FREELAND TRIBUNE. Eit&felishoi 1883. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. OFFICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. SL' BSC RII'TION It A TES: One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months f>o Two Mouths 35 The date which the subscription is paid to is on the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in ad vaucc of the present date. Report prompt ly in this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Make ail moiieii orderw, checks, etc., pauable to tin Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA.. DECEMBER 8, 1898. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Continued from First Page, which comprised modern vessels of the highest type of continental perfection. Our army also required enlargement of men and munitions. The details of the b d preparation for the dreaded <• nlingencyare told in the reports of the F T( tarit a of war and of the navy and need not he repeated here. It is suffi- 1 eient to say that the outbreak of war when it did come found our nation not unprepared to meet the conflict. IVn refill Solution SOUK lit. Still animated by the hope of a peace ful solution and obeying the dictates of duty, rio effort was relaxed to bring j about a speedy ending of the Cuban ' struggle. Negotiations to this object 1 continued actively with the government j .f Spain. * * * Grieved and disap- | pointed at the barren outcome of my i sincere endeavors to reach a practicable ' solution. 1 lelt it my duty to*remit the whole question to the congress. In the message of April 11, 1898, I announced that with this last overture in the direc tion of immediate peace in Cuba and its disappointing reception by Spain the effort of the executive was brought to an end In view of all this the congress was asked to authorize and empower the president to take measures to secure a full and llnal termination of hostilities between Spain and the people of Cuba ;nd to secure in the island the estab- i lishment if a stable government. The response of the congress, after nine | days of earnest deliberation, during I which the almost unanimous sentiment I of your body was developed on every j point save as to the expediency of cou- j pling the proposed action with a formal I recognition of the republic of Cuba as the true and lawful government of that island—a proposition which failed of I adoption—the congress, after confer ence on the 19th of April, by a vote of 42 to .15 in the senate and 311 to 6 in the house or" representatives, passed the memorable joint resolution declaring: First.- That the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free nnrl independent. Second.— I That it is the duty of the Unit ed States to demand, and the government of tlie United States docs hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once re linquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban Third.—That the president of the United Slates be and he hereby is directed and • mpow< red to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several states to su'-h extent as may he necessary to carry tlu se resolutions into effect. Fourth.—That the Fnited States hereby di: -laims any disposition or intention to e\. rei e sovereignty. Jurisdiction or con trol over said island, except for the paci fication thereof, and asserts its deter mination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of Ahe Island to its people. Our country thus, after an interval of half a century of peace with all nations, found itself engaged in deadly conflict with a foreign enemy. Every nerve was strain d to meet the emergency. The response to the initial call for 125,000 volunteers was instant and complete, us was also the result of the second call, of May 25, for 75,000 additional volun- j teers. The ranks of the regular army | were increased to the limits provided by the act of April 26, 18D8. The enlisted force of the navy on the j irtii day of August, when it reached its ! maximum, numbered 24,123 men and i apprentices. One hundred and three vessels were added to the navy by pur chase, one was presented to the govern ment, one leased, and the four vessels of the Int Navigation com pany—the St. Paul, St. Louis, New York and Paris—were chartered. In addition t • these Die revenue cutters and light house tenders were turned over to the navy department and became tempora lly a part of the auxiliary navy. The medium effective fighting force of the navy during the war, separated into classes, was as follows: Four battleships of the first class, 1 battleship of the second class, 2 armor ed cruisers, 6 coast defense monitors, 1 armored ram, 12 protected cruisers, 3 unprotected cruisers, 18 gunboats, 1 dynamite cruiser, 11 torpedo boats; ves sels of the old navy, Including moni tors 14. Auxiliary: Eleven auxiliary cruisers, 28 converted yachts, 27 con verted tugs. 19 converted colliers, 15 revenue utters, 7 lighthouse tenders and 19 miscellaneous vessels. There was placed in Cuban waters a completely outfitted cable ship, with war < ahles and cable gear, suitable both i for the destruction of communications j belonging to the enemy and the estab- I lishment of our own. Two ocean cables were destroyed under the enemy's hat- , teries at Santiago. The flay previous to the landing of General Shafter's army corps at Cal inara, within 20 miles of the landing place, cable communications were es tablished and a cable station opened, giving direct communication with the government at Washington. This service was invaluable to the executive in directing the operations of the army and navy. With a total force j of over 1,30 ft the loss was by disease in j ( imp and field, officers and men in- i eluded, only five. Ilow Die l-'rnifl Wnn Spent. The national defense fund of $50,000,- , 000 was expended in large part by the I army and navy, and the objects for ' which it was used are fully shown in 1 the reports of the several secretaries. , It was a most timely appropriation, en abling the government to strengthi n its defenses and make preparations gr?atly needed in case of war. This fund being inadequate to the re quirements of equipment and for the conduct of the war, the patriotism of the congress provided the means in the war revenue act of June 13 by author izing a 3 per cent popular loan not to exceed $400,000,000 and by levying addi tional imposts and taxes. Of tb ru i thorized loan $200,000,000 was offered and promptly taken, the subscriptions i so far exceeding the call as to cover It innny times over, while preference be- 1 ing given to the smaller bids no single j allotment exceeded $5,000. This was a most encouraging and significant result, I showing the vast resources of the na- j tion, and the determination of the pco- j pie to uphold their country's honor. The message then recites the salient features in the history of the war and continues: The total casualties in killed wounded in the army during the war ; with Spain were: Officers killed. 23: en listed men killed, 257; total, 2SO; officers I wounded, 113; enlisted men wounded, j i 1,464; total, 1,577. Of the navy: Killed, j 17; wounded, 67; died as result of wounds, 1; invalided from service, 6; . total, 91. It will he observed that while our na vy was engaged in two great battles and in numerous perilous undertakings ! in blockade and bombardment and more than 50.000 of our troops were trans ported to distant lands and were en gaged in assault and siege and battle and many skirmishes in unfamiliar ter- j I rltory, we lost in both arms of the serv- ; I ice a total of 1,668 killed and wounded, i | and in the entire campaign by land and sea we did not lose a gun or a flag or a transport or a ship, and, with the ex- j oeptlon of the crew of the Merrimae, : not a soldier or sailor was taken pris- j On Aug. 7, 46 days from the date of I the landing of General Shafter's army in Cuba and 21 days from the surrender | of Santiago, the United States troops j i commenced embarkation for home, and ' our entire force was returned to the j United Slates as early as Aug. 24. They were absent from the United States only two months. Tribute Pnld. | The president then pays tribute to j that portion of the army which was j kept in camp in the United States and also to the work of the Red Cross soci ety. He recognizes the hand of God in the war in these words: In tracing these events we are con- j stantly reminded of our obligations to the divine Master for his watchful care over us and his safe guidance, for which the nation makes reverent ac- i knowledgtnent and offers humble pray- \ er for the continuance of his favor. The message continues by detailing j the steps taken in the formation of tl protocol, the issuance of the proclaim*- I tion suspending hostilities and the mus- ! tering out of the volunteers, the forma- ! tion of the evacuation commissions in j Porto Rico and Cutfa nnd the appoint- j ment of the peace commission. The president then says: 1 do not discuss at this time the gov- ! eminent or the future of the new pos- 1 sessions which will come to us as the ! result f the war with Spain. Such discussion will be appropriate after the treaty of peace shall be ratified. In the meantime and until the congress has legislated otherwise it will be my | duty to continue the military govern- ! , ments which have existed since our oc i pupation and give to the people security | n life and property and encouragement j under a just and beneficent rule. As soon as we are in possession of Cu ba and have pacified the island it will be necessary to give aid and direction I to its people to form a government for hemselves. This should be undertaken it the earliest moment consistent with , safety and assured success. It is im portant that our relations with this people shall be of the most friendly character and our commercial relations I Mose and reciprocal. It should be our duty to assist in every proper way .to JUild up the waste places of the island, encourage the industry of the people ; ind assist them to form a government I which shall be free and independent, thus realizing the best aspirations of j I the Cuban people. UMt He JuMt Government. Spanish rule must be replaced by a I Just, benevolent and humane govern- ! ment created by the people of Cuba, ca- j pable of performing all international j ; obligations and which shall encourage 1 thrift, industry and prosperity and I promote peace and good will among nil j | of the inhabitants, whatever may have i been their relations in the past. Nei ther revenge nor passion should have a 1 j place in the new government. Until there is complete tranquillity in the is land and a stable government inaugu rated military occupation will be con ; tinued. With the one exception of the rup- ' ture with Spain the intercourse of the ! United States with the great family of j nations has been marked with cordial- | ity, and the close of the eventful year j finds most of the issues that necessarily j arise in the complex relations of sover , eign states adjusted or presenting no j serious obstacle to a Just and honorable j | solution by amicable agreement. ; The message, after touching on the ! Argentine-Chile boundary question and , the subject of an international cable j agreement, speaks of the Lattlmershoot- ; Ing on Sept. 10. 1897, and expresses the . hope that Austria-Hungary's claim for indemnity for its subjects then slain will he satisfactorily adjusted. The success of American exhibits at the Brussels fair of 1897 is mentioned. The history of the formation of the United States of Central America is detailed, i After stating the work of the Nicaragua ; canal commission, the president says: i j As the scope of the recent inquiry | embraced the whole subject with the aim of making plans and surveys for a canal by the most convenient route. It necessarily included a review of the re sult of previous surveys and plans and in particular those adopted by the Mar itime Canal company under its existing concessions from Nicaragua and Costa Rica, so that to this extent those grants necessarily hold as essential a part in i the deliberations and conclusions of the canal commission as they have held and must needs hold in the discussion of the matter by the congress. Under , these circumstances and in view of overtures made to the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica by other part<es for a new canal concession pred icated on the assumed approaching lapse of the contracts of the Maritime I Canal company with those states, I ' have not hesitated to express my con- j 1 vJction that consideration* of exuedi- ' ency and international policy as be ! tween the several governments inter i | eeted in the construction and control of I an lnteroceanlc canal by this route re quire the maintenance of the status quo : until the canal commission shall have reported and the United States congress shall have had the opportunity to pass I finally upon the whole matter during the present session without prejudice ! by reuson of any change in the exist ing conditions. An Optional Concession. Nevertheless It appears that the gov ! eminent of Nicaragua, as one of its last sovereign acts before merging its powers in those of the newly formed : United States of Central America, has . granted an optional concession to an other association, to become effective on the expiration of the present gran*. It does not appear what surveys have I been made or what route is proposed under this contingent grant, so that an examination of the feasibility of its plans is necessarily not embraced in the report of the canal commission. All these circumstances suggest the urgen cy of some definite action by the con gress at this session if the labors of the past are to he utilized and the linking of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a practical waterway is to he realized. \ That the construction of such a marl j time highway Is now more than ever in- I dispensable to that intimate and ready j intercommunication between our easl ; ern and western seaboards demanded ! by the annexation of the Hawaiian Is lands and the prospective expansion o" our influence and commerce in the Pa cific and that our national policy now more imperatively than ever calls for ; its control by this government are J propositions which I doubt not the con gress will duly appreciate and wisely act upon. The United States has not been an in different spectator of the extraordinary events transpiring in the Chinese em pire, whereby portions of its maritime ! provinces are passing under the con trol of various European -powers, but I the prospect of that vast commerce i which the energy of our citizens and the necessity of our staple produc | tlons for Chjnese uses has built up in those regions may not be prejudiced , through any exclusive treatment by the new occupants has obviated the need I of our country becoming an actor in i the scene. An Equitable Claim. I Our position among nations, having a large Pacific coast and a constantly ex panding trade with the farther orient,, gives us the equitable claim to consid* i eration and friendly treatment in this ; regard, and it will be my aim to sub serve our large interests in that quart r by all means appropriate to the con stant policy of our government. The territories of Kiaochau, of Wei-Hal- Wei and of Port Arthur and Talienwan, leased to Germany, Great Britain and I Russia respectively for terms of years, will, it is announced, be open to inter national commerce during such alien , occupation, and if no discriminating treatment of American citizens and ! their trade be found to exist or be here after developed the desire of this gov ernment would appear to be realized, i The measures taken to protect I leans in China are mentioned, and the president then details the later aspects of the Colombia-Italian difficulty. Amer ican representation at the Paris exposi tion is the next subject, and Commis sioner Peck's work is detailed. The ; president, after speaking of the com mercial arrangement with France and the pending one with Germany, says: Our relations with Great Britain have continued on the most friendly footing. Assenting to our request, the protection of Americans and their interests in Spanish jurisdiction was assumed by j the diplomatic and consular represent atives of Great Britain, who fulfilled their delicate and arduous trust with tact and zeal, eliciting high commenda tion. I may be allowed to make fitting allusion to the instunce of Mr. Rams den, her majesty's consul at Santiago de Cuba, whose untimely death after distinguished service ef fort during the siege of that city was sincerely lamented. It will give me especial satisfaction if I shall be authorized to communicate ! to you a favorable conclusion of the pending negotiations with Great Britain j in respect to the Dominion of Canada. | It is the earnest wish of this govern ! ment to remove all sources of discord and Irritation in our relations with the ! neighboring Dominion. The trade be i tween the two countries is constantly increasing, and it is important to both ! countries that all reasonable facilities | should be granted for its development. Annexation of Hawaii. 1 The annexation of Hawaii is now dis cussed. The president says, after de tailing the taking over of the islands and the appointment of the Hawaiian j commission: | The commissioners having fulfilled the mission confided to them, their re ! port will be laid before you at an early I day. It is believed that their recom ! mendations will have the earnest con j slderation due to the magnitude of the I responsibility resting upon you to give such shape to the relationship of those mid-Pacific lands to our home Union as will benefit both in the highest degree, ; realizing the aspirations of the com munity that has cast its lot with us and elected to share our political her itage, while at the same time justifying : the foresight of those who for three . quarters of a century have looked to J the assimilation of Hawaii as a natural and inevitable consummation, in har mony with our needs and in fulfillment of our cherished traditions. Under the provisions of the joint res olution the existing customs relations ! of the Hawaiian Islands with the Unlt ! Ed States and with other countries re- I main unchanged until legislation shall 1 otherwise provide. The consuls of llu wail here and in foreign countries con tinue to fulfill their commercial agen cies, while the United States consulate at Honolulu is maintained for all ap j proprlate services pertaining to trade and the revenue. It would be desirable that all foreign consuls in the Hawaiian Islands should receive new exequaturs ; from this government. i The attention of congress is called to the fact that, our consular offices having ceased to exist In Hawaii and being about to cease in other countries i coming under the sovereignty of the I United States, the provisions for the relief and transportation of destitute American seamen in these countries un der our consular regulations will in consequence terminate. It is proper, therefore, that new legislation should be enacted upon this subject In order t ■ j meet the changed conditions. ' t'hM r.resident speaks of our relations with Mexico and suggests the'amend ment of the extradition statute so a3 to give the president authority to act where a treaty negatives the obliga tion to surrender. Other Mexican ques tions are discussed. The message then The ( iflr'n PropoNdl. The proposal of the czar for a general reduction of the vast military estab lishments that weigh so heavily upon many peoples in time of peace was communicated to this government, with an earnest invitation to be represented In the conference which it is contem plated to assemble with a view to dis cuss'ng the means of accomplishing so desiruble a result. His majesty was at once informed of the cordial sympathy of this governmerft with the principle involved in his exalted proposal and of the readiness of the United States to take part in the conference. The active military force of the United States as measured by our population, territorial area and taxable wealth is, and under any conceivable prospective conditions must continue to be, in time of peace so conspicuously less than that of the armed powers to whom the czar's ap peal is especially addressed that the question can have for us no practical importance save as marking an auspi cious step toward the betterment and good will among them, but in this view it behooves us as a nntion to lend coun tenance and aid to the beneficent proj ect. * * * The newly accredited envoy of the United States to the Ottomon porte car ries instructions looking to the disposal of matters in controversy with Turkey for a number of years. He is especially charged to press for a just settlement of our claims for indemnity by reason of the destruction of the property of American missionaries resident in that country during the Armenian troubles of 1895, as well as for the recognition of older claims of equal justness. He Is also instructed to seek an ad justment of the djspute growing out of the refusal of Turkey to recognize the acquired citizenship of Ottoman born persons naturalized in the United States since 1863 without prior imperial con sent, and in the same general relation he is directed to endeavor to bring about a solution of the question which lms more or less acutely existed since 1869 concerning the jurisdictional rights of the United States in matters of criminal procedure and punishment un der article 4 of the treaty of 1830. This latter difficulty grows out of a verbal difference, claimed by Turkey to he es sential, between the original Turkish text and the promulgated translation. After more than two years from the appointment of a consul of this coun try to Erzerum he has received his ex equatur. I transmitted to the senate on the 10th of February lust information touch ing the prohibition against the Importa tion of fresh fruits from this country, which had then recently been decreed by Germany, on the ground of danger of disseminating the San Jose scale in sect. This precautionary measure was justified by Germany on the score of tin- drastic steps taken in several states of the Union against tiie spread of the pest, the elaborate reports of the de partment of agriculture being put in evidence to show the danger to Ger man fruit growing interests should the scale obtain a lodgment in that coun try. Temporary relief was afforded in the case of large consignments of fruit then on the way by inspection and ad mission when found noninfected. Later tlie prohibition was extended to dried fruits of every kind, but was relaxed so as to apply only to unpeelcd fruit and fruit waste. As was to be expected, the alarm reached to other countries, and Switzerland has adopted a similar inhi bition. Efforts are in progress to induce the German and Swiss governments to relax the prohibition in favor of dried fruits shown to have been cured under circumstances rendering the existence of animal life impossible. The government of Greece strongly urges the onerousness of the duty here imposed upon the currants of that country, amounting to 100 per cent or more of their market value. This fruit Is stated to be exclusively a Greek product, not coming into competition with any domestic product. The ques tion of reciprocal commercial relations with Greece, including the restoration of currants to the free list, is under consideration. The lng standing claim of Bernard Campbell for damages for injuries sus tain d from a violent assault committed against him by military authorities in the Island of Haiti lias been settled by the agreement of that republic to pay him slf>,ooo in American gold. Of this sum $5,000 has already been paid. It is hoped that other pending claims of American citizens against that republic may • amicably adjusted. The arbitral tribunal appointed under the treaty of Feb. 2, 1897, between Great Britain and Venezuela to determine the boundary line between the latter and the colony of British Guiana is to con vene at Paris during the present month. It is a source of much gratification to this government to see the friendly re sort of arbitration applied to the settle ment of this controversy not alone be cause of the earnest part we have had In bringing about the result, but also because the two members named on behalf of Venezuela. Mr. Chief Justice Fuller and Mr. Justice Brewer, chosen from our highest court, appropriately testify tho continuing interest we feel in the definitive adjustment of the ques tion according to the strictest rules of Justice. The British members, Lord Herschell and Sir Richard Collins, are jurists of no less exalted repute, while the fifth member and president of the tribunal. M. F. de Martens, has earned a worldwide reputation as an authority upon international law. Private Property In War. The experiences of the last year bring forcibly home lo us a sense of the bur dens and the waste of war. We desiie, in common with most civilized nations, to reduce to the lowest possible point the damage sustained in time of war by peaceful trade and commerce. It is true we may suffer in such cases less than other communities, hut all nations are damaged more or less by the state of uneasiness and apprehension into which an outbreak of hostilities throws the entire commercial world. It should be our object, therefore, to minimize so far as practicable this Inevitable loss and disturbance. Thin purpose can proba bly best be accomplished by an inter national agreement to regard all pri vate property at sea as exempt from capture or destruction by the forces of belligerent powers. The United Stutes government has for many years advo cator! this humane and beneficent orln clple and is now in position to recom mend it to other powers without the imputnton of selfish motives. I there fore suggest for your consideration that the executive be authorized to cor respond with the governments of the principal maritime powers with a view of incorporating into the permanent Jaw of civilized nations the principle of the exemption of all private property at sea not contraband of war from capture or I destruction by belligerent powers. On finances the president says the j provisions made for the treasury in the j war hove established more firmly the national credit at homo and abroad as well as increasing confidence in the maintenance of the present standard and says: The provisions made for strengthen ing the resources of the treasury in connection with the war have given in creased confidence in the purpose and power of the government to maintain the present standard and have estab llshed more firmly than ever the na t'onal credit at home and abroad. A marked evidence of this is found in the inflow of gold to the treasury. Its net gold holdings on Nov. 1, 181)8. were $239.- 885,162 as compared with $153,573,147 on Nov. 1, 1897, to $300,238,275 Nov. 1. 189 S. The present ratio of net treasury gold to outstanding government liabilities, including United States notes, treasury notes of 1890, silver certificates, curren cy certificates, standard silver dollars and fractional silver coin Nov. 1, 1898, was 25.35 per cent as compared with 16.96 per cent Nov. 1, 1897. 1 renew so much of my recommenda tion of Decelnber, 1897, as follows: That when ar.y of the United States notes a e presented for redemption in gold and are redeemed In gold such notes shal' be kept and set apart and only paid out in exchange for gold. This Is an obvious duly. If the holder of the United States note prefers the gold and gets it from the government, he should not receive back from the government a United States note without paying gold in ex chancre for it. The reason for this is made all the more apparent when the government issues an interest bearing debt to provide gold for the redemption of United States notes —a nonlnterest bearing debt. Surely it should not pay them out again except on demand and for gold If they are put out In any other way, they may return again, to be followed by another bond issue to re deem—another interest bearing debt to redeem a nonirterest bearing debt. In my judgmiiit the present condition of the treasury amply justifies the im mediate enactment of the legislation recommended toe year agi under which a portion of the gold holdings should be placed in trust fund, from which green backs should lie redeemed upon presen tation, but when once redeemed should not thereafter lie paid out except for gold. It is not to be inferred that other leg islation relating to our currency is not required. On the contrary, there is an obvious demand for it. The importance of adequate provision which will insure to our future a money standard related as our money standard now is to that of our commercial rivals is generally recognized. The secretary of the treasury reports that the receipts of the government from all sources during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1898, Including $51,751,223 received from sale of Pacific railroads, amounted to $405,321,335 and its expendi tures to $143,368,582. There was collect ed from customs $149,575,062 and from internal revenue $170,900,611. Our dutia ble imports amounted to $324,635,479, a decrease of $58,156,690 over the preced ing year, and importations free of duty amounted to $291,114,175, a decrease from th preceding year of $90,524,068. Inter nal revenue receipts exceeded those of the preceding year by $24,212,067. The total tax collected on distilled spirits was $92,546,999, on manufactured tobacco $36,230,522 and on fermented liquors $39,515,421. We exported mer chandise during the year amounting to $1,231,482,330, an increase of $180,488,774 from tlie preceding year. It is estimated upon the basis of pres ent revenue laws that the receipts of the government for the year ending June 30, 1899, will be $577,874,647 and its expenditures $G59,874.647. resulting in a deficiency of $112,000,000. On the Ist of December, 1898, there were held in the treasury gold coin amounting to $138,441,517, gold bullion amounting to $138,502,545, silver bullion amounting to $33,359,250 and other forms of money amounting to $451,963,981. On the same date the amount of money of all kinds In circulation or not included in treasury holdings was sl,- 886,879,504, an increase for the year of $166,794,966. Estimating our population at 75,194,000 at the time mentioned, the per capita circulation was $25.09. On the same date there was in the treasury gold bullion amounting to $138,502,545. The president says a prompt adoption of a maritime policy is now necessary, recommends the appointment of an ex pert commission on yellow fever, ap proves of the increase of the standing army to 100,000 men and declares that as this is provided for he will muster out the entire volunteer army. He says: Under the act of congress approved April 26. 1898, authorizing the president in his discretion, "under a declaration of war by congress or a declaration by congress that war exists," 1 directed the Increase of the regular army to the maximum of 62,000 authorized in said act. There are now in the regular army 57,862 officers and men. In said act it was provided "That at the end of any war in which the United States may become Involved the army shall be re duced to a peace basis by the transfer in the same arm of the service or ab sorption by promotion or honorable dis charge under such regulations as the secretary of war may establish of su pernumerary commissioned officers and the honorable discharge or transfer of supernumerary enlisted men. and noth ing contained in this act shall be con strued as authorizing the permanent increase of the commissioned or enlist, cd force of the regular army beyond that now provided by the law In force prior to the passage of this act, except as to the Increase of 25 majors provided for in section one hereof." The importance of legislation for tho permanent increase of the army is therefore manifest, and the recommen- i dation of the secretary of war for that purpose has my unqualified approval. There can bo no question that at this time, and probably for some time in the future, 100,000 men will be none too many to meet the necessities of the sit uation. At all events, whether that numher shall be required permanent- ; ly or not. the power should be given lo j the president to enlist that force if in I *• rilacratinn it should be necesanrv. ' jCfISTORIA mi 11.... , . ....n„„ H| For Infants and Children. cASTORIA I The Kind You Have MsJI Always Bought similatingtheFoodandßegula- S m ting the Stomachs andßowels of Id Bporci tllP ff „ CJ Signature /%w Promotes Digesuon,Cheerful- £r / I*l* nessandßest.Contains neither p w JB ■ S mini,Morphine nor Mineral. 01 ff ft e\ \j OT NARCOTIC. AWift' JVtctpc of Old BrSAlffi £Z PIITIHEZi Puirpkm Seed' IN ettx.Senn* * 1 ti 41 Jftukul/e Sato - I JJM. * . Is£l. J (\ ilfv . 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This will be j only an act of Justice and will be much appreciated by the brave men who left j their homes and employments to help ! the country in Its emergency. Itnllivay Muttern. After narrating the proceedings i against the Union Pacific and Kansas j Pacific railroads, the president says: It is a gratifying fact that the result of these proceedings against the Union j Pacific system and the Kansas Pacific ; line is that the government has re- | ceived* on account of its subsidy claim | the sum of $64,751,223.75, an increase of $18,997,168.76 over the sum which the reorganization committee originally j agreed to bid for the Joint property, the government receiving its whole claim, | principal and interest, on the Union Pa- ! cific and the principal of its debt on the Kansas Pacific railroad. The president recommends the erec tion of a new building for the depart- . ment of justice at Washington and a separate building for the supreme court. He details the work of the postal serv ice In connection with the war. He approves the secretary of the navy's recommendations for more battleships and recommends the temporary revival of the ranks of admiral and vice admi- j ral. The pension rolls are discussed, as is the wcrk of the department of the interior for the past year and of the de partment of agriculture. He reoom- i mends an appropriation for the celebra- j tlon in 1900 of the centennial of the city ' of Washington, saying: I recommend to the congress the j granting of an appropriation for this purpose and the appointment of a com mittee from its respective bodies. It j might also be advisable to authorize the president to appoint a committee ! from the country at large, which, act- 1 ing with the congressional and Dls- . trlct of Columb'a committees, can com- j plate the plans for an appropriate na- i tional celebration. The alien contract labor law Is show- j ing by experience to need some amend- j ment. 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