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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1897)
* r f ' " ' THE OKAHA DAILY BET&TUESDAY , PECEMHEK 7 , 1807. made cany hy the multiplied redemption * of ounlftnaml obligations , or Increase the gold reserve for their redemption. Wo have $900 , . 000,000 of currency which the government l > y solemn enactment has undertaken to keep at par with gold. NciboJy Is obliged to re deem In "gold but the government. The liinks arc not required to redeem In Bold. The Rovernmcnt Is obliged to keep equal with Rold rill ltd outstanding currency and to n obligat'onfl ' , while Its receipts arc not require 1to bo paid In gold. They arc paid In every kltnl of money but gold , und tliu only means by which the Rovernmcnt can with certainty get RO ! < ! Is by borrowing. It can get It In no other nay when It most needs It. The government , without any fixed gold revenue , Is pledged to maintain cold rolemptlon , which It has steadily and faithfully clone , and which untlcr the author ity now given It will continue to do roiici : Tim ISSUE ov BONDS The law whlr-h requires the government after having redeemed its notes to r/ay them out again an current funds doiranls a con- Btant replenishment of tlio gold rosor\o. This Is especially BD In timed of bitstiess oanic end when the revenues are Insufficient to meet the expenses of the government. At such times the government hag no other way to supply Its deficit and maintain rcdoinpthn but through the Increase of Its handed debt , and during the administration of my predo- cc'sor $202,313,100 of 1 % per cent bonds were Issued and sold and the proceeds used to pay the expenses of llio KOV eminent In excess of the revenues and sustain the gold reserve. While It Is true that the greater part of the proceeds of these bonds were used to surlily deficient revenues , a considerable portion was Acquired to maintain the gold reserve With our revenues equal to our expenditures there would he no deficit requiring the Issu- once of bondn Hut If the gold reserve Mils below $100,000,000 how will It bo replenished except by Rolling more binds ? IB there any other way practicable under existing law ? The serious question , then , Is , shall we con- tlnuo the policy that has been pursued In the rwt that Is , when the gold reserve reached the point of danger. Issue more bonds and supply tbo needed gold , or shall we i > ro- vlde other means to prevent these recurring ; drains u ( > on the gold re-five ? If no furthci legislation Is ted and the policy of selling bonds Is to bo continue 1 , then congress should glvo the secretary of the treasury authority to well bonds at Ictig or short periods , bearing a less rate of Interest thin la now authorized I1REAK THE ENDLESS CHAIN. I earnestly recommcod , as soon as the receipts of the government ore quite sufll- clent to pay all the CXOPHSOS of the govern ment , that when any of llio United States notes nro presented for icdemptlon In gold , and are redeemed In gold , such notes shall bo kept and bet apart and enl > i aid out In exchange foi gold This Li an obvious duty If the holder of the United States note prefers the gold and guts it from the government , ho should not rocolvc buck from the government a United States note without raying gold In return for It The uason for this Is made all the more apparent when the gov eminent Issues an Interest-bearing debt to provide geld for the redemption of United States notes a non-Interest bearing debt Surely It should not yay them out again except on demand , and for gold If they are put out ici nny other waj they may return again , to bo followed by another bond Issue to redeem them another Interest-bearing debt to re deem a non-Interest bearing debt In my view It l of the utmcst Importance that the government should bo relieved from the business of providing all the gold re quired for exchanges and export This re sponsibility U alone borne by the govern ment v.lthout nnj of the usual and neces sary banking powers to he-lp Itself. The banks 60 not feel the strain of the gold re- ticrnptloni. The whole strain rests upon the governmo-t and the size of the gold reserve In the treasury has come to be , wither -without reason , the signal of danger or of security. This 'ought ' to be stopped. If wo are to have an era of prosperity In the country , with sufficient receipts for the expenses of the Government we may feel no great embarrassment from our present icurrency , but , the dargv still exists and will be ever present , menacing us so long as the existing sjstem continues And besides It 1 in tlme-i of adequate revenues aoid busi ness tranquillity that the government should prepare for the worst AV'o cannot avoid without serious consequences the wise con sideration and prompt solution of this ques tion. PLAN TOR RELIEF. The secretary of the treasury has out lined a plan In great detail for the purple of removing the threatened recurrence of a depleted gold reserve and save us from future embarrassment on , that account. To this plan I Invlto your careful considera tion. I concur with the secretary of the treas ury In his recommendation that national banks be allowed to lsue notes tt > itho face \aluc of the bonds which they have deposited lor circulation , and that the tax on circu lating uotcis secured by deposit of such bonds bo reduced to one-half of 1 per cent per annum. I albo Join him In recommend ing that authority bo given lur the establish ment of national tanks \ . I li a minimum capi tal cf $2C,000. This will enable the smaller villages and agricultural ic-glonu of the country to bo supplied with currency to meet their needs I recommend that the Issue of national bank notes bo restricted to the denomination of $ tO anJ upward. If the suggestions I liaveTicroln made shall "have " the approval of oa-ngress then I would recommend that national banks bo requited to redeem their notes In gold. _ _ nnviinv or siTUvrnys iv cun\ . ol to VlliM\ New C'lililnct Time ? r in Carr > Out It < * fi > rm * . The most Important problem with which ; this government Is now called upon to deal partalnlng to Its foreign relations concerns Its duty toward Spain and the Cuban Insui- rectlon. Problems and conditions more or less In common with those now existing FROM FOOT TO KNEE Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony From a Terrible Sore Her Story of the Case , and Her Cure , Tor many jenis I vvns anilctcd with a milk leg , und a fovv years ago it broke out In n ooro nnd spread from my foot to my Icncc , I suffered great agony. It would burn and itch all the tuna inul discharge a great deal. My health.vns good with the exception of thU uoro. 1 tiled n great many kinds of salve , but some would irritate tlio BOre BO that I could hardly Ht ami the pain. I could not go near the flro without suffering inte nst ly. Someone eont me impers containing testimonials of cures by Hood's Barsnpnrlllu , nnd I told my husband I would llko to try this med icine. Ho got ino n bottle and I found it helped mo. I kept on taking it until my limb was completely healed. I cannot praise Hood's Barunparllla enough ( or the great bciicllt it lias been to mo. It cleanses tbo blood of all linpuiltiea nnd leaves it rich nnd pure. " Mus. ANNA 13. EAKEH , Whlttlesoy , Ohio. You can buy Hood's BarEnpnrilla of nil druggists. Bo euro to got only Hood's , HOOd'S fnvo-itu funily . 1'rlco SM. have confronted this government at various times In the past. The story ot Cuba for many years nan been ono ot unrest , growing discontent , an effort toward a. ! < irgcr enjoy ment of liberty and self-control , of organized rcslnUnco to the mother country.of depression and dUtrera and warfare , and ot Ineffectual seUlementto bo followed by renewed re volt For no enduring period since the en franchisement of the continental possessions of Spain In the western continent has the condition of Cuba or the policy ot Spain to ward Cuba not caused concern to the United States. The prospect from time to time that the weakness of Spain's hold upon the Island and the political vlclssltudro and embarrass ments of the home government might lead to the transfer of Cuba to a , continental POAO. ' , called forth , between 1823 nnd 1SCO , various ompiatlc declirotlons ot the policy of the United States to permit no disturbance ot Cuba's connection with Spain unless In the direction of Independence or acquisition by the United States through purchase , nor has thcro been any condition to this de clared policy slnco Upon the part of the gov ernment. | The revolution which began In 1S6S lasted for ten years , despite the strenuous efforts of the successive peninsular governments to suppress It. Then , as now , the government ot the United States testified its grave con cern and offered Its aid to put an end to bloodshed in Cuba The overtures made by General Grant wcro refused and the war dragged on , entailing great loss of life and treasure and Increased Injury to American Interests , besides throwing enhanced bur dens ot neutrality upon this government. In 1878 peace was brought about by the truce ot Zanjon obtained by negotiations be tween the Spanish commander Martinez do Campos , nd the Insurgent leaders OUTimCAK OK HOSTILITIES. The present Insurrection broke out in February , 1895. It Is not my purpose at this time to recall Its remarkable Increase or to ch'iracterbo Its tenacious resistance against the enormous forces massed against It by Spain The revolt and the efforts to subdue It carried destruction to every quaiter of the Island , developing wide proportions and defying the efforts ot Spain fof Its sup- piosulon. The civilized cede of war las be/m disregarded , no less so b > the Spaniards tlnn bj the Cubans The exlsUng conditions cannot but fill this government and the American people with the Kravest annrcheiislon. There Is no desire on the pait of our people to pioflt by the mis fortunes ot Spiln We have only the desire to see the Cubans prosperous and contented enjoying that measure of Belt-control which Is the lnall ° iublo right of man , protected in their right to i cap the benefit ot the ox- h ustle--s trcasinca of their country. The offci irnde by my predecessor in April , 189C tendering the frlendlj olllces ot this government , failed. Any mediation on our part was not accepted. In brief the nnswei lead' "There Is no effectual way to paclfj Cuba unless It begins with the actual sub mission of the icbels to the mother country. " Then onlj could Spain act In the promised direction , of her own motion and after hero on plans The cruel policy of concentra tion waa Initiated Tebruary 16 , 1SOG The proJuctlvo districts controlled by the Spanish armies were depopulated and the agricultural Inbibltants were herded In and about the Rurrlson tonns , thrlr lands laid waste and their dwellings dcstiojcd. This policy the late cabinet ot Spain Justified as a necessary measure of war and as a means of cuttting oft supplies fiom the Insurgents It has utterly failed as a war measure It was not civilized warfare. It was extermination. AUUSfi TUG RIGHTS OF WAR Agiilnst this abuse of the rights of war I IIDVO felt constrained on'repeated occasions to enter the Him and earnest protest of this government. There was much ot public condemnation of the treatment of American cltl/ens by alleged Illegal an oats and long imprisonment , awaiting trial or pending protiacted Judicial procedure I felt U my flrst duty to make Instant demand for the iclcase or speedy trial of all American citizens under arrest. Before the change of the Spanish cabinet In October last twenty- two prisoners , citizens ot the United Suites had been Given their freedom. Tor the relict ot our own citizens suffering because of the conflict , the aid of congiesa was sought In a special mesjigo. and under the appioprlatlons of April 4 , 1897 , effective aid has been Riven to Aircrlcan citizens In Cuba , and ninny of them at their own re- quecit have -boon - , returned to the United States. The Instructions given to our new minister to Spain before his departure for h's pest directed him to Impress upon that govern ment the slnceie wish of the United States to lend Its aid toward the ending of the war in Cuba by reaching a peaceful and lasting result. Just and honorable alike to Spain end the Cuban people. These Instiuc- tlons i celled the character and duration of the contest , the widespread Iccacfa It entallo , the burdens and restraints It Imposes upon us , with constant disturbance of naticmal Interests and the Injurj resulting from an Indefinite continuance of thlp state of things It was stated that at this Juncture our government was constrained to seriously In quire if the- time was not ripe when Spain of her ova volition , moved by her own in terests and every sentiment of humanity , should put a stop to this destructive war and make , proposals of settlement honora ble to herself and Just to her Cuban colony. It was urged that aa a neighboring nation , with largo Interests In Cuba , we could be required to wait only a reasonable tlmo for the mother country to establish Its authority and restore peace and order within'the bor ders of the Island ; that wo could not contem plate on Indortnltu peilod for the accom plishment of this rcc'ult. NO HUMILIATION TO SPAIN. No solution was proposed to which the slightest idea of humiliation to Spain could attach , and. Indeed , picclso proposals were withheld to avoid embarrassment to that Govcinmcnt. All that was asked or expected was that some safe w-iy might to speedily provided and permanent peace restored It so chanced that the consideration of this offer , addressed to the same Spanish adm'a- Istratlon which Lad declined the tendeis of my prcilecer'or , and which for more than two years h-ad poured men and treasure into Cuba In the fruitless effort to suppress the revolt , fell to others , Uotween the departure of General Woodford , the new envoy , tud hlh airival In Spain , the statesman who had oliapcd tlio policy of his country fell by the hand of an assassin , and although the cabi net of the late premier still held otllceanil received from our envoy the proposals ho bore , that cab'net gave place within a few dait thereafter to a ne\v administration under the leadership of Sagac-la Thu reply to our note was received on the 21(1 ( day of October. It Is In the direction of a better understanding. It appreciates the filendly purposes of thla government. It admits thiit our country Is deeply affected by the war In Cuba and that Its desires for peaeo nro Just. H declares that the present Spanish government Is bound by every con sideration to a change of policy that should satisfy tlio United Statea and pacify Cuba within a reasonable time. To this end Spain has decided to put Into effect the political reforms heretofore advocated by the present premier , without halting for any considera tion In the path which In Its Judgment leads to peaco. The military operations , It is said , will continue , but will bo hunmno and con ducted with all regard for private rights , bolng accompanied by political action leading to the autonomy of Cuba , wlillo guarding Spanish sovereignty This , It Is claimed , will result In Inventing Cuba with a dis tinct personality , the Island to bo governed by nn executive and by a local council , or chamber , reserving to Spain the control of the foreign relations the army and navy and the Judicial administration. To accomplish FOR. . . Queen of the Ice Carnival MY CHOICK FolMJUUUN I'Ol.ARIS IS Ballot Hexes located nt Mlll.ard Hotel , Dee Uldg , King Pharmacy , 211 h and Uc-avenvvorth sts. : Clms. A. Tracy's , loth and Douglas ; Shruder'd Drus Store , North 21th nnd Sewnrd sis. NORIIIH & I.OVH , Cnrtilvnl IMntiu ertt. DEC. 7 This ballot must bo deposited w Ithln 3 days from date. ' Coupons iruy be mailed within two days to Uarnlval Ucp't. B e om-c. Omaha. this the present government proposes to r modify existing legislation by decree , leav ing the Spanish Cortes , with the aid of Cuban senators and deputies , to solve the economic problem and properly distribute the existing debt. NO DnriNITE PROLONGATION. In the absence of a declaration of the measures that the government proposes to take In carrying out Its proffer of good offices , It suggests that Spiln 'bo left free to conduct military operatlomt and grant political reforms , while the United States for Its part shall enforce Its neutral obliga tions and cut off the assistance which It Is asserted the Insurgents receive from this country The supposition of an Indefinite prolongation of the war Is denied. It Is asserted that the western provinces arc al ready well nigh reclaimed , that the planting of cano and tobacco therein has been re sumed , and that by force of arms and now and ample reforms very early and complete paclflratton Is hoped for. The Immediate amelioration of ox'stlng ' conditions under the new administration of Cuban affairs Is predicted , and therewith all the dlsturbznce and all occasion for any change of attitude on the part of the United States Discussion of the question of International duties and responsibilities of the United States , as Spiln understands them , Is presented , with an apparent dispo sition to charge us with failure In this re- gard. This charge Is without any basin n fact It could not have been mndo If Spiln had been cognizant of the constant efforts this government has made at the cost of mllllcos , and by the emplojment of the ad ministrative machlnerj at the command of the nation to perform Its full duty according to the law of nations That It has success fully prevented the departure of a elnglo military expedition or armed vtesel from our chores In violation of our Uwa would seem to bo a sun'clont answer But of this aspect of the Spanish note It la not ncccssaiy to speak further now Firm In the conviction of a wholly performed obligation , duo re- spotoo to this charge lisa been madeIn diplomatic taties Throughout all these horrors rors and dtngerfl to our own peace this gov ernment has never In any way abrogated Its soveiclin prerogative , of reserving to Itself the determination of Us policy and courao according to Its own high oerao of right end In consonance with the dearest Interests and com lotions of our own people should the prolongation of the strife so de mand. UNTIUKD Of the urtried measures there icmaln only : "Recognition of the Insuigtuts as belliger ents ; recognition of the Independence of Cilia , neutral Intervention to erd the war by ImpOi.'iig a latlonal compromise between the contestants , and Intervention In favor of one or the other ] -irties 1 spealv not of forcible annexation , for that cannot bethought thought of That by our code of morality would be criminal aggression " Recognition of the belligerency of the Cuban Insurgents has of ten been canvassed as a possible. If not Inovltiblc step , both In logard to the previous ten years' struggle and ( lining the picsent war. I am not un mindful that thu two houses of congress In the spring of 1S9G expressed the opinion by concunent resolution that a condition of public war existed requiring or Justifying the recognition of a state of belllqcicncy In Cuba , ami during the extra session the sen ate voted a joint resolution of like Impoit , which , how over , 'was ' not ibrought to a vote In the house. In the presence of these significant expressions of sentiment of ths legislative blanch , It behooves the executive to soberly consider the conditions under which so linpoitant a measuie mujt ueeJs rest for Justification. It is to be seriously considered whether the Cuban Inauiisctlon possesses beyond dispute the nttilbatcs of sta'ehoort which alons cm de-mind the recog nition of belligerency In Its favoi. Poases- lon. In , short , of the essential quallfloj Ic-ns if sovereignty by the Insurgents ar 1 the : onduct of the war by them according to .ho recognized code of war are no leas 1m- > ortant factors toward the determination of .ho problem of belllgerencj than aie the nfluonccs and consequences of the struggle ipon the Internal policy of the recognising state. QUOTES GRANT'S MESSAGE. The wise utteiances of President Grant In his memorable message of December 7 , 1875 , are signally relevant to the present situation in Cuba , and it may bo wholesome now to recall them. At that time a ruinous con- llct had for seven years wasted the neigh boring island During all those jcars an utter disregard of the laws of civilized war- 'aro and of the Just demands of humanl'y , ivhlch called forth expressions of condemna- lon from the nations of Christendom , con- Inued unabated Desolation and ruin per vaded that pioductlvo region , enormously af- ectlng the commerce of all commercial na- .lors , but that of the United States more hail any other by reason of proximity ami arger trade amd Intercourse. At that Junc- mro General Grant uttered these words , ivhlch now as then sum up the elements of the problem- "A recognition of the Independence of Cuba belnfin my ccjlnlon , Impracticable and In- defenalble. the question which next presents tnolf Is that of the recognition of belligerent 'ghtfa ' In the parties to the contest In a ormr-r message to cccigress I had occasion to consider this question and reached the con clusion thit the conflict In Cuba , dreadful and devastating as were Its Incidents , did not tiso to the fearful dignity of war. "It Is possible that the acts of foreign powers , and even acts cf Spain Itself of this very nature , might bo pointed to In defense of such recognition. But now , as In Its paJt history , the United States should carcfullj ivold the false lights , which might lead It Into the ma/es of doubtful law and of questionable propriety , and adhere ilgldly and sternly to the rule which has been Its guide , of doing only Aat which U right nd honest and ol good rc ort. The question of according or "Itliholdlng rights of belllgeiencj must be .udpod in every case In vlevv of the pai- tlcufar attending Pacts. Unless Justified by necessity It Is always , and Justly , icgauled as an unfriendly act and a gratuitous demon stration of moral suppuit to the rebellion It is necessarj , and It la lequlrcd , when the utereats .and-rights of another government or of Its yeoplo uio so far affected bj a pending civil conflict as to ipqulro a definition of Its relations to the parties thereto Hut this conflict must bo one which will be recog- nUed In the henso of International law us , var. WHAT CONSTITUTES WAR. "Belligerence , too , Is a fact. The mc-o existence of contending armed billed nnd their occasional conflicts do not constitute war In the sense-referred to. Applvlng to the existing condition of affairs In Cuba , tha 'ests recognized by publicists and writers oj ntorratlonnl law , and which liavo been observed by nations of dignity , honesty and power , when free from sensitive , s'llish and unworthy motives , I fall to flnd In the In surrection the existence of such a substantial political orpnulzat'on , r n' ' , palpa ble and miinlfest to the world , ha-vlng the forms and capable of the ordinary functions of government toward Its own pc-oplo and to other states , with courts for the administra tion of Justice with a Ipcal habitation , pos sessing such organization of force , sucU miitorlal , such occupation of territory us to take the contest out of the category of a mere rebellious Insurrect.on , or occasional skirmishes , and place It on the to rlblo foot ing of war. to which recognition of belliger ency would aim to elevate It. "Tho contest , moreover , Is solely on land ; the Insmier-tinn lias not possessed Itbolf of u single seaport whence It may send forth Its Hug , nor hns It any means'of ' communication with foreign powers , except through thu mllltaiy lines of Its adversaries No ap prehension of nny of those sudden and dllllcult'compllcations ' which a war upon the ocian U apt to precipitate upon the vessels both commercial and notion ) , and upon UIL consular olllccrs of other powers , calls foth definition of their relations to the parties to the contest. Considered as a question o expediency , I rcgtiid the accordance of lisl llgercnt rights btlll to bo aa unwlso am premature us I regard It to bo , at present Indefensible , as o measure of right. "Such recognition entails upon the coun tiy according the rights which flow from U lUlllcnlt and complicated duties , and requires UIP exaction from the contending unrtlrs o the strict obscrvenco of their rights niu obligations , It confeis l > io right of rparcl upon the high seas by vessels of both parties It would subject the carrjIiiR of arms am munitions of war , which now may bo trans ported freely and without Interruption , ii vessels of the United States , to detention and to po&slblo seizure ; It would glvo rise to countless vexatious questions , would reli'itw thu parent government from icsponslblllt for acts dona by the Insurgents , and would Invent Spain with tha right to excrtiae th supervision lecogulzcJ by our treaty of 179 over our comnWct ) nn the high seas , a very largo part of nJilcV In Its traffic between thn Atlantic and gulf states , and between nil of them am ) the states on the Pacific , passes through''tho'waters ' which wash the shores of Cubi. ' the exercise of this super vision could scj bc. fall to lead , If not to abuses , certainly to collisions perilous to the peaceful relation * of the two states. There can bo little dmibt > an to what result such bupervlslon would'ietore \ long draw this na tion It would 'bo iinvvorthy of the United States to Inaugural thu possibilities of such result , by measures , of questionable right or expediency , or by any Indirection " PRACTICAL KJTnCT OP RECOGNITION Turning to the practical aspects of a recog nition of belllgfrcney and reviewing Us Inconveniences - conveniences mid positive dangers still further pertinent considerations appeir In the cede of nations there Is no such thing as a linked recognition of belligerency un accompanied by the tssumptlon of Interna tional neutrality Such recognition without more will confer upon , neither party to a domestic conflict n status not heretofore actually possessed nor affect the relation of either party to other states. The act of recognition usually takes the form of a solemn proclamation of neutrality which re cites the do facto condition of belligerency as Its motives It announces a domestic law of neutrality In the declaring state. It as sumes the International obligations of a neutral In the presence of a public state of war. It warm all citizens and others within the jurisdiction of the proclalmant that they violate those rigorous obligations at their own peril and cannot expect to bo shielded from the consequences. The right of visit and search on the scai nnd seizure ot vessels and cargoes and contraband of war and good prize under admiralty law must , under International law , be admitted as a legitimate consequence of a proclamation of belligerency. While according ttao equal bel ligerent rlgUs defined by public law to each party In our ports disfavors would be Im- paced on both , which , wlillo nominally equal , would weigh heavily In behalf ot Spain her self. Possessing a navy ana controlling the ports of Cuba , her maritime rights could be asserted not only for the military Invest ment of the Islanl , but up to the margin of our own territorial waters , and a condition of tilngs would exist for which Uie Cubans wltinln their own domain could not hope to create a ( diallol , while Its creation of aid or sjmpathy from within our domain would be oven mnro Imnoaslblo th-in now with the additional obligations of International neu- tiallty we would poiforco assume. The enforcement of this cnlzrged and on erous code of neutiullty wo/Id enl > be In fluential within out own Jurisdiction b > land and sea and applicable bj our own Instru mentalities. It could Impart to the United States no Jurisdiction between Spain and the Insiiigents It would give the United SMtes no right of Intervention to enforce the conduct of Hie strife within the paia- mount authorit > of Spain according to fhe IntcrnatlouSroodo of war. For thcao leasons I icgard the recognition t the belligerency ot the Cubans as now nwlso and therefore 'Inadmissible. Should hat step hereafter be deemed wise as a icasuio ot right and dutj the executive will alto It. DISCUSSES INTERVENTION. Intel ventlon upon humanitarian grounds las been frequently suggested and has not ailed to receive my most anxious and earnest oidlderatlon But should such a stop be low taken , when it Is apparent that a lope- ul change l 'siit/ervened ' / In the policy of Spain towaru Cub-f A new government iis taken ofllccln the mother countrj. It U ) le-dged In advance to the declaration thut all the effort In the- wet Id cannot suffice to maintain peaceIn Cuba by the bajonet ; hat v-iguo promises of reform after subjuga- icii afford no solutjon of the insulai piob- em ; that with a substitution of commanders uuct come a change , of tie past sjstem of varfaro for ono in hannonj vvitta a new ) ollcy , which shall no longer aim to drive ho Cubans to the "horrible alternative o' iking to the thlcKet or succumbing In nlserj , " that rcforins must bo Instituted In accordance wi'h the needs and clrcum- stancw cf time1 , and th > H ithi'se reforms , vhllo designed 16 grvo- full autonomy to the colony and to create a virtual entltj and self- csntrollcd admhilatratlcn , shall yet conserve and atflrm the sovereignty of Spain by a list distilbutlon cf powers and burdens upon i basis of mutual interest untainted by iiethods ot selfish expediency. The first acts of the now government lie n these honorable paths The policy of cruel rapine and extermination that so long hocked the universal sentiment of humanitj las been reversed Under the new military comtraniJcr a broad clemency Is proffered Measures have already been set afoot to re- lev o the hoirors of starvation. The power of the Spanish armies , It is asserted , Is to ) o Ubed not to spread ruin and desolation , but to protect the resumption of peaceful agricultural pursuits and productive. Indus- rlca. That r > ist methods > ire futile to force a peace by subjugation Is freely admitted and that rufai without conciliation must In evitably fall to win for Spain the fidelity of a contented dependency. APPLICATION 01' REFORMS. Decrees In application of the foreshadowec rofoims liavo alrcadj been promulgated The full text of these decrees has not been lecelved , but as furnished in a telegraphic summary from our mini-tor are : All clvl and electoral lights of peninsular Spaniards arc , In virtue of existing constitutional au- : horlty , forthwith extended to colonial Span- lards A Echc-uie of autonomy has been pioclalmed by decree , to become effective upon ratification by the Cortes It creates . Cuian paillarrent , which , with the Insular executive , can consldei and vote upon al subjects affecting local order and Interests seuslng unlimited powers cave as to mat ters of state , war and navy , as to which the Bcveinor goncial acts by his own authority IB the delegate of the central government TU'o parliament receives the oath of the governor general to preserve faithfully tin liberties and pi Ivlieges of the colony , and to It the colonial secretaries are icspcaslble It has the right to propose to the centra government , through the governor general modifications of the national chattel and to Invite ne.v projects of taw or executive metsurcs In the Interest of the colcny Hesldes Itij local powers It Is competent first , to regulate electoral registration ant lirocedure and prescribe the qualltlcatlons of olectoifj and the manner of exercising suffrage , second , to organize courts of Jut tlce with uatlvo Judges from members o the local l-ar ; third , to frame- the tabular judget both as to expenditures and revenues to meet the Cul.an shaio of the natlona Imdcot , which latter will be voted by tht national Co < tea , with the assistance of Cuban senatora and deputies ; fourth , to Institute or take pa it In the ciegotlatlons ot the na tional govsrnmert for commercial treaties which may affect Cuban Interests ; fth , to acceptor reject commercial ticatles vvhlcl thu national goveiimpnt ) may have conclude ! without the paitcl | | > atlon of the Cuban gov ernment , sixth , to fr.nno the colonial tariff acting In accord jvltli the pen'n ular govern ment In scheduling /irlicles of mutual com merce between tbo mother country and the colonies. Ilofore Introducing or voting upon a 'alll. ' the Cuban government , or the Cham- tiers , will lay tltfr project before the centra A SMALLJECEET. Coiililn't UnilfixfAml tli > ' 1'iiNlf of UlN Two nen In lUfUii were cllsi usuhii- the va louH food | ir < ilU't ncm In-lns BUpiilUU In sue vnrlii ) nnd abundjnnl O.ie , a uniier. ald. frt-iuinily 115 u i iuu liiKe or nu of an > coitnl nrtlch Ijefore ufTi-rniK Jt to m > Irnilu mid In tin wn > Bomeilniea form different fcka Dun in customers luive l ir tiutiince about llirw wo * nio , I tliuUKlit 1 would tr > HOIIIO J'ontum Too CouVc. to tie what icnt > n ttiuo vuia fir MIC a call foi It At bri.I.faat I dl.ln't llko I and nui > | .r punt. ! 1'ic mine no I imturally cm cluJ l that in > tnulo wn UlnVrcnt from tlmt o the custoniriM li bought It rlulit along , n. < ! or two after T vuilttu on n luilv who wan lm > Ing u 23 c paikuKo nnd told her I ccuMn't under Btnnil how one rouM CHIILJ thu time of I'octiui 'I kiuw Just what Is tlio matter ' dm HtlJ.yo put the coffee Iwller on the steve for Just flftii inlnuu > 3 , ami ten minuted of llmt lime It Him mered , unJ jiorluis live m'nui" ' * it liollnl Js'ov If you will Imv ? It left tu Loll full Dficxn mln HUB after U eommenri'S to lull you will ( In n ikllclr-us Java like IWIPI-IIKP , rl h In f > o < l vnlu of elutcn nml ph * > phatin , no choice that > o will ni-vtr abandon It particularly when you m the ijrcnt Kul'i ' In li ulli ! ' \Vi-ll I twit .mother trial nnd suio pnouih I havej > liipl iha Pmtum nnny for ( rood , and life seems worth llvlntf ulnco I Imve uofien rid of my old Urn * ftonmUi and Itldnc > trouble * 1'ontum la no oit of medlrlnc. but pure f 0 ami til' ! . together vvltli u relief from cuttic lua orloil the change , I'nstum l tn only cienl nn > * j > | itlnrnv creel , with a r'T"3 Utlt > , that tr ( Mire and fled from law trade ctffeu or other Uruga. overnmc-nl mt hear It * opinion thereon , U the correspondence In uch regard bolng mailo public , rinslly , nil conflicts ot Jur'fl- ' lotion arising between the different munlcl. ml , provincial and Insular assemblies , or ictwcen the latter and the Insular executive ) o\vcr , and which from their nature may not 10 referable to the centnl government for cclslon , ehall be submitted to the courts. NBW CAU1NBT SINTCHK That the government of Sngasta has entered pou a course from which recession with iciior 1s Impoailblo can hardly bo qucs- ronod ; tint in the fen weeks It IMS existed t hem niado earnest of the sincerity of Its irofeaslons Is undeniable. I filial 1 not Impugn ts sincerity , nor should Impatience bo suf- cred to embarrass It In the task It has under- alton. It Is honestly due to Spiln and to our rlendly rclattuis with Sinln that It should 10 given n re-uonablo chance to realize Its xpeclatlons and to prove the assortcl etllcacy f the now- order of things to which It stands rrevocably committed. It has recallc-d the ommander wlicao brutal orders Inflamed the Imcrlcan mind and shocxed the civilized orld It has modified the horrlblo ordei of oncentratloii and hns undertaken to care for ID helpless and permit those who desire to osunio the cultivation of their fields to do send nd assures them of the trrotpctlon of the panlsh government In their lawful oeciua- lens It has Just released the Competitor irlsoners heretofore sentenced to death , and ho have bcui the subject of repeated diplo matic correspondence during both this and the receding administration. Xot a single American cltl/cn Is now under rrest or In confinement In Cuba of whom his government las nny knowledge. The car future will dcmonstiatc whether the In- leronsdblo condition of a righteous peace , list allko to the Cubans and to Spain , as well is cqultablo to all our Intel csts so Intimately nvolvcd In the welfare of Cuba , Is likely to > o attained. It not , the exigency of furthci nd other action by the United States will emaln to bo taken , When that time comes hat action will bo determined In the line of ho Indisputable right and duty. H will be accd without misgiving or hesitancy In the Ight of the obligation this government owes o Itself , to the pocolo who have confided to t the protection of their interests and honor , nd to humanity. Sure of the rUht , keeping free from all ITeiiso ourselves , actuated only by upright ind patilotlc considerations , moved neither iy passion or selfishness , the government will ontlnuo Us watchful care o\er the rights nil property ot American citizens and will bate none of Its efforts to bring about by leaceful agencies a peace which shall bo lonorable and enduring. If It shall heieafter )0 ) a duty Imposed by our obligations to our selves , to civilisation and Immunity , to In- tcneno with force , It shall bo without fault on our pan and only because the necessity or such action will bo so clear as to com- mml the sui port and approval of the civil- zed world Minus A > MJV v.'iioor iivwm. \NXI > HN I\ITV Coiulitlon of Honor Iti-- liilrcH Itllltllcitllon of 'li < > nt > . Hy a special moisagp dated the 10th of Tune last I laid before the senate a treaty signed that day by the plenipotentiaries of ho United States and ot the Republic of lawnll having for Its purpose the Incorpora- lon of the Hawaiian Islands as an Integral > ait of the United States , and under Its sovereignty. The senate having removed the njunctlcn of secrecy although the treaty Is still pending before that body , the subject my bp properly referred to In this mes sage bcause the necessary action of con- ; rcss Is required 'to ' determine by legislation : nany details of the eventual union should .he fact of annexation be accomplished , as 1 jc-llevo It should be. While consistently disavowing frem axy early period any aggre-sslvo policy of ab sorption In regard to the Hawaiian group , a eng seilos of decimations through three- quarters of a century has proclaimed the vital Interest of the United States In the independent life of the Islands and their inttmato commercial dependency upon this rountry. At the same time It has been repeatedly asserted that In no event could the entity of Hawaiian statehood cease by the pasLago of the Islands under the domina tion or Influence of another power than the United States. Under these circum stances the logic of events required that annexation , be-fore offered but declined , hould in the rlpcnosb of itlmo come about 03 the natural result of strengthening the tics that bind us to tbJcse Islands and bo ioalled by the free will of the Hawaiian state That treaty was unanimously ratified with out amordment by the senate and president of the republic of Hawaii on the 10th of Sep tember last , and only awaits the favorable action of the American , senate to effect the complete absorption of the islands Into the domains of the Un'ted States What the con ditions of such a union shall be. the political relation thereof to the United States , the cha'actcr of the local administration , the quality and degree of elective franchise ol the Inhabitants theoxtenslon of the federal laws to the territory or the enactment of special laws to lit the peculiar condition thereof , the regulation ) ot needs of labor therein arc all matters which the treaty las wisely lolcgatwl to the congress. PROVISIONS I'OR SBLK-RULC. If the treaty is confirmed , as eveiy cort- sUeratlon of dignity and honor requires , the wisdom of congress will ECO to it that , avoiding abrupt assimilation of elements per haps hardly yet fitted to share In the high est franchises ot citizenship nnd having due regard to the geogiaphical conditions , the most Just provisions for self-rule In local matteis with the laigcst political llboitles as an Integral part of our nation -will bo accorded to the Hav allans. No Itss Is duo to a pcoplo who , after nearly five years of demonstrated capa.clty to fulfill Uio obli gations of self-governing statehood , come ot their free will to merge their deatlnles In our bojy politic. The questions which have ailson between Japa-i and Hawaii by reason of the treatment of Japineco laborers emigrating to the Is lands under the Hawaiian-Japanese conven tion of 1S88 are In a satisfactory stage ol settlement by negotiation. This govcinment has not been Invltod to mediate , and on the othei hand has taught no intervention in that matter , further than to evince It. ) Kindliest disposition toward such a f = peedy and direct adjustment , iby the two sovereign states in Intel est < is shall compoit with oqulty and honor. It Is gratifying to learn that the appiehenslons at first displayed on the part of Japan lest the cessation of Hawaii's national llfo through annexation might Impali privileges to which Japan hon orably laid claim , have given place to ex pressions of confidence In the government and the slnccilty of Its purpose to deal with all posBlblo ulterior nuestlons In the broad est spirit of friendliness IN onvritu. , 4Mnitir\ . CoiiiplltiilIiiiiHHHI - Out < if III ( Jen I'l-iuni'iit As to the representation of this govern- m n to Nlcaiagua , Salvador and Costa , Rico I have concluded that Mr. Wllllum I. , . Slerry , oonflimod as minister of the United States to the states of NIcanignu , Salvador and Coata Rica , shall proceed to San Jose , Costii Rica , and theie temporarily establish the head quartcis of the United Slates to Ihoso thrco states. I took this action for what I ic- garded as the pammount IntorrstH of this country. It was developed upon an Investlga tlon by the secrc-tary of state that the gov ernor of Nicuiagua , while not unwilling to receive Mr. Merry In his diplomatic capacity , waa unnble to do so on account of the compact concluded June 20 , 1S93. whereby that republic and those of Salvador and Honduras , forming what U known as the Greater Kcjmblle of Central America , had surrendered to the repehentatlvo Diet thereof tholr right to lecelve and neml diplomatic agents The Diet was not willing to accept him because ho was not accredited to that body. I could not accredit him to that body because the appropriation law of congress did not permit Mr. Buker , the present minister at Minagua , has been directed to prnsenl his letters of recall. Mr W Godfrey Hunter has likewise been accredited to the governments of Guatemala and Honduras , the same as his predecessor. Guatoirali Is not a member of the Greater Republic of Central Amerlui. but Honduras Is , Should this latter government docllno to receive him , ho has bec-i > Instructed to report this fact to his government and nvvalt Its further Instructions. A subject of largo Im- portunco to our country and Increasing ap preciation an the part of the people Is the completion ot the great hlghwuy of trade between the Atlantic and Pacific known aa thu N'lcaraguan canal. Its utility and value to American commerce Is unlverually admitted. The commission appointed under date ot July 2J last , "To continue the surveys and examina tions authorized by the act approved March 3 , 1S85 , " ID regard "to the proper route , easlblllty nnd cost of construction of the Nicaragua oinal , with a vlevv of making complete plans of entire work of construction ot such mini " Is now employed In the under- laklng In the future I shall take occasion to transmit to congress the report of this commlsslou , making nt the suno tlmo such further suggcslons as may then seem ml- \ Isable. NKIIOTITIONS WITH oniP.H > VTIDNS Sllr , ItrHprni'ltvr1iltrntliin mid Ibirlt i\io : | llliti IlrvlcAVfit. Under the provisions of the act of congress , approved March 3 , 1SJ7 , for the promotion of an International agreement ivspcctlng bl- nctalllsm I appointed on the 14th dny of \prll , 1S97 , lion IMwnrd O Wolcott of Colo- ado , Hon Adlal K Stevenson of Illinois and Ion Charles J Palno of Massachusetts as opeclal envoys to represent the United States. They Imvo been diligent In their efforts to secure the concurrence and co operation of tturopean count ) Ira In the inter- latlonal settlement ot the question , but up o this tlmo have not been able to secure an agreement contemplated by their mission The gratifying action of our great sister cpubllo of Trance In Joining this country n the attempt to bring about an agreement letvvccn the principal commercial nations of 2uropo whereby a fixed and relative value jctween gold and sliver shall be secured , 'urnlshcs ' assurance that wo nro not alone among the larger nations of this woild In re ll/lng the International character of the iroblem , and In the desire ot reaching some vise and practical solution of It. The Ililtlsh government has published a resume of the steps taken Jointly by the French ambassador n London and the special envoys of thj Jnlted States , with whom our ambassador nt London actively co-operated In the prescnta- .Ion of this subject to her majesty's govcrn- ncnt. This will bo laid before congress 3ur special envoys have not made their Inal report , as further negotiations between .ho representatives of this government nnd : ho governments of other countries are pend- ng and In contemplation. They believe that loubts which have bo i raised In certain quarters respecting the possibility ot main taining the stability ot the pailty between the metals and kindred questions may yet lie solved by further negotiations. Meanwhile It gives me satlsf.ictlon to state that the special envoys have already demon strated theli ability and fitness to deal w Ith the subject , and It Is to bo earnestly hoped that thtlr labors may rtault in an Interna tional agreement which will bring about recognition of'both ' gold and silver n * money upcn such terms and with such fcafeguards aa will secure the use of both metals upon a basis which shall vv-orK. uo Injustice to any class of oui citizens PROGRESS ON RECIPROCITY In order to execute early cs possible the provisions of the third and fourth sections ot the revenue act approved July L'4 1S97 , 1 appointed Hon John A. Keeaon of Iowa a special commissioner plenipotentiary to un dertake the requisite negotlatlono with for eign countries desiring to avail themselves of tluiso provisions The negotiations are now pioceedlng with several governments , both Emopcan and American It is believed that by a careful exerclao ot the powers conferred by that act some grievances of our own and of other oountrlcn In out mutual tiade relations may be either removed or largely alleviated , and tint the % olume of our commercial exchanges may be enlarged with advantages to both contiact'mg parties Most desirable fiom every standpoint of national Interests and patriotism Is the ef- foit to extend our foreign commerce To this end our merchant marine should bo Im proved and enlarged We should do our full share of the cairylng tiade of the world We do not do It now We should be the laggard no longer The Inferiority of our merchant marine in Justly humllla" * ? to the- i-itloral pride The government by every proper caistltutlora ! means , should aid In making our ships familial visitors at every commercial port of the world , thus opening ,1111 now and \aluablo markets to the surplus products of the farm and the factory. PROTECTION OP SEALS The efforts which had been made during the two previous years by my picdecescor to secure better protection to the fui seals In the north Pacific ocoin and Bering sea were renewed at an eaily date by this ad ministration and ha\o been pursued with earnestness Upon my Invitation the gov ernments of Japan and Riicsla sent delegates to Washington , and an Internatlor-il confer ence was held during the months of October and November last , wherein It was unani mously agreed that under the existing regu lations this species of useful animals waa threatened with extinction , and that an In ternational agreement of all the interested povvem was necessaiy for thcli adequate pro tection The government of Great nrltaln did not bco proper to bo represented at Uilb conference ence- , but subsequently sent to Washington as delegates the expert commlxsloncrs of Gie-it Britain and Canada , who had during the past two yeare visited the Prlbyloff Islands and who met In conference similar commissioners on the p > irt of tie United States. The result of this conference was an agreement on Important facts connected with the condition of tie seal herd hereto fore. In dispute , which should place beyond controversy the duty of tne governments concerned to adopt measures without delay for the preservation and restoration of the herd. Negotiations to this end are now In progre-ss , the result of which I hope to be able to report to congicss at an early day. INTDRNATION ARBITRATION. International arbitration cannot be omitted from the list of hubjects , clamoring for our consideration. Events have only served to strengthen the general views on this ques tion expressed In my Inaugural address Tiio host sentiment of the civilised world Is moving tow aid the settlement of differences between nations without resorting to the horrors rors of war. Treaties embodying these humane principles on broad lines without In any way Imperiling our interests or our liotiar snail have my constant cncouiage- mont. The acceptance by this government of the Invitation of the republic of Pianco to pai- tlclpati In the Universal exposition of 1000 nt IVrls was Immediately followed by the appointment ot .1 special commissioner to icpiosont the United States in the propose. ! exposition , w 1th special reference to the securing of an appropriation for an udo- quato exhibition on behalf of the United States. The special commissioner delayed his departure for I'ails lo.ig enough to as- ccitaln the pnobabli1 demand for space by American o'hlbltom ' His Inquiries < levclop < l an almost unpiceedc-ntod Iru'eTt-Bt In the I reposed exposition and the Information thus arqtilie-d ei allied him to Justify an applica tion for a much larger allotment of spaeo for the American section than had been re served bytho expedition authorities , The result was particularly giatlfyinR in view of the faot that the Unuted States was ono of the laat countries to accept the Invitation of Trance The reception accorded our special com missioner was moil cordial and ho was given every reasonable assurance that the United StAtes would receive a consideration conimensmato with the propcrtlons of our exhibition. The reports of the apeiUlcom- mlsslono ! as to the importance and magni tude cf the coming exposition ami the great demand for space for American exhibits sup plies new arguments for n liberal and Ju dldous appropriation by congress In the end that an exhibit fairly representative cf the Industries and rteourcoj of our country maybe bo made In an exposition which will lllus trato the world's progress during llio nlne- Uuith century. That exposition Is Intended to be the most Important and comprehensive of the long series of international exhlbltons of which our own at Chicago was n bril liant example , and It l dclrablo that the United States should make a worthy uxblblt of American genius and skill and their un rivaled achievements In ovtiy brunch of lu- dustry , iii : HjiuuHi\i' < i'"Tiii : MJ\V MVV Fiicllltl It n I fir i- Tim n Ship * Novt In Drniiiinl. The present Immediate effective force of the navy consists of four battleships of the first class , two of the second and forty-tight other vwaelu , ranging from armored cruls- ors lo torpedo boats. There are under con struction flvo battleships of the first class sixteen -torpedo boats and ono submarine boat. No provision his ye-t been mndo for thu armor of three of the flvo battleship. ' ) aa It has been Impossible to obtain It a the prlco fixed by congrini. It Is of great Importance that cougrtga provide this Armor ns until then the ships are ot no flghtlof \R\llf. \ The prcsnnt naval force , especially In view of Us Increase Iby ships now iimlor construe * tlon , wlillo not as largo AS that of a fcir other powers , is a formidable- force ; Its ves sels are the very test of each type , and with the increase ) that should l > o rnndo to It from tlmo to tlmo In the future , nnd careful at- tontlou to keeping It In n high state of cfllclwicy nnd repair , It la well Adapted to the necessities of the country The gtv.at InrTcuso of < ho ntvy which ns tnkiti place In recent years was Justified > y the nxiiilictm-iita for national defense and laa received public Approbation The tlmo ias now nrrlvod , however , when this In- crcvise , to which the country IH coinmlttixl , ihoutil for n tlmo HKo the form of Incmist-j Acllltles commensurate with the Inricaep of our na\al vessels , H Is an unfortunate fact hat there Is only one dock on the- Pacific coast capable of docking our largest ships ind only ono on the Atlantic ovast , nnd that ho latter has for the last sK or seven nonths boon under repair and therefore Inca- > able of use. Immediate stops should bo ftki-n to provldo 1hre or four docks of his capacity on the Atlantic coast , nt leust ono on the Paclflo coast and a floating dock in the gulf This Is the recommendation > f ncry competent boinl appointed to In- cstlgate the subject. There should also ) o ample provision mndo for powder ami trojectlloj and other munltlotiH of war and o-r nn Increased number of ofllcors and en- Istcnl men. Some additions nro also neces sary to our navy yards for the repair and care of our * larger number of vessels As there are now OH the stocks the battle ships of tlio largest class , which cannot bo ; onlcted for a jcor or two , 1 concur with ho recommendation of the secretary of the ia\y for an appropriation mithorlrlng the construction of one battleship for the Pacific coast , where at present there Is onlv ono In ommlsalon and otie under construction , wlillo on the Atlantic coast there are three lu com- ulsslon nnd four under construction , and also hat several torpedo boats bo authorized In connection with our gcnem ! syslcm of coast defense. AI.VSKI iATrnvnov. . Sonu > Mori * Collliirrlu-iixlA o S > stout t ( i > \ 1-1 unit-lit Ueimiiidril. The territory of Alaska requites the orompt and oaily attention of congress The eondl- lions now existing demand material changes In the laws relating to the territory. The great Influx of population during thp i-ast summer and fall nnd the prospect of a still larger Immigration In the taring will not permit us to longer aeglect the extension of civil authority within the terri ory postpone the establishment of a more thoiough gov ernment A general system of public surveys has not yet been extended to Alaska and all entries thus far m-ulo lu that dtstilct aie upun special surveys The act of congress extend ing to Alaska the mining laws of tin United States contained the toactvatlan tint It hliould not bo construed to put In tone the general land laws of the country Ily act tunroved March 3 , 1S01 authority was given fur entry of lands For townsltc purixses und nlio for the purchase of not exceeding ICO aies then or thereifter occupied for yurp mes nf tiado ind manufactuic The purpose of ungresn as thus far expressed has been that < n biich rights should apply to the tin-It n\ > . shall be bpeclflcally mined It will bo seen how much remain * to bo done for that vast and remote nn 1 vet pi on s Ing portion of our count ! y Special au h ilty was given to the president by the aef of con gress appioved July 21 , 1897. to divide Hint territory- Into two I ind dlstrl Is and to designate the boundaries thereof an 1 to ap point registers and recelve's of aid lirnl olllres nnd the president was aKo an horbed to Appoint a survey01 genoml for the entire dlstriet. Pursuant to this authority , a suraovor geneial and receiver have lieen appointed with offices at Sltka If In the en suing year the conditions Justify it the ad ditional land district uutho'-bed bv law will bo established , with an olllee at si me po nt In the Yukon valley. No appropiiaticu Inw- ever , was made for this purpose , and tha Is now necessary to bo done for the two land dlstilcts Into which tlio teirltory Is to bo dlv Idcd. 1 conucur with the secretary of war In his suggestions us to the neressltv for a mill aiy force In the territory of Alaska for the protection of persons * and pioperty.lready a small force consisting of twrntv live men with two ofllcers , under command ot Lieuten ant Colonel Randall of the Klghth Infi'iitiy , has been sent to St. Michael to cs'iinlUh n military post. As It Is to the Inteiest of the government to ciieournge the development and settlement of the country and Its duty to follow up its cltl7cns there with the benefits of legal machinery , I earnestI > irgo upon congress tlio establishment of a system ot government ot such flexibility as will en able It to adjust Itself to the future areas of greatest population. The startling though po'.slbly exaggerated loports from the Yukon river coiiutiy ot the probable shortage of food for the largo num ber of pcoplo who are wintering there with out the me < ins of leaving the country nro confirmed In such u measure as to Justify biinglng the matter to the attention of ( engross - gross Access to that country this winter can bo had only by the passes from Dyea nnd vicinity , which Is a most difficult and perhaps an Impossible task. However , should these reports of the suffering of our fellow cltl/ons1 bo further verified , every effort nt any cost should bo made to carry them icllef HHOIMIIIS rnmirioiir. I'rt-HiMit Ciindl t IIMIH .T knuiri ! ! / tlio ItlnlilN of VlniM r < M > ! > lr. Tor a number of years past It has been apparent that the conditions under which the flvo clvllbed tilbes were ivtabllHhcnl In the Indian territory under troity provisions with the United States , with the right of self-government and the exclusion of all whlto persois fiom within theli borders , have uiideigone so complete a cluu KI tin to render tlio continuance of the sysdm thus Inauguiatcd practically ImpMS ble The total number of the flvo clvill/ed trilo' as shown by' the last census , Is I1 ! 411 and thin number ban not matiilally Ircre s d , vslillo the whlto population la i-atlir-itul at from 200,000 to 2"0000 whiih by permission of thu Indian gov eminent , hus settle-d in the teirl tory The prueiit an i of the Indian terri tory contains J5b91 lib ) neies mmh of which Is very fertile luid The bnlted States cltl/ens residing In HIP teiritoiy , most ot whom have gnno thc-io by Invitation or with the consicit of the tribal authorities , luvu niado permanent liomcj for thinselves. Numerous towns have been built in which from GOO to 5,000 white people now letlde CHILDREN NEED EDUCATION Valuable residences and biislnrBH linusea have been creeled In many of them Large Inid'riKsH cnterjulseH are can led on In which vai > t turns of money uio employed , and yet these people , who have InviUcd their c-apltal In the development of tlio productive re- iircefi of the country , are without title to the land they occupy and have no volco whatever In the government either of llio nations or the tilbes 'lliouganda of tholr children who were bom In the territory are of school age , but the doors of the schools of the Dittoes are chut against them and what education they get IH by private con tribution No provision for the prouit on of tlio llfo or property of these whlto cnl7un ( Continued on Thltd Page ) And rent for tired mothers in a warm bath vvllliCuTlcuit HMrandasliijloai > i > ! lcatlon of CUTICUUA ( ointment ) , tlio great akin euro , CUTJCUIIA ltFMiniM : afford Instant relief , mid point to uiHcdy | ! euro of torturing , ill- llgurlngi humiliating , Itching , burning , blood ing , crusted , scaly dklii and ecalp humorl , vvllli loss of hair , ivbun all else falls. Bold throughout Iht vorll. 1'orril tltlti JID Cu IK. IHnlc i'r < ri , ar "How to Cu HUn-rortund UlUli , " Qrt > . Q ( / f U Q P AID "ui Htir Ji uti rt oftIN ounLr cuncuiu SOAI- .