The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, December 04, 1900, Page 6, Image 6
SmzffM!WfWW;W ' V' A ' C 'CUVW ""' ' tf v 6 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1900 g-'n-ll I I I -- - I I ITH I I-JI-J-I.JU-JZE1IXJ-J-I-LJ--1-I-GZD-LLUJJ-I II I I I II ill, IIM I I i I I I i I VI i I ii ', I I I M I I I I I I I .I..U..I..I. I II I I I I I VI I I I I I I I I I I I M I I IT afMT im -, - i THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS D r l ' U s if j j r a ? C-f A S '2 It P. $To (lie Ronufo unit House of Iteprescti- tntlves: 'H A T 'r,I,'! OUTUOINU of the old nnd MA the hu'oinliiR of the ni-w century fj you bi'Kln the hint hossIoii of the jKirty-slxtJi cntnrrenfl with evidences on y every hand of Indlvlduul nnd imtloniil 'pfOHperlly und with proof of the rtow 4liiB sttx'iiKtli nnd IncronRtnir power for jfJKood of republican Institution.. Your countrymen will join with you In yfcllblttttlon that Amerlcnn liberty Is Etnnie llrmly established than ever be iVfme, and that love for It nnd the de termination to preserve It are more J; universal than at any former nerlod Jjof our history. U The Kupubllo was iiever so Htiiimr. "JhrraiiMP novor ho Rtrotiixly Intrenched In ftthe hearts jC the people its now. The St '(institution, wllh few amendments, rexHts as It left the hands of Its uuth jjorfs. The additions which have been hiiiuik to lr proclaim turner freedom and Hmoie, fiite'iidrd citizenship. J'opulnr nQovfi'iiiixJif -has demonstrated In Its fi'inc. hundred nnd twenty-roiir years of Ktrln heio lis stability and security, and pits efth'lenoy as the best Instrument of niitluiml i!o)L'lopnr.-'nt and the best "AwfeRimriV to huintm rights. , When the Sixth cotiKiess assembled 'Kin November, 1S00. the population of :;ibe fulled Slates was r.,3n8,4S3. It Is Know 7ii.:W1.":9. Then we hud sixteen relates. Now we have forty-live. Then Tour teirltory consisted of n09,0.'iL) suuaro '"miles. It Is now 3,8t,r!f.- square mlUs. lOduciitlon, lellRlon, and morality have wept pace with our advancement in 'other directions, and while extcndltiR "Its power the Kovernment has adhered to its-fouiubithm principles and abated Jiit'ino of them In dealing with our new peoples and possessions. A nation so 'preserved and blessed elves reverent ."thanks to Hod and Invokes Ills culd Vnnee and the continuance of His care 'and favor. The Chinese Problem. IN Ol'lt foieigii intenoursp the dominant ques tinn has been the ticaliucnt of the rhineso IHi.tilun. Apart from this our ldatfona with H13 puvvri halo linn li.ipl'i. The recent tumbles in 'liiu.i -pi Inn firaii tko ."nll.foiflmi agitation which '"'' ""' tat tlirc(' jean has gained slionglh In tlic northern pio ibices. Their origin lies deep in tlir character (if the ( 'lihic-c late .mil In the traditions of their government. The Taiping ltbclllon ami Urn open ing of tho cliinc-c polls to foreign trade nnd settlement ili-ttnlel alike the homogeneity and the scclu-inn of China, Meanwhile foieigii activity nude itself felt ill all quartcis, not alone on the coast, hut alom? the Ricat iher aiteries and In the remoter dh lrit. (.uijinsr new ideJS and intiodueinc new n.nei.itlons .iiiiuiik a primitlu- people which had pmiiei for lentmies a national poliey of isola (Ion. The telegraph and the ullnjy -pre.uIinK ovir thiir I mil, the -tramepi pljiiis on their -water-w.i.-,, I lie men li.mt and the mi-sion.iry penotial Itipt .1 p.ir by j ear f.uthcr to the inteiior, hee.inio to the ( hine-e mind tjpei of ini li''n invasion, IijiikIih; the oni.-e of their national life and fraught with mibih1 forehodiniH of dia-ter to tlieit lielicN and tlieir -elf-iontrol. r I'nr -eeial jeart tiefoie the pieent tiouldes .ill the re-niiriei of (oitinn diplomaey, hacked liy mural ileinon.stralions of the plij skill foue of 'Heit- and aim-, haw been needed to semrc duo le-pei t lor the treaty riclit of torclKiirrH and to iMjIii sitM.ietiim from the respon-ihle nuthoii. lie- fui the spoiailh initinKts upon the per-oni and propel Ij of iiniitToiiilliif; -ojonrner, which fiom time to lime ciccuirtil at widely Kepaiated liiiinN in the nnitlirrn imiiincc-, as in the ine id the outlireal.s in Sp-c linen and Shan-linnr. I'o-limc of anthfoieiRii placards became a dailv imiirience, wlileli the icpeated lepiuliition of the Impciial powei failed tn iheck or piini-h. 'Ihe-e intlamiiialnry appraN to the isnorante and super-itition of the nuses. mendacious and ab-uid in Iheir Htdi-athuii and deeply ho-tlle in their -piiil, t , .iilil nnt lint wink cumulative hirni. They aimed at no p.iltiml.ir ila-. of foielfrueo; thev iie iinpiltlal in attaikiui; eier.Mhlni; foi . It-n. . ii nuiliieak in .-han-tuni;. in which (teiman liil-ihinaiies wue f-lain. was the tun nalmal ii'iilt of lliee inaleiolint teaching. The po-t-ini; uf seditious pl.lc.inl-, i liui tin' tn the lit tt r ih-tiuetiou of fpiciKUcts and of eieiy foiei;n thins, inutinuid uuiehuked. Wo-lilc drmoii-tra. linns fdw.nil llii1 -tianKr ualnrd -tieut;lh by o. i,'anialli,i'. The Boxers. 'the -eit, uiiituiimlc sl,led the Bnxei-. devel opid Eie.itl.1 in the pioiinces north of t lie Yam.'-I'-c. .mil wllh the lollu-iun of niauj nulahle o(h ti.iN, imhidiii): Mime of the immuilate lonucils of I tic liiioiie llilf, beianie .il.illnilil.v ai;ii. -hi. No fun Iioiit'i. life, nutsiile of (he pro IiiIhI Ileal, pints, was U: u fnielvn till 1 1 -ii as .nun' from -puliation. 'I he iliplomatii 11 pie-iuttitbe- uf the poweis in Pi l.iu .-tiuvc in ain tu thuk this nincimiit, Piulif-t was lulluweil b.i dcniaud and ikmand by i iiicu ill piniiM, In be met with perfunctmy i ilk I- hum Ihe palaic and eia-ie and futile J iir-ilitf- limn Ihe iMiiiisdl-jMini'ti., The iliile ut Ihe ItuM'r inllui'iKe luiioneil aboui I'ekiu, and while ii.uiilii illy -lluiualied a- sedition-, it wa; fill that Its -.pit it penuih-il the c.ipil.ll it-M-ll, that Ihe Impel ill finer.- wele Imbued with lis dm nine- anil that III" Immullile couii-ilois ut Ihe Kmpre-s IMwajrer weir ill full sympathy wllh Ihe .iiili'fuit'iRii miiM'iiieiit. 'the Iihh.i-Iiik Kl.lUl.l of the culldlliolM In I lilu.i und Ihe ImiulniiKc of peril to our own iloci-lthil luttnsl- in the empire, as well as to Iho-e uf all the other tiealy irineiumenls, wcio soon nppreeiatcil by tin- iroieinincnt, cauliiK it piofuuud Mihcltuilc. The I'lilted States flulil the i.iilli'hi ihw nf fouk;u inleiciiiiine with Clilm hail fulluwcd a poliey of peaie, ninillliiu no nc-i.i-linis in le-lllj piod will, to fuither the exten- iuii of lawful tiade, to le.-pect the soinelcnly uf it- iimcinmcut. and In in.llie by all leitllliuate and l.lmlh but caine-t means the fulkat mea me of piiitedlou lor Ihe Hies anil propeily of mil. law'-ahlilluif lillen- and fni the cu'rcUn t( llielrjljcjtttiiiiit calliuiss auioni; 1 , ( lilne-e peo. ,,,,,'fc.-' s , .,,, t .The Open Door, Miitllfijl. i;( tliti iPiwas fell tu be appioptUili thai f(jnupuie- hhouhl lie piniiouneed in fa, or at jjiihjtoiijH' .L- would liisten imllul action of tlij.V-lrrt at I'ekln tu proniutu the admluls trathKiJi forms in greatly medul for (tienuthen. Ini'lle ljiiH'il,i( k'.iMM mill nt and in.ilntnlnlii? the' IntrKrify' Af lllna, in which lie helleieil lluPMKIAtweiilMii uoihl to be alike uilueineil, Tnf (lU-)V 11111I& 1 I allied tn bo adillcs-ed tn the -eitji-al iuwirs ortupjlns terrltoiy and main lalilK,'(iphces ol Inlhience in China the ilriu. '".IVfllfH41" "' W1' I'"!""!! horn them dec la. rations of tlulr luleiiuons und ilcws as tn 1,11c ileslrubillty of the adoption of measures itibiir. ini; 'iljq benefits uf equality of treatment of all torcuyri 'trade tliruiiK'liuut I'liliu, Ulrti"Kratlf,vlnif unanimity the irpoue 10. I milled In-, llilj (ommoii poliey, eiiahliiiK me to Iin,liutk blico 61-ful tcimlnatlon of thi'e lie liuUititfin,inoof of the frieiully tplilt which anN uailni(ailmit powti. Intnented In the mi tiaunjitjlul Jk'ii'h'l'niiiit uf ioiiiiiktiu nnd Indus. tiyju, Iho ChliiiM1 I'liiplni as .1 touice of at lifiiellc'W Ihe whole 101n1u11tl.1l world. IiiMfds foiicluloii, which 1 had the uralltlca (ion laij-iiiiniucu as a cuuipleted eiigagrincnt to thclidcierftid powers on Maidi til), ItW, I liope. fully (dUri'KHil a, potential, factor for the abate mcnt(yl(,tjjj!rilltinst of,(orelgn purpooM which 'or -VRVf' llMi' '"I aupearnl (n iiupiio the po. ley.flfjtlw impjilal (ruicimuciit, and for (he. cf. fccllxi eurtlon by It of power and authority to iucll tho critical antl-forckrn inoieiuent In the northern proiimca most Immediately InlluenceU by thcMunchu ienllment. Sec;diu ,Ju testify tonHdoncc in the ullllnv m.aul uhilltv ut tlic Impciial administration to rrilress the wroint and prneut the niU wo, m Iter ixl 'and feaied, tho nuiii.e Ruaril, wlikli hjd iKcun'm p. i-t',in iii.nie aiiiuniu 9( j)9 ur tlm )ri)ki.lftin t of ,the kgalloii, wa wlthdrjiwn ut Ihe ratllest praitliiihle niomenl, nnd nil pendlnif iiieslloiit weic 11 milled, ns far in ivi1 were cute terneil, In th,. nnllniry ieort? of illploinalle Intereouriii'. Chinese Government Inefficient. The (,'IiIiicm- iroicrmnrnt prmeil, howeier, I'll aide tu check the tMtiu: stieiitlt nf the Hover anil appealed to be 11 piey to Internal dli-cie lnns. In Hie lliKipml eonlesl the antldoli l;n III lluenees soon iriilned the nsiinilaney iimhr the leadership nf 1'ilnie T11.111. tlnta'uln d aimlm of lloem, with which the Imperial furies alllllatid, held Hie couiilty belwreli I'eklll nnd Ihe eo.ist, penetratril Into Minthiirla up In tlm ltuslan borders, and tlirnuicli their rmlsirles tluealemd a lllte rlsliiR throughout northern t'hlna. Attaclis upon forelancrs, de-lrucllon of their property, nnd Klnuirlitcr of natlie iuneils wire rrported from all sides. The tutidl-.imcii, al ready pcrmealed with hostile jmpalhle, (ould inalip no pffi'Ltlip ieionse tn the appeals of the lenatloiis, At this irltlial Juncluie, in the early spring nf this jear, 11 prupostl was mule by the other powers that .1 combined lint ehouhl be as semhled in Chlnise waters as 11 luoial demnn-llit. thill, tinder coicr nf whlih In csact nf the t lib nee Kowrnmenl rept for foielfn lieaty HkIiN and the supprcviltiii of Iho Hour-. Ihe I'lilted States, while not partltlpatiiiR In Ihe Joint demonstration, pruinptlj miiI ft iuii Ihe Philippines nil -hips that could be pni for sen Ice on the Chinese cuast. A mull tone of Purines woe liuded at Taku and suit to I'ekln for the protection nf the .nniican hiiallon. Other powers took similar nitioti, until some four hundred nun were u-t tulilcil in the (.tplt.il as (citation nuanK Still the peril liicie.i-.cil. The leK.itions te poileil the ileielopment of the -editions mole luent In I'ekln and the need nf Inciea-ed proil flnn fur defense nirjinst it. While pieptiatimn weie in pi oki ess fui a l.nmr espeditlnn, In strengthen Hie leRiitlnn piards and l.up the i.ilb WJ" "pi n altimpt nf the foielKii ships to make 11 liiiiillnir at Taku.i was nut b.i a flip fiom Ihe Chlne-e roils. 1. forts wile theieupon shelled hy tho fuuiitn es-els. Ihe American ad mlral taking no part In Ihe altailc, on the kioiiuiI that wo were mil ut war with ( lilu.i and tint .1 ho-tile demoiisd.ition mldhl eonsolldilo the anli foien elements and sliimrthen Ihe llmers '0 oppose the lelieiini' poliiuni. Two days later the Takn forts were ( iplnred after a -jtie;titii.ny eonllkt. Seiiiaiuo nf com- nmnicatlor. with I'ekln followed, and a com bined force of additionil ,-u.nils width was advanelmr to I'ekln by the i'el-llo, was cheeked at Lnnerf.uifr. The Isolation of the leitatlons was complele. Siege of Legations. The slew and the relief nf tho Ii(.Mtions has p.ib-ed into unil.iiuir lii-lmy. In all the Stir ling chapter which recuuls the hcioton of tho dcioted liand, e linxini; lo hope in the f.u e of despair, and the undaunted spirit that led their lelieiers llin.iiL'li tut tic and sullerinj; to the Ko.il. it is a niemoiy of which my counlijmii! may be ju-tly pioud tluf Ihe honor of nui Hjk was maintained alike in the -icKu and the re.-cue, and lint stout American hearts haie aitaln sit IiIkIi, in fencnt emulation with tine men of oth er race and lansuaKc, Hie indoinit,ible louraue H1.1t eier stiiies for Ihe eau-e of tight and Justin-. My June ID the IcK-itions were tut off. An Identical note fiom the .1.11m u oidcied eaih minl-ter to lpaco I'ekln, under a pimm-cil e-init, within twenty-four limns. To K-iin lime they rrplled, askimr pinlonsation of the time-, whiiii was nfterwaieK Riantcil. and leepie-lliiK an intei liew with the tsumi-li-yamen on Ihe followiiiK day. .Vi, reply IiehiK leeciwd, nil the liinnilui; of the 20th tho (ierniau mini-tet, llainii Von Ketteler, set out for the j mi to obtain a to- spon-e, nnd nu the way was murdeieil An attempt hy the h-Kation Kuaul to ni-uiir lila body was foiled by the- Chim.-e, Aimed foiic-i luineil out iiKabisl the ku-aliou-. 'Hit 11 quitteis weie surrounded and attacked. 'Hie mi ion compound- weie aluniloued. Iheir inmates taking refiiKC in the llriti-h leK.itloii, wheie all the other leKalious and ituanls fr.illit ifil for mote effeLtiip defin-e. l'mir hiiuihtd pn-ons wue eiowiled in it- niiiuw eompi-. Two Ihou-iud natlie conveils were .iN-cmhled in a near-by pal ace under piotection of the foi chine 1 s. l.liies of defense were .eiiKthcned, tienche- din;, bini e'ailes rai-etl, and piep.iralions made to -land a siiKC, which nt once licfrau. 1'ioin June M until July IT, wiiles Minl-lcr Conger, "theie was siatiely an hour dining which thru- was not In lug upon some p.ut nf our lint's and intu some ut the legalinn-, ai.lug fiom .1 single shot lo a geneial and continuum attack along the whole line." Ait ilk 1.1 was placed around the legitlons and nil tin' mor looking palacu wall-, and thou-inds ot ti-iite h shot and she'll were filed, ile-lio.ing nane build lugs nnd damaging all. So ipilckly did the balls lain tint, when the ammunition of Ihe he-iegul 1:111 low, tiw ipiait- nf Cliiuc-e bulkls weie gatheied in an hnur in one compound and IC-L.Il, Incentlinry Attempts. Altcniils weie mule to hum the legations In, setting ntighhoiitig hou-e- on Hie, but the lianas weie Miece-.-fi.lly fought oil, allhuii.-li the An tii.111, llelgi It.illai d lluteh kgition- were then and suhseijiunlli binned. With the aid uf Ihe n.illw ennui!-, iliieitcil by Hi.- nu lun atics, lo whu.e helpful e o-opciatiun Mr t'ongcr awaids unstintisl pt.i-e, Ihe lliiti-h legation wa- made a iciilable loitie . 'Ihe lllltisli mlni-ler, Sir ( lamle M.u Duiuld, was cho-en gen. 11.il toimuauihr m the elifen-e, with the sei let.ny of the American legation, .Mi, II, (J, Sipiiei.-, as iliiif of siail To sale lifj and uiiiltiou tlic- bislegcd -ial- Iiisb ictiiiiiiil Ihe iiiii.sF.ini tin- nf th Chliu-e siildieiy, lighting only to lepell attack or nuke an ntea-ional -mic till smile fur sliateaii nd- lantage, such as tint of llflj-fice Ameiicau, Hilt-ti-h, and Itii-slan maiines led In I'ant.ilii Me.., of the fulfil statin .Maiine fenp-, which re-ulted In Ihe captuic of a fuimidalde baiiicaile on Ihe wall that giaiely menaced the Aniulcait .o-ition II was held to the la-t, and pmwd an iutalua ble aiqiii-itluii, beciu-e romnMiidlinr Iho watir gatp which Ihe lelkl milium iiilcicd. liming the shgo the defindeis lo-t -Kt)-llie klllul, lit j woimd.d, and -eienty bj dl-ea-e Ihu l.i-t all ihildien, Communications Opened. On July llth the be-ieged had thin lu-l mm. inimkatlon with the Tsung-li Ljinen. 110111 whom a tnv--s.ige came Iuiltlug tn a miiiciencc, which mm chillncd. Ceiiie-iiondeuce, l.nweMl, en-ued anil 11 sou of aimUtltc was aguccl upon, which slopped Hie liombaiilmeiit und le.-cmcl Ihe rifle tin- for a time. Iltcn tin 11 no piotec tion Was glicn, sain lo scud lo the legations .1 amall supply of Unit and thice- sacks nf Mom. Indeed, tin, only cuuiiuuiiliatiuii had wltli the Chinese goicinment iclalid tn the occasional de Ih 1-1. v or dispalih of 11 tilegiam or to Ihe ik iimiiiN ol the Tung-li annn tor the withih.iwal of tho legations to the coast uudei c-coit, .Nut only are the polcslaliiui.s nt the Chinese goicru. luent that it prutectecl and succored the hga. Ilmis pn,ltliy mnliailittid, but liiesistible plool nceumtilates that Ihe attacks uputi th, in mill made by luipciial lioops, icguhtly iiulfoiuied, aimed ami ollkiicd and In-longing to the louuiund of Jung l.u, the Impt-t i.il mm inauder in chief. Deciecs ciicouiagimr ihe lln. crs, oigauUlug them under pioiuluent Impi'iial ollkera, pioi I. loning thim, und urn gi.inting llnm large bums in the name of the laupicss Dmiagcr, ure known to exi-t. Jkiuhei in the 'IViing-li Vatuiu who connickd protiillon of tho foiclguera weie beheaded, s Hm-ii in tho distant pruilnccs iiicu siu-pcctcd of foreign sympathy werci put to death, prominent among lheo being Chung Viiihooii, lufimily Chinese mluUlcr In Washlnvton. With tho negotiation uf the paillal aimUIke of July lttli, a piocecdiug which was doubtless pionioti'd by the icpiem'iitntloni of Ihu Clilnoc imoy in W.uliluglon, Hie way was up. ned or the comejancc tu Jit, Conger of a trl luewugu sent by the sccielaiy of state thiough the kind oltices of Minister Wu Tlng-faug. Jli, Cungei'n reply, "Ulspatched from Peking on July 1Mb through the same chauiul, nlfnided to tiie out side woild tho Hut tiding that Iho lunula nf the liKatlons weie tlll alive and liupln,' for sue. ror, Joint Belief Expedition. 'llil pewit klimulatid the puiuiatloua for a Joint relief expedition 111 iiuiiiln-rs sullkient to nieifomc I lie resistance which fur a mouth ha I been orgaulziug between Tuku and the capital. ltviufoiirintuU sent by all the 10-opcratiiig gov crnmi'iits weie min,tjnlly auiilng. 'Iho Unitrd Stales contingent, lustily nnnhteit from the Philippines or dispatched from this euimlry, iimnutitcil to imno S,000 mill, under the able lomm.itiil flrt of ihp lamenlril Colonel Mscuni and iitlcrunid of (lencral ChalTec. Toward the end ot Julv the niovetiint began. A sewiv rotifllit follnwed at Tlenlsln, In which Colonel l.lseum was killed. The illy was stormed and parly ilentro.iecl, It rapture nf forded the base of operations from which to make the lln.il mbance, which began In the (list di.la of August, the expedition being made up nf Japanese, ltusslati, llrltlsh, and American troops at the outset. Another battlo was fought and won nt Vatig tsuii. Thereafter the disheartened Chinese troops offered little pIiow nf re.slstniu r, A few days Idler the Important position of llo-sl-won was taken. A rapid march brought tins united foncii to the populous city ol Tung Chow, which i.ipltnliled without n contest, Legations Believed. On Aug. lllh, the capital was readied. After .1 brief inntllct beneath the walls tlic lelief mi nimi entered and the le-gatlons wele saicd. The I'lilted States soldiers, sallois, and purines, of. Hi cm and men alike, In tho-e distant climes and uimsiiil surroundings, showed Ihe same alor, dl-elpllue, and good conduct and gale pioof of the Hiiue high degree of IntelllireniT nnd elil 1 ieney which hale ill-llngul-hcd them In cvciy emergency. The buHrhil family and the goiciinucnt had lied n few 1I.1.11 hefoic. The tlty was without visible control. The remaining Impciial sol- tilery had made on the night nf the l"th a last attempt to eteimln.ite the be-leged, which whs gallantly rcpellcel. It fell to the ncctipjlng fones lo re-tore order and organize a proiislonal ailmlni-tralinu. Happily the acute disturbances weie confined lo Ihe northern pioiinces. It is a lellif to re call and a pleasure to record the loyal conduct of the viceroys and local authoiiticri of the houthein and eastern pioiinces. Their cITorls were continuously dlieeted to the pailflc innlrol of the last populations under tlieir rule and to the scrupulous obscnancp of foreign tieaty rights. At critical moments they did not hesi tate lo ineinoilalie the Thlone, inging the pio tection of the legations, the restoration of com munication, and the assertion of the Imperial aulhoilty ngain-l the sulnerslu- elements. They maintained excellent relations with the ofKeial leptesentntiics of foreign powers. To tlieir kindly disposition is largely clue- the success of the con-iils in reiuoilu many of the mls-lonarics fiom the- inteiior lo places of safety. In this relation the- at lion of the consuls should lip highly commended. In Shangtung and eastern ea-tein fhi-li the In-k was dililcult, but, thanks to their encigy and the cn-operatlon of American and foil it'll 1111.1I e 0111111. nidi iv, hundreds of fot elgneis, including tho-e of other nationalities than 0111.-, weie lescued fiom imminent peril. The American Policy. 'the policy uf the Tutted States IIuoukIi all this lining period was ideally announced and siiupulnnsly cauied out. A circular note to the poweis ditcil July : pioclalincd our atti tude. Treating the condition in the nnith m one of iitn.il anarchy, in which ttie great pio iinces of t lie south and loutlici-t had no shale, we leganled the local authorities In the latter quarteis as lepie-entiug the-Chine-e peode with whom we sought In remain In peace and friend ship. Our deelaied aims iniobed no war ugain-t the Ckine-p nation. We ndhereel lo ttie legiti mate utile i- ol it-cuing Ihe imperiled legation, obtaining udirss for wrongs already suffered, sec in lug wheiecer possible Hie safety of Alueri can life and property in China, and pievcntlng a -plead 01 the ili-ordets of their lecurrcuce. As was (hen said, '"Ihe policy of the goccrn nieiil of the t'nllcd Slates is to seek .1 solution which may In lug about peiuuuciit safety and peace to China, pie-ene Chinese teiriloiial and admini-ti.itiie entity, piotoct all riglils gtiaran iced to fiicndly powers by tiealy and interna tional law, and sjfcgiiaiel foi the woihl the ptiniiple of eipial and impartial Undo with all pins of the Chinese euipiic.'" railhfiil to Iho-e profe lous wliith. as it proicd. retlec ted the liews nnd inipo-cs of the othir co-opuating goecinments, all our eltorlfl hie been clheited towaid euillug the .inomalou-i situation in China by negotiations for 11 settle ment at the cat Host possible moment. As soon a- the sacred duty of relict ing our legations and its dependents was accomplished we witlidiew fiom .11 Hie hn-tilitlcs, leaiing our legation under an ailiipute giiaul in I'ekln as a channel of nc gutiitions and settlement a lour-e adopted br others of the iuteie-lcd power-. Overtures nf the cmpowcicd representntiies of the Chinese iiiipeior hae been eonshleiably entertained. Will Insist on Justice. The Hit Ian piopo-itlon looking to the re-torn-Hull of the impciial power in I'ekin lias been act opted a- In full eon-onance wllh our own de-.-lie-, for we bale held and hold that effective repiration for wiongs -utTercd nnd an enduring settlement thai will make their rei-iinenip Im possible tan be-t be brought about under an an ihoiity which the Chluc-e nation reverences and obejs. While -o doing we fotego no Jot of our uuilouhled right lo exact exemphny and deter lent puni-lnmut of the re-pon-ihle aiilliors and ahettois nf the ciimiual acts wheieby we nnd other nitions hive sulleieil griclun.s injury. Tor the leal culprit-, Ihe evil louu-elnis who havi: ml-led the luiptnal judgment and tilt cited the sovcieigu aulhoilty to their own guilty cncN, full expiation becomes imperative within the ra tional limits ot retilbutive Ju-tiee. Ilegarillng this as the initial condition of an acceptable set lliiiu ill between Chlni and the powers, I said In my me age ol Oet, IS tu the Chinese em peioi ; "I tiu-t Ihat 111 gotlat ions may begin so soon a- we and the other oflcnded governments skill be elfectlvcly satl-lkd of .vour nialesly's ability ami power lo tic.il with just steiue-.s the priu iip.il olfendeis, wko aie doubly culpable, not alone tuwatd the foieigncts, hut toward your majesty, under who-e rule the pmpue of China to dwell in concord with the woild had hither to found expression In the welcome and piotcc turn aimd to strangers." Tallin?, as a point of depuituie, the Imperial tditt appointing Kail 1.1 Hung Chang and Prince Ching plenipotentiaries to arrange a settlement, and the edict of Sept. 25, whereby certain high olllcials wcip designated for punishment, thU goveimuent has moved, in tonieit with the other pnwi'iH, towaul tho opining of negotiation:, whhh Mr, Conger, ii-sl-ted by Mr, Itockhill, Ins been authoilzcil to conduit nu behalf nf the I'lilted Stale-, Workine' Toward p. Settlement. (.ciieral lnses of negotiation foinuilated by the govcinmcut of the I'linili republic hav'ii been acieplid with ccttalii reservations as to details, made ucccssaiy by mil own 1 ileum. stautes, but, like similar le-eivatlnns hy other poweis, open to discu-slon In the progtcns of the negotlatloiw. The cllsposltlon of the emperor'-i goveiumeiit to niimit lummy lor wiongs done to foieigii goveinimiitb and their lutiiiiuls, and to act upon such additional designation ol Ihe guilty pcmoiib as tho foreign inlul-tc'is at I'ekin may he In a position to make, glvrs hope of a eoniplclo settlement uf all ipiestloni involved, u-iuiiig foreign lights of residence and Inter I'outse on terms nf tiii.ility for all the world. I regard as one of the essential factors of it double adjustment the soiiuemeiit of adequate guaranties for llbcrly o faith, since Insecurity of those natives who may embiacp alien creeds is 11 scauely lcs etreilual axilla upon the rlglits of foreign woiship ami teaching than would be tlm direct invasion theicof. The matter ol indemiilty for nut w longed cltl zeiLs Is n iiittion of grave concern. .Measured In money alone, a sunk lent icparatloii may provo In bo be; mill the ability ol China tu meet. All the power inncur In einphatlo dUclalmers of any purpusu of aggiaudizcmcnt thiough tho ill, mcmbcriiient of the empire. I am disposed to think tint due compensation may he nude in patt by Increased gtijiantec of security for foi, eigu right and Immunities, and, most finpoilant ol all, hy the opening of China to the equal torn mcicu of all the woild. 'these view have been and will be eame-tly advocated by our rcpre bintiHii'i. 'Iho government ot Hula lias put forward a suggestion, that in the event ot protracted di vergence of view In rcgaul to' Indemnities the matter may be lelegatcd to the court ol aiLil tratlon ut The Hague. I favorably Incline in till.1, bclicvlug that lllll tllVuu'l iviuld uat full lo reach a solution no less conduelie lo the sta bility nnd enlarged prosperity nf China Itself than Immediately beneficial to the powers. Other Foreign Relations. Till! I'ltKHtnCNT levlows at lenglh tlic for eign relillons ot the United States, lie tells of the exchange on June 2 nf ratifications; of 11 trcnly of extradition with the Argentine re public; of representations made to the Austro Hungarian government against Hip unduly oner ous treatment ot naturalised American cltb.ens! of his cordial sympathy with the International elTort lo regulate the liquor trade In Africa ntul his hope that restriction of this trnflle may be extended over all iiiiclvlilrrd peoples! nf a con ference lo bo held at Urussel Dec. It to further international protection nf trade-marks and pat ents! of the piogrcss tn'iilc In enlarging postal facilities In South America! of efforts made to secure fair play for American goods In Hip mar kets of llrazil; of a number of minor South and Central American negotiations; and on the sub ject nt the Paris exposition he sajt: Despite ihavvhaiks the contribution of the United States wns not only Hip largest foreign display, hut was among the earliest In place and the most orderly In nirangeinent. Our ex hibits were shown in one hundred nnd one out of one hundred and twenty-one ilasses, and more completely covered Ihe entire chi-slilcatlon than those of any other nation. In total num ber they ranked next after tho-e of Trance, and the attractive form in which they weie presented secured general attention, A ctllerlon nf the ex tent and success of our paitlcipatlnu and of Hie thoioiighitess with which our exhibits were or gnnired is seen In the awards gianted to Ameri can exhibitors hy the International jiuy, namely, gland prizes, 210; gold medals, .1(17 ; silver med als, 77(1; hronre medals, fill, and honorable men tions, 3222,471) in all, being the gientest total number given to the exhibit of any exhibiting na tion, as-well as the largest number in each grade. This significant lecognlllon of merit In competition with the eliosi'n exhibits of all other nations and at the hands of juries almost wholly niadp tip of representative of frame and other competing countiies is not only most gratifying, hut is especially valuihle, since It sets us to the front in International questions of supply and demand, while the large pioportion of awanls in the classes of ait and attlsllc manu factures alToulcd unexpected proof of thu stimulation of national ciiltme by Ihe prosperity thai flows from nattual prnduelivcnc-s joined to itidu-ttial excellent p. Relations with Germany. Cooil will pievails in our illations wltli the Ceiman empire. An amicable adjustment o! Ihe long-pel. dlrg cpiestinii of I in- aihui-sion of our life-insurance companies to do business in Prussia has been reached. One- of Hie principal companies has alicnely been leadmlttcd and t lie way is opened for the otlieis to share the privi lege. An Impciial meat-iiispettioii law- has been enacted for Germany. While it may simplify the inspections, it piohlhits certain pioducts heiotofore admitted. Theie is still gicat un certainty as to whether our well-nigh extin guished Cerman tiade in meat pioducts can re vive under its new burdens. Much will depend upon regulations not .vet promulgated, which we confidently hope will he free from the dis ci imlnations which atleiided the ctifoicement uf the old statutes. The lemainiiig link in the new line- of dirct icdegtaphio communication between the United Slates and Iho Cerman empne li.ts lecently been completed, iitfoidlng a gritifjing occn-ion for ex change of fiicndly cnngiatulations with the Her man cinpetor. With Great Britain. llur fiicndly leLitiou- with Rieat Uiilaiu con tinue. The war in Southern Africa utioduced important questions. A condition unu-ual in international wars was presented in that while one belligerent had conliol of the seas, the other had no ports, shipping, or direct trade, but was only accessible through Hie territory of .1 ncutial. Vexatious questions aiosc through Cleat Uritaiu's action in respect to neutral car. goes, not cont1.1b.1nd in their own liatme, shipped to I'oituguc-e South Afiica, on the score of prubable or -u-pected ultimate destination tu the lloer States. Such t oiusignments in Riiti-h ships, by which alone direct tiade i kepi up between mil ports and .Southern Africa, weie seized in application of .1 municipal law piohibitiug 111 iti-!i vc-sels from hating with the pnemy without iigard to any cbntrahaud character of the goods, while cargoes shipped to Dolagoa Hay in neutral bot toms weto nricstcd on the ground of alleged ele t luatinn to (ticmy's country. Appropriate lep-le-entations on our p.ut resulted in the Dtitish government agreeing to purchase outright nil -uih good- shown tu be the actual piopcrty of American citizens, tints closing the incident to the satisfaction of the immediately interested patties, although, imforlunatelj , without a broad settlement of Hip question of a neutral's light to scud goods nnl coutiabaud per -e lo a neutral poit adjacent to a belllgcienl area. Alaskan Boundary. Tlic wink of maiking certain piovlsion.il bound ary points, for conicnicnce of admim-liation, aiouiul the head of I.vnn canal, in aetortlancu with the teuipoiary arrangement of October, lsati, was completed hy a joint survey in July last. The modus xivcncll has so far worked without flic lion, and Ike Dominion government has pro vided lulcs and tegulatlnns for seeming to our eitlens (he benefit of the teclprocal stipulation that the cillrens or subjects of either power found by that airaugement within the tcmpui.iiy Jurisdiction of the other shall sutler no diminu tion of Hie lights and prli lieges they have hith eito enjoieil. Hut however nece-saiy such an expedient may have been lo tide over the grave emergencies of the situation, it is at best hut an unsatisfactory uuke-lilft, which should not be sulTeied to delay die speedy and complete estab lishment of the fiontler line to which we ntu entitled under tho llusso-Ameilcan tieaty for Hie cession of Alaska. In this relation I may icfer again tn the need of definitely ijiaiklng the Alaskan hotmdaiy wheio it follows tho one hundred and forty-first nieii (Han. A convention to that end has been before the senate for some two years, but as no action has been taken I contemplate negotiating a new convention for a joint determination of the meri dian by telegraphic observations. Lynchings of Foreigners. In my lat message I referred at considetable length to Ihe hitching of live Italians at T.tllu lab, Notwithstanding Ihe ettoit of tlic Federal government, the pioduetloii of evidence tending to Inculpate the authors of this grievcuu otfente agalu-t our clvillalion, and the lepealed in iiie,t set nu fuot by the authorities of the state of Loul-dana, no pimishtueul have followed, Suc cessive grand jiuies have failed to luillet, Ihe icpirscntallons of the Italian goveimuent in tho face of this mUrarilagu have been most temper- ntn and lust. Setting the pilnclple at I-ue high alioie all consideration of merely pecunlaty Indemnification, buck as this govttnment made In the Huee pie x ions casen, Italy has solemnly Invoked the pledges of existing treaty and asked that the justice to which slio is entitled shall he meted in icgaril to her unfortunate roiiutiymeii in our tcrritoiy with the same full incasiue she heiself would give to any American weto his icilprocal treaty rigid cuuti'munl. I Knew the urgent icconunendatlnni I made last year that Hie congress appioptlately confer upon the Icdcu! court Jurisdiction in tills class of intern itlonal cash where tho ultimate respon sibility of the Federal government may be In olved, and I invito action upon tho bill to accomplish this which were introduced in tho senate and house. It I incumbent upon us to remedy the statutoiy omission which ha let), and may again lead, to such untoward results. I have pointed out the necessity and the prece dent for legislation of this iliaiactcr. Its enact ment Is a simplo measiim ol provisory Justice towaid the nations with which wo a a sovereign equal making treaties lequliu reciprocal observ ance. While the Italian goveimuent naturally lejanl such action a the primary and, Indeed, the most essential element in the disposal of the Tallulah incident, I advlso that, in accordance with precedent, and In view of the improbability of that particular eue being reached by the bill now pending, congress make gracious provl- ttlon for Indemnity to the Italian sufferers In Ihe Mine form and piopnrllon as heretofore. In my Inaugural address I referred to the gen eral subject of Ijnehlng In thefo words; "Lynch ing must not bp tolerated In a great and rlvlb Isrd country like the United Stales; tottrls, hot mobs, must pxcchIp the penalties of the law. 'Hip irerrrntltn of nhlhkiirdrr, the right ot di-tusslou, the Integrity ol cotirlt, and the or derly administration nf justice must miilliui' forevrr the rock of safety upon which our gov ernment securely rests," This I most urgently ti iterate and again Invite Hip nttenllou of my count r.v men tu this icproach upon our civiliza tion, Rolntions with Japan. The 1 losing jear I111 nil nested a decided strengthening of Japan's relations to other states. The tletelopincnt of her Independent Judicial and administrative functions under Hip treaties wn.ih took effect July l7i,1tVn( has prorccded without lnlertiallon.il friction, showing the competence of the Japanese to hold a foremost place among modern peoples, In the tieatment of the illlllriilt Chinese piob Ictus .lap 111 his acted in harmonious concert with the oilier powers, and her generous co-operation materially aided in the joint relief of the beleaguered relations in I'ekln and In bringing about an uudei standing preliminary lt a settle ment of the Issues between Ihe powers and China. Japan's declaration In favor of the lutrgilty of the Chinese cmplie and Hip 1 ouiervatlon of open woild trade Iheiewllh Imp been bank "and po. live'. As 11 factor for promoting the general In teiesls of peace, older and fair rommerce In the Far Kast the influent p of Japan tan baldly be over-estimated. The valuable aid and kindly courtesies extend ed by the .la pa luxe government and naval officers to the battleship Oregon nip gratefully appie elated. I Complain! was made la-t summer of lh dis criminatory enforcement of a bubonic qiiliantitie agnln-l Japine-o on the Pat Hie const and of interference wllh their travel In California and Colorado under the health laws ot those states The latter ic-lrlcllons have been adjudged by a Federal couit to lie unconstitutional. -Vo reiui lence of cither cau-u of complaint is appichrndcd. International Arbitration. It is with fitl-fction tint am able to an nounce the formal notification at The Hague, on Sept. 4, of tlic deposit of the ratifications of the Convention for tin- Pacific; Settlement of in termtlonil Disputes between Sixteen Poweis, namely, the United Stales, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Cermany. Italy, Per sii, l'oitugal, noumania,. Russia, Slam, Spain, Sweden and Norway and the Netherlands, .lap in also has since ratified the convention. The udmini-tr.itiic Council of the Peimanent Court of Aribtiatlon has bc'1411 otganized and Ins adopted tides of order and a constitution for the Intcinitiond Arilitr.itlcn Bureau. In ac,co1llaucc, with Aitlele XMII of the Convention iioiitling for the appointment by etch signatory powei of prisons of known competcne.v in qui-tions of in tcrnatiouil law- as aibitratoi-, 1 ii.ue appointed as mcmbeis of this couit, lion. Benjamin Hani son, of Indiana, cx-pieshlent of Hie I'nited States; Hon. Melville W. Fuller, of Illinois, thiol justice of Hip United States; Hon. John W. Criggs, of New Jersey, attorney geneial of the United States; anil lion. Ceorge fiiay, of Dela waie. a judge of the liicult court of Hie I'lilted States. Interoceanic Canal. The- all-Important mailer of an iulei-oteaiiiu canal lias assumed a new phase, Adhciing to its 1efu-.1l lo re-open the question of the forfcittue nf the couttact of the Maritime Canal company, which was teiniinated by the alleged non-execution in October, 18U0, the government of Nicar agua lias since supplemented that action by de claring the so-st)Iecl Fyre-Cr.iglu option void for non-payment of Hie stipulated adiance. Pio- tp-ts in relation to these acts haie been tiled in the state department and aie under consider ation. Deeming itself relieved from existing en gagements, the Nlcaraguan goveimuent shows a disposition to deal freely with the canal question either in the way of negotiations with the United States or by taking incasiue to promote the water-way. Overtutes for a. 1 oil vent ion to effect the build ing of .1 canal under the auspices of the United Stales aie under con-Idciatlon. In the meantime, the views of congie-s upon the general subject, in the light of the icport of the commission appointed to examine the comparatlip merit of the- various trans-Isthmian shlp-caual piojects, may be awaited. I commend to the oily attention of Ihe senate the convention with Gloat Britain to facilitate the cnustiuctinii uf such a canal and to remove anv objection which might nii-c out of the convention commonly pallet! the Clavton-llulvver tieaty. Relations with Spain. Katisfnrtoiy progie-s hns been made towaid the conclusion of a geneial tiealy of frlend-hlp and iiitcrrouisc with Spain in leplacement of the old tieaty, which pawed into abeyance by reason of the late war. A new convention of extradi tion is appto.ichlug completion, und I should be much plca-ed weie 11 tonimrrcl.il airaugement to follow. I feel that we should not suffer to piss any opportunity to rc-alllrm tho cordial tits that cxi-led between 11s and Spain from the time of our earlie-t independence, nnd to enhance the mutual benefits nf that commercial inlrr ionise which is natural hct,uetu the two coun tries By the teuns of Hie Tieaty of Peace the line bounding the ceded Philippine group In the southwest failed to Include several small island lying westward of tho Stilus, which have always been recognised as under Spanish control. Tho occupation of Sibutii and Cagnjan S11I11 by our naval fniccs elicited a claim on the patt of Spain, Hie essential equity of which could not be gain-aid. In older to cute the defect of tho tieaty by removing all po-ihle ground for fultira mUuiideistandliig lc-pecting the intcrpictation of its third article, I directed the negotiation of .1 supplemental y tieaty, which will he forth with laid befou- the senate, wheteby Spain quits all tltlo and claim of title lo the Islands named, 11s well as In any and all islands belong, big to the Philippine Aichlpclago lying outside the lines de-tiibcd In said third aitlele, and ngiccs that all such islands shall be compichcnd. ed in Ilia cession ot Hie archipelago as fully as If they had been expressly included within thosa lines. In consideration of this cession the United States I- to pay Spain the turn of 5100,000. A bill I- now pending to effect the rctouiuun datioti made in my last annual messige that ap propriate legislation be had to c.itry into execu tion Aitlele VII of the Tieaty of Peace with Spain, by width the United States assumed tho paviucnl of ceilalu claims for Indemnity ol Its eitlens against Spain, I ask that action he taken to fulfill this obligation. Claims Against Turkey. We await the fulfillment of Hie proinl-e of the Sultan to nnko lepiratlnii for tho iiijutles suf. feted by AiuPilcau tltUens in Armenia and else wheie in tho Turkish cmplie. UN Majcstv's good disposition in this legaid has been evinced by Hip is-uinco ot 1111 hade for lebullding Ihe Amer ican college at llaipoot, Reciprocity Treaties. Tlie failuic of action hy tho sen tie at it- last session upon tho touuueiclal e munitions then submitted for ils consideration and appioval, although caused by the great prcssuic of other legislative luislnesi, has paused much disappoint ment to Hie agricultural and industrial Intt ic.-ts of the country, which hoped In profit by their provisions. The lonventlonal pcilods fui' their latltlcatlon having expired, it liecaino nucssaiy lo sign additional at tides extending the limn for that piirpesp. This was requested on our part, and tho other gotriumeut ntciclnl have com lined with the exception of one convention, 'u lespcet to wliith no format leply has bicn it celvcd. Since my last communication tu cuugicss em thi subject speti.il com1ne1cl.1l agreements un der thu till id section of the lailfi ut t hive been proclaimed ivIUi Portugal, with Italy, and with (liijiuiiy, Commercial conventions under the general limitations of the fuuith scclfoii of Iho tamo act have been concluded with Mtaiagua, wltli Fciiador, with the Dominican icpubllc, with fiteat Biltalu on Lielull of the Island of Trinidad, and wllh Denmark on behalf uf the Island of St. Croix. These will he early coin, niunlcuted to the senate. Negotiations with oth er governments are In piogres tor the improve ment and security of our commercial icla'.luna. TIip policy nf teclproelly so manifestly rest upon Hie principles of lntrrualleiii.il equity ntul lias been xo repeatedly approved by the people of the United State that there ought lo be no hesitation In either branch nt congress In giving lo It full effect, Thl government desires to prcsene the niot Just ami amlrabte commercial relation with all foreign countries, unmoved by the Industrial rivalries necessarily developed in the pxpntudon of International trade. It Is be lieved that the foreign governments generally entertain the same purpose, although In some instance there arc clamorous demands upon them for legislation specifically hostile to American Interest. Shall these demand prevail I shall communicate with the congress wltli the view of advising sutli legislation a may be necessary to meet the emergency. Pan-American Exposition. The exposition of the resources and pioducli nf the Western hemisphere to be held at Buffalo next jear ptomlse. Important results nnt only for Hie United States, but for the other partici pating countries. It is gratifying that Hie batlii-Ainerlraii state have evinced the liveliest Interest, and the fact that an International Amer ican congress will be held in the City of Mexico while the exposition is in progriss entourage the hopp of a larger display at Buffalo thnn might otherwise be practicable. The work of prepar ing an exhibit of our national resources Is mak ing satisfactory progress under tho direction o! different official of the Federal government, and the various state of the Union have shown a ilii position towaid the mol liberal participation In the etileiprlse. Consular Service, The practical utility of the consular service in obtaining a wide lange of infoiniatlou as to tho Industrie nnd commerce of other counttle and the opportunities thereby afforded for Intin iluclng the sale of our goods IitCc Kept steadily in advance of the notable expansion of our for eign tratle, and abundant evidence has been fur nished, both til home and abroad, of the f.i,l that the con-nlar reports, including many Ironi our diplontitle representatives, have lo a cou-lil-' erable extent pointed nut vvas and means of disposing nf a great variety of in.uiufac lured goods which otheiwise might not have found silo abioad. Testimony uf foieigii observers to the conuuer clal efficiency of the consular cotps seems to Ire conehi-lve, and our own manufacttuer- ami tx poiteis highly appietiale the value- of the- ei vices reiideirit not only in the printed lepcnts but also in the luilividiiil cftoits of consular olll reis to pioiuotQ American trade. An ineieaslng part of the wink of the bin can of foreign com merce, who.-e primary duty I lo tompile and pi bit the tcptnts, is it, answer Inquliics from tiade oigatiiation-, hu-iness houses, etc.. as lo tonilitiins In various parts of the win hi, and, notwithstanding Hie siuallncss of the force em plo.ved, the wink has been so s.v stein.it led Hut icspon-es nip made with such piomptltude and accuracy as to elicit flattening encomiums. The experiment of printing the consular leports daily for immediate list- by tratle bodies, exportel-, and Hie press, which was begun in January, lK, continues- to give- gcnei.il satisfaction. Internal Affairs. TT IS GIIATIFYINC to to able lo state that the 1 surplus tevenucs for the fiscal tear ended June .'10, 1900, weie 7!,527,00.18. For the six preceding vears we had only deficits, the aggie gate of which from lstll to IS')'), inclusive, amounted to !-JS:i,0'22,!U)l.ll. The ietrlit fur the jear from all boiutes, cxclti-lic of postal revenues, nggiegaled 7,2 lO.Sol.so, :nl expen eliluic for all purposes, except for the adiiiin-i-tiation of the postal tlepaitimnt, aggiegated f 187,71.1,701. 71. The lecelpts from c-iislouis wile s-2r.1,10l,S71.in, nu Increase over the piecediug xear of fJ7,0.?rt,.'iS').ll. The reteipl, from inttt nnl revenue weie -yi.VI27,W2U.7it, an Intieise nf $2!, 800,70..21 over Ib'CJ. The receipts from mis cellaneous sotnees weie .18,718,01.1.117, a- against f.m,:t'll,!l70.U2 for the pievious year. It is gratifying also to note that dining the year .1 considerable teductioii is shown in Ihe expenditures of the government. The wat de partment cxpenclituies for the fiscal jiar 1CH) were $131,774,7(17.78, .1 icductiou of r,'(ioil,4-il.ii9 over those of IStW. In the navy department Ihe expenditmes were oj.!"iJ,077.7.J for the c.u 1000, as against -C.1,012,101.2.) for the pieceding .vcai, a decica-e of $7,!is,),02ll.,1.1. In Iho expendi tutcs on account of Indians then- was a deciea-e in lliui over 1SW of 2,en,(M!.:!S: and in the civil and ml-cellaneous t xpenscs for I'M) theie was a 1 eduction of ?i:t,ll!-',0t.j.74. Treasury Condition Strong. Because of the execs- of leveuue- over cxprn ditmes the secretary of the tica-tny was en abled to apply bonds and other -etuiitic-s to the sinking fund to the amount o! ,"i0,oll,j.'i0.(W. The secutai.i nf Iho tieasuty estimates that the receipt for the- ciinrnt fiscal year will aggiegale s.l'-P.OOn.OOO and the expenditures .',lsl,il.00il, leaving nu execs- of revenues over expi udituies of Sso.OIO.On.i. The present condition ot the ticisttiy is one uf undoubted sticngth. The available crsh balance Nov. HO was l.'i,i,jn.l,7lll.jil. Under tl.e form of statement puor tn the finan cial law of Mai ch II la-l there would have been included in the statement ot available cash gold coin and bullion held for the itikmptiun of United States notes. If this foiui were puisiied, the i.i-li balance, luc lulling Hie present gold tesciv,. ut isl jl.uOO.flnil, would be ,i-2S'J,3ttl1',iil.,-sl. Such balinre, Nov, :), J.vri, was 0tl, l'J,"i,.i01..1'. In the general fund, which is who'ly sepirate from the if-eive and trust tiituls, thcio wa- on Nov, .10, -TO.O'Mt,-1)7:1.1.1 in gold coin mid bullion, to which should bo added 4.JJ,fl7,SOO In gold certificates subject to iue, against which there is held in the division of ledempticu gold coin ami bullion, making .1 total holding ol tiee gold amounting to !sO.I,Ol7,37.Uil. It will be the duty a.- 1 am aiire Ii will bo the disposition of the congiess to provide what, ever further lcgl-latlou is needed to li,uic the coiil Iniied parity under all conditions between our two founs of metallic monei, silver and gold. Refunding Operations. Our sin pi ii- ieirui.es li.ivo primltted toe sic utnry of the in i-uiy since Hie close of Hie fiscal ,icar In tall In tho luniled loan of Ih'll continued at 2 per cent, in Hie sum of If.'a,::0l,j00. To and im lulling N'ov. MO, .JI.I.I-.llW of tbeso bonds havo becen paid. This stun, together with the amount which may accrue fiom futtlici- icdiiup Hon under the call, will he applied to the sinking (iiml, The law- of Man Ii II, UW), piovicled foi re funding intu J per cent, thirty-year bond;, pavahlc, print Ipal and inkiest, in gold coin ol the present sl.ilid.inl value, tli.lt poll ion of tho public debt rcptciiiitid by the 3 pir rent, bonds of 1IHW, the I peiccnls of PUTT, and Hie .'1 per mits of 1001, of which tlii'iu was oulstiiiiliug id the il ilt ol said law $s:i'),ln,n,io, The holclei of Iho ohl bonds pirsented Hit in for exchange lelvvoccn March II and Nov. no to Hie amount of $.ll0l.ll7.'O. Tho net saving to tho fcoveiu incnl on theso transactions aggiegates j-'MOMli'', Another effect ol the opeiutlon, as slated by thu stcietaty, Is tr, inline Ihe 1 barge upon tho lieasury for thu pailiienl of inteic-t bom the il.ites of icfuudlng In Fib. I, ltslt, by Hie sum ot .11010 Hum seven million dnllais annually. Fiom Fel'. 1, 1D0I, lo duly I, I07, the annual liilciot iharge will he red, ued by the sum cf ii'cio than li'.o millions, and for thirteen month eliding Aug. I, V)$, by about one million, Banking Progress. 1 lis Lcntllelat edict of the financial att uf Jfsjil, .. far as It ulatts to 11 modification of the nitioiial banking act, Is alteacly appaunt. The provi-lon for the inna pout ion of national hanks with 1 capital of not icss than r,ono in placej not exceeding thice thousand inhabitants ha.s resulted in the extension of banking facilities pi puny small ccaiiinuultli's hilhuto unable lo piovide tluuuihis with b inking institutions undei Ihe lulloiul svsttln. Theie weie oiguii bed ficm the. enactment ol thu law up lo and Ini lulling Nov. tl'l, 3o'.i national banks, of which :'M were with capital e-.s than s-."JU0, and lat with capital uf so 1,000 or moie, II is vvoithy of mention Hut the giealtr litun ber of banks bring nigaiilzcd inulei the, new law aie in section wheie the need of banking facili ties lias been most pronounced. Iowa stands tjist. with "l hanks ot the suullit dies, while Ti.xu, Oklahoma, Indian teirltory, an) the mid. tile ami western sections ol the connlty liv also nulled themselves largely ol the privileges under tho new law. A largo Increase In nallonal-hank-nolc clrcu. latlon bus resulted bom the provision of tlm art which ptrmlts national nankii to issue ilr ctilalbig note to the par value ol the UnllrH Slates bonds dtpoMtcd a security Instead ot only 1)0 per cent, thereof, a heretofore, The uurcise In circulating noles from Marrh II lo iv. "0 Ii $77,880,070. Tho party In power la committed lo inch leg blatlon a will better make the currency re sponslic lo Hie varying need of business at ail season and In all sections. Foreign Trade. Our totclgn trade shows a remarkable rcord of commercial and Industrial progress. The total of Import and exports for the first time In tin history ol Iho country exceeded two billions ol dollar. The exports ore greater than they ban ever been before, the total for the fiical year MOO being $l,Stll,ttsll,082, an Increase over 181 of -)1II7,45!),78&. an Incirase over 1808 of SKU, 000,782, over fRl? of -J.1 13,489,8211, and greater than 18IKI by ytl.870,114, Tho growth nf nianiificlnrrs In the Hulled States in evidenced by Hip diet that exporl of nunufar lured exports largely exceed those of any previous jear, their value for 1900 being $433,831,7311, against $130,392,11(1 in 1W, an In crease of 28 per cent. Agricultural products ucic also exported during 1900 In greater volume than In 1800, the total for Hie year being $?33,?,'i8,123, against $764,776,. 1 12 in IS:m. 1 The Imports for Ihe year amounted to $84ti, 'Hl.lSl, an Increase over 1S99 of $152,702,605. Tills Ineiea-e is hugely in materials for maim failure, ami Is in response to the iiipltl develop ment of manufacturing In Iho United State. While there was Imported for use In manufacture in 1100 tnsteilal In Hip value of $70,708,972 In excess of 18HO, it Is le-assurlng to observe that Ihetp I a Icndeiuy toward decrease In the lm poir.ilio'i of aitlcles manufactured ready for ton sumption, which In tnoo foinied 13.17 per cent, of the total impuits, agaln-t 13.3I per cent In 1S19 and 1.00 per cent in 18'K). Revenue Reduction. I recommend Hint the congiess at It present session reduce the internal revenue taxes imposed to meet the expense of Hie war with Spain in the -mil of thirty millions of dollars. This re duction should tic secured by the remission ot those taxes which experience has shown to he tin- nio-t burdensome lo the induslries of the people. I especially urge that there be ini hide 1 in whatever reduction is made the legacy tax bequests for public uses of a llleiaiy, educational, or ehaiitable ehnactcr. American Shipping. American ve els chuiiig the just llnec jear hale 1 allied about ! pel tint, of our r.xpoita and Import'. Foreign ships should carry Hit least, not the greatest, pjrt of American trade. Tlic remarkable giovvth of our steel industries, the piogrcss cf ship-building for Hip domestic trade, and our steadilj miintalned expenditure for the iia x y have cieulcd an opportunity to place the I nited Stale's In the fmnt rank of corn men ial til.11 il into povviis. Ilesldc lealizing a pioper national aspiration tills will mean Hip establishment and healthy growth along all our coasts of a distinctive na tional industry, expanding Ihe field for tho pro fitable employment of laboi and capital. It will inciea-e the lraiispoitatii.il facilities and leductt freight chaiges on Hip vast volume of product brought fiom the Inteiior to the scaboaid for export, ami will stiengthen an aim of the na tional defense upon which the founders of thu government and their suc-cessoii have relied. In again urging' immediate action ley congress on measures to promote American shipping and for eign tiade, I diiect attention to the recommen dations nn the subject In previous messages, ami paiticularly to the opinion expressed in the mes sage of 1SJ9: "I am sitisfied the judgment of Ihe country favoi the polity lo aid our mei chant marine, which will bioaden our commerce and market and upbuild our sca-cairjing capacity for Ihe pioducts of ogiiciilture and manufacture, which, with the lm lease of our nai,y, means more work and wages lo uur eounti.vmen, as well as a sife gttai il to Ameiie.in interests in every pirr of tho woild." Trusts. In my la-t annual message to Hie congiess I tailed attention to the nece-sitj' for early action (0 lemedy sin ii evils as might be found to exist ill connection with cnmljinstions of capital or ganized into Iru-K and again invite attention lo m.v discussion of the subject at lhat time, which concluded with these words; "tt I- apparent that uniformity of legislation upon thin subject in Ihe several stales is much lo be desired. It is to be hoped that such unl formit.v, founded in a wise and just discrimination between what is injurious and what is useful and necessary in business npeiations, may he nb tallied, and that means uiav be found for Hi congress, within Hie limits of its constitutional power, so to supplement an effective code of stale legislation as to make ,1 complete sy-tem of laws throughout the I'nited State adequate In compel .1 general obseivance of the salutary rule lo which 1 have lefeircd. "The whole question is so iinpoitant and far reaching that I am sine no pait of it will be lightly con-idetcd, but eieiy phase of It will have the studied delibeiation of Ihe congiess, rc-ulting in wise and judicious action." Restraint upon such combination as are In jurious, and which ate within Fecleial jurisdic tion, -iioultl he piompllj- applied hy the congiess. The Philippines. I.V MV LAST AVXUAIi .MCsSUilJ I dwelt at some lenrth upon Hip condition of affairs in the Philippines. While seeking tn impress upon jou that Hip gravp responsibility of those island tests wllh the congress ot tho United States, I abstained fiom recommending at that time it specific and final form of government for tn tcriltcry actually held by the United States traces and In which as long as insurrection con tinues the inllitaty aim must necessarily ha nipiemr. I stated my purpose, until the con gress shall have made known the formal expres sion ot it will, lo use the authority vested In mo by Hip constitution and the statutes tn up hold the sovereignty ot the t'nitrd Stale in those distant islands as in all other places where our flag tlghtfully floats, placing, 10 tint end, at the dlsposilinf tin army and navy all tho means which the Jiher.llitj- of the cotiRie-s and Hip people have provided. No rontrarj ex. plosion of th will of the eougirss having been made, I have steadfastly pursued the pill pone -,, declared, emplojing the civil arm as well to. w.ud Hip accomplishment of pacification and Hit institution of local guvrinrirnts. ivilhtu Ihe lines of authority ami law. Progress in tlm hoped-1 ji- durctlnn hai been favorable. Our foices have, successfully con trolled the greater patt of the isliudt, oveiconi. big thu oiganUed lorces ot the Insurgent ami canting older ntul administrative regularity to nil quarters. What opposition lemilus u for the 1110ft part scattered, obejiug no conceited plan n stnleglu ueton, opeiating only by the meth ods common to the traditions of guerrilla w.11. fare, which, while ineflrctivn tn alter the ftm eial control now established, aiu still sullicicnt t beget insecurity among Hie populations Hut ham felt the good lesiills of our inutrjl and thus delay the (oufeiiuriil upon them ol the fuller measures of local self-government, of eon cation, and of Indiulinl and agricultural devtl. opiticut whhh lie stand irmly to give thnn. Civil Commission Named. 'Ihe piislilcnt tells; in detail of his paining of a cull lomiulssiuu and nt his Insttiicilons In them, communicated Ihiough Hid sen clary of war. Following is Ihe is-iiiilul pait of their Instructions; "Without hainpeiiii.' them hy too sprcilio iiisUucticiis, they should in geneial be enjoined, alter nuking tlie'.i'ches familiar with the condi tions and need of the countr.v, tu devote their attention in the first Instance (0 tlm establish, luent of iniiiililp.il governments, In vhkli Hie natives of the islands, both In flip ciics and in the rural communities, shall he afforded the opimitunlty to manage their uuii loed affairs to the fullest extent ol which they are capable ami bubject to the leant degree ol supervision and contiol which a careful study ol their cap (citiea and cbsenatlon ol the workings of nittv .r V