. r
fr %*
Tr-ltnni w«l> "« LoryI bona Mf rvntUw*.
MI5K.lt it;
Subscripton, $1.50 per Annum
Reprmentattov Xrtc*pup*r °f Indian
WKDNKSDA i, 1>I <
I AI11.KU1 Ml. INDIAN 'I'EHKITPK  
vol. ii no.
i PRESIDENT'S MESSAUE.
¥
Tho President Sends Hie Annual
Communication to Goeiutoss.
The Italian >•*•«! Chilian Disputes — The
heali-m yaHtion Dl«riiind-Th* New
Turin nnd Stlvor—l>ei®cta In the
Electoral Nyittin.
Washington, l)ec. 9.—The president's
message wr.j distributed In both houses
of corjrfMi promptly upon assembling
to-day. It is. mainly, ns follows:
To the Senate and llouse of Representatives:
Tin? reports "i the heads of tlio several
ixtcntivc departments, requirod by law to
bo nubmittcd to mo. Wblcli are herewith
transmitted, ami tho report* of tlio seer •
t uy of the treasury Mid the attorney■Ken^
cral mado directly
comprehensive Vlev
work of the Inst fiscal year
This was Je 'lined, and that policy wai
pursued througnout, which this govern
luent, when wrenched by civil war, so stren-
uously ln->lstcd upon on the part of Europe
sn ration-. Tli • Hats an armed vessel |
commanded bv a naval ofllcer of tho in«ui
vent n -t manned by Its sailors snd t  ti.
soldiers on board, was Belted under process
..f tne United Mates court at 8 in Dlego.t . ..
fur a violation ol our neutrality law While
in tho cuHtody "f an oltle. r ..f the court the
ver.se. was forcibly wr «ted from his control
and put to sea. It would have been Incon-
sistent with the dlunlty and self r -p< et of
this government not t" have lnsn.ii l that
the Itata should be returned to San Diego to
abide by the Jud rtnent of the court Tills
was sn clear t.. the Junta of tue i. nuression
al p • rt v. establish, d at l.julque, that, boiore
the arrival of Hie ltata at that port, the s. o
rotary of foreign relations of the provisional
government a dr.- s.d to Hear Ad in. Brown,
i (iminandlng the United States naval forces,
a comniunlcation, from which the following
It an extract
"The provisional government has learned
   | by the cablegrams of the Associated pre«s
of the administrative I that tho transport Itata, detained In salt
dating to Inter- Diego by order of the United Mates for tuk
upon the tru. asurv and upon th
Out .coil' hand it w s contend..I ma.
port* would so fall tiff a« t-> leav •
treasury bankrupt an I that the price!
articles enter inn nto the living of the j
p|, would I . St. • niiaticed us t" dlsastrot
! ifc. t their comfort an l happiness w
on the other It was argued that th> b.i
the revenue largely, the result of pi
ar on the free I
tho peopi
m, I „( niocli unfavorable crl.l«l«>u •«<! <" h« '"• 
.......... >" "bo I malnlnx l.Brt;
(j. sii > ,1 t<> plii • the tariff upon
, r.-venue basis 1:
  t idrawal from •
I b * al. that the 1 piusu uted dun
tli'
ry and mado r
ntlon of the d. partuu
...In t<> relieve threaten
on Id be u direct gain . |||rp|U
the
i .ingress, furnish i
If the.
 i attentive per- ! evasion of the marshal
   of >nuress and all Ing on board this official, * io wai
wbn tnkc an Int.- . -t ... public ..IT.ilr. Mich i point m.ar . ..u.t, .....I tu.-n
a i.fru.nl eoul'l n.,i I-.ll ... • x.-ltc • hl«l. r ... r  .«;.«••• H ll.i. now* >*• w
appm-hillon ..t Oil' ..... 1-il.nr ..n.l cm .•■ ..   woul.l il.p
1.. . ...i.i .. nn irivi.ii to t ii- i lie I ti. t it. and hi an cvlde
the port, carry*'
land i d at
continued
•r.-ct. this
the conduct of
urn........ .'I life, including those u.ost
liiuh'y prote, ted, would not bo enhanced;
ti at labor would have a lar.j' r market and
the products of the farm advanced prices.
while tliu treasury surplus and receipts
won I be adequate to meet the appropria-
tion-, including the largo exceptional «■*•
pendlturos for the refandiuu t-> tlio states of
tlm direct tax and the redemption of the ti*
per cent, bonds
It Is not mv purpoio to outer st lengtn
Into a discussion of tho effects of the legi-.
latlon to which I have referred but a I riel
examination of the stat -t.es of the treasury
ral glanoo at the sta
throughout the country will. I
any impartial Inquirer that it"
disappointed the evil prophee
punull." m «l 111   l«i* "
hopeful predict
a,Ion of tho r.' pose. Thla loglalnt
10 I nlted states fo lis- j companled by a in
li.oi o.te 1.1 I' w . has been Uoninent, and th
ptcmbei
open to aettb n In the t. r t. ry ef '
hoiiia'.su. ai acres of land, all of wide
takon up by settlers lit a sl-'gie dav
rush for th. lands wm aceoinpan e I
great deal « f exeltoim nt. but was, tiaj
•ill., policy or npptyluK 111 I. .i.rplti. I free Iro« H.llnoB ot    non
redemption of the Interct-b. .irlng
i eiiibarassmout t •
e.ssary tho inter
t at frequent later
I monetary panics,
is ..I was
• .
the I
• be preferable to
last mentioned of
i ti
th .light
that of depositing d
l. eted imtlonal banks,
lee mod since the dat"
t.-r st bearing
oduol
labor and
. r.«tiniia ,-fl.irti whl n are given to the | the Itata, aud 
conduct of our civ I administration. i dlapos .1 t.. support or aitrec' |° t,'°
The rem rts will I b.-lleve. show that tion of the laws of the I.nlted States, the un-
cverJ Question has boon approached, con- | derslgnod takes adv ."««go of the personal
aldered and docl lod Irotu the standpoint of
slderations affe.-t
the ut
.elations you havo been good enough to
j maintain with him a iu e your arrival In this
port t.. declare to you that
I w it bin reach of our orders
1 will put the Itata with the
tlons she took on board
she Is
this government
arms and mutil
San Diego at the
disposition of tho United States
A trial In tlio district court of the United
igotlatlotiH
notable and
Among these are
which
States for tho southern district of California I
has recently resulted In a decision holding, j >'
anion-oth.-r th n-s, that Inasmuch as the ai
congressional party had not been recogn zed j <
as a belligerent, the acts done In Its Interest 01
could not bo a violation of our neutrality , t<
laws. From this Judgment the United
xoreiso of"tho I ,,:i* appealed, not that the eondmnnntlon
i conferred by section   of the tariff ,a " ••"•t'-r .. i
Kith the republic of lira/. I, with Spain
statute Is
public duty and upon e.
Ing the public Interests alone, \galn I
vlte to every branch of tho aervloo the
tention and scrutiny of congress.
TI1B HTATK IlKI'A KTMKST.
What Has Hern Done In the Healing, Chil-
ian Mii.l Italian Lynching Difficulties.
The work of the state department during
the last year has b.-on characterise
unusual r "mber of Important
mid by d11 i 'tnatlc results of
highly beneficial ch iract
the reciprocal trade
have been concluded,
^ witu tlio ropuouc ui ! ..•■
. \\ . si India prt®essloiia. and with Han
Domingo.
Like negotlati ns with other countries
have I.e. U much advanced, and t In hope 1
that before the close of tho year further
definitive trade arrangement* of gioat value
w ill be concluded.
At F At IIS WITH tlttEAT ItBITAIM.
In view Of the reports which have been
received as to tho diminution of the
Heal herds In the llohrlng  ea, l deemed
It wise to propose to her majesty's
government In February last that ttn agree
tuoiit for a closed season should be mado, .
pending the ne^..,.t!-:is for arbitration | (
which then seemed to be approaching
favorable conclusion After much <-,.rr. , i,.j,at|on#
kp„nd.n«.,andl|. l«v. Io,     .III. K"V; I ; ■
criuiii-n. «u. IK,.      nn ,wrccn . nl , ,
l,cl a„,Hlc,„ .l on th« lHI. ol Jiinc. , ,„Mdvd Hayiu > to poll.lo l
•eat nrltalu underto.ok J ron. | ((v ^ weru |(| r|-rJL , ||||V() nol l(,„ n vv , ,,K
to direct the surrender of such of these p •
' (toft- n« are still In tlio American legation
I without suitable conditions.
! It is believed that the government of < hill
! in not In a position, in view of the pr
i ti company upon the Islands
skin- It till- agreement could have been
reached carl. r. in response to the strenuous
end. avors of tin- {ovornment. It would have
been  re .ti' tive but coming us late
M it <i! it unquestionably resulted in
greailv dlmlnlrihlnu tho destruction of the
seals by the Canadian scalers.
lu my last message I stated that tho bes -
ot arbitration proposed by her majesty's
government lor the adjustment of tho long
pending eontroN
was not a > eptablo. 1 am glad now to I
I.......  . ■ tbat I rins satisfactory
agreed upon
of business ,
hink. satisfy
rosulta havo
s of Its < p
rcaliEMd the
,if its friends. Itaroiy. i
before. In the hi t  ry of the country
has there been a time When the pro cods of
one day's labor or tho product of one fanned
acre would purchase so large an amount of
ti,..-.' things that enter Into the living of the
in is-t's of tho people. 1 bcllevo tii.it u fu I
tost \\ II develop tho fact that tho tariff act
of ili< 11ftv first congress Is very favorable
III us average effect upon tho prices of
articles entering Into common use.
KPPKCTS OP TIIK TAHIKP.
During the twelve months from October L
l- ii, to s ■ u mber >0, 1HU. the tot.il valno <>f
our'foielg'ii coinniorce (Imports and exports
c unbilled) was : I 717,HO. P l. which was the
t of any year In the history of "
the mum .1 interest ohirgo of 111,'iOWR The
in..no) wiiie'i bad heed deposited In >>*nk«
w tli..ut interest has been gradually wit"
di i w ii and iite.l In tho redemption of bondi
Tlio r. -ii t of this policy, of th silver
leg -1 .tlon, and of the refunding of tho ll
p , cent bonds has b. <•   a laix- i«er -nse ot
the luonev in circulation. At the date last
nam I the clnnlatb... was >1.4or
IJ-.M per capita. While on the first ilay'or   . .
li. ceinher, IStfl, -t had Increased to O'1 ineiit ..f  . ns ons for the
.... ..r Jll. H per caplt.L A lie ..ffer or rne wnm and Hit
H.u-roiary of the treasury to the holders of
the 111 p  r cent, i omls to extend the time ..f
rodeuip ion at the option of tho government,
at in Int. rest of per cent, was ueeept.ul
by the bold, m of about one halt the amount
nil.I the imcxtondod bonds aro being r-
deemod on presentstion
l'OMTAI. MATT Kits.
ea The largest lu any previous
  in PM> when our commerce
•unted to : l 0t7.tXV.OM, and tho last year
eeds this enormous aggregate by over
hundred millions It is interesting and
C> rat I lying Itesults Kxhlbltc.l -Suggestions
,,r the I'latmaster-tieueral—Deean Mall
U,r*he report of tho postmaster genera^
some ^ratifying results are exhibited an I
manv betterments of the servloo sug tested
A p. rut. il of the report gives iibuiidant
. vldcnee that the supervision un I direction
o' the postal system have been character
z.-.l by Intelligent and conscientious d. s:r.
t improve the servloo. The revenues ol
lepurtmcnt show
The adm
has been c
dinners upon tli roll on tne win nay ot
1--.I. was i"<> 1« . Tin re were allowed dm nc
the fiscal year ending >t that tlnn n.Mft
cases. «>f this uumber lii',.ts7 were allowed
under ih' law of June*7 mi. Tlio lasulng
ofectMgvut. s j,,,, | roceedlmi nt the
rate of about 11,000 per month, about 70 per
v. nt of these being cash under tho new law
Tin- commissions r oxpreai..". tho . pi..lon
that he w,II b" able to carefully adjudicate
ami allow H.MI. IN) claims durlnu tlio pr sent
fl < ,i roiir. The appi pi ntlon for the pay
HMgjgHflaoal year I '
noiint pxpeuded
1I9,M,. M .1'I, leaving an unexpended surplus
of • ir.\14s M.
The comuilSSlotior Is ipnte confident that
thoro will bo no call till* * ear for a dofleien
cy appropriation, uotw.thstaudlng the
rapidity with which th. wor* is being
pusheiL Tli'i mistake which has be. n made
by many In their exaggerated estimates of
tho cost of pensions is not taking account of
ilniinisli. <1 value of first payment
of course, so*
itigressloiial appor-
suuuto* bring the
1 j electoral vote of tlio atsto un lor tho Infla*
nul l, I to once of the "gerrymander " These gerry
crs f.u foiwie-'loiial purposes are In
1.1* XV .A I most cas. butt rosso I by n gerrymander of
th.- legislative districts, thus making It tin
po.stblo for a major ty of the legal
yoters of the state to .jo-rect the
apportionment end cpiallr. > t. •• «. .
gusdonal dlstri't- A minority rub
established that onlv a political
convulsion can overthrow. 1 have recently
he n advis. d that In one couuly of a certain
stato three dlstri. ts for tho c e. tlon of mem
bers of the legislature are constituted as
follows: One has■ R.rt'io populst ou.onol .■
• .111110110 10,100. whils in snot her county,
d> Inched, lUIII-COIltlgUOll- Mictions llSVO
It. oil united to make a le« -Intlve d strict.
Tlnno methods have already lound effective
appli. at ion to the choice of senators mid rep
rjsoiitatlvi's in congress and now an evil start
lias i.e.-I made lu the direction of applying
them to the choice by the at dos of electors
president and vice president If this Is
accomplished, we shall tli-n hive throe
^riat dep irtuients of the governoient lu tho
THE TREASURY.
Annual Report of tho Socrotury of
tae Troasury.
The Circolarlon-Colnagw— Natfonal llanks
bullous iteceipta ami Changes—In-
sernal Kevmus-Foreign Com-
meree— Keclproelty.
WasiiIMOTON. Dec. M -The annual report
_>f ts, . ret try of the Treasury Foster was sub
nutted to congress yesterday.
Th .-rotary reports that the revenues ol
the government from all sources lor the
fiscal year ending June W. 1 1. were I4W.M4,-
ISAUH. The ospondltures for tho sauia period
a-, i Mil^01.4701«, leaving a surplus of <7.
IW.7'"i ': A* compared with Hie fiscal year
p*ki the receipts full off lft.4lH^ 47 5i, "•"*
I here w its sn liu-reaseof |B7/d,lin l*
ordinary expondlturea It is estimated that
III. revenue f..r the fiscal year lw.tf will
to •.4:u,uue,iMM and the expenditure-
m
grasp «
legislative
rutivo directly and the judiciary
Indirectly through tho power ot appoint-
ment.
An election Implies a body of electors hav-
ing proscribed ijuallflcatlons, e  ch one of
m lioiu ha-an equal value and Influence In
ot. rinlunut the result. Ho when the consti-
tution provides that • each state shall
appoint (I'lyct) In such manner as
tho Irglslaturo thereof may direct, a
number of olectsiis," otc ,
ng tho your ended Bopti
iports of merohandlso amounted to
i. m.««oi 1;
T* for" II <1,1. coM.rui.loo,,!>,.- I"'1'- ' ' c,,rr,-|."t„Un|| t.,on«lw ol the
Is obvious necessity preceding year. wh. ti tho hnports_of mer-
flertlie recent legislation. Tlit-e pa\ meiits, reatriote«l power was not given to the login
juNtar the general lawa, have heap tor Many (aturaa m the seie tton oi aiethoda to he
ynir. vary large, aa t le pt nlona, when al us^.i A repnblloaa fonbi ol go? era men) Io
lowed, dated from filing tin •• aim. and most guar inte.-d by the eoiistltutloii to each state,
of these claims had been pending foi >>a - and tb - power given by the aatno Instri.
Tho flrst payments und. i the law of ,lutie, nicut to tho lcgi«laturos of the states to pre-
I his i, nr.- relatively small, and, as the p. i j Hr; ... methods for the choice by tli" state.
of tin ho eases Inc. i-.es and that "I i ,,f de -tors must bv exercised under that
the old cases diminishes, lb annual mgr.- ! limitation Tho essential features ot nyoh a
of tli t i   it- is largely r 'u• ■ d | guveruniciit arc tho right of tho people to
ThecoinmlsHioner, under date ot N ivember i    their own othe rs and the nearest
It, furnishc I in. with thestMt.-in. ntti at diu i praotloaiile equality of value iu thosuffragea
The following IS given III a statement of
the proi.abh condition ot iho treasury al the
close -f the present fiscal year, Juuo   ,
is ia •
fash In the treasury July I, l ttl,
Inclu ting gold reserve .... flM,«MW V
Hurplna f..r year, as above M,1)00,Mi.00
lie posits during the year for ris-
demptlon of national bank
notes 
Total amount available..
,nOO,msi.OO
|lg9,Mli,M
I as
.. .1 ...nniwiuioiit I Chan llso wore unusually large In anticIpa-
r.nisi1 ; i rrrsr.^ :«   r; „
With the overthrow.tf th- llalmaceda v j his annual average was xccedc y ^ ^
|; r,;' 'f- «
lives and appealed to th" ',n'V1,h in x due of irec
r vn- r L: ::
1 ins a. . I i. I. t lie Vai no of imports of dut lab ••
my Information, by tho naval \.s els of - • ,-oei.t . • of merchiii.
several foreign powers andjiv several of |  luiUt<,;, freo 0f duty during the year
ich I have reference, the flrst under
. . xpend|ti 
• • enn mall post ofUrca havo been cstab-
1,-1,c • Upon the -to liners of the NO>1 I Q '
man Mil) l and Hamburg lines, sav ng, by
the distribution on slilpb ar l. from two to
f.turio-ii hours' time In tho delivery ot mail
ut the port of entrv and often much more
th ,ii t1 is ti the delivery at Interior places
-,th i ugalv has this system. Inltlat d by
i..in.any and the V nlted States, evidenced
it- us, fulne s that It can not be longer be-
1 i. i is in tailed upon all tho great ocean
hi pa
Sintlago. Tho Amur
XTKNI .SO PU :  DELIVERY.
I. glit tho'isand miles of now postal scr-
\ c have been established Upon rallroatU,
thecal distri hut Ion to sub stations In the | this beneficent leg - atli
   , iti. , has been Increased about l'i per
e ',1 « I,lie the t e ccntagoof errors In dis
tribut ii has, during the past year, been re-
da -.'d . verono half. An appropriation was
-,c:i b> the last cotigre-s for the purpose
lug tho last four month". 113.175 cei t Ideates
w . re Issued, - h under the ireneral luw and
SB. s"i under tho art of Juno H7, po". The at. r-
age first payment during t «• four months
was 131.all w Idle the av. rage llrst payments
up n cases allowed during the year < nd.'.l
June Ho. IWJl. w ts WW.Kt, being a reducti- n m
the average tlr-t payments during these
four montlis « t 1107.41-
Tlio estimate for pension expenditure* for
the llscal ysai ending Julie 30, KM, Is till,
'.Mvnun which, after a care id examination of
the subject, the cotntnis-loner Isof theopiu-
lon will be sulUcU-nt. While those disburse
nieuts to tin dlsa'l. I - Idera of t io great
elvll war are larxe they do not realise tho
czaguorato'l estiinatos of tho- - who opposo
legislation. The secretary
f tho Interli r sle-ws « lib great fullnoss the
ar. that is taken to •
laims and also the itratif
of humanity.
by which  —   I
that date and until Mav I.1H02, to i rohlbjt
the killing by her subjects of seals In the
llohrlng sea and the aovorn. cut of the
Un.tod States dm ti • the same period to
enforce Its existing prohibition against
pel if C Mealing and to limit the catch by the
government have
 lilch It h
Ijioadly deny tho right of asylum, an 1 the
corrcspoudenoo has not thus far presented
any such denial. Tho treatment ol our in n-
inter tor a tune was such as to call tor u de-
cided protest, and It « as very grat.fyin, t'.
observe tint unfrl. ndly men-urea, uhie.i
were undoubtedly the result of th . pr -vail
lug cxcltoinent. were at onco rescinded or
au.tatdy relax d.
On the let It of oetober an event oeourrcd
In Valparaiso so serious aud tragic m lis
olrcuuistanccs aud results as to very Justly
excite the Indignation of our people and to
Mil for proinp. nnd dcold..
ti« wbimuor. i-
s- iry to tho completion of the
.riff, v
nts In froo dcllv-
Tho re
ncrciise  ults of these oxperlnieiits have been satla
months faesory that the postmaster general
pre-.-ding tw
tariff, the percentage w as Ii
... u | per cont II w« Mk. .... ! •  V"„:„c,.r In tl,i MMH*.
     
'I.lfn.iil diltv, Ilio IMTMntaK ■ of valuo (>! ,i 1. ,11 itiotniol . I P ■
inurebnndlav I.npor.fi1' fr. "I duly U Ion. I - ■ -."  «• «* '""'i'",','. Iv.
to be .\5. -7, wh eli is a larger peroentsge of | tended under our present s>
tree imports than during any -prior fiscal
\. ar In tin; history ot the government.
Ii we turn to exports ol merchandise the
statistic* aro full of gratification. The
w hoi" ..f such exports of merchandise for
th : v. \ months ended September 10 lS'.'l
•\ .."..'I'll.'", wnile f.-rlho ocrr. spoiidiug
i seal flshorlei
that nn agre
nil that Is nec
convention In vi.iwof the advanced p
lion which t Us government has taken upon
the subject ot International .rVt-rallou. this
piinsldcrablo
ssionof
lr adhereiieo to tills
•nt of disputes such
i tb. llohrlng sea, will I
with tho
number of the sailors of th • United
steamer Baltimore, then In tho barb )
Valpar '«
method for the
as have risen
doubt uot, met
coni.- s . MKvT |NSII,.TIOS.
Tho law of the Inst congress providing a
System of Inspection for our meals Intended
for export, an I clothing the president w ith
power t.. ■ xclude foreign product- from our
junrkct In case tho country sending them
Should perpetuate unjust discrimination!,
ngainst any product of tho I'nlud States,
placed this government In a po«ltl«.u to
i ffi "lively urge the removal (>l -uoh dlfcrlm
Inat ions against our un ats. It is gratifying
to be able t . stato that Oerin uiy, Donmsrk
Italy, Austria and i ranee. In the order
named, have op-nod their ports to inspected
American pork pro inola Tho re
the-e restrict ons in ivory lusta
nskod for and given solely upon the ground
that wo had now provided a meat Inspection
that shoul I be accepted as adequate to Un-
complete removal of tho danger.., roal or
tunc .- I. which ha I be. 11 previously urged.
Tin- state department, our nilulstors abroad
und the s. rotary of agriculture have co-
operated with unflagging and Intelligent
seal f >r tli- ace ■ npllshment of this uroat
Tho outlines of an agreement have
cached with ti-rmany. looking to
le irade concessions In conslderutlon
■. ntinucd fret .importation of her
but tho time has not yet arrived
■ • correspondence can be submitted
__in^ upon
 ,••!. w-cro assaulted by armed uie-n nearly
simultaneously In different localities In the
city t>no potty officer was killed outrtirht
and seven or eight seamen wore serloualy
wounded, one of whom has slue" died. Ho
savage aud brutal was tho assault that si v-
ci al of our sailors received more than two.
and 0110 as many as < Uht stab wounds. An
investigation of tho affair was promptly
mado by a board of officers of t.. • It.lti
more, and their repoit shows that thes • us
aanlts wore unprovoked, that
conducting themselves In a
or lerly mannor, and that some of too poll
f the city took part In tho assault aud us.-
their weapons with fatal effect, while a fe
othcrs, with some wel disposed citizen
elide ivor.-d to protect our men. Thirty m
of our sailors wore arrested and some i
th.ui, while being taken to prison, wci
cruelly beaten and maltreated. The fa-
if. Increase of fU,tll4,( l. which i 
tur t ii tho average annual Incr-
exports of merchandlao during any ;
tho bistoiy of the g
In the valuo of >
ducts during th
given in determining that oholctt.
It will not be claimed that tlio power given
to the legislature would support a law pro-
viding that the persons re civlng the small-
est vote should bo tho electors of a law that
all electors should be chosen by the Votgrs
of ii single congressional district, and
under tho pretense of regulating methods
tho legislature can neither vest tlio
right of ohoicc elsewhere nor adopt
methods not conformable to republic in
institutions. It Is not my purpose hero
to discuss the queetlon whether
choice by the legislature or by tho
voters of equal single districts h
a choice by tho state, but only to recom-
mend such regulation of this mutter by con
stltiitlona! amendment ns will secure uni-
formity and prevmt thut disgraceful pur-
lin!' f r it ui u I e ii t tjH„„ j ti-.(glory to which such a liberty of
 the choice, if It exists, offers a temptation.
Redemption of na-
tional bank notes
luring the year. $1(1,000,000 00
lUdeniptlonof bonds,
Interest notes ntul
fractional currency
to November I, Iv.M. 70,911,10.06
Redemption °f same
Items during re-
mainder of year 1,111,550.1"
41,K*.M 0
Cash balance available
June 10, K« ■   lHt,7W.I4J M
With reference to the circulation the
port says: ••The stringency In tho money
market during tho summer and autumn ot
180ii was relieved by the prompt and effective
measures of my predecessor, and happily
disappeared without producing the grave
sallon of all collectors of customs by flx«l
s >l.i, es, all let s, emolument* etc to u
abolished; third, tho '°'^u'
touts districts, fourth, 'he abollshrnsnt of
oaths to monthly soeounte; flft'b |>>* «>Pe*
Of the law. requiring   b:'
Individual importers uport thei entry of m«r
chiiu Use f.u warehouse, etc.. slith, revision
I -,.tlon ol J"*1'
M'Vo.tt.t, lo«l,IMI"n Io .ocurn r«ll«,,y.i„
sties of foreign commeree.
Tha Internal revonue receipts n j
year were: Distil cd
uianitliieturod tobaoco tdi,7V
li Oloo sum
$1.077,mil; miscellaneous. IW. '
The v line of our foreign*""
m.its an i exports of merchandise dnria^
III, lam n.,- ,1 your •«
.Ts..ji . ;. r,..«
I.,1.1 l r..... ■ ,„ ,tl«niM JI J "".'JJ.iH'J?
Itrltuln i>,id Ireland «.uo,.ntjrf to
1,1,1, ilia ol expor'a *« 'S4".
pTai.,1 II,. v.  of impurt. y
.i, .«i„« a„ .•> ,■.  i" «p°:" "j "
.. ,r Import an,I •■ . >« * "*
Itrllali. an,I lr.lan.1 lorn..   I" r ul „l
auafa .milo  .lli all ..•.Iona i""1 ■l J P«'
• in. i,l.,„.hlr ,l«wl'S ,lt"r1u|u',,1 1'
  ill, Sorll, V„„ rlca, '"el,l ," f''".J
Willi aoutli America, and that with Asia and
i • -i iiitiee Oar trade with Uenuaiiy shows
>n escess ot imports of w'th
France, «if
In our total trade with iurope tha ssmm
of exports over imports was mS.41W, J5
inn eomniorco In morchandlse willi Sorth
Amorit a, including Mexieo. ^nlnd Aaserlet
a id West Indies amounted to mrs,tw*\jtf
which tho value of tlio Imports was $l<*l.f«.-
DT'.I, and of tho export* 4J 1 . . an eioess
of Imports of ttW,««. o • bu^"'Jur
trail.- by land carriage with M. i^o and
. . ...    iii.«otIv ascertalasdbv
going , Nothing Just n
< Important than t
efcrred i
rural
I bis sugg
> i. w to glvo those communities a fuller par
. . ntlon in tlio benefits ot the postal scr
vice are worthy of your careful conalders
ti I,. It ,  not Just that tlio farmer wn.
\ .. his mall lit the neighboring
t wn should not only be c impelled
t . -end t" the post olll o for it, but to pa
ouslderablu rent for a box In which to pi
,t ..r wait his timo at a general delivery w
dow, Whllo tho city resident has his mall
t i- light to his doo, It Is stated that over
«i ne ghborhoods, aro. under the pri sent
-y-i. ,ii% , ecolving until at ,.0.^1^0,? whers
so. d. ' Th extension of tills system to tlu-so
communities is especially desirable, as t lie
|t itr.'iis of s ich Olllces aru not possessed of
rtaluly nothing In the condition
of trade, foreign or domestic, thero is ot i-
talnly nothing In tho condition of our people
of anv cl .ss. to suggest that the existing j
t .riff and r venue legislation bears oppress
ivcly upon the people or retards tho com-
mercial development of tho nation It may
be argu.-d th it our condition would bo l «t- i
ft legislation w ere upon a freo |
trade basis; but It cannot be denied that ull
o conditions of prosperity and « f general
ii t en til i •-ii t lire proaoiit ill a larger degree
than .tor before In our hlstor>. and that,
•o. Just when It was prophesied they would
lu the worst state. Agitation for radical , ----- " . tJroat Britain and
i ' '• If fin nnol 11 legislation .an ui ill s.-rrleeton toareatBrUainnni
:u,n. t help but may seriously Imped., bus, I ih - conthient. twenty seven to South Am. rl
n-ss, to the prosperity of which some degn
stantial war scrvlc
llepHrtinent of Agriculture.
If the establishment of ti o department of
agriculture Is regarded by anyone nsatnero
conccsslon to tho unonllghteuod d.-inand of
a worthy class of people, that Impression
hus been most off-dually removed by the
great resu,t. already attained. Its home
Influence has linen very great in  ! --ml
tinting agricultural and horticultural Infor
mat on; In stlmulntlng snd directing a
further diversification of crops; Indetic?
lug and eradicating diseases of douicatlc
animals. and more t iian all, in the <-li  e and
Informal contact which It has established
and maintains with tlio farmers and stock
raisers of the whole country I v« ry re-
quest for information lias had p- mpt at-
t-utlon and every suggestion tnerlt. l .ou
■Ideratlon. Tho sclent.flc corps of tho do
I
I UK NEW ORLCANS LTNCIIIKO
The lynching at Now Orleans In March last
of cloven men of Italian net ivlty by a mob of
Clt /■ ns was ii most deplorable and d lac rod
Itable inch!' nt. It did not. however, have it
origm in any general animosity to tho ltal
Ian pe.-l-'1 • 11 Ti" r-I'" ' K v
irnmeiit of Italy, with which our relutlons
w, r(. ol tin in -t frb ndlv character. The
I y of the mob was dlr cted "
al n'I that they were all discharged, no criminal
charge being lodged ngilnst any one of
thom shows very clearly that thoy were In-
nocent «>r any broach of tho peace.
Ho far aa I have yet boon ab.o to learn no
oile r explanation of this bloody work bis
been suggested than that it ha l its origin in
hostility to those men as sailors of the
I nlted Htatos, wearing tho uniform of Hum
government, and not In any Individual act
or animosity. The attention of the Chilian
government was at onco called to this
affair and a atatement of tho facts on nine.I
by tho Investigation wo hid conducted
was submitted, accompanied by a rcpiost
to bo advised of any other or <|rtalifylng
facts In tlio possession .if tho l.'hllhri got
eminent that might tend to r Hove tins af-
fair ot tho appearance of an Insult to this
governtno.it. Tho Chilian government
ill.i oihor facilities offered In more populous
,.ni nun tl.-s tor tho transmission of am-I
-ii us ol money.
l'OSTAL TEI.BORAI II.
   ... ii niessago to the preceding con
gi -s. . xpressed my views as to a modified
..soof the telegraph in connection with the
, ,.ostal servlci
OCEAN MAIL «UUsn>T
Iu pursuance of tli • o.-eun mall la« of
\la . li 1H91, and after a most careful studv
1 the whole subject and frequent confer
. ... es w itli ship owners, boards of trade, and
others, advertisements were Issued by the
; .Ima-t. r general for fifty throe lim-H
i, three
of Stability In legls ati n is essential
1 think there are conolnalve evidences that
the now tariff created several groat Indus-
it e. whl"h will, within a few years, give em-
ployiiient to several hundred thousand
American working mon and women. In view
o| the soinowhat overcrowded condition of
the lab ,r market of tho United Htatos, every
patriotic cltixi n should rejoloo at such a
result.
The report of tho secretary of the treasury
uluuri that the total r.«elpts of tho govern-
ment, tr un all s lurcos, for tlio fiscal year
ended .lane .11, IWd, wcre$4MJ,544.2.M.«il. while
thei-xp. ml turos lor the sumu period woro
14.'1 i(i4,470.4d leaving a surplus of IB7, ^9 762.
and Japan, four
   i the Pacific Islands, envoi
W. Indies and two to Mexico. It
course, expected bids from all tlieso lines
wo, 1 I lie received or that service upon them
,il would be contracted for. It was Intended
. furtherance of tho act. to secure as many
' ow lines as possible, while luciudlug In the
,t m-.st i r all of the foreign Hues now oe
e up led by American ships. It was hope I
Unit a lino to England and perhapaoue to
i h. continent would be secured, but the out
I iv r. quired to equip suoh linos wholly"
who rondei . d, not slight, but sub- | provide every guaranty for tlio at.solutely
fair and freo choice by an equal suffrage
w Itliln tho respuctlvosiatosof all tlio offlcors
ol tho national government whether that
suffrage Is applied dlreotly as In tho
clio co of members of the house of rop-
rcsciitatIves, or Indirectly «s In tho choloe
of senators and electors of president Ho-
hpeet for public oltloera and obedlonro to
luw will not ceaso to bo the characteristics
. t our people until our elections cease to
declare the will of innjorltlus fulrly ascer-
tained. without fraud, snppreaalon or gerry-
uiaiider. If I were called upon to dcclaro
Where ti our chief national danger lies I
shoul'I say, without hesitation. In the ove
throw of majority control by tho aupprc
sma or perversion of tho popular auffruge.
That there Is a real danuor here nil must
ngr. Hut tho . norglos of thoso who soe II
havo boon eli icily expended In trying to fl*
i.-p tusliilllty upon tho opposlto party
rc.tber than In «fforti to make such practlOOS
•Vv stig".Vions'^h. m'V'r,.H"ioi*' I"M!'!I hot oaaihlo by i illierparty.
,. Ih. Inapt'CtU.n by th.a rtcp.rt,no,.t ol tor'||ltin°b|J ^Son.lu.IrlTd.bM. whlla
' wo take, by consent, one step In the dlroc>
lion of ,.! .rui by eliminating tho gerivuian
dor w hloh has been denounced by all parties
I as an intluonce in tlio elootlon of olectors of
si.lent and members of congress?
All the states have, acting freely and sop
arately, determined Unit Iho choice of oloet
..rs I• v a general ticket Is the wlsost
and safest method, and It would seen
there could bo no objection to a constltu
tlonal amendment making that method
permanent. If a legislature chosen In
year upon purely local ijuestlona should,
{lending ii presi lontlal contest,
i scind tlio law for a choice upon a general
l pork products Intended f.
nicut abroad has boon tho bn ls«>f tli
cess which has attended our efforts
cure tho romoval of tlio restrictions
tallied by the Kuropcan governments.
Tho grain crop of this year was the largest | Pr'"'
in our history. fiO per cent greater than that
of last .ear. and yet the ti. ■ t that h a -
been opened an I the larger demand result-
ing from abort crops hi Kurope have sus-
tained prloea to such an extent that tho
enormous surplus of meats and brosdstuffs
will be marketed at good prices, brlndng
relief and prosperity to an Indualry that
was much depressed. Th • value of the
grain crop of tho I'nltod States Is «-st
par" lelpunts and f  r
1 that if such qualifying fuel, did
not exist this government would confidently
expo, t full and prompt reparation
It Is to be regretted Unit the reply of tho
secretary for foreign affairs of the pro-
visional government wus couched in an of-
fensive tone. To this no response has t eon
mad--. This government is now awaiting
tlio r. ault of an investigation which has
been conducted by the criminal court at
Valparaiso It Is reported unofficially thut
tho investigation Is about completed aud it
is expected that the result will soon be com
munlcatcd to this government, together
with si.in- adequate and satisfactory re-
.-i nee to tho note by whloh the attcnt I .ti of
, . . e'tl.l. w a tall,-,I >o Una Incident ll.l.oao
tor me put. aliment ot .ho | li,„ <
iod participants or a
ia.ri.-s on tlio inur ler o a •• ity oftl -r.
not i. u 'i to this as mitigating m an
j, , . . -t nse ngu nst law and liutnu
bin .oi.  .i i i ' " the International
tlons whloh grc a 3l wis out
presented by tho Xtali.n. .
hi \ nil of tho o whose lives had been
by the mob wore Italian subjwota, and
nd i
The receipts of the flsoul year ending June
31, PWi, actual an I estimated ure |l#l,Ot>n,OUO
aud th - expenditures $IO0/K ,OOO. For tho
fiscal year ending J
$441.4
elptsa
• $45 i,i"
.. . sh'pn of the first-classand thedlflloultv
l est t'tlisliingnew lines incomp'-tltlon with
those already establish d dit.-rrcd bidders
whoso interest had been enlisted. It l 
hope I that a way may yet bo found of over
coming difllcuitlea. The llrnsllian Menu,
ship t o , by reason of a miscalculation as to
tin- spo. d ot Its v. • . was not able to I. I
u7i-',l. t*ho ea'tiiiiateij , w. ler ti,o term, ot the nrtvortlaemenL Tho
tary to bo this year J
mora than Inst, of moats. MVi.oiv < >, and of
all products of tho f irm $7 o,"n , u mon
It Is not Inappropriate, I think, hero to stig
gi'st that our sat sfaction in the cont' uipla
iion of thla marvelous iidd tion to the na-
tional wealth Is unclouded by any suspicion
0( t(,,., m i mm j by u h eh n I - m< aaare; and
in which tho farmer Is paid for tho product
of hla fields.
t'lvll Hfirvlee.
Tho report of tho civil service commission
should receive the careful attention of th"
opponents, as well as the friends of tli.s re-
form. The commission Invites >i personal
Inspection by senators and representative
ol its records and methods, alid
critic will feel Shut such nn t
Id precede a Judgment of
ii either of the aysteu
tlokot, ami provide for tli ' elioloe of elect
.is by tin. legislature, and this trick should
determine the result, It Is not too much
say Unit tho publlo poaec might bo seriously
and w Idoly endangered.
1 have alluded to the "gerrymander'
off ding the inothod of selecting electors of
president by congressional districts, but tho
primary Intent anil offoct of this form of
political robbery have relatf
tlon of members ..f the houso of represen
tatu s. The power of congress Is ample to
deal w ith tli.s threatening and intolorablo
abu-. The unfailing test of sincerity In
. 11 et on reform will bo found In a willing
iioss to e inf--r as to remedies nnd to put Into
furei such m-asuros as will most effectually
ry full pre- i v the right nt tho p'oplo to froo aud
inatloii .<{ ti ill representation.
An attempt was made lu last congress
l.O an 1 tho expenditure!
i rrs i
iccrio
doml-
aable in the
however, been
rs und courts
es to Intervune
foreign clt,
lu.I -in ii ity to the 1
were
II ii to t" regretted thut the
manner In whlcu those claims
wore presented was not such as to promot..
n calm n H.-usslo i of tho questions Involved.
•nit this may well be attributed to the ex
clement an,d Indignation with which the
i rime naturally evoked The view, of this
govorni.. - to its obligatlona to foreign-
ers domiciled here wer - fully slat.-.I in the
concspotidouco, as well us ita purpose to
make an Investigation of the affair with a
yi.• w to determine whether there were
present an . clrcuuistnncoa that could, nn lor
such rules of duty aa we luid indicated, ore-
ut. an obligation upon tho United Btates.
Tho tempo, .j absence of uuilulstcr plain-
potoiitliiry at this capital has retarded the
further correspondence, but it is not doubt-
ed that a friendly conclusion la attainable.
gome suggestions growing out of this un-
happy i nc I lent are worthy tho attention of
eonnresa. Ii would, I believe, be entirely
competent for congress to mnk
against tho treaty rights of forolg.
cited In the IT nlted States < 
fed. ral couria. Th a lias no
done, a.id tho f deral olll
have no power In such ci
either for tlio protection of
or i .r tho punishment of his slayers It
(tot His to e to follow in this state of law
that the .oil ers of the state charge 1 w ith the
police and Judicial powers in such cases
jiin-t, in the consideration or In«rnational
oneri' ons,growing out of suoh Incidents, be
regal dc.lt i suoh- use aa federal agoutsns to
make this government answerable for their
acts iu <• i -.•« where It would bo
tbelnit • l Htatos had uses its constitutional
power to di ti" pnnlsh crimes against
tret, rights omU41IAFKUU,
The civil war in Chili, which began in
January last, w as continue I. but. fortunate
ly with Infrequent and not important aimed
collisions until Angnst 2*. when the con-
gressional force., landed near Valparaiso
nnd. after a bloody engagement, captured
the city. ITeUdcnt llalmaceda at once
recognised that his cause was lost, and u
provisional government was speedily es
ta' ll-h.d by tho v otorh.us party. Our
minister was promptly directed to recog
iiia • a- d put himself In cotnmuiiclntlon with
thl- governiu.-nt so soon us it should have
established Its do facto charter, which was
done. During the pendenco of tills civil
contest frequent Indirect appeals were
mM.i. Lot lis government to extend belliger-
ent Ight* to I • '!i*uip iiU nnd to give
nc* «< tns.i .jiatlvea
further noodloaa delay Intervene, I will, by
a special message, bring this matter again
to in. attention of con ;ress for such action
as may bo h.-e. usury. Tho entire cor-
respondsnee with tho governntent ol < illl
will ot an early day be submitted to congress.
TUB 1LL-1 HKlTgD URI1RBWS.
Tills government has found occur. « n t i
ex < ess, In a friendly spirit, but with much
earnestness, to the g .v.-rnmeiit of the exar
its so: lous concern bocauso of the harsh
measures now being enforced against the
Hebrews In Itussin Ity tho rcvivul of ant
it I tie laws, long in abeyance, great nun.
bcrs of tlmse unfortunate people have hoi n
cotiHtruluc I to abandon their homes and
leave the empire by reason of th" impossi
bllity of finding subsistence wltliln tho pale
to which U Is sought to confine them. Th>
| in in gratlon of tlieso people to the United
Htatos—many other countries being closed
to thom I- largely Incroiising and is likely to
assume proportions which may make It
dllll uit to find homes and employment for
thi m horn and to seriously affect tho labor
market It is estimated that over on.
million will be forced from Russia within f
low years The Hebrew is never a beggar
ho has always kept the law—life by toll-
oftuu under sovero and oppressive civil re
strict Ions. It Is also true that no ra sect
or class has more fully cared for its owt
than tho Hebrew race. Hut the sa ble
transfer of such a multitude, under cCOdl
tlons that tend to strip thom of their small
ti -cumulations nnd to depress their out i
un I courage, is neither good for tliotn
for ti
SILVBUHIHHHI
Under tin. law of July, U, 18 >. the aocro-
tury of tho troasury has purchased since
August 13 during tho fiscal yoar 48,8W,lil
on:.e. s of silver bullion at an average cost
..t ii. l5poi-oiii.ee The l.igho.t price paid
durlnthe year was fl.it- .4% an-' tho lowest
• lu exchange for tills silver bullion
111 re have boon issue I of the treasury
notes authorlB -d by tho net. The lowest
price of silver reached during the fiscal vent
was f a id on April ii, 1MH ; but on Novem-
ber I lilt! market price was only lo.W, which
w.ia! I give to the sllv. r dollar a bullion
value of ;t<4 cents
lb-ore tlie Influence of the prospeetivc
■liver legislation w- is felt In the market
rth In New York about fO DM
The ablost advocates of free
coinage In tho last congress were most con
their prediction that purchasea by
-equlrad l.y  li« law WOU'd
utonco bring the price of silver to l. iW.' pel
ou < e, which would make the bullion value.
> dollar one hundred cents and hold II
     o;r„r..."nco:^: rT^,
e not wldor ot ti,. rL- l, l th.e. 
of :V,00i,uuu per month
mm k Tlio frlonda of fro
agreed, I think, as to thoea
then ho-, cful predictions to naught Home
facts are known The exports of silver
from London to India during th« first nine
months of the cal ndaryoer, fell off ov or fifty
per c nl. or 117,23?,73.), compared with the
same months of t he pr. .--ding year. Tho
cxp. rtsofdoni. st:.-silver bullion from this
poller of tho department was to secure from
tli ostabllslu d '.lues an Improved service as
it condition of giving to them tho honelts of
the luw. Tliis In all Instances has been at
tuned. The postmaster-general estimates
that an expenditure In American ship yards
of about flO.fKVViOO will bo neoossurv to
enable tho bidders to construct tho Ships
called for by the service which tney have
uccepted.
I do not think thero Is any reason for dis
coiirogement or for any turning back from
the policy of this legislation. Indeed, a
uood beginning lias been made, and, ns the
subj -ct Is further consld* red andundcrsl^#
by capitalists an 1 shipping people,
linos will bo ready to meet luturo proposuls,
and we may dato from tho paasaga "f tins
law the revival of American shipping inter-
ests and the jocovory of a fair share of the
carry Ing trade of tho world. We were r.
c.-iv ng for foreign postage nearly two mill-
ions of dollars under tho old syat -m and the
outiny for ocean mail aorvicedld not ox. «■ •!
ui pur annum It Is estimated by ti..-
postioaster-genoral that, if all the contracts
proposed are completed, it w.U require
- JI7.S5I for this year, in addition to theap
I Inland poatage al
In tho ottlmates, and Unit for Un-
it- nduilnistra 1 bring to bear tho constitutional powe
1 the general government for tlio correction
It is not claimed that o ther Is pi rfeet but I ,,f fisods ng . net the eoffragft It Is impor
I believe tli.it the law is being ■ *. cuted with bint to know whether thoopposltion t-  such
impartiality, and that tho system in. oui | monaures Is really vested In particular
par ably better and fairer than that of ap ; featur s supposed to bo objectionable
polutments upon favor. I have -lining the j , |,idcs any prop.
ndod tho elaasill.-d i
t :ido superintendents, i. achers, matron- j
nnd physicians In the Indian m i vice This I
branch of the servloo is largely related t" |
to give to the ele^
l laws of the United Htatos adequacy I
correction of grave and acknowledged
Is I must yet entertain the hops that It
ons i le to secure a rului. patriotic
educational und philanthropic w.t:. and wi I -i.b ration of such constitutional or statu
obi iously I > the bettor for tho rhm.:- tory chang s as mav lie necessary to
I no heads Ot tho  ever,i uv. >.i >- the.-ooiew of ti.o ..m.-ors of thsgovernment
part meuts have been dire ted to ..tails, to the people by fair apportionment aud
nt once an eflleU ncy record as tho basis of a free elections.
comparative r. ting of the dorks within tli | believe It would bo possible to eonstltuto
rla.ssifled scrvic.i with a v . w to niacin | ,, counulialon, non partisan in Its membor-
promotions therein upon the bus'-of m.-nt j ntilp mil composed of putrlotlc,
I am confident that
kept and open to the insp
Interested, will powerfully si muUte ti
«,,r4 of tho depurtmonts, and w-.: 1 ! •  ai
copied by all ns placing ths ti mt.lesou
matter of promotions upon u Just basis,
ricomim-nd tliut the appr pr ations for
rvleo commission be mndc adequ
i. f.i Uy j impart al men. t > whom a con ilderatlon of
■ f the ' * tne question <.f tho evils
civ.l
to tho Increustd
ork
the i
ithods might be cotn-
iintt. d w ith a good prospect of securing un-
til in it \ in some plan for removing or mltl
I . .t I, those. V Is. Tho Constitution would
■  p unit tho selection of tho commission to
i in the supromecourtifthat method
TIIB K.I.Bt'TOKAt. NVSIIiM.
flsoai year, ending June M, 1KH,
that branch! i P'oh«l,ly h. n...led .lioiu IMO IMI
TIIK INTKKIOR IlKt'AHTMKNT.
Wotlld
, with tho Incident labor of
Local iiik 'he Indians Upon Knrtiis -IMstrlct
Seliools - Opening Iteservat iona.
The report of the secretary of the Int. i or
shows that a v. ry uratl ylng pro rest lot
boon made In nil of the bureaus w inch make
which lias av. raged for tho last Up that complex difficult department The
ten years over f 1T.« ',0<hi fell In the last work In the bureau of Indian «ffa r. wi.
fiscal ye ir to  i I,TU7.WI. whllo, for tho first perhaps over so large as now lyMis no
time In recent yoars, tho Imports of silver the nuinorous negotlii'-ions which have :.<• u
Into this oountrv excoeded the exports by proceeding Willi the tribes for a redm-t .n .
the sum of In th.. previous year Gf the reserratlon, wjA^j
the net exports of silver from tho United making allotments,
Hates amounted to  s.M UA. The prodtie i carefully conducted The pro\ i
tlon of the United Stales increased fr mi 61.- adequate school facilities for I ad an chl-
W)u,'i ounces in IHU to 51.3.W0M In IHiO. Tho dren and th- locating of adult In t up.
government is now buying and putt in: ! f„rins, involve tho solution of the 'Indian
as,do an ually M.OOJ.tSJO ounces, which, al- guestloiL" Kvcrythlng els.—rations, a
lowing ",lt ,""  ounces of now bullion use l j nuitlc, and tribal negotiations with 11■
In the arts Is ti.d ..ositnoro th iu our domes agcuts, inspe?tors, commissioner* who dl
tie produ t av . lable for coinage | tribute and conduct them—must p im ii'iuy
I am still of tho opinion that the froo coin- when tic Indian boeomes a citl/.-n s-cur
of silver under existing conditions | |n the individual ownership of a farm f
I. st Ito I f Mich I
,'hloh had become
The banishment, whether by direct doorei
or by not less certain Indirect methods, of s<
large u i' umber of men nnd women Is not n
local question. A deer t . leave one coun-
try I- m tho i nturo of things, un order t.
enter aii'ittier—some other This consider
at loll, as well as the suggestions of human- | highest
Ity, furnishes ample ground for tho remon-
strances which we have presented to Uussla,
while our historic friendship for that gov-
ernment cannot fall to glvo tho assurance
that our representations are thoso of a sin-
cero well wisher. 
TUG TRKAJtDBY.
Operations of the Department-Kltecte of
the TarltT—The silver yuestlon-Ktc.
The general Interest In the operation, of
th • treasury department has been ruut-h
augmented during th« last yoar by reason of
the conflicting predictions, which nccom-
panU-d and followed the tariff and other 1- g-
islaiion of the loat congress affeeilng the
r« v. iiuos, ss to the results of tbis leglslstiou
w u'd disastrously affect our business intor-
osts nt lmuio und abroad Wo could not
hope t maintain au equality In tli • pur
chasing pow r of the gold and silver dollar
In our own m irkets. an 1 lu forolgn trade the
stamp g ves •> added value to the bullion
contained n. coins. Tho producers of tho
country. Us farm-rs and laborers, havo tho
interest that every paper dollar or
ncd by the government shall be as
good a  anv other. If thero Is one loss val-
uable tli m another Its sure and constant or-
i mid w : 11 bo to pay them for their toll and
for th-lr crops. Tlio money binder will pro-
tect hausolf by stipulating for paym nt iu
gold, but the laborer has never boon able to
do tti.it To place buslnc-- upon a silver
bas s would mean u sudden and severe con-
traction i f tli • currency, by the withdrawal
of gold and gold notes, and such an unset-
tling of all values as would produce a com-
in. relal panic. I cannot believe that a peo-
ple so strong aud prosperous us ours will
promote such a policy.
TIIK suari.es, ETi
Theprt s nccofs largo cash surplu i in tiie
treasury lias for many years Ueuu the sub-
w hich he derives hi* subsistence by his
labor, protected by and subordinate to tho
I >w s which goveru the wldte u in. nil I pro
Tided by tho gem ral gov.,linn • t < i i y ih
local oommnnlllo n which In- lives with
the means of e n-atlng '.is > hlldr.-n.
INDIA* i in l alton.
It will be m ic d from the report nt th
commissioner of Indian affairs that air. > y
so no contracts have been made tilth dis
tr cts schools for tho oduc^tlon of I .<1
In Closing Ills Mcsango the President Mas
something to Kay on <Jerrymmdorlng
hi,d the Neccaalty of n Const It utlo nal
Amendment,
The method of appointment by the states
of electors of president nd v ■ |,.-isldent
lias reccnt!y attracted r(
r nson of a departure hy
gun from the method*
nn form In all the states. I'rlor t" 1-'..' van
(,i:s methods had been used by th - different
-.a . and evon by the sumo state In >...i.
t I,. iii.> ce was made by tho l.-gisbru . ,
others electors were chosen by districts, but
more generally by the voters of the whole |
stale upnu a general tlcWeu The nioveme •
towards the adoption of the list nam
method had nn early beginning and went
toadlly lorward among tho states, tint i
in i«u thero remained but a s m
• i lie, Miutli Carolina, t i..t h id not
i, tripled It. That state, un- I t < iv,
war, continued to clio -. • ,,t,.rJ b>
vol i "f the leglslatur.i, but oft- r the wn,
changed its m-tliod and confot i .• I 1 > tin
p. Hi t eo of other itates I ' ly sixty
years all the states saVO on i. int. I
111. Ii electors by a popular vol- up- n a g- u
. nil tlcU.-t, and for nearly thirty vars this
method was universal Aft r a lull t« - >.l
.,t -or method-, without Import ml div .,on
illssont In uny stato and without n> pur-
ilscal uoald give the best guaranty of Impartial-
I 'ty.
This oommlsslon should be charged w ith
ih. duty of ooktng Into the subject of tho
, a .1 eti'ina asre'.a'sd to the choice of
..I.i ers of th-national govo. ..inent with u
v w fo si cur ng to every elector a freo and
inmo est. ! • *' a else of tlio suffrage and as
near ail approach to an equality of value In
i. lull" ' ast un Is i.ttalnab!)
While tho policies of tho general govern-
i,„.,,t upon tho tariff, upon the restoration
oor :aorchaiit marine, upon the river and
I-1,or Improve-I, (Its and other such mat-
I ■, of g .I. I general concern are liable
,,, i iirii .1 i ns way or that by the rnsnlta
„f , ■ ioii.il ele-tlons and adinlnlstra-
t.V. jadle.es. oinotlimis Involving Issues
i . ,t t. i.d to | - ace or war, to bo turned this
,.r that by the results of a prosl
ti,i . lection, tin re Is a rightful Interest
,,1 Ih>- states nnd III every congressional
,lint r,(-t that will not bo deceived or silenced
- , inclous prctens t that the question
of in.y body of legal voters In any
uialy upon the coiisldei
. that t
ii ity '
d> s t abe
moral
,n ti i rit n .1 dlvl
j ct t t change w is uif> t consistent w t i the
po tul n eli iractc. of our institutions,
best preserved the equality of the v.i'i ri,
lsffootnally "* '
tt .1 district to g.vo their suf-
i , , . i -ly upon thesegoneral questions Is
i natt r • nly of local concern or control,
i he dem -n I tb it tho limitations of suffrage
,11 .. found in tho law. and only thoro, l«
„ just demand an I no Just man should re-
t <.r r- s -i it My sppeal Is, anil must
, , -it i.,i to In-, f ir a consultation that shull
- I, ,, ,i will candor, calmness and pa-
in nc. upon the linos of Justice and human-
Its. not by preju lice and cruelty."
To tho consideration of those very grave
«ii-stio s I Invite not only tho attention of
I thSt Of all patriot." eiti/ens.
W«Must not o .tertain the dalus'on that our
people havo ceased to regapl a free ballot
i.nd equal M-prcseutatlun as tho price ot
their iiilvg "   
t niton.
1 hsvo been grnatly rejoiced to notice
many ovldeticcs of the incroasod unification
of our peop!.- an I of a revived national
spirit The vista that now opens to us ia
wi brand more g orion* than ever before
Gratification and a ins foment str-igglo for
chlldron. There Is great advantage. I think I.b ut fr.nii tho ba i.-ful mllti-nc. of tit
In bringing the Indian children into mi*. ] "gerrymander," the practice of all the stales
schools. Tna prooess will bo gradual, an i was brought Into harmony. That this <o:i-
in tin- meantime the present educational <• irrence should now be broken, is, I thing,
provisions and arrangements, tli result of an unfortunate and even a threatening epi-
      I,,               
r.,,,ruod w.tli till, vorh.ahoald I* .     .ti,!.-. tl,.t mill «, •• I   l'■ "J 'o I 'u-"• T'?",.J'n ' '" ''''.'•"V ..*'
This will .-liable those religions bodies thut i the old an I in e vail ing method ought not to
havo undertaken the work of In llaa aduoa «. uro, by oonstllntional mnehdmcut. a
practice which has hg 1 tho spprovai o|
tlon with so much s.-al and with results mo
restraining aud benoflcont. to place their
Institutions in new and uselul r-dstions to
Uio Indian and li s white neighbors.
ol-kstmo iii- skkvatio*^
The goo l work of reducing the larger In-
dian reservations by allotments lu svvsraltv
)
all.
Kecont Michigan legislation provides for
vhoo*ing what aro popularly known as the
congressional electors for president by con-
gressional districts, and th. two senatorial
olo. tors bv districts created for that nur.
try. ^ trust, momentous in its ItiAuonco
upon our pooplo and upon tho world is for
a brief tune committed to ns and wo must
not bo f ilthb'ss t.. Its lint condition—the
defense of tho free and equal Influence of
the people I i tho choice of public officers
u i ,n the control of public affair.
ilknjamin ii t ku! son.
Ksortttlve Muusion. Uoc. tt. 1K I.
nscquonces which wore feared by the pub-
lie; but Its existence, aud the widespread
npprehenslon which It caused. Induced n re
vlval of tho erroneous Idea that the volume
of money In circulation wus not only inade
quate to the needs ot the country, but was
very much less per capita than during t he
so-called Hush times which followed tho
olvll war.
••The •circulation atatement' which bus
been published by tho department monthly
Since April 1, 1W7. contains In tabular form
full Information on this subject forth- dates
specified, and has proved to bo a valuable
addition to tho regular reports of tho de-
partment ; but In t ho Kbaenco of statements
In tho same form for the procedlng years a
comparison by tho people bus been Imprac-
ticable, and the mistaken opinion that thero
has been a severe contraction of tho money
volume found ready aocoptancc. This fact
beoame apparent through letters which
were received from all sections of the eoun
try, and more complete Information ot
the subject was accordingly published by
moans of it statement which was printed In
August last, and has been sent by
mall to those who ask for It.
tables therein published app.u
their appropriate place In this report and
arc reproduced without change, except as to
the table for July 1. mi, whloh displays tho
revised figures for that dato. Including bul-
lion 111 tho troasury. Ity tho revision of
tin so figures the amount of money per
capita July 1. iwq, has boon found to be 125 41
Instead of >2141
The amount of Money In circulation I us
been vert largely fner.-nswd shorn tlio close
of tho fiscal year Tho amount July 1, 1KM,
ti,41*7,440,707, ur.d the amount per capita
 $28.41. Tlio return of gold t«> iho United
Htat.-s, tho operation of the silver net of
July li, IWJ, and disburaementahytho treas
ury on account of tho 4^ per cent, loan
pensions, etc., Iiitvo enlarged tho volume to
fl,5:7,242,070 and the per cupltu amount to
|21 W."
The value of the gold deposited
mints and iis-ay offices during the fiscal
year 1W1 was |M ,n25,«7M. i«, of which t4s.iH.i,
SOU,82 were original deposits and 11l,l«Mt,* 77.'/6
wero redeposita « f tho original deposits
tai,5lB,lllH) were tlio product of on. own
mines, |12,H1I,IM.M foreign ooin and bullion.
158.1847 11 light weight domestic gold colli
und 91,016,710.11 old material. The deposits
and purchases of silver uggrsgsted 71.8-it,
(VlH.it'2 t-tandiird ounces, of tho coining value
of tHA,'ito,lit.HI, Including 10,007.707.61 stand-
ard ounces, of tho coining valuo of 111,644,
15RH4 redoposlts.
Of the sliver received M29l,7m.l'J standard
ounces, of tho coining value of t66,'UN,iHM 01,
were classified us of domestic product; 4.
154.244.S1 Standard ounce., « f tlio coining
value of 94,864,010.II. wore foreign sliver bul-
lion anil coin; 70 ,9M.BJ standard ounces, of
the coining value of 9Hi0.fl*.'Js. were unour-
rent domestic coins} 6,2in.47 standard ounces,
of tho coining valno of 9I.740L04, wore trade
dollar*, and 706,414.02 standard ounces, of the
solnlng value of  HW,51i 11, consisted ot old
plate. Jewelry, etc.
Tho coinage of the mints during tho yoar
was the largest In the history of the mint In
this country, aggregating lltt,*47,877 pieces,
valued as follows:
Gold,924,17,202.50; silver dollars 164 242.802;
Subsidiary silver. I2,0t.i,2is..r.. minor
9l.lM.vna.5a Total, 163,611.1B&66.
The number of sliver dollars coined du-
ring the fiscal year from bullion purchased
under tlio act of ih7i was S.74".-27; from
bullion , urcha ed under the act July li, 1MI i,
27.2UA47S; and from trade dollar bullion, 20!),
000, a total of *l,2j2,Hi2 sliver dollars, upon
which tlio seigniorage, or profit was, 96.221,•
833.41 The profit on the subsidiary sllv«-i
coin ago of tho yoar wus 902.464.48, n total
seigniorage of J i,3l8,767.ISl Tho not profit
on the coinage of silver during the thirteen
years ended June 60, U l. including the bal-
anco in tho coinage mints on July 1,187(1,
has aggregated 971,M.',6<ja23
The total amount of silver purchased under
the act of July 14. 1«J0, from August 13,1800,
to November 1, 18'JI, was fl6,IM,5«l flh oun-
ces, costing Wis,82il,bd5, an uvcrago cost of
91.6 per fine ounce.
Iu referring to national banks tho report
says: '"The last report ot condition ex-
hibits the llttbilltlca and resources ol tho
1.:mks on Heptember 24. IH'Jl. At that 'late H,
677 associations reported au aggregate cap!
ts I of 9*177, IM.870; surplus. >;i7,97«,t8.J. and
undivided profits, ti00,2*1674. The xross de-
posits, Including amounts duo to banks, aro
stated at 93,0(0.100.1st li, and loans and dis-
counts at 9I.MM.6&12S0, an Increase in both
items over any previous duto. Tho.e banks
hold 9174,007.560 in United Htatos bonds, of
which lir.i. < were to secure circulating
notes; also il88.6lJ,07d In specie, 9U7.fi * .'• *S in
legal tender notes, un l 910,7io,Of) lu United
Stutos certificates of deposit"
The receipts from customs for the year
ended Heptember 60, 181*1, during the last six
months ot which sugar was freo. were 9108,-
|7«,«U4.fl0i as against t26S,7Mt,0/'.i.Tl for the pre-
ceding year, a decrease of I42,5<J6,47'> lb
(luring the twelve months ended Heptem-
ber  0 tho valuo of our exports of inoicUau-
dlse was 9s21Od.H0, ns iiK-iinst |W). 177,115 lor
the previous twelve moutha.su lacreaae of
 ■ '
Under the operations ot tho new tnrff the
customs revenue has been dec-roused us tar
us is consistent with th*. current needs of
the government, ity the readjustment of
dutius in the line of protection to Auiencsn
labor sn i Am rlcun Industries, the free list
has been enlarged bv the addition of atti*ics
which from ilimatie or othsf renditions
are not produced profitably nor ex-
tensively In this country . adequate
pro active duties hsve been 'U.pos«d
U| on articles that come Intu rumpi tttion
with our own productions, now Industries
have been establish, d and others stimulated,
thereby giviug Ini-reused employment to
American labor, and better control of our
liomv market to our own pcopln; and the
p ice of nearly every article of common
con umpiiou has been reduced to the eon
sumsr.
A comparison of tho prices ot Kooda tat
ported resooctively und.-r the uld und new
tin iffe whore rate* liavc bocu increased will
d. uionatrate tint the taritf Is a tax upon t'.io
foreign competitor in our mavkots In tho
sale of such articles as aru extensively pro
duced In-rc, an I lliat th" duties are In tact
thus duduetod from tho forolgn market
value, and are paid by the foreigner as a
tax for the privilege of selling his good*
hero at prices fixed by our own people com-
pel ng among theuisvdves In their own mar*
Uad boon ron "<"!>■ "•■""■"•I'I
int-.ni nt .nulr,|„.t. .«  ti,.. |,orp,w .
It , .l,.n.t«l that oi.r lr„p,,ru un.1 .'.p,,.!!
.1.1, North An,.run wo,,.,I .pr-.r .pw.nU
"oT," wSirtr.J. trltli B..,.th J«*. In
merohandlso amounted t • 91 -.144 .s. ot
which tho value of the Imports was till,<J6.-
.*. nnd of exports 166,708,609, an excess of
Imports of fS5.0J0,K78.
Iho total value of exports ol domestic
merchandise was W72.270.28j, on IncfSOSO o 
1 il,07fl,490 over tho exports of th • procudl
fiscal yoar, 180>. and was grerter tluu that
iy year excopt 1881.
 -ing th- ln t 11.o.l r«.rtli.T.lj«ol Im-
ports of inorohandlao wus 9hii .u'i.196, an ln-
 .,i ta\ nil,.787 over tho Imports of t o
ercass of t5^.fi0.,70f ovortho Imports «
fiscal year, 1000,
The valno of freo uioichandlsn ImporMKI
as iki^i.241, 51, and of dutiable was  is,s7i,-
-14 an Increasu In the value of fr.. m.-r
cmindIso of >100,573,7M, and u doorcase In tho
v alue of dutiable goods of 944.1*1 caused
mainly by the transfer of augur and .crtaln
textiles from tho dutiable to tho free IM by
iho new tariff.
With roforenoe to tbo reciprocity clause of
the tariff tho report soys: I'urlngths year
1-ndll.K Jm.oMl onr .-.,o-rt. ol
products to Ilrnail am ui.t-l toll! «;.t'.* .
und in 1001 to I14.04J.I tn ■ reast of 'i,
14(1 777 Tho treaty with llrux.il w. it into
offoct Anrll 1 lust, and It i not to be cxp.-.-t
ed Unit tho results will bo very uianed as
yot. Iiurlng the aix months ending Juno m
18.10 our domoatle exports..! msr -tiandlsn
to iiraxll amounted to 96.2*.* t and during
legislation Is rccommondcd « . votlows:
9'lrst, the lacroaao of the |\c. i.ninoftt appro-
priation for tlio e{pen e of e..|loctlng the
revenue (;oui eusrouis, ecoud, the voiupuu
the sumo period of l'Ol, under the opt ration
of the reclproclVy trout-. ' an .In-
crease of fl. '7,tl>4 11* -
..•exports to rtW- I *h < .« u. pr- ;
ironty wont lutO . Iteei mi mi uiainlis
locomotives, Ben ill oil!' UlSt'. ii. l -tltj i
cars of tramways and rs 'woeat, door,
bacon, boards, deals, planks, eto. Thero has
hosn n docreaso In the exports of wneat,
lard and cotton manufactures. The roclp.-o-
city treaties with Banto Domingo and with
the Spain concerning trade relations with
Cuba and Puerto Rico did not go into effect
until Heptember 1, and as yet there sr.. no
available statistics to show the effects of the
treaties upon our cotnuicrec. fc'urthcrmors,
the reduction of duties on wheat and wheat
flour Imported Into these islands from the
United Htatos will not tako effoot until Janu-
ary, 1, 1602. 
A DUMMY IN BED.
Murderer Bonaon'a Kltort to Ksmpe Dis-
covers..I In Times.
IjKAVKMWOBTlf, Kan., I)ec. la-C. A.
I'cnHon, under aentenco of death here
for tho tnrtlor of Mra, Torsssa Mett-
man, made an unsuccessful attempt to
cHcapo from jail last night Ho hail
fixed up a dummy that l ors a remark-
able rcHcmblanci- to a man and placed
it in hia bed while ho waa hid in the
coll of another prisoner who was to e«-
eape with him. It was only by acci-
dent that the scheme was discovered
Tho cella are all locked by a lever
from the outside. Last evening Jailor
I'ickena tried to lock them, but tho
lever would not work. He looked in
and «aw that the iloor of Reason's cell
not cloaed. lie called to Benson
to close it but thero waa no response.
He called again and was told by one
of the prlalon. rs that Hanson was
asleep. The jailor then went to the
cell nnd then it waa that ho dlocovered
the ruse.
\Vlo n he found that his trick had
l>een discovered. Itensou came running
to the jailer and pretended that it was
a joke, but It is not so looked upon lu
the jaiL Tho sheriff and jailer liclicve
that it waa the intention to attempt on
escape and that it waa only his failure
to close tho cell door that prevented a
further attempt being mado.
Colonic* at Oats.
St. Johns. N. F., Dec. 10.-In retalia-
tion for the dtttioa imposed '•w-'a
on Newfoundland fish, the fovernmc^ ^
here has put Into forceieoion ft'-'
revenuo act against Caaada, wui-t 
increases tho dntioo on article*
iinportod from t'anadik Of flour
the increased duty per barrel is
7.r  cents; on pork per barrel. 75 cent*;
butter per 100 pounds, T5 cents; tobac-
co per 100 pounds. 98; oil per gallon 3
cents; meat j* r barrel, 35S vents; hay
per ton, 98; oats per bushel, 10 cents;
potatoes per bushel, 23 conta, turulps
per bushel, '25 conta; cabba/o per
dozen, 40 cents; unenumerated vego-
tables, 80 per cent advalorem.
Tl.e Counsohnaa Ces^. m
Waohinotov, I cc. la-Tfi^ f'nited
States supretne court yeeterday heard
argument iu the ciioo of Charles Coun-
sel man on r\j*pnal from a declaion
by Jndge Oresham refusing to grant
him a writ of habeas o>rpna. He re-
fused to answer questions put by tho
grund jury in Chicago as to alleged no-
tations of the interstate commcroe .e v
a« tho ground that an answer would
orimlitutc himself, was adjudged guilty
of contempt and sentenced to pay a
line of $500. ( ounaeJu^a's preseut ef-
fort ia notuinally obtain hia releaa^
but the e fleet oji a decision in his iavor
it is aaid would make the interstate
cmntucive law practically ineffective.
Merehiuts After tho Hallwaj*-
Cbicai.ii, Dec. ia—The na  #0nai
transportation association, com |K*ad ol
delegates from the various i„ia;.4|N ol
trade, chambers of commerce and other
leading commercial wahaagf * ia the
United States, takiWkled, will*   view
to putting farther legal restriclioao
upon the tjaijlwaya and to prevent sen
fin nines to aak etmgre u> pro-
i vide uniform bUU of lading aud to
abide by a reciprocal car service.
Fire Iwis swept tho greater portion of
Ardmore, L T.