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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1900)
l,f "'" "Ooiuton ,, ,0, desirability (livo i.nl.i n , i i0U,r. own a'lrr. for wo lM.iit.ilL of r ,i ,n rc". Insuring II. . , "0I" that affective ... . ." '""'ifylna , ",V .... fi hp itni in 11,1- ;;. '' ",m -""''""K m.. t o , o in ih "'"ey. !""""" .f . ' " "'""fill tor- friendly Mr , 1?,', l'f"f of varloiit. ,ow,.r" tLl II... fuel.-, tl. v..,,m , T,T '" ""' ""rnin. 'It'H.ry In . , ; "'""" '-'..I .... "f vast hPimilt il. " " "H " "'"'re.- I'Hlli.l fnptor for I ', , " "" '"'i'.t of for . f Mo, "fo I lilotil owl Ullt mil .l.llnnt fnr ("lull P. At I Lment In the Philippines. a 01' THE CIIINCSI! QUESTION llilory of Year-The Weit Indict jUoni ol Hit l)firlinnli-Olhtr I'oreljn Queitloni. i,.lMIION. w. 3. i'r?nlU0fit Mn. I ,. mrMtitfa "t H Congress i it follow: t '..i.. mill lloimo'df Iloiiraaenta. I M ihiii... A oi.iKolf'if "f '" oll nd the ..r of Ui "try you limit) ! ii(iii')f il.fWil. Congr.-, will. ' ........ I,n.i,l nt liiillvl.tm.l ,.! Jriiinmpffy ,UMl wl"' l,r""f "f I'" r . mm nun if creuaiiiK power I'df lpiiililli!ll ll.tillll.llo.iK. Your it,, m !7m(n will join Willi you In f. i t ' "no mi jot Of Ollr UH- r ii... "rr - T.v """'"'! "vur'"" S5S Sin Hint American llhrly I more protect!,,,, ,1 , ,ititblll.cd (I. in. nver licrorn, uml drawn at the n ..i,l Him ilnlxrinlliiilliii. I. I . .. 1 "'V -"'llpy of . "HilJ" ""Mr. Hi". r... ... '"."..til uiivt.rt, ........ .. . " - .'-ui, nun of power Weal Mi,,) Ii.cp. .o,i , ,"', """.prri ,rov. Manrhu ,-tl.,,l,.;;,,U'ly ""lu"""'.l liy Hi. tiH.l.tr,.tlu to r fir',. ""'"rl, Prevent !. v lw ,"f, !7 ,wr"n" ""f marine Kl, J,, W'L? " " ''' '' fer.'.l. kin in in v.,.. '"" .' niii in ll.n Aiiluino of llKi!i f, .i... "f lilt, I.Mn.i, .V.'" Kuril... . : .: "l it'i' iipiiIiIo mo V for it nii'l H'f .iBlori.liiiitli.n to mi.,i I,,.,,,,, " ";"',r '"'"'"I'lo mmnptit, : It firr n.ori. tinlvprtHil than i fllr w" w,.r ?, ! "' w"ro ""nltteil. CtVirr .tn..l f "tir I.Ltory. ,nlmry r"7rt i ,'r".' Ulc "r- . BMiulf lo wilt, f.pvur ho ttlroiiif. 'Hi,, (:i , , L,,l,,,,,,,",,,e "'.I'Tconn.... "Vvfr tr'Kly ri.trpi.cl.o.1 In pvrr. u, l , ,V V".",""1 "r,'v""- "ft tlio Mnrti of IL nt.tl.or-. Tl, conlnt, t(1B ,, ", ," "' "l'l"' W III" . 1.I.VI) lll ll.niKl III "I KIlllllMl II , . IUVIIGCI goon loot, I.., ...... "'- "rp.l Krl.,u.H Injury. . """" "u" lror tin, rc.il iMilt.ri.. .1.. ..... .. ... "o ovii coun irum init noKOtlnllonii mnv hiM "rmn."rri.W.e, 'V,"1, other olfcndcd go" Yo r M,.?,'".ll.b0 ffectlvcly mtUflcd ol Your Miii-Kty,, ntjlltty ud'iw , irP.ii witn juHt Men.ncM tlio prlnclna ff.n.pr who ro douhl" culpable not ftiT? "'" lK..r but towrd ii.k , iV i Iw"' concord with In tlin'wpi,. m" m,len" found "Predion Hinii.K..T.'. ""1 frotco"n """"red to Irmllirillf p0l,,t of ',cP""-tr tli iinporlul fiillct anno til nir .! t i v, (ifiMK nnil I'rln PtPnlpotpnllfirlrn t.finpnl. uml tii. CliltiK not be iufferea to dtay tht tpeedr and cornpl.t. eitabll.hment of the frontier line to which we am entitled under the llu.Bo.Amorlcan treaty for tht ccialon of A In iika. In thl relation, I may refer again to tlio noel of definitely marking tho Alas kan boundary where It follow tho Hint meridian. A convention to that end hag bcpn boforo the Benato for omo two yenra, but as no action hag been taken, I coiittiniplato negotiating a new convention for a Joint determination of the meridian by lirllocontrla obnorvallonii. Thenc, ault U believed, will glvo more accurate and uniiiicmionablo rceults than the aldcrcnl mothods heretofore Independently fol lowed, which, an Is known, orovpd dl- crepant at several points on the line, at. though not varying at any place more than 700 foot. Inlcrnnllonnl Arbitration. It L With Satllfflpllnn Hint T .1,1. to announco tho formal notification at rho Hague, on Heptember 4, of the depos It of ratincatlorrs of the convention for tho pacific settlement of the International disputes by 15 powers, namely, the United States. Austria. IleliHnm n.nm.rb t.-. land, France. Qermanr. Italv. Pprsla. Portugal, Itoumanln, Ilussla, Hlam, Spain, Bwcdcn and Norway and Tho Nether lands. Japan also has slnrp mtln,! ih. convention. Tho administrative council Of the Permanent Court nt nrt.ltrnltnn Vif,. been organized, and It has adopted rules or order and a constitution for the In ternational Arbitration Uurcau. In ac- curuiuica wiiii article 23 of the convention fr..,tn..l .....1 ..w.r. ... ' .1.1.. ... ""' .'"'By. UHQer tl.n IH.1r. s.m nm" ........ ....... v.- . -.... in i f, urn i 'u,m - - . " I tlll.fl.sl.lp ropular goVPriiniPi.t lloxrrs. win, W, , ,, ' 01 !f Itni'.l'l' M rv.iM.lt UIIU 'IK ,a.-r n (lie brst Instr. III. Pl.t of N'u I d(VP)')'iiiP"' '"' tho best tufr I to huiin.i righls. the Dixit fongrpss nsnPtnbp.l, in B.ctxr, IV'A ti.tt popuintioti or thn d Blnles was b.zn.w, u is now ly). Tlii' I. wn t.i.d 10 stnlps; now Imi Tlin. our Iprrlltiry uonslstPil 4(C4 ((unra Mill.'": It Is now I.HIC.Vij l milfs riut'ii..n, iriiKiiill uni Ijily lisva kpit luti'u Willi our ml. IrBfnl In oii.rr iiirM iiuns. anil, wnlln 4nK lit '.ipr. inp tiovprii.MPi.t tuts " Ini,lriii..i i.,i.. ... .."I " ' lo II.. Iiu.au,, boidV uu , rroug . .gw'v "'" if r Znprl V'r.""-r" -""""' A'fcks upon 'la.gl r,,,.?W,.rH,,l0l, of iw-fl'-'ty iim JiuiKiiipr of imiiv,, ronvpri. wit- im,i iro iroin Tm rn. ZmZ''; cou"1 rk-no '""v. v:: A it, tin- ,,!, of the I.pgi.lls. " yr. proposal w,., made I Li t ! '. H"'t a combintd IIppI Ijp nssi.ni ,., .,, ,i,i. ..' . ..t t lla ruiinilHllon tirliiplnlr. ..t ' I'lOrnl ilruuiti.lr ' " . L none of IIipIii In tlralliig wild our hlc t" rxint of tlin Cl.lnpso Oovern- D . ........ ..... a... . I ..... . nil'llt ......... .... ... . . "'v. prop.rs uml ."'".'"pi "iw. n omi'ifi . -y ,,,r iur)iKii iri'itty rights and ijnirrvfil anil lilpst glvps rpvprptit Bit to u. nun iiivokps in luconllnuatiro of Ills caru CHINESE PROBLEM. s rpvprpnl I '' upiirplon of t. Iioxers. Tho Kuldnncu I ,,l",,f,u. . whllp t,oi partlclpailng In and favor. I t lpm-itrallon. promptly sent , from itm IM.lllj.j.liirji all ,1,1,,, ,ul couU1 to arrange a set- I Providing for the appointment by each ' tor.y,1of. tno InterIor supervision over the point or HcptPmber l "'gnaiory power or persons of known I i, . "r . mi ui3 uiici.k.;u iu unuciiuin iiiu luuuiiun aim quantity of lands the title to which WEATHER A DRAWBACK? Fall Trade Slightly Affecting Jobblnj DUWbo. Hon November Failures. Brndntrcot'a sayu! Unsottlod weathur and holidays ore n drnwbnok to tetalL and jobbing distribution in mnnj mar kets, bnt tlio (.'ononil ultnntlon ig still a most satisfnetory ono, and the iron and stool, coal, boot and shoo and lumbar trades nro conspicuously well in a hi. talned. Tho industrial situation is nlso (lesorviug of noto, because of tlin striking absence t'f coinplalnts ns to irllenoBH or as to ponding or future la bor troubles. m.i .. .. ... . . .. Bncces. In the Kormrr-Progre.. ' "ue tn0 volume 01 now oruora iu Toirnrd Culm it Autonoiny. i crude material continues modenito The civil government of Porto nico when compared with tho enormonw ao- provided for by the act of tho Congress tlvity forgomo time past, business in approved April 12, 1900, Is In successful , j , t . . ,,a,nBr ntul an a rhlA operation. Tho courts have been cstab- .r01n1 .8te.01 tet,ier, ana as a ruio llshed; the Oovernor and his associates n8ld botter in hand, working Intelligently and harmoniously, Export trade in iron and stool is fosn are making a commendable success. On active, owing to lower prices abroad tho 6th of November a general election I ,,., 6 , i ,,, waa held In the Island for members of j "nd activo nornand at home, but tho Legislature and tho body hag been . American rail makers this week have cancel to convene on the first Monday of JJeccmber. I recommend that legislation be enacted by Congress conferring upon the Secre- them. By the Spring of this year the effective opposition of the dissatisfied Tagals to tho authority of the United States was virtually ended, thus opening the door for tho extension of a stable admlnlatra tlon over milch of the territory of the archipelago. Desiring to bring this about, I appointed In march last a civil com mission, composed of the Hon, William H. Taft, of Ohio, Professor Dean C. Worcester, of Michigan; Hon. Luko 15. Wright, ot Tennessee; Hon. Henry C. Ido, of Vermont, and Professor Hcrnard Moses, of California. Tho alms of their rnlralon and ho scopo of their authority are clearly set forth In Instructions of April 7, 1900, addressed to the Hecrotary of War, to bo transmitted to them. PO RTolRlcb "an d Tcu B A. girt That l.r.1 l't to III Triitililrs. mr forrli.ii l.tlprcoursn tho llrprnt Ml itli K 18 1 )1 tli 0 i.,Hrrii ,or prv Cn mi It... l-l.l....... v..,,.,. n .M.B.l rorpn ,lf r,.,.rln.. u,,.. ! laiiilfd iii T.iku mid . ni tn irwi.. t... .t,. protpetlon of Hip Aimrlcun legation. , fitlier powrrs took lniil,.r n,. doinl-' wre asupiiibled Iu tho cunl- nuwllon has bren 1Mb trpuliiii-nt uf i "M.?.? fif'i"'"! guards. Iihlntxp problptn. Apart from this 1 . "'".PTll Inrrr-astd. Tlie legations jitiitlons with Die tiwor huvu linn "'",r"'" l' V" loinnpin of tin, seditious Yj, ,,11,1 in i rKin ami in,, nepd of In- I, rrrcnl trotiblps In China spring "" vrovmon ror dpfense against It , tht anil forrlgti UKllntlon which for TnUInu of Tnbu I'ort.. K't Ihrre years lias gained slrtltglli I While preparations wi re In progress for M northern province. Thrlr origin Lrgtr txpp.lltloii to strcngtlH,, tt,u lt(p in me Pliararler of the t:i.. j If gallon guaids and ki-ep tin. rallwuy b.iu .1, ..... minion oi innr . . ipinpi oi hip orrlgn ahlps to rrrotnl Tti '11 Plug rcbplllon an.l il" a landing at Taku was met by (rilng of i'IiIiimid iMiru to fori-lgi ntt- from tho t'lilnpao forts. The forts wrre therruiion h llul bv tlir rr.i- v. I pIs. the ArniTlcaii Admiral taking no i and .omnnrot dlturlifil allkr I It .nclly nd tho spcltialon of China. icKhile Tirrign activity made lilf i Prl In the attark. on the ground that I in all uuartrra. not alone on tho wpro not at war with China, and tl at but along Ihr grunt river, arterlp , hostllp dPtnonstratlon might coimolldai.. lalhe t'tn ler illsirlrta, carrying new antl-forlgii pIi-iikiiIs and strrngthrn firm iniromiciiig new asHH-latlom I ""' "pr i opium,, hip rellpvlng col j primitive ppople whlolt had pur- '""" Two da later, the Taku rorta In centuries a national policy of V"'T captured aftpr a rangulnary cm ton. i fllct Keveraiipp of communication with Ii Iflfltrapli and the railway sprpad- I ''' followed, and a enmbinrd forcp of mt their land, thn steamer plying additional guard, which wa, advancing fefr nl,r... it.. .....I...-. I lo I'rkln bV the I'pl Ho. wa, rh.,-1,,.,1 in IiUtlonary ppiietnilliig yi-ar by year ' ',nnK ''""' The Isolation or the Lega m to the interior, bocaino lo II,., "V"" ?'n "'"' miml lypp of nnallru Invasion. ,,,r ''K-nnon were cut on. h'rj the coure of Ihelr national life , An Identical nol from the Yamun or- I fraught wllh Vague forebodings of . u "'"'"'er o leave renin, una- r U't to thLlr belief and their pf- B """'"d cort. within 24 hours. To I ii.ii uitr, iitv rci'ttro iisKini; proiongn lion of the lime, which was afterward granted, and rcuupstlng an Interview with i the Tsung II Yamun on the following day. No reply living received, on tho .11 f ttttral vear before tho present mi an ine irsnurres of fornlgn ill MT, back"d bv tniir.il i!,..nt,nlr.i I Af ttir ..tiv.l.nl ...... . .1 ... b have i i Ji, .Z, . . ' morning of the mth the riprman Ml.ilstpr. W to . irZ right, of foreign' ""ro" vo" KHU,,,r- out tor t,,c v: tnJ l a obiain , !l.rHK.iJ ,1 ...I ,m" ,0 ","aln " response, and on the '1M. a.fw.?..r. - . wV was murdered. An nltpii.pt b tho idi aiithorlllf for Iho aimrad c ,',,. ,,, ,. ... ,.,,.. ,.. .up ,n the perron and Proppr.y , VK l" ChlneTe wITtnil ng ,ijotiriit.r, which from j 1 y to llm o'curritl at widely ! IVUIn I.pkiiIIoiiv Attnrknl. i points .t Dm northern provlnci. ' Armrd forces turned out against tho i lh ta-e of the outbreaks In Sm ' I.,-gallons. Their iiuarters were stirround . arid Hl:an Tung. I ed and attacked. The mission compounds ""I of nntl-foreign placard be- wi-re abandomd. their Inmattm taking o y occurrent'H. which the re- refuge In the British legation, where all jr. ,...t. .7"." ' . . 1 ccr""'n i.igh officials were des. ho. rr,K i ""'"""""nt. this Government . , ,n. c"nc"'t with tho other E","J!1 ', "PV'ng of nogotla 1 UpJho lc.h M.r ConRBr. nlted by Mr. on t,,i 'irha. ,,.cn ""thorlred to conduct on behalf of the United -States. ir,".bnI? of nR-otlattong, formu. ii.. m U.le av"mmcnt of tho French iiepubllc. have been accepted with cer tain reservations as to details, mado necessary by our own circumstances and "y like similar rcwrvatlons by other Powers open to discussion In tho prog negotiations. Tlio disposition ?. . !? K,nPfror' Government to admit ......niiy tor wrongs done to foreign gov- ernments and their citizens and to act upon such additional designation of the guilty perilous as the foreign Ministers i i -sin may be In a position to make .. B complete settlement of 'lursuuni involved, assuring rorelgn rights of rel.lptir nnd Intercourse ot terms of e.iuallty ror all tho world I reg:ird ns one of the essential factors or a durable adjustment the H?curcment or adi-iiuntp gunrantecs for liberty of faith, slnpo InSIPorltv nt Ihn.. n.llm. who may embrace nllen creeds Is scarce- iy a less effectual assault upon the rights of foreign worship and teaching than would be the direct Invasion thereof. .Mnttrr of Indemnity. The matter of Indemnity for our wronged citizens In a question of grave concern Measured In money alone, a sufficient rep'iratlon may prove to be be yond the ability of China to meet. All the powers conrur In emphatic disclaim ers of any purpose of uggrandlzement through the dlxmotnbernrcnt of the cm. plre. 1 am disposed to think that due compensation may be made in part by Increased guarantees of security for for eign rights and Immunities, and most Important of all. by tho opening of China to the equal commerce of all the world. Theso views have been and will bo earn estly advocated by our representatives. The Government of Ilussla has put for ward a suggentlon that In the event of a protracted divergence of views In regard to Indemnities, tho matter may be rele. gated to the court of arbitration at The Hague. I favorably Incline to this, be lieving that high tribunal could not fall to reach a solution no Icra conducive to tho stability and enlarged prosperity of China Itself than Immediately beneficial to the powers. . OTHER FOREIGN RELATIONS. ur,l In ihelr iiti-usatlon. and assembled n a near-by place under pro ho.tllo In thrlr spirit, could nol I Action of tho foreigners. Lines of dpfenso ciiltnlnatlvo harm. They alined w,,ro "twiglliened. trenches dug. barrl- r probation of the Imperial iiwer I to cheek or punish. Theso Inflani. B'f appeals lo the Ignorance and iiiii'in oi tin, misses, mendacious n uur,i Br ciiltnlnatlvo harm. Thcv wrnciilar class of foreigner; they lnpuil.il in attacking everything " An outbreak In Hhan Tung. !n Oerman missionaries were slain. too natural result of the malcvo wchlngs Tho pouting of seditious . exhorting to the utter destruo '"feigners and of every foreign ' continued unrebuked, llostilo trtlons toward tho stranger 1 itrength by organization. The lloxpr AkKiiIIoii the other legations and guards gathered for more effective defense. Four hundred persons were crowded In Its narrow com pass. Two thousand native converts w. re coiIps raised and preparations made to stand a siege, which at once began. With the negotiation of the partial armistice of July 14, a proceeding which win, dcublless promoted by tho represen tations of tho Chinese envoy In Wash ington, the way was opened for tho con vcyaiu'o to Mr. Conger of a test message sent by the Secretary or Htale mrotign tht, kind olllces of Minister Wu Tin I'll ng. Mr. Conger's reply, dispatched from l'eklu on July 18 through the same ch.vn nel, afforded to the outside world the 'Ml'1 comn"ily styled the Uoxern first lldlngs that the Inmates of the le- Pd greatly In the provinces north f ItiniHt ...IlL II. i' miiii wiiii wuiiuniuii u f tio.fihio olllclal, includliiK some in "mediate councils of the throne Itself. larmlngy aggressive. No foreign '. outjido cf the protected treaty sufo. No foreign Interest waa from spoliation, 1 plomatlo representatives of the rn in i,.kin strovo In vain to check Z mrn ''rotMt was followed by and demand by renewed protoat, 1 net With u,rfii....ln... ..II... r. .... ,'v..u,,w .... j cuivtn ..uiii ' and evasive and ftltllo aasur t Jt0n. T8lnit II Yamun. nio I i ii ,l0Jtcr Influenco narrowed 'lekln, and, whllu nominally stlg. 'a li aedltluus. It was felt tlwit lis J, "rvded the capital Itself, that lrin. ,v,vl" WWIU IIIIUUCU Willi IIB I .J'.fnd tn tho Immcdluto coun- i me MnproBs Dowager wcro In f VRlPUthv will, ...l.rn..,. Ii in .r.eua."lnf nmvlty of tho condl j Lhlna, and tlio Imminence cf ,' our own dlvorallled InteresU In S t' Us w''" t0 ,ll0S0 f " tu . Jrfaty Kovornmonts, wure soon Wl hy Qovornmcnt. causing i'lh. uuo' l" United HtiilCB, I'UMih Avr unyg ot toreien inter I Kit. . tr,",m" flowed a policy ti " "'iiing no occnsioiiM to tea C ' to fftl.cr tho cxtonslnn of , ,,rade. to respect tho sovorclBii. u Covernmnnt, und to Insuro. by "iinata and kln.llv Imt nam. so Uiors, Bailors uuu ni. "v, '.""tna ih. V,,i, "n"'y. uut earn- ... ( tl j stunt climes and ICIUgl'IICU llliu - - "' ' tlngulshed them In every t;mKency Tlio imperial fomlly and the Bovern mcnt hod fled a few ilnya bofore. The city was without vlnlble control. U he remaining Imperial .'J1,." nn tho night of the 13th. n 'nst attempt ?p" exteSte the besieged, .which was gallantly repelled. It fell to the occupy S5 foreeg . to reatoro order and organize u provisional administration. The nnaalnn Proposition. Tho llusslun proposition looking to the r ninu. . . Nndr r: ' 0pi9. IWti iratlot.s wero nllvc and hoping for succor. This news stimulated the preparations for a Joint relief uxpedltlon, In numbers sum. clent to nvcrcomo the resistance which for a month hud been organizing between Taku and tho capital. Ilelnforccmenta sent by till the co-operating governments were constantly arriving. The United States contingent, hiistlly.asBembled from the Philippines or dispatched from this country, amounted to some 6000 men, un der tho able command of tho lamented Colonel I.lscum and afterwards of Gen eral Chaffee. Ileseiie of I.eirntloner. Toward tho end of July the movement began. A severe conflict followed at Tien Tsln, In which Colonel Uscum was killed. The city was stormed and partly de stroyed. Its capture afforded the base of operations from which to make the llnal advunce. which began In the first dayB of August the expedition being mado tip of Ju" neso, Ilusslan, British and American tiuops at tho outset. An other battle wus fought and won at Yong Tsun. Thereafter, tho disheartened Chinese troops offered little show of re sistance A fow days "atcr. the impor tant position of To SI Wo was taken. A rapid march brought the united forces to tho populous City of Tung Chow, which capitulated without a contest. On August 14, the capital was reached. After a brief conlllct beneath the walls, the roller column entered and the Lflfa .i.. ....,i Tho United States soldiers, sailors und marines, ofllcers and Of thin II ... . r.i. . . .Ul ap- "Wneprf TV our Purposes should be ouid I h. . fnvor ot BUCh a coursa r'f at iV.Tr" "niton action of the :,l've rnf.. " 10 P"note tho admln !1lhcnw "?? B0 Br"tly nocded for 'ialntn ?i 1118 'mperlal govornmont e" l 5llt Integrity of China, orId t ,Uovea 1,10 whole West 14 end, i . be nllk concerned. To everni nea ,0 uo addressed to aj pow. ...,.. . ,. ., Itrlntlnn. With Grrninny. Good will prevails In our relations with the German Empire. An amicable adjust. mcnt of tin, long pending question of the admission of our life Insurance compa nies to uo business in Prussia has been reached. One of the principal companies has already been readmitted, and the way Is o lien ixl for the others to share the privilege. The settlement of the Samoan problem. to which I adverted in my last message. has accomplished good results. Peace and contentment prevail In the Islands, espe chilly In Tutulla, where a convenient ad ministration that has won the confidence and esteem of the klndly-dlsposcd natives has been organized under tho direction or the commander or the United States naval station at Pa"go Pango, An Imperial meat Inspection law been enacted tor Germany. While It may slm pliry the Inspections, It prohibits certain products heretofore admitted. There Is still great uncertainty as to whether our well-nigh extinguished German trade In meat products can revive under Its new burdens. Much will depend upon regula. tlons not yet promulgated, which we con fidently hopo will be free from the dis criminations which attended the enforce, ment of the old statutes. Tho remaining link In the new line or direct telegraphic communication between the United States and tho German em pire has recently been completed, afford ing a gratifying occasion for exchange of friendly congratulations witn tnc uerman Kmpcror. The Iloer War. Our friendly relations with Great Brit aln continue. The war In South Africa Introduced Important questions. A condl Hon unusual In International wars was presented In that while ono belligerent had control or me seas, mo oiner uuu no norts. sh lining or aircct iraae, oui was only accessible through the territory of a neutral. Vexatious questions arose through Great Britain's action In respect to neutral cargoes not contraband In their own nature, shinned to Portuguese South Africa, on the score ot probablo or iianprted ultimate destination to tho rtner atntes. Such consignments In Brit Ish ships, by which alone direct trade is kept up between our ports and South A'rtn w, seized In application of a law prohibiting British vessels from trad- Ing with an enemy wimoui reuuru io i nnntrntmnd character of the goods, while cargoes shipped to Dolagoa nay in neuirai bottoms were arrested on tho ground t alleged destination to tho enemy's coun try. Appropriate represeniuwuii on mnn rpmiltrvl in the British Government agreeing to purchase outright all such goods shown to be the actual property of American cltliens, thus closing the Inci dent to the satisfaction of the immediate. i intr9tpi nartles. although unfortu nately without a broad settlement of the question oi ii i,;ui. o - ..nniis not contrband per se to a neutral port adjacent to a belligerent area. A1SNHII HUUIIUH.,, nn.. wnrk of marking certain provis ional boundary points for convenience of administration nrounu wie ncuu ui w,. Canal, In accordance with tho temporary arrangement of October, 1S99. was com pleted by a Joint survey In July last. The modus vlvendl has so far worked without friction and the Dominion Government has provldod rules and regulations for securing to our citizens the benefit of the reciprocal stipulation that the citizens or subjects of cither power found by that arrangement within the temporary Juris diction of the other shall suffer no dl mlnutlon of rights and privileges thoy have hitherto enjoyed. But, however necessary such an cxpedl.nt may have been to tide over tho grave emergencies of the situation, It Is at bes but an unsatisfactory makeshift, which should competency In questions of International law as arbitrators I have appointed as members of this court, Hon. Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, ex-President of the United Slates: Hon. Melville W. Fuller, of Illinois, Chief Justice of the United motes; John W. Griggs, of New Jersey. Attorney-General of tho United States, and Hon. George Gray, or Delaware, a Judge of the -Circuit Court of the United States. The Mcarngna Cnnnl. The Important matter of an tnteroceanlc cana' has assumed a new ohase. Ad hering to Its refusal to reopen the question of the forfeiture of the contract of the .Maritime Canal Company, which was terminated for alleged nonexccutlon In October, 1S03, the Government of Nicara gua has since supplemented that action by declaring the so-styled Eyre-Cragln option void for nonpayment of the stlpu Jatcd advance. Protests In relation to these acts have been filed In the State Department, and are under consideration. Deeming Itself relieved from existing en gagements, the Nicaragua Government shows a disposition to deal freely with the canal question, either In the way of negotiations with the United Slates or by taking measures to promote the water way. Overtures for a convention to effect the building of a canal under tho auspices of the United States are under considera tion. In the meantime, the views of Con. gress upon the subject In the light ot the report of the committee appointed to examine the comparative merits of the various trans-Isthmian ship canal proj ects may be awaited. I commend to the early attention of the Senate the convention with Great Britain to facilitate the construction of such n canal, and to remove any objec tion whl-h might arise out of the conven tion commonly called the Clayton-Bul-wer treaty. ltelnttnn. With Spain. Satisfactory progress has been made toward the conclusion of a general treaty of friendship and Intercourse with Spain In replacement of tho old treaty, which passed Into abeyance by reason of the late war. A new convention of extradlt tlon Is approaching completion, and- 1 would be much pleased were a commer cial arrangement to follow. I feel that we should not suffer to pass an oppor tunity to reaffirm the cordial ties that existed between us and Spain from th time of our earliest Independence, and to enhance the mutual benefits of that com merclal Intercourse whldti Is natural be tween the two countries. By tho terms of the treaty of peace. the line bounding the ceded Philippine group on the southwest failed to Include several small Islands lying west of the Sums, which have always been recog nlzed as under Spanish control. The oc cupatlon of Slbutu and Cagayan, Sulu by our naval forces elicited a claim on the part ot Spain, the essential equity of which could not be gainsaid. In order to euro the defect ot the treaty by re moving all possible ground of future mis understanding respecting the lnterpceta tlon of Its third article, I directed the negotiation ot a supplementary treaty. which will be forthwith laid before the Senate, whereby Spain quits all title and claim ot title to tho Islands named, as well as to any and all Islands belonging to the Philippine Archipelago lying out side the lines described In said third ar ticle, and agrees that all such Islands shall bo comprehended tn the cession of the archipelago as fully as If they had been expressly included within those lines, In consideration of this cession the United States Is to pay Spain the sum of J100.0OD. A bill la now pending to effect the rec ommendatlon made tn my last annual message, that appropriate legislation be had to carry into execution article 8 ot the treaty of peace with Spain, by which tne unitea mates assumed the payment of certain claims for lndem nlty of Its citizens against Spain. I ask that action be taken to fulfill this obll gatlon. CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINES received flattering indorsements in tho matter of prices, quality and delivery from English railway authorities. Among textiha, the situation in woolen goods and ool is perhaps the least encouraging of any, but even hero malned In the crown of Spain at the dato j the strength of the raw material la no the cession of Porto Rico to the United table. States, and that appropriations for sur veys be mado and the methods ot tho disposition of, such lands be prescribed by law. ' Relatively the best trade report, come from the south and southwest, while the most backward are from sec tions of the East, where unseasonable weather is complained of, and from sections of the spring wheat region j which suffered most from the shortage in yield, it is notable, however, that , the better situation in lumber has stim ulated trade in Korthern Minnesota. Wheat, inaluding flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,407,88(1 btish- FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. Armr Should lie 00,000 to 100,000 The Kavy, I'oatolllces, Etc. The present strength of the Army Is 100,000 men C5.000 regulars and 23,000 vol unteers. Under the act of March 2, 1893, on the 20th of June next the present vol unteer force will be discharged and tha Regular Army will bo reduced to 247 oiiiuvib rnu m.vu eiiusieu men. in ioa , . n - .... . . . . . a board of otiicpr, ronvenp.i hv Pr.t,in . against 3,827.200 bushels last week. Cleveland adopted a comprehenslvi Failures for the week number 184, scheme of coast defense and fortification! I bb against 215 last week. wiuuii invuivcu me ouuay ox someming i over riuu.wu.ouo. 'mis plan received tho approval of the Congress and since then regular aproprlatlons have been made and the work of fortification has steadily progressed. More than JCO.OOO.OOO have been Invested In a great number ot forts and guns, with all tho complicated and scientific machinery and electrical appll ances necessary for their use. The props care of this defensive machinery require men trained In Its use. The number o men necessary to perform this duty alon Is ascertained by the War Department at a minimum allowance, to be 18.420 There are S8 or more military posts 1 tho United States other than the coast defense fortifications. The number ol these posts is belnc constantly increased Dy congress. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Market Onions, new, lKc. Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate. Potatoes, new. $16. Beets, per sack, 85c$l. Turnips, per sack, .$1.00. Squash 1 yic Carrots, per sack, 60c Parsnips, per sack, $1.25. Cucumbers 40 50c. Cabbaee. native anil California. More than J22.000.000 hav 1 i ay i- becn expended In building and equipping! "P" 'TU"' . . them, and they can only be cared fo I Butter Creamery, 30c; dairy, 18 by the Regular Army. The posts now ir 22c; ranch, 18o pound. existence and others to be built provld' Eggs 84c. Recommendations (or a Civil Gov- ' eminent for the Islands. In my last annual message I dwelt at some length upon the condition of at fairs In tho Philippines. While seeking to impress upon you that the grave re sponsibility of tho future government of those Islands rests with the Congress of the United States, I abstained from rec ommendtng at that time a specific and final form of government for the terrl tury actually held by the United States forces, and In which, as long as the In surrectlon continues, the military arm must necessarily be supreme. I stated my purpose, until the Congress shall have made known tho formal expression of Its will, to use the authority vested In me by the Constitution and the stat utes to uphold the sovereignty of tho United States In these distant Islands,, as in all other places where our nag right fully floats, placing to that end at the disposal of tho Army and Navy all the means which the liberality of the Con gress and tho people have provided. No contrary expression of the will ot the Congress having been made, I have steadfastly pursued the purpose so de clared, employing the civil arm as well toward tho accomplishment of pacifica tion and the Institution of local govern ments within the lines of authority and law. Progress In tho hoped-for direction has been favorable. Our forces have suc cessfully controlled the greater part ot the islands, overcoming the organized forces of the Insurgents, and carrying order and administrative regularity to all quarters. What opposition remains Is for tha most part scattered, obeying no concerted plan of strategic action, oper ating only by tho methods common to the traditions of guerrilla warfare, which, while ineffective to alter tho general con trol now established, are still sufficient to beget Insecurity among the popula tions that have felt the good results of our control, and thus delay the confer ment upon them of the fuller measures of local self-government, of education and of Industrial and agricultural devel opment which we stand ready to give risonetl, require 26,000 troops. Many O' these posts are along our frontier or a important strategic points, the occupa tlon of which Is necessary. We have lr Cuba between K00O and 0000 troops. For the present our troops In that Island can not bo withdrawn or materially dtmln lshod, certainly not until the concluslor of the labors of the constitutional convert tlon now In session and a government pro vlded l y the National Constitution shCulf have been established and Its stablllt) assur-d. In Porto Rico we have re duced :he garrisons to 1636. which Include Cheese 12c,. Poultry 12c; dressed, 14c; spring, 1315c turkey, 18c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $14.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00. Corn Whole, $23.00r"cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $20. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50; UU( . . . . , 1 . An ... . 836 na'lve troops. There Is no room fot oienueu straigms, a.o; aiuornia, further reduction here. We will be re- $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; era quired to keep a considerable force It ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat the Philippine Islands for some time te ; n q .. fl oAa on come. From the best Information ob- Uo",3-l?' e B0,a, 3-o04-00-talnable we shall need there for the Im Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $13.00; mediate future from 0,000 to 60,000 men. shorts, per ton, $14.00. I am sure the number may be reduced a Feed Chopped feed, $10.00 per ton; the Insurgents shall come to acknowledgt i . ,.,. ,, the authority of the United States, which there are assuring Indications. It must be apparent that we will re quire an army of about 60,000, and thai during present conditions In Cuba and the Philippines the President should havi authority to Increaso the force to th present number of 100,000. Included In this, authority should be given to ralsl native troops In the Philippines up to 15,000, which the Taft commission believe! will be more effective In detecting and suppressing guerillas, assassins and la drones than our own soldiers. The full discussion of this subject by the Secretary of War In his annual re port Is called to your earnest attention, i bushel. per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef steers, price "7,Jo; cows, 7c; mutton 1; pork, 8c; trimmed, 0c; veal, 9 11c. Hams Large, 13c; small, 13J; breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides, 8&c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. B354o; Valley, nominal; Bluestem, 56o per The Nnvy. Very efficient service has been rendered by the Navy In connection with the Insur rection In tbe Philippines, and the recent disturbance In China, A very satisfactory settlement has been made ot the long-pending question of tht manufacture or armor-plates. A reason able price has been secured, and tht necessity tor a Government armor-plate plant avoided. The Hnivnllnn Islands. Much lnttrestlng Information Is given In the report of the Governor of Hawaii ns to the progress and development ot tht Islands during the period from July 7, 1S3S, the date of the approval of the Joint resolution of the Congress providing for their annexation up to April 30, 1900, the date ot the approval of the act providing .40; graham, 45c; choice Flour Best grades, $! $2.60. Oats Choice white, gray, 42o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $15.50 brew ing, $10.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $15.50 ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $17; chop, $16 per ton. Hay Timothy,$12 12.50; clover,$7 Q 9. 50; Oregon wild hay, $6 7 per ton. Batter Fancy creamery, 45 50c; store, 30c. Eggs 35o per dozen. Cheese Oregon full cream, 12 ei Young America, 13c; new cheese 10c a government fnr the territory and there-, Per pound. after. The last Hawaiian census, taken! Poultry Chickens, mixed. $2,750 "1 thneenr. 1S1 E'fl? total Population 8,50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, of 103,020, of which 31,019 were native Ha-1 ao nnikn nn. ie nnno nn i .,,,, tv, ..i,I. r a , . r., $2.00(38.50; geese, $6.00(38.00 doz: ported was 8485. The results ot the Fed-j ducks, $3.50(35.00 per dozen; turkeys, eral census taken this year show tha live, 12o per pound. Islands to have a total population of 154,- Potatoes 50 65o per sack: sweets. 001, snowing an Increase over that report-' , ., .... ed In 1896 of 41,981, or 41.2 per cent. There , P6 .P01"10 has been marked progress In educational, Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75c; agricultural and railroad development ot per saok; garlic, 7o per pound; cab- tho Islands, The Twelfth Cen.n.. The Director of the Census states that tho work in connection with the 12th cen sus Is progressing favorably. This Na tional undertaking, ordered Dy tne ton gress each decade, has finally resulted in thn collection nf An nerecration of statis. tlcal facts to determine me industrial . per ponnu. growth of the country. Its manufacturing , r t,,h ,-, , . ... and mechanical resources. Its richness In Mutton Uross, best Sheep, wethere mines and forests, the numbers of Its and ewes, 8Jo; dressed mutton, OK & ...Iniil.tiM, ,11... Inf. lt.nl. fn ..n in., 7o per pound. bage, lo per pound; parsnips, 85c; onions, $1; carrots, 75o. Hops New crop, 1214o per. pound. Wool Valley, 1314o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1012o; mohair, 25 agricultural districts, their farms and nroducts. its educational and rellclous or portunltles, as well as questions pertain. ng to sociological conditions, Precaution Against Extravagance. In our groat prosperity we must guard against the dangers It Invites in extrav agance In government expenditures and appropriations, and the chosen represen tatives of the people will. I doubt not, fur nish an example In their legislation ot that wise economy which. In a season of plenty, husbands for the future. In this era of great business activity and oppor- tun ty caution Is not untimely. It will not abate but strengthen our confidence. It will not retard but promote legitimate Industrial and commercial expansion. Our growing power brings with It temp tations and perils requiring constant vlg llance to avoid. It must not be used to In. vlte conflicts, nor for oppression, but for the more effective maintenance of those principles of equality and Justice upon which our Institutions and happiness de pend. Let us keep always In mind that the foundation of our Government Is lib erty; Its superstructure peace. WILLIAM McKINLKY. Executive Mansion, December 8, 1900, Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.75; light and' feeders, $5.00; dressed, $0.00 6.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top eteers, $3.5004.00; cows, $3.008.50; dressed beef, (JQ 7a per pound. Veal Large, 6)6(3 7 soj small, 8 8o per pound. San Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, ll13o pa pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val ley, 1517o; Northorn, 010o. Hojis Crop, 1000, 18(3170. Butter Fanoy creamery 24325o; do seconds, 23c; fanoy dairy, 21 22o; do seconds, 20o per pound. Eggs Store, 28o; fanoy ranch, SOo, Millstuffs Middlings, $10.50 Q. 10.00; bran, $13.00013.50. - wvt.MA'j' inn icriiiuir' ilBf,!