The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 08, 1899, Image 1
Substance of His Recommendations to tiie
1 V
tT)
Congress of the United^States.
? Soeaks of the Healthy Growth of Our
Foreign Commerce, the Status
Of Our Foreign Posses
sions, Etc.
The following1 is a synopsis of Presi
dent McKlnley's message read in Con
gress yesterday:
To Die Senate and House of Represent
atives:
?V t the threshold ol' your Jellbora
tions you are called to mourn with your
countrymen the death ?.? f Vice Presi
dent Hobart. who passed from this life
on the morning of November 21st last,
ills, great soul now resitf in etetnai
.peace. llis private life 8 pnro and
elevated, whUe his public career was
ever distinguished by large capacity,
stainless integrity and exalted motives.
He lias. been removed from the high
oJllce which he honored and dignified,
but, his lofty character, his devotion to
duty, his honesty of purpose and his
noble virtues remain with us as a price
less legacy Hiid oxanipl".
A UJA>VKKA1, It lil VI K VV OF CONDI
' TIONS.
'y The Fifty-sixth Congress convenes in
its first regular session with the coun
try In a^ condition of unusual prosper
ity, of universal good v\ill among the
people at home, and with relations of
peace and friendship with every gov
* eminent of the world. Our foreign
commerce has shown great increase in
volume and value. The combined im
ports tand exports- for .the year
are the largest ever shown, by
.single year in all , ?<?ur hrstory.
Our exports for 1899,' alme exceed
by more than $1,000,000,00') our Imports
and exports combined in 1870. The im
ports per capita wt it; 20 p< r cent, less
than in. 1870, while the exports per cap
ita are 58 per c> nt. ntoru than in J SV 0,
showing the enlarged capacity of the
United States to satisfy the wants of
their own increasing pppulalion, as well
as to contribute to those of the peoples
of othei nations. Exports of agricul
tural products were ?781, 770,112. Of
manufactured products jaw exported in
value ?."'39.5l;2,l 10.' being Kirger than any
previous year. It is a noteworthy fact
that the only years in all our history
when the products of our manufacto
ries sold abroad exceeded those bought
abroad were 1898 and 1899.
Till] COUNTRY'S FINANCES.
* Government receipts from all sources
for the fiscal year {eddied June 30, lSy9,
Including $^l,798,3I4.ft' part of payment
of the Central Pacific Railroad indebt
^ ortnOss, aggregated ?010.DV:!,004.3.r?. Cus
tom- receipts were $20ti,12S,481.75, and
those from internal revenue $273,437,
161.51. For the fiscal year the expendi*
?ures~Tvet e $700,093.5G4, leaving a deficit
of $89,111,559.67. The Secretary of the
Treasury estimates that the receipts
for the current fiscal year will aggre
gate $640,1)58,112, and upon the basis of
present appropriations the expendi
tures Will aggregate $600,958,112, leaving
a surplus of $10,000,000. For the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1S99, the internal
revenue receipts' were increased about
$100,000,000.
The present gratifying strength- of
the Treasury is ishown by the fact that
on December .,1, 1899, the available cash
balance was)/, $27S,004,837.72, of which
$239,744,905.36 Avas in gokl coin and bull
ion. The conditions of confidence which
prevail throughout the country havto
brought gold into more gerieral use and
customs receipts ate now almost en
tirely paid in that coin.
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.
Increased activity in industry, wifh
its welcome attendant? large employ
ment for labor at highei wages ? gives
to the body of the people a bugcr
power to absorb the circulating ? me
dium. It Is further true that year by
year, with larger areas of land under
cultivation, t lie Increasing volume of
agricultural products?cotlon, corn and
wheat ? calls for a larger volume of
money supply. This is especially no
ticeable at the crop harvesting and
crop moving period.
MODIFICATION OF TIIE XATIONAI.
BANKING ACT.
Tho President refers to the national
banking act. and urges that national
hanka be authorized to organize with a
capital of $25,000. lie saya that In its
earlier history the national banking i
act seemed to prove a reasonable ave
jjjje through which needful additions
' * e circulation could from time to
b* made. Changing conditions
h4ve apparently rendered it now lnop
itlve vj that end. The high margin
\bond securities required, resulting
large premiums which govern
boiftjs commanded In the rtiaTket,
tax>fcn note issue*, of\both op
crat4hK together, appear to be the Influ
ilch Jfffpair Its public utility.
- CONTINUANCE OF THE
I GOl?I> STANDARD.
ling the gold standard tfce
ft says: "I urgently rec o*s?.
it to support the existing *<*?
and to maintain the parlf?
[of the coins of the two metals
id silver) and the equal powsr
dollar at all times In the mar.
In the payment of debts, the
Secretary of the Treasury be given ad
ditional power and charged with the
duty to tell United States bonds and
" T?~?fllploy such other cffcctive means
as may be necessary to these ends.
' Th^authoflJty should Include the power
to soil Ms on long and short time aa
eonditltfflrmay require, and should
pT?vld?r for sr -rate of Interest lower
?haw thai fUad-fcr-Xhe Act of. January
14, Wib. While there is m>w no com*
wiwiai fright which draws gold fiom
? tfce government? on the contrary, such
' widespread confidence that gold seeks
11 Ifcs 'iWWirf demanding payer money
1a exchange? yet tho very "situation
points ^o the present as the most rtt
-TinrUme to make adequate provision*
?? 1*JSE5uI?i rK&'T
ability and purpose of the govern -
to meet alLits oWlgaUqni; la i*e!
Concei
l'residez
mend t!
Stan da i
in valut
(gold at
of cvet
ket and
tabling the parity uf all money issued
j or voiiied by iuulioi'iiy of die govern
I mom. We are doing these things vvldi
j the means at hand. Happily at thv
present time, we are nut compelled t?>
revolt to loans to supply gold. It has
been done in the past, however, und
! may havo to be done In the future. It
j behooves us. therefote, to provide at
| once the best means t j m-et thi emer
i gency when it arises, and the best
t meatus .are those which are the most
j certain and economical. Those now
authorized have the virtue neither of
i directness nor economy.
THIS TRUSTS.
The President- next discusses the
j question of trusts on which he Pays:
j Combinations of capital organized
I into dusts tti control the conditions of
i trade among our citizens, to Ktitie cotn
j petition, limit- production, and deter
mine tho prices of products used and
consumed by the people, are justly pro
voking public discussion, and should
early claim the attention of Congress.
The industrial commission, created by
the act of the Congress of June IS, lf\9.s,
bar. been engaged in extended hearings
i upon the disputed questions involv<rdN
? m the subject of combinations in /re
straint of trade and competition. They
j have not- yet completed their inveadga
tion of this subject, and the conclu
j sions and recommendations at which
| they may arrive are undetermined. The
j subject is one giving rise to many di
vergent views as to the nature and
variety or cause and extent of the in
j juries to the public which may result
I from lui'xe combinations concentrating
more or less numerous enterprises and
establishments, which previously to the
J formation of the combination, were
carried on separately.
'"ONGR13SS URQtJD TO ACT.
"It is universally conceded that com
| biuntions which engross or control the
j market" of any particular kind of mer
chandise or commodity necessary to
! the general community, by suppressing
j natural and ordinary competition,
j whereby prices are. unduly enhanced
! to the general consumer, are obnoxious,
| not only to the common law, but also
to the public welfare. There must ..c
a rem' dy for the evils involved in such
I organisations. If the present law can
{ be extended mot,e certainly to control
o. check these monopolies or trusts, ii
shoul-.l be done without delay. What
| ever power the Congress possesses over
j this most- important subject should bo
; promptly ascertained and asserted."
THE ACT OK IS9'?.
; Harrison's .message of December 3,
: 1V.X9. on dil?< subjee'f and adds: "An
i acfc> to protL'ct trade and commerce
j against unlawful restraints . and n*v>
; nopolies was passed by Congress on .ilia
second of July, 3.SK0. Tho provisions of
this statute are comprehensive and
stringent. It declares every contract or
combination, in the form of a trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy in the re
straint of trade or commerce among,
the several States or with foreign na
tions, to be unlawful. It denominates
as a criminal every person who makes
any such contract or engages in any
such combination or conspiracy, and
provides a punishment by tine or im
; prisonment. It invests the several Clr
. cuit Courts of the United States with
Jurisdiction to prevent and restrain vio
lations of the act-, and makes it the
duty of the several United States dis
trict attorneys, under the direction of
the Attorney General, to institute pro
ceedings In equity to prevent and re
strain such violations, ll further con
fers upon any person who shall be in
jured in his business or property by
any other person or corporation by
reason of anything forbidden or de
i dared to be unlawful by the act', the
power to sue therefor in any Circuit
| Court of the United States without re
spect to the amount in controversy, and
j to- recover threefold the damages by
[ him sustained and the costs of the
? suit, Including reasonable attorney
j fees. It will be perceived that the act
I is aimed at every kind of combination
,'ji the nature of a trust or monopoly in
restraint of inter-State or international
commerce.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Passing to our relations with foreign I
States, the work of the State Depart- !
mcnt for the past year* la thoroughly |
reviewed. Among the subjects touched |
upon are the settlement of the Ion;; .
pending boundary dispute between the I
A rtrci'tlne ltepubllc and Chili; progress i
that haa been made toward the colon. -
Nation of a convention of extradition
in J ho Argentine liepubllc, which I
only awaits the adjustment of j
swi no uliftht changed in the b^xt?
before exchange; the refusal of this
government to assuipe liability for the
killing of certain Adslrian and Hunga
rian subjects by the authoVltlen of
Pennsylvania at Luttimor, while sup- 1
pressing an unlawful tumult of miners.
September 10. 1897; the mitigation by
the Delgian government of restrictions
on the Importation of cattle from the i
United Statea; the attempt on tt)? part J
of our government to Induce the gov
ernment of Bolivia to amend Its mar
riage laws wo as to give legal IlittN to
the non-Catholic and civil mai'riagea
of aliens- within it* Jurisdiction; the
settlement of the claim for the seizure
of the American-owned newspaper. The
Panama 'Star and Herald, by the au
thorities of Colombia, that government
agreeing to pay 989.900 in damage*.
Discussion of the question raised by
the action of Denmark in impoaing re
strictions on Hie Importation of Ameri
can meats has continued without sub
stantial result In our favor, Ttorf good
will of Braaii in cordially receiving two
American warships and tba* of Colom
bia by the extension of faculties to the
Nicaraguan Canal cominlsaion In their
C|>proaching Investigation of the Pana
ma Canal and other projected roatea
across the Iathmus of Darlen is men
tioned. The controversy growing out
of t ho collection of ccrtain public due*
by tho Nicaraguan government during
fhe insurrectionary movement last Feb
ruary iritnt-tnwemed.
AMERICAN TRADE IN. CHINA.
The President renews his recommen
dations made ifc MfiTifessage to Con
grwf; jpPLimbei^a, i*M. tor on appro*
priat+on for a commission <fo study the
commercial and lndustrJaifccrndttions in
the Chinese Empire, and to report a*
to the opportunltleg Tor* and. obstacle*
to, the enlargement of markets In China
for. the raw frMtcis and manufacture*
o/Lthe United Slfttca. The iasportance
a*; this aMJect has steadily grown and
M M4 ?* IMt to arsdyin* t* r
<MW?H?as tlse nsosroas ot this gseat
<?11 N? OiiyliM mil ?<? lalirylsi,
CanMtieU# saaoa la 4iwtiA Co ttoa
i nailad Parts ?tsoefll** *?? OU ad
ESHK " ? . T*?. '-??
! i of a prop* I AllUlicail display
ai\ M l toi i h.
?:<. di? i wiTii (nsu- j
M A N V.
out ri l ?. i i?>n.s a u ii < "u'l'iii iuy continue j
! to l?o mo.-t .?..nljl, Tln> increasing in- ,
; 'imi y r direct association has bcrn ?
Jm. .1 duiiiii; the past year l>y ill ? ,
(granting pel mission In April, for the:
| lituliiiM on our shores of a en bio from
i Borkuni Km den, vn the North Sea, by
i way ->f i lit* Az.>?csv and also by t he con- :
j < '.uslon on September 2nd, i?f a Parcels)
! I' f-i (V.'ivrnin'n with the German Km
I pile. I ii .'ill that promises closer re la- )
] :^>ns ?.f Interorurse ami commerce an. I !
a bet ter- unders: andmg between two i
? i tees having so many traits in common. ]
j Germany ran be ajvsujed ol' the most j
eordi il co-opei at ion of this government
and poc?t'le. We may he rivals in many j
j materia! paths, L?nt. our rivalry should i
! be generous and open, ever aiming to- j
i waid the attainment of larger results i
land the mutually beneficial advance- |
! mmt of each In the lino of its especial <
adaptabilities.
T11K ALASKAN" BGl'N I >A KY.
The work of the Joint high comints-*]
si. n and Its failure to determine thel
; Alaskan boundary receives attention, '
: and the hepe is expressed that theneg<l- j
j tiatious now in progress between this i
government and that of Orea'. Britain !
: will end in an agreement for the estab- j
> lishment and delimitation of a petiua
5 nent boundary. Apart from these ques
i, lions growing out of our relationship
j with our Northern neighbor, this most
I friendly disposition ami ready agr?o- i
j ment have marked the discussion of !
j numerous mutters arising in the vast j
j and Intimate intercourse of the United
' States and Or eat Brit-am.
I T11K BOKK VVAH-A NKUTltAL AT- |
TITUDK.
j "This government has maintained an
i attitude oi' neutrality in the unfortu
j nate contest between Great Britain!
j and tlu- Boer States of Africa. We |
j have remained faithful to the precept !
' of avoiding entangling alliances as to j
i a flairs not of out direct concern. Had i
circumstances suggested that the par- j
ties to the quaiit-1 would have wel- I
coined any kindly expression of the i
hope of the American people that war
j might be averted, our good olHcoa would j
| have been gladly tendered. Tlp^ United !
| Stales representative at Pretoria was j
j early instructed to see that all neutral
i American interests be respected by the I
combatants. This has been an easy j
I task, in view of the positive declara
; Lions of both British and Boer uuthori
i ties that the personal and property j
j rights of <u(r citizens should be ob- j
| served. Upon the withdrawal of the!
; British agent from Pretoria the United j
{States consul was authorized, upon the
I request of the British government and
with the assint of tile South African
and Orange I'Yee State governments., (o
I exercise the customary good oflh cs of
I a neu'.ral for the care of British inter- !
j nits. In the discharge of this function
j I am happy to say that abundant on- !
portun'ty lias been afforded to show tli >j
: impart. nlily of tliis government toward
| bo*. Ii the combat ant:-.
; A X NTUKA I..1 ZATIONCO XVEXTION*. ;
"After many years of endeavor on the!
part of litis government to that end,
the Italian government lias consented '
? ? ? enter into negotiations for a nam
rnlizatlon convention, having for one j
| of its objects the regulation of the slat- i
j us ot Italians (except those of an rigo !
i for active military service), who, hav- J
ing been naturalized in the United
States, may revisit Italy. It Is hoped
I (hat with the mutually conciliatory
i spirit dis[iiayt>ri a successful conc lusion
I .vill be reached."
ir THE SAMOAN THOUBLK.
f The rccent trouble in Samoa is gone j
i into exhaustively and negotiations j
which led to the retirement of Great
Britain and the partition of the islands'
between this country and Germany are j
described. The recently signed treaty i
i.< transmitted t& the Senate.
TllL: CUBAN SITUATION*.
Concerning Cuba the President
'?The withdtawal of the authority of j
Spain from the island of Cuba wan ef- :
| footed by the llrst of January, ?<j that J
I the full re-establishment of peace ,
I fountl the relinquished territory hold
j by us in irust? for the inhabitants, inaln
! 'aining, under the direction of the ex
j ecutive, such government and control
j therein as ?h?>ukl eonserve public or
der. restore thopvoductive conditions
I of peace so long disturbed roy the iti
j stability and disorder whlejktprevailed ;
| for the greater part of ther^precedlng
I three decades, and build up'that tran
! quit development of the donit Ftic state
| whereby alone ran be realie?id the high
I purpose, as proclaimed in the Joint
| resolution adopted, by the ConcrcKo on
I the J9th of April. 1898, by which the
United States disclaimed any disposi
tion or intention to exercise sovereign
ty, jurisdiction, or control over Cuba,
| except for Hut pacification thereof, and
asserted its deterfolnation when MtflP
was accomplished to leavo the govorn
1 ment and control of the inland to its
| people. The pledge contained in this
! resolution is of tSc highest honorabie
; obligation and mus\ he sacredly kept.
! "i believe that substantial progress^
has been made in (1>Ih direction? All
the administrative measures adopted in
Cuba have aimed to lit it for a regener
ated existence by enforcing the su
| premacy of laV and Justicr; hjr plac
ing wherover pftasible The machinery of
administration in the hands of the in- j
habitants; by fnntituting needed sani
tary reforms: Jby spreading education;!
by fostering industry and trade; and by j
1 inculcating public morality, and, in
I short, by taking every rational step to j
aid the Cuban people to attain to that) J
| plane of self-conscious respect and seif- j
' reliance only which fits enlightened I
communities for self-government with- !
in its own sphere, while enabling it to
fulfill all outward obligations.
THE CENSUS TO SOLVE THE QUES
TION OF CITIZEN8HIP.
"On the 19th of August last an order
was made for the taking of the census
in (he Island to be completed on the
30th of November. By the treaty of
peace, the Spanish people on the Island
have unMl April 11, 1900, to elect wheth
er they will remain citizen* of Spain,
or become citizens of Cuba. Until then
it cannot be definitely ascertained who
shall be entitled to participate in the
formation of the government of Cuba.
By that time the resdlUi of the census
will have bcon tabulated and we shall
proceed to provide for elections which
will commit the municipal govern
ments of the inland to the officers elect
ed by tho people. The experience thus |
acquired wfi! prove of great value in
the formation of a representative con
vent-Ion of the people to draft a consti
tution and (Mabll?h a generaksyste*tj
of independent government for%;WI*'
and. In ffte meantime, and ao long as
we exercise control* over Iho fsland. the
t f&stteim ?r Cnha moujd hare a marlw
in the United 8tatea*on as food tdrms
nm rf { ^ --
are glY^fTtotHe West India Islal
der~tf?fti(ta of reciprocity wh?ch shall
|jq madf /'
OUR SOLDI BUS IN THE PHILIP
PIXJCR
The Preside i? I that Ob
greee provide a wpaclal medaT at KWk/
for wflwsaM ^
marine*, on duty tn the Philippines
. who V?la mtmrur t+t&Al H?d tn t*? Or
f m P|M*- a^kgMajrVd m ]
[ w*w ii m liwni wmf ?? VHiiPiviiPiif nma
and rttliTt'j* and l..,.i2\.s of the volan
1..1 is, muking an aggregate of 1,W of
Ui.l-iS iillU -io.JbU Ue.lt. lH U tliC IKI^'JO ,
now under order* shall .reach Manila
tJu' foive in I lie arih.pc.Vi>;.> will com- !
prist' L'.Uel cJll/ois ,;iul C.,tx.l nun. rhe
muster out sit i lit- Kri'rtt Vuluiiitri army
otgauiztd fur the Spanish wm urtd thai
iiiMilmi of a n? w army, '.ho transpar >
tation from Manila to San Kr.nu i.ir.i ;
Of those entitled to discharge. ft"d 1 1*0 {
uaiiHjio: tation of tlie now troops t '
take their places have been a work of |
gieul magnitude well .in. I ably done, I
far which too mueli oicdii cannot be
given the War bepartmpnt,
DEDUCTION OK 1'OIU'I.S IN CUH A ;
AND I'OliTO 1SICO.
"During t he |>:i.st year we have re
el need our force in Cuba and for to '
lUeo. In Cuba we now have U.t-t ollloers !
.md 10, Tin. enlisted men; in l'orto ftUo.ni
J>7 ollk ers and ?, S?>>? enlisted men ami a ,
battalion of 4u0 nu n eomposcvi of native I
A\>; lo itii'an^; while stati >ned through- j
out the United States are 1? 1 0 otllcers [
and 17.317 men, and in Hawaii 12 officers
and 453 enlisted men.
OKFlCHltS AND X1KN COMMENDED. j
"The operations of the army are /ully j
presented in the report of tin- Secretary '
?.f War. 1 cunnoi w.thhold X'rum olli j
cers and men the highest euinmemht- !
lion for their soldierly conduct in tiy- I
)ng situations, their willing sacrifices)
for their eoiintry, and the integrity and i
ability with which tiny have performed :
unusual and dilllcult duties in our isl- j
and possessions. In thu organization
of the volunteer leglnunto authorized
by the act of March !&, lSin, it was found
that no provision ad be n made fori
chaplains. Thin omission was doubt- j
less from inadvertence. 1 rceotnm--iul j
the early authorization for the appoint- I
men t of one chaplain for each of said \
regiments. These regiments are now |
in the Philippines, and it ia important ;
that immediate action lie hud.
Till; NAVY.
"The Navy has maintained the spirit
high efficiency which have always j
cnTtraeterized that s? rvicc, and has lost j
none of tin- gallantry in heroic action
whieh has signalized its brilliant and j
gioiluus past. The nation has equal!
pride In Its early and later achieve- j
ments. Its habitual readiness for every
emergency has won the eonlldenee and j
admiration of the country. The people i
are interested in the continued preparti- j
tlon and prestige of the navy and will j
Justify liberal appropriations for its j
maintenance and improvement. The |
officers have shown peculiar adap- j
tation for performance of new j
and delicate duties which our re- I
cent war has imposed.
THE PHILIPPINES.
A considerable portion of the mes- I
sage is devoted to llif Philippine I?l- j
anils. Tho President reviews thfc man- ?
n< r in which we acquired possession of
these islands, and says he had every '
i enroll to believe and still believes that j
this transfer of sovereignty was in ac- :
cordance with the wishes of the aspira- j
ti-nis of tin* great mass of the Philip- j
pine people. From the earliest nionn at ,
no opportunity was lost of assuring!
the people of the islands of our ardent '
desire for their welfare and of the in- !
tention ??f this government to do every- j
thing possible to udtance their Inter-'
evts. The 1 'resident quotes from his !
early orders to the commanders oT the i
forces of occupation to impress this !
fact upon the people and reviews at
some length the appointment' and work j
of the Philippine commission, from j
whVj.se report he quotes. A copy of the
report- is transmitted to Congress. The I
claim of the rebel leader that he was
promised independence by any officer "t
the United States in return for his as
sistance,, has no foundation In fact and
is categorically denied by the very wit
nesses who were called to prove it. The
motft the insurgent leader hoped for
when he came back to Manila was the j
liberation of the islands fropi Spanish i
control, which they had been laboring ,
for years without succeas to throw off." |
Continuing the President says:
THE KEHEELdON MUST HE PUT
DOWN.
'The rebellion must be put down, j
Civil government cannot be thoroughly |
established until order is restored. j
With a devotion and Kalian try j
worthy of its most brilliant j
history, tin* army, ably and
loyally assisted by the navy, has car
ilevl^on thin unwelcome, but most right
eous* campaign, with rlchjy deserved
succcsH. The noble self-sacrifice with )
tvliich our soldiers and sailor#, whose
terms of service bad expired,' refused j
to avail themselves of their rlghy to re
turn home hh long as they were nmdedJ
j al? the front, form* one of the brighutpf' '
pages of our ur;<als. Although their j
operntionn have been somewhat^, inter- j
rupted and cheeked by a rainy season '
of unusual violence and duration, they
have gained ground steadily in every i
direction, and now look forward conll- |
'Gently to a speedy completion of their
i task.
PROSPERITY AND KKH1SDOM COM -
INC1. V, j
"Everything indicatOH that with the j
; speedy suppression (?f the 'Pa gal o re
bellion life in the archipelago will soon j
resume its ordinary course under the J
protection of our sovereignty, and the {
people of tboue favored islands will en
Joy a prosperity and a freedom -which I
they have never befora. known. Already
hundreds of schools are open and filled
with children. Religious* fTeedom Is sa
credly assured and enjoyed. The courts
are dispensing Justice. liusinesH Is be
ginning to circulate in its accustomed j
channels. Manila; whose" Inhabitants |
were fieeirig to the country a few
months ago. Is now a populous and
thriving part of commerce. Tho earn
est and unremitting endeavors of the
commission and the admiral and major
general commanding the Department
of the Pacific to assure the people of
the beneficent intention* of this gov
ernment, have had their legitimate ef
fecfH" convincing the great mam of
them that peace and safety and proa
perity and stable government can only
be found In a loyal acceptance of the
authority of the United State*.
ABANDONMENT OK THE PHILIP
PINES IMPOSSIBLE.
"The ruture government of the Phil
ippines rests with the Congress of the
Unit-**! State*.' Few graver responsi
bilities *??ve ever been oonflfmcd to us.
It we icce?.*? them In a spirit worthy of
our race and our tradition^* great op
portunity come* with thenv The
and* lie under the shelter of our flag.
They are ours by every tlfle of taw and'
equity. ,T*>ey cannot be abandoned. If
we desert them we leave tnem at on&rj
to anarchy and finally to barbarism. ]
i We fling them, a golden spple of dls
[ oord, among the rival poweffe no one
' of which could permit another to seise
tin?jtH*ti('n?'rt. Their rich plains j
I and valleys would be4?nj rnreno of end- :
less sti'Tfe nttd bloodshed. The advent
of Dewey's fleet In Manila Jl* y, instead
o i balng, tii 'Ja hnpr, the rtriwujftt .A.
new day of freedom and progress, will
have been the beginning of an 'era of|
ml eery and violence worse than any
which has darkened their unhappy
pMi, The suggestion has bee* made
that we could renounce ?or authority
over the Islands and. giving them inde
pendency eenh ? refeM ? nfreteelsrnte
This proposition will not be
i sere, worthy of your so- ,
iv:u cable ,wd ' .vat 11 ij ri:y. ah ? t -i.
n-.pjng I > ?.? i to? ?!i n ii> .i - in .u:
thorli.v, v, ilir m.-:vy ?>i ih ? nit v
OI .1,1 tiled iitSUt It. it'. lilt.*. \>.O.M
make r.s- rcspanpilde ! >? th ? >< -M
tin* insurgent it.'Mi'l'S and :;.t" Us
HO pO \\ i I' !?> ?? >H 1 1 1 '
clmrKc ii:' w.i it i hr
tllt-lll .??! ill.wl < i. U t|,iwl, \h?lil dt
uifc 1 1>< in a ft. i. msi any :?>? xt u
?A:.
Willi ? hull t lit',* fhu: 1
short. Ii would i . i !: ? ? from tic ?\>n
K~i ess ? i f | hi' railed S'.alts th-> |> >w ??. of
declnine, war an. I ve.?. thai tivna-u
dolls pleroj'aiiVe ill tile T.i ;;l. Mtiil of
: U'* hour.
1 it > V\ Till-: I'Jlll.li'lM.NK
MK.NT SIUU'LI) Hi; iU'll.T I'".
"fl doe.'t tiol Seem ties' ra Id e VSial I
should recommend at t )i ?? i . 1 1 1 < - .i h ????
vitic ami Unal I'm in <. i K '\ t tnmciu it,r
fhi ?? islands. When |iiii r shall bo it
>s1<?i'tvl it w ill In- (ho duty o; Connies-.*
to construe? ,i |i!;:ii of" ; i t. ? \ i i iiiiu-m
which shall establish and nunn: u;i
fi( . .loin aii'l oi b r niul peace in ilje
I'hilippines. iiisuia i . 1 1 'ii 1.4 si ill
t Willi w III II it t"MM II itl': tlll
l lu;i\ inl\iniatlon will he rt<|iurcd as to.
t)u> Hcttml rendition ?it? all. ills, lieljie
inaiiKUi at iiik a ptv maiiesit scheme oi
t-i\ il kui einnuul. The lull rep,'il> t lie
fOlllllll-i!JU'll. II'MX 111 l'i;. -pai'tU o'll, will
t'ontaiii information and miue.'-M inns
whu'h wi!! ho or value in Cor."'! ?s, and
which I a. It wnnsmil a.-, .s.inis ajs. it i>:
ct>uiph'l< d. As loii?i" as ih<' uiMtii re; . i >i(%
continue?*. t lir niiiilat) <h/ii iiiii.-nI ih
rcssariiy iii> supi eiilr. Hill ih'-io is no
reason why Kteps fhuliM ? ?? ? ; !>._? vakon
from i.nu' to unit' to iti.tusurii'i' j'.ov
ernntenis ?-j st i' tiaily popnlai in their,
form as fa?u ais te.riloty i~ laid and
euntroiivd l?y our Hoops. T'? ih.s ond,
A I'KOCKAM.Mi-; OF HOOD WOUK.
' No t Ifot i v\.lt In* sparid to build up
tin- wjiMti* plan's t!i s.ila;oii i-i war anil
n y ioiiK >t aiH of uusko\ < rnn.riii . We
shall not wait Kir ;iu- i ii.I o! stiitc to
hoy III ,-ylV b\-|li:liet:ll t Woik. \.. r.h.ill
contiinil'. 51.1 WO h.lVi: Ik-jJUH. t'? <'p<ll
th<' H.'hooi.'i ar.d the -Iuj: ch' t > > <?: thi:
roil l is in npi-rati'iii. : > loM.-.-i iutliisiiy
and tratlf and ;iki iruluu w. and in tvciy
way in i > is T- po w re to maKo thf.si- pt-u
pio w hom pi tividi-ut ?? liax Uiui.^lii wall
in Miii jut isdit t ion t\'v I thru it is ihi'ir
libiTty and not our pow i-r, Mit ir wi iliiio
and not t. ur Kain, wo an- iiifklnj; to
L'nhan.e. our lla? han iily-i waved
over finy fumtnanily Ion In hl.Mjdny. I
holiovi' tin1 l''lllpiiu?.s will soi>n I'OfOff
nizi' th" 1'iul tliiit 11 has nol lost Its
Kilt of In ncdiol-ion in it? wond- witlo
Journey to Mitiir chores."
Till-: HAWAIIAN I.S1.ANUH.
Oonccrnlng the liawaiinn islands the
I'reHldeiit nays: "The pr.ip|f ,if iheac
islands are entitled to the liciu-'lltH and
privileges of our eonstiititnjn, l.ut .n tho
ah.setiv'e of any aet uf Con>;it'HS provid
ing For Kedtral Con: In in the islands,
and t??r proved ute !>> which appeals,
writs of ci iMr, ;!iid "'.In:- Jutlivlal pro
< vi il.nns nt'i ssiiry for tH.' <'>il iruvmctil
??1' civil iiiMito i. ay bv pi .fr'r-t ut limy
arc puwurieiiH ta r.vt.'uro their cnJuiee
mi-nt l?y ilie juti xuii'ii t of tli - ?? uircs of
Hie I'jiited Slates, Ii is manilt.slly ini
poriant, lu<:W"M', that an at i shalt be
passitl as spi-vdily as i>->ssil?i" ? leidiliK
these i s 1 .* m h i s into a jiiiiii ial district,
providin.i l'ur t..c appoint ??????' t . of a
jurifTO nnri nthr'r i?rt;j?r*r ?'Hi*.-? ?? and
uietht.?ds td' jo- tlnif in app":. I. nro
ceetilnKs, and th.it ill-: Kovcrniiii'iiiX^t
ih.s newly aeipilii'd ii-ridtory tinder tlita
h't-dt-ral voiislti ution fhali be fully de-\
litit'ti and pro\ idid for."
A I'AKACHAPU AS 'I'd J.VN'f'IIINd.
"Wiiat I said in n#/ uiauninal .id liess
of March -1. I1*!'?, if now repeat: 'Vlny
corsti't ut i'd autliaiitits must bo eh.eW^
lul!.\ and vigorously upheld, l^y ncli.iu/s
mti'-l not lie i?d"rat"tS in a K'*. at and
civilized country like tin* United Hta'es.
Com tn, mohK, must excciile the
penalties th?' la w'h. The pf'S' i'vat ion
of putrPr order, the ri^ht of dinntismion,
the integrity oi the courts, and the or
dei ly administration of jusiicc munt
continue forever the ro<-kof safety upon j
which our Koyernment sec lively rests.'
TTTK A NX I VE US ART DF T,\:>111NU
TON'S DKAT1I.
"The 14th of December will b(-~*lho
100th anniversary of I In* death of
Washington. .For ;t hundred yearn the
republic hns held the priceless ad van
lege of the 1 >lty :<tatid?id <>f character
and conduct which he bequeathed to
tin? American people, li in an inherit
ance which time, Instead of wasting, !
continually Increase* and enriches. Wo
may Justly hope that In thu years to
<?01110 the benignant influence ot the
Fnth? r of Ills Country may be even
more potent lor g<v?d than in the cen
tury which is drawing to si close. I
(have been glad to learn that iii many
partx of the country the people will tit- f
llngly observe this historic anniversary. |
GOVKIINM KMT Folt POKTO JtlCO. }
For the government of Porto Itico,
the President recommends that Con
gress pahfl a law lor the organization of
a ttniiK>raiy government, which shall
provide for 'the appointment by the
President, subject to confirmation by
the S-jnato. for a Oovernor and ojlieers
as the general admlnistintion of the
islands may require, and that for legis
lative purposes upon subjects of a lo
cal nature not pariuking of a Federal
character, a legislative council, com
posed partly of Porto (Mentis and paitly
of ^itizeiiK of t?ie United States, shall**
he nominated and appoin ed 'by the
Piesldent, subject to confirmation by
the Senate, theli acts to be subJcct to ;
the approval or the C3nrrrers. or the
President, prior to going Into effect, lu
the municipalities and other local sub
divisions he recommends that the prin
ciple of local self-government be ap
plied at once, so as to enable the Intel
ligent citizen* of the island to partici
pate In their own government and to
learn by practical experience the duties
and ref|uiremets of a 8i.*.f-contalned
and self-governed people. The love of
law and the sense of obedience and sub
n?fsslon to tho lawfully constituted Ju
dicial tribunals are embedded in the
hearts of our people, and any vlloa
tlon of these nenilmcntn and disregard
of their obligations Justly arouses pub
lic condemnation.
AtSUINALJUO'S DKFlutJT Tit Li TUU
| * KST KINDNESS.
?'Until Congresd Shall have made
known the formal expression of Its will,
I shall use the authority vested in me
by the constitution and the statutes to
uphold the sovereignty of the United,
S tabes In those distant Islands, as in '
all other places where our flag right
fully float* 1 ahait put at the disposal
of the army and navy all the means
which the liberality of Congress and
?he f Hfbple have provided to cause this
unprovoked and, wasteful Insurrection
to ce?se.
IN* CONCLUSION.
"Presented to this Congress are great
opportunities. With them come great
respons.bllitlou Tho power confided to
us Increases th* weight of our obliga
tions to tlie p'M.ple, And must be
profoundly sensible of them as tve.con-'
template the new and grave proiJlems
which confront 41*. Aiming only AT the
public gnpii, on n>wMit oitr-Jl right -
inierpre^aUon of the people's will and
of duty cannot fail to Insure wise me&?
ures for the welfare of the islands,
whfoh have come un4&rtttfe authority of
the United HtateeJ anX*Tnure to the
common Interest and mating honor of
our oountry. Never has thin nation had
mori abundant tame .IhM 4mrtof the
past year for thanUfnlaenn to (W to r
nmntfoM Mer^tis Ml wwciw. for
wfcfcfc mUkm reretwit acknvwtedg.
Menu WIUAj^ IMCIWA ?,
"JCxecutlre M action. Def, fc,
CONGRESS MEN'S.,
Both Houses Were Regularly Organ
ized on Monday.
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CASK OF ROBIiRTS, Till: MOKMUN.
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?
His tl i ?>i W jis Objected to. 'I to
(iallork'rt I il.Vd With Spectators at
the Opening:.) v
I 'I rat Day < 'otigtws met iii regular
se^lon nt noun. The Oapitol was
crowded. and the galleries of both
HoiW mihI Senate worn well Oiled.
Tlii< Semite was called t(? order by
('resident pro tcin. Fry, of Maine. Tho
Mind chaplain, 1 >r. NV. H. Milhnrn,
o?Yt ml a.M appropriate prayer.
Thirty m-wly-elected Senators were
sworn in.
A committer t > > wait on tho Presi
dent and I luii.s?> was appointed.
Senator Howell then announced the
doalh of the Vice l'ri HKleat, (J.irret A.
ilohart. Resolutions of re.' pert t ? ? the
l ite Vice President were parsed unani
mously; ."1 then the Senate, out of
respect to his memory, adjourned.
in Tin-: noi.sk.
All the galleries of Hie llun&n over
flowed. and hundreds were o?'i<ied ad
mission. Mils Ada Hubert*, daughter
of lite noted Mormon ropivsontut i ve,
hud a pt-omiucnt seat in the gallery.
The House was called to order by
Clerk McDowell. Ool. D. H. Henderson,
of low a, was elected speaker. The
Democrats all voted for Kichard.on
fur speaker.
Represent :< t i ve Harmcr of IVnn yl
vanla, the "leather of (lie House,"
swore la tlui new speakeh
Wiicn thd name of Representative
11. II. Robefts, of Utah, was e:illed.
Mr. Taylor objected hi his being sworn
In. lie offered a preamble, and resolu
tion Unit the right of Mr. Robert.* to
take his seat be referred to a special
committee of nine, appointed by the
speaker; Mr. HobmUs .U^he sworn and
occupy his 8e.itXnij/'*\Viyihosday, when
the committed) is 4o fepont.
The Senate.
Second Day. T-odiy's sexaion of the
Senate lasted two hours and forty min
utes. practically the entire timo being
consumed In the reading of the Pres
ic. cut's" message. The nailing of the
document was largely perfunctory, few
of the Senators according it any at to it.,
tion. Some of them retired to their
couimittce rooms to peruse tho mc-.
i-iine at b i.-uire, while a few followed
the reading by the clerks. Mr. Tur
ley, of Tennessee, presented ins col
league, Mr. Hale, at tho dosltf of the
President , and President admin
istered t o Mr. Hatejjxu-^nith of c.fllco.
The flnnounoemejj{of the death of
Senator-elect M/uroo'H. II tywanl, of
Nebraska, was noeoJVod by the Senate
with sincere rriaroty Although he was
not ofllcially a intmiber of that body,
lie was known to many of t he Senators
and hy them vyas lie Id in Jjlgh rog.ird.
At the conclusion <>f the reading of the
message, the Sen a He adopted resolu
tions <?f regret, pr/aented hy Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, and as a mark
of respect adjourned immediately.
Tlie House.
Set-mid Hay. ? After an interesting
debate of three hours, tho House to
day, by a vote of 802 to 30, adopted the
resolution offered by Mr. Taylor, of
Ohio, yesterday for the appointment
of a spcclal committee to investigate
the ch urges against Drigham .jl. Rob
erts, the 'Mormon Represents thfo'tflect
from Utah. Hy t )i?? terms of the reso
lutlon Mr. Roberts Irf not only exclud
ed from all partielpation In the pro
ceedings of t lie House until the com
mlttee rwiibttfs, and the Hounn^jjnfe'es I
upon his ease, but. he is denied a seat'
in the hall.
The Speaker then appointed tiie fol
lowing member:* a:< the special com-"
mlttee under the resolution: Republi
cans, Taylor, of Ohio, chairman; l.nn
dis, of Indiana; Morris, of Tennessee;
Freer, of West Virgina; Llttlnfleid, of
Maine; McPhersop, of lowa. Porno*
crats, DeArmond, of Missouri; I*an-~
hum, of 'i>xiisj and Mlers, of Indiana.
cXhe death ?>f the lute Hepresentatlve
Settle was then announced and at 6.2r>
as a further mark of respect the House
ndjoufned uijtll Thursday.
Six Killed In Wreck.
Denver, Col., Special. ? A rear-end
collision occurred between two pas
senger trains on the Denver nnd Rio
Orandn Railroad Monday morning, in
which six persons were killed outright
and several others were severely In
jured. The accident happened at
EnRliqli Switch, nbout six miles east
of Sajlda at 6 a. m.
Whose Bodies -Boers or British.
London, by Cable. ? The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from General Foreatler- Walker, under
date of December 6; jQJy^ral Methu
en reported that at M odder river he
Ufound 23 bodies, and that 27 bodies
have since floated to the surface of the
river. The people say that some of th?
bodies were burled and that other*
were taken on mules to Jaeobsdal.
where the Enslln wounded were also
taken. Commandant Albrecht'a wagon
perfectly fitted up as a pharmacy and
surgery, was captured. The enemy's
loss waa mdre than our?, end ? tholrJ
morale haa hfiefLJ^ycb^fhakefU'' _
A ppropriaiiqps Asked For, {
Washington* I>. C?. Special.
grcas asks for thefot! owing appropri
ations* For the North Cai *"
office at Charlotte,
India* sefco** to Chsrolw .
Elizabeth City jfuMfe building,
Winston y&jf httiMlOJ.1
>JNfS
AFTER MOM. MONEY,
Congressman Wilson Wants $100, ooO
Moro I or Conjure? River.
AKIkiIIkIi CollgroitSUKUl Wilson huo*
cnederl In tho last session In gcttlQff
an appropriation of $250,000 for tho v
deepening of tho channel of tin* Con
I gai> e in order that steamers might
come up beyond 0 ran by to tho foot of
UuriulH .street, dm does not propose to
let Ills work in behalf of navigation
on the Congaroo atop^^Ttrcfo; ho now
proposes to njikjuuujgrosH for an addi
tion il SlOO.WdoT ThVi Spartanburg
livening Telegram, spe^klug of tho
i departure oVv^Uft ^ifngresaman for
Washington .-ays, this about the mat
ter:
"in addition to t'ho appropriation
already need red for rlvor Improve
ments, Mr. Wilson will ask for an ap
preprint lun of $100,000 to widen and
deepen the river's channel from (Jran
by to tho ocean, thereby giving tho
capital city tho benefit of an aVl water
rale to southern and eastern points."
This would be or groat benefit to
i the cause tu> near to tins hearts
of tho people of Columbia a3
It would make tho river entirely and
easily navlgnblo all the way through.
The government Is meanwhile mak
ing preparations for the commence
ment of the work on tho deepening of
the channel nbovo Qranby under the
appropriations already made, and un- j
loss something unforeseen occurs nil
the Ktumbllntj blocks will bo out. of
the way and tho work eommencod by
t.he first day of tho new year? 1?00.
Port Royal Station.
Tho following, when from tho re
port of Secretary Long, concerning the
I'ort Hoyal Station, will bo of interest
to many people in this State:
? in order that the proporty account*
kept in the bureau of statistics and ac
counts might be so adjusted as to more .
accurately lv.pres.out the present valuo
of the reah/wMfiS clhnttols, and mach
inery plants of the several navy yards
I and stations, the department, under
date ujb April 22 , 1899, ordered a roap
! jiralnement of all property boloilRlng
to the naval establishment.
The value or the Port Royal station
was fixed at $900,630.73 for the
real estate and chattels; $55,220.63
for tho machinery plant. Tho expen
diture for tlmt. station during the year ?
was $35,107.07 for pay of officers; 190,
352.30 f(Jfcialw?r and materials: for
improv JWts of real estate and chat
tels $95,911.80; of machinery plant,
$28,000.04. Of tho Port Itoynl legation,
tho report ^nys:
The Improvements In progress at
this fetation during tho past yearJn
clude a wharf adjoining the dry ddek,
a repair shop for steam engineering,
hiT electric light and power plant; fa
cilities for storage and handling coal,
n locomotive erane and twwk-ioe -- axv
.lock; repair and extension of wharr,
and dredging the channel from the out
clde of the naval station. ?
The appropriations -avalla^^tor tho
present fiscal year Include a building
for workshops, yards and docks; a
sawmill and boat,?bop for construo
tlon and repair; a paint shop and stor
age for combustlbleti, and the exten
sion of the storehouse. The act ,ot
May 4, 1898, appropriated $20,326.60 for
the purchase of certain lands adjoin
ing the station, and condemnation
proceedings havo been Jnstituted^ tout
the purchase has as yet been complet
ed only In part.
The estimate for the fiscal year^?rr
Includes an Item of $500,000 for rebuild
ing the dry dock at this place. This
dock, which wns completed only ? xew
years ngo, Is of timber, and owing to
tiho attacks of the teredo nnd certain
structural weaknesses which were <m
voTope(l, lB ln 3d?h"Condltron thatJU
restoration should be In c?ncrete apd
stone. Ono hundred thousand ?*<>??**
Is e-timatcd for the eontimiaUeo^ oj -
the work of dredging tho basln aaa
widening the channel. Other Item?
Include a COlidMreinfr plantv ? store
house for lumber, a building f or equlp
tnent, and a quay w-alL The total
sum requested for public works at this
station Is $882,000.
Lawyer Presented.
Mr. C. P. Slma, who has been prac
ticing law in Spartanburg several
yea re, ticm been presented by tb? graad
jury (or disregard ins professional
etiquette In several way* The pud
jury gave the names of several wit
nesses. Mr. films denies the charges
and says he can prove them, fjeeeha _
the public to suspend judgment mtO
the matter is Investigated.
New York M? ey Arrines.- . ;
CaJ, J no. D. Frost, assistant ad)*- -
tant and Inspectdr fHWHfl; W
nounced that the adjetant general's
office had received the ses? of ftSS
from the New Yorh Dewsy Day mp- _
mlttee, being the ana total of. the fl
par day the committee pramiped t a pay
each State ?llitaraas who cum tt?
Near York daring the ??lobcstton la
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company
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to the ceMhrat^oa.
commander* win
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