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WHaicaste fidget, WiULOW 8. OAJtTER. I ^ Family Ntrwtpaper : For the Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural amd Comsnerrial Interest*. J TEEMS: $1.60 a \ kaa. KDOOB ASS Makaobjl > " 1 * ) Paxablb ln AOTUMUL Stitil-WEEKLY kUriON. LANUASTKK, 8. (J.. DEC. , 10 )*D8 ESTaBL1>HfcD 1852 DAPl/ TO inninoinniim'n i DttUIY 1 U I r CITY OF HABANA.i The Visit ol Maj. Gen. Butler. M to His Home Ends. i A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH HIM. N Wife and Daughter Accompany Him Hopes to See Old Glory 1 On Morro On New Year's Day. Special to Tho State p Kdgoticld, Dec. 6.?Gon. Butler arrived home tho latter part n of last week looking well nod in C( good spirits in spite of the ordeal of passing the worst months for in the yellow fever in Cuba. Ue says he heard of the hattle 1,1 of Santiago and its horror9 and had the personal experience of battles in the late war, but his experience with the stealthy yellow ^ fever tested his courage more v< than any other battle. C1 He speaks very highly of the * conduct of the Spanish soldiors, #' who. it seems, are worse than ir M slaves. What was known as the jingo speeches in the last congress lv only faintly pictured the starvation and suffering of tho poer 1C reconcentrados. lie hopes the r< - stars and stripes will float over Morro castle at 12 o'clock the 1st 1? of January. P The general thinks with the t! aid of the United States govern- "1 ment the Cubans are thoroughly capable of self-government. w Gen. Butler, with hia wife and daughter, leave Saturday next for llabana to complete the work as- w signed to the commission. Ho C( has received telegraphic orders from the war department to re- w turn to Washington for father j ^ consultation, and leavos for the i r< capita I tomorrow. m m ir Men become bald. Why? lie- ? cause they wear close hats and caps. Women ure never baidex- n' cept by disease, and tliev do not bi wear close headgear. Men never ai lose hair below where the hat j 'u touches the head, not if they i ^ have bean bald 20 years. The | ti cIoho cap holds the heat and pers-Jti pi rat ion; thereby the hair glands . ct become weak, and the hairfallsje out. I Ht Beauty Is Blood Deep. , Clean blood meam a clean skin. No 01 leanty without it. C'aacareta, Candy C'athar- 1 jk- clean yonr blood and keep it clean, by ft' during up the lar.y liver and driving all 1111 I purities from the body. Begin to day tc ' If* lanuih pimples, boili, Lletche*, blackheada, . and that sickly bilioua complexion by taking 1' Caeca rets,?beauty for ten cent*. All drug- / gists, satisfaction fUuianteed. 10c, 25c, 5oc. | 1 SAY! DON'T DO IT 1 > ~ct e--_ : ' ' wia v ovuu uu mr jowuiry, watches, clocks, Hilvarwaro, or 01 for anything in theoc lino.% for a ho identical thing can be obtained ^ froin li. Brandt for the sanio ( u money and oftentimes for less,! besides you know how often one * 1 is deceived. j 01 l>id you ever think of it, tlint K el fir*H it Iihs m?de a study of ordering ! euoti t??ioKi? foi m years, and tnat he 01 certainly knows bet e where to order 1 'p from than you who eccsHionally read j an advertisement or receive a catH^ j logtie. Rem nitier all jewelers are I not so well posted, Kritik your ca?a I* logue along and he will demonstrate : at whathesftys. Now.tr., It, he want?! jou to 4? it. p Mir prl es are low and a 10 per cent Reduction msk-M them a great deal ^ lower Write for circulars. m A t>? a ttfve " n b For jou n?D?y log Jeweler, Ol Ohcuter, 8,0. b X3T 8?b*erib* to Tho Udgor. * vj ; / ' j' ' t . t * , 'mb&lUMHS MESSAGE !uch of It a Review of the War and Its Chief Events. INCREASE THE ARMY. o Mention of Southern Rue? Troubles?The Volunteers Should be Held Until the Now Army is Provided For. Washington, 1). C., Dee. 5.? I * ? -T*-i ? icmuciii mcrviniey b second an~ nal message was submitted to >ngress in convention today. It rntains 20,000 words. FoUowig is a brief synopsis, including one direct excerpts of the more nportant features of tho mesige: 4'Notwithstanding the added nrdens rendered necessary by le war our people rejoice in a ary satisfactory and steadily in easing degree of prosperity, he year has given us tho largest aluine of business ever recorded i the history of the country, lanufacturoa have been producte. agricultural products have ielded abundant returns; labor i all fields of industry is better ?wardad." In reviewing tho causes which id to the war with Spain tho resident takes up the thread of le narrative where it ended in is last annual message. 44 It was ue to our friendly relatious ith Spain that she should he iven a reasonable chance to reazo her expectation of reform iu hich she had become irrevoca bly >mraitted. It became evident, owevor, that tho proposed plans eru oarren or good results. ,\o mgihlo relief was afforded the iconcentrndoes, among whom le rate of mortality frightfully icreased, the proffered expedient f zones of cultivation proved lusory and it was apparent that nthing save the physical ex austion of Spain or the Cubans [id the practical ruin of the iamd of Cuha could result from 10 struggle then in progress. At lis critical juncture the doatrucon of the battleship Maine oo* irrod " Concluding this sublet, the president ?*ys: "It is a ,rik?ng evidence of the pure and virdy good sen-e distinguishing ur national character that this locking blow, falling upon a enerons people already <leeplv niched by preceding event* in uba, did not move then to an istant desperate resolve to tolere no longer tho existence of conitions of da iger and disorder at ir doors that m.kilo liottvoKla aur-lt deed by whomsoever wrought, till animated, however, by the ope of * peaceful solution of the iffionlty and obey:ng the dictates f duty, the president relaxed no [Tort to bring about a speedy iding of the Cuban struggle, he negotiation with the Madrid orernmentproved futile so fai as tactical results were concerned, ad thou it wah that the president resented the question to conrets. The result of this statetent o* the case was the adoption t the memorable joint resolution y congress declaring the purpose f the United States to intervene at ween the Spaniards and Cubans, ollowing swiftly upon the enact i uiviu v;i tuts reHuuiuoD came me mo J severing of diplomatic relations tnir I between the two countries, tbe proclamation of a blockade of I ( I Cuban ports, the call for volunteers and the formal declaration Haof war. All the governments i ? ' wora itumediatelr notified of ibe ( on I . . , , i-i una existence <?f war am! proclaimed I neutrality." ro? war J "It i? not among the least gratifying incidents of the strug- . gle," the presidon* says, "that the obligations of neutrality were . ,, neB' impartially discharged by all often under delicate and difficult woi circumstances. ' any Referring to the difficult and important character of the work ' , arir performed by the signal corps, ^ the president says: "This service i * I?<?? was invaluable to tho executive I . , . , , i nati in directing the operation of tho army and with a total force of 1,1 . gall | 200 the loss was by disease in. 'Z ... i <lea camp and field officers and men , . ... . . .. 'OSK included only five. mui tilk $200,000,000 loan. teai As to the authorized loan of $200,000,000 which was taken entirely by small bidders, tho president says. "This was a most ,j encouraging and significant result, showing the vast resources of the ^ _ war nation and the determination of |.g^ the people to uphold their country's honor." ' iuei Taking up chronologically the ^ events of the war, the president reviews them carefully. The tiist encounter was the shelling of Matanzus on April the 27th. . can Til K BATTLE ok MANILA. dij This was followed hy the en- ?ki| gagement which was "destined to mark a memorable epoch in #?'i marine warfare," Commodore j Pr" Dewey's wonderful victory at j?i Manila on 1." "The effect of this remarkable victory," says the presidont, "up' on tho spirit of our people and ! upon the fortunes of the war, was ; instant. A prestige of invincibili Ity thereby attached to our armajtlie ! which continued throughout the V* struggle." The president says that ' only I ' leluctanceto cause needless loss |1DlJ of life and property prevented j r(,n the early storming and capture of i1'1" Manila, at d therewith the abso> | I lute military occupancy of the:^1" whole group." ma ' and SIN KINO OF T1IE MKKKIMAC. L- , I 11 lH Folic wing the memorable trip of ! the battleship Oregon from San j , Francisco to Key West and the I ^ | oom bard men t of San Juan and forts of Santiago, to which special j reference is made, tho presilont ma< says: ''The next act in the war i 1111 thrilled not alone the hearts of j *r.Cl 'Wit our countrymen but the world by j ^ I its exceptional heroism. On the uight of June 3d Lieutenant Hob J at 1 ' son, aided by seven devoted volun- ' teers, blocked the narrow outlet J ' I from Santiago harbor by sinking " , tho col ier Merrimae in tho chan- ( ,8C j nel under a fierce fire from the I j shore batteries, escaping with rat' I their lives as by miracle but falling into the hands of Spaniards. It it a most gratifying incident of the war that the bravery of this W 1 little baid of heroos was cordially CU' appreciated by the Spaniah ad- 8eC' miral." The campaign of Santiago, resulting in the inrestment and i .j .i . . c?{jiure 01 mil city, ih referred I / to as "a brilliant fcchieveraent." say brief review is then presented pos of the decisive naval combat of fi?d the war on July 3rd resulting is to | complete destruction of Adal Cervera's tUet. AM. KNTITf.KD TO HONOR. "oncerning if, the president 14Where all so conspicuousli-tmguishod themselves from imandor to gunners and the amcd heroes in tho boiler ms, and all contributing toil tie achievement of this mnding victory for which .herancient nor modern history >rde a parallel in the complete< of event and the marvellous proportion of casualties, it lid bo invidious to aingle out for special honor." Is to the success gained by tho is of the United States in >a the president says that tho rnnut 1??l!n<? 41? U k lllt5 ion its unsparingly duo. Nor uld wo alone remember the antry of tho living. Tbo d claim our tears, and our ies by battle and by disease *t cloud any exultation and ib us the awful cost of war, fever rightful tho cause or ial the victory." THK TOTAL CASUALTIES. 'he total casualties, killed and inded, in the army during the were: Officers, killed 23; enbJ tnen, killed 257; total 280. cers wounded, 113; enlisted 3 wounded, 1404; total 1,577. the navy the killed, 17; in<ied, 67; died as result of jnds, 1; invalided from ser?,*6; total, 91. In the entire lpAign, by land and sea, we not lose a gun, or a dag, or a 5, and, with the exception of crew of tho Merrimac, not a her or sailor was taken joner. {a1sk foe thk volunteers. 'he president bears testimony pays a fitting tribute "to tho riotism and devotion of that *o portion of our army which, lough eagor to bo ordered to post of greatest exposure tunately was not required out 5 of the United States." .'he president says: "In tracthese events we are constantly iinded of our obligations to Divine Master for His watch care over us and Ilia safe dance, for which the nation kes reverent acknowledgement [ offer* humble prayer for coniar ce of 1 iin favors. TUB I'KACE COMMISSION. i -jferring to the work of the co commission the presideat n: "These negotiations have le hopeful progress so that I st soon to he ai>lo to lay the aty of peace before the onate h a review of the steps leading ts signature. I do not discuss his time the g verument nor ure of the new possession^ ch will come to us as the re . of the war with Spain. Such suasion will bo appropriate >r the traaty of peace shall h? fied. In the meantime and il congress has legislated other o it will be mv dutv to con in the military governments ch have existed since our ocation and give to the people irity in life and property and ouragemnt under just and eficent rule." THK FUTURE OF CUBA. La to the future of Cuba, he : "As soon as we are in session of Cuba and have paci1 the island, it will be necessary rive aid and direction to its w ' I people to form a government for th msolves. This should he undertaken at the earliest moment consistent with safety and assured success." The president says that with the one exception of the rupture with Spain the intercourse of the United States with the great family of nations during the past year has been marked with cordiality. MCAHAOUAN CANAL. He expects the Nicaraguan canal commission shortly to he able to report finally. "I have not hesitatt df" he says, "to express my conviction, that considerations of expediency and international policy as between the several governments interested in the construction and control of the inter-oceanic canal by this route requires the maintainance of the status quo until the canal commission shall have reported and the United StateB congress Mhn.ll hftTf* Hud flin nnn/irtimlt.r * pass finally upon the whole matter." The president regards, in view of our newly acquired in terests in the Pacific ocean, the construction of such a maritime highway is now more than ever indispensable. Concerning the extraordinary events transpiring in the Chinese empire, the president says that our position among nations gives us an equitable claim to consideration aad friendly treatment in this regard and that it will be his aim to subserve our large interest* in the Orient by all means appropriate to the constant policy of our government. The president reports that the Hawaiian commission has fulfilled it* mission. ANSWER TO T1IK CZAR. Referring to the proposition of the czar of Russia for a general reduction of meat military establishments, the president says: "His majesty was at once informed of the cordial sympathy of this government with the principle involved ;n his exalted purpose and of the readiness of the United States to take part in a conference." Alluding to the financial atfairs of the country, the president says in part: "It is estimated upon tho basis of the present revenue laws that the receipts of the government for the year ending June 30th, 1800, will be $557,874,047 i and itsexpenditures$08l),875,047 > resulting in a deficit of $1 12,000,' 000 In my judgment ihe present condition of the treasury amply 11 justifies im ? odiate enactment of ' the legislation recommended one ! year ago under which a portion 11 of the ^old holdings should he placed in a trust fund from which 11 greenbacks should he redeemed ' upon presentation hut when once ; redeemed should not thereafter he ,jpaid out except for gold. I 1NCRKASKD ARMY" WANTKJV ' The recommendation made hy the secretary of war for an in .'crease of 4ho regular military establishment has the president's nnipialitied approbation. Ho says he will muster out the entire volunteer army as soon as coni gross shall provide for the in crease of the regulai establishment. No mention is made of the measures of legislation for the new possessions. No specific mention is made of the Philippine problem. The tariff is not mentioned. The reoeat race troubles in the i South, are not mentioned. ' ' * " TROUBLE IN I THE SENATE Hoar Attacks the Use of Senators as Commissioners. PRESIDENT'S TOOLS. I I llay's appointment Confirmed i Hut a Sensational Debate Caused by the Criticism of Other Appointments. Washington, D. C., Dec. 7.? The senate in executive sessiou today confirmed tiie appointment of John Hay as secretary of statu. The senate had a long and sen - wutional debate in executive session upon the subject of conQrma; tion of the Hawaiian commission! ors. The debate was led by Senator Hoar, who made a vigor! ous protect against the practice of ' appointing senators upon such J commissions. He said these senators were, when appointed aoti ing under the direction of and became the duly authorized agents of the president to carry out his ideas and wishes. He denounced the appointment of a senator on | the peace commission. A NARROW RSCAPE. Thankful words written by Mrs Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. 1). "Was taken with a had cold which sttled on my lungs; cough Isetinand tinallv terminated in Consumption. Four Doctors gava 1110 up, saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay w ith my friendajon earth, I I would meet niv absent ones I above. My husband was advised I to get Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in 'all eight bottles. It has cured m?, and thank God I am saved and now a well aud healthy woitnan." Trial bottles free at I Crawford Bros' Drug Store. Regular size 50c and #1.00. Guaranteed or price refunded. The Negro Manly Will Publish His Sheet in New York. New York, Deo. 7. ? Alexander I. Manly, the colored editor who was compelled to leave Wilmington, N C., on account of the [publication in his paper of an editorial reflecting upon the whito women of the south, and who has since resided in \sbury Park, N. id., derided to publish his i paper. The liecord. in New York hereafter, instead of Wilming(ton. There nre in New Vork several ! thousand colored people who fori morly live<l mi North Carolina, and the leaders among these have i given Maniy assurance that they 11 will support his paper. Tha i paper will he published daily, a* it was in Wilmington. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Rnnra th? Signature of If some people didn't helievt everything they hear, they would not hear ho much. tal T*k?M? HH m4 ftatofee fMr lift Away. Tft 4?ll tobMeo **?.ly *nd foraror. b? BUT tic. fall <rf llf?, nerro Hi *lf Of, Uk? No ToBm, the rmiir worker, tftoi m?k?? weak mm Him|. All 4r?(clau, mc or It. 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