THE JUESSAGE. President Cleveland Discusses PDblic Affairs. "TARIFF REFORM" URGED. Hawaiian Matters Reserved For a Special Message. Chlnesertrgtst ration Law -Thel nltril ' Htates ami llra.ll - reflects of the Mlver Purchase- Itrpenl -Affairs lit Home unit Abroad --Work of the Various liun-mis Summarized , Public Kt-otiortiy Advocated -Ad-i lulnlMt ration's Pension Policy. iThi I'reidnt'i nnnii.il mpss;ig, whl.-h lias Iku rni In both Hons.- of Conross, is mainly u follows : To the ('ongps of tho full.. 1 Ktnts t The "ii-titutional duty wliioh r-qulros thi- I'r'sld-'iit from flnv to tlui- to give to Hi Congrs iiifoniiHtl'iii of the st.ito f tin I'nlcin, mi I D i'ti i.:ii-nl to tlwlr ''hsld'-ni-tioti sti'-li tniA4iir"H ns he shall judgn ns,'.-. snry nud iiM-diidit. IsllKingly i-nti-red upon by i-otnn ling to tho rnngr n cnn-fiil cxnmirmtlon i.f tin- iM:illl stnti-nn-uts nnd Woll-'ii portal n-rtiuiuridittlohs rvntiilind In the ri'portM of the Innids of 1f.art tuotitx, who rtm -hhfly clmr.-od with tin- ov"titlvn work of tho (t )v.r:i'n'iit. In nn t-rTort to abridge this imnniiii.Mtiu its much ns Is consistent with Its urns.-, I ahull supple, meut n brief reference to tho ronteuis of Iheso dcpnrtuicntiil reports l.y th mention of sueh executive- business nnd Incidents a as nro not crnhru ed therein, aud by sueh recotii'iiondntlous mi iippeur to be nt thU particular time nproprint. While our foreign relations hnvn not at nil 'Imis during the p-ist year lwu entirely free from perplexity, no e'tnb'irriisslng situation remains Hint will u"t v, to tho spirit of ' fairness nnd love of juMI-c, which, Joined with consistent limine, characterize u truly toicrleuu foreign illcy. . URA.ll.lAN AtrAlHS. J Thn outbreak of domestic hostilities In th Republic of llrnr.ll foun.l tho l'nltd Htute alort to watch the interest of our citizens In that country, with which we carry on Im portant commerce. Heverril vnescls of our new nnvy are now. ami for some time have own, stationed at Klo de Janeiro. Thostrug (Tie being Is-twcen the etttnhlishod (Joveru niont. which control the machinery of ad ministration, ami with which we maintain friendly relation, and certain officers of the navy employing Hi- vessels of their com mand in an attack upon the National capital and chief KiMiport, and lacking, ns It does, the elements of divided administration, I tiuve failed to see that the Insurgents can reasonably claim recognition n belligerents. 'Thus tur the position of our 'government tins lvi, that ol an attentive but impartial olwrrvcr f the unfortunate conMlct. Em phasizing our IU-d policy of Impartial neu trality in such n condition of affair as now exists, 1 deemed It necmevirv to disavow, in a manner not to be misunderstood, the nn authorl;ix action of our lato naval com tnnuder In those waters in saluting the ro voltedllra.ilinn dmlrnl. belux Indisposed to oounteuanon an ift ulciilatml to uiv i gratui tous sal ct ion to the looal iusurrectit a. K ' ' ' ' 1.a . i.'il.4 doyxtHSioiV. " entloii . twon our Govcw nent die, haviiiif for Its object the settle , d adjustment ot tho demands of the atriea ajralint each other, has been (lectlve by tho orrniilJitloii of the oiumlmiou providml lor. The two meuts fitllluK to atrrix' upon the third er of the Commission, tho (food offices rresident of the Kwlss lUipublia were ed, b provided in the treaty, and the ion of the l reprceeiitntlvo iu this y to con.picto the orxauirjttlon was ,-lag ttlik') -j the fuited fltabnt and TIIK IHINKSr. tXCLUSIOM LAW. Inundation of l.mt y.ar. known as tlie law, riHulrni(j the registration of all u laborer entitled to resilience In the State, and tlio deportation of all not iiiK with the provisions ot the net the time prescribed, met with much lion from Chinamen iu this country. K upon the advice ol eminent counsel ho law was unconstitutional, the great of C'IiIiu'b i lalioren), eudliif Judicial -y as to Its validity In kooiI faith de to apply for the cerrltlcatcs rcuirxl jrovUlons. A teet conu upou pro.'ood habeas corpus wa brought beforetho no Court, and on May lMh, H'll, a de was uiudo by that tribunal butalutujj illf'vod that undcrtlio recent amond i tho n-t extending the time lor retris .j, the Chiutstelatuirerotherctoeiititlod, delre torexidcin thiscuuntry, will now I themselves of the rcuowod privilege is afforded ol establishini; by lawlul pro- lurethetrriKht to remain, mid that thereby s neceKHlty of enforced deportation uiay to great diroo be avoided. tiruuiiNDKH op wkkks nr.rooMzr.n. Costa Itiva has lately testille.1 its frlendll tss liy surrendcriUK to the I'nited htati-s. In lalisenceof a convention of extradition, t upon dulv submltte I evidences of criml illty, a noted fugitive Iron justice, it is ustud that the ncotiiitloii of a tr.uity witli nit country to meet recurrinit cstis of this lnd will soon lie accomplished. In my nlniou treaties for ns-ljr.ical vxtriflitlou ould bo conclinbxt with ull these countries til which the l ii It nl Htatcs hnsuot already iventionnl arraiiK'ements of that character, have deemed It llttillK to express t.) the vernmeiith id Costa lilMimd Colombiathe lly di'Ktru of tilt I'nited Stut-f to sec their limit bouudiiry dispute tlnally clo-ied by trutiou In conformity witti the Hpirit ol treaty coueludml between them some wro. .r relations with the French Itepubllo nuo to lie Intiinuti) and cordial. I sin hope that the extradition treaty with country, as amended by theScuate, will . Ixi operative. hilo occasional r'netdions affectinif our InralirxMl citi.cus returulLK to the laud of eirblrth have arisen iu our Intercourse with irmany. our relations with that couutry itiniie satibfactory. 'lie 'uestious atTi.s-tlnif our relations with at Jtntaiu huvo been treatei in u spirit ot nihilists. Kotiatlous are In progress between the iovernments with a view to such coil' ut action as will make the award and ut ions lurrve I upon by the li-rlm Sea ual of Arbitration practically elTective , ' not doubted that Great liritniu will ate freely with tins country for tut Ibthmeut of that purpose, dispute Kfowinu out of the dU.'rltnl ; tolls imposed in the Wcllaud Caual, car-foe of cereals bouml to and from ake ports of the L'ulteJ Htattw, was ad 1 by the suistitutioa of a more ei-uita tuhedule ot charges, and my pre le :usor reupou suspended bis iiro-iainst ion l:n islnn disorluilnr.tluK tolls upou UritlsU ansit through our epulis. Arixiueet for ad lltlousto tho list of extra "le olTonoes covered by the existiut; betweeu the two oouutrles is uuler lerattou. TBI XICSKiOt CAKSU ias recently passed ;hrou',l two revolutions, the rmrtjr at first sucoess. fa I bavin In tarn been ilisplane-1 by an other. ur newly appointed Minister, by his timely food offices, aided In a peaceful adjustment of the controversy involved In the first ronfllet. The lar-re American In terests established In that country In eon iiection wl'b the Nicaragua Canal were not molested. The canal company has, unfortunately, lie. ootne financially seriously embarrassed, but a K"i)rotis treatment has been extended to tt by tho Government of N'lcaraima. The t'nlte.1 Rtatet are especially Interested In the successful achievement of the vast nndertak In this coinpsor hoe In char-re. That It sttoold be accomplished under distinctively A merlenn auspice, and Its enjoyment assured Dot only to the vessels of this country as a rhanuel of communication between our At Inntlc nnd Pacific seaboards, but to the ships of the world in tho Interests ot ci vibration, Is a proposition which, in my Judgment, doc not admit of ipiestion. fiuaiemala has also been visited by the po litical vicissitudes which have afflicted her Central American neitrhlHirs ; but the disso lution of Its Legislature and the proclama tion of a dictatorship have been unattended with civil war. An extradition treaty with Norway has re ecntly liecn exchanged nnd proclaimed. The extradition treaty with Itusslu. slirned In March, 1SM7, and amended and confirmed by the Hemueln February last, was duly pro claimed last June. HAWAIIA AFFAIRS. Tt Is hardly nncetwary for me to state that the questions nrllntf from our relations with Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment.- .Tim prior to tne installation of tho present A Iminist ration the exlstlnit Oovern ment of ll.iwall had Issen suddenly over thrown, nnd a treaty of annexation bad 1mm negotiated Is-tween the Provisional Govern ment of tho Islands ami the i'nited Htates, and submitted to the Senate for r.itlllca tlon. This treaty I withdrew for examination and dispatched Hon. James H. lllount. of tleonna. to lioiiolulu ns special commissioner to make an Impartial investstion of the circumstances alten Ilii the choline of Ooverumeut.nnd of all thecon illtious lHarlnir upon the subject of a treaty. After at horouuh and exhaustive examination Mr. ISloiint submitted to me his report, show Iiik lieyotnl nil rpiesttouthnt the constitution si (lovcrnnieiit of Hawaii had been subverted with the net Weald of our representative to that Government, and throuirh the intimidation -auseil by the presence of nn armed naval force ot the I nited Htates which was landed for that purpose nt the Instance of our Min ister. I pon the facts developed It seemed to me the only honorable course for our Govern ment to pursue was to undo the wrong thnt tin-1 leen done by those represent!!! us nnd to restore as far ns practicable the status ex isting at thetlmeof our forciblelntervoiittou. With II View of ll'-compllHllI'lif this result within the Constitutional limits of Kxecutlve power. nu:l reciii;nlr'.IUK all our obligations and responsibilities growiiur out of nnv changed conditions brought aliout bvourun- I Jiistltlnlile Interference, our present Minister at Honolulu has received appropriate in l ructions to that end. Thus far no Informa tion of the accomplishment of any definite results has Isjon received from him. Additional ndvlces are soon expected. When received they will 1st promptly sent to Ihe Congress, together with all other Infer mntion at hand, accompanied by a special Kxecutlve niess-igo fully detalllug all the facts necessary to a complete understand ing of the cas", nud presenting a history of til the material events leading ujito'tho present situation. IMKnNATtOSAI. AnntTBATIoS. Fy a concurrent resolution, pnssm bv the Kenate February II. ls.si, ami bvtho itouse of lU-iiresentntlvm on the Hd of April follow ing, tne President was requested --to Invite, from time to time, us lit occasions may irise, negotiations with any Government with which tho United Htnte has or may have diplomatic; relutlons, to the end that any differences or disputes arising between the two Govern tiients which cam "t lie uillnst-d Jv IIbI- and be peaoenbly adjusie.1 by such i enns. April in, 18-sl, the IntsruBtional A erioan (Viufereucu of Wushlngton by resolution ex preissetl the wish that nil controversies le tween tho ltepubllcs of Amerl.'a and the Na tions of Kurort might be settled by arbitra tion, and recommended that the Govern ment of each Nation represented In that conference should communicate this wish to all friendly powers. A favorable re sponse has IsM-n received from Great llritalu In the shape of a resolution adopted by Par liament July Hi last, cordially sympathizing with the purpose in view, nud expressing the hope that her Majesty's Government will lend ready co-operatlou totheGoverumentof the 1' nltod States upon tho basis of the concur rentresolutioii above quoted. It affords me signal pleasure to lay this parliamentary resolution before the Congress and to express my sincere gratlllcutlon that the sentiment of two grMit and kindred Na tions Is thus authoritatively manifested in favor of. the rational and ponceublc settle ment of International quarrels by honorable resort to arbitration. TUB KISASCtAL grESTIOM. The Secretary of the Treasury reportsthat the receipts of the Government from all sources during the lls.-l year ended June 30. lK'.hl, amounted to $ Mil. "111,501. 1M and Its expenditures to t5S),371,K74.,2'.l. There was collected from customs '20.'i,Hf.5,01i!.7:i, mid from Internal revenue lG1.027,li'j:i.'Ai. Our dutiable Imports amounted to $41!1,HM.7I1, an lncrcnsoof rr2,4.YI,!Xl7 over the preoedliig year, and Importations free of duty Amounted to l tt.51 1,21 1, a decrease r0, the preceding year of 41;.4fi5.447. Internal -eveiiuo ns'eipts exceeded those of the pre ceding year by i7.1 -I7.4.Vi.:I2. It Is Kstimated upon the IiilsIs of present revenue law that tho receipts of the Govern ment for the year ending June :h, 1H1I4, will tie 4 10.1Jl.:tC,5.:iS and Its expenditures Urm,. I'.'l.:tii5.un, resultintf In u dellelcucy of 'J, JU0,(M). HII.VKU I tlt. IIAKK tiErEAU The recent repoul of the provision of law requiring the purchase of silver bullion ty the Government ns a feature of our monetary scheme, has made un entire change. In the complexion of our currency affairs. I do not doubt that the ultimate ri-eult of this Action will be most salutary nnd fur-reaching. Iu the nature of things, however, it Is Impossible to know at this time, precisely whut conditions will be be brought ubout by the change, or What, if any, supple mentary b gn-latlon may, in the light of such conditions, appear to be essential or ex pedient, ot course, niter the receut lluaneutl perturbation time I necessary for the re-establishment of business eotilldMiec. When, however, through this restored conlldenou Ihe which money has been frightened Into boarding places is returned to trade and en terprise, a survey of the situation will prob ably disclose a safe path leading to n per nmnt ly sound curreucy, abundantly sufficient to meet every requirement of our increasing pulatlou and busluess. In the pursuit of this object we should resolutely turn nway from alluring mil temporary expedients, determln -d to be con tent with nothing leu than a lasting and comprehensive lltianclal plan. Iu tlie;i cir cumstances I am convinced that a reasonable delay In dealing with this subject, instead of lieiug injurious, will Increase the probability of wise action. IMMlllHATIO.S AND Wl'AUATINK. The Superintendent of Immigration, through the Seeretury of the Treasury, re. ports that during the lust llsc.il year there arrived ut our ports 440, 7!U immigrants, ill these, l0ti; were not permitted to land, un der the limit ttloui of the law, an I 57J wer.i relumed to the countries from whence they came by reason of their having become pub lic charges, Tue total nrrivals were 141,0111 less thuu lor the previous year. The Secretary In bis report gives an ac count ot the or.cri.tlou of the Marine Hospi tal service and of the good work done under Its supervision iu preventing the eo'ratice und spread of contagious dlsuas.si. The udmouitlous ot the last two years to'4 .ilU',0 our p i iiio health ou l the du.uou- si rated danger ef the Introduction of coo', tsglov diseases from forslrtn porta hare In "rested the tnhjeet of National qnarnntint With Increased IntercMt. A mora ironcm! anr1 harmonious system than now exists, acting. promriiy ana oirectiy everywhere, and con stantly operitlng by preventive moans t shield our country from the Invasion of dis ease, and at the same time hsving due re gard to the rights an I duties of local airen. cles, would. I believe, add greatly to the saieiy oi our people, wo or Tnr. asitt. ' th-i The Secret sry of War reports thst strength of the armv on the .'toth dnv of Ken tember last was 35,779 enlisted men and 9144 officers. Neither Indian outbreaks nor dotnestlu vio lence have called the army Into service dur ing the year, and the only active military duty required of It lias been In the Depart ment of Texas, where violations of the neu trality laws of the United States and Mexico were promptly and efficiently dealt with bv tho troops, eliciting the warm approval of the civil nnd military authorities ot both countries. rosTorrtrn otcrASTMi'tr. The report of the Postmaster General con tains a detailed statement of the operations of the Postofflce Iepartment daring the last fiscal year and much Interesting Information touching this Important branch of the pub lic service. i The business of tho malts indicates with1 Absolute certainty tho condition ot the bnsl-' nensof the country, and depression In finan cial affairs Inevitably ami quickly reduoes llHVposlal revenues. ' Therefore a larger: discrepancy than usual lietween theposloffloe receipts nnd expenditures is the expected nnd unavoidable result of tho distressing stringency which has prevailed throughout the country during much of thetlme covered by tho Postmaster General's report. I desire to commend as especially worthy of prompt ntteutlon the suggestion of the Postmaster General relating to n more sensi ble and business-like organisation nnd a Mter distribution of responsibility in his department. tnr. navy. The report of the Secretary of tho Naxy contains a history of the opera ions of his department during tho past year, and ex hibits a most g ratifying condition of the per sonnel of our navy. Ho presents a satisfac tory account ot the progress which has been made in tho construction of vessels, and makes a number of recommendations to Which attention is especially Invited. Progress In tho construction of new vevtels has not Imm ns rapid as was anticipated. There have lieen delays iu the completion of unnrmored vmwols, but for the most part tnoy have been such as are constantly oivurring even In countries having the largest experi-cni-ein naval ship-huildlug. The most serious delays, however, have been in tho work upon armored ships. The trouble has been the fail ure of controiiors to deliver armor as agreed. The difficulties seem now, however, to have been all overcome, and armor is being deliv ered with satisfactory promptness. As a re sult 'it the experience acquired by ship builders nnd designers and material men. It Is tielieved that the dates when vessels will be completed can now tm estimated with reason able neourncy. Great guns, rapid-fire guns, torpedoes and powder are being promptly supplied. While I am distinctly In favor of consis tently pursuing the policy wo have Inaugu rate 1 of building up u thorough aud efficient navy. I cannot refrain from the suggestion that the Congress should can-fully take into nccount the numlier of unfinished vessels on our hands and the depleted condition of our Treasury In considering tho propriety of an appropriation at thisttme to beglunew work. j KNHIONS. The Secretary of the Interior has the sup ervision of so many important subjects that his report is of especial value and interest. On the 30tn day of June, 1-W8, there were on the penslou rolls Uflu.OTi names, an In crease of HU.U44 over the number on the rolls Juno 30, IBM. Of these there were seventeen I widows and daughters of He volutin). r solrtle-. elghty-etx survivors of the V JM I ii; i ia widows "orsolulers Of Xtm 'il..yi8 survivors and widows of thi Meihti' war. WJ survivors and vl.loivs ot Indian wars, 2M4 army nurses,: und 475, M5 survivors, and widows aud ctilldren of deceased soldiers and sailors of the Hebellion. The latter number represents those pensioned on account of disabilities or death resulting from army nnd nnvy service. The number of ersous remaining on the rolls June HO, IH'M, who were pem-toned under the act of June 27, 1!K. which nllows pensions on account of death und disability not charguable to army service, was 45'J. 1 55. The uuiiiImt added to the rolls during tho year was 12:i.ti:l4. und tho number dropped was Xt.f.'.H). The ilrst payments on pensions allowed during the year amounted to :).'!, -7.'ii,54l.. ilH. This includes arrears, or the accumulation betweeu the time from which tlio'iUrewance of pension dates and the time of actually grantlngtha cert ill. -at Although the law of 1!) permits pensions for disabilities not related to military service, yet ns a requisite to its bcueUts a disability must exist Incapacitating applicants "from the performance of manual labor to such a degree as to render them unable to euru a support." Tlu execution of this law In its curly stages does not seem to have been iu accord with its true Intention : but towards the close of the last administration an autho ritative construction was given tothe statute, und since that time this construction has been followed. This has had the effect ot limiting the operutloa of tho law to its lutended pur pose. The discovery having tteen made that many names had lieen put upon the pension roll by means of wholesale and gigantic, frauds, tho Commissioner suspended pay incuts upou a uumtsir of pensions which suomeu to oe rrauuuient or unauthorized pending a complete examination, giving no tice to the pensioners, in order that they might have an opportunity to estubllsh, it possible, the Justice of their claims notwith standing apparent invalidity. This, I understand. Is the prrctlce which has for a long time prevailed in the Pension Ilureau ; but after entering upon these receut investigations the Commissioner modified this rule so ns not to allow, until after u com plete examination, interference with the pay ment of a peusion apparently not altogether void, but which merely had been fixed at a rate higher than that authorized by law. I am unable to understand why frauds in the pension rolls should not bo exposed an t corrected with thoroughness und vigor. Kvery name fraudently put upon these rolls Is a wicked imposition upon tho kindly sen timent iu which pensions have their origluv every fradulen: pensioner bits lieaome a bad citizen ; every false oath iu support of a pen sion has made perjury more common and false aud tiudeserviug pensioners rob the people not only of their money, but of the patriotic sentiment which the sur vivors of a wur, fought for the preservation of the I'nlou, ought to Inspire. Thoustndv ot neighborhoods have their well-known fraudulent pensioners, and recent develop liieuts by the bureau establish appalling con spiracies to accomplish pension frauds, liy no means the least wrong done is to brave and deserviug pensioners, who certainly ought not to bo condemned o sui'li iwsouliA tion. Those who attempt in the line ot duty to ris-tlfy these wrongs should not be accused of enmity or iudlfl'oreuou to the claims of honest veterans. The sum exjiended on account ot pensions for the year euding Juutt SO, 11U3, was 150, 74').4f.7.14. The Commissioner estimates that (165, OO'J.tMK) will be required to pay pensions during the year ending June 30, li'M. THCIXUIANS. The condition of the Indians and their ul timute late are subjects which ure related to ll sacred duty of the Government, aud which strongly appeal tothe seuseof Justice an J the sympathy of our people. Our Indians number about J IS. 000. Most o. them are lojoted on 161 reservations, eon taiuiug Hft,ll,5Sl acres ot land. About 110, 000 ot these luJiuus have, to a isrgadntfre t, adopted vtvilU si customs. J .an is in sev eralty have been allotted to many of I hem. Huch atlottments have been mode to 10.000 Individuals during tho last flscnl year, em bracing about 1,000.000 acres. The solution of tho Indian problem de pend! Terr largely upon good administra tion. The personal fitness of agents an I their adaptability to the peculiar duty of ear ing for their wanlr, la ot the utmost Import nnn. The law providing th.-.t. ex'wpt In especial cases, army officers shall lie detailed as In dian agents, It is hoped will prove a success ful experiment. There Is danger of great abuses creeping Intothe prosecution o( claims for Indian de predations, and I recommend that every possible safeguard I provided against tho enforcement of unjust and fictitious claims of this description. roaisTbr aid AORicf LTrsit. The report of the Secretary of Agriculture Will be found exceedingly InterAsMtng, espe cially to that large part of our cit Irons Inti mately concerned In agricultural occupa tions. I especially commend to tho attention of the Congress the statement contained in the Hecretary's report concerning forestry. The time has como when efficient measures should be taken for the preservation of our forests from indiscriminate and remediless destruction. The regulations of 1M concerning Texas fever have been enforced during the lost year, and the large stockyards of the coun try nave ueen Kept tree trom infection, fie. ' eaalonally local outbreaks have been large ly sucn as count nave been effectually guarded against by the owners of tue af fected cattle. While contagious pleuropneumonia In cattle has been eradicated, animal tuber culosis, a disease widespread nud more dan gerous to human life than pleuro-pneiimonln, la still prevalent. Investigations have been made during the past year ns to the means of Its communication nud the method of Its 'torrect diagnosis. Much progress has been made In this direction by the studies of the division ofnuimal pathology, but work ought to bo extended in co-operation with local auinoriiies until tne danger to human life arising from this causj Is reduced to a tnlul mnm. In tho year 1H3!) the Congress appropriated lOOO, to lie taken from tho Patent Onb-e funds, for tho purpose of collecting and dls t minting rnro ami improved varieties of seeds una lor prosecuting agricultural investiga tions and procuring agricultural statistics. From this small l-cgtnning the Send Division of the Department of Agriculture has grown to Its present unwieldy nnd unjustifiably ex travagant proportions. During the last flsnal year the cost of seeds puroliBKed was SMl.SlH.ni. The remainder of on appropriation of 1:15,000 was expend ed in putting them up and distributing thorn. It surely never could have entered the minds of those who first sanctioned appropriations of public moneys for the purchase of new and improved varieties of seeds for gratuitous distribution that from this wonld grow largo appropria tions for the purchase and distribution by Members of Congress of ordinary seeds, bull, and cuttings which are common In all the States and Territories nnd everywhere easily obtainable at low prices. In each State and Territory an agricultural experiment station has Im-n established. These stations, by their very character and name, are tho proper ageti'-ios to experiment with and test new varieties of seeds and yet this Indiscriminate and wasteful distribution by legislation and legislators coDtluum. nu swerlng no purpose unless It lie to remind constituents that their representatives are willing to remember them with gratuities at public cost. Under the ssn -tlon of existing legislation there was sent out from the Agricultural Department during the lost fiscal year enough of cabbage sued to plunt 19,'JOO acres of land, a sufficient quantity ot beans to plunt 400(1 acres, beet Seed enough to plant 2500 acres, sweet corn enough to plant 7 H00 acres, sufficient cucumber seed to oover iiOUS acres with vinos, and enough ' ""elon and watermelon seeds In nlmif - ros.U.The tqtaj jiunnt ltl:at flower aud vegetable seeds thus distributed was oou taiued In more than nine million packages, and they were sufllc.lont, If planted, to cover H9,6!W acres of land. In view of these facts this enormous ex penditure without legitimate returns of bene fit ought to be abolished. Anticipating a consummation so manifestly In the Interest of good administration, more than 100.000 lias been stricken from the estimate made to cover this object for the year ending June 'Mi, 18U5 i nnd the Secretary recommends that the remaining (S.I.OOO of the estimate lie con lined strictly to the purchase of new and Im proved varieties of seeds, and thnt these bo distributed through cxp riuicnt stutlons. Thus the seed will be tested, and after tho test hits been completed by the experiment station, the propagation of the useful va rieties and the rejection of the valueless may lately be left to the common seiiso of tho (eopie. Tnr riviL SLUvtcE laws. The continued Intelligent execution ot the Civil Service law and the increasing ap proval by the people, of its operation are most gratifying. The recent extension of its limitations and regulations to the employes nt free delivery Mstofllce, which bos been honestly and promptly accomplished by the commission, with the hearty co-operat lou of the Postmaster General, Is an immensely Im port an t advance In tiie usefulness of the sys tem, I am, II possible, more thuu ever con vinced of the incalculable benefits conferred bv the Civil Service law, not only in Its elTect upon tho public service, but also, what is even more important. In its effect in elevat ing the tone of political life generally, NEED Or l-KIILIC K ONOMY. Economy iu public expenditure is a duty I hut cannot Innocently 1st neglected by those intrusted with the control ol money drawn irom the people lor put. Ilc uses. It must be coutessed that our apparently cudlcss resources, the famil iarity of our people with immense ac cumulations ot wealth, the growing seutlmeut among them that the expendi ture of public money should in some m inner be to their immediate ani persoutl advan tage, the Indirect und almost stealthy man ner ui which u large part of our taxes are ex acted, and a degenerated ssuse ol official ac countability have led to growiug extrava gance in Governmental appropriations. At this time, when a depleted public treas ury ooufrouts us, wuen uiauy of our pmpln are engaged iua hard struggle for the neces saries of life, aud wtieu enforced economy is pressing upon the great mass of our coun try meu, I desire to urge with ull the earu -st-ness at my uomm in I that congressional legislation be so limited by strict economy as to exhliiit nu appreciation of the condition of the Treasury aud a sympathy with tht straitened circumstances of our fellow-ut iseus. The duty of public economy Is also of Im mense Importance in its Intimate aud neces sary relation to the taslc now iu ban 1 of pro viding revenue to meet Government expeudi tures, und yet reducing the pup Ids burli.i Of Fe ler.il tux it lou. r a hi iv ciiAum. After a hard itrugglc, t-irilt reform is di rectly before us. Nothing- so linuoi uiut claims our utteutio i, and nothing so ulx iriy prescuu Itself ss boili an oiiiortiiuity and a duty ah opportunity lo deserve tne gralitudu o, our fellow citizens and a duty imposed uoon ut ty our nit-repeated protenAious and by the em plisUo mandate of the people. After a full discussion, our countryineu have spoken In rst'or of this reform, and they have ooullded the work ot iu accomplishment tothe hand, uf those who are solemnly pledged to It. If there Is anything in the theory of a rep resentation In uubliu places of ths people aud their desires. If public officers are really the servants of the people, and If political proin loss and professions have any binding force, our failure to give the relief so long awaited will be sheer recreancy. Nothing should Inter vene to distract our effort until this reform Is accomplished by wise and careful legislation. While we should staunchly adhere to the JTimuple that only the necessity or revenue nst I lie the Imposition ot tariff duties and other Foder-U taxation, an I that they should be limited by strict economy, we cannot close uui- vye to tbvi taut tost coud.Uooi hsvo frown upamnni us which In Justice and fair ness oail for discriminating care In the distri bution of such duties and taxation as the emergencies of our Government actually de mand. Manifestly. If we are to aid the people di rectly through tarltr reform, one of Its most obvious features should he a reduction In rresent tario" chsrges upon the neeessarles of ife. The benefits of such a reduction would rpalrble and substantial, seen and felt by thousands who would be better fed and bettor clothed and bettor sheltered. These glfu should be the willing benefactions of a Gov ernment whose highest function is the pro motion of the welfare of the people. Not less closely related to our people's pros perity and well-being 11 the removal of re strictions upon the importation of the raw materials neoossary to our manufactures. The world should tie open to our national In Tenuity and enterprise. This cannot be while Federal legislstloQ, through ths imposition of high tariff. fort-Ids to American man ufsc turn ers as cheap materials as those used by their competitors. It Is quite obvious thst the enhancement of the price of our manufactured products re sulting from this poller not only confines the msrket for these products within our own borders, to the direct disadvantage of our manufacturers, but also Increases their cost to our clttseos. The interests of labor are certainly, though indlrectlr. Involved In this feature of our tar iff system. The sharp competition and ac tive struggle among our manufacturer! to tupplv the limited demand fur their goods, soon fill tne narrow market to which they are eonsigned. Then follows a suspension of work In mills and factories, a discharge of em ploveajuid distress In the homes our worklog men. Even If the often disproved assertion could be made good thst a lower rate of wages would result from free raw materials and low tarff duties. tHe Intellis-enoe of our working men leads them quickly to discover that their lU-sdy employment, permitted by free raw materials. Is the most Important factor In their relation to tariff legislation. A measure has been prepsred by the appro priate Congressional committee embodying mritl reforms on the lines herein sugs-ested, which will be promptly submitted for legisla tive action. It Is the result of much patriotic nu unsviusn wors, ana i ooiiovt it aeais wuit its stihjoct consistently and at thoroughly at rusting conditions permit. lam satisfied that the reduced tariff duties provided for In the proposed leglslntion, sdded to existing Internal revenue taxation will, in tne near future, thouirh perhaps not immcdi stelv, produce sufficient revenue to meet the ne-ds of the Government, The committee, after full consideration, and to provide aim Inst a temoorary deficiency which msv exist before the business of the country adjusts Itself to the new tariff sched ules, have wisely embraced In their plan a few additional internal revenue taxes. Including a imsll tax Usn Incomes derived from certain corporate investment'. These new assessments are Dot only alMO Ititely Just and easily borne, but they have the further merit of hclng such as can be remitted without unfavorable business dlsturhsnocs whenever the necessity of their Imposition no longer exists. In my great desire for the success of this measure I cannot restrain the suggestion that its success can only be attained ty means of unselfish counsel on the part of the friends of tariff reform and ss a result of their willing ness to subordinate personal desires and am bitions to the public good. The local Interests affected by the proposed reform are so numer ous and so varied that If all are Insisted upon the legislation embodying the reform must Inevitably fail. In conclusion, my Intense feeling of respon sibility Impels me to Invoke for tliemsnlfold interests of a generous and confiding people the most scrupulous rare, and to pledge my willing support to every legislative effort for the advancement of the greatness and pros perity of our beloved country. (Jiiovcr Cleveland. - THE TV1 UBETTHE K.OPL. Powderly Writes of the Work Done By the Order in the Past. In a letter to the New York World, re viewing the history of the Knights of I.abot Kx-General Muster Workman T. V. Powder 17 writes as follow i concerning the order: In no woy Lai the order of the Knights ol Labor accomplished so much giKd as in the education of the citizen in his rights and duties. Theftrike is a relic of a bygone bar bsricagv. It bsd its origin thousands of years ugo whni the striker was a warrioi who took to the field when the strike began. bn tirvitd because men have not fully ons',rtnert nr a., entity ttuilied ih condinon of thrir neighbors. So liitricit.-ly are our in trusts intrtwovi-u that no strike oi any importance csn be rut.red upon without iiihictitig injury ou others nut directly con cerned in the controversy. Ol the results of ti e s-sion Just clod and pasn:g mto history the frleio s ol the order cnniiot bi.t e .nr am ap r.-uvnsioii and tuig. vius. Ji,c pticeediugk nave been I'biirnclrriieii t v a oiiiewbat reckless dre gard lor law, niie, piecedent and expert enie. That u prebeiiMon of the condition ol our members in iMiluied lections of the ciiuntr..- which o particularly marked the (I'liberaliC is of pieteding sessivlis i.f the General Arsemb y was latuentubly absent from ths session (,f imi.J. Jtoycotls without number w te levied without care, delibera tion or thought of I lit lire consequences, l.oiig-estnblirhed cnHuius and usages have been licialy ,t aside. ; he wishes of local Mssriiiblii-s were dirreyarded in transferring tbriii from one jun-iiuiion to another 'J a nig it altogether the dignity ami tleto r.im w bii li ptevsued In other sei-sum of the body toul.i )e rrcuiled in' painful cou trunt With this. Could the rank snd H'.e of the order have ncmpied positions where tbey couid w ituesa the acts of tin .represen tatives they Would crrlaiiily disapprove of llinr nutlioila ol that'll tig It gisUtloii aswell hot the lepitd Hon ili-cil. . it is no' iu ii tienerul Assembly that t Ii e Onier of Knights ot Labor is strongest; we must esrcli lor its iul strength and energy in the lieurls of its members and their tli volion to its ptmcip es. In the acts of the olhcert JuH etnemirf upon llieir duties we will tiiiii cnuiic ior icjoicing or sorrow, as tbey ure successful or otherwise. Tbey have before them no light or pleasant task nnd will require the koiitidtnce und itu-piiiug aid of tue whole membership. STUDENTS SUSPENDED For Redding. Restaurants and Steadies' Everything in Sight. KigM of the most populur Amherst stu dents have been suspended for lootinij reitaurunts und disorderly conduct on tlieit return from Hanover, where they had been tothe 1'artuiouth-Amherst football game. On Saturday, November 11, 310 Amherst itucenis were returning from Hanover, Jf. II.. to Amherst on a special. The train ltopd at various stations for refreshment and the reitaurunt keepers seized the opporJ tunily to charge exorbitant prices for tneii food. The boys concluded that it was much cheaper to take what they wanted than M Lay the high prices chsrged, so they began elping tlieiiiMrlves. The alone once started kept on rolling, nnd as thy went ou then Journey they took more from each new place. At Greenfield they cleaned out Ihe leatutirant, lood, dishes und all. One young mail u to enterprising as to steal a bottle of to la and alter tie bad drank the soda lie carried buck the bottle und got a nickel lor it. Some others thought that it would be smurt lo carry home a baguage truck, so nt one of the small millions where they stop, ed for water a bund truck was taken along and was highly valued as a trophy. The au thorities onjicttd to the extent of thefts and reported the mutter to the Amherst faculty with the above result. Bis Watch Is Missing. Tbe r.ev. William Johnson, one of the best known colored preachers ot Pecatur. Ga., it iu jail. Titos. Kcholi, a financial pillar of tbe church, notilied Mr. Johnson Ihut one his children was sick unto death and requested prayer. The 'prayer was at the child's bedside. Mr. Johnson asked the father to pray alio. When lbs mu arose from tbiir k tiros Mr. Echols found that his watch was gone. He studied over ibr mat ter and after Ihe preacher had gone decided to have him arrested. The cougrevation stands by tbe pastor and insist that Kctiols is an agent ul titer devil. THE HIGHEST AWARD. Hoyal Baktag Powder ha M tfc Hoaors-Ia Strenctk andValae SO pep rent, above Its Nearest Com petltor. The Roval Balling Towin has tbe enviable reoord of baring received the highest award for articles of ite close greatest strength, pureet ingre dient, most perfectly combined wherever exhibited In oompetion with others, In tho exhibitions of former rears, it the Centennial, at Paris, Vieuna end at tho various State and Industrial fair, where it has been ex hibiteJ, juig-es have in variably award ed the Itojal Dakinj Powder the high est honors. At tbe resent tVnrld'e Pair the ex amination for the baking powder awards were directed by the chief chemist of the Agricultural Depart inent at Washington. Tbe chief chem ist' official report f the teste of the baking powders, which was made for the specific pnrpote of ascertaining which was the best, shows the leaven ing strength of tho Uoyol to be 160 cubic inches of carbouio gas per ounce of powder. Of the cream of tartar baking powders exhibited, the next highest in strength tested contained but 133 cubic inches of leavening gas. Tho ntlier powders gave nu average ol 111. Tho Horn), therefore, wasfonnd of twenty ptr cent, greater leavening strength than iu nearest competitor, nud forly-four per ceut. above the overage of till tho other tests. Ita superiority in other respects, however, in tho quality of tho fojd it makes as to flueuess, delicncy nnd wholesome lies, could not bo measured by fig ures. It is tlieso high qualities, known and appreciated by tho women of tho conn try for so many years, that havo caused tho saltw of tho Hoysl Haking Powtler, ns shown by statistics, to ex ceed tho nale of all other baking pow ders combined. England hits no monopoly of grand old men." Good and great Marshal Canrots?rt, kneeling In the Chapel of the Itivullde, when his fellow veteran MacMabon was brought home to his last rest under the same roof with Napoleon, furnished u splendid example of endurance amid the world's rough unge. Can ruber Is eight-four, and the last of tbe French Marshals. He has seen his fellow campaigners in Algeria and those by whom he fought side by side at Magenta and Solferino depart one by one; yet he lingers, as If un willing to surrender tbe baton which represents such historic memories. . TTew'aThlal offer One Hundn-d liollsrs reward for tny i-ae of Catarrh thateanuxt be cured by laU's JCatsrrh Cure. F. J. CHrNr.r A Co., Props., Tolrdo, O. We, the undersigned, have known K. J. Che ney for the lnt 15 yenrs, and twlieve him per fectly honorable In " business trsnaactlons and tlnatic'ally r ;ry out auy obliga tion made bv ttiV WasT TU j UTrj0 Drareurts, Toledo, WALOISU, TUB AW V MARTIX, M UOiesSU - liruggists, Toledo, Ohio, lis 1 s Csuwrh Curo Is taken Internally, act lug directly upon the blno.l and utiicoua stir-r.- i.. p-i, 7i. p i...t 1 1. ...l.i by all liruggists. Testimonials free. Fotxowixo the well-known "yon press fie button" advertisement of a kodak Or in, ao Idaho undertaker came out with this awful head-line: "You kick the bucket aud we do the rtst." Moe are quite plentiful in Maine Ibis season. Vsr Riiown'a Hhosthi At. Tnornas for Cnutrln. Colds and sll other Throat Troubles. -" 1'rr-Builnrntly the best." -Jitr. Umry Hard Jlitifirr. A Missouri girl ban a loot Ki inches long A wonder'til stomach rorr-,t,ir-IW-li"- filla. ifeeuusiii'k no other. tlt cents a buz. A Mnlne man recently ate 30 raw efgs in live minutes. Hatch's Cniversil Cough Hyrtip costs no more than other and benrtlts intir.-. Hood's'SCures Mamie Adam She Was Blind With scrofula In the eyes could harel) distin guish between daylight and darkness. I took her to numerouseipertsand hosplla'sandgave ip In despair. A friend advised me to give Hood's Sarsaparilla snd marvelous to relate. It has completely re. stured her sight and given ber perfect health." Ch as. A. A HAMS. St. A lbs ns, Vt. Head's I'llla cure sick bra lacs, blbou aess sad sll User ill, 'ii cents p r box. FN V 4U A remedy whn n, If used by Wives abou t to ex perience the palnlul ordeal attendant upon Child-birth, proves f. an lufallllile srwei- no ror.andobvlates KT,rr7 lietortur.sofoon- noemeut, Issesnlns: the dangers thereof to both snethsr and . child, hold by all druggists. Kent by si press on reoslit ot prtoe, l.a wr hot tie. chances uisv Ksid. ftRaDflCkt) niftOuATOH CO., AvtSNVA. Qa. ft ilv 'Va- V
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