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VOL. IX.
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 181);
NO 23
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M'KINLEY ON THE QUES-
TIONS OF THE DAY.
CURRENCY REFORM-CUBA.
'rompt I.emulation to Correct Fli
Complications Vrceil — Ureenb
and Gold— Gaffe'* Plant Co
mended — Ur-iot'o lubui
Declaration Ouoted —
Annexation— Indians.
Washington. Dec. 8.—Following is
the President's message to Congress:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives: It gives me pleasure to extend greet-
ing to the Fifty-fifth Congress assembled In
regular session at the seat of government,
with many of whose Senators anil Represen-
tatives I have been associated in the legis-
lative service. Their meeting occurs under
lellcltlous conditions, Justifying sincere
congratulation and calling for our grateful
acknowledgement to a beneficent Provi-
dence which has so signally blessed and
prospered us as a nation.
Peace and good will with all the nations
of the earth remain unbroken.
A matter of genuine satisfaction Is the
growing feeling of fraternal regard anduni-
licatlon of all sections of our country, the
tncoinplcteucss of which haa too Ion? de-
layed realization of the highest blessings
i'f the Union. The spirit of patriotism is
universal and is ever increasing in fervor,
l'he public questions which now most en-
grossui are lifted far above either partlsan-
hip, prejudice or former sectional defleren-
fes. They affect every part of our common
country alike and permit of no division on
ancient lines. Questions of foreign palicy,
>1 revenue, the soundness of the currency,
the inviolability of national obligations,
the improvement of the public service, ap-
pcal to the individual conscience of every
earnest citizen, to whatever party he be-
longs or in whatever section of th: country
he may reside.
The extra session of this Congress which
closed during July, last, enacted Important
legislation, and, while its full effect has not
yet been realized, what It has already ac-
complished assures us of Its timeliness and
wisdom To test Its permanent value fur-
ther time will be required and the people,
satisfied with its operations and results
thus far, are in no mind (o withhold from
It a fair trial.
Currency Reform Urged.
Tariff legislation having been settled by
the extra session of Congress, the question
next pressing for consideration is that of
the currency.
The evil of the present system Is found in
the great cost to the government of main-
taining the parity of our d 1 if rent forms of
money, that is, keeping all of them at par
with gold We surely cannot be longer
heedless of the burden this imposes upon
the people, even under fairly prosper .us
conditions, while the past tour years have
demonstrated that It is n<>t only an expen-
sive charge upon the government, but a
dangerous menace to the national credit
It is manifest that we must devise some
plan to protect the government against
bond issues for repeated redemption We
must cither curtail the Opportunity for
speculation, made easy by the multiplied
redemption of our demand obligations, or
Increase the gold reserve for their redemp-
tion We have 90u.000.000 of currency
which the government by solemn enact-
ment has undertaken to keep at par with
gold. Nobody is obliged to redeem In gold
but the government The banks are not re-
quired to redeem In gold. The govern-
ment is obliged to keep equal wit it gold
all Its outstanding currency and coin
obligations, while Its receipts are
not required to be i aid in gold.
They are paid in every kind of money but
gold, and the only means by which the gov-
ernment can with certainty get gold is by
borrowing. It can get it in no other way
when it most needs it.
If no further legislation is had. and the
)K>llcy of si lling bonds Is to be continued,
then Congress should give the Secretary of
the Treasury authority to sell bonds at long
or short periods, bearing a less rate of lc-
terest than is now authorised by law.
I earnestly recommend as soon as the re-
ceipts of the government are quite sufllcient
to pay all the expenses of the government
that when any of the United States notes
are presented lor redemption in gold ar.d
are redeemed in gold, such not-s shall be
kept and set apart and only paid out in ex-
change for gold.
This Is an obvious duty. If the holder of
the United States note prefers tne gold and
fcets It from the government he should not
receive back from the government a United
States note without paving gold in exchange
for it. The reason for this is made all the more
apparent when the government Issues an
Interest bearing debt to provide gold for
the redemption of United States notes—a
non-interest bearing debt Surely it should
not pay them out aeain except on demand
anu for gold. If they are put out In any
other way they inny return again to be fol-
lowed by another bond issue to redeem
them—another interest bearing debt to re-
deem a non-interest bearing debt
In my v.ew it Is of the utmost importance
that the government should be relieved
from the businessof providing all the irold
for exchanges and export This responsi-
bility is alone borne by the government
without any of the usual and necessary
banking powers to help itself. The banks
•lo not feel the strain of the gold redemp- i
lion. The whole strata rests upon the gov-
ernment, and the s./. • of the go d reserve
in the treasury has come to be, with or
without reason, the signal of danger or of
security. This ought to be stopinil.
The secretary of the treasury has out-
lined a plau in great detail for the purpose
of removing the threatened recurrence of a
il.-pie ted gold reserve and save us trom fu-
ture cmbarassment on that account. To
this plan I in itc your careful considera-
tion
I concur with the secretary of the treas-
ury in his recommendation that national
banks lie allowed to Issue notes to the face
value of th«- bonds which they have desa-
lted for circulation, and that the tax on
circulating notes secured by deposit of such
bonds lie reduced to one-half of 1 per cent
per annum.
I also Join him in recommending that au-
thority oe given for the establishment of
national banks with a mlralmura capital of
125,0J0. This will enable the smaller villages
and agricultural regions of the country to
be supplied with currency to meet their
Heeds.
I recommend that the Issue of national
bank notes be restricted to the denomina-
tion of ten dollars and upwards.
If the suggestions I have herein made
lhall have the approval of Congress then I
would recommend that national banks be
required to redeem their notes iu gold
The Conflict In < uba-
The mast Important problem with which
this government is now called upon to deal,
perta.nlng to Its foreign relations concerns
its duty toward Spain and the Cuban Insur-
rection.
The present insurrection broke out In
February. l 9j. It is not my purpose at
this time tore all its remarkable Increase
or to i haracterise Its tenacious resistance
sga n t the enormous forces massed against
It b Spain. The civilized code of war has
been disregarded, no less by the Spaniards
than by the Cubans.
The existing conditions cannot butflll this
government and the American people with
the gravest apprehension. There is node-
sire on the part of our people to profit by
the misfortunes of Spain. We have only
the desire to see the Cubans prospsrous and
contented, enjoying that measure of self-
control which is the inalienable right of
man, protected in their right to reap the
• benefit of the exhaustless treasures of their
country.
The offer made by my predecessor In
April. 1896, tendering the friendiv offices of
the government failed. Any mediation on
our part was not accepted In brief, the
an over read: 'There Is no effectual war to
pacify Cuba unless It begins with the actual
submission of the rebels to the' mother."
Then oulr could Spain act iu the promised
direction of her uwu motion and after her
own plant
Tj« crucl policy of <.oat*tur4tlon Is*
itlated February 16 1896: This policy the
late cabinet of Spain Justified as a neces-
sary measure of war and as a means of cut-
tin : off supplies from the insurgents. It has
utterly failed su a war measure. It was
not civilis.-d warfare. It was extermina-
tion Against this abuse of the rights of
war I have felt constrained on repeated oc-
casions to enter the firm and earnest pro-
test of this government
Spain's Recent Tromlse.
The instructions given to our new minister
to Spain before his departure for his
post directed him to Impress upon
that government the sincere wish of
the United States to lend Its aid toward the
ending of the war In Cuba by reaching a
peaceful and lasting result. Just and hon-
orable alike to Spain and the Cuban people.
So solution wis proposed to which the
slightest idea ol humiliation to Spain could
attach, and indeed precise proposals were
withheld to avoid embarrassment to that
government All that was asked or expect-
ed was that some safe way might be speed-
ily provided and permanent peace
restored. Between the departure
of General Woodford, the new
envoy, and his arrival lit Spain the
statesman who had s.laped the policy of his
country fell by the hand of an assassin, and
although the cabinet of the late premier
still held office and received from our envoy
the prop sals he bore, that cabinet gave
placc within a few days thereafter to a new
administration under the leadership of Sa-
gasta
The reply to our note was recclved-on the
23d day of October. It Is in the direction of
a better understanding. It appreciates the
frien liy purposes of this government. It
admits that our country is deeply affected
by the war In Cuba and that its desires for
peace are just. It declares that the pres-
ent Spanish government Is bound by every
consideration to a change of policy that
should satisfy the United States and pacify
Cuba within a reasonable time To this
end Spain has decided to put into effect
the political reforms heretofore advocated
by the present premier, without halting tor
any consideration in the path which in its
Judgment leads to peace. The military op-
erations, It is said, will continue, but will be
humane and conducted with all regard for
private rights, being accompanied by polit-
ical action leading to the autonomy of Cuba
while guarding Spanish sovereignty. This,
It is claimed, will result in investing Cuba
with a distinct personality; the island to be
governed by an executive and by a local
council or chamber, reserving to Spain the
control of the foreign relations, the army
and navy and the Judicial administrrtion.
It suggests that Spain be left free to con-
duct military operations and grant pilitlcal
reforms, while the United States for its part
shall enforce its neutral obligations and cut
off the assistance which, it Is asserted, the
Insurgents receive from this country. The
supposition of an indefinite prolongation of
the war is denied. The immediate amelior-
ation of existing conditions under the new
administration of Cuban affairs is pre-
dicted. and therewithal the disturbance
and atl occasion for any change of attitude
on the part of the United States.
Discussion of the question of international
duties and responsibilities ot the United
StateB, as Spain underst mds them, is pre-
sented, with an apparent disposition to
charge lis with failure in this regard
Spain's Charge* Repudiated.
This charge Is without anv basis in fact
It could not have been made if Spain had
been cognizant of the constant efforts this
government has made at the cost of mil-
lions by the employin iu of the adminis-
trative machinery of th- na ion at com-
mand to perform its lull duty according to
the law of nations. '1' a .t has success-
fully prevented the d-pa lure of a single
military expedition or armed vessel from
our shores in violation ot our laws wouid
seem to be a sufficient answer. Hat of this
asnect of the Spanlsa note It is not neces-
sary t > speak farther now Firm In the
convictUnof a Wholly performed obliga-
tion, due response l > this charge has been
made in di matic issues. Throughout all
these horrors an 1 dangers ti our own peace
this goveri.meut has never in any way
abrogated its sovereign prerogative of re-
serving to itself the determination of its
policy nd course according o its ow n high
sense of r , ht and in consonance with the
dearest interests and convictions of our own
people should the prolongation of the strife
bo demand.
The Question or Recognition
Of the untried measures there remain
only: Recognition of the insurgents as bel-
ligerents; recognition of the independence
of Cuba; neutral intervention to end the
war by imposing a rational comprom se be-
tween the contestants, and intervention in
favor of one or the other party. I speak not
of forcible annexation, for that c an not be
thought of. That by our code of morality
would be criminal aggression.
Recognition of the belllgereucy of the Cu-
ban Insurgents has been often canvassed as
a possible, if not inevltabl • step, both in re-
gard to the previous ten years' struggle and
during the present war I am not unmind-
ful that the two houses of Congress in the
spring ot 18J6 expressed the opinion by
concurrent resolution that aconditionof
public war existed requiring or Justifying
the recognition of a state of belligerency in
Cuba, and during the extra session the sen-
ate voted a Joint resolution of like import
which however, was not brought to a vote
In the House In the presence of these
significant expressions of the sentiment of
the legislative branch It behooves the ex-
ecutive, to soberly consider the conditions
under w htefcso Important a measure must
needs rest for Justification. It is to be ser-
iously considered whether the Cuban insur-
rection possesses beyond dispute the attri-
butes of statehood which alone can demand
the recognition of belligerency in its favor.
l're*ldent Grant* Views.
The wise utterances of President Grant in
his memorable message of December 7,
1673, are signally rele, ant to tne present
situation In Cuba, and It may be wholesome
now to recall them. At that time a ruinous
conflict had for seven years wasted the
neighboring Uiand. During all those years
an utter disregard of the laws of civilized
warfare and of the just demands of hu-
manity, which called forth expressions of
condemnation from the nations of Christ-
endom, continued unabated
At that Juncture General Grant uttered
these words, which now, as then, sum up
the elements of the problem. "A recogni-
tion of the independence of Cuba being, in
my mind impracticable and Indefensible,
the question which next presents itself Is
that of the recognition of belllgerani rights
In the parties to the c uitest.
uch recognition entails u|M>uthe roun-
aci ordlng the rights which flow from
it difficult and compile ated duties, and re-
quires the exaction from the contending
parties ot the strict observance ot their
rights and obligations It confers the right
Pf search uj oti the- high seas by vessels of
both parties; it would su . ect the carrying
of armsand munitions of war. which now
may be transpoi te I freely aud without in-
terruption. In vessel. Ol the United States,
to detention and to possible seizure; it would
rise to cou ' Hess vexatious questions,
d release the parent government from
responsibility lor acts done by the insur.
gents, and would ln.eat Spain with tne
rlgnt to exercise thesnpervision recognized
bv our treaty of 1796 ver our commerce on
the high seas, a very large part of which, in
Its traffic b'tween the Atlantic and the Gulf
i ta es. and b-tween all <-f th':in and the
itates on the Pacific, passes through the
waters which wash the shores of Cuba.
The exercise of this supervision could
K iree fall to lead, if not to abuses, cer-
talnlv to collisions perilous to the peaceful
rcia Ions of the two states. There can be
little doubt as to what result such su-
pervision would before long draw this na-
tion. It wculd be unworthy of the United
Sta'.es to Inaugurate the jsmsi dlltics of
such results, by measures of ques ionable
r.ght or expediency or by any indirection.
Whl e according the equal belligerent
rights defined by public law to each party
in our ports disfavors would t>e imposed
on both, which, while nominally equal,
would weigh heavily in behalf ot Spain her-
self. Possessing a navv and cont-olilng the
p rts of Cuba her maritime ri hts could be
asserted not only for the military Invest-
in-lit of Hie Island, but up to the margin of
our own territorial waters, and a condition
of things would exist for w i ich the Cubans
within their own domain could no*, h pe to
create a parallel; while Its creation through
aid or svuipathy from within our domain
Would Ik* even more Impossible than now,
with the additional ob Igation* of inter-
national neuu altty we would force as-
sume,"
against Intervention Now
The ent ireement of this enlarged and
onerous code of neutrality would only be
influential within our own Jur<rdlctio i by
spa.n ana the insurgents it wo ild give the
United Stares no right of Intervention to
enforce the conduct of the strife within the
paramount authority of Spain according to
the international code ot war.
For these reasons I regard the recotnl-
tion of the belligerency ot the Cuban insur-
gents as now unwise and therefore inad-
missabic. Should that step hereafter be
deemed wise as a measure of right and duty
the executive will take it.
Intervention upon humanitarian grounds
has been frequently suggested and has not
failed to receive my most anxious and earn-
es consideration, llut should such a step
be now taken when it is apparent that a
hopeful change has supervened la the pol-
icy of Spain toward Cuba?
That the government of Sagasta has cn
tered upon a course from which recession
with honor is Impossible, in hardly be
questioned; that In the few eeks it has ex-
isted it has made earne ' the sincerity
of iu professions Is und. I shall not
impugn Us sincerity, nor .s uhl Impatience
be suffered to embarrass n in the task it
has undertak n. It is honestly due to Spain
and to our friendly rela* ops with Spain
that she should be given a reasonable chance
to realize her expectations an.l to prove the
asserted efficacy of the new order of things
to which she stands irrevocably commlttd.
She has recalled the commander whose
brutal orders inflamed the American mind
and shocked the civilized world. She has
modified the horrible order of concentra-
tion and has undertaken to care for the
helpless and permit those who desire to re-
sume the cultivation of their fields to do ho,
and assures them of the protection of the
Spanish government In their law ful oc:u-
pations. hne has lust re.eased the Com-
petitor prisoners, heretofore sentenced to
death, and who have been the subject of
repeated diplomatic correspondence dur-
ing bot i this and the preceding administra-
tion. Not a single American citizen is now
under arrest or iu confinement In Cuba, of
whom this government has any knowledge.
Tlie Policy of this Country
The near future will demonstrate whether
the Indispensable condition of a righteous
peace Just alike to theC and to Spain,
as well as equitable to all ou ..crests so in-
timately involved in the we. .re of Cuba. Is
likely to be attained if not, the exigency
of further and other action by the United
States will remain to be tak. n. W ien th 11
time comes that action will be determined
in the line of the indisputable right and
duty. It will be faced without misgiving
or hesitancy, in the light of the obligation
this government owes to itself, to the peo-
ple who have confided to It the protection
of their interests and honor, and to hu-
manity.
Sure of the right, keeping free from all
offense ourselves, actuated only bv upright
and patriotic consider tions moved neither
by p..sslon nor selfishness, the government
wil continue Its watchful care over the
rights and property of American citizens,
and will abate none of its efforts to bring
about by peaceful agencies a peace which
shall lw honorable and enduring. If It shall
hereafter be a duty imposed by our obliga-
tions to ourselves, to civilization and hu-
manity, to Intervene with force, it shall be
w.thout fault on our part, and only because
the necessity for such action will be soclear
as to command the support and approval of
the civilized world
Hawaii's Annexation Urged
By a special message dated the 16th day
of June last I laid before the Senate a treaty
signed that day by the plenipotentiaries of
the United States and of the republic of Ha- I
wall, having for its purpose the incorpora-
tion of the Hawaiian islands as an integral
part of the United Stales, and under its
sovereignty.
That treaty was unanimously ratified
without amendment by the Senate and Pres-
ident of the Republic >f Hawaii on the loth
of September last, and only awaits t ie fa-
vorable action of the American Senate to
effect the complete absorption of the islands
Into the domains of the United States
What the conditions of such a union shall
be, the political relation thereof to the
United States, the character of the local
administration, the quality and degree of
the elective franchise of the inhabitants,
the extension of the federal laws to the ter-
ritory or the enactment of special laws to
fit the peculiar co ditlon thereof, the regu-
lation of needs of labor therein, and all
matters upon which the treaty acts, has
wisely been relegated to Congress
If the treaty is confirmed, as every con-
sideration of dignity and honor requires,
the wisdom of Congress will sec to It that
avoiding abrupt assimilation of elements
perhaps hardly yet fitted to share in the
highest franchises of chlzenship, and hav-
ing due regard to the geographical condi-
tions. the ino-t Just provisions for self rule
in local matters with the largest political
liberties as an integral part of our nation
will be accorded to the Hawailans. No less
is due to a people who. after nearly five
years of demonstrated capacity to "fulfill
the obll -ationsof self-governing statehood,
come < f their free will to merge their desti-
nies In our body politic.
The questions which have arisen between
Japan and Hawaii by reason of the treat-
ment of Japanese laborers emigrating to
the Islands under the Hawaiian-Jap
convention of Itfss, ar«
stage of settlement by n
Improved and enlarged.
The efforts which have been made during
the two previous years by my predecessor
to secure better protection to the fur seals j
in the North Pacific ocean and Bering sea
were renewed at an early date by this ad-
ministration, and have been pursued with
earnestness.
International arbitration cannot be omit-
ted from the list of subjects claiming our
consideration. Events have only served to
strengthen the general views on this ques-
tion expressed In my inaugural address.
The acceptance by this government of the
invitation of the republic of France to par-
ticipate in the universal exposition of 1900
at Paris was immediately toilowe I by the
appointment of a spe lal commissioner to
represent the United States in the proposed
exposition and a liberal appropriation is .
urged.
The Merry Case.
As to the representation of this govern-
ment to Nicaragua. Salvador and Costa
Rica, I have concluded that Mr. William L.
Merry, confirmed as minister of the United
States to the states of Nicaragua Salvador
and Costa Rica, shall proceed to San Jose,
Costa Itlca. and there temporarily establish
the headquarters of the United States to
those three states.
I took this action for what I regarded as
the paramount Interests of this country. It
was developed upon an Investigation by the
Secretary of State that the governor of Nic-
aragua, while not unwilling to receive Mr.
Merry in his diplomatic quality, was unable
to do so on account of the compact con-
cluded June 20, 1893, whereby that repub-
lic and those of Salvador and Honduras,
forming the Greater Republic of Cen-
tral America, had surrendered to the
representative diet thereof the right to re-
ceive and send diplomatic agents. The diet |
was not willing to accept him because he j
was not accredited to that l>ody. I could '
not accredit him to that boly because the
appropriate law of Congress did not permit
Mr. Baker, the present minister at Mana-
gua has been directed to present his letters
of recall.
Mr W Godfrey Hunter has likewise been
accredited to the governments of Guatemala
and Honduras, the same as his predecessor.
Guatemala snot a member of the Greater
Republic of Central America but Honduras
is. Should this latter government decline
to receive him lie has been instructed to
report this fact to his government and
await its further instructipns.
The Indian I'roblem
For a number of years past it has been
apparent that the conditions under which
the five civilized tribes were established in
the Indian territory under treaty provisions
with the United States, with the right of
s lf-government and the exclusion of all
white persons from within their borders,
have undergone so complete a change as
to render the continuance of the system
thus inaugurated practically Impossible
The total number of the five civilized tribes
as shown by the last census, is 45,494. and.
this number has not materially increased,
while the white population is estimated at
from 230,000 to 250,000, which, by permis-
sion of the Indian government, has settled
In the territory The present area of the
Indian territory contains 25,69i,564 acres,
much of which is very fertile land.
The United States citizens residing in the
territory, most of whom have gone there
by Invitation or with the consent of the
tribal authorities, have made permanent
homes for themselves Numerous towns
have been built In which trom 5oo to 5,000
white people now reside Valuable resi-
dences and business houses have been
erected in many of them. Large business
enterprises arc carried on in which vast
suine of money are employed.
liijnstleo to the Whites.
And yet these people who have invested
their capital In the development of the pro- j
ductlve resource! of the country, are with-
out title to the land they occupy and have
no voice whatever In the government either
of the nations or tribes. Thousands of their
children, who were born in the territory, j
are of school age, but the doors of the
schools ( f the nation are shut against them
a d what education they get is by private
contribution. No provision for the pr tec-
tion of the life or property of these white
citizens is made bv the tribal governments
and courts.
The secretary of the interior reports that
leading Indians have absorbed great tracts
of land to the ex lusion of the common
people and government by an Indian ar- !
Istocracy has been practically established,
to the detriment of the peo- !
pie. It lias been found impossible
for the United States to keep its
citizens out of the territory and the execu-
tory con .Itlnns contain d In treaties with
these nations have for the most part be-
come impossible of execution. Nor has it
been possible for the tribal governments to
secure to each individual Indian his full
enjoyment in common with other Indians
of .he common property of the nations.
ertltfd interest. 16.626,690.33, making a total
«f 112,929,69.).33. The sale of this road
was originally advertised for November 4.
but for the purpose of securing the uttn «t
public notice of the event it was postponed
until December 16, and a second advertise-
ment of the sale was made
price on the sale of the Kansas Pacific w ill
yield to the government the sum of 92 50 i -
000 over all prior Hens, costs and charges.
If no other or better bid is made this sum is
all that the government will receive on
its claim of nearly lit,000,000 'l'he gov-
ernment has no information as lo
whether there will be other bidders or
ab'tterbid than the maximum amount
herein stated. The question pr" ented there
for is, whether the government shall, under
event that a bid is not made by private
parties covering the entire g vernin>*nt
claim. To qualify the gov t nment to bid at
the sales will require a deposit of WOO 0 >o,
as follows: In the government cause IjOO -
000 and in each of the first mortga ecauses
1200,000, and In the latter the deposit must
W In cash Payments at the sale are as
follows: Upon the acceptance of the b d,
a sum which, with the amount already de-
posited. shall equal 15 per cent o the" bid;
the balance in installments of 25 per cent
thirty forty and fifty days after the con-
firmation of the sale. The Hen on the Kan-
sas Pacific prior to that of the government
on the 30th day of July, 1897, princ pal a d
interest, amounted to 17.381,048.11 Tne
government, therefore, should it become
the highest bidder, will have to pay the
amount of the first mortgage lien
The Government Will Hid
1 believe that under the act of 18S7 it has
the authority lodothls and In absence of
any action >y Con'ress, I shall direct the
Secretary of the Tieasurv to make the ne. -
ess.it y deposit as required by the court's
decrec to qualify as a bidder and to b.d at
the sale a sum which wilt at least equal the
principal of the debt due to the government.
It Is clear to my mind that the govern-
ment should not permit the property t . be
sold at a price wlch will yield less thu i one -
half the principal of its debt and lc than
one-fifth of its entire deot. principal and
Interest. Hut whether the government,
rather than accept less than its claim,
should liecome a bidder an 1 thereby the
owner of the property, I submit to Congress
for action.
CONGRESS \T WORK. mrs m*kinley stricken
LONG SESSION IS OPENED
RATHER TAMELY
rogular,
as it is
Miistitu-
eriod of
l'he lead-
The Mother of the President .Suffers a
stroke of I'aralyiU.
ANTON, Ohio, Dec. a—Mother Mc-
Kin ley has passed the fifth day of her
illness with the spark of lif-j still
Civil Bervlre—Keonoiiiy.
The important branc i of our government
known as the civil servlc.'.the practical Im-
provement of w hich has long been a sub-
ject of earnest discussion h .s of late years
received Increased legislative and ex -cutlve
approval. Much, of course, s III remains to
be accomplished before this system can be !
made reasonably perfect for oar n ed>.
There arc places now in the classified service
Which ougat to be exsmpte l and oth r< n >t !
classified may properly lie i . ish i;. !
not hesitate to exempt tas ,s which 1 think
have been Improperly Included in the class
lude those which, li
I tied s
Judgment, will
vice. The system ha* tae
people, and It will be my
hold and extend It.
Htrlet Ko«
te the public
appi
val of
to up-
The Dm
u tie*
The special «.
rlforti
co-operation of Europe
International s t tie me
but up to this ti
Friends of the Indians have long believed
that the bes. Interests of the Indians of the
Five Civilized Tribes would be found in
Amer.can citizenship, with all the rights
and privileges which belong to that condl-
tUtactory I tlon- Bys-ctlon I . of the act of March 3,
tlatloa. I 1893. the President was authorizec to ap-
I point three commissioners to enter Into ne-
1 gotiations with th. Cherokee, Chocktaw,
have been diligent in j Chickasaw, Muskogee (or Creek) and Seml-
ncurrence and | nole nations, commonly known as the five
bes in the Indian territory.
a agr
i countries in the civilized
of the ques Ion, a little more than three years after "its
to 1 organization the commission effected an
contemplated by their
mlsdo
The gratifying action of our great sister
republic of Fram e in J >lning this country
#i the attetnp. to bring about an agreement
between the principal commercial nations
of Europe whereby a fixed and relative val-
ue between gold and silver shall In- se-
cure i, furnishes assurance that we are not
alone among the larger nations of the
world in realizing the International char*
acter of the problem and in the desire of
rea hing some wise and practical solution
of It
Our special
final report as furth
twe
the
ent and the
repr
They belie
pending
ativ
id 11
Rgreeinont with the Choctaw nation
The Chlckasaws, however, refused to agree
to its terms and, as they have a common
Interest with the Choctaw-g in the lands of
said nations, the agreement with the latter
nation could have no effect without the con-
sent of the former. On April 23, 1897, the
commission effected an agreement with
both tribes—the Choctaw s and Chlckasaws.
This agreement, It is understood, ha- been
ratified by the constituted authorities of
the respective tribes or nation- parties
thereto, and only requires ratification by
made their i ConKer8« lo make it binding
tlatlons be- i °n lhc 5,7l!i of SePte'mr
Called For.
I am forced by the length of this message
to omit many important references to af-
fairs of the government with which Con-
gress will have to deal at the present ses-
sion. They are fully discussed in the
departmental reports, to all of which I In-
vite your earnest attention.
The estimates of the expenses of the gov-
ernment by the several departments w il I
am sure have your careful scrutiny. While
the Congress may not find It an easy task
to reduce the expenses of the govern-
ment. it should not encourage their in-
crease. These expenses will, in my Judg-
ment. admilof a decrease in many branches
of the government without Injury to the
public service. It Is a commanding duty t
keep the appropriations within the leceipts
of the government, and thus avoid a deficit.
WlLUAM McKlNI.KY
Executive Mansion, December G, 1807.
Jeffries itul sharker
Sav Francisco, Dee. o. —The verbal
arrangement between tlie munag'crs
for Peter Jackson nncl Jim Jeffries for
n twenty round contest iu this city
has been declared off. In its stead u
match has been consummated between
Jeffries and Tom Khnrkey, to take
place between December 3U and Jan-
uary "i, in M'"'hanies pavilion.
BRITONS IN NICARAGUA.
<Jet t* Coneeulon Which In In Apparent
Conflict With the CHunl Scheme.
Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 6.— L.
Wichmann, representing the English
corporation known as the Atlas Steuin-
ship Company, lias deposited with the
treasurer of Nicaragua 85,000 in
gold as the company's guaran-
tee under its contract with
the Nicnragnan government, by
the terms of which the company re-
ceives the exclusive right of steuin
navigation for thirty years on the
Silico laoroon, Lake Nicaragua and the
river San Juan del Norte, with the ex-
clusive riffht also for the same time of
constructing tramways and railroads
along the lines and at the best places
to avoid the obstacles in the river San
Juan.
Washington, Dec
or long, session of t-i
called, because there
tional limitation wpo
its durntion. opened 'o
era and a largo major.ty of t ho mem-
bers of both houses -vero hero to par-
ticipate in the opening ceremonies,
and President McK:uiey had made the
journey to Washington from the l eil-
side of his dying mother tha' his nb
scnco might not delay the national
legislature ut its assemblin/
The extra session robs the opening
oi the regular session of the « \. iie-
inent and interest which usually ut- j
tne lies to it On the day a regular I
session, ordinarily, Washington thrilis |
with excitement. The hotel lobbies
surge with place-hunter* in the j
wake of the various candidates I
for sneaker, clerk, doorkeeper, etc.;
the members are struggling /or j
committee assignments and the j
air is full of rumors and plots j
and counter-plots, llut. us the House
was completely organized at the
extra session and all the commit-
tee assignments were made then,
beyond tho natural stimulous pro-
duced by the returning statesmen, the
regular hangers-on of legislation and
the outlining of schemes by numbers
of the "third house," or lobby, Wash-
ington is tranquil.
The House was called to order by
Speaker Heed, tho roll call was called,
and a committee was appointed to i
wait on the President A short recess i
was then taken to await the arrival j
of the President's message. After the i
message was read tho House adjourned
until to-morrow. The usual opening |
program was carried out in the Senate. !
Among the early general measures I
to receive consideration will be the
bankruptcy bill. Whether it will bo
the Nelson bill, which passed the Sen-
ate at the last session, or a modifica-
tion of the Torrey bill, depends on the
temper of tho judiciary committee,
which will submit the measuro to the
House.
lieyond doubt there will be several
resolutions of inquiry during the first
week which may be more or less sen-
sational, and some of the radical pro-
tuba members will attempt to get con-
sideration for a Cuban resolution be-
fore tho foreign affairs committee can
act Congressman Livingstone of
tleorgia, is one of these Hut owing
to the naturo of the House rules, all
these hasty efforts will prove abortive,
and they probably will take their
cou rse.
In the Senate Mr. Davis, chairman
of tho committee on foreign relations,
announces his purpose of pressing
Hawaiian annexation at the earliest
possible moment, but it is probable
that the matter will uot be taken tip
seriously until the committee can
ha\e a meeting and decide on the de-
tails of procedure. The committee
will be called together Wednesday
for that purpose.
BRITONS IN NICARAGUA.
(iet a Conceal ion Which In In Apparent
Conflict Willi the Cam*l Scheme.
Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. J.—L.
Wichmann, representing tho English
corporation known as the Atlas Steam-
ship Company, has deposited with the
treasurer of Nicaragua 8.1,000 In
gold as the company's guaran-
tee under its contract with
the Nicaraguan government, by
the terms of which the company re-
eeives tho exclusive right of steam
navigation for thirty years on tho
Silico latroon, Lake Nicaragua and the
river San Juan del Norte, with the ex-
clusive right also for the same time of
constructing tramways and railroads
along tho lines and at the best pla<-es
to avoid the obstacles in the river .San
Juan.
NO AID NEEDED FOR CUBA
MHS. NANCY ALLISON M KIN LEY.
burning dimly. Her condition has
lily wasting
vuy, tho constitute
■ hourly, uuder assault of the
I'retlile.it lr
Washington, !>.■
Kinley, accompaiv
retary Day, ai
Wellington.
fl,—president Mo
il by Assistant Sec
Washingtor
over the Pennsylvania railroad ai
7:4% o'clock yesterday Arrangement!
ha Ye been made for tho return trip t<
Canton this evening.
Chicago I'vliemlnni Aot,
Chicago, Dec. il. At a mass meeting
of the Hohemiuu citizens of Chicago
tho following message to tho Lord
Mayor of Prague was prepared and
cabled:
"The Hohemian - America us, in mcet-
iug assembled, at the Hohemian Tur-
ner hall, in ( hicngo, desiro to express
to their brethren in Hohemia their
heartfelt sympathy for tho cause foi
which they are struggling, and com-
mend tho Hrin stand taken by them iu
their light for the preservation of
their language and their national ex-
istence. Polish and Slavonian repre-
sentatives join tho Uohemiaus with
words of encouragement for the llolie
iman cause."
Aged Bridegroom Snlcldet.
Nkw Yobk, Dec. 1. — On Thanksgiv-
ing evening Samuel U. Parkhlll. 71
years of age, of HrooUlyn married
Miss Annie Kirklamlof ilrooklyn,who
was fifty years his junior. To-day
I'arkhlll committed suicide at his
home in Hrooklyu by shooting him-
self through the bra'.n with a revolver.
When the couple were married tho
families of both parties objected
strongly to the tie on account of the
disparity in their ;iges. The couple
were forced 'o /.epiirato, anil since
that time Parkhlll had appeared some-
what deprcMed.
A "Mnrqula" lUrd Up.
London, Doc. 0. — Hugh DeGrey Sey-
mour, the sixth murquis of 'Hertford,
lias joined the rallies of tho members
of the aristocracy who have been
obliged to quit their ancestral halls,
lie has just informed tho authorities
of Alcesti-r, Warwickshire, near which
his seat. Kngiey Ua!l. is situated, that
Every married woman has hart such
an experience with love that she de-
clares, if she ever marries again, it
will be for money.
Many people neglect work ihey
should do during the day. and then
fuss and fume around at night, to give
tho impression that they are great
workers.
Among tho inen who hug a tire
awfully tight these days and .rho will
not get out of bed until the tires are
Marted, are a number who thought
last summer that a trip into the Klou-
iike country would be i, o hardship.
It is a good rule to remember in
business that the man who takes up
no more of your time than i* sbsolnte-
ly necessary, is better pay than the
man not so brief.
When we die. we will give thanks
with our last breath that embroidered
doylies and silver spoons don't have to
be borrowed for such a social function
It is a great pity that all the young
people can't get hold of the diaries
written by tiieir parents in youth, in
order to keep them properly humble,
and in check.
A d amond always looks larger to
its owner than to any one else.
As soon ns Christ is oui>, wc ecase to
be our own.
We wish to call espec til attention to
the advertisement in this issue of the
National Correspondence Institute of
Washington, l . C. This instimtion is
thoroughly reliuole and wo cheerfully
recommend them to our rorders. A
college education at home t-liows won-
derful advance in educational matters.
When a man makes a fool of himseli
he gcuerally docs tho job well.
Vice either hides or draws its sword
ns soon as virtue shows her face.
Had Catarrh
And Was Much Run Down in
Health, but Hood's Cured.
111 was all run down in health and had
catarrh. I began the use of Hood's
Harsnparilla. am now cured of catarrh,
and my heulth Ih good." J. M. Alix)WAY,
Monticello, Iowa.
Item ember
HOOd'S sparma
In the best in fu- t the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills
Ick headache. 26C.
hi!
and
increasing < xpenscf it is impossible
for him to keep ;i|> the hall and there-
fore lie will be obliged to rent it. J
1.1 In I
quarters respecting the
1 .'v o'. i.u it ua.a.' the stability of
the parity between the metals and kindred
questions may yet be solved by further ne-
gotiations
Meanwhile It gives me satisfaction to
state that the special envoys have already
demonstrated their abilities and titnesg to
deal with tne subject and it is to be earn-
estly hoped that their labor* may result in
an International agreement which will
l ring about recognltloa of both gold and
silver as money upon such terms and with
such safeguards as will secure the use of
both metals upon a basis which shall work
no injustice to any class of our citizens,
legislation for Alaska.
The territory of Alaska requires the
prompt and early attention of Congress.
The conditions now existing demand ma-
terial changes ia the laws relating to the
territory.
I concur with the Secretary of War In his
suggestions as to the necessity for a mili-
tary force in the territory of Alaska for the
protection of persons and property.
The startling, though possibly exagger-
ated, reports from the Yukon river country
of the probable shortage of food for the
large number of people who are wintering
there without the means of leaving the
ber. 1H97, an agree-
of tills govern. I U,C,,L affected with the Creek nation.
I of Other conn- ! bllt ,l iR understood that the national coun-
' 'internplation. cl1 ot 8ald ,,atlon ha* refused to ratify the
hich have been i
Mr. Dawes' Suggestion I'pheltl.
The provision In the Indian appropriation
act. approved June 10 189 . makes it the
duty of the commission to investigate and
determine the rights of applicants for citi-
zenship in the Five Civilized Tribes. The
commission Is at present encaged in this
work among the tribes, and has made ap-
pointments for taking the census of these
people up to and Including the 30th of the
present month.
Negotiations are yet to be had with the
Caerokecs' the most populous of the five
civilized tribes, and with the Scminoles, the
smallest in point of numbers and territory.
Should the agreement between the Choc-
taws and Chlckasaws be ratified by Con-
gress and should the other trii>es fall to
mak * an agreement with the commission,
then It will be necessary that some legisla-
tion shal^ be had by Congre«s which, while
Just and honorable to the Indians shall be
equitable to the white people who have
settled upon these lands by invitation of
the tribal nations.
The Hon Henry L. Dawes, chairman of
the commission, In a letter to the Secretary
of the Interior, under date of October 11,
1897. savs: "Individual ownership Is in their
(the commlss.on's) opinion absolutely es-
sential to any permanent improvement In
WOMAN'S TRAGIC ACT.
Mrs. Howell Ends Her HufTerlng With
a Hill let.
Kansas Cm*, Mo., Dcc. 0. —Mrs.
Lillian Howell, 3*1 years, a student at
the Kansas City Homeopathic college,
ended her life with a bullet at 11:1"
o'clock Saturday night in a room nt
703 East Eleventh street. She had
been confined to her bed for three
weeks with lunsr trouble and it is be-
lieved her act was prompted by the
thought that she would never regain
her health. She had sent her hus-
band to telephone for a doctor and
while he was gone she secured a
revolver, muffled with bed clothes and
shot herself.
• ral ItUi
iiffer i
Madrid, Dec. 0.— The minister for
the colonies, Sonor Mora, has received
a dispatch from Marshal Itlauco,
captain general of Cuba, say-
ing: "I have to-day sent the fol-
lowing telegram to our minister at
Washington: "There is no need foi
foreign help to provide for the want.*
of this island or its inhabitant*. Tin
government from its own resources i*
endeavoring to provide for the neces
si ties, the need of which, moreover, i.«
diminishing daily."
FIGHT FOR A THEATER.
country are confirmed in such measure as present conditions, and the lack of it is the
to Justify bringing the matter to the atten- i root of nearly all the evils which <• grlev-
tlon ot Congress Access to that country | ously afflict these people Allotment ty
this winter can be had only by the passes ! agreement is the only possible method, uil-
« ~ r* - -• '* less the United States courts are clothed
Aged Bridegroom Hnleldes.
New York, Dec. 1—On Thanksgiv-
ing evening Samuel O. I'arkhlll. 71
years of age, of Ilrooklyn married
Miss Annie Kirklandof Brooklyn,who
was fifty years his junior. To-day
Parkhlll committed suicide ut his
home in Brooklyn by shooting him-
self through the bra'.n with a revolver.
When tho couple wero married tho
families of both parties objected
strongly to the tie on account of the
disparity in their ages. The couple
were forced to separate, and since
that time Parkhlll had appeared some-
what depressed.
HIv
Claimant* for a Lincoln l'lnyli<
Nearly Cause a Klot
with the authority to apportion the lands
among the citizen Indians for those whose
use it was originally granted."
I concur with the Secretary of th* In-
terior that there can be no cure for the
evils engendered by the perversion of these
great trusts excepting by their resumption
by the government which created them.
from Dyea and vicinity, which is a most
difficult and perhaps impossible task. How-
ever, should these reports of the suffering
of our fellow cltlrens be further verified
every effort at any cost should be made to
carry them relief.
Beelprnrttjr and Heals.
In order to execute as early as possible
the provisions of the third and fourth sec-
tions of the revenue act approved July 24,
189 7,1 appointed the Hon John A. Kasson
of Iowa a special commissioner plenlpoten- under the decree of the United States
tlary to undertake the requisite negotiations court tor the district of Nebraska on the
with foreign countries desiring to avail 1,1 atul 2d <-f November of this year The
amount due the government consisted of
the principal of the subsidy bonds. * 7,338,-
612. and the accrued interest thereon,
131,211,71 L 75, making the total indebted-
ness 168.448..'23.75. The bid at the sale
covered the first mortgage lien and the en-
tire mortgage claim of the government,
pr.uclpal and ln7erest.
T ie sale of the subsidised portion of the
Kansas Pacific line, upon which the govern-
ment holds a second n >rt^age 11 n, has
been postponed at the Instance of the gov-
ernment to December 16 18j7. The d-bt
of this division of the Union Pacific rail-
road to the government on November 18.
1607, wis the principal of the subsidy
thems -Ives of these provisions. The nego-
tiations are now proceeded with several
governments, both European and American.
It is believed that by a careful exercise of
the powers conferred by that act some
grievances of our own and of other coun-
, triciluour mutual trade relations may be
either rem ivdd or largely alleviated, and
i that the volume of our commercial ex-
! changes may be enlarged, with advantages
I to both contracting parties.
To Eilsod Foreign Commerce.
Moet deslrab e from every standpoint of
j national Interests and patriotism is the ef<
fort to extend our foreign commerce To
Germany's Army In China-
Berlin, Dec. 8.—When the German
reinforcements, consisting of four
companies of marines, numbering
twenty-three officers and 1,200 men,
and a company of naval artillery ar-
rive at Kiao-Chau bay, for which
point they will soon set out, they will
bring the total German force there up
to 4,588 men, the largest body tier-
many has ever sent beyond European
waters. It is understood that the
reserves had to be drawn upon.
United State, no 1ur *lctloa betweeo this end our mtrcbtnt m.rlos should be bonds, itfoiiM0:indth« uW^d and £
A Kara With Death
Chic a no, Dec. 8.—Twelve men coin-
posing the crew of the steamer George
W. Morley had a race with deuth on
Lake Michigan this evening. Fire
broke out In the hold of the vessel
•even miles off Kvanston. All steam
was crowdcd on, the safety valves
were tied down and with men work-
ing Ilka trojana in tha blinding smoke.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. <i.—Tho Lansintr
theater, the leading playhouse of the
city, was yesterday morning before
daylight dismantled of part of its
furnishings, almost a riot accompany-
ing the work, and as a result .1. I-'.
Lansing, late half-Owner, L. C. liurr
and Uoscoe Pound, his attorneys and
a score of laborers were arrested.
The trouble is tho outcome of the sule
of the property under foreclosure a
week ago. Mr. Lansing claimed there
was a conspiracy to defraud him of
part of his holdings
I.OOS Steerage Passenger*.
Nkw York, Dec. 8 —The Prince line
steamer. Trojan Prince, which arrived
to-day from I^eghorn. Genoa and Nap-
les, brought from the latter port l.Oos
steerage passengers, the greater por-
tion of them l>eing women and child-
ren. This is the largest number of
Italian immigrants brought by any
steamer to this port in many months.
The state of health on board was ex-
cellent.
Cor Colsonlng Her l.nver
Ahumork, I T, Dec. 8 — Ida Ran-
dolph has been arrested at Caddo,
twelve miles northwest, and jailed
here, charged with the murder of
Henry lloss a few days ago. The
woman is the mother of a youmr
babe. The indictment charges the
prisoner with administering poison in
whisky to Henry K< :■who died from
thec teois. H. \ a;i.J I i had been
lovers, but quarreler, a <d the v.oman
swore rtveo«r#
let at KI wood.
Andkksox, Ind., Dec. 8.—Stati I
labor commissioners have been sum j
moned to takechurgeof the Pittsburg
plate glass plants nt Klwoud. Twc J
hundred polisher* mid grinders are j
out aud it is feared the strike will |
close out all of the company's plants,
nine iu number Tho company has
attempted to put new workinir rules
into effect at all its plants and the
workers protest.
A nao.ouo Fir a at Tulsa, Iml. Taft
Tulsa, Ind., Tor., Dec. 8. —Fire
originating in the general store ol
Price & Gillett destroyed over fao.ooc
worth of property. The principal
losers are: Find U, Scott, l.viu-h Mer-
cantile company, Pr.ce A. Gillett, the
Tulsa Hanking compai y, the Commer-
cial hotel, George H. Ferryman, Lewii
& Ilroberk, and K?aii Hros The in-
surance will not exceed 8.'.'i.000.
Spiritiial 1st« Uet a Challenge.
Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 8.—President j
Becker of the National Anti-Spiritual
j association at Adrian, Mich., has just i
j issued an invitation to the National ;
' Spiritualist association to join in ap- |
' pointing a committee to meet a siin ;
t ilar one from the Anti-Spiritualisl j
! association, to thoroughly investigate ;
^ ' the phenomena of modern spiritualism.
Missouri-Kauias Champion.
j Joi'lin, Mo.. Dec. 8. —The Missouri
| Kansas championship gold meda
known as the "House of Lord'
! Medal, awarded to the best ainatem
| live bird shot aud held by W. K. Mor- |
i gan of Joplin, was won by Chris Stein- j
| back, also of Jopliu, in a live bird j
shoot yesterday.
TEXAS LAIDIES
SI'liAK THE TRUTH.
c4U fauciu.dv&i'
•e Leon, Tex., writes: I nffl
wnlow, and can strongly
.•commend Dr. M. A. Slm-
iona Liver Medielno, it
'} having Saved my Life 6
years ago, when I was down
With Liver Complaint and
Kidney Dlsemte. 1 think
it n fRr better medicine thau
made by "Zeilln" and
B'Tilack Draught."
Gestation.
Dnrlng the period of gestation thet<*nolon
npori the muscles ami ligaments of the
womb ia greatly increased and tho blood
vesnela are taxed to their utmost. If there
Ih any tendency to tinensiness or pain, we
recommend frequent warm injections of
onr Mexican Female Remedy and two or
tlireo done*, every day, of Dr. Himmons
Hqunw Vino Wine. This treatment will
strengthen the ligaments, will assist in
holding the nleru* in place, lessen pain,
make the uterus more pliable and elastic,
ami prepare the organs for tho final effort.
It also IcKHcns the danger of death to child
and iiiotlc r.and fortifies heragninntliabillty
to coiiviiIhIomh, flooding and other danger-
ous nympioniH, and with ordinary prudcnco
guarantees a rapid recovery.
* (e
Place fur Mgr. Sehoeder.
I Hkblin, Dec. 6.—Right Rev. Mgr.
| Joseph SchOdder, late prcfessor ol \
dogmatic theology at the Catholic unl*
! versity ut Washingtou, has been ap-
. pointed by thu Prussian minister ol !
education and ecclesiastical affairs to ;
1 the faculty of tho Catholic academy at
' Mueuster, capital ot Westphalia.
Illg Sis l > Hlevele Itace.
Nkw Yohk. Dec. 8. — Ai 12:15 a. in. !
Starter Eddie Hald tired the p.stol and
tho thirty-six men were off in the six '
day bicye'e raee at Madison Square
Garden. They rode in nino columns, J
four men In each. Hale, the winner
of last year's contest, led the tirst |
mile. Time for first mile, 2-.\
George MamorUI Meeting
Ciiicaoo, Dee. 8. — Exercises in :
jetnory of the late Henry George '
ere held at the Auditorium vester- ;
<C1/
Cele.il1 Tex., suya: Dr.
M. A. Simmons I.Ivor
Medicine id the best in the
w„r!d for Hllloiianess,
Indigestion and Torpid
Liver. Havo used It 10
years, and recommend It to
my friends, imd they all
praise it. I think there Is
its much difference be-
• iTceu it and "Zeilln's" and
"ThedfordV aa between
I day and night.
Paleness.
Anrrmia is a condition often callcd "pov
<>f tho red
corpuscle * which give to thiB fluid 1*8 char-
ncteriiitic. color. It arises from insufficiency
of u iMiuiilntinn of the proper materials of
food to replenish tho blood, as <n chlorotte
trom tho u Hi I
their natural red color and becomc white
find tho face looks like wax.
Tho most efficient remedy for this condi-
tion is Dr. Himmons Oquaw Vine Wine.
Tho improvement prodnooa by its uhc la
frequently almont magical; an enfeebled
heart becomes otrong and oijuablo In ita
action diifi'btion improves, tho lips an^
che. l:s loso their pallor, ami the eye b««
couicu bright aud tho stop elastic.
$100 To Any Man.
WILL PAY $100 FOR ANY CASE
Fall
\n Omaha t'oiupauy places for the first
time before the public a Maoical Tkbit-
mkni forth< cure of Lost Vitality,Nervone
ami pii'\uni Weakness nud Restoration of
Life Korea in old and young men. No
<■- oru-oiit French remedy; contains no
I h i phorim or other harmful drugs. It ia
a \Vi.m>kkfi i. Tukatmhnt magical iu its
■ lied- positive in Its cure. All readers,
who are buffering from a weakue#H that
blights their life, c-ausiug that lueutal and
ph\Hical suffering peculiar to Lost Man-
boo.l,should write to the STATE MEDICAL
mi.MI'ANV, No. 8Ji>S Range Block, Omaha,
N. b and they will seucl you absolutely
FRKK, m valuable [>aper ou these dineasea,
and positive proofs of their truly Maoical
Thi. * i must. Thousands of men, who have
l"Ht nil hope of a cure, are being restored
by them to a perfect condition.
This Maoical Tsbatmrnt may betaken
a' home under their directions, or they will
]'ii\ railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to go to there for treatment, if they
fail to cure They are perfectly reliable:
have uo I ree Prescriptions, Free Cure,
1- ree Sample, or i < >. l3 fake They have
f.Vi.o,mi capital, aud guarantee to cure
every ca e they treat or refund every dol
lai <>r their charges may be deposited in
a bunk to be paid to them when a cure ia
offected. Write them today.
after
on uuder the
of
| the « hieugo Single Tax Club. Over
| 7,000 persons were in attendance. Mrs. i
I llcnr.v George, lhc widow of tho dead ;
economist, occupied a l ox.
To sopply the Kuislan Troops
San Fkancisco, Dec. 8 — Telegrams
were received by merchants in this
| city ordering 1,20:) tons of provisions :
| for the use of the Hu->iian army in
I Siberia Seven thousand two huudred
j barrels of beef are included in the
. order, which i-> the largest ever
I "hipped iroiu thi, city.
thcEhssOsimicaiCq
CURE YOURSELF?
*old b, Mrugftate,
. r cent ia plain wrimr,
I 3 Ixittlft*. 12.74.
Circular ■vol on
<125.00 h MONTH! -'""v""-'
J as. H. BAKLE. PUBLISHER? BOs'tO^ JSaiS
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The Edmond Sun--Democrat. (Edmond, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1897, newspaper, December 10, 1897; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc142053/m1/1/?q=fcc+record: accessed June 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.