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VOLUME XXV.-NUMBER 35.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1894
WHOLE NUMBER 1,283.
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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
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expressly recognized the so--
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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
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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.
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