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I The Abbeville Press and Bannei||
BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899. ESTABLISHED 1841 |jj||
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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.
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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 >
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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
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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(
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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?*
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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
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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
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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