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' ' ' ' ' ' " ^ . t . - ~ ; v . I The Abbeville Press and Bannei|| BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899. ESTABLISHED 1841 |jj|| tiflUTC I _ MESSAGE ' PresidentCommunicates With Congress on Subjects of National Interest. j WAS, TRUSTS AND MONET f Revolt Matt Be Put Down?Remedy . I For the Monopoly Evil?Gold Standtrd Favored?Partition of Samoa. I Bobart'e Death, Etc. / TTT n.. C TV,. * f TT ABninUiUK, JLfOU. V. xuo (UB?IUUUI today transmitted to congress hia annual massage, as follows: To the Senate and Hoose of Rapreientatirea: At the threshold of your deliberations yon are oalled to monrn with your countrymsa the death of Yioe President Hobart, who passed from this life on the morning of November 21st, last Hia great soul now reats in eternal peace. His private life was pure and elevated, while hia public career waa ever diatinguiahed by large oapaoity, atainleaa intaorirr and exalted motivea. He has ben removed from the high office which ?, ' he honored and dignified, bnt hit lofty oharaoter, his devotion to duty, his honesty of pnrpoie and noble virtues rey . main with ae as a priceless legacy and xaaple. The Fifty-sixth congress convenes in , lie first regular session with the country la a condition of unnsnal prosperity, of 0^'" . ~ universal good will among the people at heme and jn relations of psaoe and friendship witn every government of the world. Our foreign commerce has hown great increase in volume and Talna. The oombined imports and exports for the year are the largest ever hown by a single year in all our hisf tery. Oar exports for 1899 alone exceeded by more than $1,000,000,000 onr imports and exports combined in 1870. T The imports per capita are W0 per cent J less than in 1870, while the exports per , capita are 58 per cent more than in 1870, showing the enlarged capacity of the ' United Statoi to satisfy the wants of its own increasing population, as well as to contribute to those of the peoples of other nations. Exports and Imports. Exports of agricultural prodnots were $784,770.142. Of manufactured products, we exported in value $338,592,\ 146, being: Isrger than any previous year. It is a noteworthy fact that the only years in all our history when tbe marinate of our manufactories sold abroad exceedsd those boagnc abroad ware 1098 and 1899. - < Government receipts from all souroes for the fiscal year, ended Jane SO, I89rf, including $11.798,814.14, part payment Central Paoifio railroad indebtedness, aggregated $810,982,00438. Customs ro| oeipts were $306,128,461 75 and those 'j, from internal revenue $278,487,161.61. Tor the fi oal year, the expenditures war* $700,098,56402, leaving a deficit of $89,111,550.67. x Tbe secretary of the treasury estimates that the reoeipts fox the current fiscal year will aggregate $640,958,113 , aad apea the basis of the present ap. paropriatioa the expenditures will aggregate $000,908,113, leaving a surplus of . #40,000,000,600. , Tor tha fiscal year ended June 80, taoa tV>? Inurnil r?T?niiM recelnta were increased about $100,000,000. The strong condition of the treasury with respect to cash on hand and the favorable showiag mad* by the revenues have aeade it possible for the seo. retary at the treasury .to take action nnder the provisions of seotion 8694, reTieed statutes, relating to the sinking fund. Receipts exceeded expenditures for the first five months of the current fiscal year of $18,418,889.01 and, as mentioned above, the secretary of the treasury estimates that there will be a surplus of approximately $40,000,000 at the V'l ' end of the year. 1- Jlii la. J a UH*r men coaaiiiuoi, iv wm utsiusu adriaable and proper to reanme oompli ' aao* with the proTiaioai of the linking fud law, which for 80 yeara has not been done because of deflcienoiea in the rerentiea. The treaaury department, therefore, offered to pnrohaae daring KoYemb?r $36,000,000 of the 5 per oent loan of J904, or the 4 per cent fnnded loan of 1907 at the current markfct price. The amount offered and pnrchaaed during November waa $18,408,600. The premium paid bj the government on ' as oh purcbaaea waa $i, 888,531 and the Bet sayimg ia intereat waa about $2,rtAA TVi. atiiiMu r\t Wi KMHtinn wu loffloiint lo induce the government j to oontinne she offer to purohaae bond* to tad including Dec. 38, 1899, unless the remainder of the $26,000,000 called for ahould be preaented in the mean* V tine for redemption. Money Supply Too Small. Increased activity in industry, with its welcome attendant?a larger em-1 . ploy men t for labor at higher wagea? j fires to the body of the people a larger tower to abaorb the circulating me-1 ' dium. It ie fnrtber true that year by year, with larger areaa of land under cultivation, the incrsaeing yolnme of agricultural products, cotton, oorn and , . wheat, calls for a larger yolnme of xnonay supply. This if especially no- ; <- tioeable at the crop harvesting and crop l Boring period. In ite earlier history, the national; bulking act seemed to prove a reason-' able avenne through whioh needful additions to the circulation could, from time to time, be made. Obanging oon?: - ditlons have apparently rendered it in ?? f am<4 TKn KiorV* mar. mnillTV VM btiai ouui AMW ?* fin in boad seonrities required, resulting from the large plpmiums which fir* the bonds commanaan the market or Ike tax on note issues, or both operatlag together, appear to be the influences whiofc impair its public utility. ' The attention of oongreaa is reapect fully invited te thia important matter with tk* riew of aaoertaining whether er not eaeh reaaoaakle modiflcationa oan be made fn the national bank act as will reater its service in the partienlate here referred te mere responsive to - Ike people's needs. I again urge that > - t " ' K ' mm Rational banks b# ailborizad to orga ize with a capital of 185,000. I argently recommend that to su port the existing gold standard and maintain "the paritj in value of t coins ?f the two metals (gold and s ver), and the eqnal power of every di lar at all times in the market and in t payment of debts," the secretary of t treasury be given additional power ai charged with the duty to sell Unit State* bonds and to employ such oth effective means as may be necessary these ends. Our Hcrchaut Marine. The Yalue of an American mercha marine to the extension of onr oommt cial trade and the strengthening of o power npoa the sea invites the imix diate action of congress. Onr nation development will be one-sided and u satisfactory, so long as the remarkat growth of onr inland industries remai unaccompanied by progress on the Bef There is no lack of constitntional a thorily for legislation which shall gi to the country maritime strength coi mensurate with its industrial aehiei ments and with its rank among t natinai r%f flio anrt.h The past year has recorded ezc? tional aotivity in our shipyard*- ai promises of oontinnal prosperity in sb building are abundant Advanced leg lation for the protection of our seam has been enacted. Oar coast trac under regulations wisely framed at t beginning of the government and sine hows results for the past year that a unequalled in our records and those any other power. We shall fail realize our opportunities, however, we complacently regard only matte at home and blind ourselves to the c oessity of securing our share in t valuable carrying trade of the world. Last year American vessels trai ported a smaller share of our ezpoi and imports than during any form year in all our history, and the met ?M OTMAtt f I ore OX our uvpuuuuuw uyivM aw**?*, hipping wu painfully manifested oar people. Without any choice of o own, bnt from necessity, the depai ments of the government charged wi military and naval operations in t East and West Indies had to obia from foreign flags merchant vesst essential to these operations. The other great nations have not h< itated to adopt the required means develop their shipping as a factor national defense, and as one of t sorest and speediest means of obtainii for their prodnoers a share in foreij markets. Like vigilance and effort i our part cannot fail to improve our s nation, which is regarded with humili tion at home, and with surprise abroa Even the seeming sacrifices, which the beginning may be involved, will offset later by more tnan equivaie gain 8. Question of Trusts. Combinations of capital organiz into trusts to control the conditions trade among onr citizens, to stifle coi petition, limit production and determi the prices of products used and cc mmed by the people, are justly pro? ing public discussion and should eai claim the attention of the congress. The industrial commission created the act of oongress of June IS, 1898, h been engaged in extended hearings up the disputed questions involved in i subject of combinations in restraint trade and oompetition. They have n yet completed their investigations this subject and the conclusion ai -i ^ -? ?? reoommenucmuuB nmw iuoj m arrive are undetermined. The subj< is one giving rise to many diverge views u to the nature and varietj cause and extent pf the in juries to t pnblio whioh may result from lar combinations concentrating more lets numerous enterprises and estalii ments which previously to the forn tion of the combination were carri separately. It is universally conceded that coml nations whioh engross or control t market of" any particular kind of m< chandise or commodity necessary to t general community, by suppressing ni ural and ordinary competition, where prices are unduly enhanced to the ge eral consumer, are obnoxious not on to the common law, but also to the pi lie welfare. There must be a reme for the evils involved in suoh organii tions. If the present law can be < tended more certainly to control oheok these monopolies or trusts, should be done without delay. Whi ever power the congress posesses ov this most important subject should promptly ascertained and asserted. It is apparent (bat uniformity of It illation upon this subject in tne sever states is much to be desired. It is to hoped that iiuch uniformity founded a wise and just discrimination betwe what is injurious and what is-'usei and necessary in husiuess operatio may be obtained and that means m be found lor the congress within t limitations of its constitutional pow so as to supplement an effective code state legislation so to make a compli system of laws throughout the Unit States adequate to compel a general t servance of the salutary rules to whi I have referred. The whole question is so importa and farreaohing tbac I am sure no pt of it will be lightly considered, b very phase of it will hare the atndi daliberation of congress resulting wise and judioious action. Tbt Nicaragua Caual. The Nicaragua canal commiaalc Which had ban engaged upon the wa f examination and snrvej for a rot across Nicaragua, haying completed labora and made ita reporta, waa d solved on May 31, and on Jnne 10 am oommiaaion, known as the iathmi oanal commiaaion, was organized nnd the terma of the act approved March 1899, for the purpoae of examining t American lathmna with a view to ( termining the most practicable a feaaible route for a ahip canal acr< that isthmus, with ita probable cost a other essential details. Thia commission, under the pre denoy of Rear Admiraj John G. W ker, U. S. N., retired, entered prompi upon the work intrusted to *it and now carrying on examinations in Ni< ragua along the ronte of the Panai canal and in Darien from the Atlant from the neighborhood of the Atra river to the bay of Panama on the I oific aide. Good progress has be made, bnt nnder the law a comprehc '?? nnninW* inVMatifrfttlOn 18 Call for, whioh will require much labor a considerable time for ics aocomplii ment. The work will be prosecuted expeditiously as possible aqd a rep made at the earliest practicable date. The great importance of this wc oannot be too often or too stron{ pressed upon the attention of the 0( V . , ' . < \ ^ " n* gresi. In my message of a year ago I expressed mv views of the necessity of lP" a canal which would link the two great *? oceanfl, to whifth I again invite yonr oonsideration. The reasons then presented for early action are even stronger now. The Paris Exposition, he Preparations for the representation id of the industries, arts and products of ed the United States at the world's exposier tion, to be held in Paris next year, conto tinue on an elaborate and comprehensive scale, thanks to the generous aprironri&tion nrovided bv consrress and to . the friendly interest the French govern* ment has shown in furthering a typical ' ' exhibit of American progress. There has been allotted to the United l6j States a considerable addition of space 1 which, while placing our country in tbe firat rank among exhibitors, does as not Bn?oe t0 meet the increasingly urgent demands of our manufacturers. ' The efforts of the commissioners gen* eral are ably directed towards the secur6 ing of a display of all that most charaoteristoically marks American achieve* J*' ment in the inventive arts and most ad* equately shows the excellence of our nasurai prouuunuuB. 's The United States government build ing is approaching completion and no l. P effort will be spared to make it worthy in beauty of arohitectaral plan and in I completeness of display to represent our . ' nation. Boer-British Conflict. :e, ra This government has maintained an 0f attitude of neutrality in the unfortuto nate contest between Great Britain and if the Boer states of Africa. We have reirs mained faithful to the precept of avoidl8. ing entangling alliances as to affairs he not of our direct concern. Had circumstances suggested that the parties to the lB. quarrel would have welcomed any ta kindly expression of the hope of the er American people that war might be ia. averted, good offices would have been gn gladly tendered. to The United States' representative at Qr Pretoria was early instructed to see that rt- all neutral American interests be reth spected by the combatants.' This has he been an easy task in view of the posiin tire declarations of both British and )18 Boer authorities that the personal and property rights of our citizens should )g. be observed. to Upon the withdrawal of the British in agent from Pretoria, the United States h? consul was authorized, upon the request Qg of the British government and with the Kn assent of the South African and Orange on Free State governments, to ezeroise the it. customary good office} of a neutral for i*. the care of British interests. In the disd. charge of this function, I am happy to i sav that abundant opportunity has been bo afforded to show the impartiality of this nt government toward both the combatants. Partition of Samoa. , Important events have occurred in the eci Samoan islands. Ths election, accord01 ing to the laws and customs of Samoa, ,n" of a successor to the late king, Malietoa n* Laupepa, developed a contest as to the validity of the result, which issue by the terms of the general act was to be : 7 decided by the chief justice. Upon his rendering a judgment in favor of Mab7 listoa Tanu, the rival chief, Mataafa, M took up arms. The aotive intervention ?n of American and British warships became an imperative necessity to restore riT - ? t. ; ..? v* oraer at me costm sauKuiuaij ouwuur l0t era * In Ibis emergency a joint comof mission of representatives of the United ad States, Germany and Great Britain was A? sent to Samoa to investigate the situa,ct tion and provide a temporary remedy. nt By its active efforts a peaceful solution ?r was reached for the time being, the 110 kingship being abolished and a provis?s ional government established. ?r Recommendations nnanimonsly made by the commission for a permanent adl*| justment of tho Samoan question were ed taken under consideration by the three , . powers parties to the general act. But ?l* the more they were examined the more he evident it became that a radical ohange *r* was necessary in the relations of the powers to Samoa. A satisfactory arrangement wa# oonby eluded between the governments of '"* Germany and of England, by virtue of lj? whioh England retired from Samoa in view of compensations in other direotions and both powers renounced in favor of the United States all their IZ* rights and olaims over and in respect to 9* that portion of the group lying to the Af fKa An* VinnHr?H anH flATantv. ftrat degree of weat longitude, embraoing the ialanda of Tutnilla, Ofoo, 01 o1)0 aonga and Manna. I tranamit to the aenate, for its oon* stitntional action thereon, a convention, which, beaidei the provisions above . 9 ; mentioned, alao gnaranteea ua the same m ! privileges and conditions in respeot to n i commerce and commercial vessels in all ul of the ialands of Samoa as those posnB sessad by Germany. Cubnu Administration. er My annnal mesaage of last year waa of ntcesaariljr devoted in great part to a ite consideration of the Spanish war and d of the results it wrought and the condi)b tions it impoaed for the future. I am oh gratified to announce that the treaty of peace haa restored friendly relations be< nt tw.een the two powers. Effect haa been - ?* ?i ???- i r? n > nnA?rioiAna bi t |lTOU ?U AHm JUipuivuuv tvtwu*. amo at evacuation of Porto Rico haviag already ed been accomplished on Oct 18, 1898, in nothing remained necessary there to continue the provisional military control of the island until the congress should enact a suitable govern,n? ment for the ceded territory. Of the rk character and scope of the measures to I'6 that end I shall treat in another part of this message. "* The withdrawal of the authority of >w Spain from the island of Cuba was efan fected by Jan. 1, so that the full re-e?tabiisbment of peace found the reliuquished territory held by us in trust for be the inhabitants, maintaining under the * " direction of the executive inch governac* ment and control therein as should con3S? serve public order, restore the produoad live conditions of peace so long disturbed by the instability and disorder which prevailed for the greater part of y* the preceding three decades, and build up that trauquil development of thddo18 mestic state whereby alone can be real" J - Wi?W ma nWAnlft lTYIAf) in ! 12BCL lilt? ill^il no pivutmiuvu *& na the joint resolution adopted by the con* j10' gresa on April 19, 1898, by Which the jt0 United States disclaimed any diapoai tion or intention to exercise sovereignty, en jurisdiction or control over Ooba, exm.' cape for the pacification thereof, and as ' jj aarted ita determination when that wai accomplished to leave the government "k" and control of the ialand to ita peopl*. as The pledge contained in thia reaolnort tion ia of tho highest honorable obliga, tion and mnat be sacredly kept. I be, lieve that anbstautial progress has been - - - - ? n -_ -J made ia tbi? dir#otion. ah lue numiam* iitrative meaaaws adopted in Cuba havi aimed to fit for a regenerated existence 1 by enforcing the supremacy of law and i justioe; by placing wherever practicable ' the machinery of administration in the J hands of the inhabitants; by instituting needed sanitary reforms; by spreading 1 ed neat ion; by fostering industry and * trade; by inculcating public molality, ' and, in short, by taking every iVional 1 step to aid the Cuban people to attain < to that plane of self consoious respect and self reliant unity which fits an en lightened community lor eeir govern- , meat within its own aphere, while en- ( abling it to fnlflll all ontward obligations. ' Claims Against Turkey. The United States minister to Tnr- 1 key continues under instructions to j press for a money payment in satisfao- j (ion of the just claims for injuries suf* j fared by Amerioan oitizens in the dis- j orders of several years past, and for , wrongs done to them by the Ottoman anthorittes. Some of these claims are < of many years standing. This gorern- j aaent is hopeful of a general agreement , in this regard. < In the Turkish empire the situation .) of our citizens remains unsatisfactory, i Our efforts during nearly forty years to bring about a convention of naturali- j zation, seems on the brink of national11 failure through the aanouaced policy of j; the Ottoman porte to refnse recognition < of the alien statutes of native Turkish ' < subjects naturalized abroad since 1867. ; The arbitrary treatment, in some in- < stances, of American productions in | Turkey has attracted attention of late, ' notably in regard to our flour. In | these, as in all instances, wherever oo earring, when American produots may i be subjeoted in a foreign country, upon j pVOlOUB priHXH, tu uiauiiiuuwinu compared to the,lity products of another oountrj, this government will use ita earnest efforts to secure fair and equal treatment for ita citizens and their goeds. Failing this, it will not hesitate to apply whatever corrective may be provided by the statutes. R?c?nt Peace Conference. In response to the invitation of his majesty, the emperor of Russia, dele* gates from 26 countries were aasembled at The Hague on May 18 as members of a conference in the interest of peace. The occasion seemed toi>e opportune for the serious consideration of a plan for the pacific adjustment of interna- j tional difficulties; a subject in which ' the American people have been deeplj i interested for many years, and a defl- > nite project for a permanent interna- i trihnna.1 was inolndad in the in- i traction! to the delegates of the United Statei. Tho final act of the conference ineludes convention^ npon the amelioration of the laws ami cnatoms of war on land, the adaptation to maritime warfare of the principles of the Genera convention of 1864 and the extenaion of judicial nftthoda to international oaaea. ,The convention for the pacific aettlemen t of international confliota embodies the leading features of the American plan with skch modifications aa were rendered necessary bj the great diversity of viewa and interMta rapreaented i by the'delegates. The four titlea of the convention pro* vide for the maintenance of the general i peace; the exeroiae of good offlcea and mediation; the formation of commia- 1 ionaof inquiry and international arbi- : (ration. Army Statistios. 1 Since my last annual meaaage and in obedienoe to acts of congress of April 29 and 26, ltfM?, the remaining volunteer < foroe enliated for the Spanish war, consisting of 84,831 regulars and 110,202 volunteers, with over 5,000 volunteer 1 officers, have been diacharged from the military aervice I recommend that the eongreas provide a apecial medal of Honor I or tne Yoiumeers, rigaiui, sailors and marines on duty ? the Philip* pines who voluntarily rAnained in the aerrioe after their terma of enlistment had expired. By the aet of March 22,189W, congress giro anthority to increaee the regular army to a maximum net exoeeding 65, 000 enliatod men and to ealiat a force ef 1 85,000 volunteera, to be recruited from thq country at large. By virtue of Ihu 1 authority the regular army haa been in- 1 created to the number of 61,099 enliated : men and 2,248 ofloere, and new ' volunteer regimenta have been or- 1 ganized aggregating 88,050 enliated men and 1,624 officers. The new troope to j take the plaoea of thoae returning frem the Philippines have been transported : to Manila to the number of 581 officers ! and 26,822 enliated men of the regular army and 594 offioers and 15,888 enliated , men of the new volunteer force, while 604 officer* and 14.189 men of the volants er force are on tht ocean earoate t? Manila. The force now in Manila oonsists of 905 officers and 30,578 regulars and 694 officer? and 15,388 of the volunteera, making an aggregate of 1,409 offlcere and 45,966 men. When the treopa now nnder orders ahall reaoh Manila the force in the arohipelago will oompriae 2,051 officers and 63,483 men. Daring the past year we hare reduced onr force in Cuba and Porto Rioo. In Onba we now have 334 officera and 10,796 enliatad men: in Porto Rico 87 officers and 3,855 enlisted men and a battalion of 400 men oompoaed of native Porto Ricana, while atationed throughtut the United States are 910 offieera and 17,817 men, and in Hawaii 129 nflRnava and IRS man Pfaliipplues Problem. On the 10th of Deoember, 189t, the treaty ef peaoe between the United States and Spain was aigned. It presided, among other things, that Spain should cede to the United States the archipelago known aa the Philippine Islands; that the United Statea ahould pay to Spain the aum of twenty millions of dollars, and that the civil rights and political atatns of the native inhabitants of the territories thna ceded to the United States shonld be determined by the congress. The treaty waa ratified by the senate on the 6th of February, I 1899, and by the government of Spain on the 19th of March following. The ratifications were exchanged on the 11th of April, and the treaty pnblioly pro1 claimed. On the !md of March the oongress voted the sum contemplated by 1 the treaty and the amonnt was paid over to the Spanish government on the 1st of May. In this manner the Philippines came to the United States. The islands were ceded by the government of Spain, whioh had been in undisputed possesfr\y nanrnriaa ThiT WATA 1UU Ul IfUVA&A AV* WWUvHAtva* " ?- ? aooepted, not meraly by oar authorized agents in Paris under the direction of the exeoutivo, but by the con?titnti?nal and Well considered action of the representatives of the people in both hotuei of oongrew. I hti every reason to b?* ? '5? tA riv. , v.. lieve, and I still believe, that this tramfar of sovereignly was in accordanoe irith the wiahea and - the aapirationa of the great masa of the Filipino people. Prom the earliest moment, no opportunity was lost of asenring the people of the islands of onr ardent deaire for their welfare, and of the intention of this government to do everything poslible to advance their interests Agulunldo'a Claim. The claim of the rebel leader that he ?ras promised independence by any officer of the United States in retnrn for his aaaiatance has no foundation in faot rod is categorically denied by the rery witnesses who were called to prove it. The most the insurgent leader hoped far when he came to Manila was the liberation: of the islands from the Spaniah control; which they had been labor* Lng for years without snooeas to throw Dfl. The prompt accomplishment of this work by the American army and nary lire him other ideas and ambitions, Mid insidious suggestions from various quarters perverted the purposes and intentions with which he had taken up trms. No sooner had our army captured IIa-11 - "BUI:-I sm. an* man mo rutfiuiu iiwum u*|?a w sssume an attitude of suspicion and hostility which the utasoet efforts of iv officers and troops were unable to disarm or modify. Their kindness and forbearance were taken as a preof ef oo ward ice. The aggression af the Filipinos continually increased until finally, just before the time set by the senate of the United States far a vote upon the treaty, an attaok, evidently prepared in sdranoe, was made all along the American lines, which resulted in a terribly destructive and sanguinary repulse of the rebels. With a deration and gallantry worthy ?f its most brilliant history, the army, sbly and loyally assisted by the navy, has carried on this unwelcome but most righteous campaign with richly deterred sncoeia Although tkeir operations hare been somewhat interrupted usd checked b* a rainy eaaeen of unu ual violence and duration, they hare gained ateadily in everj direetien Ml dow look forward confidently to a speedy oompletion of their talk. Treaty With Bulns. The authorities of the Sain islands bare accepted the incoeasion of the United Statea to the rifhie of Spaia, and o*r flag floate rrer that territory. On Ang. 10, 1899. Brigadier General J. 0L Bates, U. S. V., negotiated aa agreement with the aaltan and hie prinoipal chiefs, which I tranaaait herewith. By article 1, the sovereignly of the United States over the whele arohipelago el Jolo and its dependencies is deolared and acknowledged, The United States flag will be nsed in the arohipelago and its depeaeies oa land and sea Piracy is to he sappressed and the anltan agreea to eo-eperate heartily with the Uniibd Statee anthoritiea to that end and to make every pas libit effort to arrest ana ermg to jiutioe all persons engaged in piracy. All trade In domestic prodnota of tha arohipelago of Jolo. whan carriad on with any mart of tha Philippine island and nader tha American flag, shall be free, unlimited and nndtuiable. The United States will giro fnll protection to tha anltan in case any foreign cation shonld attempt to impose upon him The United States will not soil the island of Jolo or any other island of the Jolo archipelago to any foreign nation without the consent of the snltap. Salaries for the saltan and his associates in the administration of the ielands hare bean agreed npon to the amount of 9760 monthly. Article 10 provides that any slave in the arohipelago of Jolo ahall have the right to purchase freedom by paying to the master the usual market ralne. The agreement by General Bates was made subject to confirmation by the president and to future modifications by the consent of the parties in interest I hare confirmed said agreement, subject to the aotion of the oengrese and with the reservation which 1 hare directed hall be oommunioated to the sultan oi Jolo, that this agreement it not to m deemed in any way to nae or fire the oonaent of the United States to the ex* iatenoe of slavery in the Snln arohipelago. I oommunicate these faots to the congress for its information and action. Everything indicatea that with the speedy suppression of the Tagalo rebellion, life in thu archipelago will soen resume its ordinary oonrae under the proteetion of our sovereignty and the people of thoae favored islands will enjoy a prosperity and a freedom whioh they have never before known. Cannot Be Abandoned. The future government of the Philippints rests with the congreas of tha United Statea. Fewer graver reaponaibiliiies have ever been oonfided to us. If we aecept them in a spirit worthy ol oar raoe and oar traditiona a great opportunity cornea with them. The islands lie under the shelter ei our flag. They are oura by every title of law and equity. They cannot be abandoned If we desert them, we CUtlll kb UUI? liU MHU>; mmm finally to barbarism. We fling them, a golden apple of discord, among the rival powers, no one of whioh eould permit another to seize them qaqnestionei. Their rioh plains and valleys wenld bs the soene of endless strife and bleed had. The advent of Dewey's fleet in Manila bay instead of being, as we hope, the dawn of a new day of freedom and progress, will hare been the beginning of an era of misery and violenoe wersc tnaa any whioh has darkened their nnhappy past The suggestion has been made that we conld renounce onr authority over /he islands and giving them independence conld retain a proteoterate ever them. This preposition will net b? fonnd, I am su;e. worthy ef yonr seriens attention.' Suoh an arrangement would inToive at the outset a creel breaoh of faith. It would plaoe the peaoeable and loyal majority, who asli for nothing better than to aooept our authority, at the meroy of the minority armed insurgents. Tt wnnld make us responsible Tor the acta of the insurgent leaders and give os do power to control them. It would charge ns with the task of prelecting them against eaoh other aad defending them against any foreign power with which they choke to qnarrel. la sko'rt, it woald take from the congress of tht United States the power of deolarini war and vest that tremendous prerogative in the Tagal leader of the hour. It does not seem desirable that ) should recommend at t&is time a oifio and final form of gaverament 10s "l Wlion aaa.ru> shall be r? tuvav loinuuf. it ?- r??? stored it will b? th? duty of oongrts* M - - . _ >V.? J ?rV, . J.Y- i ? construct a plan of goyernmant whiah hall eatabliah and maintain freedom and order and peace in the Philippinaa. The inanrrection ia still existing and when it terminates further information trill be required aa to the actual condition' of atfairi before inaugnrating a permanent acheme of civil government Until oongreaa ahall have made known the formal expreaaion of iti will, I ahall nae the authority vested in me by the < constitution and the statutes to npheld the sovereignty of the United States ia ' those distant island* as in all other " plaoes where oar flag rightfully floats. * Our flag haa. never waived over any oommnnlty bat in blessing. I believe the Filipinos will soon recognise the < fact that it has not lost its gift of boaediction in this worldwide journey to frVi mVirwaa Porto Rlcaa Affairs. I ricommtsd that legislation b? had with rafaranea to tha gorernaiant of Perto Rico. The time ia ripe for tha adoption of a temporary form of go ernmeat for thia ialand. It ia daiirable that the goYarnmeat of i tha ialand, under tha law ?t belligerent rif hi, now maintained thaongh tm axacutive department, ahonld ba an par- i aadad by an administration entirely civil in ita natnra. for tha pre lent par- ' Kit I racommand that eengMaa paaa a n for tha orfaaization of a temporary government whioh ahall provide for tha appointment by the preaideat, enbjeot te coanrmation 107 tne mum, at a 1 erner and sack other offloers as the fen ral admini?tratio? of tka island 1 1 require and far legislative purposes, on sabjects of a looal nature net partaking of a federal okaraoter. A legislative council, competed partly of Porte Ricaas and partly of citizens of the United Scatee, shall be nominated and appeinted by the president. Lyseh Law Coadenaed. 1 The lave of law and the sense of obedience and labmission to tka lawfkUy constituted judicial tribunals, are em* bedded in the hearts of oar people, and any violation of these sentimeate and disregard of tkeir obligations, jaatly aronses publio ooademnatien. The smeasntaaa rtf Hf? HKartT ftflll A# right*, should be faithfully upheld, the 1 right of trial by jury respected Mid de? fended. Thoie who, is disregard of law Mid i the public peace, tin willing to' await the judgment of court and jury, constitute themselTei judges and executioners honld not esoepe the severest penalties for their orimea What I said in my inaugural addreea of March 4, 1897, I aow repeat: ' "The conititutional authorities should ' be cheerfully upheld. Lynching* should not be tolerated in a great aad oiriliaed country like the United States; courts, not mobs, must ezeoute the penalties of the lawa The preservation of puMio order, the right at diacnssien, the in tegi rifcy of court*, and the orderly admiatitration of jnatioe, must continue forever the rook of safety upon whioh our govi eminent aeonrelj reata." . National Celebration. ' In acoordanoe with the aot of oongreas providing for an appropriate national celebration in the jear 1900 of the eatablishmeat of the teat of government in the District of Oolnmbia, I have appointed a committee consisting of the governora of all the atates and territories of the United States, who have been invited to atsembhs in the 1 eity of Washington on Dec. 21, 1MW, wnicn, witn in commtirae 01 cuu|r?ii and the Diatriot of Columbia, are , ohargad with the proper oonduct of the - oele brat ion. Oongresa, at ita jaat aeaaion, appropriated $6 000 "to enable theohief engineer of the army to continue the examine, tion of the subject and to make or aeonre deaigas, calculations and estimates ! for a memorial bridge from the most , convenient point of the naval observatory grounds or adjacent thereto, aoross the Fotomao river to the most oonve' nient point of the Arlington estate property." In aooordanoe with the provisiens of I this aot the chief of engineers haa aer lected four eminent bridge engineers to submit competitive designs for a bridge oombining the elements of strength and durability and such architectural embellishment and ornamentation aa will fitly apply to the dedioation, "a memorial of Amerioan patriotism." The designs are now being prepared and as ?? ? ? ? ?mi 11 KA ffn OUU M vvmpiina mu n lunuA.... m J the congress bj the secretary e? war. i Civil Servio* Chaagci. The executive erder of May 8. 1896, extending the limits of the olassified service, brought within the operation of the oivil service lew end rales nearly all of the executive oivil service net previ, ously classified. Some of the inclusioni wer.' found wholly illogical and unsnited/ to the > work of the several department!. The , application of the rules to many of the plaoea so included were found to reault i in friction and embarrassment. After | long and careful consideration it became , evident to the heads of the departments f responsible for their efficiency that in t-n p?mnTO thnaA Hifflanltiea and i! promote an efficient and harmonio*? ad[ miniacration certain amendments were ; I neceaaary. These amendments were ) promulgated by me in executive order , dated May 29, 1899. j The principal purpose of the order I vu to except frem competitive examination certain places involving fldu ciarj reaponaibilities or duties oI a [1 atriotly confidential, aoientifical or ex,; eoutive character. Th^ae place* were | comparatively few in number. The orj der provides for the filling of a inuoU | larger number of placea, mainlj in the ; outaide service of the war department, ' by what ia known ae the regiatration ayatem, under regulation to be approved . by the preaideut, similar to those which ! have produced sncb aamiraoie resniM in the navyyard service. I Great Oppori unities. Presented to *his congress are preat 1' opportunities; with them come great : responsibilities. The power confided to ' ns increases the weight of onr obligations to the people, and we must be profonndly sensitive of thei^aswe coutem' phate the new and grave problems whioh ; 1 confront ns. Aiming only at the public good, we cannot err. A right inter' pre cation of the people's will, and of 1 I duty, cannet fail to insure wne menurea for the welfare of the islands which have come under the authority of the 1 United States, aad to inure to the comI mon interest and lasting honor of our country. Never has this nation had more abandaat cause than duriftff the past 7?ar far thankfulness to God for manifold blessings and mercies, for which we make reverent acknowledgment. William MoKinlhy. Executive Mansion, Deo. 6, 189V. DENTAL NOTICE. W 8. F. Killiiigsworth, no.*oeai cjuoi, Auueyms, o. u> . DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 0. Thomson, DFFIOE UPSTAIRS ON MoILWAJN Corner, Abbeville. S. C. ^ DR. J. A. DICKSON, J SURGEON DENTIST. ? 30LD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE '@K| WORK A SPECIALTY. . {M A GOOD PLATE- *COO, AMALGAM FILLINGS 75o 1.00 1 OFFICE OVER BA&KSDALE'S HT0R& . C. C. GAMSBELL, H. D., | Physician and Surgeon, , <11 ABBEVILLE, 8. C. jjj IW Office la tbe National Bank. *. May 35,1898. tf . E. F. GILLIAED, M TAILOE,I HAS moved, and occupies tbe rooms np. y stairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now pre. - Afcfl pared to do all kinds of repairing and clean -42M I n e of gentlemen's clothes on abort notloe. Mfl Samples oi suits always on band. Charges reasonable ." WM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREENE -JS PARKER & GREENE, M itto'fosys ud Counsellors atLaw.' -I Office on LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE - 80CJTH CAROLINA, ' May 4, 1898. tf ' ' *|B| Trespass Notice. I HUNTING on oar land* or flab Inn In our streams is positively prohibited, either ; ^ during tbe day or nlgbt. .rjs Trespasser* will ?a rely bfl prosecuted. ?,<? Sportsmen and gentlemen will please not ' fVfSU^ ask for tbe privilege, or foroe themselves - -" / aM upon as, or la any way poaoh on oar pram* " taeS" A.-G. Baakln, J. T. Baakln, Jr., Dr. J. T. Baakln. Not. 29,1899. it Preparing yoor lands for ^ Wheat and Oats?Good. . Be sure you plow deep, by using the "Chatta- ~ nooga" or ^Syracuse" turn, sub-soil and hill- / aldfi nlowa?Better. . And then put in your grain with an "Osborne" '^JgB diso-har row?Beet. , Abbeville Hardware Co. ... Ji "Reliable Farm Implements." j MAXVELl'S MM. At JjiTinstoD&Ferriii'sOlil Staid I Having bought the business o? Livingston A Perrin, I will continue the business at tbe old stand, serving the people with tbe best of fresh meats, bread and flab. Call Phone No. 1. . '4 T. H. MAXWELL. M Sept 7,1898. tf The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. By R. E. Cox, Esquire, Magistrate Abbeville County. To Waltbb O'Neal : Complaint having been made un: . ;|jg to me by Mary Taggart tbat you are Indebted to her Id tbe sum.of Twenty and 95-100 Dolt tars on account of goods and merchandise Bold and delivered to you at your request: This Is, therefore, to require you to appear before me, in my office in tbe City of Abbeville, Stater' South Carolina, on the twentyfirst day from tbe service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, to ans.wer to the said complaint, or Judg- .j ment will be given against you by default, fDate Abbeville C. a., 8. C., Nov. 18, A. D. J; 1899. K. E. COX, (L. S.) , .YgX Nov. 22.1S99. Magistrate A. C. / ' ;?j : , / ' At Gleoo's 19 lhs. SOGAR $1-00. /' J 20 lis. GOOD RICSytflfl. J 15 BARS SOAP 25 Cts Jg Very Low Prices on Flour for the Xmas trade; some as low as $3.25 per Barrel. Good Stock Coffee bought before the advance?selling at the old price. Bargains in Shoes and Dry Goods. GLENNS I Kipling's ballads In booklet form at