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---, E rTABLISITED 1865, E ~JI .S C., FRID AY, DECEMBER 19, I818 WC AWE.*1tOAV A MESAUE I U LAWMAKERS President M'Kinley Ad drosses -Congress on Wa and Other Problems. ?OR MONETARY REFORMS .aiO6ias of the Standing Arny to 100,000 Mon and the T, nporary Contieuansoe of Military Itulo In New Possessions liavored. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-On tho convening of congress today, Presilent MOrinley transmiflaud his aninal mess t:o, which follows; To the Sente aitid Housm of It. presonta tives: Notwithstaniding the add.;d burdens rendered necessary by thes war our people rejoice in a very satisfac. ory and steadily ncrenasing degree of prosperity evidenced by the greatest volume of businiess ever recorded. lanuftctunru his been pro ductive, agricultural pU'rsu-ts have yielded abundiat, ri-tarns, la4 -r in the fields of indtstry is bet ter rew, eded, rev enue legislation pitssed by th i present cofigrvss has increast-d the tres- ury's ro ceipts to the atiount. expected b y its at thors. the fhimnnes or the go .ernmlentt have been successfully adminis .!red anild its credit adVaniCed to the fliSt I ak, while its currency Is been nnintait -d at the world's highest Ptandard. Alilitary service under it coi mon flag for a righteous cause has sta ingthened flte national spirit aid served o cement Snore closely t han ever the fr.rt ei kal bonds between every section of the co :ntry. A review of the relations o, th-i U. Ited States to other powers. ahways tl)ipropri ate, is this year of pmrlimary imp, rtUce in view of the momentous issues w iich havo arisen. demanding in oni instiat :u the ul timate determiniation by arms a..d iivolv ing farreaching con-oquetnes N hich will require I le earne3t atteitloi o.' the con gress. irst Steps In the Wit . In my last anuial mssage very full consideratIon was givoni to Lhi' question of the duty of the governmntt of the United States towails Spain ! the Cu bant insurrect.ion as being by far the most importattit problem with whic.t we were th'-mt called upon to deal. The considera tions then idvaneed and the exl.ositiot of the views therein expressed disAlosed my vense f the extremu gravity of the situa tion. Sotting asido as logically infounded or practically advisable, the reco.intion of the independence of Ctba, nei ral inter veItion to end the war by Impo: inEc a ra tional compromise between the contest xnts, intervention in favor of one or the ot.her party, and forcible annezation of the island, I conclutided it wal honestly (1ue to our friendly relations with Spain that *lh slhould be given a r-.asolable "chiance to realize her expectations of ro form to which site had hocomo irrevoca bly committed. .Thce ensuing month brought little sign of real profiress toward the pacifloation of.CuLb . No t.ngiblo relief was afforded the vatf r, numbers of unhappy reconcen trados <i, spito the reiteriated professions made in that regitrd and t ho imiount up proptriated by Spain to thut en 1. By the end of l)ecember the mortality among them lal frightfully increasod. Consorv ativo estimattes from Spanisit sources picei the diaths tamog these distlessed people at ov'er 410 per- cent fronm theo time General Weyier's decree of reconcentra tion was enforced. -'The war conttinuied on the 01(d footing Wit,houtt comprehlensive plant, (develeping otnly thte same spasmodic entcounlter's, bi: r ren of strategic result, t.htst had mnarke.d the course of the earlier ten years' rebel. lion, as well as t,he presentt insurirectioni from its start. No alteranativo save phys icil Cxjiutstion of eiher 'combiatant atid tlierowltaa the p)ractical rutin of the *ishandin ry in sight,. bult hIow far distant no one( could venturo to conjecture. * lowhing Up of the Maine. At this juncture, on Feb. 15, last, oc rcurred the dlestruction of sthe battleship :Mahie.,whIle rlghttfully lying in the bar lbir of IHavana on a n1iisio of Interna * don.nil cottlrtesy andIl goodl will--a catastro plhs thle sutspiclous.ntutre anld htorror of wivht st irredi the nat.iont's hseart p)ro foundly. It is a st riking cet idenlce of the -poise nndit sturidy good 51nso (list ingutish :tng our mntiontal charneter that thlis shock -ing blow, failing upon01 our -geuerous peo ple already deeply. tonched by preceding e,ots:int Quba, did notumovo thlem to ant instanit, dlesperate resolve to tolerate no longer the existence of a condition of dan ger and( disorder' at outr dloors thlat nudo1(1 possilo such a dieed by \vhemtsoever wregght., .Yet by instinct of julstico pa ti' mne prevailed andi thte namtiont antxiotusly awai:edl th" result (If thte searching invos tigntionat, on 1ce set on foo,t. Thes( findling of* thte navnt beard of inqIuir'y e'staltiIshedi thast t,he origin of the explosh<.n was ox ternmal by a stubmarinte minie, andt only haultedi brIsough lack of positive te5tihtony te fix the respontsibility of its atit hto hip. All thotso t.intgs caiteid conlviction to the most, thoughttful, oven boeo the fidiangof thte naval court, thtat a crisis it ours relations' wit.h Sp)ain and toward Cubta was at hand. So strong was thIs belIef thlat -It, nieeded bttt a bief executive sugge,tstioni to thte contgresis to receive im miediate answer to thto dutty of makIng In stant proviisiont for the possiblie iand per hitpa speedly3'I probabie emerligol; y of war, atnd the remartikale, itlmost, unliu, spectacle wits pre(seted of a ulnatimotus vote of b6d t h houses ont March (9 approprl atintg *.0,000,000 "for the nat.ional dlefense anld for ea.:h atnd every purpose coninected therewith, to be exponded at thto discro t.ion of the presidenit." StIll aimated by the 1hop) of it peaceful soltution t. adl obeyintg the dlictates of duty, n'o elYort was spared to bring a speedy etidhing of the Cuban struggle. Grieved and dilsappohutod at thto barrent outcomte of my sincere endleavorst to reach a practicable golutioti, I feltdt may.dtuty to remit the whole qtuestion to congress. The congress was asked to aulthorize and ,emnower the president to take maanr. to iieduro a Tull anil fInil trmiination bf hostilities between Spain and the people of Cuba. A fter nine d9ya of -earnest doliberation, during which the alnost unanimous setr timent of your body was developod on every poliit savo as toC to expediency of couplhig the proposed aiction with a for nal recognition of the reiublic of Cuba the true and lawful governinent 'of that island-a propositon which failed of adop timi-the congremi. o:i April 1), by a vote of 42 to 35 in the aelnatie and 311 to 11 in tho hou-.se of represeit.:itives, pa-,d the m11m ornble joint reolutitIon diehi dv riig I hopeo ple of Cuba free andt in<leptnd-iit., do 11uading that Spain at, olice reliniluish authority over t.he 18ilnd anlld emll powerigl4 the president. to use th eII entire land ind sea forces of the United States to that 01)(1. This resolution was approved by the executive on the next day, April 20. A copy wIS fit onc commniticated to the Spnnish mnister at this capital, Who forthwith iitiounced that hisconhit.inuaneo in 'Wittlington had thereby becomo im possible, and asked for his Ias1mports. Which wvero given him. Sinullaneously with its comiulninction to the Spanish minister, Oenieral Woodford, the Aimri caln minister at Madrid, was telegraphed coifimation of the text o( the joint reso lution and directed to comninicato it, to the government of Spain with the formal demian tht it. tat once relitluish its lia thority aind governmiileit in tihe is wid of Utiba and withdraw its forces therefrom. Ipt1110 of lelat101ns. That demand, although, ats abovo shown, ollicial ly m11adi. known to t he Span ish envoy here, was not, delivereO at .\lnd rid. A fter the int ruet ions reachsd ; ,in Pral Woo(d ford oil the im> rniin: of April 21, but, beforo he could pr.-sont it, tile Spanish iniister of stat not ih-d hhiii t hat iupoln the pro.ident's -xjTM)oV.1 of tihe j-int rescilution, the A itird governineit i* g"lding the act naq "cpqivaleit to it evi dentt decharation of Nr," had or.lered its minlister inl Washingtonl to withdr.aw, thereby brenking off diolomtic ri-lations bet-ween thetwo couItiesi.. Genleral Wowd ford thereupon i nide-l his passoiris uld (titiled Mid1d the S:am day. Spain hiavit thlus delited tIe e ad of the Unitcl States nitd iniitiatted1 that complete form ot ru1ptuire of relitions which attenldsa stato of war, the execii tive Jowers antihorizied by the re.:olltion wore at once tised by lie! to ieet the en larilgedl contingency of act il war hetweet OVIe'eignl statea. Ily my message of Aprili 25 the conkgre.s was in formled of the situa tion aid I reconmnended formal declara tion of the existeiice of itt itle of war bm tween the Unilied States and Spain. Tho conlgress accordingly votedl ocn the sallO day t lie act approvi-t April 25, ISM, d clar'ig the existeice of such wat fr,m and icliiiding April 21 and ro-enacted the provisioni of the resolution of April 20 di reting the president to use all the armud forces of the mat.ii to earry that act into offect. It is not within the province of this mc-i Sago to nlarriate the history of the ext raom dinary war that, followed the Spanish declaration of April 21. batt a brief recital of its more salient reatures is apropos. The first encount-er of the war in point of date took place April 27, when t detach niitt of the blocknding squadron made a recotinoi.amce in force it Matittia:s, shelled th . h:irh'r forts ild(] demolisheld several ne - works in coistruction. 'TL. nwxt eln;:igemen1t was dest-ined to mari; at imimorable etoch iln marit,ime warfare. 'Ille Pacific fleet iuder Colimo floro Geor-re Dm-y hol lain for somo weeks nt. Kong-Kong. Upon the coloni.il proclamation of n-titrality beig issued and t ht cuistom:ary 24 hoiir4 n-,tice being given, it reIMti'e I t') MirS h1ty teitr IHon1g Wong wheae it proceedll to tile Philip. pilne islais tih-r telegraphic orders to capture or d.-si roy the formidablo Spanish fleet thent assemble;l at Manila. At day break oin the morining o Mity 1 the Amer ican force entered Mailla hay and after a few honiUs engagem.ent. efected the tota1. l detrutlctioni of the Spaish fleet, conisiat lng (if ten winrsh ps anud at trtansport., ba sies ccapturig t lie tillvial staition and' foi'ts at Cnvite, t ihns an nih il-ut lini the Spanish naval porn'i ini the P1at.ific tceantt andI coin pletely cotrolling thet bay of1 Maila with the nh lility to take thle eity at. w'ill1. Following Ithe coinpre'hecnslvvo scheme of general attack piowerful forces we'~re as. semledc( ait vai'ous point1s onl our coast to In'vndo Cuba tandt Porito Itico. Meatnwhi. navat l'emonistra'tiotns weore adloptedl at Y->tung lob.(oni' 13rnave l)oed. The ne(xt acts of the war thrilled not 0only the hienrts of ot'r couniitrymien, bu11t the wvorldt by its hteroistm. On the night of Jpnio 8 ieu'tenaniiit. Ileobson,. aided by seveni devot ed voltunte('rs, bilocke.d the ntar rov outlet at Satigo harbor', by sinkinig the colliecr Merrui ine in the channel undter a fi'rce Iiro' fr'omi t he( shiore' batt.ories, e's cainltg wIt.h theu'ir lies as 113 a miirace, bit falling 1into4 thec handits of the Span iards(1. Tlhiey were sItbsequen11tly~ (exchanlged. Otn June11 22. I.he advuace of the iniva.dinig ariiy utider Maj'-r Generail Shafter l'llndedt at Dnaiq uiri, abhout 15 miles oast of Saniti ago. On .Jnlly I a severei' hatt.Ie took pilace, ourt forces gatininig the otutworks at,. Sanit I ago. On the secondi 10l Caniey and San Juan we're 1.aken1 at tir ai despierate chatrgo and( the inivestmti.i of thi' cit.y comiple'tedi. On the day fol lowing the bruillit aichiev('eent of our land force, Ju ly 8, oc cure th,1 1le d%Cisivye baittl Io f thle war. TPhe Spanish tie t, attemCiipt,inug to leavto the htaibor, was1i miet by the A mierienni squtad roni undeIr commandlii( (if ClIiomoore Satmn soin. In less thanm thiree hours all tlhe Spanish ships wore dlesi royedl, the twvo torpedo bonts hbeing Msunk andu the Maria Te'resa, Alm11 iito Ouluendbo, Viscaya and Crist obal Colon dri ven.nashore. 'The Spamn ish adii rai'i and)1 over 1.300 men)01 were takent prIsoners. whIle the enemy 's less of life wats deplorabily itarge, somie 00 per'lishing. On our side buL tiC ne man was killed iand 01n0 serIously wvoundied. WVith the enitastrophlo of SantIago Spain's power oin 11he Oceanl virtuially ceased. The capiLu lationi of Santiago foll owed. TheIi occupatIon of Porto Iico becamio thin next stralgotic necessity. Oetieral KMiles hatd prevIously bneeii nasigned to or ganizo. an ex.pet'tioni for that pulrpose. On JTuly 27 lie entered Ponco0, otno of thei most important ports in the islaui for which ho thereafter dlirectedl operations for the capture of the islanid. TIhie campnign was prosecuted wIth greait vigor andt by Aug. 12 much of the islandi wans in our pioses.. slon and( the actquisitIoni of ihe remaindier wats oly a matt.er of a short time. Ni'gotitamtions iFor Penice. Thn annihlinkinn of. A Ai.l..m1 Ce.......s. fleet., follo,ve. by the capitlai lon of gai tiago. having brougcht to the Spanish gov ernment at realizing smnso of the hopeless ness of contiltting a stri.glo lo%v beemln ing wholly unieqial, it. mad overtures of peace through th o r t-ich ambasstdlor, Onl Aug. 12. M. Cambon, as the plenipo. toitilary of "-pli and the secretary of state ais the p4ln1polientiary of tbe Ulitel Statt1i-ine-a itptele ei prot.ocol and I ap poin,Ld Villiam R. D.y, lat.ely secretary of state. CushIman K. D-1vii, William P. Frye andl( Georgo Gr-ty, senatorsm of tho United States, atnl Whitelaw Iid to 1i the piC0 C<mIU13sion1er Oil tie part o the United Stiats. Proevedi i iln duo tiio to Park-, they thvre m1et on Oct.. 1 live commissioners simihirly appolit ed oil the part, of Spain. 'Te legotilions hav1M) mado hopefti progrcss s% tiat I trust sO to be t)l' to lay a definite trety of peace before tho senatA with ia view of Cihu Stops leading to its signat.ure. I do not, discuns at this timo the govern nitlit or tihe f lit uro of the new po4-;esIoliS which will colmo to uis a- the result. of the War withIt Spain. Such discut.issionl will ha appropriate after the treaty of peaco shall bo rau,iflld. in, the m iatimo, andli until the congre.mpi has leisl:atcl othlerwise, it will be nIy 1-4'uy to contino th le ) ilitary governmeit.s which have existeI linice Our occupationx *.id give to the pe-ople mecurity inl life anl pr.)ierty aid vue irigement under it just, anld b.nIeflicient, rule. As s)oon as4 we are lin pos-vssion of Cuba aind have (.ieitid he ishtid it will be iecens y1' to givu liud and decisionl to Its puople to formil a goverliment, of t.hem lielvi'S. It, sholild bie ulertaken lt th earliest imometf, cotnsistelnt with safety an(d alssured sIt.ess. It is importalt, thalit our relat "is with these people shall be of thu most, frien 115 c.111tacter anld our com lercial rehitions -Iose mA reciprocal. It should be oir du11t.y to assi4t. ii every prorli way to IIil. ip the wasto places of the islamiil, ellcollrage theil intill-Ary of the peo,le a-1 ass:s, hiim to form a "ov ernment wh shall be free and inde Penldent, thuis realizing tho best aspirai tions ot t hC C iian peoplv. :-panish rul m111ust. be replacedl by 0. just. beievOle:nt and h111111umne govern11melt., created by t,ho peoplo Of Clba, caipliblo of performing all iliterination-1 obli."ationls, and wiic shill ecoura:-v thrift., induistr-y and prosperity and proilloto p'-auo niid good wili aiimong all of thll iiit,nts. whittever a11t'y hiav been thi-itr relations inl the past.. Neldier revenLe nor passiin idhould have at pla,-i inl til new 1governmient. Until there iA Co1plete traillility in th i-lan1d anld ak Mtab:4 goviero-1 t,i inanmrate, military occulpattionl will bz.econitinuie,. With the exception of the rupture with Spaiti the iti ercouirme of the Unite'l StateS with t he great. family of nations has beenl markid with cordiality and it. closo of tho event finld.Is 1most, of thi issues. that lvc-ssarily arise in the Complex relations of movereign Sites aljUst.ed or presenting no seriotts iilistacle to a jitst aid honor able nuluation by amicable agreement. The latlimt.r. Tnim.y. 0:1 Sept. 10, 1691, a conflict took placo at Laiii tier. Pa., ht,.,von at body of strIking miners itidthe shi ieri f i rno county and his deputies. in which 22 iniiers wer' killed and .14 woundod, of which 1te of the killed aii 12 of tho womided were Austrian and 11inuarian H11bji-cL. This deplorable event naturally arotued t.ho liol!icitudo of t.ho Austro bin111garian gov crimien.. which on the presi-ipt ion that the killing iind1 wouinding invol ved tim in just i flbi le mistise of althority. claimed reparat ion for tho sufferers. Apart from tho w-archiilg, investigatimi ail perem) tory 4c nelion 411 I.he aulthilorities of Penn11syl Vallia the fedel:,l execuive took appro priato Steps to Ivlearn the ilerit.4 of the Cast, ili orthr to bk. in a position to meet the il-gent coim:lint, of a frhod.!:ly power. The h 1r41 sUnhis .depuitlivii. h kving beenl indiedlvl for itnir.lvr. were tria I ji on ac. q utit ti - 1 aci ! p t-wr te i p r o c e d i n g s a n d1'1 le h -*h -3 i of wit; iss on the gr,)iinl 6hat, the kiii11g was in 1,bi0 line of I heir ('liciiAl d 111ty to uphold law and1( preser'ive' puli c ori,t'r in te state. A rep)rese!'tai i ve of thei dleparitmen'lt of jiis. lie iittIend id thoe rial andti rep) rtd oi ta coilt150 fiillly. Wit hi all ihe factIs in its po ssson,. ).hiis govermenti'i ex pets to) reach a. harmilon!iiIls u idlrsat 1id ig oin tihe siith. jec'it, v wih that, of Aulstroi-l itigary, not. wvithsta.uiilin thec reneiwedl11 claim of the liaittleri at.r ieaning thlie restult of tihe tial, for indemniity for its inijiired sub jects. TIhe NicaranOglia can-il comiiitssalon. uin dler the iiti ch imanilb o (f lI.ear Adm iiral tander thle au1 thorit.y oIf it pr'ovisiou in thu 1(undryi'3 civil aict of June11 4 (If thait year, has niearly' comleteel it.5 liabors, and the resulits of 1Its etxhaust1 5i Ve'1 iiuir in ito t,hO proper0i rou te, (t.h feasii~1liv and t,he cost of conistructIion (If ani ii 1inteoeaitc icanlal by a N iaagun rot'lIe will b)e laid hlofore As the oeope of ireent 1.inquiry') embraced the whole 81ubject wi t.h tihe aim of miakingt planis itnd so a.veys for a ennai 1by the mosS conlvenlienti. <mt e. it inec:sM urilyV inclutded a review oIf t' e 1 ront( of priev ioiis siurvitys and11 pi0n1 am:il in p) ii enl;i thiisu adit,Iihed by t.11 hi Alait imeb Canlu 00 uliny tuller its exist- imtu concepssions ir.iii N icarai lil andI Costa lico. so tht i:to th liis extint, t.those grats necissairily) behl1 an) l'sseniaol part ini the11 delibe:i ions and14 u cinclusions1 oIf t,ho canal comminission as t boy hiav o d and11 111 m11ust, ne eds hold in thle d i'4:tSsioni of the unit ier' befor-e conugress. Underi-i thceso (c1r to) tIhe uovernmnnts of N icara'ugui and11 Costai llit;i 1by otherI p;t les fior ia ne'w ca. nanl concession! preicate id oni the assuimed a!)prio,(Ihinlg lapse of* (t e)1 c t raicts of the l\:aritimeo (Canal c:iomp:3 tny wih those states I have not). iiesitatei~d to expriess mIy conivictioni tliat, contsiidrations of expedti tile several goverm: nenlts init.orested inl tile consirtictlti and t Oitrol of tl imnter ocueaniic canial bly tis iotato rei'qiire the main111taintanc( (If thme stait-ls quoii util the111 canl 51 comiionl't shiallh aovo rtpoirted( ando the Unli tel Si.ntes congress shialh havo had1( anu opllort un ity to puss 11finally3 ipo thIi e1 whole mat ter, wIt,hout, prejudico by rea. Onl (If any chatigo in the exIsting cond(1 All theisei cIicmttntances suggest the urn gency of ROine dellnite actioni by the cont. gross at this sesion If Ita hat>ors oIf the past itre to b)e utilIzed and the liking of thie Atlamitic and P1acifle 0o00an1 by a prac tical witterwvay Is to be reualized. T1hat tile constl .t lomn (If sutch a mtarit,imo highway Is nowv muore than over inmdspensable to that il ntimte and readhy 1mnteicom m umica thon biot,ween our eastern and wveste(rn son. boards diemided biy tho anntexattionl of the liawaitin Islandsli andi the~ prospectivo ernaifion1 of our influene and enaeo in tho Pacilic ani that otir national policy now more imperatively thant ever calls for its control by this govorintent, are propo sition which I douht not the congress will duly appreclitte and wisely nut upon. I 'The114 P1atition of Chinat. The United States has not been an in diiferent speetatot of the extraordinary events transpiring in the Chinese emipire, 1 whereby portions of its maritino pro vinces are issing under the control of various Europen ipowers, but. the pros pet, that, the vast. converco which the euergy of our citAzens and t he necessity of otir staoie protuction f. - Chlineso uses hil ittit up in those regions may not be prejudie(d throuv:I any exclusivo treab. munt by O.he new &:4.otipt:us his obviatild ' the nuirl of otur country becoming an actor in the sceno. Our position aniong nations having a4 1 large 'alcilfic cotst., and a constantly ex padiing direct, rado wit,h1 the farther Orient., gives us tho equitablo claim to ConsiJeration aid friondly t.reatmient iI I 1hi, regard aind it will be mly aiti to sib i -rve our large interests in that quarter I by fill means appropriate to the const:1nt I poil icy of ouar governmnt.. Tmo territories I of Kilo Chow, of Wei 11111-Wei and of Port I Art.hur and Talienwiti, leased to Ger- I many, ( reat Britain itand Hussia respect- I ively for terms of years, will, it is an nouiced. ho opein to intermiational cot merCe (1111iI such a i RliVI Oetpat.iOn, ald I if lto discrimitiniiw treAtment, of Amein- I can cit.izens a J 4d thuir triatde be fouid to I exist or he hereafti r deveopod, the desire A of this govertinmit.won 1ilopear to hO realized. ieanhiviile there may h jst ground for iisqiuiet ite in view of th un rest and revoivl of thit old sittiment. of ollposit-ionl Andt pel.j'.IJikco to aien people which perv.ht certuia of thu Chines provinlcee. . 5 ill te case ft he at I tack1 upito or citizens in Szehliat atnd it Ktilien in 1so), the Ulii i siate,4 niiister has beel il't u tch'41 tIi t t o the fullest mll.lsllre of protection, bot.hl locall anld im-] perin!, for ily eliente-d Americnit intor ests limn1, deoimalol, in cise of lnwlh-ss in Jury to p-'r.onl or- ptop.Ity. instant reparyt tiol1 approprI t-0j)H.k (toHelV C1se. Warshi ps I:tVe Iel St:tion amlit, Ti'n.1-Tsinl for more1 ready observation of the distr.lers wHich have invall t Chinlese ciapitil. so .14 to lie in a positiIi In act. shoit need arise, while i i glitr ii of 1mr:ttil4S has biveen so4nt. to Pekiln. to jfTord le in inis(er the snio Ieuure of imliorit at ivi protection as t ho ropresenttivt i es olilther ntionLtiOlts laIvlt b!t1 const',ined to emliploy. Tht- irrentchIpoton There is mow overy prospect that the particil:ition of t he .niii vld StItes in the universal O.xositi-n to bt lilbi in Paris in 1900 will be onl a KV-110 CoM mIl tistire1 witidl the ndvantlce. .position heN by 011 pro ducts and inidustrie4 i t1h world's chief markets. The preliminary report of Moses P. 1 lindy, %% ho, umier It he itt approved J 'ly 19. I197. was lippoint.ed special comn missioner it I it view to seciring ill at. t:ttin informit at,iot necessary to Ia full and coin0m to undtersitaitinga by congress in regard to the participation of tils gov ermnent, li I lie P.tris exposition. wm laid before you by my Iessage of Dec. 6, 1S7, aind showed tho large opportumitles to ntko known on tintt.al progress iln manufactttres, as well as t.ho urient need of iummdhit aid adequato provision to enabli- du it iratitage ih- roof to be( taken. AMr. lilandy's dath soon afteriwar. rfn dered it necess:try for anotho' to take ip and complee t.he untinished work, and oil Jan.i. 11 last Mrl'. '1'h10imLas WiN. Cri Iler, third assistant secrotary of stat, was doHig nated to futlil that task. By it provision in the siundry civil appropriationi act of July 1, 1998 t sum not to exceed $050.000 was allotted for I he organization of it com mission to car- for the proper preparation and inst.alla ion of Amirican exhibits and for the display of suit,ablo exhibits by the sever extcitive deri-t.ments, particu larly by C.he department. of agrictl11r.0, the 1ish commission an1 tho Smithsoniani iistit-t1donl, inl represeItaIt.iol of the gov ernmntt of the jUnitud States. l14trau uant to that enaictuimnt, I ap)oinited N-. Fe'rdilnand WV. Pecs oif Chicago commlii sionter gteeral,.wIth an assistanit comis sitner' geiieral andl( sacre(taury. Mr. P1eck at onIco proc1-do-I to Paris, wheret his suic cess in enilargiing t,hei scopoit andl vatriety of the United State10s exhibiit. hast been most grt'4ifyinig. Notwithistandling -the comn paraitive'ly limittd area oft (.he expositionl site-ess tim (nfon hailf that of the WVorld's Fairt at Chic uco-t,be space aissigned to the United Stat,es has beent increased fronm the iabsol ute al lotnmnt of 157,40u3 squar'e feet replorted by Mir. I laindy to semit 202. 0010 sqttart feet,, wit,h corresponmding aug meintationi of t,he fild for a1 truly chatrato piortat, b)ranebCi oif outr coutt4.ry's5 dlevl opmIient. Mir. Ptck.t's re.iort, wvill be lid before yotu. In mty j m-honcetnt Its recom manda11tion wOIRiill e-il fort your eatrly con siderationt, es1i-eialy a is r'egarids an in c-reatse of the atpprolpiation to) at, least $1,00(0,00)0 in aill, Srio that, not 0only may theo assigtneid 5nace be fitlly3 taken uip b)y the best poissil exiihits in e'very class, btt thle pirepalrmtion andii instalhneimnt lie ont so per'lfect it (ctbe its t ranlk aimonig t,he first, Iiint a lt np alled compet(41ition of art Is tic amnd invenemtivye pirioduction and th us edunt.erlhanico the d Iiadvantamges wit,ht whli ch wto start, (is compa iiroil witht other coutieis whose ajpropr'iattins ar omi a moi(re generouts scah1 imnd whose prepara tiomns arc Iin a st at( of mu ich greater for wairdness Ih.han oltr owni. Amnxitton oif ilawa4it. Pendi11ng c-onsiderattin by the sonate of the t'rent-y 5ih'ned1 .Jun lii, I, 1897. by the ph nipoteintiarie,s of tihe UJnited Status amnd oif the republhiic of IIlawnii1. piroiiing for 1t1he anntexat ion of thie islamnds, a joinit reso& ltion to utccomtpl ish thei( suums pihirp'is- by aiccepitliin the oiferedl (cssioni and1 iincorpo. rat lug thie cded terrii tory into t he Unilon wats adtedt( by (lie :onigress and1( approved ,inly3 7, lN94. I theireutpon directed the Un;~ited State(s Rte:m ner Ph iladel ph In to conivey 11ear Ad tdm il M,.1l11r to Iloiol ul u amid entrusted to h is 111 hanstis imiportaint legishat.iv aetct, to4 be delliv-reh to the presi dent,t of the repulic of liatwall,with whom the admirml ,and thie United States minia h. teor wlere athorize'd to -make appropiato arrangemien:s for tranmsferring the islatnds to the Unite(d States, '1'h it was simp jly liut impresusively accomphlished on Auti 12 by thie delivery of a certIied copy of t.he resol ution t.o President, Dole, who thereuplomn y'ielded uip t.o t,ho representa tives of thei goivern,menmt of thte United States the sovereignty' and the pubtlic Dropr r3y of .he l II wall 14n Islanmds. Pursuant to the termis of the joint re lut,ion itind in exerciso of the aithlority thereby conlferred upon tme. I directed that the clvii, Juudicinj and miiltary pow rH tlierv.oforu exurcelol I'y the oflcers of he vovernmemt, of the repablic of ILIwit hoUld Conltinite t-O ho PXerCiSL(I by tlho,o filevrs until ctogrosi Ahall provia, t gov rntiit for t.ho incorprated territory, uhbject, to mv power t-O romwov stich otil wrk itnil to lii vac.icilem. Tim presideit, flicersiand troopsof I hi reptiblic there pIIn took tho outh of illeg:tne1 to lie Jilted Staxtes, thus providing for the un nterritpied contiranuces of all c.ho minlti sirativol aid m1uiilmclimi functions of the muiexed territ,ory uitil coutrcs shall Ither wime enlact. Flowitiq the further provision of the ilt rCsoluIttiOl I IIoIlted tht 1lon1s. lihlby M. Cullom of Illinois. John T. Oorg-in of Alth-na, librt. it. Ilit of Iliois S.mford 11. Dl)le of linwnii an i A.lter 1P. Frear of llwi i Its commission -rs to coitfer and recommend to congress mut legUilintion concervting he lnwitihn Rlan.1s ai they s:iouttld deei nectary ov roper. The commfillFtionetlotlrs hi1vIin fulfilled the nissimi confided to thum their work will 1o laid Ie.for. you at. lilt early day. IU is >elieved thatt theiir recoum endaittionsm will mve the etrest. considirattion tit to to tho tignititido of lie respotsi bilit y rest ing lpont yoxt to give such shape to tho rela ionship of those milpile lands to our tolit. lionl as Will b-nefit, both 111 the ligiest, tegree, reavliZilig ilto AsiIatI nts if (he Colllntlllnity h Iat. lhis cast, Its lit, vith Its and elect e- to share our politictil -eIle w ilo lit t.h4 stine tillt juI y ng 11h10 fOIesig1, of tloIS- Vho4) fl' thll ljuarters of at centtty lakv%. looked to tho simtiitilat lonl of li Itwn as a ut itra atld Ilevitablo colst unu ntt'ition iI htarni ilty vith oIur nlteeds tn11 itt fill till ment of uirf' heprished trilitioi Uindvr (ihe provisions of the joint.resolit IOns te existing ClIUtilm' rela1tions (of he Ililitaln Ish;Inlds with thet t ''nited tatvs and wvith o)ther countries rt1ain1 11nchan-." d 1111til le-gilatiOni S1m111 Other Vis provitl. The C01tt1Is of intwnii, tle ill in f,rvigii cmintries contintio tto 1u111111 theiir. 4-rmi rlcial aIgen,ix whil lie 'nit ed St ates cmnmihtlil at i oluillit 8 miniitat i I for till pr- ter se'Vicum per,I Itilim, to tradte ani r-tveliue. I. woC t desirable that all forti Ok coll-Alls ill 11ht ilttvaiiu IsuIdiilds sh'l1 revcive Iw ex itiaers firti this goV-~-nmentiit. Iz IAr. D IitnI ml. Oilnf-1 t PIlanI. The propos:ill of the litsian cztr for a reneral riltiition of U.h vast. ilit itiary en -abli-AhmenIts dhat we+!lh 81 he:avily 111)pon nany1) JReoplC.1 inl time oif penct. was r.0 .vntly communI i Iic:ated to this vennt vith anl elriest, finvilati'n 1.41 be repro eitId inl tle e1nfrieIe- which it. is Con .01mcplated to attmtbhill f b i It a view to idis tissing tlt- Ihle,es of ncIotIjplishitg 41) tdo irnlae a tI'st1it.. Ills lijest Y was at it0nce tiformed Of the vO-crihtI I symlj!at.hy of t.his "(v41,1un1tint with lt. priliciphe Involved ill ItS exalted propo)(s:ll lu;l 41f (ho renlili.'ss )f t,e(. Uiited Sitt.-s It take part, in t,o *Olltf(lrenWil. The active military formc of t.he United 3t-ates lus mle.;zt'iti- by oltr ipulat,ioll, :erritcrial arvn anid tax:thhl- w(vnlth 1s and A 1tt1s in1tit, Colitillitt it K- itt itle of JPAnC-. 40 ccispieltttisly 1 less ih-inl tIat. of t.i'h rirmed piwelrs ito woImit I t c.ziir's appe II 'i ecli ni l y 3f Ildt i r Ieh th11:1 t.t te (I t itltion anl halve for lis no4 I,.IcIi,-nI imlip'r[1-1ce iftV Is .-Itrkimt fia IMS-.1 i t01 'it-1 ) I). ward Cte belternii Witt of i Ih c'itit f lte mod.rielS a l the ul' ivativioit ofl p1wac andl go.Ill will 11tmong 4th-Il, hit, it ltis View it. beh.mviM ul i s a it t13oln lto Ielitlti c tilIvin tici a;I id id t e rcelielvil ::1n1, project. The ( 11urrlncY Ques.tionl. Tho secret-ary of 1.he Urvnitry reportg ht i,e reCeipLis o the gOIvirnitmint, irmt lII wlt-cu.4 (rini til- fitical year entled If if -- 11), 184, ii t fi II i t :N-I,17.1, 2 3 ri weived from siI, Of 1'acifle railroads, Aliouinted t. An:, 31.335 ni itf expelnldi kires t o T:N5. here waslm collectel froti cmtom% 4119,57itW nl fom in tena111l revelivt k1l 7t00ti 61tit0.l. OI oftritilo 1rtt of4 It 15,i'd toe (t p reelin ei year, w an itutortationsj free~ i its d-p'itty amiinter18I 8 t $2'. n-.75adreso fi i i tuetcromc the precedino tr,-nr '3 oi i9.1.tim.i iiuti lt I;term,2)alteent it irceits xcede toie iThe''te for Ih iti coflected oni diis9 tiled ti i ti.s wa l9-i.5i . L 9.u Ont ct iit an I itat nrtl tlit uorsI $39,.4. Weui e.S 4l ipoirted mer from tite pce ling p yer.l i tItePw oft is esvtitieit tponii t bali ofh pr'eseii t revenuiltri lwt that thie re-ipts frioieIm the 18rat 9. wil het' . 'it iu74 tle7tand it fitis n *15:.r73 1. 74 Gii . utini a87 diincyin eiof of ia.-f 0i3. On i-e 13, 3tt.:, It her Novas hld~ in t trensttry ld i I amoun'hetilns i',u $138i 4tt.547. Ioi htullin iamout..ting io ec130.5it '.5, xiver hbrit lione amount.ing itoi $93. 35 t,250t I ni ofIt heri'( w forms of moey amt ov.t,in 11,. 9. On ten same tetti tift re oint otitmony oftall tin r:itit ircit giii orot isclu.ie, ti ktreaury t hohligrs wait ot l.I.iil i 5.M InI increnye Ifo thie yoier of $t.hi . >E.i 1hi timont i ieionte t Iint eniIt. ciruilati ront the go.i oltet t,.r a s i n t hes tne ivTheoi p' son mo 11ito 'iiiti for strnteIg tjhe reson resf thes trIs i- t I it tor-c coanth c iyn tbhe omrpoean thi:tses owe 0t.e r-41Inyt 411 of I'litel Si-IteLI.s unote -a tinii ti' tr -s hIaring debt. Si tel yN it. sh1o1 hl not p) ty I henll olit alwnil p.xCopt, ottil (t. mand natl for gold. If tiit, jIt*jr put, ini ly ot.her wi-y they iiy ret tna 011 in1 , to h followe<d by 1)he :)114 irslwo Ca ri-iepein thetti--anl hir iater-st hi-m1 '11, (i-libt, to ro t.1 a nionlinitterest, hwa. rn ,1bt." Th'l s recommiienlaltioln waiv IIolk ill tho belitf t hat. sich provisi 1,1, of I! wv bi'li insit ro t greater ilegrev I w '-i fmt y of t hti Ilrestilt. st tIllar Jill 1 I1 -t t r p-It.t. otr cillrrelley from th li t 'ie < t w:lit-h it jig subhjec It ill fron In it It it- ch I-we inl t ho g. eral hiltsiim-s v 11n41liolls of Oho Cot)ll v*. Inl liny juti;,nivint. the pr'(.,:nt- . mItli~tln o t h t renst Iry )a I lIIy . Ittst Ias I liv iIninl. dinit. e i t Inelit. of 1m I 'vi..I t i-ll rtcolll tilildelti ottq y(IIr aMzi, 1111t4h-r which at por tionl of thtl goidl holdinigs sholtid hbpao< in a rsti fnmid. frim which reenbacki gshctid htv kedt-l-neel 1POnl Presen-1tit.,lonl, but when o i rtleiintol oshoul- tot. horo. 20ftir Ii pmubl out v-\ o,t felr g"Il.. It is not; to be infi-rr1.4 1 h:11, ot her legis Iatimi relatilug to olr curotcy is not, ro cluireI ;oil till cont r:uy, th I t . i.4 i ?3' violin liild for it. Trhe importinc, of ai ii !vit, provision which will h111iur to our1 Il it r0 i mlltony.V m<andlrt. relato<d am 01ur 111,m1ty st:kIlilak41 Ilow 1is to t.hat. of c.' eto llervi,al rivals, i,i genetrally rgtied T. c.omptini"'n proposit ionl t.1111. urt :n m wr CAIr IV(Tc shll h1 kIp ni'' :1 I Yt, lie HO re l.1 tl to t-he n (it:s of wir I !t alltdhi ti InItri'lnli c otuI 'rce T s ( Io le Mik ItM' tl respollsivo to 'luich lieils is i proopi si t.t Secarcely less ilil' r::w t.. Th'li HIIIj -vt, inl il its pirts. is e amimnntlel to thu wito considleration of thke wi ro:,. Four nt 1; g tntin,Arilly. Unttler the itvt of conr.s nipprovil A iril !2 , I .H atittiri/.ii..: I . prsiti l t it h:s discr1e'tionl, "tip'-:1 it 4-cll aria ionl of wvar by congress18., or a Ilb ci-tir1';wk by voil gre.s hat. warl. 1-.i xi d1iro2l-1A the(? in ra eof 111t t. t r n' mv in" to I Ihei I .l 111,11 of 6 l l1. i' thil iu l in !4:1 l,. SO) olliver-ia; l't Ililn. Ill th net, it w.ls provblle t I 'hItat te 'ivill (f iy warl il whichl th U lit-11 rsltt i u:y -.coilt iln volvedi t(' lritrllty s llbilt e 1 tivedr to IV 'I'lWivre~~ irt.tt ll w'l I il- v:'~ III- Ice llta'y 111n1ce bMSiH by . 0;use of I lht snilt litI m it- of th is ilr, w >r'pt in y pro Ili, (Im or ito alie di t2lr' '.ti r lit stch ligN:ttionm the sev nry t' wnv mny stldi8h of suprimnne r.try volt iti4lon-vit olliver4nt4 t.t the htiorabli ha,t'otht tran4sfr of sv2ernutie.t nil mttent , IIItI- lnoting voit 'i-d inhe shall l 11t1r%tkIrb, oistt Ite 4r (h.1ti it1i-1 int, inl Cream of 1,0. cii' onlell or- illish.41 force of the regillar Inrilly b-yondl that II0%w providled by Ohw IINw inl for-co prior to Lt, I.Issiage of thisnot uxepl, its to th-1 incervast. of 25.':)ar provblledi for Inl See tiol I herto." The im I p4.rtCtitek of 1-gi. ita o:1 for L.ho pvrm lit 1 (alt , Incr.avi of the army, is m I Ivth er fort.e l lnii ifest, atill it' I'ecoll1113'viliat ioll 4f Lhm st-crutitry of warIf for (1ha1. purl.l h:IH Iny tinqilnlivhil IIp,wr'vIII. 'lh r1 ennl bo no I<l -Stio (Ilat.n. this ti i aal probably will he "none .Nio any to mevg I ihl necelssi ties of .t.( sitia ionl. ALt. ill 1VntI 111 whether hailt, niinher shall bet, reuired w t,~l.t2o21yor not., (.hla powor shoulti bl g.;ven to the preidet. Mo enliAt L.hnt fmo if ill his dliscriltion it, shoubdtIhe ilf-ces.sary fille t Sth r1t.ion1 sh t b 0 h' giV141 him to recrtlit felr. tho r11'y within thi above linlit, fron t the inhniittltl of the isitivis with11 tho goverimliln, of which NI arp vina u. It is my pnWtirpw I" i"Mr o"t the n tiro voluti r lit i-iny 1s1 soonl a1 tho Conl gvv.:ss shall provicd-- felr Jihe inlcre:kso of thet r(t;I1iIr establim (I!.. Thin will bo only fillna cof jt.Istiev 1n' ll il e tia itl ppi ciat el by Che bravo nIII-11 who 1(e!t. their hoile anl vJmpiloynII-.lt, to help) Iho couln try inl its;H en .,y in tho yea(':%IJ will ojctir th hecuntin nhal anII v--r<:1-y of th11 foll-I,lin:! of (t] porta"cOe ol~arly legxiaatiloWj'rovIjfTjig for the taking of tho twel th consui. This is ieesms:ry in view of thtv large amollnt of work which imumt, bti pi-rf'orme(I III the prepar:tl ionl o! Schditles preparatory to tihe entilierat tiln of t ho poptilation. A<11111e-al J11om4 V'c' i Amiral. I join with the wert,-try of the navy in reconiti,ding I Iat. the grades of admiral mnd %-vceadm7ral be tempmenrily revived, to be filbl by imlilli.del- who hav tipecially istiignih-1i thvm%eiv-s in G,ho war wit,h Spin. A lien I 'ntenamet 1es.:21 The alin contr:,I hw 1 iihown by ex pe-rivnet to need t m oti ineiidment; a uasur 'proviil!d'h it ti1 protmetion for 1411Ie1nein is projpscd: I he i i Itt applica tion of tht 8-h<m. IIr% . it.r' the beleft of inhor andl of (ihl prInciple of arbitration atre milu'ged lot' vo linritra(ionl a I con. mIle Iorl I h.!. -AubIIj'is tom tit catreful att-u. tionl of" 1 he congilte-ss, Th,nvw a deparOmwntal reports will Oo laid before y-1u. 'l'hcy give in great detaiil tlhe- coililt, of tho at'airk of the got.vI-ImIIInt, r(InII-gr (.110 year paist nd'di. CusS Illmly 1i1114-Sionls4 Ilponl which tho oon. glress 1m)y be c. ill(-;Ilipoln to alut.. Sigil.) WIL.L.AM .MCKUNLUT. 1x,cittive Manion, Dee. 5, ISYS. A Simlon Portlenux Mixttre. llural Nt N' Yorkur nAkm: W! V not simlplify lt l di -tionsm for inakciing th< litovki:hi in for the bordteaux inix ture U.y uIt a1pound of milpi,hto (I. coppe'r or at pOlli mt limike for each gal 111t f wvater um,i d inl inaking tihe respec tivo stock solut itos? Then each galloi of I he wlti.2l v.ill represelt at poulit oft Ie i:mil rial lued. Thenl, by tiaing 0 gallmi-4 of vach Solution anid adding fuilli ieIt vater to mnko 60 gallonm of thio compouimnd, thw pn'opxor in'oportionsi of I lie tirdeix mixturo ire readily so. Alw i-- lt - 4 11. o CIPm14;11ImIII. Il'.ii1 A(,NME!i, \tITC'1lHIA,. With Minglo, klagmle, klinglo, 'W(%Vy dow the dusky dingle, The ('ti\ws Ir coming home; Niw "wott, mad clear. anId fainlt.antId low, The Iiry tAiklint-'s coie anld go, I.cko chilimiin"r frml Some far of t.ower, ()Ir pmt.-rinl;igs of 11 Aipril shower That. Iakos 4l. diise4 grow; Ko-ln!, ko-hu, No inlmw, ko-h12g dkl ige(Ingle 'WaYdwn.h h-nigine Tho cows (one slowly home; Andold lii frilendsand twilight,plays, Adil st'ry Ilights, anld Sunnl3y days, Com tropiig hiu the inlitty ways, When ' t,be cows comno hollic. w ith jinlt, . janglm,,ibwh-i - Soft, lo's thiat, ioO,iti (mi A (!e)wSiig111 1111V-C 1)0111; Malvinlf, tid( I'one-, anid Pl1orimlel, De Kamp, ltcd Roso, and Gretchen Selvl, Qul 1th.s, andl( Sylph, and Spranglood A Ios he Hlleds I heart her loo-oo Aild chaln. holr silver. hell; W i hifi fi ' fa I.r-2' so tul s tit, i migle, Thm cmys comlie slowly hoime; A ml1 l1m ).er "I. s of lolig --one l .Vo , .\ d hahy ji)3s, till,, childi-l, h Iar .\d you hfull hopii-S, and youhifiul fearls, V InI tt.e ckmws comlic holli. With ingh2;t, rangle~it, ring2le, Ily 2 wims aml& thre'es and siungle, 'liT cows'l are'2 ('(oming hotime; A \ it,b LI uunn22er02 s212 a1 slippin2g d.own; Anid time hillis 1ar2 gro()wing brtownm; Toe-ing, to)-m'anIg, To'-ingm;, to-rani11g, I.i-r'igeingle, ly t bre'e.s aiiml fouris aiml sinmgle [12h1 51on2( SWee, round21 of woI2'dless8 ['T '12nmm swee2it,.12Jun2 lily re(st and22 ('alm1, The1m suinim Sweet12 S0ent, of bud12 1and( bam122, Whenm tbe ((ws1 (12m2e 1home. With inikle', tanlh, t.iklei, Thron:hl2 lerni anzd piinkhimc, .\ liteintg in 2.ho. tlhelkere: 2 ltream Whermm '2' hei su-ra i-ys g lanlce and2 gleam2i, (iar'in22. I '21nebblootim, anmd IlhIebo :1iadi knee2'-iep(in 2,he crea(1'~Lmy liie 0s O'e the bank2 s wit.h bu12ter-cupjs ab The'i 2'2wsV 0(omo2 Slow2ly hn.;(' And1( 211 thronen~ I .2121mory'~':i deepC ravlinmo omi li he2' huo's l aganiit l Acnd thmm er'':e'nt mf lI.he Silver' (ueen1, Wb .-0 lhe tows ('0m21 home12. The. ('tn vS are'( com211ing home12; lIna:- the~ p'aiiiti (2ry of tIhe Whip The(dow-drops li ntbet nld in Anid o)ver' the2 popuh21a-IS Venus '4hines2, Andi Im ver11 tlhe et .5 n122 jilo . lThe co4ws ('ome2( slowly houmei; i ,t 2down ) 21 b:u-. It, in thle trinmi. Of 12)!21 gone1( '4on~: isn 1 Il )%ver'. n'id rin2, i"or' ii 1e (ldI times0 come20 hack 121ain2 Whenm212 he ows comte home, ......1lm'aim. . Imi l l., :... w '.m. k.