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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1898)
HMtWfWptB?!VWa iS t&N(!$fWI!0tUi$lli WfWMBt ;p .J' THE EED CLOUI) CHIEF. -V ' r" 'riMryTTT-r-TMwirtrtiiliWiit iiiiiwwiiiiinii ii i 11 in in ')fijr).trmny'w,.,"yfe'-t)eyTiiyyVv"-s)ygff,ii''''''iiWi 1 i"" ' " "" ' IW"""" r" """ J t V V fiMi w tf til1 ? B .1 II pr :?s Ff pifSBE Li " it A Ifrlifelpa! Part Dovotod to a Narra- itvfl of tho War With Sna n. N(f startling suggestions, Tli rc Treaty BtlU Unsigned, thi (resident Doei Hoi Dlienif th rr- aanent Colonial t'olley -Th CM net Qaeitlon--LHtU New ea Carreney Army lu create 100,000. To tha Senate and limits of napresjn.itlvest" Molwith Handing the nddit burdens rendered accessary by tho war, our piople rojoloo la a t mtUfaotorr and stoadlly Inonattng degree ef prosperity, ovldo cod by tho larg b TOlumoof limlnes ovor ro'ordod. Every manufacture ha bn productive, agrlcultoro ur.ults haro yielded abundant return, labor i tho fields of Industry H bolter rewarded, rev nus legislation patted by tho present congrcsi hat tncreasid tho treasury's receipt to tha Lmolittfc iwt mfltd 1i estimated by Iti authorities, tha flnunoes of tbs Rorornmont hnvo boon carefully ' dmlnlttrotod nnd Us orodlt advanced to tho flrit rank, while it currency hai bt-on main tatned nt tha world' hlghot ittandard Mili tary lervlco under r. common (lat and for a rlshteou cnuo ha utrcniithoncd the national plrltand nerrtd to ccmontmoro cl09dy than ever tho fraternal bond botweon ovory motion , et tho country, K review of tho rotation ot tho Uulted State to other poreri, always appropriate, I this year of primary Importunco In vlow of tha mo , tnontoui queitlon which bavo iirlion, demand In? in ono Intunco tho ultlmato dotormlnitlon by arms nnd Involving far-reaching conso qnonces which will roqulre tho oaruo.it atten tlon of congress. Till: WAtt WITH Hl'AIK. In my tat annual mosago vor full conld trnttoa wa Rtvoa to tho quaitlun of tho duty r the government of tho United Statos toward Spain end tha Cuban Insurrection ns belnf by far tho mot Important problem with which wo era then called upon to doaU Tho eon Idcratlon then advanced, and tho exposi tion of tho low thorcln oxproiwsd, dlsclod my senso ot tho extromo gravity ot tho situa tion. The message then revtow In detail tho state of affair existing In Cuba up to the time of tho destruction of tho battle iblp Mai no, nnd con tinues: On tho l'thot I'obruary, last, occurred tho destruction ot tho bittloshlp Malno, whllo rightfully lying In tho harbor of Havana rm a tntsl n or International courtesy and cool svl.l-a catastrophe tho suspicious naturo and horror or which stlrrod tho nation's hosrl pro foundly. It I a strtlting cvldenco of tho p lso snd stur ly irood nonso distinguishing our na ttonnl charnctcr that -bis Mi00tn blow, fall In"; upo i a eoncro i pe.oplo already deeply tcu-hod by preceding nvo ts la Cuba, dd not novo them to nn Instant, dosporato rosolvo to toternto no lotigor the oilstjnos of a oondltlon of dan crand disorder ntour do.ir- that mado positblo auuh n dtcd by whomsoever wrought. Yet the lustlnet of Justice provallod, and tha nutton anxiously awaited tbo result ot tho marching Investigation at once Ret en toot. Tbo finding of tho naval board of In Qulry cMnbllshetl Hint tho origin ot tho explos ion wn cxtornal by n submarine mlno, nnd only halted through lack ot positive testimony to Ux tho responsibility ot lu authorship. All 'thOKO things carried conviction to tho most thoughtful, ovon before tho finding ct tho narnl court, that n crisis In our relation with Bpaln aud toward Cuba was nt hand. So strong was this uullcl that It needed hut a brief oxocu Uvo sjfcct!on to the Congress to rocelvo Im mediate nnr.wcr lo tho duty of muldnc Inntant , provision for tho posslblo and porhnps speedily iruuauio inwrucney oi war ana ino romarii able, almost unique fcpeetnele was presented of a ur.nnlmous veto of both housos on tho nth of March, appropriating IHW-V)) "for tho national dofoaxo aud for caoli nnd ovory pur poso connected thorowlth, to bo expended at tho dtrcrctlon cf tbo President." That thi act ot pmvlxlon camo none too soon was dUmlosed whon tho application of the funds was undertaken. Our fort wero practically uudctiwdod. Our navy ncoded largu provision for Increased ammunition and supplies, nnd vcu numbers, to coio with any sudden attaok from tho nary of Spain, which oomprtsod modern vessels et tho hlgbccrt typo ot coutlnoutnl portoutlon. Our army also rciiutred enlargement ot men and munitions. Tho detail of tha hurrlo I prepare Monsfor tho droaded oontlngenoy I told In tho repoa ot tho kocrotarlo of war nnd or tho posed point. Hororo tho outbreak or tho wax navy, nnd need not bo ropoatod hero. It Is suf pormauont mining encasements nnd cablo gal flclonttosay that tho outbreak ot war. when It lories had peon constructed nt nil Important Id coma round our uation not unprepared to harbors. Moior tho torpedo ma teilul was not meet tbo contilct, I to bo round In tbomarkotondhadtoboRpooIally t Nor wa tho apprehension or coming Striro manufactunvl. Under dntn nf AtiHt I J itKtrl,,! eouQncdto our own countrr. It was felt br tho continental powers which, on April llh, through heir ambassadors aud envoys, addressed to tho xecutlvo an expression of hopo that humanity and moderation might mark tho courso of this rovernmeut and people, ond that f urthor ne.ro. tlutlons would load to an agreement, which, svhllo securing the maintenance of poaoo. would aftlrm all nocosiary guarantee tor tho ro tutabltshment ot ordor In Cuba In responding to tho presentation. I also sin rod tho hope that tho.cnvDyN hod expressed that peaoo might be preserved In a manner to terminate tho obronlo condition or dliturbaneo In Gaba so Injurious aud menacing to our Intorost nnd tranquility, aswellassho;klnTto our sontlmonts ot hu manity: an 1, while uunreclallair tbo humanita rian and dUIntorostOit character ot tbo commu nity they had nivl on behalf ot the powers. It rt itod that tho conndeuco ot this government for Its part, thnt oqual uppreolutlon would bo ahown for It earnest nnd unsoltlsh mdeavors S to fulfill a duty of humanity by ondlng a situa tion, tuo inuoiliuto prolongation ot which bad bocomo Insuffcrnblo. Still animated by tho hopo ot a peaceful sola Itionauaoboyitu lhodlouto4 0t lUity, no effort b'Wft-t ro:aftJ tonrlnv nnnut n rmA.1v nnillncrnf U io Cuban atruKtfle. Nogotlatlou to rtila ob W . IrfhJht rtrtlfct I W II ifl ll44llAtH BtlaJ tttA lim mBmnxk. 1. M Ejuijjw., iiM v..,o., mvu.uo KUTuruuiou. ui epflWlla.vtp tho immadlato conclusion of a ieiK iii;ik,cPMfetviuv u uuui mm u viow lu I flfot tho wcofiiltloa of her people's right to waopaananoa. hsskioi tnis, tuo instant re-o Laatlon ut tho order ot reooncoutratlon was sUol. so that tho sufferers, returning to thotr somes nndntded by united American and flnau- 'Ua olTort. might ba put in n way to support thcmsolvoo, nn t, by orderly roiumntloaot tho well nigh dojtroyed productlvo onarglei or tho (land, contribute to tho roitoratton ot Its tran quility andArell wolng. Negotiations oontluued for some little tlmo nt Madrid ro ml ting in offers by tho SpanUh government which could sot mit oe roguMea a inaioquato. it was pro 'yosod to conllde tho preparation ot psaceto ,bo Insular parliament, yot to bo convened wttder tho autonomous dOvveot ot .'Jorombor, im. bat without impairment in any wlsa of tho F constitutional power of tha Madrid govern- rient, which Xo that end, wou d grant an nrmls- i-tlco. If soilcltea or tuo inxurgan), ror suoa tlma'as the gonoral-ln-chlef might soo fit to Ux. Haw. aid with what aeons ot dl.irotlonary powars tho Insular par lamsnt was expected to act about tho "prop iratlou" of peaeo did not appea. If It was to do oy negotiation wun tuo Insurgents:, the Usua osm)d (o rasi oa the on a'dawltyi vbalf oham by a ftstton of the lector la tho dlstrl't under SpauUh control an t Urn othor, with tho insurgent population holding tbo Interior country, unronrosoitol In tho Bo-callod rllamaat, --fVnant at tho u((Htlonotflulus jt s barren out i.Orlavodanimn conw oi my wnt;ero utriU4t oraa tloabio solution, i, Sinndt. tho wholo (uiiwtloato qtfUU't helg WiO O.TCt ' lVl!tftmcS?M JPntlfl T.-HTift h or or aprti II. 1W8. 1 fviam llicaisjj fnCtibi, and it dlsappjlntlnr reception by Spall, 1 10 o,l j.m or th.3 oxsmtUra wa bron iht loan ond. t nttln rorlowM tho altoraatlvo course of action whloh t had prepared, con eluding that tho only ono consonant with inter national palloy and oompatlblo with our Arm set hlstorloal tradition wat Intervention a o neutral to stop tho war nnd chock tho hopeless sscrlJoo of life, or en thoarh that resort Invo vol "ho ttllo constraint upon both tho part lo i to tho contost. na troll to onforro a truoo as to guldo tho ovontual sottlcinont. Tho around Justifying that stop wore, tho Interests of hutnnnlty: the duty to protect llfo nnd prop ortyof ourcltlrons In Cuba! tbo right to chook Injury to our commerce nnd pooplo through tbo dovastnllon of tho Inland, and, most Important, tho need of removing itt onco nnd forovor tho constant monare and tho burden on tailed upon our government by tho unccr talntlos and porlli of tho situation caused by tho unendurable disturbance In Cuba. Tho President then refers lo his mcsngo to Congress on tho Cuban quostloti lo't spring, and tho passaga ot tho resolution demanding the withdrawal of Spanish sovereignty from Cuba, nnd continues: The demand, nlt'iough. a nbaro shown, of. flelally raado known to tho Hp.inUhon.voy horo, wo not dollvorot nt Ma I rid. Aftr tho In struction reached Clcnoral Woodford on tho morning of April. I, but bjfiro ha could pro on tit, tho BpanUh mlnt.tcr of stnto notified him that upon tha rroittont'H approval of (ho joint resolution tho Madrid guvornmont, re gnrdlng tho act at "equivalent to no. evident declaration ot war," had orderol Iti mlnlitcr n Washington to wtthlrnw, thereby breaking off dlplomntlo relation!) lotwocn tho two coun trie, anl ceasing nil ofllclal communication botweon thslr rcflpectlvo r"prosotit.tlvo. General Woodford thereupon domanded lit passport an I quitted Madrid tho sarao day. Spain, having thus denied tho demand of tho United State nnd Initiated Hint complota form of rupturo of relations which attends it sluto of war, thooxocutltopowo.'H nutliorl:o,l liy tuo rcotutlnu wero nt onco ud by ma to meet tho enlarged oontlngoncy ot actual war botween Spain nnd tha United State. On April 31 I proclaimed nblookodoot tho northern roat ot Cuba, Including porta on mid coait botwocn Cunlona nnd llahta Ionlu and tho port of Clcnfucgus on the south coatt of Cubat nnd on tho Jd I called for volunteers to ctoeuto tho purpoio of theso roHolutluii1. lly my mintsngc or April i tho Congrei wu Informed ot tho situation, and I roooniuiondcd formal dcclanttlon of the exlstenco ot a stato ot war botweon tho United Statos nnd Spain. Tho Congress accordingly votod on tho name day tbo act approved April 31, lrP8, declaring tho oxlstonco of such wur, from and Including tho 2 1 M day of April, nnd ro-enaotod Ilia provision ot tho resolution of April , directing tho Prosldont to uso all the armed toroos ot tho nation to carry thut act Into offoot. TI1K IVAIt I'KErAn.VTION. Our country this, after nn lutorrnl ot hntf n entury of penco with all natlous, found Itself engaged In doadly conflict with n foreign enemy. Kvery uorvo nu strnluod lu moot tho emer gency. Tho response to tho Initial call for ISVVO volunteers was Instant nnd lotnplcto ns was also tho r suit ot tho hocund call ot May Hi for 7.V0J0 additional volunloor. Tho rank . of tho rogular array wore Incroised to tho Urn 11 provided by the act ot April S3. Tho on lUtcd forco of tho nnvy on tho lUh or August, when It renched Its minimum, numbered tr 1,1 n mennnd npprcullcot. Ono hundrcl and thrco tmhoIs woro added to tbo navy by purchase, ono was prosoutol to the governrr st, o-c loucd and tho four vos-ols of tho Ii.vitrnatlonal Navigation o impany tho St. l'aul, St. Louis. Now York and V rls-wcro chartorcd. In ad dition tothesotho rocnuo cuttors nnd light house tondors wero turnod over t tho navy de partment and bocamo temporarily a part or tho auxiliary nivy. Tho maximum cfleotlvo fighting force of tho navy during tin war, scpur,Ucd Into clas-o, wns as follows: Tour battlethlpinf tho first class, one bsttlo ship ot tbo second rlns i, two armored crulssr. six ooast derensa monitors, ono armored ram twelve protecto I crulsorn, thrto unprotoatod orulsors, clghtcon gunboats, ono dynamite cruiser, eleven torpedo boat, fourtocn o'd tcsscIs of tha old navy, Including monitors. Auxlllnr navy: Auxiliary cruUors, twenty eight convorted yachts, twcntr-kovcnoonvcrtcd tugs, nlnetocn oonvortod o-lllors, four rovonun outtora, four lighthouse tenders und nineteen miscellaneous veasals. Mu b nlarm was felt aloni our entire Allan tlo seaboard lost soma attalc might bo mido by tho enemy, llvory projautton was talion to prevent nosalblo Injury to our groat cltlos ly Ing along tho coast. Temporary garrison oro provldod. drawn from tbo stato mllllla, and Infsntry nnd light batteries woro drawn from tho volunteer toroo. About I .',') troop were thus employed. Tho ooast slgaal aortlco was estibllshed for observing tho approach of nn enemy's ship to tho const ot tho United Statos and tho llghthouso service oo-oparuted, whl'h onablod tho navy department to havo all por tions ot tho At untto coast, from Malno to Tex as, under observation. Tho auxiliary navy wa created unflor the authority ot Congress and was oIU ocrod and manned bv tho rornl mlUtla of tho sovoral btates. This organisation patrollud the coast nnd performed tho duty of tho second arm ot do.'onso. Undor tho direction ct tho chief of engineer, ' submnrlno mines woro placed nt tho mot ex oillcors were directed to toko nil preliminary measures, short of tho actual attaching ot inn loaded mines to tho cable, and on April 2. tola graphlo ordom woro lsbuod to place tho loaded tninos in position. Tho nggrcgnto number of mines placed was ,M5 at tho principal harbors from Malno to California. Preparations woro also mdo for tho planting ot mines at certain other harbors, but owing to the early dostruotlon of tha Bp-in-Ittk fleet, those mine were not placet. Tho signal corps wa promptly organlibd nnd per formed servlco ot tho most dlnicult and Import ant charaoter. Its operations during tho war covered tho clootrlcal connection ot nil coast fortlnoBtlous, tho establishment or tclophonlu and Uilegrnphlo raclllttes ror tho oamps nt Ma nila, Santiago and 1'orto Klco. Thoro wero oonKtructod 80 mllos or lino at ton great camps, thus facilitating military movemonts from those point In o manner heretofore unknown In military administration. I'lold telegraph lines woro established and maintained under tho enemy's tiro nt Manila, and lator tha Manila-Hong Kong cnblo wns re-opencd. . opomvlovor n iiUcontlnuod rouu. ami on laud in I'orto Klco cotilo communications woro m..i.a,......ua( .v. .. I keni In teloaniDltlo nnd tolonhonlo rommunlPA I . i uonuunmo division commanaera onfourdlf rcrcnt linos ot operations. Thoro was placed In Cuban water a comnleto- ly outlllted cable ship with war cables aud cable goar suitable both for tho destruction of commu nloattons belonging to tho enemy and tho estab lishment or our own. Two ocean cables wero destroyed under tbo enemy's buttcrlos at Santl ago. Tho day previous to tho lauding or Gen eral Shattor's corps at Catmanorn, within twenty miles or the landing place, cablo communica tions were established and cnblo station opened, giving dlrcot communication n I th tbo govern ment at 'Washington. This servloo was Invalu able to tho Kxecullvo la directing tho operations oi tuo army ana navy. With a total force of over 1,31, the loss was by dtsoasa In camp and Hold, officers and men tnoludod, only ttve. Tho national dofonso, under the tvvooo. 0 fund, wus oxpondod In largo part by tho army and navy, and tho object ror which It was umxI are fully thown in tbo reports oi the several secretaries. It was a most time ly appropriation, enabling tho go eminent to Btr 'Dgthcn lt defense and to mn'io prepare tlon greatly needed In oaso or wnr. Tills Mnd being In idei unto to tin requirements of oqulp- mont and for tho conduct or tho war, tho pa triotism or tho congress provided tho mean i In tho war revenue act ot Juno 13, by nuthorltlmt a thrco i cr cent popular loan not to oxcevd four hundred million dollars nnd by levying addi tional Imparts an I taxes Of tho nulhorlrcd lean, two hundred millions wero t.ttorcdnnl promptly taken, tho bubbcrlptions to far ex ooodlng tha call as to cover It ma ly times over, while, preturonoo being blvcu to tho smaller bids, no slnslo allotmeut uxooolod ilvo thou sand dollar a. This was a most cucoaruglng nnd significant result, shawlns tha rnt ro souroea ot tho nntlon arid tho doscrmlnatloa Of tho poiplo to uphold thotr nation's houor, TDK I1AT1XK OF MANIT.V, It Is not within tho province or thi message to nsrrnto tho history of tho extraordinary war that followed tho Spanish declaration of April Slst, but a brlof rceltnl of lbs raoro salient foo turos Is aprtiprlnto. Tlio first encounter of tbo war In point of date, took ptaco April IT, whon n dotaohment or tho blockndlng kqondronmado a rcconnaUnnco In forco nt Mntanzn, sh tiled tho harbor nnd dcmoll hed eivirul now works In construction. Th) nit enagemont was destined to mark a mcmorablo epoch In mnrltlmo warfare. Tha Pacltlo fleet, under Commodore Ooorgo Don oy, bad lain for dome wcokn at Hong Kong Upon tho colonial proclamation ot neutrality being Issued and tho customary twenty-four hour notlco being given, It repaired to Mlr.s bay, near Hong Kong, whenco It procooded to tho l'hlllpplno Islands undor telegraph orden to capture or destroy the formidable Spanish fleet thon nsxcmblcd nt Manila. At daybreak on tho 1st of May, tho Amoilcan forco outcrcd Manila bay and after a few ItouH' engagement, effected tho total do structloa of tho Spanish fleet, consisting ot ton warships and a trunsport, besides capturing tho naval station and fortt at Cavlto, thus nnnlbll otitis tbo Sptiglsh nnvol fowor in tho Tactile ocean nnd completely controlling tho bay of Manila with tho ability to tako tho otty nt will. Not a llfo was lost on our ship, tho wounded only numbering hoven, whllo not a vcncl wa materially Injured. Tor this gallunt nchlovo mont tbo Congros'i, upon my recommendation, fitly bestowed upon tho nctora preferment nnd substantial reward. Tho effect oi this remurkablo vlcto-y upon tho spirit or our pooplo nnd upon tho fortunes of too wur wa Instant. A prostlgo of Invinci bility thcroby attached to our urms, which con tinued throughout tho Btrugglo. Itclnforco mont were hurried to Manila under tho com maud or Major Clenernl Morrltt and firmly established within sight or tbo capital which lay helpless before our guns. On tho Hh day or May tho government wns nd vised officially or tho victory nt Manila, and nt onco inquired or tho commander or our fleet what troops would bo required. The Information wns received on tho I Hh day or May and tho Urst army expedi tion Milled May :3th and arrived at Manila Juno 3 th. Other expedition soon followed, tho total force consisting of Cil ofllccrs and IS. OM men. Only reluctance to cftuso needles los of llfo and property prevented tho curly storming and capture ot tho city aud therewith tho absolute military occupancy of tho whole group. Tbo Insurgouts meanwhile, bad resumed tho actlvo hostilities suspended by tho uncompleted truco of Deccmlfor, 1897. Their forces invested Ma nila from tha northern and eastern sldo, but woro constrained by Admiral Dowoy and Go. cral Mcrrltt from attempting nn assault It was fitting thut whatever was to bo dono In tho way ot dcclsho operations In thnt quarter should be accomplished by tho strong urm of tho United States nlono. Obeying tbo storn pre cept of war which enjoin tho overcoming of thondtortiary and tho extinction ot his power wherever nssallablo us tho ipccdy and fcuro means to wm n pcaco, divided victory wa not pcrinUsnblo, for no partition of tho rights aud responsibilities attending tho enforce ment or a just and advantageous pcaco could bo thought of. Following tho coming of tho comarohenslvo sohemo of general attaok, powerful forces wero assembled nt various coin. s on our coast to Invade Cuba and I'orto Klco. Moinwhllo naval dcmouitratlon wero medo nt several exposed points. Oa May II tho cruiser Wllmltigton and torpedo boat Wlnslow v.oro unsuccessful in nn nttompt to illcnco tbo batteries nt Cnrdcnas, ogalnsl Matnnzas, Worth Ilagloy and four hcnmcn fili ng. Tnam grievous rotalltles wero strangely enough among tho very few which ooourrcd during our naval opcritlons la this extraordin ary conflict. , Mcanwbllo the Spinlsh naval preparations had been pushi d stlth great lgor. A poworful squadron under Admiral Corvora. which hnd asicmblcd nt iho Cap) Verdo Islands boforo tho outbreak or hostilities bud crossed tho ocean nnd by Its er.'ntlo movemonts In tbo Carlbboan sea delayed our military operations whllo baffilog tho pursuit of ou (loots. For n tlmo fears wers folt lost tho Oregon and Marietta, thon ncnrln? borne nitor thotr long voyago from dan Francisco of over 15,'WO miles, might Ira surprised by Admiral Corvora's fleot, but their fortuaato arrival dlspullod tho approhonslons ind lent much needed rcttiforcemonts. Not until Admlrul Ccrvcra took rerugo lu tho har bor or Sun lago do Cuba about May 0, was it practicable to plan n systemntlo mllltar at tack upon tho Antlllcan possessions or Spain. Several demonstration occurred on the coast or Cuba and I'orto Klco In preparation ror a largor ovont. On May 13 tho North Atlan tic Squadron shelled San Juan do I'orto Klco. On May 80 Commodore Schloy's squidrou bom barded tho fort i guarding tho mouth or Santl sgo harbor. Kolthar attack had liny mntorlal result. It was ovldcut that woll ord:rod land operations ware lndlspenslblo to aehloro a de cides! advantage. BINKINO OF T1IU MnnitlMAC Tlio next act In tho wnr thrilled not alono tho hcnrti of our countrymen, but tho world, by its exceptional heroism. On tho night of Juno 3, ttuutonnnt Ilobsoa aided by -novou dovotcd volunteers, blocked tha narrow outlet from Santiago harbor by (.Inking the collier Morrl nuo In tho ehnnnol, undor n flcroo lire from th shore butteries, and escaping with their lives us by a miracle, but fulling Into tho hands of thj Spaniards. Iti n most gratifying incident of tho war that tho bravory ot this llttlo band of horocs wa cordially apprcclited by the 3p inlards. who sunt u flag ot truco to notify Admiral Sampson of thotr safety nnd to com pliment thorn upon tholr daring not Thoy woro subsequently oxenangea July t. Dy Juno 7, tho cutting or tho last Cuban cablo Isolated tho Island. Thereafter tbo invasion was vigorously prosecuted. On Juno 10, undor a hea7y protecting fire, a 1 ndlng forco of eoo marines from tho Oregon, Marblchoad and Yankco was offoctod in Quant nnnino bay, whore It had bcon detormlned to ostabll-h n naval station. Tills important and cssontlal port wna taken from tdo enemy nftor sjve.o lighting by ths marines, who wcr the llrst orrr.inlod forces of tha United Stato to land In Cuba. OBSTRUCTION OF CKCVKBA'H JEXKET. Tho iosItlon bo won wa held desplto do per uto att-unptJj to dlsloJgo our forces. 11 June Id adlltlonal forces wero landed nnd strongly entreoched. On Juno SI tho advanoo ot tho in vading armv under Mojor Ooneral Shnttei landed at Daiquiri, about tlftocn roilos cast or Santiago. This vras accomplished under great llfilmtttlcH, bntwlth marvelous dlsputoh. On Juno 2J tho movement against Santiago was oogun. OnthaSlth the Urst serious engage ment took place, in which tho First nnd Touth co,valrv nnd the Flret Voluntoor tavalry. Qon- oral Young', brlgado of Ooneral Whooler'a di vision, parti Ipated, losing heavily, lly night fall, however, r;round within llvo mlloa of San tiago was won. Tho advnntago wna steadily Increased. On July I a severe battle too pluce, our force gaining tho outer works of Santiago, and El Onny and flnn Juan were taken aftot a desporato.chorco nnd tho Invest ment of t(io city was completed. Tho navy co op sratod by shelling tho town and the omst fort. On tho day following this brilliant achievement ot onr land forces July S.ocourrod thodoclstva r.uval torabat ot tho war. The Spanish fleet, nttemptln to leave the harbor wa met by tho Amorloan squalr-n, undei command of Commodore Sampion. In less than throo hour all tha Spanish ships wero destroyed, tlio two torpedo boats sunk, nnl iho Marin Teresa, Almtranlr Oqucndo, VlwayB and Crlstoaal Colon driven ahoro. The Spanish admiral and over IIOj monworetik n prisoners, whllo tho caexy'tt Una or liro wm dopl Mbly I tvto. somo nor ishtng Ou our bljo bJt ono man wa killed nnd ono man serlomly worindad. Although our ship wero rojcaiodly struok not ono "was sort ouly injured. Where oil o cunipleuously dis tinguished tuomselvo. from tho commanders o tho gunners una mis unuamou uuruas in inc boiler rooms, each and oil contributing toward tho achievement of mm aswunuini; victory, tor which nelth-r nnclent no modoni history at-, fords a parnllol In tho corrplotonp of tho ovont nnd tho in'irvelous disproportion of cas ualtla. It would be invtdiott to stnjlo out any for peo id honor. lct-o ved promotion ha r wanted tho wife conspicuous uotors. Tbo na i,,v .-. f iindMt cratltuda is duo to all of those bravo uitt Uo by their bkltl id devof tlou la a fow b,v. hour e;uibcd the eu poa of Spain ond wrought a triumph whoso docls Ivonos and far reoohlng effoots can Rcareely bo meosur-d. Nor can w i bo unmindful ot tho achievement of our builder, mccu-nlcs and artisans for their skill in tho construction ot our warships. TUB HURRKXDf-R OF BANTIAGO. With tha catastrophe of Santiago Spain's ef fort upon tho ocean virtually censed. A spas mod lo effort townrd tho end of Jnno to send hor Wodlterrni can fleet undor Admiral Ottmara to relieve Manila was abando led. the expedition being recalled after It had passed through tho Suet canal. Tbo eapulatlan of Santiago fol lowed. Tho city was closely besieged y land, while the ontranco ot oar ship Into the harbor cut off alt relief on that side. After n truoo to allow tho removnl nt non-oombatnnts protract ed negotiations continued from July 8 until July 15, whon undor tho msnaoo of lmmo.lnto assault tho preliminaries of surrender woro agreed upon. On tho 17th ttencrol Shot tor oc cupied tho city. The copllulatlon cmbra:cd tho entire eastern end of Cuba. Tho number of Spanish soldiers surrendered was S.'.OiO, all of whom were subsequently convcyod to Spain at tho chnrgo of tho United Stato. Tha story ot thi succeisful etmpalga is told In tho report of tho socrotary of war which will belaid before you. Tho Individual valor of offi cer nnd soldiers wa novo more strikingly shown than In tho si vend engagements leading to tho surrcn dor of Santiago, vhllo tho prompt movements nnd succcssl vo victories won In stant and universal applauso. To thoso who gained this eompleto triumph wliloh established the ascendency or tho United States upon land ns tho fight off Santiago had fixed our suprem acy on tho sons, tho earnest gratltuda of tho nation I unsparingly due. Nor should we alono remember tho gall intry ot tho living, tho doad clulmour tears and lossos by battlo and dlsoaso must cloud nny oxultatton at tho rosult and tench us tho weight and awful eostof war. how ever, rfghtrul tho caubo or signal the victory. With tho fall of Santiago, tho occupation or Porto Itieo became tho noxt stntsglo necessity. General Miles had previously been assigned to orgnnlxounextioiltlon for that purpose. For tunately ho was already at Santiago, where ho hadnrrived on tho II th of July with roluforoo munls for O cncrnl Shatter's army. occupation or roitTo nico. With thaso troops. conslsUngot 3,HSIntantry nnd artillery, two companies of enjlnoor.s nnd ono company or tho signal corps, ucnoral Miles leftanuntanamoou July SI bavin mlno trans port. convoyed by tho fleet undor Captain Illg glnsou with tho Mnssachusott (flagship), Dixie, Gloucester, Columbia nnd Yale, tho two latter carrying trjops. Tho expedition lando I atGuanlca July St, which port was entered with llttlo opposition. Hero tha fleet was Joined by tbo Annapolis nnd Wnsp, whllo tha l'urltan and Amphltrlto wont to San Juan and Joined tho Scvr Orleans, which wascntngcdln blockading thut port Tho major goieral com manding was subsequently relntorood by Don oral Schwann's brigade of tho Third army corps by Gonoral Wilson, with a part of his di vision and also by General Urooito with a part of his corps, Lumbering In all 10,973 officers and men. On July !7 ho entered Ponco, ono of tho most Important ports In tho Island, from which ho thereafter directed operations of tho capture of tho island. With tho oxccptlon of encounters with tho enemy at Guayuraa, Hormtguorcz, Coamo and Yauco, nnd an attuok on a forco landed at Capo San Juan, thoro wns no serious rcststn too. The campaign was prosecuted with great vigor and by tho itth of August, much ot tho Island was In our possession and tho acquisition of the re maludor was only n matter of a short tlmo. At most ot tho point in tho island, our troop wero enthusiastically welcomed Protestation of loyalty to tho flag and gratitude for delivery from Spanish rulo met our commanders at every Msgo. As a potont Intlucnco toward poaoo, the outcomo ot tho I'orto Itlcan oxpodltlon was ol great conscquonco and generous commendation U duo to thoso who participated in It. LAST SCUNC OF Till' WAR. Tho last sccno or tbo war was enacted at Ma nila, Its starting place On August 1Mb after a brief assault upon tho works by tho land forco, in whloh tho squadron asslstod, tho cap ital surrendered unconditionally. Tho casual ties woro comparatively row. lly this conquest or tho l'hlllpplno Islands virtually accomplished when tho Spanish capacity for resistance was destroyed by Admiral Dowoy's vlotory of the Ut or May, was formally scaled. To ooneral Morrltt, his officers and men ror tholr uncom plaining and devoted services tor their gal lantry In notion, tho nation is sincerely grate rub Tholr long voyago was rnndo with Macular success, and tho soldlorly conduct or tho men. as or whom many were without previous ex perlcnco In the tnllttary services, dosorvos un measured praise. Tho total casualties in killed nnd wounded in tho army during tho war wais as follows: Officers klllod, ill; enlisted men killed, a1; total 8 officers wounded, Ui; onllstod men wounded 1,401: total 1,57 of tho navy, klllod 17: wounded 67 j died oa result or wounds, ono; invalided from sorvleo 6; total 01. It will bo observed that whUo our navy was engaged In two great battles and In numerous perilous undertakings In the blockades, and bombardment and mors than W.003 of our troopn wore transported to distant lands, and engaged In a&ftiult and slego nnd battlo and many skirm ishes In unfamiliar territory, we lost in both arms of the sorvloo a total of l,Cffi killed and wounded; and In tho entire campaigning by land and sea wo did not loso a gun or n flag or a transport or a ship, and with tho exception ot tho crow ot tbo Morimao, not a soldlor or a sailor was taken prisoner. On August 7th., forty-six days from tho date of landing of ucnoral Shorten army tn cuDa and twenty-onodays from tho surrendor of San tiago, tho United States troops commenced em barkation for homo and our entire foroe was re turned to tho United Stutos as early as August 21th. Thoy woro absont from tho United State only two month. It is flttlne that I should bar testimony to tho patriotism and devotion ot that largo por tion of our army which, although oager to be ordored to tho post or groatost exposure, for tunately was not rcqul-ed outside of tho United States. They did tholr wholo duty nnd Ilk tholr comrade at tho front, havo earned tbe gratitude of the nation. In like manner, the oillcors nnd men of tho army nnd of the navy whoremolnod In their departments and sta tion of tho navy, performing most Important .sntinimnneatcd with the war. and whoso re quests for assignment In the Hold and at sea It wo compelled to rofusi becauso their services wero IndUpensablo hero, aro entitled to tbo hlgr.est commendation. It is my regret that thoro seoms to bo no .provision f-r tholr ault- Ma rrflnimltion. Tbo Prcsldont hero pay" a graoerul tribute tc i tho Itod Cross, and continues: In tracing theso evonts wo are constantly re minded of our obligations to tho Dtvlno Master for III watchful care over us and Ills sofo niManeo. for which tho nation makos revorent acknowledgement and offer humblo prayer for tho oontlnuanee ot Ills favor. Tho annihilation ol Admiral Ccrvera's fleet, followed by tho capitulation of Santiago, having brought to tho Spanish government a realising sense ot the hopelessness of continuing a strug gle now becoming wholly unequal, It made over tures of pcaco through tho Frenoh ambassador, who, rlth the assent ot his government, had noted as tho friendly represontatlvo of Spanish Interests during tho war. TUB PKACB NEGOTIATIONS. Tho mossago then reviews tbo opening ot pcaco negotiations on tho slgnln ol tho fol lowing protocol: ....... Artlelol. Spain will roll nqnlah all claim of sovereignty over ond title to Cuba. "Artiolo.. Soaln will codo to tho UMtsd States tho island of rorto woo nnii otnor Ulandsnow undor Spanish eoverelgntj'in tho West Indies, ond also on island in .ho La drones to bt, aolected by tho United State. Article 3. Tho Unltod Statos will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, -.nnmni ii Ann nl n si nn of a treaty ot peace tthlth shall dctsrmino tho control, dUposltiou und government ot tho Philippines." Tho fourth nrtlclo provldod for tho appoint ment ot Joint commissions on tbo part of tho United Stales and Spain, to moot in Ilavana and San Juau, respectively, far the purposoof arranging nnd carrying out tho details ot tho stipulated ovaouotlon of Cuba, Porto Itlco and Cher Spanish Islands la tho West .Indies. Tho Utlh artlelo provided for tho uppolnt mentotnet more thin flvo commissioner on each sUo to meet ut I'.irli not lator Jfcau O.to bcr Is, nnd tu proceed to tho negotiations nnd conclusion or n treaty of peaco, subject to rati fication according to tho respective constitu tional form of tho two countries. Tho sixth and last artiolo provided that upon tho signing of tho protocol, hoi till ties betwoon tbo two countries should bo suspended and that notloo to that offoot should bo given a soon as possible by each government to the commanders ot Its military and naval forces. Ilia appointment ot peaco commission to Paris and military commission to Cuba and Porto Rico to arrange for evacuation aro re ferred to. Tho Porto IUcan joint commission speodtlr accomplished iti task Ootobor IS, and tho Amorlcan flag was ralsod over tho island at noon that day. Owing to tho difficulties tn tho way of removing tho largo numbers of Spanish troops still In Oub-t, tho evacuation cannot bo completed before tho 1st of January next. Of tho Paris poaoo negotiations, tho message Kays: Tlio negotiation novo made hopeful pro gress, so that I trust soon to bo ablo to lay a deflnlto treaty of poaco before tho Senate, with n roviow ot tho steps leading to its signature. I do not discuss at this tlmo tho government or tho future of tho now possessions which will come to us ns tho rosult of tho war with Sp iln. Such a dlsousslon will bo appropriate after tho treaty of pcaco shall bo ratlflod. In tho mean tlmo nnd until Congress hai legislated otherwise, It will bo my duty to con tinue tlio military covcrnmont which havo existed sluoa our occupation and glvo Its pcoplo socurity In llfo anl proporty ond encouragement under a Just anl boncdolont rule CU11AN GOVERNMENT. As soon as wo are 1 1 possession ot Cass ond havo pa Ifled tho Island, It will bo nocossary to glvo aid and direction to this pooplo t form a government ror themsolvo. This should bo undertaken at the earliest moment consistent with safoty and assured success. It Is important that our relation with tho to people shall bo of tho most frlondly uhnruoter and our com mercial relations close, nnd reciprocal. It should b) our duty to assist in ovory proper way to build up tho waste placos ot tho Island, encourogo tho industry or tho pcoplo and as 1st them to form n govurnmont whtch shall bo f rco nnd independent, thus realizing tho best aspirations or tho Cuban psoplo. Spanish rulo rau.it bo roplacol by a just, bo novolent and humano govornmont, created by the pcoplo oi Cub i, capable or performing all international obligation) and which shall en courage thrift, industry nnd prosperity nnd promoto poare and good will nmong all of tho In'iabltints, whutovor may havo boon tholr re lation In the past. Nelthor rorcngo nor pas si n should havo a placo In tho U3W govern ment. Until there I comptoto tranquility In the Island and a stable government Inaugur ated, military occupation will bo continued. With tho oxcoptlon or tho rupturo with Spain tho lntcroourso or tho Unltod Stataa with tho great famllv of nation has boon marked with cordiality, anl tho elosa of tho oventful yoar flnrt, nrtlit ,f Ihn Itjli.i ,1.., nmuuanl. hIh In tho complex relations ot sovereign states adjusted or prosontlng no serious obs tides to a Just nnd honorable solution by amicable agreetconu NICARAGUA CANAI. Tho Nicaragua canal commissi m, undor tho champlonshl of Hjar Admiral John G. Walker, nppolntod July i, I8V7, undor tho au thority of n provision In tho snndr civil not of Juno ot that yoar, bis no ir y eomplotod its labors, and tbo results oi its oxhaustivo Inquiry int tbo prorer roulo, tho foaslullity and tho oostof .onstructlon ot an lnter-ecoanlo canal byuNIca aguan routo will bo laid b.-foro you In tho poiformr.nco ot Its task tho commission received nil po.Blblo courtesy und astlstauco from the govornmoat or Nicaragua and Costa ..lea, which thus t stifled their apprcclattou or tbo importunco of giving a speedy and prac tical ou como to tho g xat project th it has for so many yean ongrovsod tho uttoatlon ot the rcspecttvo oountrlos. As tho scopo of trccnt Inquiry ombracod tho whole subject, with tho nlm of making plans and surveys for a canal by tho most oonvonlont roulo, It necessarily Included a roviow of the re sults ot previous surveys and plans, and in par ticular thoso adopted by tho Marttlmo Canal company under its existing concessions from Nicaragua nnd Costa Rica, so that to this extent thoso grants necessarily hold nn essential part In tho deliberations and conclusions of tho canal ooromlsslon, as thoy bavo hold, and must neods hold, in tho discussion ot tho matter by tho Con gress. Under thoso otrcumstanoos, and in view of overtures mado to tho governments ot Nlo argua and Costa Rica by other parties for a new canal concession predicated on tho assumed approaching lapso of the contracts ot tho Mari time Canal company, with those statos I have not hesitated to express my conviction that con stdoratlons of expediency and International pol loy as between tho soveral govornmonts Inter ested in tho construction and control of anlntor oocanio canal by this routo require the mainten ance of tho status quo, until tho canal commis sion shall bavo reported and tho Unltod States Congress shall havo had tho opportunity to pass Anally upon ths wholo matter during the present session, without projudloa by reason of any change In tho existing conditions. Novorthcless, It nppoars that tho cov crnmont ot Nicaragua, as ono of lt Inst sovereign act before tnorgtng its powers in those of tho nowiy-formed United States ot Control Amerloa ha graatod an op tional concession to another association to bo como offeotlvo on tbo expiration of tho present xrnnt. It does not appear what surveys have been mado or what routo la proposed under tht .ontlngont granted so tint an examination of tho foadblllty ot Its plans Is necessarily not embraced in tho report of tho canal oommls dlon. All these circumstance suggest, the uigoncy of some deflnlto uctlon by tho Congress at this session If the labors of the past are to bo utilized and the linking ot tho Atlantlo und Pa cltlo oceans by a practical waterway Is to bo realized. That the construction of suoh a mart tlmo highway is now more than over indispens able to that lntlmat) nnd ready Inter-commun-Iratlon between our eastern ond wostorn sea hoards dem nded by tbo annoxatton ot tho Hawaiian Islands and tha prospective expan sion of our Influenoo and commerce to Pacific and that our national policy now more Impera tively than cter calls tor Its control of this government, aro prop mftlons whloh I doubt not tho Congress will duly appreciate and wisely not upon. SITUATION IT HIIINA. The United Statos ha notbo:n an indifferent sp:otntor of tno extraordinary oroats transpir ing In the Chtnose empire, whoroby portions or lu marttlmo prortnoas an passing undar tlio oontrol or various European pos : but tho prospect that tho vast oomm?roa whloh tho energy ot our citizens and tho n cosslty of our staplo produotlons for Chinese usw has built up In those regions may not be prejudiced tnrougn any exclusive uvauunni uj o oooupnnts has obviated th i neod of our country becoming an act r in iaa scons. Our position among nations having a largo Pacltlo ooast, and a constantly oxpandlhgdlreu trad with tho farther orient, gives u tha equitable citlra ta consideration and friendly treatment In this regard, and It will bo my aim to subserve our la.'ue intorosta In that quarter by all means appropriate to tho const mt policy of our government. Tho territorial of Kiao Chow, ot Wol-Hal-Wol. and of Port Arthur and Talion Wan, leased to Germany, Qroat Drltaln and Russia respectively for terms ot years wilL it Is aunounrod, bJ opon to Inter national oommsroe during such alien ocoupatloni ana it no discriminating treatment ot Amorloan oltlzons anl tholr trade be found to oxlst, or bo horeafter dovalopoJ, thodo-ilro of thlslrovarnajnt would appear to be realised. OU RaU,ATIOs"8 WITH EJtar,ANTJ. Our relations with Ores! Britain have con tinued on tho most friendly feeUnr, Asseifr ing to oor rcquost, the protection of Americans and their Interests in Spanish Jurisdiction, was n3'tmcd by the diplomotlo and consular ropre sirtntlonsof Great Uritaln, who fulfilled their delicate and arduous trust with tnet and teal, eliciting high commendation I may be allowed to make flttln allusion to tho Instance of Mr. Itamsden. her majesty's consul at Santiago da Cuba, whose untimely death after distinguished sorvloo and untiring effort during tho slogo of that olty, was Blncorely lamented. tn tht, onrlv ran of Anrll last, pursuant to a request made at tho Insinncq of tho secret iry ot Mat), tho British omDaHauora mm uuinmi, iUj CauadiM caycram;xv urantcJ .wlUtlcs to: tho British ambassador at this oapltnl, tbo passage for United Stato roveaua etittet from tha GrettLakoi to the Atlaatlo com by way ot the Canadian canal nnd tho St, Itwiersje river. Tho vossols hod roachod Iako Ontnrft, and wore there awaiting ho opening of naviga tion, whon war was declared botweoa the Unltod Stato and Spain. Hor majesty's government thereupon, by a oommuntoatlon ot the latter part or April, stated that tho per mission granted before the outbreak of hostili ties would not be withdrawn, provldod the U ail ed States government guvo assurance that the v issois Id question will proceed direct to a Unltod States port without engaging In aay hostile operation. This tho government promptly agreed to tho stipulated condition, it being understood that tho vessel would not be prohibited from resisting any hosvtlo at tack. It will give me speolal satisfaction it I shall bo author I rod to communicate to you a favor ablo co-iolnslon of tbo ponding negotiation with Groat IJrlraln In respect to tho Dominion of Canada. It is tho earnest wish of this gov ernment to romoro all sources or discord and Ir rltatlon in the relations with tho neighboring dominion. The trade between tho two oountrlos Is constantly Increasing nnd it i Importnt to both coun rics that all reasonable facilities should go grantol for it dovolopmcnt. MOXETARV MATTERS. The socrotary of tho trcasur report that tho receipts of tho government from all sources during tho flsoal year ending Juno 3), IKO, In cluding SJI,71l,r3ro olvod from sale of Paolflo railroads, amo-inU-d tot. os, 3.1, 83J and Its ex pendlturo totli3,3,W'. Thoro wns obtained from customs II9,s7.'i,03. nnd fro-n Internal rovenuo I7U,vO),0t. Our dutiable Imports amounted fo .&n,73),479, u do -roiso of Itf.lW, 8 S ovor tho proeodlng yoar, und Importations frcoof duty amounted to 991,411,17 , a dcorcass from tho preceding year of W,8,0-j8. Internal rovonuo receipts excooded thoso ot the preced ing yoar by I.'i.JIJ.OJa. Tho total tax oollc'tcd on distilled spirits wns I J W6,tV9; on manufactured tobacco Sin, . O.Vtt, nnd on termonted liquors tM9,S!3,43L Wo exported merchandlso during tho yoar amounting to ll,2a,4S2. ..0, an Incroaso ortlSJ, 4sa.T74 Irom tho preceding yoar. It isostlmatol upon tha basis of present rev enue laws that tho rrrotpts of tho government for tho yoar endlnr Juno 31 18W. will bol77, 874 vaj, ond Its expenditures Mi,87l,5I7, re sulting in a dctlclonay ot II If, MO.uO). On the 1st of Deoombor, IoVi,'lhoro wit Iield In the treasury gold coin amounting to Its, 111,51!, gold bullion amounting to Ii38,60-.',5ti. sllror bullion amounting to W.!,S59,ZW. and other forms of monoy amounting tollJl.ooa,- 81. On tho same dato tho amount of moaoy of all kinds In circulation or not lnclu led tn treasury oldtng, was ll.BJO.STP.SOl, an Incroaso for lb yoar of lli!.70l,9 6. Estimating our population ut73,ti4,0OJnttho tlmo raentloaod, tho periorb ita circulation was 1.5. On the sama dato there was in thi treasury gold bullion amounting to $IM,V".',3I5. The provisions m&do for strengthening th rcsouroos of the treasury in conneotlou with tho war has given increased oonfldenco in the purposo and pwcr of tho govo nmont to main tain tho p csoits andard, nnd bbH established more firmly than ovor tho natlonul credit as homo and abroad. A marked evidence of this Is found In tho inflow ot gold to tho treasury. Its net go d holdings oa November I, 1803, w era $Ji,63a,iO , as compared with 9153,573,147 oa November 1, 1607, and nn Incroaso of uot cash ot 8.V7 7.6.IUO, Kavomber I, feOT, to UjO o8,S79, Movombor 1, U9J. Tho present ratio ot not treasury gold outstanding government liabil ities, including United Stutos treasury rotes of 13.0 sliver certlfloutcs, ourrcnev certificates, standard silver dollars nnd fractional sllror oln, November I, t Oil, wns J3iporoontanoom p rod with 10.. 0 par cont November I, 1497. I renow so much of my rocommaodntloa of December, 1SV7, as fo. lows: "That whon any or tho Unltod States not aro pres ntod for redemption and are redeemed In gold suoh not :s shall bo kept and oot apart and only paid out In oxchnnge for gold. This Is an obvious duty. IX tbo holdor ot tho United States noto prefer tho gold and gots it from tho government, ho should not rooclvo back from the government a United Statos note without paying gold In cxchatigo fer It. The roa-on tor this is mado nil the more apparent when tho government lisuc an Interest boar In debt to provldo gold for tho redemption ot Unltod States notes a uon-intorcst bearing debt Surely It should not pay them out again excopt on demand a d for gold. If they are put out la any other way thoy may return again, to bo followed by nnothor bond lasae to rcdesm them, another Interest-bearing debt to redeem a non-interest bearing dubt." This recommendation was made In the belief that such provisions of luw would 1 inuro to a greater degreo tho safety ot tho proient stan dard and bettor protect our currency from the daagers to which It Is subjocted f om a disturb anoo in tho go nor id busluoss conditions ot the country. n my Judgment the present oondltlon ot th treasury amply Justlllos the immedlnto enact mont or tho lcglsla.loa rocommond.-d ono year igo, undor which a portion ot tho gold holdings should bo placed In a trust fund from which jreonbacks should bo rodoom d upon presenta tion, but whon onco rcdoomod should nut there after be paid out oxcept fo gold. It Is not to bo Inferred that other legislation relating to oar ourronoy is not required. Oa tho ooatrary, thero is an obvious demand for Its Tho imp rtanoe of adeqnato provision which will insure to our future a monoy standard ro lutod as our monoy standard now and to that ot our commercial rivals ts gcaorally rocoralzod. Tbo companion proposition thut our domes. 1 paper currency shall bo kept safo and yet b so related to tbe ncodi ot our lndustrio oad ln t rnal oommerco us to bo adequate and respons ive to such noeds is a'proposltton scarcely lea Important. Tbo subject, la nil Its parts, I commended to tho wiso oonslderattoa ot the Congress. ARMY INCREASE. The importance ot legislation tor tho porra-,-nent Increase of the army Is manltoot anl ths rco mmendatlon of tho secretary of war to that purposo has my unqualified npprovut. ihorocoube no quostlon that at this tlmo and probably for como ttmo la tho future 100,000 mon will bo n ma too many to moot rbo cocco nities of tho situation At all events, wbother tbat number shall bo required permrnently or not, the powor should bo given to the Presi dent to onUst that tore If, In his discretion. It should bo necessary, ami tbe further discretion should bo given him to reorsit within tht above limit from tho Inhabitants ot tho Islands with tbo government ot which wo aro chargod. It Is my purposo to muster out tho entire volunteer army as soon ns the Congress shall provide for tho lnoreose or the regular estab lishment. This will bo only nn not or Justloo and will bo much appreciated by tho bravo men who left their homos and employments to holy the country In its omorgency. Tho following reoommendutloa of tho Socre tary ot tho navy relative to the incroaso ot th navy havo my earnest uppruvul: i. Thrco sca-golni snoathod and coppered battleships orabjut 13. w ton trial displace ment, oarrying tho heaviest armor and most poworful ordnance for vossols of their ouvss. und to havo tbo hUhesc practicable speed and great radius of a-tion. Oitlmstod cost,oxolu slro ot armor and armament, 91,001, iaj oaeh. S. Thrco sheathed and coppered armored cruisers of about l-'.WJ tons trial dl-plaoemenk. carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnsnoe for vossols ot tholr class, nnd to hv the highest praetlouble snood and groat radius ot action. Estlmatod oost, exclusive ot armor and armament, l,OW,0OJ osch. 8. Throo sheathed and copper protected cniUers ot about 0,0X1 trial displacement: t bavo tho highest praotloablo speed and great radius ot action aud to carry tho most power mi orannnco suimuio tor vessoti ot moir class, Estlmatod cost, oxolnslvo of armor and orma mont, msj.COO each. 4. Six sheathed and coppered cruisers of about C.500 tons trial dlsniaoomont; to have tho high ost speed compatible with good cruising quali ties, groat radius ot uotloa and to carry tha most powerful ordnanco suited to vessels ot their olass. Estimated cost, exclusive ot arma ment, 9i,i4l,soo each. I loin with tho Secretary of the Navy In roo ommeudlng that the grndas et admiral and vice admiral bo temporarily revived, to bo Blind by o moors who have siieclQllv distinguished thom tolvcs In tbo war with Spain. Tho Kbvcrat dopar mental report will bo laid licforo you. They give in stent Uotail tho con duct ot tho affairs of thu government dunni tno pas. yoar ina aiscuss mc quoilioiu I v;liia the coajreti reny bo called, tq act. tho past year and dlsouss mc J? quoitlons upon 1ii v1 I rtwrurt 1 Um ma.jmtr sr mo. d'tcne." &J - a. bio . ' ., x.,,. poUHot.- Cnf i-ntl t- v!(tt. MfX.tW.K"S'v M & only after tuo - tk 0K only ftitor tuo ijiuimi