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mtrtral. (Mttimras ' VOLUME XXV.-NUMBER 35. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1894 WHOLE NUMBER 1,283. J -I--- MY -f Hz' PRESIDENTS MESS AGE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY GlAEN AT LENGTH. Matter of Interest at Home and Abroad Amendment to the Xcvr Tariff Bill Strongly Urged by Which Coal and Iron May lte riaccd on the Free List A New Hanking Scheme by Carlisle Affair of the Army and Nary A to Pensions, etc The Message to Congress. Washington, Dec 3. The following Is the president's message to congress: Iesa;c to the congress of the Utrtcd Sutes Tho MsemblaKO within the nations le.lslatlre halls of those charged with the duty of raabin : laws for the benefit of a gen crous and free peoplo impreisively surcc.ts tho exacting obit -ation and laoxorable re eponilbllity Involved in their task At the threshold of such labor no w to be undertaken br thoeoncre4sof tho U nlted States and in tne discharge of anotecutivo duty enjoined y tho constitution. I submit this communi cation containlnj a brief statem-snt of the condition of our nitloaal affa'rs and reconi xnendlns such legislation as seem 4 to be neces sary and expedient Tho history of our recent dealings with other nations and our peaenful relations with them at this time, additionally demon strate the advantage of consistently adhering to a Hrm liit just foreign pi llcy. free from rnvious or nmbltious national scheme and characterized by entire honestyan I sincerity ?urin;j the past year, pursuant to a law of vonsress, commissioners were appolntol to the Antwerp Industrial exposition. thoush tho tiartlclnntt n nf AmArfrin ArhlhltApo fnll fo. short of rompetely l.lustratiru our national tenuity and indu.trial achievement, yet it was quite crelttanle in view of the brief time allowed for preparation I have endeavored to impress upon tho Bel gian government the needlessncss and posi tive harmfulness of its restrictions upon the importation of ccrtilnof our food products nnd have strongly ured that the rlsid super- vUinn nn,i i...i;. . .T i 1 ision anil inspection under our laws are nmni .,... . . . ..." .'".' .' from thi country of diseased cattle and un wholesome meat Tho termination of tho civil war in Brazil has been followed by the general provalenco or peace and order It appearing at an early t i.e of the Insurrection that its course would call for unusual watchrulnesi on tho part of this government our naval force in tho harbor of Itlo do Janeiro was strengthened This precaution I am satisflej, ten led to restnot the Initio to a simple trial of strength lt wee.i the Brazilian government and tho iiurents. and to nvert complications which at timet seemed imminent 0.ir Arm rttitudo of ncu tralllv was maintained to t' end. the in surgents received no encourajotnent cf event ual asvlum from our commtndurs and such nppositson as they encountered was for tho protection of our commerce and was clearly justified by public law A -.erious tension of relations havln arisen at ths close of tb.3 war between Brazil and Portugal bv reason of the escapoof the Inturjent Admiral De gnma and his follower Tho fr endly oftlccs of cur representatives to those countrios were exerted for tho protection of tho sub jects of either within the territory of tho other Altti.nuli tho government of Brazil was duly uotllled that tho commercial arransements existing between thfi U.iited States and that country, based on tho third section of tho tariff act of 1KM, was abroga'ed on Aiu. 2. 2KB I. by the takin; effect of the tariff law now in lorce. that government subsequently notified uJof Us intention to terminate such arrange ment on the tlrf day of January. IKJi, in tho exercise of tho right rejerved In tho a;ree ment between tho two countrios I Invite a mei.tion to tho correspondence between the seiretarv of stato and tho Brazilian minister en this subject The China-Japan War. Acrat.fyin: recognition of the uniform im parti ilitv l t Ins country towards all foreign states as man lfeMed ty tho coincident re qnet of the ChInee and Japanese govern ments that the a -ents of the T'nited States t-hould within propsr limit afford protection to the lubjerlt. of the other during tho sus pension of dip lomatic relations due to a state of war T his delicate office was accepted, and a misapprehension which cnte ri-e to tho tiellef that in nffording this kindly unofficial rrotoctlon our a ents would exercise tho same authority which tho with drawn nsrents of the belligerents h d exercUed was promptly corroded. Although t.e war bet ween Chi na and Japan endangers r o policy of tho United States It deserves onr gravest consideration, by reason of its dis. tur banco of our rrowing commercial interest in the two countrieand tho increased dangers which mav result to our citizen1, domicile 1 or FOjournln; in tho interior of China Acting under a stipulation in our treatv with Korea, (tho first concluded with a Western power) I felt constrained at tho beri nnln- of xt.t controversy to tender our tool offices t. induce n atnicahlo arrangemsnt of tho Initial difficulty prowinr out of the Japaneso demands for cJmlnistratio retorms In Korea, but the unhappy precipitation of actuil hostilities defeated thi kindly purposo Deplomu the destructive war l-ctwecn tho two most powerful of the Katern nations and anxious that our commercial interests in those countries mav le prcscre.l and thit thosafetv of our citizens there shall not bo jeopardized 1 would not hesitate to heedanv intimation that our tnendly aid for the honorable tt.rm'nation of hostilities would bo acceptable to both lMlligerent A convention na leea finally concluded for th- settlement by arbitration of tho prolon ed disputo with Ecuador growin; out of tho pro-ceedin.-s a?alnt Knulio Sintos, a naturalized citizen of the United Statos. Our relations with the republic of Franco continue to be such as should exist between nations so long bound to ether bv friendly sympathy and Mmilar.ty in their form of go ernirent The recent creel ass smntion of the president of thi sister republic cilled forth such universal expressions of sorrow and condolence from oar ;oplo anl govern ment as to leave no doubt of the depth an 1 sincerity of ourattachm-nt. Th resolution passed by the senate and house of representa tive on the occasion have been communicated to the widow of President Oa'not The Germany Meat I'rohlbltion. Acting upon the reported discovery of Texas fever in cargoes of American cattla the Ger man prohibition against importations of live stock and Iresli moat, from this country his been reviied It i. Iso.-eJ. that Germany will soon become conv. nee 1 thitthc inhl iltloa is as needless as it is hirniful to mutual in terests. The German government has protected against that provision ot the customs tariff act which impose a discrimfnatinr duty of one-tenth of one cent a pnun 1 on su arscom iagfrom countrie. navin? an export bounty ttwreon. claiimnT that th; ex.action'of su.h duty is in contravention of artl-le five anl i nineorthe treat.-or !-: w ta lra,ii In tho ' Interests of thi co urn r z i of both countrie ; and to avoid evn tie aecusition of treitv tiolatlon J recomrn "n 1 the repjil of so much ot the "statute as SmijeJti;t duty and I in viteattent.on to the accompany in; report of the secretary cf stat contain n a discussion of the qaj'.tion. raised by the German pro tests Ueliring m Arbitration. JCarly in the present yeir an agresmeat was reached with Gncit Bri:ain coneernlnj in struction to bs xivca th? n iv 1 commnnder of the two fovernment in Bihrin; sea and the contl:uous North Pacific ocean for their guidance in the execution of the award of the Paris tribunal of arbitration and the enforcement of the regulations therein prescribed for the pro te tion ot dal life in the "waters mentioned An understanding his also been reached for the pavment by the United States ot M25.o in ful satisfaction of all claims which mav be made by Great Brit ain for damn, es crowins out of the controver sy as to fur seals in Behrin? sea, or th3 seiz ure of British vessels enra cd ia takin; a seal m those water. The award and findings of the Paris tribunnl to a sreat extent actcr znfn d the facts and principle upon which these claim should be adjusted and they , have been subjected b r bath gove-nments to thorough examination upon the principles as well a the fact whicn they involve. lam convinced that a settlement upon the terms mentioned would be an equitable and advan tageous one and I recommend that provision be made for tie prompt piyment of the stated sum Thu far only France and Portngal havesi-nifled their willinznes to adhere to there ulations established under the award of the Paris tribunal of arbitration, The Hawaiian Incident. Since communicatin; toe Toiuminous cor-re-pondence in re ard to Hawaii and the ac- tion t iken by the senate and Mouse of repre sentative oa certa'n Questions submitted to the jadymentaad wider Solscrmon of CMgresa the organization of a government In plaea of the provisional arrangement which followed tho deposition of tho qusen his been an nounced with evidjnie or its effective opera tion. The recognition usuil in such eases has been accorded the new government. Relations With Mexico. Good will fostered by miny interests In common has marked our relations with our nearett southern neighbor. Peace belnr re.torcd alon? her northern frontier, Moxico has asked the punishment of tho late disturbers of her tranquility. There cuzht to be a nex treaty of commerce and navigation with tint cotntry to talte the place of the one which terminated thirteen years aro. Tho frleadllneis of the inter course between thetwo countries Is attested by the fact during this Ion r period The com merce of ea h has steidily lucre ised under the rule of mutual consideration, beln.: neither stimulated by conventional arrangement nor retarded by jealous rivalries or se'llsh desire An indemnity tendered b Mexico as 3 gracious act for the murJor In lift" of Leon Itnldwln an Amaricin citizen by a band of marauders In Durango. ha been accepted and Is beln ; paid In last illm-snts. The problem of the stora -e and use of the wateri or the Rio Granda for irri ration should be solved by appropriate concurrent action of tho twj interested countrios. Kis Inx in the Colorado heUhts tho stream flowj Intermitting', yioldln: littlo water dunn: the dry months to tho lrrijatin channels already constructed along Its courso Tnls scarcity is often severely felt in tho rezlons where tho river formi a common bound ary. Moreover the frequent Chan es In Its course throujh level sand often raise embarassin , questions of territorial jurisdio tion. Itliiellelils Affair. Prominent amonr the questions of ter ritorial jurisdiction of the yoar was the Blue flelds incident in what is known as the Mosquito Indian strip, b rderlni on the At lantic oceun and within the jurisdiction of Nicaragua By tho treaty of 185) between Great Britain and Nicaragua, the former ' fJi".6",1 expressly recognized the so-- , "";" "' " """,, ""'"? I guaranteed to tha Mosquit-j Indians to bs exercised accordin to their custom for themselves and their dwellers within its limits. Tho so-called nativo government whichllsrew to be largely mado up of I , . r ,"t"ly Jua" """"" l" BOV; , crelzntv of Nicaraiua over the strip and i . .. .. it.. i . , . , . claimed the riiht to maintiln therein a prait'.- aliens for minv yoars disputed the sov- cally independent municipal government Karly in the past ye ir efforts of Nicaragua to maintain sovcrJi.ntv ovor the Moquito ter ritory led to serious douurbances culminating in tho suppression of the nativo government and the attempted s lbstitution of an impract icable camp i:t administration In which Nicar a u i and alien residents wore to participate. Failure was followed bv an insurrection which for a time subverted Nicarauan rulo, expell inc her officer. and restoring tho ' old organization This In tura gavo I wav to the cxlstin ; local government ' established and upheld by Nicaragua. Although tho alien Interests arrayed against Nicaragua In these transactions havo been largely Amorican and the commerce of that redonfor some tlmo his been and still is con trolled by our citizens wo cainot for that 1 reason challenge tho rizhtful sovereignty of I Nicaragua over this important part of her domain Forsomo months on and during part , of tho term, two of our naval ships havo been I stationed at Bluefields for tho protection of , all legitimate Intcreu of our citizens. In September last tho government at Managua expelled from it territory twelve or more foreWner including two Americans for alleged participation In the seditious or revolutionary movements a;atast tho republic at Bluefields already men ( tioned Throiwh the earnest rcmonstration of this lovernmeni the two Americans havo been permitted to return to tho peaceful manage ment of their business Our naval commanders at tho scene of this disturbance by their con stant exhibition of Ilrmucts and good judg ment contribute I largely to the prevention of more serious consequence and to the restora tion of quiet and order lrc:ret that in tho midst of theso occur rences there opened up a mostgravo irritating failure of Nlcaratuan justice An American citizen named Wilson, rjsidln? at Kama, in the mosquito territory v.u murdered by ono Arguclio the acting governor of tk9 town After somo del ly tho murderer was arrested, but so insecurely confined or guarded that he escape!, and njtwitnstiniin; our repeated demands it Is claimed that his recapture his been imposiblo by reason ot his flight beyond Nicarauan jurisdiction Tho Nicaraguan authorities having given notice of forfeiture of their concession to tho canal company on grounls purely technical and not embraced in the contract receded from t.iat position Peru, I ro;ret to say. shows symptoms of domestic disturb inco. duj probably to tho slowness of her recuperation from tho war of 18?1 Weakened in reourcos. her difficulties in facing int-'rnational obli;ation invito our kindly sympithy and jmtify our forbearance in pressin; Ion; pandin; claim I have felt constrained to testify this sympathy in con nectionwith certain demands urgently pre ferred by other po.iers The recent death of the czar of Russia called forth appropriate expressions of sorrow and sympathy on the part of our government with his bereaved family anl tho Ku-slin people As a further demonstration of resocct and fr.cndhlp our minister at St Petersburg was directed to represent our government at tho funeral ceremonies Unjust Fines by Spain on Onr Ships. L'nre isonable and unjust tines impo.cd bv Spain on tho vc-els and commerce of tho United States haie demanded from time to time durin; the last twenty year earnest re monstrance upon the pirt of our government. In tho immediate past exhorbitant penaltie have been imposed upon our vessels and good i bv customs authorities of Cuba and Porto Kico for clerical errors" of tho most trivial character in the manifests or bills of ladinr. In some ca.c? tines amounting to thousands of dollar? have been levied upon cargoes or the carrying vessels w ncn tho goods in quest! on werj entitled to free entry Fines have been exacted een when the error has been detected and the Spanisn authorities notified before the arrival of tho xoots in por. This conduct is in strange contrast with the con siderate and liberal treatment extended to Spanish vessel and cargoes in our port in like cases No satisfactory settlement of these vexatious questions has yet been reached Tha Morj cao referred to in my last annual ciesazc remain unsettled From the diplomatic correspondence on this sub ject, which has been laid beforo the senate, it will be seen that thi government has offered to conclude a convention with Spain for dis posal br arbitration of outstandin: claims between the two countries except the Mora claim, which having been long ago adjustod. now only awaits payment as stipulatcdand of course it could not he included in tho pro posed convention It was hoped that this offer would remove parliamentary obstacles encountered by the Spanish government in providm payment of the Mora indemnity. I regret to say that no definite reply to th offer has yet been made and all efforts to se cure payment of this settled claim havo been unavailing In mv last annual message X adverted to tne claim on the part of Turkey of the right to expel as persons undesirable and dangerous Armenians naturalized in the United State and returnin; to Turkish jurisdiction Mt raercus questions in this relation have arisen While this iovemmentacquiesc3s in the as serted ri;ht of expulsion it will not consent thit Armenl ins may be imprisoned or other wie punished for no other reason than hav in; acquired, without imperial consent. Atner can citizenship Three of the assailants of Mis Melton an American teacher at Mosul, hive been convicted bv the Ottoman courts, and I am advised that an appeal against the acquittal of tne remaining five has been taken by the Turkish nrosecutlng officers. The Samoa a Trouble. In my last annual message I referrel brieflv to the unsatisfactory state o? affairs in fcamoa under the operation of the Beriin treatv. as si nallv illustratln; tho policy of entanlln; alliances with foreign powers and oa May 9. 1S3I, in response to a resolution of the senate I sent a special message and documents to that body on the same subject which em phi sized my previously expressed opinions. T.ater fteeiirrenfV th -rFMkTinnflnen in r- t0 wnlch win la,d tore congress. further demonstrated that the government which was devi-ed by the three powers and forced upon the Samoms against their invet erate hostility can be maintained only by the continued preen:e of forei.n military forces and at no small sacrifl -o of life and treas ire. 1 he suppression of the Mataafa insurrection by the powers, and the subsequent banish ment of the leader and elevea other chiefs, as recited in my last message did not bring last in; peace to t:e llands. Formi I able upris- ! ings continued and finally a rebellion broke i out in the capital island. Upolu. headed in I Aana. the Western district br the younger Tamasese,andin"Atua tas Eistera dialrict. toy other le.ders The insurgent! nri.ed the country and foujjht the government troops, up to the very doors of Apia The king a rain appealed to the powers for help anl the combined British end German naval forces reduced the Atuans to apparent subjection not however without con siderable loss to the natives A few days later Tamassese and his adherents fearing the ships and marines professed submission. He ports received from our agents at JApla do not jusltfy the belief that tha peace thus brought about will be of long dura tion It is their conviction that the natives are at heart hotlle to the present tbvern tnent.that such of them its profess loyalty to It do so from fear of the powers and that it wo-iia speedily go to pieces it tho war ship were withdrawn In reportia ; to his government on tne. unsatisfactory situation since the Suppression of the 1 ito revolt by foreign armed forces the German consul at Apia stated thnt that peaco will bJ lasting 1 hardly to be pre sumed. The letsoa given by flrin:onAtua was not sufficiently sharp and incisive to leave a las tin; impression on the forgctiul Samoan temperament In fact conditions are existtnz which show that peace will not last and is not seriously in ten led. Malletoa tho kin; and his chiefs are convinced that the doparture of the war ship will be a signal for a renewal of war The circumstances that the representatives of the villages of all the districts which were opposed to the government have already with drawn to Atua to hold meeting and that both Atua and Aana hive forbidden in habitants of those districts which fou;ht on the side of the ttdvernment to return to their villaccs and have already partly burned down the latter, indicates that a real conciliation of the parties it still far off. And in a note of the 10th ult inclosing a copy of that report for the Information of the government the German ambassador said: "The contents ot the reports awakened the Imperial govern ment's apprehension that under existing cir cumstances the peace concluded with the rebels will afford no assurance of the las tin; re -t oration of tranquility In the islands " The present rovernment utterly failed to correct, if Indeed it has not a riiravatcd. tho very evils it was intended to prevent It has not stimulated oar commerce with tho Islands Our participation in its establish ment against the wishes of the natives was in plain defiance Of the conservative toachlngs and warnings of the wlso and patriotic men who laid the foundation of our free institu tlons. and I invito and expression of the judgment of congress on tho propriety of steps bcinr taken by this government looktn; to tho withdrawal from its engagements with the other powers on somo reasonable terms not prejudiclil to any of our existing rights Treasury Department. The secretary of tho treasury reports that the receipts of the government from nil sourcos ot revenue during the fiscal year end ing Juno SO. 1891, amounted to !7c,8)i.483 2J and Its expenditures to lU50j.f5&87, leaving n deficit of lflJ.80I.2t3i.5s There was a de crease of15,92.G7t 00 In the ordinary expenses of the government, as comparel with the fiscal year 193 Thero was collected from customs 1131,818. XIOG2, and from internal revenue $117, 1(K 413.81 The balance ot tte income tor the year amount in; to t93,8l5.517 97, was derived from the sale i of lands and other sources. The value of our total dutiable imports amounted to te75,19.036. bein; tUS,637.62i les than durin; the preceding year and the im portations freo ot duty amounted to I J79,7Ai, MflL bclnj M 1.78. 675 less than dur'n; the pre ceding year Tho receipts from customs were t73,5C6,48all less and from internal rev enue (13,836 539 97 less than in 13 J J The total tax collected from distilled spirits was 585 259,2"0 2 on manufactured tobacco t-JS 617,834 62 and oa fermented liquors (31.411,788 01 Our exports of merchandise, domestic, and forcun, amountel durin ; the year to 5892,14), 572, beln; an Increase over the preceding year of 44.495,378 The total amount of gold exported during the fiscal year was 76 839,061. as against I0S, CSJ.444 durin x the fiscal year 1893. The amount imported was 7.' 419.119 as against $:i,174.:81 durin: tho previous year Tho imports of silver were 13,186,552 and tho exports were 150.451 2G5 The total bounty paid upon the production ofstuarin the United Mites for the fiscal year was 51i,10),2)3.b9. being an increase of 12 ;25.078.)I. over the payments made dnring theprccedin; year Tho amount ot bounty paid from July 1. 1891 to August 1, 1831, the tlmo when further payments ceased by operation of law. was ?JM,!.S"81 Tho total expenses incurred in the payment of tho bounty upon su;ar durin; the fiscal year was 'lJO,l40 8i It is etimtted that upon tho ba sis of the present revenue laws tho receipts of the government during the current fiscal year ending Juno 3 , 183, will bo ;42i,4, 748.41. and it expenditures Sill, 427. 748 44, re sulting in a deficit of 2) 0X, 0)0 Tho first day of November. 1834, the total stock or money of all kin is In the country was K,240,77J,8S, as against 12,201,651 -CO) on tho first day of November, 189), and the money of all kinds in circulation or not included In the treasury hoIdin;s was fI,c72,03J,42i or 121.27 per caplu upon an estimated population of Ci, 887,0) J. At the samedate there was held in the troas ury gold bullion amounting to 44. 6 15, 307. 5 and silver bullion which was purchased at a cost of tliZ 773. 938 Tho parchase of silver bullion under the act ot July Ii, 1593. ceased on tho first day of November. 189 1, and up to that time there had been purchased during the final year 11,917.658.73 fine ounces at a cost of (8,715,521.32. an average cost of Jo 7313 per fine ounce The total amount of silver purchased from tho time that law took effect until tho repeal of its purchasing clause on the date last mentioned was 168,674.682.51 fine ounces, which cost J155, 931,002 2"s the average price per fine ounce be ing $ 9244 The total a ount of standard sil ver dollars coined at tho mints of the United States since the passa;e of the act of Febru ary 28. 1878, i 14:1.750.458, of which 373,169,791 under tho provisions of that act, $38,531,142 were coined undor tho provisions of the act of July 14 1893. and ,)78 478 under the act pro viding for the coinage of the trade dollar bul lion The total coinage of all metal at our mints during thclast fiscal year consisted of 63.4S ,22) pieces, valued at Jl06.2I6.7i0, 6. of which there was S33.47l.91i 50 in gold coined .7.VJ in standard silver dollars. f,0JI, 110 30 in subsidary silver coin and 1716 913.26 in minor coin During the calendar year of 1891. the pro duction of preciou metal in tho United States was estimated at I,79,:2 ; fine ounces of gold of the commercial anl coinage value of 1(5.955,0)3 and 60.U)),ooo fine ounces of silver of the bullion or market value of Hi 830.000 and of the coinago value of -.77,576 031 It Is estim ated that on the first day of July 1894, the ttock of metallic monev in the United States, consisting of coin and bullion, amounted to II. 251.640. V68. of which .6 7.92 .231 was gold. te.M. 347,758 was silver Fifty national banks were organized during the year ending October 31. 1891, with a capital of J5,2 $.003 and seventy-nine with a capital of 10.47.O0) went tnto voluntary liquidation Twenty-one banks with a capital of li770.0J0 wew placed in the hands of receivers. The total number of national banks in existence on the 3lst day of October last was 3.75, be in r forty less than on the 3lst day of October. 189'. The capital stock paid in was 37.67l, ."G" being f9.67s,431 less than at the same time in the previous year and the surplus and un divided profits, less expenses and tates paid, amounted to 1341. 121.082. 10 which was 816.0.-9.-780 less than on October 31. 1891 The circulation has increased 11,741.561. The obligations of the bank to each other were increase 1 lll7.:6).3Jt, and the individual deposits were i27.2JI.4-9. less than at the correspondln; date in the previous years. Loans and discount were UGL206.92J' more than at the same time the previous year and checks and other cash items were i93.3l9.94l more. The total resources or the banks at the date mentioned amounted to 83, 473 922,05 as against 23,109,561 231 36 In 191 War Department. The message reviews and comments on the report of the secretary of war. The president does not believe there is any necessity for in creasin; the army to 30,03) men. as recom mended by Secretary Lamont He advises acainst the creation of new military posts The secretary's plai of the adoption of the batallion r ystem is recommended The strike troubles of last summer are briefly referred to and the action of the military commended In recognition of the Ion; and distinguished military services and faithful discharge of delicate and responsible civil duties by Major General John M. Schofield. now the general commanding the army, it is suggested to con gress that the temporary revival of the grade of lieutenant general in his behalf would be a just and gracious act Departsaent of Jostlee. The report of the attorney general notes the gratifying progres made by the supreme court in overcoming tha arrears ot its busi ness and la reachin; a condition in which it will be able to dispose ot eases as they arise wlthont any unreasonable delay. This result Is of course very largely due to the successful workinz of the plan inauturating circuit courts of appeals. In respect to these tribun als tha suggestion Is made ia quarters entitled to the hhraest consideration that an addi tional e'reuit Jnde for eaeh circuit would greatly strengthen these courts and the Confidence reposed In their adjudications and that Such an addition would not create a greater force 61 judges than the. increasing business of such courts requires. I commend the suggestion to the careful cdnslderatl riot the congress. Other Important topics are" adverted to the report accompanied bz fe'coui; mendations. many of which have been treated at lane in previous messages, and at this time they need only be named. I refer to the abolition of the fee system a a measure of 1 compensation to taderal offlccra. The en lartement of tho powers of United State l cemmisioners in the territories the allowance of , writs of error in crimin il case s on behalf l of the United States and the establishment of i degrees in the crime of murder A topic dealt with by the attorn ey general of much import ance is the condition ef the administration of J justice in the Indian Tearitory. .The perma nent solution of what is called tho Indian problem is probably not to be expected at once, but meanwhile such ameliorations of present conditions of the cxlstin-; system will i admit ought not to be neglected I am satis fied there should be a federal court cstab- llshed for the territory with sufficient judges " "J '"" ""ul 7,"' ,,, .ii.h- . i and that this court should sit wltlM tho ter- J?l"tPll;g? ritoryand have the same jurisd ction a totf1 territorial affairs as now vested In tho federal IS " r.i?inH thn w JZ?J if '!' courts sittin; In Arkansas and Texas. ' nr '"f , i of d.1 car:exl work" Elght years ago In m? annual message I Urged upon the congress ds strongly as t could the location and construction of two prison for tho confinement of United Statos p'risdn ers A similar recommendation has beed made from time totimi since anl a few years ago a law was passed providing for tho selec tion of sites for three such institutions No appropriation has, however been made to carry the act into effect and the old and dis creditible condition still exists It is not my purpose at this time to repeat tho considerations which make an impre -nable case in favor of tho ownership and man agement by the government of tho penal in institutions in which fedcr.il prisoners are confined I simply desire to a ain urge former recommendations on tho subject and to particularly call tho attention or the con gress to that part of the report of the secre tary ot war. In which ho states thnt the mil itary prison at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas, can bo turned ovor to to tho government as a prison for federal convicts without the, leas difficulty and with an actual saving or money from every point of view Pending a more complete rerorm, I hope that by tho adoption of the suggestion of tho secretary of war this easy step may be tiken in the diroction or tho proper care of its con victs by tne government of the Unite 1 States I'ostnl anil Navy Departments. The message next tikes up tho report or tho postmaster general and stron ly urges tlid recommendations of that ofn.-ial looking to the correction of the abuse of the scconl class mail matter privilege by publishers ot advertisin; matter, who send ton of papers through the mill and defraud tho government out of millions of dollars posta;e annually. The freo carriage of seeds of grain throu h the mails Is also condemned If the-e abuses were recttflod tho department would be self sustaining. The report of the postmaster general, which has already been published, is reviewed at length. Attention is called to the report of the sec retary of tho navy which shows very gratify ing progrcs in the construction of ships for our new navy. I recommend that provision be nude for tho construction of additional battle ships and torpedo boats The secretary recommend the manufacture not only or a reserve supply of ordnance and ordnance mat eri il for ship; of the navy but also a supply for the auxil iary fleet Guns and their apurtennnees should be provided and kept on hand for both those purposes We hav3 not to-day a single gun that could be put upon the ship3 Paris or New York of the International Navi -ntioa company or any other ship of our reserve navy. The manufacture of gun nt the Washington navy yard 1 proeccdin satis factorily, an d none of our now ships will bo required to wait for their : uns or ordnance equipment. Interior Department. The report of the secret iry of the intcr:ot exhibits tho situitlon or the numerous and in teresting branches of tha public serUcc con nected with his department I recommend this report and tho valuable recommenda tions of the secretary to tho careful att-ntion of congress I fully indorse the recommend it 'on of the secretary that adequate protection be pro vided for our forest reserves and that a com prehensive forestry system be inaugurated The rocommendatl-ms of tho secretary in regard to dealing with fio Indian question is concurred in and ha already been published Pensions. The barefaced and extensive pension frauds exposed under tho courageous and i cnerous veteran soldier now at the head of the bureau leaves no room for the claim that no purgation of our pension roll was needed or thnt con tinued vi.ilunce and prompt action arc not necessary to the same end '1 ho accusation that an effort to detect pension frauds is evi dence of unfriendliness towards our worthy veterans and a denial or their claims to the generosity of tho gov ernment, suggests an unfortunate Indiffer ence to the comlssion of any offense which has for its motive the securin; or a pension and indicates a willingness to be blind to the existence or mcjn and trcachers us crimes which play upon demagogic fears and make sport of tho patriotic peopio. Agricultural Department. The secretary of agriculture in his report reviews tho operations of his department for the last fiscal year and make recommenda tions for the further extension of its useful ness Tho recommendations of the senate are concurred in The prohibition of free dis tribution of seed by the department is again urged. The work done by the department of a ri culture is very superficially slcalt with in thi communication and I commend the report of the secretary and the very important inter ests with which it deals to tho careful atten tion of tho congress Anexceedin;ly important rccommendat on of tho secretary relates to the manner in which contests and litigated cases -rowin out of efforts to obtain government land nre determined. Tho entire testimony up-n which these controversies depend in all their stages is taken before the local recister.s and receivers and yet these officers havo no power to subpoena witnesses or to enfocse their attendance to testify These caos, numbering three or four thousand annunllv are ent by the officers to the commissioner of the general land office for his action. The exesencies of his other duties obli.-e him to act upon decisions of the registers and re ceivers without an opportucity of thorough personnl examination. Nearly 20)) of theso case s are appealed annually from the commis sioner to the secretary ot the interior Burden ed with other important administrative duties, his determination of thoe appeals must be almost perfunctionary and,baed upon the ex amination of others. Throu h this determln i tion of the secretary operates as final adjudica tion upen richts of very Importance. 1 concur In tho opinion thit the commissioner of tin general land office should be relieved from this duty of deciding liti;ated land case that a non-pnrtlsan court should be entreated to pass on such cases and that the decisions of this court should be final at least so far a the decisions or tho department are flnaL Civil Service Rerorm. Tho advantages to the public service of an adherence to the principles or civil service reform are constantly more apparent an l nothing is so encouraging to those in official life who honestly desire good government as the increasing appreciation by oar people of these advantages A vast majority of the voters of tho land are ready to insist that tho time and tho attention of those they select to perform for them important public duties, should not be distributed by doling out minor offices and they are growing to be unanimoas in regard ing party or anizations as something thit should be used in establishing pm ty principle instead of dictating the distribution of public places as rewards of partisan activity Numerous additional offices and place havo been brought within civil service rule and regulation and some others will probab y soon be included. The report of the comm s sloncrs will be submitted to the congress and I invite careful attention to the recommen dations it contains National Board of Health. : I am entirely convinced that we oueht not to be longer without a national board of health or national health oScer charged with no other duties than such as pertain to the protection of our country from the Invasion of pestilence and disease I earnestly recom mend that the inauguration of a national board of health or similar nat.oaal instru mentality believing the same to teiT.. precaution a taiast contagious diseases and in tne interest of safety and heath of ooor I people. i strike Commission. By virtue or a statute of the United States passed in lsj. I appointed in July last Hm J. D Keen of the state of New Yor and Hon. Nicholas E Worthin -ton oi the state " ' --- iao aiaie of niinoi. to form with lion. Carroll D. Wright commissioner of labor, who was des ignated br said statute a commissioner for the purpose of m iking careful inquiry into the fcauses of the controversies between certain railroids and their employes which had re sulted in an extensive and destructive" strike, accompanied by much violence and aangdroiis disturb iflce" with considerable loss tot life and great destruei'odot property. The" report of the commissioners his beca sub mitted to me and will be transmitted to cori rres with the evidence taken upon therr in-ve-tl-atloa Their work his been well done, and tholr standing and lntolli.ence give as surance thai the report and sur estlons they make are worthy of careful cbnsideration. Tariff Amendmedt tjrged. The tariff act passed at the 1 wt i-cssiofl df congress need important amendment if it Is executed effectively and with cer'ta.nty id ad flltlon tosuehnceesttry amendment a will not chan e rates of dutv. I anl till very de cidedly in favor cf puttin; c6nl and iron on Ibd free list So far as the suar schelule U con cerned. I would be glal un ler tho existln ag gravations to see overy partlclo of doferentlal for rea'onablo le islitlvo a'd Whatever else Is done oro-nltt-d I eirnest y fere.it here tho rdsolflmcnditlon 1 havo made in another pdrtlon df this itlrrimunlcation that tho additional duty of tirio tenth of a cent per pound lall upon su;ar Irdported front edurt tries paying a bounty oa it e"xrdrt lo tibrd 'gated It teems to me thit e:ceedln;ly ini . portant considerations point to the propriety of this amendment With the advent of a new tariff policy not only contemplated to relievo the consumers of our lind in thi cost of their daily life, but to invite a better development of American thrift and create for us closer and more profitable commercial relations with the rest of the world it follows as a logl. cal and Imperative necessity that we should at once remove the chiof it not only obstacle which Has so lo:t : prevented onr partlclpa t'on in tho foreim carrying trade of the rbi. A tariff built tioori the theory that it is well to check Import and that a home market should bound tho industry and effirt df American prolucers, was fitly supplemented by a re fusal to allow American registry vessels built abroad thou ;h owned nnd navigated by our people, thus oxhibltinr a willingness to abandon all contest for tho advantages of American trans oceanic carria e Our new tariff policr bill uoon the thcorv that it is well to encourage such importation as our people need and that our prolucts and manufactures should find market In every part of the habitable globe is consistently supplementol by the reatcst possiblo liberty to our citizen ln'the ownership and navigrt t'on of ships In which our prolu-ts and man ufactures may be transported The million now paid to foreigners for carrying American passengers and products across the sea should be turned into Anvrican hnnds Ship building, which has Icon protected to stranculation. should bo revived by tho pros pect of profitable employment for ships when, built, and tho American sailor would bo resur rected and a ;ain take his place, a sturdy and industrious citizen in time of peace and a pat r'otic and safe defender of American Interest in the tliy of conflict The ancient provision of our law tlenyin ; Americ in re istr'y to ships bu'lt abroal aril owncl by American, dp" rear, in tho li;ht of present lOtldi tlons, hot only to bo a fallur'e for dot at ecry point, but to be nearer a relic of b irbarhm thin any thing that exist under pTmlssion ot statute of tho United Stat :s I earnestly recommend its prompt repeil Thn Gold Iteserve. Darin-; the last month the go'd reserves in the treasury for the purposo of rcdcemln : the notes of the government circulating as money in the hands of tho people became so reduced nnd its further depletion In the near futuro seemed so certain that lit tha ctnrclse of proper care for tho pull'.ic wdlfar'o it becantd necessary to replcnl-h this reserve aril thus maintain popular faith in tho ability and dct'. rnlinatida of tho government lo mi'ct as agreed its peeuniarv o!U:atioti .. Il would have been well if In thiscraer ency author.ty had existed to issue the bond of the govjrn mcet ocarlng a low rato of interest and maturin; within a special period, but tho congress havin ; failed to confer such authority resort was necce.anly hi I to fio resumption a -t of 1875, and pursuint to its provision bonds were issued drawing interest at thu rate of II vo per cent por annum anl maturin r tcrt y3aM after tncir i -suing, that being the shortest tinio authinzil by the act I am glad to say. however tha o i tho sale of thee bortd tho premium real ved operated td reduce the rate of Interest to be prd by the g vernment to less than three rcr cent Nothing could be worse or f rthcr removed from sensible finance thnn the rcl ition ; ex isting between the curren -y the o."cram,,nt ha issued, the oid held lor it redemption and tho mo ins which must be resorted to fer the purpose of replen ishing such redempt'on fund when impaired Kvcn if the claims u on this fund were con fined to the obll -ation ori :inally intended and if the redemption of the.c obligations meant their cancellation the find would bo very smill. But these obll ation w.icn re ceived and redeemed in j.old are not caucelled but are re issued nnd mny do duty many times by way of drawin; gold from the treasury Thus wo hive an endle-s chain in operation constantly depleting tho t re usury s : old and never near a Unit rust As if this was not bad enough we have a st itutory declaration that it is tho policy of tho government to mnintitn the parity between -old nnd sil ver aided the force and momentum of tho ox haustin; procos and addoj lir cly to tho cur rency obligations cl liming till peculiar gold redemption. Oursmillgold reierva Is thus subject to draw from every side Tho de mand that incroaso our d in er also increase tho necessity of prot.ectln; thi reserve a-ainst depletion and it I rcot unsatisfactory to know that tho pr tectio.n afforded Is only a tenpanry pi'.liaUoi It Is perfctl and pal pa' lv plain that the only way undT present conditions by which this reerve when dangerously depleted, can be replen ished, is throu h the Issue and sale of tho bond of the gov ernment for gold and yet congress has not only thus far declined to authorize the Iisuc of bonds bet -suited to uch a purpose, but there bOems a disposition In some quar ters to deny both the neces ity and power for the issuo of bonds at all I cannot fo- a moment believe that any of our citizen are deliberately willln; that their po vernment should default in it s pecuniary obll -ation. or that Its financial operations should be re duced to a silver basis At any rate I should not feel that mv duty was done if I omitted any effort I could make to avert such a calimity As Ion: therefore as no provision Is made for the final redemption or the putting asileof tie currency obligation now use I to rc.iea'e ily and constantly draw from the government ts gold and as Ion; as no better authority fr bond issues is a Iowol thin at present exists such authority will Lo utilized whenever and as often as It becomes niccssir to ma'ntaia a sufficient ;old reserve and in abundant time to save the credit of our country anl make good the financial declaration of our rovern ment Questions relatln to our banks and currency are clo.ely connected wit: the sub ject just referred to and they also present some unsatisfactory feature New Banking System Advocated. Prominent amon; them are the lack of elas ticity in our currency circulation and Its fre quent concentration In financial entres when it is most needesl in otherpartsof the country The absolute divorcement of the government from the busincs of banking i the Ideal rela tionship of the government to the circulntion of the currency of the country This condi tion cannot be immediately reached but as a step in that direction and as a means of secur ing a more ela tic currency and obviating oxner onjections to toe present ment of ban' circulation the of the treasury presents in his scueme modifying present bankln - arranrc secretarv report a laws and providing for the issue of circulating note bv .state bonks frej from taxation un ler certain limitation Tte secret ir.- explains his plan so plainly and Its advantage are developed by h'm with such rem irkable clearnes that any effort on my part to prjseot arguments In its supports would be surpuflous I fchall there fore content myself with an unqualified in dorsement of the fcecretnry' proposed chan csintne law and a brief and imperfect statement of their prominent features It is proposed to repeil all laws providing to- the deposit of United States bonds as sc- t curlty for circulation to permit national J banks to issue circulating notes not exceeding J in amount 75 per cent of their paid up and un' impaired capital provided they depos t with 1 the government as.a guarantee fund :n United state s lejai tender notes includin; trcasury noies OI JWU- sum equal in amount to 3i per cent of the notes they desire to issue, thit deposit to be maintained at all times but whener any bank retires any part of its cir- cu,atioa a proportional part or its guar- antce rund shM be rctun2d to it to P"0""1 he seretary of the treasury to prepare and keep onjiand ready for lu la case' M frfcreaie in circulation Is desired blank national bank note for each bank hav ing circulation and to repeil tho provisions of the present law lmposin ; limitations and re strictions upon banks de3iring to reduce or la crease their circulation, thus permit tin; such" ricreise or reduction within the limit of i9ecnty-flopef cent of capital to be quickly mideasemer dCy ifise In addition to tho Miaradtee f arid required It Is sroposed to pro vide a safety fund Or the immediate redemp tion of the circulating note of failed bunks by imposln; a sal ill annual tax say one half of one per cent upon the avcrj:delrcu'.atlon of each bank until the fund amounts to Ore per cent of the totil circulation outstanding. When a bank tail it guiranteo fund is to be paid Into this sifety funis anl its notes are to b redeemed in the first instance from such safety fnnd thus an maatel. any Impairment of sil.-h fdnl cm so J thereby to bo made good from the immdJiatdlv available eih assets of said bank, and il thetoshoild be insufficient, such iaipairmcnt to tx male ;oh1 by pro rata dssessmerit among the other bink. their contributions cod t tilling a first lien upon tho as cts of tho failed binlt fa favor of tho contr buttnr banks As a further socurlty it U contemplated that the cxlstin; proposition flxin; tho indi vidual liability or stockhol ler is to be re tained aad tho baOVs Indebtedness on ac count ofUtcircuIatln: dotes Is to b made a first Ilea on all Its asset. Ftfr the purpose of meetin; tho etpenso of printtU; notes, offi cial, supervision can -ell ition and other likfl charges there shnlt bo inpo el a tax of say. one half of one pir cjn por annum u ion the nvcra oamoun'.of not" in circulation It is further prov.dv.l thit there s rail be hd national le.n'x notes issue 1 of n ld itenomin ition t ran ton dollars ihatc'ieh riatiodil birt't. except In case ol a failed bank sh ill r9 lem ot rotlrj it notes in the first instincd at lis own ofilo or at a.enclcs to bedal:nnt)l by it. thit no fixed reserve used bo maintains! on acccunt ot do posit . Another very Import int feituro ot th's plaB Is the c .umpti n or state binks from taxa tion li the U lited St it j i l ea o where It U shown to tho sitlsf i-tloa of tho socretar of the treasury and controller of the currency, by bulks claiming such exemption that thoy havo not hid outstialii; their circulttln; note exceeUla; seventy-five per cent of the r paid up and unimpaired capital that their stockholder are In lividua'ly llablo for the rede nptton o the r ctrcu atln; note to the full extent of tho own -rslilp of sto.-k that the II ibility of such l-an'is upon their clrctllatin;; notes constitutes under their st to I.iw a first lion upon their assets t's.it such ban!cs havo kept and milntained a guarantee fund in United Stites lo;il ten ler notes in clulin; trcisurv no es of HjO cquil to thlrt per cent of ficir outstaalln; circulitln; notes, and thnt su.-hhivo prom ttly lolccmed their clrculatin; notes whj.i presented at their priucipil or br ins h office It Is quite likely that tais sc.iomo miy be Usefully amended Id sonlo of it dct ills, but I Sm sail -tied It fumlsho. a In sis tor a very ircat improvement in our present bankin ; and currency system. I conclude this communication f ally appro clat n; thit tho responsibility for legislation affect in; tho people of the United State res-s upon th'ir representatives In con ress and as u-ing them that wh itever accordance with recommencatlons I have mido or not I shall bo gl.ul to co operate n perfectin :anv .e 'is a tion that tend to tho prosperity aad welt irj of onr peopli (&l;nel) GnovEK Clevrnand. Executive Minion, Doccmber :, I 91 VARIOUSLY DISTINGUISHED. Mrs. Alexander, the well known novelist. Who i really Mrs. Alexander Hector, is a grandmother nearly 70. Amelic Rives Chanler is pronounced by the Lon Ion Literary World "the most beautiful woman in literature." Dihraeli, the author of the "Curiosi t't's of Literature," ruined hU eyes by his indefatigable studio: un.l became almost blind. Rudolph Aronson of New Vorlr is collecting tn mey from musicians of this country for A silv'flr wreath to be nrvsente.l to Johann Strauss. Octave Thanet is grreatl intsrested in photo r.iphj'. Shs is goinjr to use a number of the photographs she has takeneas illustrations ia one of her stories. The empress of .la pun has a great admiration for all thing's European and e'ery year numbers of dresses are sent to her fro-n Paris. These sometimes cost S20.0JJ aad more. Arthur Itobcrts.the actor, says when he forgets his lin s h.i never relies on the prompter. Kathcr than do that ho lowers his voice and talks gibberish until the proper words recur to him. To Emer.son is this story attrib uted: On bcin asked by a friend what he lectured for, he replied: "F-a-m-e." ''What do you mean by that?" inquired the other. "Fifty and my expenses." Mm". Carnot's family is a numerous one in France. Her great-grandfather had twenty-two children. He went to '.iris a very pooryoim: mm, but was lucky enough in business to leave each of his children a leaiy of 310, 000. Haron Harden Hickey, who has par chased the island of Trinidad, in the Atlantic near Rio Janeiro, has pro claimed himself king, with the titlo of James I., and has instituted an order of the crown of Trinidad. The government will take H12 form of a military dictatorship. Queen Victoria's statue in Madras was recently marke I in a way that was supposed to indicate a spirit of rebellion on the part of the Hindoos, but it appears that thj marks are such as they put on the statitss of .tneir deities, an 1 that they w made purely in a spirit of worship. Mrs. Jefferson Davis is said to about to lease her IJeauvo'r estate re be in Mis-issippi so that by installing re sponsible tenants there she can pre vent the decay of the ol 1 homestead and preserve its contents intact. It is asserted that furniture, ooks, silver and china, known to have been the property of the family, appear mys teriously and frequently in fie curio ind pawnshops of New Orleans. AMUSING TRIFLES. "Who is that fellow across the street?' "Celebrated l:t?rary char acter." -What is his special line?" "Long hair." Sea Captain There is no hope! The ship is doomed! In an hour we will all be dead! Seasick Passenger Thank heaven! Clothes Dealer to gendarme in pur suit of a shoplifter Snoot him only in the legs, Mr. Officer! The coat and waistcoat belon ; to mc. Oaswell You never see Miss Relle neld excited. She always keeps on the even tenor of her way. Dukane Nons?ense! She's a soprano. "Which would vou rather be. a knave or a fool.'" asked Idioticus "I don't know," replied Cynicus. "What has been your experience?" Bacon What's that thread tied about your little finger for? Egbert Oh, that's just to remind my wife to ask me if I forgot something she told me to remember. She on the Right Mrs. Newrich is certainly a most odious person. I real ly believe she thinks more of her dog than she does of her boy. She on the Left I havon't a doubt of iL You tee her dofr lias a pedigree. KEEPING THE DEVIL AT BAY. tUw tint ChlsMs Clreamvatrt th Zmrnmf er Maaklntt at m raacraL A Chinese funeral ia a constant sno ceeslon of efforts to cheat the devil, who is supposed to be lying in wait to capture the soul of the departed. So long as the body remains in the house tho soul is safe, for the devil cannot come in; the risk begins when the fuaeral procession starts. When ready to march great quantities of firecrackers and pyrotechnics thai ?mit much amoks aro set off in front if the door, ani under cover of the imoko tho pallbearers start at lively trot, run to the nearest torner, turn it ns quickly as they an and stop short. This is done for the purpose of throwing tho devil off tho tack, sincj it is well known that ho cannot easily turn a corner, and, to aid in the deception, whenever a corner Is turned more firework are burned. By dint of turning quickly and trotting as fast as they can the bearers finally arrive at the csmetery, but do not enter tho gates, but go through a hole in the surrounding in ;losurt, for they know that the baffled devil will be waiting- for them t tho entrance In the cemetery the soul is comparatively t,atc, though to make the matter perfectly secure the discharge of firecrackers is kept up intilall the rites are ended. .Left Ilandedneis A French physician mentions a snrious ca.se of lef t-handedness. One child in a certain family was left handed, and a second appeared at the age of one year also to be left handed. It was then learned that the mother alwaj-s carried her child On her left arm. She was advised to earry her child on her right. Tho in fant, having its right arm free, began to grasp objects with it, and soon bo tame right-handed. Charon' Error. Satan ordered the windows opened t once. "Christopher," he exclaimed, "what an awful odor!" Lucifer nod ded. "Your majesty," he explained. "Charon must have got mixed with his passenger list and sent that india rubber man up here by mistake.". It seemed a very plausible theory. That Scapegoat. 'Everything that is done in this house is always blamed onto me," siiiflled the small boy, "an' I'm jist sittin' tired of it. I'll run away, that's what I'll do. Doggone if I mean to be the LI Hung Chang of this family an3' longer." Jsew Kales for DlaRimnlns; Lunc DUeasea Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. X Special. An edition of 100.000 copies of Prof. .W. H. Amick's new treatise on lung diseases has just been sent out to phy sicians by the Amick Chemical com 'pany, compounders of Dr. Amick's Chemical Treatment. Old practitioners say tiie book contains the most com plete set of rules for diagnosing con sumption ever published. The disease is divided into distinct phases and 'stages, enabling the least experienced to determine the condition of the pa tient's lungs. Indications for treating complications are given, together with "many valuable prescriptions. Tho company will distribute from Cincin 'nati a large free edition to consump tives throughout the county. Endurance of Indian Banners. Scribner's Magazine: An Indian ha& fbeen known to carry a letter from i'.iu aa pares to Chihuahua and back again in five days, the distance being nearly 800 miles. In some parts where the Tarahumaris serve the Mexicans ;they are used to run in the wild horses, .driving them into corral; it may take them two or three days to do it, sleep ting at night and living on a little pin ole. They bring in the horses thorough ly exhausted, while they themselves are still fresh. They will outrun any horse if you give them time enough. They will pursue deer in the snow, or with dogs, in the rain, for days and days, until at last the animal is corner ed and shot with arrors. or falls an easy prey from sheer exhaustion, its hoofs dropping off. A Long- Nairn. An English farmer presentee his first-born for christening at his parish church with twenty-six Christian cames selected from scrip ture, representing every letter of the alp habet. Only with the greatest difficulty could the clergyman per suade the farmer to content himself with the fir.-t and last of the appela tives proposed. The name of the un fortunate infant was to have been Abel Benjamin Caleb Daniel Ezra Fe lix Gabriel Uagai Isaac Jacob Kish Levi Manoah Nehemia Obadiah Peter Quartus Rechab Samuel Tobiah Uz ziel Vaniah Work Xvustus Yariah Zcchariah Jinkins. Xo Doubt .slont IM Head. Admiral Drake, when a lad, at tha beginning of his first engagement was observed to shake and tremble very truch, and being rallied upon it, observed, with a presence of mind (or, at all events, of humor) in which even Nelson was lacking: "My flesh trembles at the ant cipation of the many and great dangers into which my resolute and undaunted head will lead mc " -.v .fer ey, I loano Keail. A irentleinnn has invented an elec tric mosquito net wheh electrocutes insect pests which come in contact with it. Winter Tourist Ticket Via the fVaah I'ailroml Are now on t-a'e to nil the winter reports of the -'outh, cood returnin; until June 1st, Itf. Also Hauvf.st Kai niox Tickets to n'l r oints south on enoiirMon dntes. In ad dition to a! ove. Railroad and Steamship ti"Jets to nil i oints in the Unitku States andEtitorn.nl M?m rnte For rates, tickets, excursion dntes nnd full informa tion or n oriy of the Lome Seeers (iuide, call nt Wa nshOflip, 1W Fnrnntn street, ir write (J. N Cijittov, " N. W. P. Apt, Omaha. Neb. The features of the Christmas Cen tury are numerous and striking. A special. cover containing a new and ar tistic design, printed in colors, first meets the eye. Of the illustrations twenty-five are full-page, and of these nine relate either to the religious or domestic festival. There are Christ mas stories by Sarah Orne Jewett,Grace Wilbur Conant and Kuth MoEnery Stewart, and other stories, essays, poems and miscellany relating to sub jects more or less closely allied to tke season. Billiard Table, second-hand. For theap. Apply to or address, H. C. Ajeut, 11 8. 12th St.. Omaha, Nab. Reading mateth a full man; so, too, does a regular Thanksgiving' dinner. THE OLD BZIXABU Colnmlms - State - Bask J ftTIIitnTIiiDeitttt! lata Inn a Heal Watt Itv Tark aat a Hill : HUMim : TI0KXT1. BUYS GOOD NOTES Aa4 Xalaa lis CattaaMta wmea (hay Nasi Mala OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: Leaxder Gerrard, Pres't, B. H-. Henry, Vice Prest, M. Brugger, Cashier. John Stauffer. G. W. Huust. L -or- COLUMBUS, NEB.. HAS AN . Authirizti Capital if - $500,000 Paii ii Capital, - 90,000 OFFICERS. O. B. SHELDON. PreVt. H. P. II. OEIILRIcn. Vice Prea. CLARK GRAY. Cashier. DANIEL SCIIKAM. Aaa't Cash DIRECTORS. H. M. Wllf 8T.OW, II. P. II . Okhmmch. C. II. SnELDOJf. W. A. McAllister, C'AHLltlKMK. JOItAB WELCH. STOCKHOLDERS. 8. C. Grat. Qirhabd Losim, Clark Grat. Daniel Bchram, J. HERRT WtTRDXMAir, llENRT LOBEXE, Geo. W. Oallbt. A. F. 11. Oehlricr. J. P. Uecker Estate. Fbark kober. Rebecca Becker. Banket deposit; Interest allowed on tlraa deposits: buy and sell exchange on United. States and Europe, and buy and sell avail able securities. We shall be pleased to re eelve your business. We solicit your pat ronage. First National Bank . OFFICERS. I A. ANDERSON. J. H. GALLEY, President. Vice Tros't. O. T. BOEN. Cashier. DIKJCCTORS. .AttntMON, iACOlt UUXN. JAMBS P.AHDnSON. UHBI 1AQATZ. SUteaest sf tfce CsailUsa at the Clese f BssIbcm Jilj 12, 1898. besocrcu. Loans and Discounts. t 241,487 57 Real Estate Furniture and Flx- turea. 18.7HI 9") U. 8. Bonds 15,2.") 0) Due from other banks. Ss7,878 31 Cash on II and 21.887 5 69,74.1 83 Total.. J333,m 34 a I.TsBn.TtfS. Capital Stock paid la Surplus Fund Uadirided areata ... 60.000 00 ... 30,000 01 ... 4.576 00 ... 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