KLAMATH
REPUBLICAN
FALLS, KLAMATH COUN>
Text oí President s An
loi kï ix mi: riiii.HTi.xi-s
thtcoimld of y<»ur d«’lito’ti»tIon*
t*n. I to mourn with your vuun-
•aih «»f Vice* I’rag dent II«»-
»«rd (turn this life on thu
«ki-tnl>er II last
III* great
In tlnliul peace, Ilia ptl-
pure and elvvuled, while lais
r «listlogui»hu<| by
• Intvgr.iy anti o>-
II«« has b»®n removed from
i which l«u honored and dig>
i lofty character, hia d»v*»»
hl« h'»n««iy ut purpoM* uml
r< iii.i.n with us as a ptkv-
> 1«gu« > s< ’i «»sample.
« 4>Xl«l I l<»X
|*ro*i»«* f 11 >
«»i
i in
< oi * I li V,
mmi I l**Mr*
al
til «*••» rrniwml»
XX I II«
igrrss convenes In Its fltet
n with the country In a
unu«u«l prw»|»rr|iy. of uni-
versal go *1 will among the (M-uple al
hums and rvlatlotMl of peace and f«lrnd*
lt»e W'>rl*l.
with eV« >ry government
foreign cummerve has shown g««*at
«•« In v •lum** and value. Th« c*>m-
b.hrd UnpOt18 al»d ri|»*4rUl for the year
are the large*! ever •hewn by a «Ingle
yrai Ih all <>ur hiato ry
<>ur riporla f.»r
une ri
ri««r i«*| by m«<re than ll.uju,•
IUT» aleute
nut Irr
itnpur.a and riporta <*«»mb.ne<l
iMj.uvJ uur
In h’.O Th* i«n|M.r(a i>«r capita ar» >» p«»<
c«'ht Iras than I In B«'u, while the oi|M»rls
prr capita are ¿1 per cent more than m
1**0, showing lh< ir rtiiuigr*! capacity uf lb«'
frilled Btaira I» w «allaiy the wants « f its
own ln«r»a«ing population, «■ well a* to
«unir(buie to those o L»f thr |K-oplr* of other
hMllutui E i por ta of «gt Ir oil ««tai pr«Mlu*ta
ine
771,112
of matiuf art ur«*d piol-
lets w« rap. ri»«! in value
jsj.||6. Im-
ng l«rgrt than any previous year
It la
notew or thy fact that th« «mty years in
II <»ur history when tt< * products of «»or
ntnufnciutr* sold abr<»,i4 14'«’«*d**d II >«JOO
bought abroad were lv*v and law.
upon the dsput**d questions Involved In
the
subject
of
comblnalluna
In
re-
altullil of trade and «• mp«tltlun
They
hiikc nut y« t complete«! the Investigation
of this sirbj«'« t. ami the connlualutis and
tocomincieltiltoiis at whh h they may ar­
rive ar«’ un«l* i« r mlr»*>«1 The subject Is («tie
giving ria« to many divergent xlews as tu
tl»«t tialuiu and variety or cause ai.«1 el-
tent of the Injuries t«» the public whit h
may ails«» fioni largo combinations cun*
• ««nitalhig more or I**» numerous enter­
prises and owlabll.ilitnvht«. which previous
t ** the forniatlutt of the combination worn
«art «'«I on sepa»gte|y
It Is unlvurs illy
« «n • <b d that combinations which engross
«>r control th«' market of any particular
kind of hi * r« haiidlse or cornrn<H|lty n<« «s-
• »ry to tlo gem lai «««ininunlty by sup-
pr< aslng i.alurnl and ordinary uompotl-
lion, whrteby pric«w uro unduly enhanced
to th*- general c «nsiimrr, ar» obnoslous
not only to th«« <>unrnon law. but also to
the public welfare There must l»e a r»m-
rdy for the evils Involve«! In such oraan*
lialluns If th«« present law ran be cl-
t««nded more certainly l<> control or check
th««**' iimiiepoll«» or trusts. It shoukl b*«
«lone without delay
Whatever power the
roi*gr«-ss | m > ss « mj »« s over thie most Import­
ant subject should t*e prumptiy ascer­
tained and asr* rt«-d.
I OltElt.N 114.1,A I IOM,
Au IH*p««le «,f Merlo««* < baraeler With
A««> bn» rrniiirnt,
A rrvlrw of our relations with foreign
Stair* I* pr« •■riled. with such re« orn-
m. mkitlon* a* ar«- dr«mc<l appropriate.
In my last annual m<a«age ! adverted
t<> lit« claim of the Auatrolluiig.tr.an
gov• r tiiri' tit for Indemnity for the killing
of «rítalo Austrian ai>«l Hungarian sub
j« « t* by the authorltl«-* of the state of
I’vitnsy I vunla. at laittlrncr. wbll«
uup-
l«r< salng an unlawful tumult of tnlnsts,
BeptrmbWf to. 1*9.’
In View of the Verd el
of a< quittai r«-fi<1vrr«! I»y the court It for«
whi« h tl»e aheriff and bls deputies wrr«
lrl«al fi>r murder, and following the «»tab-
ll*lir<| d«M triti* that th* government may
not be held s< • ..ontnblr fur Injuries suf-
fere«! by ImllvhluMla at the hands of Iti*
utili, authority* whits acting in ths Uns
of duty In suppressing dislut bam •• uf th«
publl« p«a<*. this government. aft«r du«
« <»i,*l«|rralien of th* claim advance«! by
III« Ausi r>>- llungar an government, was
« onalratmd |«i <1v« .Ins liability to Ind« m-
nlfy ’.hr suffersrs.
It I* grn Ifylng In be sbls to announce
that the 11« ! g i « n government h«* mitigai»«!
th« rcetrh tmns <>n th« importation <»f
rallia fr -m ihr I nl'rd Htale*. to which 1
1« (• « l‘ l Io m>
antiual m< asagS.
combatants This hi«* h«-«’n nn easy task,
III vt w of tli»* puxlllve «b « lai atlona of
iHith llrlllsh ami lt<>«*r authorm*-* that th««
personal ami properly tights of our «lil-
a«na should I mi ol«s«'rve<l.
Upon th«> withdrawal of th#
agent from Pretoria, th«« 1 .’nlt«*«l
< «maul Was author li« «1. upon
r
-
th«
of i ho Itrllish government, and wl.h tbo
asseui of th«* Booth Afri« an ar.d Orang«
Eruw Blate
Blai«* governments,
goviunmcnts, to i'irrcU»
«'irrclae U ••
customary go««! offices of a neutral fur
th«’ « arc uf British llitsrcsts
In It»«» dis
charge of thia function I am happy to
that abumlMnl o|»p<»rtunlly ha* been
Ifordra! t<* show th«' Impartiality of this
government to l*uth the combatants f >r
the fourth time In (hr present d
* OREfiON,
Olillg m H«»n* to < ul»a Must lie 14« pf
Tills nation has assumed Infor« I
world a gravs rt'"P,*n*lb¡l|ty for
I
the fu
tur» m «>« m 1 government of Cuba l. Wr hav
a< « epi« «! a truirt. ths fulfillment uf * ilici
calls fur th« Sternest Integrity <,f
arpóse
and lli«> egerrisu of the highest w is*lom.
The m»w ('uba yst to arise ftotn the Mslitui
of th« poet must n»e«ls la» bound to us by
ties of singular intimacy an«! d strength. If
Its enduring Welfare
welfare Is to ta* ns*ur«d.
Whether these ties shall I»«« organic <
vehllonal. th«' desi Intra of <’ul»a
some rightful form nm! manner
Vocably linked with our own, but how am!
how far Is for the futur» to determln«* In
th« ripen«*«* of «-venta
W hat«*ver I*« th«»
OUlrum«, We must see to It that free 1‘ o I m
I m * a reality, not a nam«-, a perfo'l entity,
J not n hasty «•
__ i . ¡>«-i Irrient Iwarlng within
> 11»«’If th« element*
f fg
■Ion, to
accomplish
whl«h
up
th«’
gag«
of
bufile.
Io I»«»
fuinil«”!
by turning
I wisely fiamcd commonwealth to Car's the
Vicissitudes will« h loo often attend weak­
er states, u iio*v natural wealth nnd shun*
dent resouri rs are uffM i !«y the |r.< « grul-
ll«s of their point -i«l organisation and th
recurring occasions f*»r internal rlvalrfaa t
*tp their strength and dissipate their en
rrgles
Th«’ gr« «f»-»t I»'«-Bring u i • h <a
«•««rne to Cutav Is the real.«ration of h«*r sa-
rlcuitural and Industrial prosperity, whi« n
will give employment to idle m«n li nd
re ratabllah th« pursuits <«f fa-ace. Th * ia
her clilef and Immediate n«*«*d. On the
i>th of Inst August un order Wns made for
the taking of ll»e census In the Island, to
be completed on th* 10th of NoVemt-cr,
iiii :
1*1111. ii * i * i \ i : <it
i . hiiom .
Ar«|ul*ill«»M of (hr 1*1«»«Is— Th» Fill
pin«» lM*urrr«-tl«»n.
On the loth of I>rcrmb. r. 1**. ths treatyl
of prscs brtwr«-n th® United States andj
waa signed
It pt vlde4 ■
o.h«r things, that Hpaln *h<»uld cede t«»|
th* United Blates th«’ archipelago known
dlalaa uf Ike Arn«»tla(luMo
for flir
a* th* i'hlllpplns Islands, that ths United!
Btalra should pay to Hpwln the »urn of >2'.-
I Mir r-Orr*n %%alrr««a>.
The rontracf ut th« Maritime (’anal <•• •■• and that lb» Ivll r gb»s and jm ».Id­
eal
status of ths natlv«’ inhabitants of
<'«iiip«n>, uf Nicaragua, waa *l«M'lar«'«l
f rf«-il«<l by the N < arngtia g>v« rnm« nt the terrlturhs thus c<drd I«» ths Unite»!
on t.»« l«)th of Oclnlier, on th» ground of Utatc’S should br determined by ths ion
”• UM • ”
n nfulHUmrni within the lo-year term grata Ths treaty w •
allpuial« I In the < an'rad. The Marlt.tnr nt» on th» Cth of February. Pdi, snd by
(‘«nal (‘ompany has lodged a prolral the government of Bpaln <»n ths l#th < f
Th* raiinratioas were
Hain«! ihl* *«• tb»n. alleging rights in th«’ March following
on tn- llth ”f Ai-iil. and the
premiar* whi h ap|»«-ar worthy uf cun- . »
trrnty
publicly
proclaimed
On th* Jd of
eidrraiion
Th a goverument wipretg that
Ni«aragua will afford the prutewtanta a Mar« h the congress Voted the sum ron-
full an<| fair hearing upon th» mrilta of templatrd by the treaty, and ths arn«»unt
was paid over to th* Bpanlah government
the .’aer
FIX ix« i.s or i in: \ i i lox.
I 'Pin
Nicaragua
canal
commiaa.'un. on th* 1st of May. In th a manner th««
Itreelpla nw*l l>l*l»ur*« mmta l«»r I hr Which has tnw n engaged Upon the Work l*hlllpplnrs camo Io the Unit' d States. The
I n*t Fiara i tear.
of riamlnat on and survey of a ship canal Islands were reded l»y the government of
(lav« rnrn« »4 r«•* «upts fr><m all sour* • • f r route a r<<ea Nicaragua, having cumpl«'tr«> Hpaln, which ha«1 been in undisputed |»rs-
■«-**!■ >n <>« tlirm for crnturl,. Th*r
hr R m al y* ar « n led Juti«’ >>. Ik&U. Includ­ Its lab ra an«! ma !« It* report woj » di*
ing lit .**•
14, part payment of th« Cen­ r«»lv<r«j on May 21, and on June lu a acc—p«-<l no’ mrrrljr by our
comm
».lonrr» In P»rl». under the dlreetlon
tral l’a» n»4 ln4*-’ t< *h»r«*. aggregated > ?» • new cummiaaton, known a* the Isthmian
P2. i * h *> (*f th * sum. customs ro*e|pi* «anal c*>mmla*i<»n, waa organised under of the executive, but by the cooaUtatlonal
were |.»«l 17* 1*1
»t»d thus«* fr*'t*i Inter- Ih« t«rma of tlm act appr ved March ■rut well-eonebtered »cilon of the rapre-
nal revenu« |J>F<37.I41 M
Kur the Hs-'al 2. I»y». for the purpfMMi of «sammlng the ■ealatlvea of the people of the United
year the • ip«n
■ «* ■ w< r« I
ul, «M »d. Am*rl an Isthmus with a View to ¿«ter­ Htntre In truth hnuee. ot congrc»»
I find every rva.on to trelteve. »nd I .tl’l
tn ning the m< at practicable and fvaMble
leaving a den. t < f po Bl.if» 47.
Tin- secretary of ttie treaaury retimatis rout«* f r a ail Ip anal across that lath- believe. th«t IM» tr»n»f<-r uf aoverelanty
>rd«n<-e with tlu wwhea »nil
liiMt the r* • ;>la for the current be* al mu*. with Ita prot>a!<ie cost ami other ■ i. In »
This commission, un­ th* ■eplrntlone uf the «rent m»M of lh"|
year will aggregata |£8» •* 112. ami up n •weentlal detail*
4'11
I'lnu
people.
l-'r<»rn tire r.rrllent Bv>mentl
ir
r
the
pr«**ldem
y
of
lie.«
r
-
Admiral
John
th* I»4S1* of present api'roprlaiions the cl-
lo«t of »»»urtn« the I
|M*ndltute« will n<gt'ga<« P«»'*•*. 112. I« m « v - • » \\ libel I - i . 1 Olglea navy (retired)» no opportunity
people
of
the
¡.land»
of our nrdant .le»lrr
I i K |l-’
*•'
For (he fie-al y«'ir etnici ••n’er« <1 promptly upon th«» work Intrustc'd
June J»< Hew. the Internal revenu» r«« clpt* to It. and Is now <artylng on eiatnlna- for their welfare »nd of th. Intention of
Dona In Nnarnaua along the route of the thle »overnment to do everything poeelble
s « ra lin t « 4«. d aluut >;•■* »• •>).
Panama canal, an! In Parlen from the to tdvnnee their 4n«ere»ta In my order of
rut: toil I> IIIMI ««■>.
Atlantic Il • ■.< t . |g hb « hood Of the ArtrP* th.- l»lh of M«y. J*«, the commander of
river to the bay of Panama, on th« I’a- tlu- military eiprd tlon dl«p«tched to the
A Fitting rime to Mnkr Pro* talon for dffc aid«'
Good progiea« ha* been made, I’hElptrlnr . wr . Instructed to declare th«t
It* I uNflMUNNrr.
but under the law a comprehensive ami we ,»me not to nrnko wnr on the people
’nor upon nny p«rt or
I urgently re« ommmd that, to support coinplet«' Investigation Is called for. which of th...........
ths 'k.allng gold • andard and to main- will require much lab»r nn<! considerable f.< |. n «mon« them, but to protect tbein|
tain the parity In Vnlus of the coins of tune for Ita a«'<*ompHshment.
Th«* wuik In their home.. In their employment» »n I
the two rm tala tguhl and silver) ami th«» will be proarrutad ««• r « I'olltluusly ms In their peraonnl nnd rrllxloue r'ahtn."
**iual iM.wcr
o|
and
a
report
may
I**
expected That there ahould I»« no doubt a. io the
|Mwtslt»le
c
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f «v« ry dollar al all llms«
paramount authority there, on the Uth
I»» ths market and
‘ * In tha I'ayrm-nt of at the earliest practicable date.
*!'bts. the *«i r«-tary wi f the treasury I»« 1 Th« great Important* of thia * •» k < «fi­ of Auauat. It waa directed that **tbsrc
gtvan additional
.. , p<» *<r and charged with not t>« too often or too strongly press«’«! must lie no Joint occupation with the In­
ilia duty to sell Unitsd Ktatra born!« «ml upon the attention of the congrua», In my ■uraenta": that th. United states must
to employ such
a Other rffrctlv* me alia as meeaage of a year *g«> 1 elprrSíle»! my prrwu rve the pence nml protect per»ol>’
msy I* nreevsary Io these ends. The au- Views of the n«Meeally of a canal w hlch and property within the territory oecu-
thorlt > "».••ii ’l h !ll«!e
...i»- the
i nr j I *«»
m
’UWrr
to sell would link th«* tw «» great Ot-rana, to w hlch p ed by their military nnd naval force*,
b<>n<!t « hi Ionic aih I short tlihr.
I again Invite your «•«»nshlrranon.
The that the Innuraenta and ail other, mu-t
__ as condl-
t.ons may r«-qulr«-, and should provide | rem» >ne then presented fur « arly action re oKoi.e the military occupation and au­
for s rate of Interest lower than that i arc even atrungt r now.
thority of the United state.. A» early u.
fli»*! by the art of January 14. IN7& While I
I»ec. ml>er 4. before the cenalon and In en-
thsrs Is now no commercial fright which
«.Ill » T Ulti I VI’ AMI < <5 Alli.
111 Ipatlon of that event, th. commander In
•slthtlrMW* X"'“1 from the government. |l
Manila waa uraed to reatore peace and
but. on the
tranquility, and to undertake the eatab-
Alaska
lt«»tin«lary
Cantrstlon
and
rontrary. such widespread
conAdsnc • that go'd aerka the traaaury.
ll.hnient of a lienrflcl. nt «"vernment.l
Other t its«*ttlr«l <|Mratl«*ns.
<t’-nmn«llng paper money In ei» hange, y«-t
In my last annual mr«»agf. I referral to which ahould afford the fullest aacurlty]
ths v. ry situation points to Ih« présent *• th» |M-n<1ing negotlittlone with Great Brit­ fur life and property.
Ih* tnost tlltliig tinte to mtikr ade<|uats ain In r«»p«ct to the l*ominlon of Canada. '
on the Hal ot December, after the treaty K
provialuti l«> Iniurr the continúan« • of the lly means of an riwutlve agreement, a waa alaned. the commander of the force. ■
Xo'.d standard an»! of public « onf1«|en e In joint high «-«»mmlsa on ha«l been created of occupation wan Inatructed ”1» announce ■
ths sblllty and ptirp<au' of the govetn- for the purpose of adjusting all unsettled and proclaim. In the m<>at public manner. Sr
mmt to rnr«t ail Ite obligations In the questions b«tw«-en th«» Unite«! Htater nml that we come, not aa Invadcra and con- ■
""'"•t which ih,. ■ . H I. x 4 w u 14 f • >
Canada, embracing 12 subjects, among querora. but na frlentla Io protect the na-
“'*■• •• Ih. |„ ,,
■will« h Were th« «|U<atlons of the fur seals, tlv.-a In their homea, tn their employment ■
In
their peraonal and
rellclou«»*
th«* fisheries ««f the coast am! contiguous and
ot it mi uct ii n r ’IIHISK.
Inland waters, the Alaokit b«»undary, the rtahta.” The aame day, while ordering ra;
General
Olla
to
aee
that
peace
ahould
be ■
Indiistrlsl (¡rrntncM* *h«»ul«l Wr *ui»- transit of merchandise In bond, the h L mi
labor law« mining right*, reciprocity In preserved In Ilo llo. he waa admmilahed
l»l«*iii«*i*t<*«l by *r* l*r«»M eras.
that- "It la moat Important that there«®^
Ths vahi*’ of an Amorl« nn merchant mn- trade, revision of the agreement respect­ ahould be no conflict with the Inauricenta." >
Br.e io the < xl«*n*lon of our cummer«’ al ing naval vessels hi the Great Lakes, a tin (lie fliat day of January. IS», «eneralj
trod«* nnd the strvnitihsnlnK of our |»«»wur mor«« coinplet«' marking of parts of the order» re teral. d that the kindly lnten-j
upon th«* ar.» Invites il»«* Immediate net Ion boumlnry, provision for the conveyance of Ilona of thia government ahould In everyB
of rungresa.
Our national <!svrlo|nn»iB criminals, ami for wtctklng and salvage.
Much progrcM* ha«l be« n made by the poaalhle way, be communicated to the*
will I»* one n I’I i - I hih I unsiitlahiclury
long a* th»» rt-nniik»il»le growth of «»ur lu- commission toward the adjustment of Inaurgenta.
The «•lilllpplne Cammlaelow.
Isnd ImluMiii« * r«*nialns unac«’ »mp«inle«l many of the*«» questions, when It br<*ame I
by prnRr»*n . n the sen. Th« r«* Is no tick apparent that an lrrc< «uu llablc «llfr< rvnce i
On the Het of January, I announced miB
of
v.ews
was
ent«-rialnc«!
respecting
th«*
of constitutional authority for leglsla I“'»
Int.nllon of dispatching to Manila a com,
which shall glv«' to the counity iniitlilm*’ delimitation of the Alaska boundary. In nilwdon compoaed of three gentlemen o
the failure of an agre«*mrnt I«» the mean­ the hlgheat
strength «‘omm«-nai»rnle with
character and dlatlnctloff
trial a«'hlev<*nients and with Ils hi «Ins­ ing *i»f article« III ami Iv of the treaty of thoroughly acquainted with the Orient
ita rank 1x25 tietween Russia ami Great Britain, who In aawnlallon with Admiral Dew.)
■tn«»ng nations of the earth.
The ynnt
y»ar hiid r< i ..rd« i| « x «'ptlonal
*•• whluh define»! th«- boundary bi'twccn Alas­ and M i lor H. neral OU". »"< IMtructe.
•etlvlty
In ka and Canada, I he Am«*rlran commission­ to '•facilitate the moat humane and of
our Nhlpynr<l*. nn«| th«« promises
of c«»n-
ers prop«»sed that the subject of llie f. , tlv. anda and to .. . lire, w.th the leaa
I htiiil |)i<tH|U rliy in phlpbull'iing are •«”
dsni. Advan<*<*<l h-glslntlon for the
are |»rot
alitan­ boundary be lal<l aside, nm! that th«* re­ i.ovlble d.lny. the beiu tlta of n »1»' an.r
maining »pi« e Ions of «IlfTcrem*«’ be pro­ peneroiiR protection of life nnd proeprty to
Hon «»f our seamen has In'en enacted. ti .
our ceeded with, some of which wen» so far the Inhnbllanta." Th.ee gentlemen were
cosh I trade,
under regulations
framed nt th«* iH-glnnlng of the x’ wisely
»v«’r«i* advanced as to assure the probability of a l>r Jacob Gould S. hurman, preeld. nt ot
govern-
nu'iit and nine«*, *h«iw* results for th«'
past settlement. This being «IrtSlm-d by th«' corn. II unlverMiy; the Hon. Charles l>en-
British commissioners, an adjournment by for many yeara mlnla'er to t hlnn.
y«'iir uii<-<piiil<-<| In «»ur record** <’r
those of any otiH r power. We shall tall was taken until the boumlnry should be nnd Prnfeeaor Dean
Worce.ter of th.’
io
,n n-aiii«
fall«.. ’ our oppoi iunities, however. If adjusted by the two governments. Th.» university of Michigan who had mad<
w«« cotnplacrnlly r< kiit <I only matter* nt subjci'i has b»'rn r» <•» Ivlng th«» careful at­ a moat careful study of Ute In the 1 41114
home and biin«) ours««lveM to the ne«*c* Ity tention which It* Importance demand*,
Ipplnea.
_
of securing «»ur *har« In the valuable car- with the result that a modus vi vendí for
While the treaty of pence waa iindei«
provisional drmaikatlons In the regl«>n eonalderatlnn in Um aenate. theae commiaj
rv ur trade of the world.
I.a*t y(.Nr American vessels transported about th«* hoa»l of Lynn «'anal has been
. . ,1 oul on th< Ir mlai on of g >oq
* *mall«*r shar«* of our exp i ts and Imporia agn*e«l upon, ami It Is hop« «I that the will nnd lllH-rntlon Th.-lr character was it
than «luring imy f«irtn«*r year In all our mgollatlons now In progress between the
history, and the tn« nstirw of our depend- two governments will eml In an agree­ ■uSclent *uat >nty of the benefi IrnJ u"rl
poa.- will, which tiny went, even f thevj
-an*’ incttsiirw
pnce upon foreign
shipping <-
ment for th»' establishment and delimita­ had not borne th.- positive Instructions an
— peupla, t wi»* painfully
bisnlfvstod to -*•'
our
tion of a permanent boundary.
thia government which mmle their
(‘hole»« of our own, but from Without any
Attitude In AilRio-liner War.
pre . mln. nlly one "f p. nee andI fl I. ml h I’j
d* l»irtini'nts <«( th«* gov«*rnment
charge«!
necessity,
tha
Apart from these »luestlnns growing out Bill before their arrival In Manila, ih-
Ntatea to the right* Of Hpaln. an<1 hTlr HWX
with rnllltitry nnd naval operations *n th«’ of our relationship with our northern
a'nf-t. r ambition of a f. w l. arfera of the float« over that territory. On the 10th
Lint an.l In Ih.' W. nt bulle« hud «<> «’'•
neighbor, the most friendly dlsposlilon Flllplnoa had created a «luatlon full of <»f Alignât. tx'JO. Brigadier-General Rate«.
'*lh front tor.'tKti I U 1----- .............
wo- ami rt'idy agreement have marked the
••Mhllnl fur ilio
n,iK" uuTchum vi .» h ,.|» <II n » iisslon of th«» numerous matters aris­ embarrassments for us and moat grlevou* United State* volunteer*, nogotlnted an
In Ila consequences to themselves.
agreement with the sultan and hl* prln-
oixiraiiona.
ing in ih«» vast and Intimate Intercounm
Tlio clear nnd Impartial preliminary re­ 4'lpnl chief*, which I transmit herewith.
of the United Htatca with (treat Britain. purl of the commissioners, which I trans­
Rebellion Nearly Ended.
This government haw maintained an atti­ mit herewith, gives so lucid nnd compre­
TH« THI MH.
T communicate three facts to the con­
W**« nt !•«,)
tude of neutrality In the unfortunate con­ hensive a history of the present Insunr. c-
y Imi iHliiu’nt of th»'
test between Great Britain amt the Boer tlomiry movement Hint the story need gre** for Its Information and action.
K» states
Intloic 1a«tv.
of Africa.
We have remained mil be here repeated. It I" enough «" *'** Everything Indicates that with the speedy
(’<'tnblnntlong of mpltul, orgnnlz»’!
suppression of the Tagal rebellion, life in
faithful to the precept of av«>ldlng en­
that the Claim of the rebel lender, that
triiKiK to control Iho coih IHI >n* <»f ’ Into
tangling alliances as to affairs not of our he was promised Independence by any the archipelago will aoon assume Its ordi­
nnionn oui (•Ill7.« n*4, t
.
w. trade
Ila<l circumstances officer of the United Htntea In relurn for nary course under the protection of out
" limit t nroihi«'
“ ■ |in(] to
(itBrrmlno
tho prl« «”* own direct coiu’ern.
• i «inz4nM,
sill!«* competition*
production, un«! delvrmlno the price* suggest«*»! that the parties to th«* quarrel hie assistance has no foundation In fact sovereignty, ami the people of those fa­
°« r
......
.
I'H h I uc I n «-«itihumt <1 by the people, are would have welcomo«l any kind expression and In categorically den rd by ’’J*
vored Island« will enjoy a prosperity and
im« «* ■
• “’■'•»«king
’»"Milu
.„.i -
«n«
wltne.ni’" who were cal cd to prove It a freedom which they have never before
’■l
’.i-««-«issimi ami should of the hope of th«» American people that
known.
Already huiulr«*«la of school* are
the
war
might
be
averted,
good
ofllees
The
most
the
Insurgent
’
"'"
’
er
h.qied
for
• th«* athmtlon of congress. The
Religious
The when he came back to Manila was the open ami tilled with children.
commission
created l»y lbe would hnv«' been gladly tendered.
*'’• of
frmalom Is sacredly assured and enjoyed,
of Jun«» 11,
BdM. United Blates representative at Pretoria llheraUon of th.’ Island" from the
b4" Iwsn CWfigress
and
the
courts
are
dispensing
justice.
•tiHuged In ext ended hearings was early instiueted lu see that all neutral control, which they had been laboring for Business la beginning to circulate In ItJ
American Interests be respected by the years, without success, to throw off.
BI
30?
n ,< emkek
1699
Outbreak «»f (be laau
Th«* prompt a< • ompllahn?
I accustomed channels.
work by the American arn
ltd* ! habitants w« »«» fb • Ing to
T Minfin
— w.Mia
th«* who««
.
jn a . I
M«iv«» him other id« ita nml nn^d rmvyl f< w months ago. Is now a populous and
*■••*■ country a I
hiwhllotis suggt sfiorii from v ,n*> *•»•<! thriving miirt of commerce.
Th« earnest
' ' ¡
1 »1 < , r p-. •
, M * » ' « •« «
**r»«i unremitting endeavors of the
¡with which h«i had taken up ’ntlorrs
nil Melon and the uilmlra! an«! majfrr- com-
sooner had nor arm y «mptur* <1 X *• No «»rsl < oinmiindlng the «!«; *'
... -»» -*sn-
me
th« Mllpim» furors >>egfan to » than i Fa« If!«;, to Manure th«- people
of the te
.-otrn.„i
of n«4i-
lt)„
to '«»sure th»
Mtllf Of!« of S Inp|<’|. i ind hosll • *r«
e*nt intentions of this government, have
the utmost »ffofti of our oft hb h 1. « ! thMr legitimate eff« • » In convincing
troops were unnlde 1«» disarm «»■•/*,1 U •» g««'At mass of then» that |ws«-s and
1
«r kif»<1n. ». ..nd i .rbaamne» wKr ■ ‘.f«iy and pr’Mp«»rlty pn«1 stabp- govarn-
I «<ient «’nn <>n!y he found In “ loyal a«,«-ept-
aa a proof of cowardteo. '
un< a of the authority of the United Htates.
later
From All Parts of the New
W«rld and the Old.
- — ■
news
Ns IT York wants both the big
rentiona.
The investment of Mafeking is closer
i than ever.
John H. i nase, the socialist mavof
M Haverhill, .Maas., has >•—
•lectM),
Tea shipwright’ from Seattle t
I the places of the striker» at Vallej«
Iu»vy yard.
Ex-<»overoor Lord, of Oregon, haa
d.-parted for Argentina, to take hi»
poot as United States minister.
Legality nf the war revenue act it
involved in the
inheritance
tax caae be-
-----------------.. .
>- ih a « ast* be­
fore *.L«; UuiUal Stat*« eojnmus wait).
The Hix Chinese Companies, of San
Framisco, have subscribed $4,000 to
promote commercial relations betweeu
China snd the United States.
The New York coffee exchange has
petitioned the authorities to release
the coffee cargo of the plague ship
Taj lor. They claim there is no danger:
Chaplain Shields,
being
_
—P» tried
>1 at . San
rau
Francisco by court-martial for drunk-
ennees. will try to prove that his
brother clergymen are persecuting him.
lUvet-augar men are mu<*h disturbed
over recent discuiwion. Their ind tut try
is ti(>uri"<hing. but free sugar from the
island»! they say wouhl be disastrous to
them.
The tierman ship Wansbek, which
ha* arrived at Astoria, lost two men on
the voyage from Philadelphia, and the
l»oatnxvftiu nays it xxas the captain
fault.
ttawford, the soldier who permitted
Wardner bull-j*n prisoners to escape,
wm dishonorably discharged and sen­
tenced to 13 years six months imprison­
ment.
Dispatches indicate that the Boera
ar.- making all preparations for a hasty
retreat to the Tran.vaal Ixjrder* in the
event of defeat at Tugela and Lady-
smith.
A Kentucky mob had no mercy for a
negro who murdered and outraged a
woman. He was dragged through the
streets at the end of a rope and finally
bound to a stake and burned alive.
Bick soldier» were compelled to tight
at Vigan. The Americans had but one
company and 150 sick men. They had
to fight 800 Filipinos. The attack was
made in the early morning, and it be­
came a hand to hand conflict.
Fighting has ceased between the
Mexicans and Yaquis, the Indians hav­
ing retreated. It is said they may be
joined by others. A courier says the
Yaqui’s losses in killed and wounded
during 10 days’ fighting were estimated
at 200. The Mexican losses were 15
killed and 30 wounded.
Tlie postmaster of Boston has
signed.
Au illicit oleomargarine factory has
been unearthed at Chicago.
The Pavne-Hanna subsidy bill has
been introduced in the house.
Jeffries and Corbett are planning to
fight at the Paris exposition and France
is horrified.
Ninety Boer prisoners are said to
have been massacred at Eland’s laagto
by British soldiers.
General Hughes is now occupying
20 I’auay towns. His lines extend 35
miles north of Ho Ilo.
2
The United States
_____ supreme court has
decided that the conductor of a freight
train is not a vice-principal.
England is buying mules, horses,
canned goods, hay and rails in this
country for shipment to South Africa.
’-e-.
I
An Astoria contractor wants to haul
the stranded lightship
land
from
*=•---- r ovet
-■
.
UVHJ
— ■
Ocean beach to Baker’s bay. He claims
it can be done.
iv..- 1------ •- -
vsm uu
A <’able;;ram from Hong Kong say»
that Aguinaldo is now ready to snr-
| render i( Consul Wildman will receive
him. The junta at Hong Kong advised
him to take such action.
The industries of Cuba are in a de­
plorable condition. In two provinces
the destruction of sugar interests alone
is estimated at $680.000,000, and there
are no efforts at rebuilding.
Huntington has bought another big
L I block of Southern Pacific stock and
" ‘ there are said to be others in on the
deal. Kailroad men lielieve the Van­
derbilts are in some way concerned.
The shelling of the British camp at
Ladysmith has _____
been far
effective
.... more
......»> cuvctive
I' I than previous rejx.rts have led people
I f I to believe. Hundreds were killed and
____
n. »** *« i»U<
I I wound«.!
—. «> Boer
---- .. * bombardment.
woumleri from ** the
llapi.l telegraph system will revolu­
tionize all correspon«leuee. Such low
rates will l>e made that merchants can
afford to use the system instead of the
mails. It is to be placed in operation
at once.
General Andrade, the
exiled prt
presi
.-.sv vAUVl
’Hl-
I dent, prophesies a gloomy future for
j f | Venezuela. He says there is a revolu-
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tion within a revolution and the coun­
try ii» on the verge of anarchy. He will
remain in Puerto Kico.
To avoid an injunction a telephone
company laid its wires in the streets
of New York at midnight. The new
company will have a long distance line
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