disorder ncxir the capital
cd to use all peimlsslble friendly en- and toward the seaboard, n guard of
deavors to In luce tho government of marines was landed from the Boston
Hollvla to umend Its marr.ago laws so nnd stationed during lost witter in the
ns to give legal status to the non- legation compound at 1'eklng. Wl.h
Catholic and civil marriages of aliens the restoration of order this protection
within Its Juilsdlctloti, nnd strong , wns withdrawn.
hopes are entertained tint tho Bollv- I The Interests of our citizens In that
Ian law In this regard will bo brought, vast empire have not been ncslected
as wns that of 'Peru some vears ngo, during tho past year Adequate pro
Into harmony with tho general prac- icctlon has been secured for our mls
tlce of modern states. sionarlcs, nnd some Injuries to their
A convention of extradition with property have been redressed.
Brazil, signed May 14, 1SD7, has been ' American capital has sought and
lH fled bv the Brazilian legislature. found various opportunities of compet-
During tho past summer two national '"(? to carry out the internal Improve
shlps of the United States have visited ments which the Imperial government
Urnztllnn poits on n friendly mission ' wisely encouraging, and to develop
a id been cordially received The voy- the natural resources of the empire,
ngo of the Wilmington up tho Ama- Our trade with China has continued to
zon river gave rise to a passing mis- Brow nnd our commercial rights under
understanding, owing to confusion In existing treaties have been everywhere
obtaining permission to visit the In- maintained during the past vear, as
terlorand m ike surveys in the general they will bo In the futuie
Interest of navigation, but the Incident i , The extension of the area open to
found a ready adjustment In harmony International foreign settlement nt
with the close telatlons of amity which I Shanghai, and the opening of the ports
this government has ulwavs sedulous- , of Nanking, Tslng-Tat, Klao-Chla and
ly sought to cultivate with the com- I Tn-Iaen-Wun to foreign trade and
monwealths of the western continent. settlement will doubtless afford Amerl.
The claim growing out of tho selruro can enterprise additional facilities and
of the American owned newspaper, tho new fields, of which it will not bo slow
Panama Star and Heinld, by the nu- I to take advantage,
thoritles of Colombia has been sntlod, In niv message to congress of De
after a controversy of several jcais, comber G. 1898 I urged that the recom
by an agreement asserting at $30,000 mendntlon that hnd been made to the
Hip lndnmnltv to be paid bv iii. r.n. speaker of tho house of representative!!
lomblan government, in three Install-
incuts of $10,000 ench
The good-will of Colombia toward
our countiy has been testified anew bv
tbp pnriii.ii iTiinmnn nf rnpiiiHpn in nn
lesult and Is Ltlll in pi ogress.
uiscusslon of questions raised by tho ! B"-'au"v grown since it was nrsi mm
action of Denmark in Imposing rcstrle- ! nutted to jou and no time should be
lions on the Importation of American
meat has continued without substan
tial result In our favor. The neighbor
ing island ipnuhlir. of Santa nnmintrn
has lately been the scene of tevolutlon,
following a long peilod of tranquility
It began with the killing of President
Heueaux In July last, and culminated
in the lelinqulshment by the succeed-
lng vice-pi ildent of the reins of g v-
ernment to the Insurgents. The flist
uci ui me provisional government was
. the calling of a presidential a"d con-
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..uraiiciKuim. Jimn imuro Jiminfi
linvlni hnon , lt.lo.l nranMn .. l-
nugumted on the 14th of November.
Kelatlo. s have bppn entered Into with
. the newly established government,
The experimental association of Nlc-
I aragua, and Honduras and Salvador,
under the title of the great lepublle of
Central America, when apparently on
mo mresnold of a complete federal or-
iinnni inriain.,.n .. .ii.;i.i i ,i,
Taiion or a na-
I l.nst nn,T. A, M.i,rJ : ',7no V.' ;
. i-'uiiai iv;isiuiuie, was UlsrupiCU in llie
last days of November. 1898. by the
'withdrawal of Salvador. The.eupon
Nicaragua and Honduras abandoned
.ytaiiiKuii aim jiuiiuur;i uiianuuiii'u
Tlln 4nl n .ia .nA . t .. I !,
. jin- jurii vuuuiuui, cutn resuiiun un
loimt ' inilpnpnrlnnt snvwpo cnlv Th
i was followed by the reception of Mln-
lster Jleny by tho lepubllcs of Nlc
which our existing statutes provide.
A Nlcaiasuan envoy has been ac
credited to the United States.
An Insurrectionary movement under
Ge oral Kejs broke out at Blucflplds
In Febtuarv last and for a time exer
cised actual control In the Jlosqulto
tenltory. The Detroit was promptly
lean lnteiests. After a few weeks, the
' Hevs government renounced the con-
I I-t. giving place to the restored su-
sent tnithei for the piotectlon of Airier-
nrcmacv oi Vlcara-pa Durinir tho In-
? "ioubleertn ' pul c'flu0 ac-
crulng under Nlcarauan laws were
collected ftom American merchants bv
the authnrlMrs fnr th limn holnc 1
effective administrative pnntiol. TTnon
the tenltory An arrangement wns ef-
ponding an adjustment of the mattpr
by direct agreement between the gov
ernments ot the United States and Nic
aragua. The contioversy Is still unsettled.
The contract of tho Slat ltlme Canal
company of Nicaragua was decla ed
foi felted by the Nlcaiaguan govern-
ment on the tenth of October on the
ginuud of non-fulfilment within thp
i"
ten vears' term stipulated In the con-
tract.
The Maritime Canal company 1ms I
lodged a protest agilnst this action.
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alleglrg lights in the premises which'
appear worthy of consideration This
government expects that Nicaragua
will afford the Protestants a full nn 1
fair hearing upon the merits of the
case.
Tho Nicaragua Canal.
The Nicaragua canal commission
S,hM
of examination and survey for a ship
""'. '""" ",s.s' 'ragua. naving
coiiiiiicieu us lauors ami mane ns n- ,
poit. wns dissolved on May 'H, and on I
Tnn. Ifl ,, ovv nnmmlolnn l,r,r... .. ..a
June 10 a new commission known 'is
the Isthmian canal commission was
oicanUed undei the terms of the act
approved Jlarch 3, 1890, for the pui
pose of examining the Ameilcan isth-
mus vv 1th a view to determining the
most practicable and feasible route foi
a ship canal acioss that Isthmus, with
Its piobablc cost, and other essential
details
This commission under the preslden' y
or near Admiral jonn u walker.
Panama canal and In Darlen from the
Atlantic, ln the neighborhood of tho
Atrato river, to tho bnj of Panama on
the Pacific side Good inogiess has
been made, but under the law a com-
ptehenslve and complete 1 vestigntlon
Is called for, which will lequlre much
1 mor and considerable tlm- for it
occurred In tho generous assistance
given to the waishlp New at k when in
distress in Chilean waters Not alone
lu this wav has the friendly disposi
tion of Chile found expression That
country has .needed to the convention
for the establishment of tho buienu of
the American lepubllcs, in which or
ganization eveiy Independent state of
tho continent now shares.
The exchange of ratifications of a
convention for the revival of United
States and Oilman claims commission,
and for the adjudication of claims here
tofore presented but not determined
during the life of the previous commls
ploi, has been delayed by reason of
the necessity for fresh action by the
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II ..ILUIUiiUU UlUHh ViiU lUUl- UI IHU ' mml nn
" ri w . iivw in .,. iiw liiu iiiiv vi nn vouv.' iu.i ixuti.iiiii.iii iiiim im nariH ill i n iiiiniiii.i i-v mill imiiiii i-
bv the see etnry of the treasury on Juno
, aw, ror an appropriation for n com-
mission to siuuy me commercial ana
industrial co ditlons In tho Chinese
empire and report as to the onoortun-
mo Importance of the subject has
IUMV suiuwng ror ourselves me ic-
sources of this great field for Amerl
can trade and enterprise.
Friendly with France.
Tho death of President Tnurc In Teb
ruiry last called forth those sincere
expiessions of sympathy which befit
the relations of two republics as close
ly allied bv unbroken historic ties as
aro the United States and France
Piepaiatlons foi the lepresentntlona
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'" I'lllietl D
Sitlon to hi lipid In P.irlo nvt vmp
omuii. ll UU lieiU ill 1 HHS nCXC lear.
", 0",an. ue'it"! A"d?"P;
henslve scale, thanks to tho ircnerous
appropriation provided by congress and
to the friendly Interest the French gov
ernment hns shown In fuitherlnc a
typical exhibit of American progress.
There has been alloted to the United
States a considerable addition of space,
which, while nlaclnc our country in the
i first rank among exhibitors, does not
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'". io meei me lncreosingiv urgent
demands of our manufactuiers The
rlpmnnrta nt ,,;,,i...
erfSrtor thnLS J , .t
ab?J dlrenti?i tn7iS rffiSJ'fi
ytJ?.iA0i.nlllc.t1
aro
epre-
SPntnllv illanlm. f .if !,-, mnof ni,n,
..-... i w isauiiitsj j t. itii ht(l I. iiiijol V.II1VI -
nrlprkllntlirmnrl. Am,imn inm,,.
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mint in the Inventive arts ana most
adequately shows the excellence of our
natural productions.
In thl3 age of keen llvalry among
nations for 'mastery In commerce, the
doctrire of evolution and the rule of
tho survival of the llttest must be as
Inexorable In their operation as they
n e positive In the results they bring
about. The place won In the struggle
by an Industilal people can only be
held by urrelaxed cndeavois and con
stant advance In achievement. The
piesent extraordinary impetus in every
line of American exportation nnd the
astounding Increase In the volume and
value of our shat- In the world's maik-
i0'3."01 be attributed to accidental
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' ni1",!0" ar" n?tfa,r 1 set Thoy,
i r,uul" uur naiionai cnararter ann
gnhariin V ' '" "V
J? !lc ia"dl"aft'J,,ev"y ne !'
ll. J,i i t . . .
, nu,,ni, f, ,'. .'.' ",a":',",r ,"L .:"
"uu.niij produce aro subdued to the
""'-a'' win anu.mnuc to yield the
largest, most practical nnd most bene
ficial letuins. The American "xhlblt at
'Paris should, and I am confident will
be an open volume, whose lessons ot
oklllfully directed end-'avoi, unfalter
ing enetgv, and consummate perform
ance may be read by all on every page,
now 1-
tlons
Im
the w orld.
To accomplish this by ludlclous se
lection, by lecognltlon of paramount
meilt In whatever walk of trade or
manufactuie It may appear, and by
oulerly classification and attractive in
stallation is the task of our commis
sion. The United States government build
ing is nppioachlng completion and no
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V' '. "'" "" SI'are" 5? n,fllie w"nv
to lepresent our nation It has been
"""" lnui a "eimanent numiing
UI mniuur or appropnaie aesign no
te(! .?", a convenient site, already
given by the municipality, to serve li
commemoration of the part tnlce" by
mis countrv in this great enterprise,
as an American national Iretltute of
our countrv men resoitlng to Parl3 for
study.
I am Informed by our commissioner
Renew I tll.lt we shall have In thp
Ameilcan sections at Paris ovei 7,000
-
country, a number ten times ns great
n, those which weio represented at
vinnim i i7.i ttv tim nU .. ,.
thoSf, ln Tn,is In 1S7S imi f.n imw
"ls " lailS I! lb, .11(1 flUI times
as many as those who exhibited in
Paris In 1SS!) This statement does pot
Include the exhibits fiom eithei CuM
Porto Hico oi Hawaii, for which ar
rangements have been made
A number of Important international
congresses on spuial tonics acting
public Interests are pioposed to tie held
In Paris next summer in connection
with the exposition Hffort will be
made to have the several technical
medicine.
Oerman Belatloni.
Our telatlons with Germany continue
to be most cordlul. The Incie.islnr In.
timncv of dlieit association has been
maiked duilntr the vear bv tin. trmnt.
lng pei mission In Apill for tho lauding
The several governments of tho em
plre seem relucta t to admit tho in
ttonal excellence of our food Deduc
tions and to accept the evidence we
constantly tender of tho enro with
which theli purity is guarded by rlgli
Inspection from the farm, through the
slaughter houso and the packing es
tablishments, to tho port of shipment
Oar system of control over exported
food staples invites examination from
any quarter and challenges respect by
Its efficient thoroughness.
It is to be hoped that In time the two
governments will act In common n"
coul toward the realization of their
common purpose to safeguard tho pub
lic health and to inauro the purity and
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rs
Jonas Long's Sons' Store News
Second Anniversary Decenibsr 11.
AS TO DELIVERIES Wc DE
LIVER ALL OOOD3 PUCE, NO MAT
TER WHERE you LIVE. MAKE
purchases now, ip vol wish'
we'll deliver whenever you
sav. Mail orders and inqui
ries DY MAIL QIVEN THE CARE
ful attention op experts.
Jonas Lonq's son's.
Oriental Rugs.
The Orient furnishes us with
what novelties wc get in rugs.
While our own country may
set the pace in modern design
ing, wc do not conceive the
weird effects, the happy color
wuiiiuiiiuiiuiib, me penect uicnu
fijg of shades that comes from
the skill of our cousins across
the sea.
So wc buy the oriental rugs
as wc do other art treasures
but sell them to jou at Ameri
canized prices.
There arc many of them here
for you to see a special collec
tion gathered with great care.
Wc could entertain you with a
.string of names, such as they
arc called, but it would add none
to their beauty.
Art connoisseurs will appre
ciate the .show, we feci assured
that the little prices will sell
them.
THIRD FLOOR.
Toys, Games and Dolls.
arc holding high carnival in the
basement. It is the sight of the
city.
Today the sleds get first im
portant showing and what a
lot of them there are. They
keep company with the express,
wagons, of which there arc
many hundreds.
And the toy pianos almost
like real would be if they were
larger. A stool for each piano,
loo.
You'll feel at home in this toy
store.
It is for vou to enjoy no one
will ask any questions why you
are there, or what you want.
Just wander through and decide
for yourself.
Prices are vital. They fall
much below those of customary
toy stores partly because we
import most of our own tojs,
and, again, because all prices
must be least here no matter
what the cost.
BASEMENT,
ODaS LODg 5 J0DS
wholesomoncss of all food products Ini-
ported lis either countrv from the
j oincr, were tne congress to authorize
t.n invitation to Germany, in connec
tlon with the pending reclpioclty ne
gotiations for the constitution of a loin:
commission of scientific experts and
practical men of affairs to conduct a
inarching Investigation of food pro
djctlon nnd exportation In both coun
ti les and lepoit to their icspectlve
legislatures for the adnntlon of such
remedial measures ns they might icc
onimend for either, the way mlirht be
opened for tho desirable icsult lndl
cited Kfforts to obtain foi American life
insurance lomninles a full hailng as
to their business opeiiitlons In Piussla
have, after sevei il years of patient
lepresentntlon, happily succeeded, and
ono of the most Impoitant American
i mpnpips has ben granted a conces
sion to continue business in that king
dom I am also glad to announce that f'o
Gennan Insurance companies have beep
readmitted by the superintendent of in
surance to do business In tho state of
Now Ynik
Subsequent to tho exchange of our
peace tient; with Spain, GPim.my ac
qulied the Caiollne islands by pur
chase Afcsurances have been received
fiom the German government that the
lights of Amerb an missionaries and
tradei s there will bo considerately ob-beivc-d.
The Alaskan Boundary.
In my last annual message I leferred
to the pending negotiations wlt Great
tho conveyance of criminals, and for
wrecking and salvage.
Much piogiess had been made by tho
commission tow aid the adjustment of
many o' these questions, when it be
came apparent that an liieconcillabto
dlffeience of views was entertained re
specting the delimitation of the Alas
kan boundary. In the failure of un
agreement as to the meaning of Ar
ticles 3 and t of the tieatv of lS2.r be
tween Itussia and Uieat Britain, which
defined tho boundary between Alaska
and Carada, the American commission
ers pioposed that tho subject of tho
boundary be laid asldo and that thp
remaining questions of difference be
proceeded with, some of which were so
Bissell Sweepers.
Happy thought for Christmas
a Bissell Carpet Sweeper.
And how easily we associate
the name Bissell with the
sweeper just as wc , would
anything that wc knew to be
best.
Your wife will be estranged
from backaches so long as she
has a
perfect mechanism ,
every particle of dirt leaves the
carpet glistening like new.
Better yet how much they
save the wear and tear it
doesn't take a Bissell long to
pay for itself. ' . .
Prices begin at $1.19. v
THIRD FLOOR.
Books for Presentation.
Padded leather editions seem
to have fallen much into favor.
The collection here is large the
finest ones in full levant at 4.7u
and others down to fJ9c.
Ships and Sailors is a work of
much grandeur. Wc will sell
five copies at $2.50 though
elsewhere they're five dollars.
Henry Irving's Lectures on the
Drama, edition dc luxe; here at
$2 instead of five dollars each
copy with authograph signature.
Standard fiction at' 23c;
worth 30 cents.
Poetical works at 2."c; worth
."0 cents.
Poetical works at 39c; worth
7i" cents.
Library editions at 50c; worth
$1.00.N
Cooper's Leather Stocking
Tales, 90c.
Standard works in sets, 30
cents volume.
MAIN AISLE, WYOMINQ AVE,
1
far advanced ns to assuio tho jroba
i blllty of a settipmcni. Thl linlnr- .low
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cnneci ny tho JJrltish commissioners, a
idjournment was taken until the boun
darv should be adjusted by tho two.
governments. The subject has been re
ceiving the careful attention which itt
impoituncp demands, with the resui:
that a mo Jus Vivendi, for provisional
demm cations in the region about tho
head oi" Lvnn canal, has been agroed
uoon, and It Is hoped that the nego
nations now in progress between tho
two governments will end in an agiee
ment for the establishment and dellmN
tution of a peimanent boundary.
Apart from these questions growing
out of out relationship with our north
em neighbor, the most friendly dls
position and ready agreement havo
maiked tho discussion of numerous
matters ailslng In the vast and Intl.
mate intercour.se of tho United States
with Great Ilrltain
This government has maintained an
attitude of neutrality ln thp unfortun
ate contest with Great Biitaln and thu
Iioers of South Africa. Wo have rc
malned fuithful to tho precept of avoid
ing entangling alliances ns to affairs
not our direct concern, Had circum
stances (.uggested that the patties to
tne quau el would havo welcomed any
klndlv expression of tho hopo of the
American people that war might bo
aveited, good offices would havo been,
gladly tendeied Tho United States
icpiesentatlvo at Pretoria was early
Instructed to see that ull neutral Arner
lean Interests be respected by tho com
batants This has been an easy tas.k
Lynching of Italians.
S r t i M m
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I &!S&J i3 IT,Icy
I ' waHC 3yil arc
" SPm r$ M-l ljcar-
1 -Wwmmmg
I1SJlTP w casily'
tr v- HSwTO- ml f,rn,ly
fori 2"!H1 rv nil' amI as
I -4M ?" 'cssty
I iSBAv3" as tIic
1 . ""i 'vSjyp" bcst of
ILtife iiai;
absorbs
For the fourth tlmo in the present
deende question has arisen with tho
goveinment of Italy in regaid to tho
Ivnchlng of Italian subjects. Tho latest
of these deplorable evmts occuried at
Tallulah, Louisiana, whereby flvo un
fortunates of Italian origin were taken
from Jail and hanged. The authoiltics
of the state and a reDicsentntlvo of
the Italian embassy havo separately
Investigated tho occurrence with dis
crepant lesults and an Independent In
vestigation bus been set on foot,
through the, agency of tho department
of state, and )s still In itogress; The
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