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T h e r e s p o n s e o f th e C o n g r e s s , h o c o n tin u e s , a f t e r n i n e d a y s o f e a r n e s t d e l i b e r a tio n , d u r i n g w h lo h th e almost u n a n i m o u s s e n t i m e n t o f y o u r b o d y was d e v e l o p e d o n e v e r y p o i n t s a v e as t o th e e x p e d i e n c y o f c o u p l i n g th e p r o p o s e d action w i t h a f o r m a l r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e r e p u b l i c o f C u b a a s th e tr u e u n d la w f u l G o v e r n m e n t o f t h a t is l a n c — a p r o p o s i t i o n w h i c h f a i l e d o f a d o p t i o n — th o C o n g r e s s , a f t e r c o n f e r e n c e , o n th o 19th o f A p r i l , b y a v o t e o f 4? t o 3 ’> In th e S e n a t s a n d 311 t o 6 lu th e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a tiv e s , p a s s e d th e i r m e m o r a b l e J o i n t r e s o l u tio n . T h e m o s s a g b c o n t i n u e s p y s a v i n g t h a t a c o p y o f t h o r e s o l u t i o n s w a s a t o n c e c o m m u n i c a t e d to t h e S p a n i s h M i n i s t e r A W a s h in g t o n , w h o I m m e d i a t e l y d o i n v a d e d h i s p a s s p o r t s . T h e y w e r e g i v e n to h im , a n d tb e S p a n i s h I n t e r e s t s w e r e le f t In th e p r o te c t i o n o f th e F r e n c h A m b a s s a d o r a n d th e A u s t r i a n - H u n g a r l a n M i n i s t e r . S i m u l t a n e o u s l y w i t h th e n o t i c e o f th e r e s o l u t i o n s to th e S p a n i s h M i n i s t e r , Its te x t w a s c a b l e d to G e n e r a l S t e w a r t L . W o o d f o r d , t h e A m e r i c a n M i n i s t e r a t M a d r i d , w h o w n s to c o m m u n i c a t e It to th e S p a n i s h G o v e r n m e n t . B e f o r e h e c o u l d d o so th o S p a n i s h M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e n o t i f i e d h i m t h a t , u p o n th e P r e s i d e n t 's a p p r o v a l of th e j o i n t r e s o l u t i o n , th o M a d r i d G o v e r n m e n t , r e g a r d i n g th e n e t n s “ e q u i v a l e n t to a u e v i d e n t d e c l a r a t i o n o f w a r , ” h a d o r d e r e d its M i n i s t e r In W a s h i n g t o n t o w i t h d r a w , th e r e b y b r e a k i n g o f f d i p l o m a t i c r e la t i o n s b e t w e e n th e tw o c o u n t r i e s a n d c e a s i n g n il o f f i c ia l c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n th e i r r e s p e c t i v e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . G e n e r a l TI id President Kevtows Our W ar WHli Spain and Praises tho Army and the Navy—The Government of the P h ilip pines i s Left to Congress to Settle— M ilitary Rnle Is Urged In All Our 1' sessions Until Legislation lias Heen Carried T h rough—It Is Suggested That th e Cabans He Aided After Treaty Is Itat I fled W ith a View to Glvlug Them Free Governm ent—The Increase of the ftegnlar Army Is Itecommended 109,000 Men—The Nicaragua Canal Is Favored—Legislation lu Currency and Naval M atters Is Recommended. W a r h i n o t o n , D . C . ( 8 p c c l a l ) . —P r e s i d e n t M c K i n l e y 's s e c o n d a n n u a l m e s s a g e , a d o c u m e n t o f u n u s u a l le n g t h , w a s r e a d to th e tw o H o u s e s o f C o n g r e s s Im m e d i a t e l y a f t e r th e y a s s e m b l e d f o r th e th i r d a n d c l o s i n g se s s i o n o f t h e F i f t y - f i f t h C o n p \ T o th e S e n a t e n n d H o u s e o f \ lV e p re& e n ta- tiv e s : N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g tlie a d d e d b u r d e n s r e n d e r e d n e c e s s a r y b y th e w a r , o u r p e o p l e r e jo i c e In a v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y a n d s t e a d i l y I n c r e a s i n g d e g r e e o f p r o s p e r i t y , e v i d e n c e d b y th e la r g e s t v o l u m e o f b u s i n e s s e v e r r e c o r d e d . M a n u f a c t u r e h a s b o o n p r o d u c t i v e , a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s h a v e y i e l d e d a b u n d a n t r e t u r n * , la b o r In n il fie l d s o f in d u s t r y Is b e t t e r r e w a r d e d , ro v e n u e le g i s l a t i o n p a s s e d b y tii e p r e s e n t C o n g r e s s h a s in c r e a s e d th e T r e a s u r y r e c e i p t s to th e a m o u n t e s t i m a t e d b y its a u t h o r s , th o fin a n c e s o f th e G o v e r n m e n t h a v e b e e n s u c c e s s f u l l y a d m i n i s t e r e d a n d its c r e d i t a d v a n c e d to th e f i r s t r a n k , w h i l e Its c u r r e n c y h n s b e e n m a i n t a i n e d a t th e w o r l d ’s h i g h e s t s t a n d a r d . M i l i t a r y s e r v i c e u n d e r a c o m m o n fla g a n d f o r a r i g h t e o u s c a iis o h a s s t r e n g t h e n e d th o n a t i o n a l s p i r i t a u d s e r v e d to c e m e n t m o r e c l o s e l y t h a n e v e r t h o f r a t e r n a l b o n d s b e t w e e n e v e r y s e c t i o n o f th e c o u n tr y . a ro v ie w o f t h e r e l a t i o n o f t h e U u i t e d S t a t e s to o t h e r p o w e r s , a l w a y s a p p r o p r i a t e , is t h i s y e n r o f p r i m a r y I m p o r t a n c e , iu v ie w o f t h o m o m e n t o u s Issu e s w h i c h h a v o a r i s e n , d e m a n d i n g In o n e I n s t a n c e th e u l t i m a t e d e t e r m i n a t i o n b y a r m s a n d In v o l v i n g f a r - r e a c h i n g c o n s e q u e n c e s w h i c h w ill r e q u i r e th o e a r n e s t a t t e n t i o n o f t h e C o n g r e s s . Spanish Misrule in Cuba. I n m y la s t a n n u a l m e s s a g e v e r y fu l l c o n - ^ d e r a t i o n w a s g i v e n to th e q u e s t i o n o f tlm d u t y o f th o G o v e r n m e n t o f th o U n ite d H t a t e s to w a r d S p a i n a n d th e C u b a n i n s u r r e c t i o n a s b e i n g h y f a r th e m o s t im p o r t a n t p r o b l e m w i t h w h i c h w e w e r e tlm n c a l l e d u p o n to d e a l . T h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s th e n a d v a n c e d , n n d tb e e x p o s i t i o n o f th e v ie w s th e r e i n e x p r e s s e d , d i s c l o s e d m y s e n s e o f th e e x t r e m e g r a v i t y o f th e s i t u a t i o n . S e t tin g a s i d e , a s lo g i c a l l y u n f o u n d e d o r p r a c tic a l l y in a d m i s s i b l e , th o r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h o I n d e p e n d e n c e o f C u b a , n e u t r a l i n t e r v e n t i o n t o e n d th e w a r b y i m p o s i n g a r a t i o n a l c o m p r o m i s e b e t w e e n th e c o n t e s t a n t s , i n t e r v e n tio n in f a v o r o f o u e o r t h e o t h e r p a r t y , a n d fo r c l b l o a n n e x a t i o n o f th e I s l a n d , I c o n c l u d e d I t w a s h o n e s t l y d u e to o u r frie n d l y r e l a t i o n s w i t h H p a in tb n t s h e s h o u l d he g i v e n a r e a s o n a b l e c h a n c e to r e a l i z e h e r e x p e c t a t i o n s o f r e f o r m , to w h i c h s h e h a d b e c o m e i r r e v o c a b l y c o m m i t t e d . W i t h i n a f e w w e e k s p r e v i o u s l y s h e h a d a n n o u n c e d c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n s , w h i c h It w u s c o n f i d e n t l y a s s e r t e d w o u l d b e e f f i c a c i o u s t o re m e d y t h e e v i l s s o d e e p l y a lT e c tln g o u r o w u e o u n t r y , so I n j u r i o u s to th e t r u e in t e r e s t s o f th e m o t h e r c o u n t r y n s w e l l a s t o t h o s e o f C u b a , a n d so r e p u g u a n t to t h e u n i v e r s a l s e n t i m e n t o f h u m a n i t y . T b e e n s u i n g m o n t h b r o u g h t lit t l e s l g a of r e a l p r o g r e s s to w a r d th e p a c i f i c a t i o n o f C u ’s a . T h e a u t o n o m o u s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s s e t u p in th o c a p i t a l a u d s o m e o f t h e p r i n c i p a l c i t i e s a p p e a r e d n o t to g a i n th e f a v o r o f t h e I n h a b i t a n t s n o r t o bo a b l e to e x t e n d th e i r In f l u e n c e to th e la r g e e x t e n t o f t e r r i t o r y h e l d b y th o I n s u r g e n t s , w h i l e th e m i l i t a r y a r m , o b v i o u s l y u n a b l e t o c o p e w i t h th e s t i l l H C tlve r e b e l l i o n , c o n t i n u e d m a n y o f th o m o s t o b j e c t i o n a b l e a m i o f f e n s iv e p o l i c i e s o f th o G o v e r n m e n t t h a t h n d p r e c e d e d it. N o t a n g i b l e re l i e f w a s a f f o r d e d th e v a s t n u m b e r s o f u u h a p p y r e c o n - c e u t r a d o s , d e s p i t e th e r e i t e r a t e d p r o f e s s i o n s m a d e i n t h a t r e g a r d a n d th e a m o u n t a p p r o p r i a t e d b y S p a i n to th a t e n d . T h e p r o f f e r e d e x p e d i e n t o f z o n e s o f c u l t i v a t i o n p r o v e d illu s o r y ; in d e e d , no le s s p r a c t i c a l n o r m o r e d e l u s i v e p r o m i s e s o f s u c c o r c o u l d w e l l h a v e b e e n te n d e r e d to th o e x h a u s t e d a n d d e s t i t u t e p e o p l e , s t r i p n e d o f w h u t m a d e l if e a n d h o m e d e a r a m i h e r d e d in a s t r a n g e r e g i o n a m o n g u n s v m p a t h e t l c s t r a n g e r s h a r d l y le s s n e c e s s i t o u s th a n th e m Telves. B y th e e n d o f D e c e m b e r th e m o r t a l i t y n r u o r g th e m h a d f r i g h t f u l l y in c r e a s e d . C o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e s fro m S p a n i s h s o u r c e s p l a c e d th e d e a t h s U m o n g th e s e d i s tr e s s e d p e o p l e a t driver f o r t y p e r c e n t , fro m th e tim e G e n e r a l W e y l e r 's d e c r e e of re c o n - c e n t i a t i o n w a s e n f o r c e *. W ith t h e a c q u l - e s c e r c e o f t l i e S p a n i s h a u t h o r i t i e s , a sell© m e w n s . d o p t e d f o r re l i e f b y c h a r i t a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n s r a i s e d lu tb i s c o u n t r y a n d d i s t r i b u t e d , u n d e r tli e d i r e c t i o n o f th e C o n s u l - G e n e r a l a n d th e s e v e r a l C o n s u l s , b y n o b l e a n d ta m e s t in d i v i d u a l e f f o r t th r o u g h th e o r g a i i z e d a g e n c i e s o f th e A m c r ie n n lie d C r o s ;. T h o u s a n d s o f l iv e s w e r e th u s s a v e d , b u t n a n y th o u s a n d s m o r e w e r e in a c c e s s i b l e to s u e h f o r m s o f a id . T b e w a r c o n t i n u e d o u th e o ld f o o t i n g w i t h <ut c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n , d e v e l o p i n g o n l y th e s a m e s p a s m o d i c e n c o u n t e r s , b a r r e n o f s t r a t e g i c r e s u l t , t h n t h a d m a r k e d t h e c o u n e o f t h e e a r l i e r te n y e a r s ' re b e l l i o n a s w e l l a s t h e p r e s e n t in s u r r e c t i o n fro m its s t a r . N o a l t e r n a t i v e s a v e p h y s i c a l e x h a u s tio n o f e i t h e r c o m b a t a n t n u d th e r e w i t h a l th e ir a o t l c a l r u i n o f t h e is l a n d la y iu s i g h t , b u t lo w f a r d i s t a n t n o o n e c o u l d v e n t u r e t o e n j e c t u r e . D e struction of the Maine. A. th i s j u n c t u r e , o n t h e 15th d a y o f F e b - ru a y l a s t o c c u r r e d th e d e s t r u c t i o n o f t l i e b a t t l e s h i p M a in e w h i l e r i g h t f u l l y ly i n g in th e h a r b o r o f H a v a n a o n a m i s s i o n o f in te r n a t i o n a l c o u r t e s y a n d g o o d w i l l —a c a ta s t r o p h e , th e a q a p l c i o u s n a t u r e a n d h o r r o r o f w h i c h s t i r r e d th e n a t i o n 's h e a r t p r o f o u n d l y . I t ia a s t r i k i n g e v i d e n c e o f th e p o ise a n d s t u r d y g o o d se n s e d i s t i n g u i s h in g o u r u a t i o u a l c h a i a c t e r th a t th i s s h o c k in g b lo w , fa l l i n g u p o n a g e n e r o u s p e o p l e , a l r e a d y d e e p l y t o u c h e d h y p r e c e d i n g e v e n t s tn C u b a , d i d n o t m o v e th e m to a n I n s t a n t . r_____ d e s p e r a t e r e s o l v e to to l e r a t e th e e x i s t e n c e I p r o p r i a t e a f t e r th e tr e a t y o f p e a o f a c o n d i t i o n o f d a n g e r a n d d i s o r d e r a t o u r j r a t i f i e d . In th \ m e a n t i m e , a n d u n t i l C o n - d o o r a t h a t m a d e p o s s i b l e su c h a d e e d , b y h a . - l e g i s l a t e d o th**rw is“ , it w ill bo m y w h o m s o e v e r w r o u g h t . Y e t th e in s t i n c t o f > d u t y to c o n t i n u e ih© m i l i t a r y G o v e r n m e n t s ju s t i c e p r e v a i l e d , a n d th e n a t i o n a n x i o u s l y I w h i c h h a v e e x i s t e d s i n c e o u r o c c u p a t i o n , a w a i t e d th « r e s u l t o f t h e >ear«$hlQg in v e s - 1 r»nd Kjv« t o th e p e o p l e s e c u r i t y in life a n d tig a t i o n a t o n -*© s e i o n fo o t . f i n d i n g j p r o p e r t y a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t u n d e r h Ju s t o f t h e N a v a l B o a r d o f I o q u i r v e s t a b l i s h e d j h e n e f i r i e n t rul©. t h a t t h e o r i g i n o f t h e e x p l o s i o n w a s e x t W o o d f o r d th e r e u p o n d e m a n d e d h i p o r t s n n d 'q u i t t e d M a d r i d th e s a m o d a y . T h e P r e s i d e n t r e v i e w s th e p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r th e b e g i n n i n g o f h o s t i l i t i e s . H p a ln h a v i n g in i t i a t e d th e w a r , a b l o c k a d e o f t h e n o r t h c o n s t o f C u b a w a s p r o c l a i m e d , a n d th o c u ll f o r v o l u n t e e r s w a s is s u e d . T h e v a r i o u s G o v e r n m e n t s w e r o n o t i f i e d o f th o o x i s t e n c e o f w a r , In o r d e r t h a t t h e i r n e u t r a l i t y m i g h t b e a s s u r e d . T h e re s p o n s e to th e I n i t i a l c a l l f o r 125,000 t r o o p 9 w a s i n s t a n t n t i d c o m p l e t e , a n d a s e c o n d c a l l f o r 75,000 a d d i t i o n a l v o l u n t e e r s w a s is s u e d . T h e n a v y 13 r e f e r r e d to , s h o w i n g its c o n d i t i o n w h e n w a r w a s d e c l a r e d , a s w e l l a s th e m e a n s e m p l o y e d t o p r o t e c t t h o A t l a n t i c s e a b o a r d a n d th o c i t i e s ly i n g a l o n g th o c q a s t fro m a n y p o s s i b l e a t t a c k . T h o c o a s t S i g n a l S e r v i c e w a s o r g a n i z e d a n d a n a u x i l ia r y fle e t c r e a t e d , w h i c h w a s o f f i c e r e d a u d m a n n e d b y th o n a v a l m i l i t i a o f t h e s e v e r a l S t a t e s . M in e s w e r e a l s o la i d in th e v a r i o u s h a r b o r s . T h e w o r k o f t h e S i g n a l C o r p s Is r e f o r r e d to , it b o l n g o f a n I m p o r t a n t c h a r a c t e r . E l e c t r i c a l c o n n e c t i o n s o f a l l c o a s t f o r t i f i c a t i o n s w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d , a s w e l l a s te l e p h o n i c a n d te l e g r a p h i c f a c i l i t i e s f o r 'th e c a m p s a t M a n i l a , S a n t i a g o a u d T o r t o R ico . F i e l d te l e g r a p h lin e s w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d a n d a i n t a i n e d u n d e r th o e n e m y 's lire a t M a u - A c a b l e s h i p w a s p l a c e d In C u b a n w a t e r s , w h i c h r e n d e r e d s e r v i c e th a t w a s in v a l u a b l e to th o E x e c u t i v e in c o n d u c t i n g th o o p e r a t i o n s o f th e a r m y a n d u a v v . T h e e x p e n d i t u r e o f th o ♦50,000,000 d e f e n s o fu n d is d w e l t u p o n . I t h e l p e d th e G o v e r n m e n t to s t r e n g t h e n th e d e f e n s e s o f th e c o u n t r y a n d to m a k e a d e q u a t e p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r w a r . T h e p o p u l a r lo a n o f ♦200.000,000, w h i c h w a s s u b sc r i b e d to s o p r o m p t l y , is m e n t i o n e d a s sh o w i n g th e v a s t r e s o u r c e s o f tb e n a t i o n a n d th o d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e p e o p l e to u p h o l d th e c o u n t r y ’s h o n o r . T h e P r e s i d e n t s t a t e s t h a t it is u o t w i t h i n th e p r o v i u c o o f t h e m e s s a g e to n a r r a t e th e h i s t o r y o f th e e x t r a o r d i n a r y w a r w i t h H p a l n . a n d m e u t i o u s th e f i r s t e n g a g e m e n t , w h ie li to o k p l a c e A p r i l 27, w h e n n d e t a c h m e n t o f th e b l o c k a d i n g s q u a d r o n o f f C u b a s h e l l e d th e h a r b o r f o r t a u d d e m o l i s h e d s e v e r a l n e w w o r k s w h i c h w e r e b o l n g c o n s t r u c t e d a t M a t a u z a s . T h e m e s s a g e c o n t i n u e s a s fo llo w s : Dewey's Glorlojis Victory at M anila. T h e n e x t e n g a g e m e n t w a s d e s t i n e d to m a r k a m e m o r a b l e e p o c h Im m a r i t i m e w a r f a r e . T h e P a c ific f l e e t , u n d e r C o m m o d o r e G e o r g e D e w e y , h a d la i n fo r so m e w e e k s a t H o n g K o n g . U p o n th o c o l o n i a l p r o c l a m a tio n o f n e u t r a l i t y b e i n g Issu e d u u d th e c u s to m a r y tw e n t y - f o u r h o u r s ’ n o t i c e b e i n g g iv o u , it r e p a i r e d to M jrs B a y . n e a r H o n g K o n g , w h e n c e it p r o c e e d e d to th o P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s u n d e r te l e g r a p h e d o r d e r s t o a p t u r o o r d e s t r o y th e fo r m i d a b l e .,S p a n i s h le « t th e n a s s e m b l e d n t M a n iln . A t d a y b r e a k o n t h e 1st o f M a y th e A m e r i c a n force o n t e r e d M a u ila B a y , a n d a f t e r a few h o u r s m g a g e m u n t e f f e c t e d n to t a l d e s t r u c t i o n of h o S p a n i s h fle e t , c o n s i s t i n g o f te u w n r- h i p s a n d n tr a n s p o r t , b e s i d e s c a p t u r i n g th o n a v a l s t a t i o n a n d f o r t s a t C a v i t e , th u s a n n i h i l a t i n g th o S p a n i s h n a v a l p o w e r in th e P a c i f i c O c e a n a n d c o m p l e t e l y c o n t r o l lin g tb e b a y o f M a n i l a . w i t h th e a b i l i t y to ta k e th e c i t y a t w ill. N o t a life w n s l o s t on o u r s h i p s , th o w o u n d e d o n l y n u m b e r i n g se v e n , w h i l e n o t a v e s s e l w a s m a t e r i a l l y I n ju r e d . F o r th i s g a l l a n t a c h i e v e m e n t th e C o n g r e s s , u p o n m y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , fitly b e s t o w e d u p o n th e a c t o r s p r e f e r m e n t a n d s u b s t a n t i a l r e w a r d . T h o e f f e c t o f th i s r e m a r k a b l e v i c t o r y u p o n th e s p i r i t of o u r p e o p l e a n d u p o n th o f o r t u n e s o f t i n w a r w a s i n s t a n t . A p r e s t i g e o f in v i n c i b i l i t y th e r e b y a t t a c h e d to o u r a r m s , w h i c h c o n t i n u e d th r o u g h o u t th o s t r u g g l e . R e i n f o r c e m e n t s w e r e h u r r i e d to M a n i l a , u n d e r t h e c o m m a n d o f M a j o r - G e n e r a l M e r r i t t , find firm ly e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h i n s i g h t o f t h e c a p i t a l , w h i c h la y h e l p l e s s b e f o r e o u r g u n s . T h o m e s s a g e c o n t i n u e s w i t h a r e v l o w o f th e e n t i r e la n d a n d n a v a l o p e r a t i o n s . H o d o e s n o t tr e a t th e m n t le n g t h , b u t r e f e r s th e p u b l l o to th e d e p a r t m e n t a l r e p o r t s fo r d e t a i l s . R e s t a t e s th n t w i t h th e d e s t r u c tio n o f C e r v e r a ’s fle e t S p a i n 's e f f o r t * o n t h e o c e a n v i r t u a l l y c e a s e d , a n d e n d s th i s p a r t o f t h o d o c u m e n t b y r e l a t i n g h o w th o la s t sc e n e o f t h o w a r w a s e n a c t e d a t M a n i l a , th e p l a c e w h e r e it s t a r t e d . H e c l o s e d h is r e f e r e u c e i t o m i l i t a r y a n d n a v a l m a t t e r s b y a tr i b u t e t o th e f i g h t e r s . P raise For All Our Fighters. I t is f i t t i n g t h a t I s h o u l d b e a r te s t i m o n y to th e p a t r i o t i s m n n d d e v o t i o n o f t h a t la r g o p o r t i o n o f o u r a r m y w h ic h , a l t h o u g h e a g e r to b e o r d e r e d to th e p o s t o f g r e a t e s t e x p o s u r e , f o r t u n a t e l y w a s n o t r e q u i r e d o u t s i d e o f th e U n i t e d S t a l e s . T h e y d id th e i r w h o le d u t y , a n d lik e th e i r c o m r a d e s a t th e f r o n t h a v e e a r n e d th e g r a t i t u d e of th e n a t i o n . I n lik e m a n n e r , t h e o f f i c e r s a a d m e n o f t h e a r m y n n d o f t h e n a v y w h o re m a i n e d in th e i r d e p a r t m e n t s a n d s t a t i o n s f a i t h f u l l y p e r f o r m i n g m o s t I m p o r t a n t d u tie s c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h o w a r . a u d w h o s e re-, q u e s t * fo r a s s i g n m e n t in th e field a n d a t wbatovor may have been their relations tn tho past. Neither revenge nor passion should have a place In the new Govern ment. Until there is a complete tran quillity In the Island and a stable Govern ment inaugurated military occupation will bo continued. o t n p e l l e d to r e f u s e b e c a u s e t h e i r se r v i c e s w e r e in d i s p e n s a b l e h e r e , a r e e n tit l e d to t b e h i g h e s t c o m m e n d a t i o n . I t is m y r e g r e t t h a t t h e r e s e e m s to bo n o p r o v isio n f o r t h e i r s u i t a b l e r e c o g n i t i o n . I n tr a c i n g th e s e e v e n t s w e a r t; c o n s t a n t l y r e m i n d e d o f o u r o b l i g a t i o n s to th o D i v i n e M a s t e r fo r Hi** w a t c h f u l e a r n e v e r u s a n d H is s a f e g u i d a n c e , fo r w h i c h th e n a t i o n m a k e s r e v e r e n t a c k n o w l e d g m e n t a n d o f fe r s h u m b l e p r a y e r s fo r th e c o u t i u u a u c e of H D fa v o r . Hpaln flues For Peace. S p a i n , h a v i n g re a l i z e d t h a t s h e h a d lo s t , th e P r e s i d e n t s t a t e s , n o w s u e d fo r p e a c e . T h e s i g n i n g o f t h e p r o t o c o l is r e fe r r e d to , a n d th e n th e M e s s a g e r e l a t e s th e d e t a i l s of t h e u e g o t a t i o n s w h i c h e n d e d in a s u s p e n s i o n o f h o H tllltie s , th e a p p o i n t m e n t o f th e m i l i t a r y c o m m i s s i o n s to s u p e r i n t e n d th e e v a c u a t i o n o f C u b a . P o r t o R i c o a n d th e a d j a e e u t is l a n d s a n d th e j*eac« c o m m i s s i o n . C o n t i n u i n g , h e sa y s : Peace Commission's Work. P u r s u a n t to th e fifth a r t i c l e of t h e p r o t o c o l, I a p p o i n t e d W illia m R. D a y , la t e l y S e c r e t a r y o f s t a t e ; C u s h m a u K. D a v i s . W illia m F . F r y e a u d G e o r g e G r a y , S e n a t o r s o t th e U n i t e d H ta te s , a n d W h l te l a v r R e id to b e t h e P e a c e C o m m i s s i o n e r s o n th e p a r t o f t h e U u i t e d S t a t e s . P r o c e e d i n g in d u e M M 0 8 to Pari**, th e y th e r e m a t OO t h e 1st o f O c t o b e r five C o m m i s s i o n e r s s i m i l a r l y a p p o i n t e d o u tb e p a r t o f S p a i n . T h e i r n e g o t i a t i o n s h a v e m a d e h o p e f u l p r o g r e s s , s o t l a t I tru-*t s o o n to b e a b l e to la v a d e f i n i t e tr e a t y of p e a c e b e f o r e tb e S e n a t e , w i t h a re v i e w u f t b e s t s p s le a d i n g to its s i g n a t u r e . Government of New Possessions. I d o n o t d i s c u s s u t th i s tim e th e g o v e r n m e n t o r th e f u t u r e o f th e n e w p o ^ je-sstoaa w h i c h w ill c o m e to u s aa a r e s u l t o f t h e w a r ith S p a i n . S u c h d i s c u s s i o n wv illl bee l l b a p a c e s h a l l be n a l b y • s u b m a r i n e m in e , a n d o n l y h a l t e 1. th r o u g h la c k o f p o s i t i v e te s t i m o n y , to f l i th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of i t s a u t h o r s h i p . P r e p s r tf ls s t F s r Wer. All t h e s e th i n g s c a r r i e d c o n v i c t i o n to th e m o s t th o u g h t f u l , ev o f t h e naval c o u r t , t h a t a Independence Alone For Cnba. A* s o o n a s w e a r e la p o s .- « s s io n o f C u b a ,n*i h a v e p a c if ie d th e D D u d . it w iii b e n e e - J s s a r y to g i v e a i d a n d d i i e e t i o u to it.** . t n fo r m a g o v e r n m e n t f o r th e m - I e i \ e « . T h i s s h o u l d b e u n d e r t a k e n a t th e | th© f l u . l i n g j e a r l i e s t m o m e n t e w n s i s t e u t w i t h s a f e t y a u d j ds In o a r r e - ! a s s u r e d s u c c e s s . 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It the C o n g r e s s to r e c e i v e I m m e d i a t e a n s w e r s h o u l d b e o u r d u t y to a a s i s t i n e v e r y \ ro p - to the d u t y o f m a k i n g in s t a n t p r o v i s i o n e r w a y t o c t n n i n n tu * w a s i * |>ia*-e« oi t u ft r th * possible and p e r h a p s s p e e d i l y p r o b - 1 i s l a n d , e n c o u r a g e tk s in d u s t r y o f t h e p e o - a b l e e m e r g e n c y o f w a r , a n d th e r e m a r k - p ie . a n d a s s i s t th e m to fo r m a g o v e r n m e n t a b l e a l m o s t u n i q u e , s p e c t a c l e w a a p r e - \ w h ic h s h a l l be fre e a n d in d e p e n d e n t , th u s , seated o f a unanimous v o te o t b o t h b e u s e e . r e a l i z i n g th e be*t a s p i r a t i o n s of t h e C u b a n c o n t i n u e d o n th e m o s t f r i e n d l y f o o t i n g . Friendly R elations W ith All Nations. W i t h th e o n e e x c e p t i o n o f th e r u p t u r e w i t h H p a i n , th e in t e r c o u r s e o f th e U n i t e d S t a t e s w i t h th e g r e a t fa m i l y o f n a t i o n s b a s b e e n m a r k e d w i t h c o r d i a l i t y , a n d th e c l o s e o f t h e e v e n t f u l y e a r fin d s m o s t o f th e Is s u e s t h a t n e c e s s a r i l y a r i s e la t h e c o m p l e x r e l a t i o n s o f s o v e r e i g n H t a t e s a d j u s t e d o r p r e s e n t i n g n o s e r i o u s o b s t a c l e t o a ju s t a n d h o n o r a b l e s o l u t i o n b y a m i c a b l e a g r e e m e n t . T h e P r e s i d e n t d w e l l s a t s o m e le n g t h o n th e lo n g u n s e t t l e d b o u n d a r y d i s p u t e b e tw e e n th e A r g e n t i n e R e p u b l i c a n d C h i le , a n d e x p r e s s e s p l e a s u r e t h a t h i s e f f o r t s to I n d u c e th e m to r e s o r t to a r b i t r a t i o n h a v e b e e u s u c c e s s f u l . H e a l s o r e f e r s to th e s t r o n g h o p e h e h a s t h a t th e r a t e s c h a r g e d o u th e c a b l e s o f A m e r i c a n c o r p o r a t i o n s th e tr a n s m i s s i o n b e t w e e n B u e n o s A y a n d t h e c i t i e s o f U r u g u a y , B r a z i l a n d th e A t l a n t i c c i t i e s o f S o u t h A m e r i c a m a y b o f r e e d fro m a n a l m o s t p r o h i b i t o r y d i s c r l m l n a t l o n . H e fa v o r s n n in t e r n a t i o n a l a g r e e m e n t f o r a n in t e r c h a n g e o f m e s s a g e s o v e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e s . T h e n ta k i n g u p h o m e to p i c s h e sa y s : A u s t r i a a n d the L a tt I n t e r Strike. O n t h a 1 0 th d a y o f S e p t e m b e r , 1897, c o n f l i c t t o o k p l a c e a t L a t t l m e r , P e n n . , tw e e n u b o d y o f s t r i k i n g m i n e r s a n d th e S h e r i f f o f L u z e r n e C o u o t y a n d h i s d e p u tie s , in w h i c h tw e n t y - t w o m i n e r s w e r e k i l l e d A n d f o r t y - f o u r w o u u d e d , o f w h o m te n o f t h e k i l l e d a n d t w e l v e o f th e w o u n d e d , w e r e A u s t r i a n a u d H u n g a r i a n s u b j e c t s T h e d e p l o r a b l e e v e n t n a t u r a l l y a r o u s e d th o s o l i c i t u d e o I th o A u s t r o - H u n g a r i a n G o v e r n m e n t , w h i c h , o n th e a s s u m p t i o n th n t t h e k i l l i n g a n d w o u n d i n g i n v o l v e d th e u n j u s t i f i a b l e m i s u s e o f a u t h o r i t y , c l n i m e d r e p a r a t i o n f o r th e s u f f e r e r s . A p a r t fro m th e s e a r c h i n g I n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d p e r e m p t o r y a c t i o n o f th e a u t h o r i t i e s o f P e n n s y l v a n i a , th e F e d e r a l E x e c u t i v e to o k a p p r o p r i a t e s t e p s to le a r n th e m e r i t s o f t h e c a s e , i n o r d e r to b e iu a p o s i t i o n to m e e t t h o u r g e n t c o m p l a i n t o f a f r i e n d l y f >ow er. T h e S h e r i f f a n d h i s d e p u t i e s , h a v - n g b e e n I n d i c t e d fo r m u r d e r , w e r o tr i e d a n d u c q u i t t e d a f t e r p r o t r a c t e d p r o c e e d i n g s n n d th e h e a r i n g o f h u n d r e d s o f w i t n e s s e s , o n th o g r o u n d t h a t th o k l l l i u g w a s in th o H u e o f t h e t r o f f i c ia l d u t y to u p h o l d la w n n d p r e s e r v e p u b l i c o r d e r i n th e S t a t e . A r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e D e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e a t t e n d e d tb e t r i a l a n d r e p o r t e d I t s c o u r s e f i t l l y . W i t h a l l t h e f a c t s In Its p o s s e s s i o n th i s G o v e r n m e n t e x p e c t s to r e a c h a h a r m o n l o u s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o n t h e s u b j e c t w i t h t h a t o f A u s t r i a - H u n g a r y , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g tb e re n e w e d c l a i m o f t b e l a t t e r a f t e r le a r n in g t h e r e s u l t o f t h e t r i a l , 'f o r I n d e m n i t y f o r I - - i n j u r e d s u b j e c t s . A f t e r a n e x t e n d e d r e f e r e n c o to th e y e a r ’: e v e n t s in C e n t r a l A m e r i c a , h e d e v o t e s th e fo l l o w i n g p a r u g r n p h to th o N i c a r a g u a C a n a l : Nicaragua Canal a Necessity T h o N i c a r a g u a C a n a l C o m m i s s i o n , u n d e r th e C h a i r m a n s h i p o f R e a r - A d m i r a l J o h n C, W a l k e r , a p p o i n t e d J u l y 24, 1897, u n d e r t h e a u t h o r i t y o l a p r o v i s l o u in t h e S u n d r y C iv il a c t o f J u n o 4 o f t h a t y e a r , h a s n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d its l a b o r s , a n d th o r e s u l t s o f Its e x h a u s t i v e in q u i r y I n t o th e p r o p e r r o u t e , t h e f e a s i b i l i t y a n d th e c o s t o f c o n s t r u c t i o n of a n lu t e r o o c a n i e c a n a l b y a N i c a r a g u a n r o u t e w ill b o la i d b e f o r e y o u . I n th e p e r fo r m a n c e o f its ta s k th e c o m m i s s i o n r e d e l v e d a l l t h e p o s s i b l e c o u r t e s y a n d a s s i s t a n c e fro m th e G o v e r n m e n t s o f N i c a r a g u a n n d C o i t a R i c a , w h i c h th u s te s t i f i e d th e i r a p p r e c i u t i o a o f this im p o r t a n c e o f g l r i u g a s p e e d y n n d p r a c t i c a l o u t c o m e to th e g r e a t p r o j e c t t h a t r a s fo r so m a n y y e a r s e n g r o s s e d th e a t t e u t l o n o f th e r e s p e c t i v e c o u n t r i e s . A s th e scl9Qk*fff th e r e c e n t in q u i r y em b r a c e d th e w h o l e s u b j e c t , w i t h t h e n lm of m a k i n g p l a n s a n d s u r v e y s f o r a c a n a l b y th e m o s t c o n v e n i e n t r o u t e , it n e c e s s a r i l y in c l u d e d a ro v ie w o f t h e r e s u l t s o f p r e v i o u s s u r v e y s a n d p l a n s , a n d iu p a r t i c u l a r th o s e a d o p t e d b y th e M a r i t i m e C a n a l C o m p a n y u n d e r Its e x l s t i u g c o n c e s s i o n s fro m N i c a r a g u a a n d C o s t a R i c a , so t h a t t o t h i s e x t e n t th o s e g r a n t s n e c e s s a r i l y h o l d a s e s s e n t i a l a p a r t in th e d e l i b e r a t i o n s a n d c o n c l u s i o n s o f t h e C a n a l C o m m issio n a s t h e y h a v e h e ld a n d m u s t o f n e e d h o l d in th e d i s c u s s i o n o f tb e m n t t e r b y th e C o n g r e s s . U u d e r t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , n u d in v ie w o f o v e r t u r e s m a d e to th e G o v e r n m e n t s o f N i c a r a g u a a n d C o s t a R i c a b y o t h e r p a r l i e s f o r n n e w c n n n l c o n c e s s i o n , p r e d i c a t e d o n th e o r - s u m e d a p p r o a c h i n g la p s e o f t h e c o n t r a c t s o f t h e M a r i tim e . C a n a l C o m p a u y w i t h t h o s e H ta te s . 1 h a v o n e t h e s i t a t e d to e x p r e s s m y c o n v i c t i o n t h a t c o n s i d e r a t i o n s o l e x p e d i e n c y a n d in t e r n a t i o n a l p o lic y a s b e t w e e n th e s e v e r a l G o v e r n m e n t s in t e r e s t e d iu th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d c o n t r o l o f a n I n t e r o c e a n l c c a n a l h y t h i s r o u t e r e q u i r e t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h o s t a t u s q u o u n t i l th e C a n a l C o m m is s l o n s h a l l h a v e r o p o r t e d a n d th e U n i t e d .S t a te s C o u g r e s s s h a l l lia v e h a d th e o p p o r tu n i t y to p a s s f i n a n c i a l l y u p o n th e w h o le m a t t e r d u r i u g th e p r e s e n t s e s s i o n w i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e b y r e a s o n o f a n y c h a n g e in th e e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , It a p p e a r s t h a t th e G o v e r n m e n t o f N i c a r a g u a , a s o n e o f Its la s t s o v e r e i g n a c t s b e f o r e m e r g i n g Its p o w e r s in th o s e o f t h o n e w l y fo r m e d U n i t e d H ta te s o f C e n t r a l A m e r i c a , h a s g r a n t e d u n o p t i o n a l c o n c e s s i o n to u n o t h c r a s s o c i a t i o n , to b e c o m e e f f e c t i v e o n th o e x p i r a t i o n o f th o p r e s e n t g r a n t , i t d o e s n o t a p p e a r w h a t su r v e y s lia v e b e e n m a d e o r w h a t r o u t e Is p r o p o s e d u n d e r th i s c o n t i n g e n t g r a n t ; so tli a t a n e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e fe a s i b i l i t y o f I ts p l a n s is n e c e s s a r i l y n o t e m b r a c e d In th e r e p o r t o f t h o C a n a l C o m m i s s i o n . A ll t h e s e c l r c u m s t n n c e s s u g g e s t t h e u r g e n c y o f so m e d e f i n i t e a c t i o n by th e C o u g r e s s a t th i s s e s s i o n . If tb o la b o r s o f th e p a s t a r e to b e u t i l i z e d a n 1 t h e l i n k i n g o f t h e A t l a n t i c a n d P a c ific o c e n n s b y a p r a c t i c a l w a t e r w a y Is to b e re a l i z e d . T h a t th e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f su c h a m a r i t i m e h t g h w u y is n o w m o r e t h a u e r in d i s p e n s a b l e to tli a t in t i m a t e a n d r e a d y in t e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n o u r e a s t e r n a n d w e s t e r n s e a b o a r d s d e m a n d e d b y th e a n n e x a t i o n o f th e H a w a i i a n I s l a n d s a u d th o p r o s p e c t i v e e x p a n s i o n o f o u r in flu e n c e n n d c o m m e r c e iu th e P a c i f i c , a n d t h a t o u r n a t i o n a l p o l i c y n o w m o r e I m p e r a tiv e l y t h a n e v e r c a l l s f o r Its c o n t r o l b y t h i n G o v e r n m e n t , a r e p r o p o s i t i o n s w h i c h , I d o u b t n o t , t h e C o u g r e s s w ill d u l y a p p r e c i a t e a n d w ise ly a c t u p o n . Open b o o r In China. T h e U n i t e d H t a t e s h n s n o t b e e n n n I n d i f f e r e n t s p e c t a t o r o f t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y e v e n t s t r a n s p i r i n g In t b e C h i n e s e e m p i r e , t l i e P r e s i d e n t r e m a r k s , w h e r e b y p o r t i o n s of I t s m a r i tim e p r o v i n c e s a r e p a s s i n g u n d e r t h e c o n tr o l o f v a r i o u s E u r o p e a n p o w e r s ; b u t th e p r o s p e c t th n t th e v a s t c o m m e r c e w h ie li t h e e n e r g y o f o u r c i t i z e n s a n d th e n e c e s s i t y of o u r s t a p l e p r o d u c t i o n s fo r C h i n e s e u s e s h a s b u i l t u p in th o s e re g i o n s m a y u o t b e p r e j u - lic e d t h r o u g h a n y e x c l u s i v e tr e a t m e u t by th e n e w o c c u p a n t s , h a s o b v i a t e d th e n e e d r c o u n t r y b e c o m i n g n u a c t o r in th e i. O u r p o s i t l o u a m o n g n a t i o n s , h a v in g a la r g e P a c i f i c c o a s t , a n d a c o n s t a n t l y e x p a n d i n g d i r e c t tr a d e w i t h th e f a r t h e r O r i e n t , g i v e s u s t h e e q u i t a b l e c l a i m to c o n s i d e r a t i o n n n d f r i e n d l y tr e a t m e n t iu tb i s r e g a r d a n d it w ill b e m y a im to s u b s e r v e o u r la r g e in t e r e s t s in t h a t q u a r t e r by a l l m e a n s a p p r o p r i a t e to th e c o n s t a n t p o lic y o v e r u i n e n t . W a r s h i p s h a v e b e e u s t a t i o n e d a t T l e n - T a l n fo r m o r e r e a d y oh - e r v a t t o n o f t h e d i s o r d e r s w h i c h h a v e in - a d e d e v e n tb e C h i n e s e c a p i t a l , so a s t o be in a p o s i t i o n to a>*t s h o u l d n e e d a r i s e , w h ile g u a r d o f m a r i n e s h a s b e e n s e n t to P e k i n . a f f o r d th e M i n i s t e r t h e s a m e m e a s u r e of itb o r i t a t t v e p r o t e c t i o n a s t h e r e p r e s e n t a - v e s o f o tU e r n a t i o n s h a v e b e e n c o n s t r a i n e d i e m p lo y . T b e m e s s a g e s t a t e s t h a t th e d i p l o m a t i c ip t u r e b e t w e e n I t a l y a n d C o l o m b i a is no lo n g e r In a n a c u t e s t a t e , th a n k s to e f f o r t s o n u u r p a r t . Purls Kiposition In 1000. T h e r e is n o w e v e r y p r o s p e c t , c o n t i n u e s ie P r e s i d e n t , tb n t th e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f t h e U n i t e d H ta te s iu th e U n i v e r s a l E x p o s i t i o n , to b e h e ld b o ld In P a r i s iu 1900. w ill be o n o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h th** a d v a n c e d p o s i t i o n h e l l by o u r p r o d u c t s n u d I n d u s t r i e s th e w o r l d 's c h i e f m a n s . B y a p r o v i s i o n th e S u n d r y C i v il A p p r o p r i a t i o n t o f J u l y 1, 1894, h su m n o t to e x c e e d ♦ ♦>50,000 w a s a l l o t t e d f o r th e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f a c o m m i s s i o n to c o r e fo r th e p r o p e r p r e p a r a t i o n a n d I n s t a l l a t i o n o f A m e r i c a n e x h i b i t s . I a p p o i n t e d M r. F e r d i n a n d W . P e c k , of C h i c a g o , C o m m i s s i o n e r - G e n e r a l . M r. P e c k ’s r e p o r t w ill l»e la i d b e f o r e y o u . lu m y ju d g m e n t Its r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w ilt c a ll f o r y o u r e a r l y c o n s i d e r a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y a s reg a rd-* a n in c r e a s e o f th e a p p r o p r i a t i o n to a t le a s t fl.OhO.OOO In a l l , so t h a t n o t o n l y t u e y tb e a s s i g n e d s p a c e be f u l l y ta k e n u p by th e b e s t p o s s i b l e e x h i b i t s in e v e r y c l a s s , b u t th e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d in s t a l l a t i o n be o n s o p e r f e c t a s c a l e a s t o r a n k a m o n g th e first in t h a t u n p a r a l l e l e 1 c o m p e t i t i o n of a r t i s t i c a n d tn v e n t l i r e p r o d u c t i o n , a n d th u s c o u n t e r b a l a n c e tiio d i s a d v a n t a g e w ith w h i c h w e s t a r t a s c o m p a r e d w i t h o t h e r c o u n t r i e s w h o s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s a r e o n a m o r e g e u e r o u s s c a l e , n u d w ’ u O m p r e p a r a tio n s a r e in a s t a t e o f m u c h g r e a t e r f o r w a r d n e s s th a n o u r o w u . T h e d o c u m e n t n e x t r e f e r i t o o u r tr a d e a g r e e m e n t s w i t h t h e E u r o p e a n n a t i o n s a n d th e e f f o r t s t h a t a r e b e i n g m a d e to r e m o v e th e » m b a r g u e s o n o u r p r o i u c t s . H n d th e n <W nt*»a * n a r a w r a n b to o u r r e l a t i o n s w i t h G r e a t B r i t a i n : England's Cordiality. O u r r e l a t i o n s w i t h G / e a t B r i t a i n h a v e m a k e f i t t i n g a l l u s i o n to th e I n s t a n c e o l M r . R a m s d e u , H e r M a j e s t y ’s C o n s u l a t S a n tia g o d e C u b a , w h o s e u n t i m e l y d e a t h a f t e r d i s t i n g u i s h e d s e r v i c e a u d u n t i r i n g e f f o r t s d u r i n g th e s i e g e o f t h a t c i t y w a s s i n c e r e l y la m e n t e d . M e n t i o n is t h e n m a d e o f t b e c o n s e n t of th e C a n a d i a n G o v e r n m e n t to a l l o w f o u r U n i t e d S t a t e s r e v e n u e c u t t e r s to p a s s fro m th e g r e a t la k e e to th e A t l n n t t e C o a s t b y w n y o f th e C a n a d i a n c a n a l s a n d th e S t . L a w r e n c e R i v e r . I t w ill g i v e th e P r e s i d e n t m u c h p l e a s u r e in c o m m u n i c a t i n g to C o n g r e s s a fa v o r a b l e c o n c l u s i o n o f th e p e n d i n g n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h G r e a t B r i t a i n In r e s p e c t to th e D o m i n i o n o f C a n a d a . Hawaii. T h e a n n e x a t i o n o f H a w a i i Is r e f e r r e d to . P u r s u a n t to r h e te r m s o r t h e jo i n t r e s o l u tio n A d o p te d b y C o n g r e s s J u l y 7, 18»8. a c c e p t i n g th e o f f e r e d c e s s i o n a n d I n c o r p o r a t i n g th e c e d e d te r r i t o r y in t o th e U n i o n , th e P r e s i d e n t “ d i r e c t e d t h a t th e c i v i l , J u d i c i a l a u d m ili t a r y p o w e r s th e r e t o f o r e e x e r c i s e d b y th e o f f i c e r s o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f H a w a i i s h o u l d c o n t i n u e to b e e x e r c i s e d b y th o s e o f f i c e r s u n t i l C o n g r e s s s h a l l p r o v i d e a g o v e r n m e n t f o r th e I n c o r p o r a t e d te r r i t o r y , s u b je c t to m y p o w e r to r e m o v e s u c h o f f i c e r s a n d to fill v a c a n c i e s . ” A c o m m i s s i o n w a s a p p o i n t e d , c o n s i s t i n g o f th e H o n s . 8 h e l b y M . C u l lo m o f Illin o i s , J o h n T . M o r g a n o f A l a b a m a , R o b e r t H . R. H i t t o r I l l i n o i s , S t a n f o r d B . D o l e o f H a w a i i a i d W a l t e r F . F r e a r o f H a w a i i , to c o n f e r a n d re c o m m e n d to C o n g r e s s s u c h le g i s l a tio n c o n c e r n i n g th e H a w a i i a n I s l a n d s n s th e y s h o u l d d e e m n e c e s s a r y o r p r o p e r . T h e r e p o r t o f th e C o m m i s s i o n , w h i c h is c o m p l e t e d a n d w ill b e l a i d b e f o r e C o u g r e s s a t a n e a r l y d a t e . T h e d i f f e r e n c e b e tw e e n H a w a i i a n d J a p a n , a r i s i n g o u t o t a l l e g e d m i s t r e a t m e n t o f J u p a u e s e Im m i g r a n t s , w a s a m i c a b l y a d j u s t e d by th e p a y m e n t o f a r e a s o n a b l e in d e m n i t y to tii© G o v e r n m e n t o f J a p a n , T h e m e s s a g e th e n s t a t e s th e a c t i o n o f th e M e x ic a n G o v e r n m e n t in g i v i n g n o t i c e o n J a n u a r y 24, 1898 ( t o ta k e e f f e c t a y e a r fro m t h a t d a t e ) , o f th e te r i n i n a t f o n o f th o E x t r a d i t i o n C o n v e n t i o n o f D e c e m b e r 11, 1881, a g r e e d t o b y th e G o v e r n m e n t s o f th o U n i t e d S t a t e s a u d C n n a d a . I n c o n n e c t i o n th e r e w i t h th e P r e s i d e n t a s k s f o r a n a m e n d m e n t o t t h e e x i s t i n g e x t r a d l t i o u s t a t u t o . T h e s u g g e s t i o n is t h e n m a d e t h a t C o n g r e s s a u t h o r i z e a c o n f e r e n c e o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a u d M e x ic o to C o n s i d e r t h e p r o b l e m o f th e M e x ic a n f r e t z o n e , It b e i n g p r o v o c a t i v e o f s m u g g l i n g in t o th i s c o u n t r y a l o n g a n e x t e u t f v e a n J th i n l y g u a r d e d la n d b o r d e r . T h e G o v e r n m e n t o f P e r u h a s g i v e n n o tic e o f i t s in t e n t i o n to a b r o g a t e th o t r e a t y o f f r i e n d s h i p , c o m m o r c e a n d n a v i g a t i o n c o n c l u d e d w i t h t h l i c o u n t r y , A u g u s t 31, 1887. T h e p r o p o s a l o f t h e C z a r f o r a c o n f e r e n c e to d i s c u s s th e g e n e r a l r e d u c t i o n o f th e v a s t m i l i t a r y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o f th e w o r l d Is r e f e r r e d to . H i s M a j e s t y w a s a t o n c e in f o r m e d o f tb e s y m p a t h y o f o u r G o v e r n m e n t a u d o f t h e r e a d i n e s s o f th e U n i t e d H t a t e s to ta k o p a r t In th e c o n f e r e n c e . I t is a l s o s t a t e d t h a t th e c l a i m s o f o w n e r s o f A m e r i c a n s e a l i n g v e s s e l s f o r s e i z u r e b y R u s s i a n c r u i s e r s in B e r i n g S e a a r e b e i n g p r e s s e d to a s e t t l e m e n t . Venesnelan Boundary A rbitration. T h o a r b i t r a l tr i b u n a l a p p o i n t e d u n d e r th o t r e a t y o f F e b r u a r y 2, 1897, b e t w e e n G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d V e n e z u e l a to d e t e r i n i u o th e b o u u d a r y lin e b e t w e e n th e ln t t o r a n d th o c o lo n y o f B r i t i s h G u i a n a is to e o n v e n o a t P a r i s d u r i n g th e p r e s e n t m o n t h , a u d th e P r e s i d e n t e x p r e s s e s m u c h g r a t i f i c a t i o n th e r e a t . H e a l s o sa y s t h a t th e c x p e r ie u o B s o f t h o la s t y e a r h a v i n g b r o u g h t fo r c i b l y h o m e to u s a s e n s e o f t h o b u r d e n s n n d th e w a s t e o f w * r w e d e s i r e , lu c o m m o n w i t h c i v i l i z e d n a t i o n s , to r e d u c e to tlie lo w e s t p o s s i b l e p o i n t th e d a m a g e s u s t a i n e d in tim e o f w a r b y p e a c e a b l e tr a d e a n d c o m m e r c e . H e th e r e f o r e u r g e s th e c a l l i n g o f a n a n t i - p r l v a t e e r l u g c o n f e r e n c e . National Finances. O n tb o s u b j e c t o f n a t i o n a l fin a n c e s th o tu e s s n g e d e t a i l s th e G o v e r n m e n t 's r e c e i p t s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s , a n d th e n s a y s t h a t th o p r o v i s i o n s tn n d o f o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h o r e s o u r c e s o f t h e T r e a s u r y In c o n n e c t l o u w i t h th o w a r h a v o g i v e n in c r e a s e d c o n f i d e n c e In th o p u r p o s e a n d p o w e r o f th o G o v e r n m e n t to m a i n t a i n th e p r e s e n t s t a n d a r d , a n d h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d m o r e firm ly th a n o v e r th e n a tio n a l c r e d i t a t h o m e a n d a b r o a d . A m a r k e d e v i d e n c e o f t h i s is fo u n d in th o iu - flo w o f g o l d to th e T r e a s u r y . ” T h e P r e s i d e n t r e n e w s h i s r e c o m m e n d a tio n o f D e c e m b e r , 1897, a s fo llo w s : T h a t w h e n u n y o f th e U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s a r o p r e s e n t e d fo r r e d e m p t i o n lu g o l d , s u c h n o t e s s h a l l b e k e p t a n d so t a p a r t a n d o u l y p a i d o u t in e x c h a n g e f o r g o l d . T h i s is a n o b v i o u s d u t y . I f t h e h o l d e r o f t h o U n i t e d H ta te s n o t e p r e f e r s th e g o l d a n d g e t s It fro m th e G o v e r n m e n t lie s h o u l d n o t r e c e i v e b a c k fro m th e G o v e m i n o u t a U n i t e d H t a t e s n o t e w i t h o u t p a y i n g g o l d In e x c h a n g e f o r It. T lie r e a s o n fo r t h i s is tn a d o a l l th o m o r e n p p a r o n t w h e n th e G o v e r n m e n t Issu e s n u I n t e r e s t - b e a r i n g d e b t to p r o v i d e g o l d fo r t h e r e d e m p t i o n o f U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s —a n o n - i n t e r e s t b e a r i n g d e b t . S u r e l y It s h o u l d n o t p a y th e m o u t a g a i n e x c e p t o n d e m a n d a n d fo r g o l d . I f th e y a r e p u t o u t la a n y o t h e r w a y , t h e y m a y r e tu r n a g a i n , t o b e fo llo w e d b y a n o t h e r b o n d is s u e to r e d e e m th e m —a n o t h e r in t e r e s t - b e a r i n g d e b t to r e d e e m a n o n - i n t e r e s t - b e a r i n g d e b t . On the Reissue of Greenbarks. T h i s r o c o m m e u d n t l o u w a s m a d e in tlie b e l i e f t h a t s u c h p r o v i s i o n s o f la w w o u ld i n s u r e to a g r e a t e r d e g r e e th e s a f e t y o f tlie p r e s e n t s t a n d a r d , a u d b e t t e r p r o t e c t o u r o u r r e u c y fro m th e d a u g e r * to w h ic h it is s u b j e c t e d fro m a d i s t u r b a n c e in t h e g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s c o n d i t i o n s of th e c o u n t r y : I u m y J u d g m e n t , th e p r e s e n t c o n d i t i o n o f th e T r e a s u r y a m p l y ju s t i f i e s th e Im m e d i a t e e n a c t m e n t o f t h e le g i s l a t i o n ro c o m i n e u d e d o n e y e a r a g o , u n d e r w h i c h a p o r t i o n o f t l i e (o ld h o l d i n g s s h o u l d b e p l a c e d In u tr u s t u n d fro m w h i c h g r e e n b a c k s s h o u l d b e r e d e e m e d u p o n p r e s e n t a t i o n , b u t w h e n o n c e r e d e e m e d s h o u l d n o t th e r e a f t e r b e n a i d o u t e x c e p t f o r g o l d . I t is n o t to be in f e r r e d t h a t o t h e r le g i s l a t i o n r e l a t i n g to o u r c u r r e n c y is n o t r e q u i r e d ; o n th e c o n t r a r y , th e r e Is a n o b v i o u s d e m a n d fo r It. Trade W ith Our New Islands. T b e a n n e x a t i o n o f H a w a i i a n d th a c h a n g e d r e l a t i o n s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s to C u b a , P o r t o R i c o a n d ^ h e P h i l i p p i n e s r e s u l t in g fro m th e w a r c o m p e l th e p r o m p t a d o p tio n o f a m a r i t i m e p o l i c y b y th e U n i t e d S t a t e s . T h e r e s h o u l d ho e s t a b l i s h e d r e g u la r a n d f r e q u e n t s t e a m s h i p c o m m u n i c a t i o n , e n c o u r a g e d by th e U u i t e d H t a t e s , u u d e r th e A m e r i c a n f l a g , w i t h t h e n e w l y a c q u i r e d is l a n d s . H p a in f u r n i s h e d its c o lo n ie s , ut a n a n u u a l c o s t o f a b o u t tw o m illio n s o f d o l l a r s , s t e a t n s l i l o lin e s c o m m u n i c a t i n g ith a p o r t i o n o f th e w o r l d 's m a r k e t ns w e l l a s w i t h t r a d e c e n l r e s o f t h e liorr.e v e r u m e u t . T h e ^ U n i t e d S t a t e w ill n o t u n d e r t a k e t o d o th i s . I t l t o u r d u t v f u r n i s h th e p e o p l e o f H a w a i i w i t h f a c i l i t i e s , u n d e r n a t i o n a l c o n t r o l , f o r t l n u r e x p o r t a n d im p o r t tr a d e . I t w ill bo c o n - le d t h a t th e p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n c a l l s fo r le g i s l a t i o n w h ic h s o a l l b e p r »:npt, d u r a b l e 1 lib e r a l . T h e p a r t w h i c h A m e r i c a n m e r c h a n t v e s s e l s a n d th e i r s e a m e n p e r f o r m e d in th e w a r w i t h S p a i n d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t th i s s e r v i c e , f u r n i s h i n g b o t h p i c k e t s th e se c o n d lin e o f d e f e n s e , is a n a tio n a l n e c e s s i t y , a u d s h o u l d be e n c o u r a g e ! •ry c o n s t i t u t i o n a l w a v . T h e p r e s i d e n t r e n e w * h i t r t c o m m t n d a - tlo n t h a t s u i t a b l e a p p r o p r i a t i o n be m a d e to b l e f o r a c o m m i s s i o n o f e x p e r t s to be p p o l u t n d to I n v e s t i g a t e th e c a u s a a u d p r e v e n t i o n o f y e l l o w fe v e r . A Larger Army W anted. A n In c r e a s e o f th e a r m y Is u r g e d , th e P r e s i d e n t d e c l a r i n g t h a t th e r e c a n be n o q u e s t i o n th a t a t th i s tim e , a n l p r o b a b l y f o r so m e tim e in th a f u t u r e , 100,00! m e n lit b e n o n e t o o m a n y to m e e t th e n e c e s s i tie s o f t h e s i t u a t i o n . T h e n fo llo w p a r a g r a p h s r e l a t i n g to th « U n io n P a c ific R a ilw a y , a n e w b u i l d i n g fo r th e D e p a r t m e n t of J u s t i c e , th e ln a le q u a t e a c c o m m o d a t i o n s p r o v i d e d fo r t h © S u p r e m e C q o r t I n f h e C a p i t o l , th e p o s t a l se r v i c e of tb ? c o u n t r y a n d Its la b o r s d u r i n g th e w a r , a s w e l l As t h e p o s to f f i res w h i c h w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d In C u b a , P o r t o lU e o u n i th e P h i l i p p i n e s . T h e P r e s i d e n t a p p r o v e s tb e re c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f t h e He * r e tn r y o f th e N a v y re l a - e t o th e in c r e a s e o f t h e 'N a v y a n d a l s o u r g e s t h a t th e g r a d e s o f A 1 n l r a i a n d V ica- h n l r a l be t e m p o r a r i l y re v i v e i. t o be filled o f f i c e r s w h o h a v e s p e c i a l l y d istin g u i s h © 1 th e m s e l v e s in th e w a r w i t h S p a i n . Th© m e s s a g e th e n re f e r * b r i e f l y to th e w e l f th c e n s u s , t i i e In c r e a s e In th e p e n s io n ro l l , th e c o n d i t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c c a n a l s , t h e © r a tio n s o f tn© D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l - re , t h e P i l l a g e r I n d i a n o u t b r e a k a n d th e e x p e r i m e n t s w i t h s u g a r b e e t s . Th© m e - s a g e , c o n t i n u i n g , sa y s t h a t In th© y e a r 1900 w ill o c c u r th e c e n t e n n i a l a n n i v e r s a r y of th e f o u n d i n g o f th e »*Ity o f W a s h i n g t o n fo r t h e p e r m a n e n t c a p i t a l o? th e G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e U n i t e d Ntntei*. Ttl© r e s i d e n t a s k s a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r a s u i t a - b ie n a t i o n a l c e l e b r a t i o n o f th© e v e n t . A l i e n L s s s r L a w . In c o n c l u s i o o th e m©Mag© a i j r i : T h e A lien C o n t r a c t L a b o r la w i s s h o w i n g by e x p e r i e n c e to n e e d aom© a m e n d m e n t . A m e a s u r e p r o v i d i n g b e t t e r p r o t e c t i o n fo r s e a m e n is p r o p o s e d ; th© r i g h t f u l a p p l i c a tio n o f t h e e i g h t - l i o u r la w fo r th© b e n e f it TO TRY STATE OFFICERS. State Engineer Adams and Superinten dent Aldridge to Be Prosecuted. JUDGE COUNTRYMAN'S FINDINGS. Governor Black Appoints Attornevioen- erml Hancock to Tnko Chnrgo of ih# Case Against th e Accused O fficials. They Violated th e Law In Awarding Contract*—Aldridge Suspended. A lbany (Special).—Judge Countryman’s report upon the result of hit analysis of tlie evidence taken by the Canal Commis sion concerning the execution of the oanal contracts under the #9,000.000 Improve ment act has been presented to Attor ney-General Hancock, to whom It was originally addressed and afterward changed so as to Include the Governor. The report makes slxty-two pages of print and Is very thorough. Governor Black, acting upon the report of Judge Countryman, addressed the fol lowing communication to Attorney-Gen- eral Hancock: w “Dear Sir—I have received your com munication of this dato transmitting to me the report made by Hon. Edwin Coun tryman, designated as special counsel for th e purpose of examining the report of the C a n a l Investigating Commission and tha accompanying testimony. In that wport It Is recommended that criminal proceed- In g s , by indictment, beooinmenoed against th e State Engineer and Survoyor and the Superintendent of Public Works. “You are hereby requested to Immedi ately take charge of such proceedings on behalf of thq State and to Institute and to' prosecute to their conclusion such crim inal action*or proceedings as may be war ranted by such reports and testimony; and you are hereby required to attend In per son or by one of your d?putles the 8upreme Court And appear before the propfer grand jury thereof, for the purpose of managing and conducting su©h criminal aotlona or proceed Ings. Special counsel will be deslg- nated to aid you, and the Executive De partment will render to you In this matter any assistance within its power.” The report of former Judge Edwin Coun tryman embraoes his findings as a re s u l t of an examination of the testimony ta k e n before the Canal Improvement In vestigating Commission, appointed by Gov ernor B l a c k last spring. Judge Country man finds that Htate Engineer and Surveyor ( nmpbell W. Adams and State Superinten dent of Publlo Works George W. Aldridge have violated the law and the Constitution In awarding contracts and oarrylng on the c a n a l Improvement work, and concludes th f it their official action should bemadethe subject of an Investigation by the Grand Jury. Judge Countryman says that many minor caual officials likewise are amenable to the law. and that tbe singling out of such officials for prosecution should not be made by him, a s the public prosecutor should be left at liberty to exerclso his discretion In usiag any of them as wit nesses for the people against tho principal offenders. The other officials thus referred to by Judge Countryman are the asslstaut engineers, many of whom, Judge Country man finds, were compelled to make im proper classifications or certify to im proper accounts under penalty of removal by their superior officers. The report doas uot find that the oontraotors wero in col lusion to rob tho State, or that any of them Ishould be proceeded against.' After reviewiug tho duties and acts of thejSuperlutendent of Public Works, In con nectlou with his auditing of bills for work that was not authorized, and concerning liis connection with tho work, the report says: The singular suggestion Is madi in an swer to these aud similar instances of the misapplication of inonoy that If unauthor ized it Is of little consequence, as the State has reoeived the benefit of the expenditure. But It Is of the greatest consequence It took several centuries to establish tbe rule, which has remained unauestloned lu the English speaking world since the Revolu tion of 1688, that the Legislature alone can appropriate money anti designato the pur pose for which It slialLbe used, “It Is, therefore, ns unjustifiable to ap ply public money to a purpose not desig nated by th»* Legislature ns it is to make any use of It without an act of appropria tion. “Other Instances might be given of plain violations of the statute In the proceedings taken by the Department of Public Works, but it Is unnecessary to pursue theso de tails further, as I have reached the conclu sion that this also is a proper case to be presented to the Grand Jury.\ The report says tu conclusion: “Perhaps the most direct and satisfactory evidence o f the personal knowledge and connection o f the Superintendent of Publlo Wotka with the Irregular methjods pursued In tho course of the caual enlargement Is afforded by the special contracts and other allow ance* made for extra or additional work. “It appears tlmt the work done and paid for under special contract amounts to about #825,000, This Is called extra work because It was done In repairing or re building structures negligently or Inten tionally omitted from the preliminary esti mate, or was required to be doneln addi tion to the quautltles of the same classes of work mentioned in the original eontraeta In order to complete that portion of the work, and a large, If not the greater, por tion of it was uctually returned and allowed as work done under tbeae contracts, al though special contracts, so called, gen erally made orally lu tho first Instance, and not reduced to writing until after tbe work was done, wero finally executed and submitted for approval of tbe Canal Board. “But a much larger amount of the same class of work was done and returned and paid for under the original contracts, with out going through the form of a special contract or obtaining the approval of the Canal Board, and this Is true even of work which was not contemplated or provided for In the original contracts.” G e o r g e W. Aldridge, tbe Superintendent of Public Works, h a s written a letter to G o v e r n o r Black, In which he says that the findings of the Commission, appointed at his request to Investigate alleged mis management and dishonesty In connection with the improvement of tho canals, are not warranted by the facts. He says be courts the freest inquiry, and asks that he be suspended from office pending Judicial action. Governor Black, In compliance witb Mr. Aldridge's request, has suspended him from office. lie is no longer tbe acting head of the Publlo Works Department of the Htate. Mr. Elliot D a n forth M arried. Mrs. Richard Mott Lnlmbeer and Mr. E l l i o t Danforth, the candidate for Lieu tenant-Governor on th« Democratic ticket nt th© last election, were verjr quietly married at the Hotel Havoy, New York C i t y . The Rev. Mr. Halladen par formed the ceremony. The bride waa atftred In silver-gray satin, trimmed witb point lace, and she woie a magnificent oreocent of diamonds, tbe groom's gift. Instead of flowers she carried a small silver prayer b o o k . At tbe eoncluslon of tbe service a buffet collation was served and tbe guests •trank to tbe health of tbe newly married p a i r . Mr. and Mrs. Danforth will spend their honeymoon in the Houth. THE SABBATH SCHOOL? (N T E R N A T I Q N A C L E S S O N C O M M E N T S F O R D E C E M B E R I I . 1 Crusade Against Cigarettes In Knneae. Kansas churches declare that cigarettes and slot machines must go. A big union in©etlng a few nights ago at Topeka, Kan., started tbe crusade, and committee* were appointed to spread tbe movement among a i l religious and temperance organisations throughout tb© State. Local public senti ment will be created in tbe various coun ties, ADd members of tba Legislature will be petitioned to pass laws prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and tbe use of slot machines. % AiMrtisiwi ia tie Reiiev brings best results. a . t h . Mb ot M .rrh. 'propri.tin. »J0 - 0UD OM (or tb. notional drfet... .a d tor «.eh u d .rerr (iorp<—« rrM . t t o d tb< r»- —lth. --to be .x p .n d .t t *t tb. dUontioB of tb. Prretd.Bt,'' ThaPrMld.Bt th.a r.ri«vt at l«B«tb tb. Tads*, ■tt.arti to bria* aboat * peacfal peuf.l., d p .al.h r u l . m art b» r.pl.<*«< 1 by * ' A ...atioir to oar r . |u»st. t b . prot.otioa ot ju d . boa.Tol.fit. aad b u m .u . (ioveram .nt. A m .ro-.fi. .n d tiieir Ut**re.u la dpafiirh c r e . t . d by t b . p*opl« ot Cuba, c a p a b l. ot Jurt. llollon w u a i . u r . l t,y t b . d lp to n s 'le rrrlo rtalo c all lat.raattoB .l obligation*, anJ eoarular r.pro»«o!»tl*<-. of O ra.t aad whl.b .bail .o e o a r a s . thrift,TadaM rr • Britatu, who falfllUd tb«lr d . l l . a t . .n d Br and f ro.p.ritjr, and prom o t. pM .« .n d duoo# tru .t with t.o t and r u t . eliciting good will among all o l th . Uihabtl.nU high ofinaeadatioa. 1 may be nllow»d to ' I ___ ■ V are auggartad for con.1 Jerattoo: aud I A New T.rfM do H l.ttaa Boagbt. T h . Government hat purchased a plot ot ground at Edg.watar, N. J„ for th. par- poM of erecting n torpedo boat rtatton. <r l <»iin U l r . a . H i m X M t • A Porto Itic.n pbyrlel.n n.mn.l Aaadao hat addretiMid an open letter to Go.ar.l llrooit. lu which bo naira tbat th. native Portu BU-aut are Inferior pby.icaHy and mentally bec.ua. ther bar. been foread to *ut»|at on tuber, nnd banana*, and bava not had fl.h or meat. Ha reeommeadt tb . free .fitoiMioa trout -tit. Gatt-q math, ot •ulted fltb and meat, and of flour and rite. Beaton T.xtt \Trying t . Do.troy On**. , . Word,\ J tre ml a h atari., to-**—O .M- ,}* an Teat! laalab al., - T—rt—nH*T M - tbe L m m i by t b . Kev. D. M. M tartt, SO. “Aad they want la to the king aad ™ told all tba word, to tha ear. ol tb. u a g .” Tht. U Xing Jahotaktm, a eon of Jortah, who reigned eleven rw n .^at did atrtl tat oma tba aight ot tb. Lord. Ia tba fourth Ttar '$ ot bis nlgn tbe Lord told JaraaUhto writ* lu a book alt tha worda j|a bad tpoka* agaiott Israel tlnce tha day* of Jo*t*bamfl - „« read them to the people U pwahtbM Uaar ‘At might turn from tlietr tint to tha Lord **a S havn th.lr Iniquity forgiven. Both la th* fourth and tltth yuan ot Jabetakta** ratga tli.aa worda Woro read publicly aad pn* v.tety again and again (aa* prevlooa part ot this Chapter), and now tome who Mart them tell them to th* kfhg. 31. \So tb. king ..n t J.hudl to Mflkflh# roll, and Jebudt read tt la tha aota'ol tka king.” Bnruoh tb. scribe, who bad WTttttfL- tba word* of th. Lord from tha month Of ... Jeremiah, had alio read th* booh bi th* . ear. of th. poople and of th* ralota ( t w i n (i. 8, 10, 18. 16). but now Jahvdt randa. It do.* not matter much who reads protlfltd bo readt dlattnotly and gtva tba aaaaa a*4 onus* tho people to uuderstaad tht readlaa (Nob. rill., 8). At to tb* nrifta of tlM’ words, they were from tb* Lord, th* M rtV words. 1I« used Jeremiah', month nag Baruch', pen and mouth, bat tb. meaoag* wet noitber from Jerotnlah nor ttom Ba* ruch, bnt from Ood. Now It Is JahadTa mouth, but it I. stilt th. tame aeaaag* from tbe Lord. 33, 83. \H. out It wttb the ponkalf* aafl out it into th. Ore tbat wm on tbahaartht until all the roll watoontumad In their*,’? Thu. did Jehol.kltn with th* roll ohttalta- Ing th. m e ...g. from th. Lord. •- n a . h* ■-! despised and treated with oontmapt ta* message from tho Lord and turned htobMk upon the Lord and would aot heart** th Him. What a oontraat to JooUh la oat last letgou, who bumbled hlmaaif I ' Ood and turned to Him with all ht* L Jahotaktm was a Cain man, whU. Jo lilts Abel, bad faith ta Ood, All are « for or against Ood. , 24. \Yet thoy were not afraid, th.lr garments, neither the king B0T *hy *f hit servants that heard all thagaiWOMfl,- Th* hunt hearted, rebellious king WO*Mh*< flu.no. those about him luaoaa ntttigarifa be rebolliou., Ilk. blnreif. WMac heart turns away from Ood, th* bant* oftttm.s luerea.es very quloitly. Vbaa i receive not the truth ta tha lor* *( it, Ood ' let. u . believo a delusion and * Mb <11 The... II., l l, 13). It la a feartal thing to •ven listen to t word against Ood or agatmM HI. word, for, while hoi I urn. It not easily communicated, sin Is, aeeordiag to Bag. Il„ 12,13. * ^ , 25. \Ha would not hear them.” Thro* tro mentioned who pleaded with thalklag not to burn ths roll, bnt he would artlMaa to them. He thongbt that h* kaaw battar than hi. counselors, he was la hia awa ea- teem wiser than bis father Who had ham- bled himself before Ood, ha did aot I ~ that 4-Ha tbat, being oftaa repIV sneth his neek shall suddanhMM . and thnt without remedy\ (Pro?, 26. \But the Lonl hid tbam,\ (ers to Buruob and Jeremiah, w king would now like to laybaadAt nut u stop tosueliwordiaathag*. 12 we lenrn that when tbe hook a to bo rend to ths king son* adTlaod to hide so that they oould not bt)< now wo learn that In thatrhldlagtl guided by Ood. Elijah waa go hidden by Ood that he oould not |l by Ahnb In any nation or Uagdom rvtl., 3; xvill., 10). Thtre Is a f Book of Ages, In whom wa may so . hide that no evil ean befall aa (Bg. __ >2; Isa. Ik, 10; »Tt„ 4, margin). Th* Dt ail who truly rsostve Ohrlat ag than Saviour Is satd to be hid with Christ la Ood, for Uo it our Ilfs (Col. 111., 8,4). ' 27. 24. \Take th.e again aoothorroU aad write In tt all the former worda that warn In the first roll.'' 1 have for soma years reveled In the bleared- assurance ol Pa. cxlx.,89, \Forever O Lord, Thy wort Ifl settled In heaven.\ On my wayhotnofrem India Inst year It waa my prlvltage Wbtl* ■pending n few days In London to rejolt* lu some blessed fellbwahlp with my dear brother In tho Lord. Rev. Job* TTIIklagnf author of thnt wonderful book, \Israel My Glory.\ I found him ona day greatly re- joining in r*. oxlx., 88, on whloh bo expa tiated somewhat after this fashion: \Jagf think of what w. hare her.! What is set tled? Thy word. Wlitre Is It aoltladf la heaven. For how long I. It a.ttlad? Tor- over. Whose word it HI Thins, O Lordl Let the ouemlos throw ont Jonnu and big book nnd Duntol end hi* book, and What ever th.y do not like, they can* no mot* destroy the word of Ood than Jebolnktm could’destroy tho words of J.rcmlab'a rail. When w. reach heaven, we shall find Jonah and bis book nnd Daniel and hia book .aaa sll thu word of Ood forever settled than.” 29. \The king of Babylon shall eartalnly tomo and destroy llils land aud shall eaura to cease from thence man nnd bsast.” Thai* wer. tome of the words In tho roll whlsh Jebolnktm burned whloh earned him to hate It and burn It. Jonah was a woadroM type of our Lord In His death and resur rection, and this the great truth whloh satau hutes nnd may be one reason why ha would if possible set aside the book *1 Jonah. In Daulel perhaps more than tat any other book In tu. Bible th. Importaaag of ihe wisdom of this world to uudsrstanfl tbe things of Ood Is mad. manlfwt, wad for that reason, among others, tha tmok ol Daniel is dlsllksii, ltsv.latlon tells of th* devil's downfall nnd flual doom and there fore b* would like yoa not to road that book. 80,81. \ThereforethnssalththoLord ol Jehclaklm, King of Judah.” Ttaa follow* a statement of what would oorns upon him personally for this sin, but h. would aaflr hearken. In chapter xkll, It, It Was Wrlttaa tliat he should bo nurled wilh tba barial of an ass. God Is not wlllfng tUat any tkoald perish, has no pleasure tn th* death of th. wloked. hut tr f o spite of all Hia warnings snd entreaties the wloked willIII persistersist (an t his wlokodnes* ho Issomatlmaai to do (II. Fet. 111., V; Exek. ixxlll xxvlll., 16). • |82. “Another rol! was given hy Jeremiah to Baruch tbe scrlbo, and from ths month p I w given lip no till., l i t V a a L commend these suhjecie to th-. careful el- , D, Am.deo alto thlaks th a t th * Porto teatlon of tb * Congress. j g i c n , d-sorre better house* th a n th e y Th* several departmental reports wj rJU he io t a l l tb. conduct o f the a f f a i r * ol the G o v e r n , ment d u r i n g tb* p u t year and discuss many queetions upon which t h e Congress may fret called upon to net. WILLIA* McKINLP.r. Executive H n n t i o n , December 5 , 1»W . nre able to get, nnd favors lb* *4 mission, wi’nont duty, of hoard,, Joists, Iron roof ing nn l nulls. .penial, D e n r s s s T h e Spanish Gow.rnm.nt Is uklng active m e a s u r e , t o prevent a Cnxllrt uprising. „ of Joremlhh ho wrote nil tb. wordOutbnl wer* In th. former roll, with th* nddlUo*' of many Ilk. word*. This snggast* to *f thnt all effort, to destroy tho word o t Ood or any portion of It only results In lb* 1*4 crease ot that word. Since tbo days of J o - holaklm th. word of Ood ha. tmen boagbt In order to li. burned, but th. money than obtained produced* Urgor .ditto*,—Le*. ■on Helper. THE NEW BANKRUPTCY RULES. The Supreme Court Anooaam. ths I g r t IVhlrh WIII Onvera Bantumpt*. Tbo United Htates Buprea* Court at Washington hat announced th. n.w bank ruptcy rule, which It w u .utkorltad to frame under the Bsnkruptey act of J«ly I, 1888 . Tbe rule. tsk. effect oh Jaonary I, 1899. Among other things, U I. provided that the proceedlcgs may b. conducted by tb* bankrupt In pereoB la hie owa twbalf, Ot hy . petitioning or opposlag creditor, Mil n creditor will only be alioiMd to m.ang* before Ihe court bu Individual Interest. In c s s two or more petition* ere flirt •gnlnst tbe u r n * Indlvfdnnl Is dig*met - districts, the llrst tae.rlog *111 be bad M tbe district In which th. debtor ba* his domicile. In cesM where two or more petition* OM (lied by creditor, against a common d M , , or alleging separata act. of b u k r tp ltf on - different days, It Is provided that prefer-, cnee be given to tb. petition alleging th* - earliest act of bankrupts*. In m m uli th*. petition* nam. th. Mm. day for tb*Mtth* esses ere to be eoMolld.tM. , , Any m.mb.r o f . parts.nblp who refusM ; to Join In . petition to b sr. th* partner ship declared lysnkrupt Is ntttUd to reMM ' tbe prayer ot the pMftloa It the same man or r oa If the petition bod turn gird bf n f creditor of th. porta.reblp. - Tb. trustee Is reqllrad to prepare: plet. Inventory of all th. bankrapf* erty coming Into hi. prumrto* a rank* report to th. ecprt within I days, giving th. MtlmMrt veto. *f | __ article. To this eebadul. creditor* OM | lowed to tnko cxcptloM within *(Kl sa le * e r e t o b . b y p u b l l . a n r d g flj flflhs'! e s s o t h e r w l M o r d o r a d w l h » ,« Q * r t. \W A Uastedaa .1 Ike K l m d t h f l . J. W. Nee, of Tmok*, Wart., bar I et T.neouver, It C„ with an f ' Klondike mnetodo* story. II* I . big pH. of hsow foiled on ha ~ wm a tooth between four n .4 < __ fir. Inohm long .ad aaarfy 6* thick at tke haw. Another ga* 4 nn animal from the k*M to tb* I wm 11 vn nnd * half fart lo Irtgt— the ground to this animal', body tho I wm prrtrtly tea |*w. Thai I reMagM Vai 's p . p c T . l n r o X> pM. i . t h . _____ ^ mr readers tb. t a d f on . >apm lo t bartend so hoary t ■enptloa lists bar. be-n pn ■ended. It bow oort* more than t h i ? sf a nopor te matt It, and thaw « w l MmpUfata. I
