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fi CAUTIOUSLY WORDED. President Harrison's First Annual sage Commu nicated to Congress. It Lacks Definiteness on All Live Issues in American Polities. f.cduce Income to Actual Needs, but Make the Tar iff Protective. Every thing* Except the Steam ship Subsidy Scheme Un gracefully Straddled. Washixgtox. I). C. Dee. 3.—Presi dent Harrison's first niessaee to con press as presented to congress to-day. Summarized it is as follows: President Harrison, as is customary, launches his first message, with the state ment that good will and cordiality have characterized the relations of the United States with other governments, aid few in terna; i Questions remain unadjusted. Referring to the Pan-American congress, he predicts that it will result in increased pros perity of the independent stales of North and - nth America. The recommendations of this international conference of enlight ened statesmen will have the attention of congress and its co operation in the removal nt unnecessary barriers to beneficial inter course between the nations of America. But while the commercial results, which it is hoped will follow this conference, are worthy of pursuit, and of the great In terest they have excited, it is believed that the crowning benefit will be found in the better securities which may be devised for the maintenance of peace among all American untie us. and the settle ment fail contentions by methods that a Christian civilization can approve. Refer ence is 1 *-o made to the International man lime conference.' now in ses-ssion at \\a>h ington, and attention called to the fact that the two ennfereuc :s have bronchi to Wash insrtcn the accredited representatives <>f thirty-three nations, and all the states of the American system now maintain diplomatic representation at Washington. In this con nection the pe-ident states that all the na tions of the Western hemisphere, with one exception,' semi to Wa-hincion envoys ex tmcrditiarv and ministers plenipotentiary, while the united "states on the contrary sends envoys of loner grade to bister republics. Be recommends the completion of the reform begun by the last congress in the elevation ot* foreign missions, with the inclusion of Hawaii and Hayti, and that an Invitation be bent to Hawaii to send representatives to the Pan-American congress. - • NO ROOM FOR CHINESE. American Interests Demand the Exclusion of Celestials. Our relations with China have the attentive consideration which their magnitude and in terest demand. The failure of the treaty ne gotiated under my predecessor for the fur ther and more complete restriction of Chi nese labor immigration, aud, with it, the legislation of the last session of congress de pendent thereon, leave some question! open which congress should now ap proach it: that wise and just spirit lhat should characterize the relations of two great and friendly powers. While our supreme interests demand the exclusion of a laboring clement which experience has shown to be incompatible with our social life, all steps to compass this imperative need should be accompanied with a recoeni lion of the claim of those stran ers now law fully among us to humane and just treat merit. The accession of the young emperor of China marks, we may hone, an era of progress and prosperity for the great country over which he is called to rule. The enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act Iras Ken found to he very difficult on (he Northwestern frontier. Chinamen landing at Victoria find it easy to pass our borders, owing to the impossibility with force at command of the customs officers of guarding so long an inland line. The secretary of ihe treasury has authorized the employment of additional officers, who will be assigned to this duty, and every effort will be made to enforce* the law. The Dominion exacts a head tax of $"'0 for each Chinaman landed, and when these persons, in fraud of oar law. cross into our territory Mini are apprehended, our officers do not know what to do with them, as the Dominion authorities will not suffer them to be sent back without a second payment of the tax. An effort will be made to reach an under tun ling that will remove this difficulty. PIRATICAL SEALERS. The proclamation required by section " of the act of A arch '2, I^SO. relating to the kill ing of seals and other fur-bearing animals, was issued by me on the *_lst day of March, and a revenue vessel was dispatched to en force the laws ot the United States. The es tablishment of a refuge station at Point Bar row, as directed by congress, was success fully accomplished. The president reviews the sauioun troubles and says the treaty ne gotiations at Berlin will be submitted to the senate for approval. CODFISH AXD CRIMINALS. The Fisheries and Extradition Questions Touched Upon. On the part of the government of the Do minion of Canada an effort has been apparent during the season just ended to- administer the laws and regulations applicable to the fisheries with as little occasion for friction as was possible, and the temperate representa tions of this government in respect of cases of undue hardship or of harsh interpretations have been in most cases met with measures of transitory relief. It is trusted that the attain ment of our just rights; under existing treaties in virtue of the concurrent legislation of the two contiguous countries will not be long de ferred, and that all existing causes of differ ence may be equitably adjusted. I recom mend that provision be made by an interna tional agreement for veribly marking the water boundary between the United States and Canada iv the narrow channels that join the great lakes. The conventitnil line therein traced by the northwestern boundary survey years ago is not in all cases readily ascertainable for the settlement of jurisdictional questions. A ins! nnd acceptable enlargement of the list of offenses for which extradition may be claimed and granted is most desirable be tween this country and Great Britain. The territory of neither should become a secure harbor for the evil doers of the other through any avoidable shortcoming in this regard. A new treaty on this subject between the two powers has been recently negotiated and will soon laid before the senate. The presi dent thinks the commerce of Cuba and Porto Hico with the United States may be expand ed Peru should pay its debts to Americans as well as to foreign creditors, and Portugal must settle for the seizure of the Delagan Bay railroad built under a concession to an American. DITCHING THE ISTHMUS. The Nicaragua Canal Will Be Pushed to Completion. Tn pursuance of the charier granted by corgrcss and under the terms of its contract with the government of Nicaragua, the Inter-Oceanic Canal company has begun the construction of the important waterway be tweeo the? two oceans which its organization contemplates. Grave cations for a time seemed imminent, in view of a sup pressed conflict of jurisdiction between Nic aragua and Costa Itica, in regard to the ac cessory privileges to be conceded by the latter republic toward the construc tion of works on the SimJuau river, of which the right bank is Costa Rica territory. lam happy to learn that a friendly arrange ment has been effected between the two na tions. This government has held itself ready to promote in every proper wav the adjust ment of all questions that might present ob stacles to the completion of a work of such transcendent importance to the commerce of this country, and indeed to the commercial Interests of the world. The success of Ameri can exhibitors at the Paris exposition is re ferred to as well as the traditional good feel ing between the United States and republic of France. The United States ill co operate with European powers in promoting measures for the abolition of the slave trade Africa by sending representatives to the international conference now ia session at Brussels. RECENT REBELLIONS. Happy Ending of the Revolutions in Hayti and Brazil. The president says: It is a source of great satisfaction that the internal disturbances of the republic of Hayti are at last happily ended, and that an apparently stable govern ment has been constituted. It has been duly recognized by the United Stales. The recent revolt in Brazil in favor of the establishment of a republican form of government is an event of great interest to the United States. Our minister at Kio de Janeiro was at ouce instructed to maintain friendly diplomatic relations with the pro visional government, and the Brazilian rep resentatives at this capital were instructed by the provisional government to continue their functions. Our friendly intercourse with Brazil has. therefore, suffered no inter ruption. Our minister ims been further in structed to extend, on tne part of this gov ernment, a formal aud cordial recognition of the new republic as aoon as the majority of the people of Brazil shall have signified their assent to its establishment nut! main tenance. The president recommends that judicial rights and processes iv Corea lie established ou a 11 m basis by providing the machinery necessary to carry out treaty stip ulations in that regard. The friendliness of the Persian government continues to be shown I y its generous treatment of Amer icans engaged in missionary labors, and by the cordial disposition of tlie shah to encour age the enterprise of our citizens iv the de velopment of Persian resources. A discus sion is in progress touching the jurisdic tional treaty rights of the United Suites in "1 turkey. An earnest effort will .be made to define those rights to the action of those governments. NAXURALIZ.u AMERICANS. Their Rights in I* oreign Countries Should Re Respected. Questions continue to arise in our relations with several unities in respect to the rights ot naturalized citizens. Especially is tins the case wilh France. Italy, Russia and Turkey, and to a less extent with Switzer land. From lime to time earnest efforts have been made to regulate this subject by con ventions. An improper use of • naturaliza tion should not be permitted, but it is im portant that those who have beeu duly nat uralized should everywhere be accorded reeogi iiion of the rights pertaining to citi zenship in the country of their adoption. The appropriateness of special conven tions tor that purpose is recognized in treaties which this government has concluded With a number oi European states, and it is advisable that the difiicul ies which now arise in our relations with other countries on the same subject should ne similarly adjusted. our naturalization laws should be so re vised as to make the inquiry into the char acter and good disposition towards our gov ernment of the persons applying for citizen ship more thorough. 'I his can only be done by taking fuller control of the examinations, by fixing the lime for hearing such applies* tions, ami by requiring the presence of some one who shall represent the government in the inquiry. Those who are the enemies of social order, or who come to our shores to swell the injurious influence and to extend the evil practices of any association that de fies our laws, should not only be denied cit izenship, but a domicile. The enactment of a national bankrupt law of a character to be a permanent part of our general legislation is desirable, It should be simple in its method aud Inexpensive in its administra tion. -RADE AND FINANCE. A General Condition of Prosper ity Prevails. Within our own borders a general condi tion of prosperity prevails. The harvests of the last summer we exceptionally abun dant, and the trade conditions now prevail ing seem to promise a successful season to the merchant and manufacturer and general employment to our working people. The re port of the secretary of the treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30. I^B9. has been prepared, and will be presented to con gress. It presents with clearness the fiscal operations of the government, and I avail myself of it to obtain some facts for use here. The agggreate receipts from all sources for the year were $38 7,05't. --«*5"3.84. derived as follows: From cus oms, *J233.83i,741.<58; from internal revenue, 513 ,551.51 ; .92; miscellan eous sources, 53.230.803.23. The or diuarv expenditures for the same period were ''■■'■'.''15.60, and the total expenditures, including the sinking fund, was $329,679,923.20. The excess of re ceipts over expenditures was. after provid ing for the sinking fund, $57,470,129.59. For the current fiscal year the total revenues, actual and estimated, are 5355.000.00 i, and the ordinary expenditures, actual and esti mated. **293.')- 0,000, making, with the sink ing fund, a total expenditure of $341,321, --116.99. leaving an estimated surplus of 813.1.78.853.01. During the fiscal year there was applied to the purchase of bonds, in ad d.tion" to those of the sinking fund. S9''.4.">(>. 1 72.35, and during the first quarter of the current year the sum of 537.535.937.77, all of which were credited to the sinking fund. Tie revenues for tbe fiscal year ending June 3D, 1891. are estimated by the treasury de partment at S3 -5.000.000. and. the expendi tures for the same period, including the sink in.'fund, at -""34 1 .43 1,477.7 '. This shows an estimated surplus for that year of $43, --5(!9.522.30. which is more likely to be in creased than reduced when the actual trans actions arc written up. REDUCE THE SURPLUS. It Is a Disturbing Element, in the Conduct of Private Business. The existence of so large an actual and anticipated surplus should have the imme diate atteution of congress, with a view to reducing the receipts of the treasury to the needs of the government as closely as may be. The collection of moneys not needed for public uses imposed an unnecessary bur den upon our people, and the presence of so large a surplus in the public vaults is a dis turbing element in the conduct of private business. It has called into use expedients for putting into circulation of very question able propriety. We should not collect reve nue for the purpose of anticipating our bonds, beyond the requirements of our sink ing fund.'but any unappropriated surplus iv the treasury should be s -tiled, as there is no other lawful way of returning the money to circulation, and the profit realized by the government offers substantial advantage. The loaning of the public funds to the banks, without interest, upon the secuity of government bonds, I regard as an unauthorized nud dangerous expedient. It results in a temporary and unnatural in crease of the banking capital of favored lo calities, and compels a cautious and gradual recall of the deposits to avoid injury to the commercial interests. It is not to be expected that the banks having these deposits will sell their bonds to the treasury so long as the ' present highly beneficial arrangement is con tinued. They now practically get interest both upon their bonds anil their proceeds. No further use should be made of this method of getting the surplus into circulation, and the deposits now outstanding should be gradually withdrawn and applied to the pur chase of bonds. It is fortunate that such a use can be made of the existing surplus, and for some lime to come of any casual surplus that may exist after congress has taken the necessary steps for a reduction of the reve nue. Such legislation should be promptly, but very considerately enacted. IT NEEDS REVISION. That's About All the President Says Concerning the Tariff. The president recommends a revision of the tariff law, both in its administrative feat ures aud in the si hedules. The need of the former is generally conceded, and an agree ment upon the evils and inconvenience to be remedied and the best methods for their cor rection will probably not be difficult. Uni formity of valuation in all our ports is es sential", and effective measures should be taken to secure it. It is equally desirable that questions affecting rates and classifi cations should be promptly decided. The preparation of a new schedule of customs duties is a matter of great delicacy, be cause of its effect upon the business of the country: of great difficulty, by reason of the wide divergence of opinion as to the objects that may 1 c promoted by such legis lation. Some disturbance of business may perhaps result from the consideration of this subject by congress, but this temporary ill effect will be reduced to a minimum by prompt action and the assurance which the country enjoys that any necessary changes will be* soon made as not to impair the just and reasonable protection of our home in dustries. The inequalities of the law should be adjusted, but the protective principle should be maintained and fairly applied to the products of our farms as well as our shops. These duties necessarily have rela tion to other things- besides the 'public reve nues. We cannot limit their effects by fixing our eves on the public treasury alone. They have" a direct relation to home produc tion, to work, to wages and to the commercial independence ot our coun try. The wise and patriotic legislator should enlarge ihe field of his vision to in clude all of these. The necessary reduction in our public revenue can, I am sure, be made without making the smaller burden more onerous than the larger by reason of the disabilities and limitations which the process of reduction puts upon both capital and labor. The free list can be very safely extended by placing thereon articles that do not offer injurious competition to such do mestic products as our home labor can sup ply. The removal of the internal tax upon ' tobacco would relieve an important agricul tural product from a burden which was im posed only because our revenue from cus toms duties was insufficient for the public needs. If safe provision against fraud can be devised, the removal of the tax upon spirits used in the arts and In manufactures would also offer an unobjectionable method of reducing the surplus. COINAGE OP SILVER. Plan for the Issuance of Certifi cates Against Deposits of Ball ion. I think it is clear that if we should make THE FAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1889. coinage of silver at present ratio free we roust expect the difference In bullion values of tho gold aud silver dollars' will be taken account of In commercial transactions, and I fear the same result would follow any con siderable increase of present rate' of coin age. Such a result would bo discreditable to our financial management and disastrous to all business Interests. We should not tread the dangerous edge of such a peril, and, in deed, nothing more harmful cculd happen to the silver. Any nfe legislation upon the subject must secure the equality of the two coins in tho commercial uses. I have al ways been an advocate of the use of silver la our currency. We are large uichluclois of that metal and should not discredit it. To the plan which will be presented by the secretary of the treasury for the issuances of notes and certificates upon the deposit of silver billion at its market value I have been able to give only a hasty examination, owing to the press of other mat ters and to the fact that it has been so re cently formulated. The details of such a law rconire careful consideration, but the gen eral plan suggested by him seems to satisfy the purpose to continue the nse of silver in connection with currency, and at the same time to obviate the danger of which I have spoken. At a later day I may communicate further with congress upon this subject. A table presented by the secretary of the treas ury, showing the amount of money of all kinds in circulation each year from 1878 to the present time is of interest, lt appears that the amount of national bank notes in circulation has demtMd during that period SH-i. 109.729, of which f37.7M1.558 is charged to the last year. The circulation per Capita has increased about 55 during the time covered by the table referred to. PREPARE FOR TROUBLE. Now Is a Good Time to Construct Coast Defenses. Judged by modern standards we are prac tically without coast defenses. Many of the structures we have would enhance, rather than diminish, the perils of their garrisons if subjected to the fire of improved guns, and very few are so located as to give full effect to the greater range of such guns as we are now making for the coast defense use. This ge* c nl subject has had consideration in congress for some years, and the appropria tion for the construction of rifled guns, made one year ago. was, I am sure. the expression or a pur pose to provide suitable works iv ■which these guns mi lit be mounted. An appro priation now made for the purpose would not advance the completion of the works be yond our ability to supply them with fairly effective trims. The security of our coast cities against foreign attack should not rest altogether in the friendly disposition of other nations. There should be a second line, wholly in our own keeping. I very urgently recommend an appropriation at this session for the construction of such works in our most exposed harbors. I approve the sug gestion of the secretary of war, that pro visions be made for encamping companies of the national guard in our coast waters for a specified time each year, and their training in ihe use of heavy guns. His suggestions thaih an increase of the artillery force of the army is desirable is also, in connection, com mended to the consideration of cougress. RIVERS AND HARBORS. They Should Be Improved to Ac commodate the Needs of Com merce. The improvement of our important rivers and harbors should be promoted by the neces sary appropriations. Care should be taken that the government is not committed to tbe prosecution of works not of public and gen eral advantage and that the relative useful ness of works of that class is not overlooked. So far as this work can ever be said to be completed I do not doubt that the end would be sooner and more economically reached if fewer separate works were undertaken at the same time and those selected for their more general interest were more rapidly pushed to completion. A work, once considerably begun, should not be subjected to the risk and deterioration which 'n'errupted or insuf ficient appropriations necessarily occasion. NAGLE DID HIS DUTY. Provision Should fee Made for the Protection of Federal Officers. Referring to the assault upon Justice Field, of the supreme court of the United States, and the murder of Judge Terry by Deputy Marshal Ragle, the president recommends that more definite provisions be made by the law, uot only for the protection of federal officers, but for a full trial for such cases in the United States courts. In recommending, such legislation I do not at all impeach either tbe central adequacy of the provision made by the state laws for the protection of all citizens or the general disposition of those charged with the execution of such laws, to give protection to the officers of the United States. The necessity of providing some more speedy method for disposing of the cases which now come for final adjudication to the supreme court becomes every year more apparent and urgent. Without attempt ng to discuss details, I recommend that pro ivision should be made for the establishment of such courts. The salaries of the judges of the district courts are, in my judgment, in adquate. I recommend that (ill such salaries now below §o,(h»0 per annum be increased to that amount NOT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. The President Disagrees "With *** Blame Regarding- Trusts. Earnest attention should be given by con gress to a consideration of the question how far the restraint of those combinations :of capital commonly called trusts is matter for federal jurisdiction. When organized as they often are, to crush out all healthy com * petition, to monopolize tbe production or sale of an article of commerce and general necessity, they are dangerous conspiracies agaiust the public good, and should be made the subjects of prohibitory and even penal legislation. The subject of an international copyright has been frequently commended to the attention of congress by my predeces sors. The enactment of such a law would be emphatically wise and just. POSTAL SERVICE AXD NAVY. The President Indorses the Rec omendations of Wanamaker and Tracy. President Harrison reviews the annual re ports of Postmaster General Wanamaker and Secretary of the Navy Tracy. The plan sug gested oi a supervision of the postoffices in separate districts, that shall involve instruc tion and suggestion and a rating of efficiency of the postmasters, would, the president says, greatly improve the service. Tne un satisfactory condition of the law relating to the transmission through the mail of lottery j advertisements and remittances is clearly stated by the postmaster general, and his suggestion as to amendment should have the favorable consideration of congress. In gen eral, satisfactory progress has been made in the construction of tbe new ships of war authorized by congress. The president con curs in the recomendatiou of the secretary that the construction of eight armored ships, three gunboats and five torpedo boats be au thorized. The wreck of the Vandalia, Tren ton and Nipsic at Apia last March, and the great loss of life, is commented upon. While mourning the brave officers and men who died braving, with high resolve, dange 9 greater than those of battle, it is most grati fying to state that the credit of the American navy for seamanship, courage and generosity was magnificently sustained in the storm beaten harbor of Apia. DEALINGS WITH RED MEN. Lo Must Be Civilized and Made Self-Supporting. Substantial progress has been made in the education of children of school age and in the allotment of lands to adult Indians. It is to be regretted that the policy of breaking up the tribal relations and of dealing with the Indian as an individual did not appear . earlier in our legislation. Large reservations held in common and the maintenance of the authority of the chiefs and head men have deprived the individual of every incentive to tbe exercise of thrift, and tbe annuity has contributed an affirmative impulse to wards a state of confirmed pauperism. Our treaty stipulations should be observed with fidelity, and our legislation should be highly considerate of the best interests of an ignorant and helpless people. The reserva tions are now generally surrounded by white settlements. We can no longer push the In dian into the wilderness, and it remains only by every suitable agency to push him upward into the state of a self-supporting and re sponsible citizen. For the adult the first step is to locate him upon a farm, and for the child to place him in school. School at tendance should be promoted by every moral agency, and those tailing should be com pelled. Th 3 national schools for Indians nave been very successful and should be mul tiplied, and as far as possible should be so organized and conducted as to facili tate the transfer of the schools to the states and territories in which they are located whon the Indians in a neighborhood have accepted citizenship, and have become otherwise fitted for such a transfer. This condition of things will bo attained slowly, but it will be hastened by keeping it in mind, and in the meantime that co-operation be tween the government and the mission schools, which has wrought much good, should be cordially and impartially sus tained. The last congress enacted two dis tinct laws relating to negotiations with the Sioux Indians of Dakota for a relinquish. men r of a portion of their lands to the United States, nnd for dividing the remainder into separate ■ reservations. Both were approved on the same day, - . March 2. The one submitted to the Indians a specific proposition; tho other (sec tion 3 of the Indian appropriation act) ; authorized the president to appoint, three commissioners to negotiate with these In diana for the accomplishment of the snme general purpose nnd required thnt any agree ments made should bo submitted to congress for ratification. The success of tho Sioux commission is dwelt upon, although its re port has not yet reached the president, lie is advised that it is not necessary to submit the agreement .vith the Sioux for the release of their great reservations to tho United states to congress for ratification, but will open the land to settlement by proclamation. The work of the Cherokee commission, still uncompleted. Is touched upon, as is the open ing of Oklahoma to settlement. The cattle syndicate now occupying tho Cherokee strip is held to be responsible for the obstruction of negotiations with the Cherokces. <;' : s ALASKA ANO ITS NEEDS. The Land Laws Should Be Ex- tended to the Frozen North. Provision should bo made for the acquisi tion of titles to town lots in towns now estab lished In Alaska, for locating town sites and for the establishment of municipal govern ments. Only the mining laws have been ex tended to that territory, and no other form of title to lands can now be obtained. The gen eral land laws were framed with reference to this disposition of agricultural land, and it is doubtful if their operation in Alaska would be beneficial. We have fortunately not ex tended to Alaska the mistaken policy of establishing reservations for the Indian . tribes and can deal with them* from the beginning as Individuals with, I am sure, better results. But any disposition of the public lands, and any regulations relating to timber and to the fish eries, should have a kindly regard to their interests. Having no power to levy taxes, tbe people of Alaska are wholly dependent upon the general government, to whose revenues the seal fisheries make a large an nual contribution. An appropriation tor education should neither be overlooked not stinted. The smallness of the population, and the .great distances between the settle ments offer serious obstacles to the establish ment of the usual territorial form of govern ment. Perhaps the organization of several sub-districts, with a small municipal council of limited powers for each, would be safe aud useful. Attention is called in this con nection to suggestions of the secretary of the treasury relating to the establisnment of an other port of entry in • Alaska, and of other needed customs," facilities aud regulation. SOLACE PUR SETTLERS. The Land Laws Should Be Broad ly Construed. In the administration of the land laws the policy of facilitating in every proper way the adjustment ot the honest claims of mdi vidua! settlers on the public lands has been pursued. The number of oendine eases had during the preceding administration has been greatly increased during the operation of orders for a time suspending final action in a large part of the cases originating in the West and Northwest, and by the subsequent use of unusual methods of examination. Only those who are familiar with the condi tions under : which our agricultural lands have been settled can appreciate the serious and often fatal conseauences to a settler of a policy that puts his title under suspicion, or delays the - issuance of bis patents While care is taken to prevent and expose fraud, should not be imputed without reason. The manifest purpose of the homestead and pre emption laws was to promote the settlement of the public domain by persons having a bona fide intent to make a home upon the selected lands. Where this intention is well established, and the requirements of the law have been substantially complied .with, the claimant is entitled to'a prompt and friendly consideration of his case. ' But where there is reason to believe that the claimant is the mere a-zent of another, who is seeking to evade a law intended to promote small hold ings, and to secure by fraudulent methods larce tracts of timber and other lands, both principal and agents should not only be thwarted in their fraudulent purposes, but the penalties of our criminal statutes suould be ira posed. The laws should be so adminis- - tered as not to confound thes-i two classes, and to visit penalties only upon the latter. FOR THIS WAS TANNER FIRED Every Veteran' Incapacitated for Labor Should Be Pensioned. The law provides a pension for every sol-" dier and sailor who was mustered into the service of the United States during the civil war and is now suffering from wounds or disease having an origin in the service and the line of duty, two or three necessary, tacts, viz.: Muster and disability are usually 1 susceptible of -easy proof; but the third origin in the service is otten difficult and in ■ many deserving cases impossible to estab lish. That very many of those who endured the hardships of our "most bloody and ardu ous campaigns are now disabled from dis eases that bad a real though not traceable origin in service we do not . doubt; besides, there is another class com posed of men many of whom served an -enlistment "of three full years and of re-enlisted veterans who added a fourth year of service, who escaped the casualties of battle and the assaults of dis ease, who were always ready for any detail. who were in every battle line of their com mand, and were mustered out in sound health and have since the close of the war, while fighting with the same indomitable and independent spirit the contest*- of civil life, been overcome by disease and casualty. lam not unaware that the pension roll al ready . involves a very larire annual expendi ture, neither am I deterred by that fact from recommending that coneress grant a pension to such honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the civil war. as having rendered substantial service duriug the war, are now dependent upon their own labor for a main tenance, and by disease or casualty are inca pacitated from earning it. Many of the men who would be included in this form of relief are now dependent upon public aid, and it does not, in my judgment, consist with the na tional honor that they snail continue to sub sis upou the local relief giveu indiscrimi nately to paupers instead of upon the special and generous provision of the nation they served so gallantly and uuselfishlv. Our people will. lam sure, very generally ap prove such legislation, and I am equally sure tnat the survivors of the Union army and navy will feel a grateful sense of relief when this worthy and suffering class of their com rades are fairly cared for. Tb?re are some manifest inequalities In tbe existing law that should be remedied. To some of these the secretary of the interior ha* called attention. It is gratifying to be able to state that, owing to the adoption of new and better methods in the war department, the calls of the pen sion office for information as to the military and hospital records of pension claimants are now promptly answered, and the injuri ous aud vexatious delays that have hereto fore occurred are entirely avoided. This will greatly facilitate the adjustment of all pend ing claims. FOUR BRIGHT STARS. The Advent of the New States Into tbe Union. The advent of four new states. South Da kota, North Dakota, Montana and Washing ton, into the Union under the constitution in the same month, and the admission of their duly chosen representatives to our ational congress at the same session, is an event as unexampled as it is interesting. The ratification of the votes cast and of the constitutions adopted in each of the states was filed with me as required by the eighth section of the net of Feb. '22, ie-9, by the governors of said territories respectively. Having, after a careful examination, found that the several constitutions ana governments were .Republican in form and not repugnant to the constitution of the United States: that all the provisions of the act of congress had been complied with, and that a majority .of votes cast in each of said proposed states was in favor of adopting the constitution submitted therein, 1 did so declare by a separate proclamation as to each; as to North Dakota and south Da kota on Saturday, Nov. '_: as to Mou'ana on Friday, Nov. 8. and as to Washington on Monday: Nov. 11. Each of these states has within its resources the development of which will employ tbe energies of aud yield a comfortable subsistence to a great popula tion. The smallest of these new states, Washington, stands twelfth, and the largest, Montana, third among the forty-two in area. The people of these states are already well trained, intelligent and patriotic American citizens, having common interests and sym pathies with those of the older states, and common purpose to defend the integrity of and uphold the honor of the nation. WHAT CHICAGO WANTS. The World's Fair Is Referred to Very Gingerly. The proposition to observe the 400 th an niversary of the discovery of America by the opeuing of a world's fair or exposition in seme of our great cities will be pre sented for consideration by congress. The value and interest of such an exposition may well claim the promotion of the general gov ernment. Congress is urged to pass, laws requiring uniformity in the construction of cars used in intcrsate commerce, and the use of improved safety appliances upou such trains. It is a reproach to our civilization that any class of American workmen should, in the pursuit of a necessary and useful vo cation, be i.".it.i'" to peril of life and limb i as great as that of a soldier in time of -war.' The wisdom of the creation of ; tho agricult ural department is dwelt upon, and the im ther needs of tho department to put it in good shape stated at length. The president recommends that Ola Probabilities be sep arated from (he war department and attached to .lorry Husk's department. Tbe Interests of the people of the District of Columbia aro not lost sight of, aud their wants are stated at length. THE CIVIL SERVICE. It Still Needs Reforming, and Ben jamin Will Gladly Enforce the ; Law. '*': "Regarding the civil service law, the presi dent says: Tho reform of the civil service will, make no safe or satisfactory advance until the present law and its equal adminis tration are well established In the confidence of tho people. It will be my pleasure, as it is mv duty, to see that the law is executed with firmness and impartiality. If some of its provisions have been fraudulently evaded by appointing officers our resentment should not sutreest the repeal of the law. but reform in its administration. We should have ono view of the matter, and hold it with a slncer ilv that is not affected by the consideration flint the party to which we belong Is for the lime in power. As to the railway mall service, the president states that the labor connected with this necessary work is increased often to the point of actual distress by the sudden and excessive demands that made noon nn incoming administra tion for removals and appointments. "But.on theotheihand.it is not true that incum bency is a conclusive argument for a continu ance In offlce. Impartiality, moderation, fidelity to public duty and a good attainment in the'discharge of it must be added before thu argument is complete. When those holding administrative offices so conduct themselves as to convince just political opponents thnt no party consideration or bias affects in any way the discharge of their public duties, we can more easily sinv the demands for remov-'is. I am satisfied that both in nnd ont of classi fied service great benefit would accrue from the adoption of some system by which the oflicer would receive the distinction nnd benefit that in nil private employments comes from exceptional faithfulness and efficiency in the performance of duty. I have suggested to the beads of the executive departments that they consider whether n record rai-dit not be kept in each bureau of all these elements that are covered by the terms "faithfulness" nnd "efficiency." and a rntin*rmndp showing the relative merits of the clerks of each class, this rating to be re garded as a test of merit in making promo tions. T have also suggested to the post master general that he adopt some plan by which he can. nnon the bnsis of the reports to the department and of frequent inspec tions, indicate the relative merit of post masters of each class. Th"vwill be appro priately indicated in the official register nnd report of the department. That a great stimulus would thns hi given to the whole service Ido not donM. and such a record would be the best defense against removal from office. '*. . ;■*; .:.";.': ' NEEDS OP THE NEGRO. The Same Old Chestnut About i •*> ■» -» *•■» ion of Sonthern Vote*'". The sudden emancipation of the slaves, the bestowal of the suffrage. which soon followed, and the impairment of the ability of the states where the new citizens where ch'eflv found to be adequately pro vided with educational facilities presented not only cxeentionsl, bnt unexampled con ditions. That the sifaMon has been much amd'oi-fltPd there is nn donht. The nMl'ty and interest of the states h«ve hT>nilv in creased, but a Treat work remains to be dope, and T think the pcnernl government should lend it" aid. A« the Mi««vs*kHi of a nn*''""*il grant in aid of educa'lon prows chiefly ont of conditions and needs of the emancipated <d<*.ve and hi« flea* "J - ". Toi.'ef should be as far as possible, while Tip/ifeiEßrilv proceeding nrnn some •ye" ereil l'ne*". be aonli-d to the nod that sn«-°es»p(l It It is PS-sen'ial if much "-oofl Is to be ae comnlishpd. tha* the sv— nathvnnd active in tpwt of the people of the stntos should bfl enlisted, and that the methods adon'ed should be sneh ns to stim"la'e. and ro* to supplant. ln<~il taxation for school purposes. one con«rress cannot bind ' a succeeding one'in such a case, and as the effort must in some decree, he pxnpi'imen'sl. I. recommend tha* any anpron-'a ion for »h*- purpose be so liml'ed in-nnnnnl amount an**" as to the time over wh'ch it is to extend, is will on the Ope'hnpd <*!ve the local school authorities onnnrtnn**v to moke th" best use of the first yea"'s allownncp, nnd. op the oth°r. jo tlel'vor them from the tempta'lon to undnlv postpone 'he assumption of the ' "-hole burd°n themselves. After PTPflt'-itine upon the re— inH-aVile ad- T <i, lf ...« In education and ji«ouisitlop of prop erty made >>v the •ie<iroes th° p-ps|dont crvs; *B«t notwithstanding- all th's. in maiv.-p'""* of onr conn trv. where* the colored popnlntion. Is lavo-e. the people of that race »re h*» vni-i --piio ilov'cps deprived of any ejects of their poii'ical rights nnd o' many of their civil rights. The wroni does, not expend itself noon those whose votes nrp sunpi"psse<l. Kverv consrltnepcv in the Tpion is -wronn-ed. It has "reopp the hone of every pn'rtot thnt a sense of justice n"d of respect for the lnw wonjfl wo'rV a erndnnl core of these fl<u<—«nt ev'ln. Snrelv no ope supposes thnt the pros en Ct he accepted as a permanent condi tion. If if is said 'hat these ic*mnirinln*s must work out this problem for themselves. we have *» ' right to ask whether they nre at —wit noon It; do they suo—est any solution? When, and under vhnt conditions is the hlncir man to have a fr«o t^nllot? Whop is he. in "net to have those fnll civil ri-hts which have so lr.pt» heen his In lnw? Whep is that eonpl'tv of Influence which our fo*"m of •government was intended to secure to the electors to be restored? This feneration should conra*7e nns'y tnee these ~— onestinns. and pot jenvp them as a lipritnn-e nf woe to the next. Th» constitution should proceed upon lines of Insfiee and hnmnnitv. not of prejudice and crnellv. v nuestlon i" our ennntrv can be at rest except upon the firm base of jnstlee nnd of the Inw T earnestly invoke the attention of con-tcss to the considera tion of such measures within Its well-de fine consMfnMonnl powers ns will sepnre to all onr people a free exercise of the ri"bt of snffrno-e and every other civil ri"ht. under the constitution aud Inws of the United "States. No evil, however deplorable, can instifv the nssnmptlon. either on the part of the executive or of con-rress of po- ers pot «-ap»erl. hut both will be hl"hlv b'om aWe If nil the power —-anted nre not. w's*lv but firmly "sed to correct these evils. The power to fal-p the whole rliro"! ion end cop. trol of the election of memoes of th" house of representatives is elenrlv eivep to 'bo "en eral government. A nnrilnl nnd onnl'fiert «p. pervisinn of these elections 's now nrov'ded for by lnw. nnrl. in mv opinion, the law ptnv he no streneth°ned and extended ns to ne euro, on the wbo'e. otter »e»nlts than can he nttnined bva lnw lalrim? all the processes of such election into federal control. The col ored mail should he protected in all of his relations to the federnl eovernment whether ns lltl"ant..hiror. or witness in oiircnnr's. as an elector of members of conoress. or as a peaceful traveler on onr interstate railways. SUBSIDIES FOR STEAMSHIPS. This. It Is Claimed, Will Bnild Up the American Merchant Ma rine. There is nothing more justly humiliating to the national pride, and nothing more hurtful to the national prosperity, than the inferiority of our merchant marine com ' pared with other nations, whose general re sources, wealth and scacoast lines do not suggest any reason for their supremacy on - the sea. It was not always so. and our peo ple are agreed, I think, thit it shall not con tinue to be so. I recommend that such ap propriations be made for ocean mail service r and i American steamships between our .port* and those of Central and South - America, China, Japan and the im portant * islands in both of the great oceans, as will be liberally remunerative J for the service rendered, and as will en courage the establishment and in some fair • degree equalize the chances of Americnn steamship lines in the competitions which they must meet. We should also make pro vision for a naval reserve, to consist of such merchant ships of American construction, • and of a specified tonnage and speed, as the 'owners will consent to place at the use of the government in case of need, as armed cruis ers. ' England has adopted this policy, and as a result can now upon necessity at once • place upon the naval list some of the fastest steamshiPß in the world. Everything is most I propitious for the present inauguration of a liberal and progressive policy upon this sub ject, and we should enter ujwn it with promptness and decision. -'«_k_b*__L ' ' The legislation which I have sugirested it is sincerely believed will promote the peace and honor of our country and the prosperity and security of our people. I invoke the dil igent and serious attention of congress to the consideration of these and such other meas ures as may be presented, having tho same great end in view. Benjamin Harrison, Executive Mansion, "Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. I"*~*S9. , j By the use of Pond Extract Pain will disappear. Inflammations vanish. Hemorrhages cease. TUESDAY AT STILLWATER. Fortieth Anniversary ol the Presby terian Church in StUlwa.er. A SNOWFALL X- THE WOODS. Work Now Under Way at the Prison on the Plan to tnrn Oat More Threshers. The Jubilee commemoration of the fortieth nniversary of the establishment of the Presbyterian church in Stillwater will be in augurated next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when the carrying out of the follow ing interesting programme will be begun: Address of welcome, Elder T. C. Clark, M. D. ; "The Genesis of Christianity in the Val ley of the St. Croix," Rev. Edward D. Neill, D. D. '"Origin and. Organization of This Church," Rev. Joseph C. Whitney; "Those Who Have Gone Beyond," Rev. Peter Stry ker, D.D.; "Those Who Have United With Other Churches,' Rev. Robert Christie, D.D.; '"ihe Church and This City," Rev. A. A. Kiehle; "I'hisCnurch and Sister Churches," Rev. John M. Bull; "The Church and Pres bytery, or Presbyterians," Rev. David J. Bur rell. I). D.; "Kany Reminiscences," Hon. S. J. R. McMillan; "This church auh the Fut ure," Rev. W. 11. Allhright. Between the afternoon and evening exercises a reception will bo held and refreshments served. Prom Hinckley a tail of six inches of snow is reported, giving prospects for log-hauling in tne Kettle and Snake river regions, and woid comes from Gordon that a fall of three inches occurred along the upper St. Croix on Monday. R. J. Wheeler <& Co. will ship their teams to Eau Claire lakes to day and hauling will begin on many of the logging streams unless unexpectedly "soft'" weather should befall. . Work Is now under way In the machine shop at the prison, and the" laving of anew floor in the setting up shop will be finished to-day, after which the company will be able to resume repairs on old work, and gradually start in on the original plan to turn out MOO threshers during the season. The reorgan ized great engine, furnishing the power, and the changed and added boiler capacity are in satisfactory condition, and only the usual preliminaries to getting works of such mag nitude in full opeia.ion Intervene beween a rush of work all along the live giving em ployment to a heavy contingent of citizen labor. . Grand Chancellor B. P. Stahl, St. Paul: Vice Grand Chancellor Fred Whenton. Min neapolis: Orr, the grand keener of the rec ords and seal, and other officers of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, made an official visit to the Stillwater lodge last evening, when work in the third degree was per formed. Afterward refreshments were served ana a general eood time followed. At the city council last evening the finance committee -reported that the $20,000 tend ered by citizens as a loan to the city was now at the disposal of the council in one of the city banks. The mayor approved the resolu tion relating to the loan and also tout remit ting penalties on permanent improvement assessments. The district court jury yesterday awarded Mrs. Margaret Brunswick and Hans Lundell SI, OOO and $s_"» respectively on their appeal from the commissions' awards in the Omaha Railroad company condemnation proceed ings. ... Capt. A. T. Jenks went yesterday to inspect lumber yards at Hutchinson and Lester Prairie. Several of the Stillwater lumbermen at tended the sale of state pine lands at St. Paul to-day. President McClure, of the St. Croix Boom and Dam company, went yesterday to "Nevers to look over the work at the big dam. The board of state prison managers will meet to-day at the warden's office. ■**>' - • PRE-EMPTIONS STILL GO. The Omnibus Bill Did Not Repeal the Law. Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. — Assistant Attorney General Shields, of the interior department, has given the secretary of the interior an opinion as to the effect of the seventeenth section of the act admitting the new slates, whicn re fers to the act of 1811 (the original pre emption act), and repeals the same as to the new states. He holds that taking the whole section together the intent was not to repeal the pre-emption laws, but to make a grant of lands in lien of the eighth section of the act of 1841. generally known as the internal improvement grant, and to repeal that . section as to the new states— that the act of 1841 was carried into the Revised Statutes and repealed in I*7s— that if congress had intended to repeal the pre-emption laws it could have done so by repealing the sections of the Revised Sta utes appertaining thereto, or by apt words sodeclrring, and not by a repeal of the old act of 1-41 : and that the pre-emption laws so contained in the re vised statutes, except as to the internal im provement grants, are still in force in the new states. ! .My ■ mow The State Rests Its Case. Special to the Globe. Ashland. Wis., Dec. The - state this evening rested its case against E. W. Baker, the alleged Hurley bank robber, after having • put in some ■ strong evidence. The defense asked that the case be adjourned until to morrow morning, which was done. Winter Tonrist elects To all points in the South and Califor nia are now on sale at the office of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Rail way. No. 195 East Third street, and Union depot. Not a Pimple on Baby Baby one year old. Bad with Ec zema. Hair all gone. Scalp cov ered Willi eruptions Thought his h iir would never grow. Cured by Cuticura. Hair splen did and not a pimple on him. Cured by Cuticura I cannot say enough in praise of the Cuti cura Remedies. My boy. when one year of age. was so bad with eczema that be lost all of his hair. His scalp was covered with eruptions, which the doctors said was scall bead, and that ' his hair would never grow again. Despairing of a cure from physi cians. 1 began the use of the Cuticuka Reme dies. ana. lam happy to say, with the most perfect success. His hair is now splendid, and there is not a pimple on him. 1 recom mend the cuticura Remedies to mothers as the most speedy, economical, and sure cure for all skin diseases of infants and children, and feel that every mother who has an af flicted child will thank me for so doing. Mrs. M. E. WOODSUM. Norway, Me. Fever Sore Eight Years I must extend to you the thanks of one of mv customers, who has been cured by using the Cuticura Remedies, of an old sore, caused by a long spell of sickness or fever eight years ago. He was so bad he was fear ful he would have to have his leg amputated, but is happy to say he is now entirely well sound as a dollar. He requests me to use his name, which is H. H. Casov. merchant of this place. JOHN V. MINOR, Druggist, Gaiusboro, Tenu. Worst Scrofula Cured We hive been belling your Cuticura Rem edies for years, and have the first complaint yet to receive from a purchaser. One of the worst cases of scrofula I ever saw was cured by them. TAYLOR & TAYLOR, Druggists, Frankfort, Kan. Cuticura Resolvent The new Blood Purifier and purest and best of Humor Remedies internally, and Cuti cuka, the great Skin Cure, and Cuticura Soap, an exquisite Skin Beautifier, exter nally, speedily, permanently aud economi cally cure every disease and humor of the skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair, whether itching, burning, scaly, pimply, scrofulous or hereditary, when all other rem edies fail. Sold everywhere. Price. Cuticura, SOc. ; Soap, 25c; Resolvent, Sl. Prepared by the Potter Drug and Chemical Corpora tion. Boston. tS*Seud for "now to Cure Skin Diseases," 64 i>ages -50 illustrations and 100 testimo nials^^ DADY'*7 skin liml 9emlp preserved and DAD I O beautified by Cuticura Soap. Ab solutely pure. jjgX. EV.RY MUSCLE ACHES. _S__W*/ Sharp Aches. Dull I'ains.St rains rtt&<__ and Weaknesses relieved in I «Jm f »ne minute by the Cutieura \^__\___\\nXl-Vain Plaster. The fust and o.i.v instantaneous pain-killing, strength cning piaster. **■*" cents. ' N. LEHNEN, a Technical Chem ist: Office and L** No. aw .lackbou street, St. Paul. Minn. Personal atten tion Riven to all kinds of Assay Ana lyzing and Testing*. "Chemistry applied for all arts and manufactures. Shoes That Keep the Feet Warm. Lovering's Patent Ventilated Overshoes are NO HUM ! BUG. If you think so, try a pair. They are certainly much I warmer and lighter weight than any other kind. The soles ape pure Rubber, the uppers Silk and Worsted, with a heavy fleece inside. They don't draw the feet, hence the foot is always warm when in this Overshoe. They won't crack your shoes. The best, the cheapest. We have them in all styles, low or high cut. Good serviceable Overshoes, $1.00. There are cheaper goods made, but they are cheap by name only, and very dear to the buyer. It is like robbery to offer them for sale. "* _^^^^^^^^^a_*^_ La iie i' or ants' Filt ole .per for 'C^^if___^^_____^^^^^%_ 3 M bid room and around the house. Lames' Carriage 800 , F.ir-Trimme-1, C^^st£il^^wk Ladies' All-Wool Felt Sole Boots. good foe t^__i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_W aied ptosle who-e blood is not oulck. They keej the feet warm on 'A*** cold , .. , Lamb - S Wool Slipper Soles / 150 - ' r Ladies Lamb s Wool Slipper Soles, 150 _____ a pa,r, We shall give away one of Aibrecht Men's Felt Sole Shoe}. Best ih : ng for Bros.' London-Dyed, 40 inch Alaska Seal cold feet. They d.n't slip on ice. The " Cloaks with a pair of Ladies' Boats of i ole will weir as well as leather. Price, Slippers on Dec. 14ih. Every lad/ get» $2.50 to $4.00. a number. We now have the finest lot of Silk Plush ani Embroidered, Sealskin, Genuin- Alligator, Undress Kid and Ooze Leather Sl piers ever seen at prices that will sure prise you— sl.oo to $4.00. Don't fail te see them. Our own make of Ladies' H-nd-Turned French Kid Boots, $4.00. Lovering's $3.50 Calf Sewed ~hoes are the best made. All goods sent on approval to any address. •""""""""I The Largest and Finest Retail Shoe House in the J^^SSk fllll THESHOEMAN s^ uu - %P . ■— • ***■ Spring Disorders V * m*_ *$$_\ Shattered nerves, tired ft' '-***** ec*?T-* -, "Drain, impure blood, jKSr debilitated system, all __*'XveJ£__ are the natural out- A vi/ come in the Spring. A /\ Jill medicine must be used, / A m M M and nothing equals I 1 I •( I j Paine's Celery Com- J\\ f^^Wl pound. We let others ET'm J JLi praise us— you cannot / help believing a dlsin- X I / terested party. Brigadier-General W. L. Greenleaf, Burling ton, Vt., writes : "I have used Paine's Celery Compound on several occasions, and always with benefit. Last spring, being very much run do"m and debilitated. I commenced taking It. Two bottles made me feel like a new man. As. a general tonic and spring medicine I do not know of Its equal," DIAMOND DYES^S^fsSiSSS. 'SS^SSSr I ' "*""- rnnn r^cientifir food /*s* \ M" ENIER chocolate ■II UNRIVALLED. V UNEQUALLED. PUREST IN THE WORLD. CO"XT \I-~jS no CHEMICAI.-*-" or ADILTERATIOItiS. Paris Exposition, 1889] l^^&Eg: Ask your Grocer for MENIER CHOCOLATE (YELLOW WKAPPER). For Sale Everywhere. | BK.iXCH HOUSE, UNION SQUARE, NEW rOJRJ_. ]S \ewwiunwi jj HB3BiB|_B--B_B-S!-----BH-_-B-5B 3_-_BB__B GAS FIXTURES. "WE HAVE >THE FINEST LINE< Ever Shown in the Northwest. Prices as Low as the Lowest P. V. DWYER& BROS. 96 EAST THIRD STREET. c ■ ENGINES QUALITY HIGH, PRICES LOW BOILERS & Northwestern Machinery Co. MAC H I N ER V I S6O *«**» s t EVERY DESCRIPTION. ST. PAUL, - - MINN HIGH ART JEWELRY! AND EVERT SOVELTT KNOWN TO THE TRADE AT E. A. BROWN'S, 111 East Third Street St Faul. Minu. - — .1 /-» _s_n 52«» R{MiS^ Traits EwS J A~£^f^^^ 39a JacKson Sr.Coß.O'j -SX P_AU Lr "I have used two bottles of your Paine's Celery compound, and lt lias given entire sat isfaction as an appetizer and blood purifier.'* T. I- Beknkk, Watertown, Dakota. " Paine's * Celery Compound Is prescribed by physicians, recommended by druggists, endorsed by ministers, praised by users, and guaranteed by the manufacturers, as a spring medicine which will do all that is claimed for It Use lt this spring, and see how quickly it tones you up. Purifies the Blood. Full accounts of wonderful cures made fey Paine's Celery Compound alter other medi cines and the best physicians had failed, seat* free. There's nothing like it. $1.00. Six for $5.00. Druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt, ."■