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...... . .V" ' ft If ! U lltl M nil If (trl IB 'SVrvkl TWTL.-,. ftMZZ:? . - ZM R.l .rfJVWRW r4 EXC IXJS I VE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XL, NO. 278. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER tf, 1893. PRICE, FIVE C1N1S, IS VOTERS ATTENTION!! THE GREAT- Issue of This Campaign la not whether we shall Lave . FREE TRADE tut whether we will consult our best inter ests when purchasing AND get the "Chest Shield" Underwenr, which is is tho only underwear manufactured which affords nbsolnle PROTECTION to the lunca and kidneyp, (he mofit vital portions of tho body. 'ilio "Chest Shield" under shirt opens in the back instead of front; is double both front and back, thus bring ing the greater weight of the garment over that portion of mo oouy needing protection. Tho drawers to match, are Double boated, extending to the waist, tints Ibrmiiifr si protecting thickness for the kidneys, and increasing the wear. m Uieso goods are especially adapted to all persons whose calling exposes them to the sudden changes of our rigorous climate, or who are troubled wit'i either lunar, or kidney uimcuiues. Be lure and tee till Underwear before purchasing your winter nupply I. L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hat ter and Furnisher, Cor. Third and West 9th Sta., opiD. FV-ard & Stoker. 1)1? LI Cleveland Sends a Voluminous .Message. TARIFr DISCUSSED AT LENGTH lie Boldly Espouses the Cause of the Dethroned Queen of . Hawaii. Associated Press. If You Want Anything in. FINE STATIONERY, 1 I ablets, Blanks, Miscellaneous Books, . Office Supplies, Letter Presses, School Books, Typewriting Supplies, Inks, Mucilage Etc., Call on us GF?IPFIH & jEED. CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE. Fine I toes an d Mows I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities to suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. fl. W. UTZItfGEf?, fflain Street, Astoria, Oregon. Str. H. P. ELijMORE (ilill Leave for Tillamook Every Four Days as Foite November 3, 7, 1 r, 15, 19, 33, 27. The steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. ELHORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC H. R. CO., Agents, Portland. Washington, Dec. 3 -Following' is the synopsis of the president's message, which, In Its entirety, contains about 20,000 words. The president begins with our foreign relations, saying- in part: "While our foreign relations have iiot at all times during the past year been entirely free from perplexing: and embarrassing- situat4onB, nothing- re mains that will not. yield to a spirit of fairness and love of justice which, joined with consistent fairness, charac terize a true American policy. The out break of domestic hostilities In the re public of Brazil found tho United States alert to watch the in teres la of our ci tizens In that countrj Tho struggle between the established government, which controls the machinery of admin istration, and with which we maintain a friendly relation, and certain officers of the navy employing the vessels of their command in on attack upon the national capital and i.hief sonrort. and lacking ns It does the elements of dl v'ded auminlstiati-n, I 'ave .'ailed to see that t!i- insurgents can rcns ncibly claim recognition an belligerents. I deemed it necessary to ("savow in a manner not to he mlsnnde. -stood, the unauthorized action of the late naval commander of these waters In saluting the revolted Brazilian admiral, being Indisposed to countenance an act cal culated to give gratuitous sanction to the local Insurrection. . T Mr. Islount submitted to me his report iv snowing beyond all question that the A ' fimRtit 11 1 ionjl i ivnvnmmnrif 1.: ....... l, r.'.'''" l.L U Aictvvtiii had been subverted with the aid of our representative to that government and through the intimidation caused by the presence of an armed naval force of the United States which was landed for that purpose at the Instunce of our minister. Upon the facts developed, It seemed to me that the only honorable course for our government, to pursue wus to undo the wrong that had been done b' TPsentliifT us, and to restore, J'd at,, Joj g;iCable, the stand existing' too j0l . of our forcible hiiitorveni,..,. , i,vicw of necom plishlnHiK J W.th the consti tutional limit!.'8 'JBjlio'.tlve power, and recognizing all tjg g m jatlons and re sponsibilities BiuWo . out of any changes In conditions., brought about, by unjustifiable Interference, our present minister at Honolulu has received ap propriate instructions to that end. Thus fur, no information of the accomplish ment of any definite results has been received from him. Additional advices are soon expected. When received they will be promptly sent to congress, to gether with all other Information at hand, detailing the acts necessary to a complete understanding of the e-i.se, and presenting a history of all the ma terial events leading up to the present situation, Pi1.se, a survey of tho situation will probably disclose a safe path lea-ling to a permanently sound currency." COAST DEFENSES. THE CHILIAN INCIDENT. "The vexatious question of the so- called legation asylum for offenders v gainst the state and Its laws was pre sented anew in Chili by the unauthor ized action of the United: States minis ter In receiving at his official residence two persons who had failed in an at tempt at revolution, and against whom criminal charges were pending, grow Ing out of a former abortive disturb ance. Under no circumstances can the representative of this government be permitted, under the ill-dollned fiction t extra territoriality, to interrupt the administration of criminal justice In the countries to which they are uc. credited. THE GEARY LAW. 12 FOR Jlfi $80 LOT I BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF HILL'S LOV CLUBS YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY. NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE A ' liot to Build a iome, for 4 The Packers of. Choice Columbia River Salmon Tlielr Erpnda and Locations. KIXK. LOCATlf If. I UIMN'D. I AiUtNTS. I IT i- ! : . -t IfirtA-la Pk'gt'o. At( rla Tk'g Co Astoria Kinney's M.J. Kl:n jy Vstorla Of the Geary exclusion act, the mos mge says: "It is believed under tho lervnfamendment of the act extending the ime tor registration, that the Chin ese laborers thereto entitled who de sire to reside In this country will now avail tnejnsclves of the renewed privi lege. , TIIFj BERING SUA QUESTION. "Tire questions affecting our ivli tlons w't.h Great Britain have been treated in a spirit of friendliness. Ne gotiations are- in progress between the two governments with a view to such concurrent action as will make tho award and regulations agreed upon by the Ik-ring Sea tribunal of arbitration practically effective, and it is not doubled that Great. Britain will co operate freely vzith this country for the accomplishment, of that purpose. THE NICARAGUA CANAL. "The Nicaragua Canal Co. has unfor tunately become financially embarrass ed, but' a generous treatment has been extended to it by the government of Nicaragua. The United States are es pecially interested In the successful achievement of the vast undertaking this company has-in charge that It should be accomplished under distinct ively American auspices, and its enjoy ments ansured not only to the vesseH of this country, but the ships of ihr world. . THE HAWAIIAN MUDDLE. Booth A. Pk gCo Astori. J t!!.t A" C"r!h . jCocktail ' I Mfl?nrilia " White Star I Cola oi liUKlrerrk?Co Astoria.. tlninrc Samuel -..'Astoria...... C forge iEuikT. J Astoria.. . J. 0. Baothorn t Co. Astoria..... J,G MejlerJfcCj Lrookfleld iFl-liermet Snlinaviaii Kishermen's ..Chic-sRO . .iCnttlBBrkr&.-llr K.anclsw . ElO", Tihorn;Al riil Ceoire Barker At Tia i 1 E -Icnre Pitlin.. " l IWKil.monii .. J.O.flaiUhoiDiCo J. O. Ha.U.era ,.Vt ia . .... tag,"St. George... J. O. Me'J. s TrO- kfieM Vs Fl -herm en '. .... v i h orm r -w 1'kgCi ArtO: "It Is hadly necessary for me to state that the questions arising from our relations with Hawaii have caused rerlous embarrassment.' Just prior li the installation of the present adminis tration, the existing Eovcrnment of Hawaii had been suddenly overthrown, and a treaty of annexation had. b.-nr. negotiated between the provisional gov ernment of the islands and the United States and submitted to the senate for ratification This treaty I withdrew for examination and dispatched Hon. Jainea H. Blount, of Georgia, to Hon olulu as a special commissioner to make an impartial investigation of the clr euir.Btances attending- the change of rovernmerit, and all conditions bcailiiT UTf" the ftuhject of the treaty. After a tliynurh and exhaustive examination THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. "Sufllcient to meet every requirement of our increuKliu? population and bus iness hi the pursuit of this object, we should resolutely turn away from all alluring- and temporary expedients, de termined to be content with nothing less than a lasting and comprehensive financial plan. In these circumstances I am conlident that a reasonable delay In dealing with this subject, instead of being Injurious, will increase the prob ability of wise action. The monetary conference which assembled at Brus sels upon our invitation was adjourned to the 30th day of November in the present year. The considerations just stated and the fact that a definite prop osition from the United States seemed to be expected on the reassembling of the conference, led me to express a willingness) to have the meeting stlil further postponed, . It. scorns to me that It would be wise to give general author ity to the president of the United Slates to invite other nations to such a con ference at. any time when there should be a fair prospect of accomplishing an International ugrtement on the subject of coinage. I desire also to earnestly suggest the wisdom of amending the existing statutes in regard to the issu ance of government bonds. The autnor ity now vested in the secretary of the treasury to Issue bonds Is not as clear as it should be, and the bonds author ized are disadvantageous to the gov ernment both as to the time of theli maturity and rate of interest." THE ARMY. Of reorganization of the army, I hi president suys "the adoption of batat Ilon formations for infantry rcgimoiity, iJie strenstliirig of the artillery force, the abandonment und the massln:,- ol the troops at Important and accesr.lbh stations, all promise to promote the us fulness of the army. Tho total enroll ment of the militia of the several states Aas, on, tho 31st of October, of tlK lircsent year, 112,597 ofllcers and en listed men. Tho oflkers of the ami detailed tor the Inspectation and In struction of this reserve of -our mili tary force lepuit th.ti iiiciv i.-c.i ..... and progrcFB are apparent in the dis cipline und efficiency of the orgaiiUa- .ion. TOUCHING TREASURY STATISTICS. 'The secretary of the treasury re ,jorts that 'the receipts of the govern ment fiom all sources during the fiscal ear ended June 30, 1893, amounted to j4Gl,710,!r,l.!3, - and its expenditures to J4f.9,374,(l74.20. There was collect: from customs, $20i"i,3M,01G.7.r, and from nternal revenues, $!(il,027,i;23.9 1. It h estimated upon the basis of the present revenue laws, that the receipts of llu government for the year ending June 0, 1MH, will be 1;,121,Sr.3S, and IU jxpenditurcs $-158,121,305,38, resulting In t deficiency of $2S,000,000. On the MrM lay of November, 1893, the amount ol nr,:)cy of all kinds in circulation oi lot Included in treasury holdings, was ,1,718,544,632, an increase for Ida veai )f $112,404,945. Estimating our pupula- on at 07,420,000 at the time mentioned. he per capita circulation wu rhe recent repeal of the prevision of the law requiring the puivh-i.-w of sil ver bullion by the government a.i a feature of our monetary chetuo made i change In the complexion of our :;ur ency affairs. I do not doubt that I be ultimate result of this act will be mest ilutary and far-reaching. In th iw tur? of things, however, It is Impossible :o know at this time precisely what conditions will be brought about bv :he change, or what, if any, iiipplcmcn .ary legislation may in iho llgnt of luch conditions appear to be essential ,r expedient When, howtver, ihmnssh this restored confidence the money which has been frightened Into hiding places is returned to trade and enter- "It is gratifying to note that we have begun to attain completed results in the comprehensive scheme of se.i cca-i defenses and formications en'erod upon eight years ago. I cannot too heartily endorse the proposition that the fe? system, as applicable to the compen sation of United States attorneys, mar shals, clerks of the federal courts i:ul United States commissioners should le abolished with as little delay as possi ble. It Is clearly in the Interest of the community that the business of courts, both civil and criminal, be a: inexpensively transacted a3 the end. of justice will allow. The system is therefore, thoroughly vicious which makes the compensation of court offi cials depend upon the volume of such business. POSTAL AFFAIRS "Tho report of the postmnstor-gen- eral contains a detailed statement of the operations of the postflleo depart ment during the last fiscal year. The business of the mall9 indicates with ab solute certulnty that tho condition of the buslnesg of the country and ttu depression In financial affairs inevitably and quickly reduce the postal revenues. Therefore, a larger discrepancy than usual between the postolllce receipts and expenditures is the expected and unavoidable result of tho distressing stringency which has . prevailed throughout the country during mucl of the time covered by tho postmaster - general s report. Since 1SJ0 congress has at each session authorized the building of one or more vessels, anc the secretary of the navy presents an earnest plea for the continuance of this plan. He recommends the authorlza Mon of at least one battle ship and sl torpedo boats, while I am distinctly u iavor of ccnsisttMitlv pjui-3ulnff tne policy we have inaugurated of bulldint up a thorough and efllclent navy. , , THE PENSION ROEL. "On the 30th day of June, 1893, then were on the pension rolls 960,012 names? an. Increase of 89,944 over the numbei on the rolls June 30lh, 1S92. The num ber added to the rolls during the yeiu was 123,634 and the number droppeo wus 33,690. Tho discovery having been made that many names had been put upon the pension roll by means ol wholesale and gigantic frauds, the com missioner suspended puymenla upon t number of pensions which seem to be fraudulent or unauthorized -pending t cjomplcte examination, giving notice to the pensioners In order that thej might have an opportunity to estab llsh if possible the Justice of theli claims, notwithstanding the apparent Invalidity. Thousands of neighbor hoods have their well-known fraudu lent pensioners and recent develop ments by tho bureau establish appalling conspiracies to 1 accomplish pensions frauds, Ity no means tho least wronf det;e Is to brave and deserving pen doners, who certainly ought not 'bi condemned to such association. Thosi who attempt In the line of duty to rec tlfy these wrongo should not be nccusei i.f enmity or Indifference to the claim of honest vetern.ns. The sum expendet on account of pensions for the yo;i ending June 30th, 1893, was 156,740, 467.14, and the commissioner estimate, that $165,000,000 will be required to paj pensions during the year ending Jum 30th, 1894. money for the purchase of new and Improved varieties of seeds for grati tude distribution that from, this would grow large appropriations for the pur chase and distribution by members of congress of ordinary seeds, bulbs and . cuttings which are common in all the statesj and territories and everywheie easily obtained at low prices in each Jtute and territory. An agricultural experiment .station, 'has been estab lished. These stations .b.v their very character and .ouojj 0 the proper agencies to, iq pmC41 0bci)tft ond te8t new virietlep . ' U yet this In discriminate i 11"t.il distribution by legislation ' " nuntrurs continues, it answers ncP soauoiy J0'688 b to remind conBthd Cq jj0 their rep resentatives a ,tt r-g to rememter them with je". Sk at Hhe pubUc .ost. Under hl Action ot legislation ihero was sent cut from the agri cultural department during tho last fiscal year nine million packages of flowtr and vegetable seeds, and they -ere sufficient if planted to cover 89, 565 acres of land. OUR EXPORTS. "The exports of agricultural products from the United States for the fiscai year ending Juno 30, 1892, attained thi enormous figure of $600,000,000 In roum numbers, being 78.7 per cent of our to tal exports. In the year 1889, congres: appropriated $1000 to be taken fron tho patent ofllce funds for the purpos of collecting and distributing rare aw Improved varllies of seeds and foi proKcutlng agricultural Investigation and procuring agricultural statistics From this small beginning the seei divlshn of the department lias growi to Its present unwieldy and unjustlll ably extravagant proportions. Durlni the last fiscal year the cost of seed: purchased was $00,548,61 the remalnde f its appropriation of $35,009 Is cx ponded In putting them up and dlt tiibutlnif them. It surely never coul have entered the minds of those wh first sanctioned appropriations of publi TARIFF REFORM. "The duty of public economy is also of immense importance in its Intimate ind necessary relation to the task now in hand of providing a revenue to meet the government expenditures, and yet reducing the people's burden of federal taxation. After a hard struggle tariff .cform is directly before us. After full llscusslon our countrymen have spoken in favor of this reform, and they have .ronllded tho work of its accomplish ment tc the hands of those who arc solemnly pledged to It. If there is any .hlng in the theory of a representation n public places of the people and their leslres, If political officers are really " .he servnnls of tho people, and if xilltlcal promises and professions have my binding force our failure to give he relief so long awaited w 111 be sheer ecreancy. Nothing should Intervene o distract our attention r dlsturU ur effort until this reform Is accom- jllshod by wise and careful legislation. Vhlle we should staunchly adhere to he principle - that only the necessity f revenue justifies the imposition ot tariff duties and other federal taxation, ind that they, should .b . limited by trlct economy, we cannot close our yes to tho fact that conditions have :rown up among us which in justice md fairness call for discriminating care n the distribution of such duties and axatlon as the emergency of our gov- rninent actually demands. Manifestly f we aro to aid the people directly .hrough tailff reform, one of its ob- .-lous features should be a reduction n the present tariff charges upon the leeessarles of life. Not less closely re ated to our people, prosperity and welU 3-' in Is the removal of restrictions upon he Importation of raw material nec F8ary to our manufacturer. The world Mould be open to our national Ingenu- ty and enterprlesi. "This cannot be while federal legis- aLlon througll the Imposition of high miff forbids to Americans manufact urers ns cheap materials ns those used y their competitors. It is quite ob lous that tho- enhancement of tho rice of our manufactured products esul'..!ng from this policy only confines he market for these products within ur own borders to the direct dlsad antage of our manufacturers, but also ucreases their cost to our citizens. he Interests of labor are certainly though lndlre-jtly Involved In this eature of our tariff system. Even if he often disproved assertion could be mile good that a lower rate of wages vould result from, free raw material nd low tariff duties, the intelligence f our worklngmen leads them quickly o discover that their steady eniploy- nent, If permitted by free materials, s tho most important factor In their elation to tariff legislation. A measure as been prepared by the appropriate unmlttee embodying tariff reform on ho lines herein suggested which will e promptly submitted for legislative ctlon. It is the result of much patrl tlu and unsjlflsh work, and I believe t dealn with Us subject consistently nd thoroughly as existing conditions frmlt. Tho committee, after a full onslderatlon, and to provide against temporary deficiency which may ex- t before the business of the country djusts Itself to the new tariff sched- .les, have wisely smbraced In their Ian a few additional internal revenue axes, including a small tax upon in- I'ontliitiid ou Fourth Prg.5. 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