The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

HARRISON'S MESSAGE. i«ptK PKKsaiKXirs MRHT coanttmi- ' > CATION TO COXORKSS. the Gwniment of Kfceragua, tfco Int«rooe»nfc Canal Company h«a be,,'un the construction of the Important water-way between the two oceans which its organisation contemplates. This Government ha? held itst-lr ready to pro­ mote in every proj OR WHV tho adjustment of all question* that might present obstacle# to the ttm wo haw would enhance rath or than dimin­ ish tho perils of their garrisons if subjected to the Are of Improved guns. The security of our coast cities against foreign att ack should not rest altogether In the friendly disposition of other nations. There should he a second line wholly in our own keeping. I very urgently recom- m Department of the Government Tnitcil in Detail--Heduct ion of tho Sut- | Jplas --Tai-lir Legislation -- Public IAIMI IbslM--Pension I-e^islation --Tho Civil Service--Other Matters. completion of a work of such transcendent lot- j mend an appropriation at this session for the portanee to the commerce of this country, and, j construction of such works in our most exposed indeed, to the commercial interests of tho ! harbors. I approve the suggestion of the soere- world. The Paris Kxposltion. The traditional good feeling between this country alid the 1 reach republic has received additional testimony in the participation of a. »} - „ #£¥' ii'l. " * • -l'rk * • - , W, Harrison, read ia the Fifty-first Con •trews, oil the :M instis ns fellows: Tb the Senate and House of l>epiy-»ent.itives : 93iero a re few transactions in the administra­ tion of the Government tl at are even tem­ porarily held in tho confidence of those charged Hi(h the conduct of the public business. Every «tep taken is under the observation of an in­ telligent a;id watchful people. The state of the T?nion is kuown from day to day. and sugges­ tions as to needed legislation find an earlier voice than that which speaks in these annual ^Wfimunications of the President to Congress. Good-will and cordiality have eharact.'iizod our relations and correspondence with other TOOvemmehts. and the year just closed leaves tew international questions of importance remain­ ing unadjusted. No obstacle is l»elievi\l to exist "ttmit can long postpone the consideration and (adjustment of the still pending questions upon «aU»factovy and honorable terms, The dealings of this Government with other states have iteen and should always be marked by frank­ ness and sincerity, our purposes avo«ed, and oar methods free from intrigue. This course has borne rich fruit in the past, and it is our 'duty as a nation to preserve the heritage of gopd- xepute which a century of milt dealing with tension, go.veriunents has stcund to us. The Pan-American Coftgiesi. It is a matter of high significance, and no less «4 congratulation, that the tint year or the sec­ ond century of our constitutional existence ftnds, as honored guests within our borders, the representatives of all the independent States cf North and South America met together in earnest conference touching the l>est methods of perpetuating and expanding the relations of namal interest and friendliness existing amotig ihetn. That the opportunity thus afforded for promoting closer international r-lations and Ihe increased prosperity of the States repre­ sented will be for the mutual good of all. 1 can- 4»ot permit myself to doubt. Our people will Await with interest and confidence the results toflowtrom so auspicious a meeting of allied «Hi, in large rart, identical interests. Tho recommendations of this international conference of enlightened statesmen will doubt­ less have the considerate attention of Con- gross. and its co-operation in the removal of •nnecessaiy barriers to beneficial intorcourso •Jtetween the nations of America. But while the commercial results, which it is hoped will fellow this confcreii'-e. are worthy of pursuit -endof the great int. rest they have excited, it is believed that the crowning lieneftt will be found in the better securities » hich may be de­ mised for the maintenance of peace among all American nations and the settlement of all »oqnt«ntions by methods that a Christian civiliza­ tion can approve. While viewing with interest •our national resources and products, the dele- will, I am sure, find a higher satisfaction 4a the evidences of unselfish friendship which everywhere attend their intercourse with our jpeOptok. The Maritime Congreu. Another international conference, having (pee* possibilities for good, has lately assembled, •»od is now in session in this capital. An invi­ tation was extended by the Government, under "theact of Congress of .Tulv 9, 1888, to all rnari- tnnc nations to send delegates to confer touc" ing the revision, and amendment of thexul wad regulations governing vessels at sea and .adopt a uniform system of marine signals. T •weeponse to this invitation has been very ge <mi and very cordial. Delegates from t went Six nations are present in the conference, a tkev have entered upon their usual work wi zeal, and with an evident appreciation ite importance. So far as the agreement to HWKhed may require legislation to give it efifec •oar co-operation in, confidently rehed upon. It ia an interesting, if not indeed an nnpr ••edUiUxi, fact that th? two international fcwucM have brought together here the a<: •credit ted representatives of thirty-three nati K~. Bolivia, Ecuador, and Honduras are now rep­ resented by resident envoys of the plenipoten­ tiary grade. All the States of the American eystem now maintain diplomatic representation •mt this capital. In this connection it may be noted that all the nations of the Western Hemisphere, with one ODeptJon. sent to Washington Envoys Extra- <onltuary and Ministers Plenipotentiary. being the highest grade accredited to this Government. ' The United States, on the contrary, sends En- • *oys of the lower grade to some of "our sister re­ publics. Our representative in Paraguav and Caaguay is a Minister resident, while to Bolivia "weeend a Minister resident and Consul General. In view of the importance of our relations with ' tfae States of the American system, our diplo­ matic agents in those countries should l>e of the ••atiiforn rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Certain missions jrere-so elevated by the last Congress with happy effeot. J recommend tHfe-eampletion of the re- thns begun, with the inclusion also of Hayti. in view of their relations to oa.'; system, of States. » - . *> recommend that timely provision be tor extending Hawaii an invitation to be ted at the International Conference iw sitting at this capital. • 4 ' Our KelaUons with China. tUxt relations with China have the attentive anetideration which their magnitude and inter- demfuid, The failure of the treaty negoti­ ated under the administration of my prede­ cessor for the further and more complete re- sferietioH of Chinese labor immigration, and. mitia it, the legislation of the last session '•of Congress dependent thereon, leave 'sime questions open which Congress should - approach in that wise and just spirit HuiVsh should characterize the relations of two >iud friendly powers. While our supreme interests demand the exclusion of a laboring element whicli experience has shown to be in­ compatible with our social life, all steps to compass this imperative need should be accom­ panied with a recognition of the claim of those ertrangerg now lawfully among us to humane aad jast treatment. The accession of the young Rtnperor of China marks, we may hope, an era of progress and prosperity for the great coun- tojover which he ia called to rule. Tlie present state of affairs in respect to the Sazooan Islands is encouraging. The confer­ ence which was held in this city in the summer 1887 between the representatives of the States, Germany, and Great Britain hav- tt adjourned because o"f the persistent gence of views which was developed in its orations, the subsequent course of events fa tbe ialandB gave rise to questions of a seri­ ous character. On the 4th of February last, the German Minister at this capital, in behalf of Ma Government, proposed a resumption of the •onference iat Berlin. This proposition was ae- ••epfced, as Congress, in February last, was in- tfanuad. Boant to the understanding thus reached, iWMnmigsigners were appointed by me, who pro- waded Co Berlin, where the conference was re- -eewd. The deliberations extended through several weeks, and resulted in the conclusion *of a treaty which will be submitted to the Sen­ ate for its approval. I trust that the efforts which have been made to effect an adjustment of this question will be productive of the per- mn&gi ent eb*tablishment of law and order in Ifcmoa upon the basis of the maintenance of •*be rights and interests of the natives, as well of the treaty powers. Tho Canadian Fisheries. Tho questions which have arisen during the , mt few years between Great Britain and the waited States are in abeyance or in course of •micable adjustment. On the j>art of the Government of the Domln- of Canada, an effort has been apparent dur- 4nc the season juBt ended to administer the laws and regulations applicable to the fisheries with as little occasion for friction as was possi- fcie, and the twmporate representations* of this Government in respect of cases of untfue hard °f harsh interpretation-, have been in Wpsi cases met with moasures of transitory :ef. It is trusted that the attainment of our rights under existing treaties, and in vir- „ the concurrent legislation of the two con JjJPyiB countries, will not be long deferred, and existing causes of difference may be '•quitably adjusted. . 4 recommend that provision be made 4<v an Ifttarnational agreement for visibly marking ••" water boundary botweeu the United States Canada in the narrow channels that join lakes. The conventional line therein Weced by the Northwestern boundary survey, •yMtrs ago. iB not in ail cases readily aacertain- c4w>Ie lor the settlement of jurisdictional ques- «ons. .-*• l^st and acceptable enlargement of the list rf .Offepses for which extradition may be jamtmed and granted is most desirable between •ttis oountry and Great britaiu. The territory «fn«Kber should become a sure harbor for the •wra-doers of the other through anv avoidable flhortcoming m thw regard. A new treaty on «Ws subject between the two powers lrns been ydgsoently negotiated, and will soon be laid before <4be Senate. With -Other Powers. The importance of the commerce of Cuba and TrortoRico with the United states, their nearest .principal market, justices the expectation > that the existing relations maybe beneficially ' itatpanded. The impeditaoiis resulting from "Varying dues on navigation, and from vexatious treatment of our vessels, on merely technical •grounds of complaint, in West India ports -•feoald be removed. ' -progress toward an adjustment of pend- • tag cUliu between the United Stoteh andBpain Mwntkf» rapid-as could be desired. Questions • lltlMltlMC American interests in connection with •jaliWltjrs constructed ami oiterated by our citi- MSBSlXk Peru have claimed the attention of this •gOWMMttent. It is ur^ed that othar governments WjWWSlug Peru to the paying ol the claims' tmr* aiareaardeti the projjerty rights of Ameii- t&i-tltib&a*. The matter will be carefully ia. with a view to securing a proper ' ple-adjuatuient, issue is now ]>ending with Portugal. _ IK Buy Kailroad in Africa was con- under a. conceseion by Portugal to an icltiicn. When nearly completed the WOfljiy.theagents of the Portuguese lft-<Mnatl protests have been made lister at I.tebon agai ist this act, •Sort will be spared to secure tary of War (nut provision DO made for encamp­ ing companies of the National Guard in our coast works for a specified time (ash year aud for their training iu tho use of heavy guns. Hia suggestion that an increase of the artillery force of the army is desirable is also in thin connection commended to the consideration of Congress. HIver and Harbor Improvement. Tbe improvement of our important rivers OT.r?«s,W!&rs? ntv*-*? > take put ii i"to»£3!£5',&l£!£!!SlS; 1 ttot- *',e - -»»' """""WI opened at Brussels on the lt.th of Kovombor, for the purpose of devising measures to promote the nt olur Government and people in the Interna- The first annual meBR^ge^ Of ^1 resident , tional Exposition at Paris during the past ; - - • -- "" Summer. The success of our exhibitors has Ixeu gratifying. The report of the commission will be laid .before Comcress in due season. This Government lm> accepted, ynder proper eserve as to its j>olicy in foreign territories, the • abolition of the slave trade in Africa, and to prevent the shipment of slaves by sea. Our in­ terest in the extinction of this crime against humanity, in the regions where it vet survives, has been increased iiy the results of emancipa­ tion wiihin our own Uirders. With Germany the most e^trdlal relations con­ tinue. The question!! (ti ming from thoretiirn to the Empire of tierman-. nal urnllsetilu this coun­ try are considered atid diMjm»»vi of in a temper­ ate spirit, to the entire satisfaction of both Gov­ ernments. It is a source of great satisfaction that the in­ ternal disturbances of the Kepublicof Hayti are at last happily ond«\l, and that an apparently staple government has been constituted. It has been duly recognised by the United States. Allah-* at Home. Within our own borders a getieral condition of prosperity prevails. The harvests of the last snmmtr were exceptionally abundant, and the trade conditions now prevailing seem to prom­ ise a successful season to the merchant and the manufacturer, and general employment to our working people. The report of the Secretary of tha Treasury has been prepared and will be presented to Congress. It presents with clearness the fiscal operations of the Government, and 1 a\ail my­ self of it to obtain some facts for use here. The aggregate receipts from all sources for the year were 5v-f7.(t).;,u.»8.s.j, derived as follows : From customs, ; from internal revenue, #130.881,5lL!.i>2; from miscellaneous sources, 3S2.33.5.SUM.'23. The ordiuarv expenditures for the same period were J?-2S1 ,tW;-615.60, and the total ex­ penditures. including the sinking fund, were (SSiW.oTO.!K9.25. The excess of receipts over ex­ penditures was, after providing for the si'awing rund. ;fr57.170,l:Sl..VJ. For the current fiscal year the total revenues, actual and estimated, are -S'vJ.i.OOO.OOO, and the ordinary expendituras, actual and estimated, are :fc£»8,i»UH*). making, with the sinking fund, a total expenditure of sSll.3-21.116.t)9, leaving an estimated surplus of #~SS.i.i78.S>c.01. The revenues for the fiscal vear ending June 30. lfM, are estimated bv the Treasury Depart­ ment at S3S3,iXO.'WO. ai d the expenditures for the same_period, including th? sinking fund, at $341,43U.4<;.7y. This shows an estimated sur­ plus for that year of ^t3.,VK).5'2i36, which is more likely to be increased than reduced when the actual transaeti?ns are written up. The existence of so large an actual and an­ ticipated surplus should have the immediate attention of Concress. with a view to reducing the receipts of the treasury to the needs of the Government. The collection of moneys not needed for public uses imposes an unnecessary o-;r-:t>r v.pon our people, and the presence of so large a snrplas ia the public vaults is a disturb­ ing element is the conduct of irivate business. sale in Mcllenry by Jacob Bonslett. ft Hi Fa Ri To M: Ca of tbAoharter granted toy Con. " Won of its contract with Tirplus into circulation, and the deposits ow outstanding should be gradually with­ drawn and applied to the purchase of bonds. Such legislation should be promptly, but very considerately, enacted. Tariff Revision Recommended. I reoommend a revision of our tariff law, both in its administrative features and in the sched­ ules. Tbe need of the former is generally con­ ceded, and an agreement ujxm the evils and in­ conveniences to be remedied, and the best methods for their correction, will probably not be difficult. Uniformity of valuation at ail our por;s is essential, and Effective measures should betaken to secure it. It is equally de­ sirable that questions affecting sales and clas­ sifications should.!* promptly decided. The preparation of a new" schedule of cus­ toms duties is' a matter of great delicacy, be­ cause of ititlirect effect upon the business of the cpaistry. Some disturbances of business may pesfeaps result from the consideration of this subject by Congress, but this temporary ill- effect will be reduced to the minimum by prompt action and by the assurance which the country already enjoys that any necessary changes will be so made as" not to impair the just and reasonable protection of our home industries. The inequalities of the law should be adjusted, but the protective principle should be main­ tained and fairiv applied to the products of our farms as well as of our shops. These duties necessarily have relations to other things be­ sides the "public revenues. We cannot limit their effects by fixing our eves on the public treasury alone. They have a direct relation to home production, to work, to wages, and to the commercial independence of this country, and the wise and patriotic legislator should enlarge the field of his vision to include all of these. The necessary reduction in our public reve­ nues can, I am sure, be made without making the smaller burden more onerous than the larger by reason of the disabilities and limitations which the reduction puts upon both capital and labor. The free list can very Bafely t^, extended by placing thereon articles that do not offer injuri­ ous competition ,to such domestic products as our home labor can supply. The Tobacco and Liquor Tax. The removal of the internal tax upon tobacco would relieve an important agricultural product from a burden which was imposed only because our revenue from customs duties was insuffi­ cient for public needs. If safe provision against fraud can be devised the removal of the tax upon spirits used in the arts and in manufactures would also offer an unobjectionable method of reducing the surplus. A table presented by the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the amount of money of all kinds in circulation each year from 1878 to the present time, is of interest. It appears that tbe amount of national-bank notes in circula­ tion has decreased during that period 8114,10!),- 729, of which #37,799,2211 is chargeable to the last year. But while this withdrawal of banknotes has been going on, there has been a large increase in the amount of gold and silver coin in circula­ tion and in the issues of gold and Bilver certifi­ cates. The total amount of money of all kinds in cir­ culation on March 1, 1878, was £805,793,807, while on Oct. 1, lb)S), the total was .?1,405,018,000. There was sn increase of S288,417,5r2 in gold coin, of $57,554,100 in standard silver dollars, of $72,311,249 in gold certificates, of £270,619,715 in silver certificates and of §14,073,787 in United States notes, making a total of $713,976,403. There was during the same period a decrease of §114,209,729 in bank circulation, and of §042,481 in subsidiary silver. The net, increase was $529.- 224,193. The circulation per capita has increaseid about S5 during the time covered by the table referred to. ] The Coinage of Sulver. The total coinage of silver dollars was, on November 1, 1889, $343,fi3S,001-'of which $233,539,- 521 were in the Treasury vault;:, §00,098,480 were in circulation^'Of the amount in the vaults, $277,319,91^ were represented by out­ standing silver certificates, leaving *0,219,577 not in circulation and not represented by certificates. The law reciuiring the purchase, by the treasury, of §2,009,000 worth of silver bullion each month, to be coined into silver dollars, has been observed by the department; but neither the present Secretary or any of his predecessors has deemed it safe to exercise the discretion given by law to increase tho monthly purchases to §4,000,000. The evil anticipations which have accompanied the coinage and use of the silver dollar have not been realized. As a coin it has not had general use, and the public treasury has been comj>elled to store it. But this is manifestly owing to the fact that its paper representativeis more convenient. The general acceptance and use of the silver certificate shows that silver has not been other­ wise discredited. I think it is clear that if we should make the coinage of silver at the present ratio free, we must expect that the difference in the bullion values of tne gold and silver dollars will be taken account of in commercial trans­ actions, and I fear the same result would follow any considerable increase of the present rate of coinage. Such a result would be discreditable to our financial management and disastrous to all business interests. Any safe legis lation upon this subject must secure the equality of the two coins in their commer­ cial uses. I have always been an advocate of the use of silver in our currency. We are large producers of that metal, and should not dis­ credit it. The details of a perfect law require careful consideration, but the general plan sug­ gested by the Secretary of the Treasury seems to satisfy the purpose--to continue the use of silver in connection with our currency, and at the same time to obviate the danger of which I have spoken. At a later day 1 may communi­ cate further with Congress upon this subjoct. Exclusion of the Chinese. The enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act has been found to be very difficult on the Northwestern frontier. The Secretary of the Treasury has authorized the employment of ad­ ditional soldiers, who will be assigned to this duty, and every effort will be made to enforce the law. The Dominion exacts a head tax of §-30 for each Chinaman, and when these per eons, in fraud of our law, cross into our territory and are api)rehended, our officers do not know what to do with them, aB the Dominion authorities will not cuffer thou to be sent back without a second payment of tbe tax. An effort will bd m*i« to reach an understanding that w£i re­ move tliii difficulty. Our C<uast Defenses. the prosecution of works not of pub­ lic and general advantage, and that the relative usefulness of works of that class is not overlooked. So far as this work can ever be said to be oompletod, I do not doubt that the end would be'sooner and more economically reached it fewor separate works were underiaken at the same timo, and those selected for their greater geueral interest were more rapidly pushed to completion, A work once considerably begun should not bo subjected to tho risks ami deterioration which interrupted or insufficient appropriations necessarily occa­ sion. Tha Law Department. In view of the assault made by David S. Terry upon the person of Justice Field, of tho Su­ preme Court of the United States, at Lathrop, t'al., in August last, and the killing of the as- sailaut by a Deputy United States Marshal, I reeonrtnend that more definite provision be made by law, not only for the protection of Federal officers, but for a full trial of such cases iu the United States courts. Events which have been brought to my attention, happening in other parts of tha conntry, have also sug­ gested the propriety of extending, by legisla­ tion, fuller protection to those who may be called as witnesses in the courts of the United States. The investigations of criminal offenses are often rendered futile by the intimidation of witnesses. The necessity of providing some more speedy method for disposing of the cases which now come for final adjudication to the Supreme Court becomes e\ery vear more apparent and Urgent. Tho plan of providing intermediate courts, having final appellate jurisdiction of certaiu classes of questions and case3, has, I think, received a more general approval from the bench and bar of the country than any other. I recommend that provision be made for tho establishment of such courts. 'I he salaries of the Judges of the District Courts in many of the districts are, in my judg­ ment, inadequate. I recommend that all sufch salaries now below $5,000 be increased to that amount. Regarding Trusts. Earnest attention should be given by Congress to a consideration of the question how far the restraint of those combinations of capital com­ monly called "trusts" is a matter of federal jurisdiction. When organized, as they often are, to crush out all healthy competition and to monopolize the production or sale of an article of commerce and general necessity, they are dangerous conspiracies against the public good, and should be made the subject of prohibitory and even penal legislation, t The subject of an international copyright has been frequently commended to the attention of Congress by my predecessors. The enactment of such a law "would be eminently wise and just. Our naturalization laws should be so revised as to make the inquiry into the moral character and good disposition toward our Govern­ ment of the persons applying for citi­ zenship more thorough. This can only be done by taking fuller control of the ex­ amination, by fixing the times for hearing such applications, and by requiring the pres­ ence of some one who shall represent the Gov­ ernment in the inquiry. Those who are the avowed enemies of social order, or who come to our shores to swell the injurious influence and to extend the evil practices of any association that defies our laws, should not only be denied citizenship, but. a domicile. The enactment of a national bankrupt law of a character to be a permanent part of our gen­ eral legislation is desirable. It should be sim­ ple in its methods and inexpensive in its ad­ ministration. The I*o*tofBce Departments The report of the Postmaster General not only exhibits tne operations of the dej)artment for the last fiscal year, but contains many valuable suggestions for the improvement and extension of the service, which are commended to your at­ tention. The plan suggested of a supervision of the postofficeB in separate districts that shall in­ volve instruction and suggestion, and a rating of the efficiency of the Postmasters, would,! have no doubt, greatly improve the service. The unsatisfactory condition of the law relat­ ing to the transmission through the mails of lottery advertisements and remittances is clearly stated by the Postmaster-General, and his suggestion as to amendments should have your favorable consideration. The Savy. The report of the Secretary of the Navy shows a reorganization of the bureaus of the depart­ ment that will, I do not doubt, promote the efficiency of ea«h. In general, satisfactory progress has bean made in the construction of the new ships of war authorized by Congress. The report of the Secretary shows that while the effective force of the navy is rapidly in­ creasing, by reason of the improved build and armament of the new ships, the number of our ships fit for sea duty grows very slowly. The old wooden ships are disappearing al­ most as fast as the new vessels are added. These facts carry their own argument. One of the new ships may, in fighting strength, be ecjual to two of the old, but it can not do the cruising duty of two. It is impor­ tant, therefore, that we should have a more rapid increase in the number of serviceable ships. I concur in the recommendation of the Secretary that the construction of eight ar­ mored ships, three gunboats, and five torpedo boats, be authorized. The Indian Question. The report of the Secretary of the Interior exhibits the transactions of the Government with the Indian tribes. Substantial i>rogres» has been made in the education of the children of school age; and m the allotment of lands to adult Indians. Our treaty stipula­ tions should be observed with fidelity, and our legislation ehould be highly considerate of the best interests of an ignorant and helpless people. The reservations are now generally surrounded by white settlements. We can no longer push the Indian back into tho wilderness, and it re­ mains only, by every suitable agency, to push him upward (into the state of a self-sup­ porting and responsible citizen. For the adult, the first step is to locate him upon a farm; ana for the child, to place him in a school. School attend­ ance should be promoted by every agency. The national schools for Indians have been very successful, and should be multiplied. The last Congress enacted two distinct laws relating to negotiations with the Sioux Indians of Dakota for a relinquishment of a portion of their lands to the United States and for dividing the re­ mainder into separate reservations. The one submitted to the Indians a specific proposition; Ithe other authorized the President to negotiate with these In­ dians for the accomplishment of the same general purpose, and required that any agreements should be submitted to Congress for ratification. On the 8th day of April last I ap­ pointed Hon. Charles Foster, of Ohio ; Hon. William Warner, of Missouri; and Maj. Gen. George Crook, of the United States army, Com­ missioners under the last-named act. These were, however, authorized and directod, first, to submit to the Indians the definite proposition made to them by the act first mentioned, and only in the event of a failure to secure the assent of the requisite number to that proposi­ tion, to open negotiations for modified terms under the other act. The work of the Commis­ sion was prolonged and arduous, but the as­ sent of the requisite number was finally ob­ tained to the j'roposition made by Congress, though the report of the Commission has not yet been submitted. In view of these facts, I shall not, at present, deem it necessary to submit the agreement to Congress for ratifica­ tion, but it will in due course be submitted for information. This agreement releases to the United States about 9,000,000 acres of land. The Cherokee Strip. The Commission provided for by section 14 of the Indian appropriation bill to negotiate with the Cherokee Indians and all other Indians owning or claiming lands lying west of tho ninety-sixth degree of longitude for the cession to the United States of all such lands, was constitifted by the appointment of Hon. Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin; Hon. John F. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania; and Hon. Alfred M. Wilson, of Arkansas; and orga­ nized on June 2J last. Their first confer­ ence with the representatives of the Che^j- Jnfjrf by modern standards we an practical* Xy without coast defenses. Many of toe struot- kees was held at Tahlequah July 2J, with definite results. A second conference between the Commission and the Chorokees was begun Nov. 6, but no results have yet been obtained, nor is it believed that a conclusion can be im­ mediately expected. The large body of agricul­ tural lands constituting what is known as the "Cherokee outlet" ought not to be, and indeed caunot long be, held for grazing, and for the ad­ vantage of a few against the public interests and the best advantage of the Indians them­ selves. The United States has now under the treaties certain rights in these lands. These will not l>e used oppressively, but it caunet be allowed that those who by sufferance occupy these lands will interpose to defeat the wise and beneficent purposes of the government. I cannot but believe that the advantageous offer made by the United States to the Cherokee Nation, for a full release of these lands, as compared with other suggestions now made to them, will yet obtain for it a favorable consideration. Oklahoma. It is estimated that there are now in Okla­ homa Territory alxrnt G0.0CX) people, and several considerable towns have sprung up, for which temporary municipal governments have been organized. In order to secure the peace of this new community, in the absence of civil govern­ ment, I directed General Merritt, commanding the Department of the Missouri, to act in con­ junction with the Marshals of the United States to preserve the peace, and upon their requisition to use the troops to mid them in executing warrants and in quieting any riots or breaches of the peace that might occur. He was further directed to use his influenoe to protect good order and to avoid any conflicts between or with the settlers. The presefliW of troops has given a sefise Of security to tbe weU-uisposed citizens, and has tended to restrain the lawless. I very urgently recommend that Cmisress at once provide a Territorial Government for these petrple. Seri­ ous questions, whioh may at any timo lead to violent outbreaks, are awailing the institution of courts for their peaceful a ljuatment. The Amerieant genius, for self-government has been well illustrate.! in Oklahoma, but it is neither safe nor wise to leave these peoplv- longer to the expedient* • whioh have, temporarily served them. Aflfalrs in Alaska. Provisions should be mat&^fot the acquisi­ tion of title to town lots in tne towns now es­ tablished in Alaska, for locating town sites and for the establishment of municipal govern­ ments. Only the mining laws have, been ex­ tended to that territory, and no other form of tiMo to lands can now be obtained. We have fortunately not extended to Alaska the mis­ taken policy of establishment of reserva­ tions for the Indiati tribes, and can deal with them from the l>egiuning as individu- . als, with, I am sure, better results. But any disposition of the public lands and any regula­ tions relating to timber and to tho fisheries should have a kindly regard to their interests. Having no power to levy taxes, the j»ople of Alaska are wholly dependent upon the General Government, to whoso revenues the seal fish­ eries make a large annual contribution. An appropriation for education should neither be overlooked nor stinted. The RinallnesB of the population and the great distances between the settlements offer serious obstacles to the establishment of the usual Ter­ ritorial form of government.Perhaps tho or­ ganization of several sub-districts, with a small municipal council of limited powers for each, would be safe and useful. The Public Lands. In the administration of the land laws the policy of facilitating, in every prcper way, the adjustment of the honest claims of individual settlers upon the public lands has-been pursued. The number of pending cases had, dtssing the preceding administra; ion, been greatly increased miller tho operation of orders for a time sus­ pending final action in « large part of tho cases originating in the West and Northwest, aud by the subsequent use of unusual methods of ex­ amination. Only those who are familiar with tho conditions undejr which our agricultural lands have been settled can appreciate the seri­ ous and often fatal con sequences to the settler of a policy that puts his title under suspicion, or delays tne issuance of his patent. While care is taken to prevent and to expose fraud, it should not be imputed without reason. The manifest purpose of the homestead'and pre-emption laws was- to promote^ the settle­ ment or the public domain by persons having a bona fide intent to make a home upon tho se­ lected lands. Where this intent is well estab­ lished and the requirements of the law have been substantially complied with, the claimant is entitled'to a prompt and friendly considera­ tion of his case. Hut where there is reason to believe that the claimant is a mere agent of an­ other, who is seeking to evade the law and to secure by fraudulent methods large tracts of timber and other lands, both principal and ageut should be made to feel the full penalty of our criminal statutes. The law should be so administered as not to confound these two classes, and to visit penalties only upon the latter. The unsettled state of the titles to large bodies of lands in the Territories of New Mex­ ico and Arizona has greatly retarded the devel­ opment of those Territories. Provision should be made by law for the prompt trial and final adjustment before a judicial tribunal or com­ mission, of all clfeims based upon Mexican grants. <• Pensions. The law now provides a pension for -every soldier and sailor who was mustered into the service of the United States during the civil war, and is now suffering from wounds or disease having an origin in the service and in the line of duty. Two of the throe necessary facts, viz. : muster and disability, are usually suceptible of easy proof; but the third, origin m the service, is often difficult, and in many deserving cases, impossible to establish. That very many of those who endured the hardships of our most bloody and arduous campaigns are now dis­ abled from diseases that bad a real but not traceable origin in the service, I do not doubt. Besides these there is another class composed of men many of whom served an en­ listment of three full years, and of re-enlisted veterans who added a fourtn year of service, who escaped the casualties of battle aud the assaults of disease, who « ere always ready for any detail, who were in every battle line of their command, and were mustered out in sound health, and have since the close of the war, while fighting with the same indomitable and independent spirit the contests of civil life, been overcome by disease or casualty. A Dependent Pension'Bill Urgad. I am not unaware that the pension roll al- retuiy involves a very largo annual expendi­ ture, neither am I deterred by that fact from recommending that Congress grant a pension to such honorably discharged soldiers and sail­ ors of the civil war as, having rendered sub­ stantial service during the war, are now de­ pendent upon their own labor for a main­ tenance, and through disease or casualty are incapacitated from earning it. Many of the men who would be included in this form of relief are now dependent upon public aid, and it does not, in my opinion, consist with the na­ tional honor that they shall continue to subsist upon the local relief given indiscriminately to paupers instead of ui>on tho special and gener­ ous provision of the nation they served so gal­ lantly and unselfishly. Our people will, I am sure, very generally appro%re such legislation. And I am equally sure that the survivors of the Union army and navy will feel a grateful sense of relief when this worthy and suffering class of their comrades is fairly cared for. There are some manifest inequalities in the . existing law that should be remedied. To some of these the Secretary of the Interior has called attention. It is gratifying to be able to state that by the adoption of new and better meth­ ods in the War Department, the calls of the Pension Office for information as to the mili­ tary and hospital records of pension claimants are now promptly answered, and the injurious and vexatious delays that have heretofore oc­ curred are entirely avoided. This will p-eatly facilitate the adjustment of all pending claims. ^ Tho New States. ThS advent of four new States, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Washington into the Union under the Constitution, the same month, and the admission of their duly chosen representatives to our National Congress at the same session, A an event as unexampled as it is interesting. The certification of the votes oast and of the constitutions adopted in each of the States was filed with me, as required by the eighth section of the act of February 22, 1889, by the Governors of said Territories, respectively. Having, after a careful examination, found that the, several constitutions and govern­ ments were republican in form, and not repugnant to the Constitution of the Unit­ ed States, that all the provisions of the act of Congress had been complied with, and that a majority of the votes cast in each of said proposed States was in favor of the adoption of the Constitution submitted therein, I did so de­ clare by a separate proclamation as to each; as to North Dakota aud South Dakota on Saturday, November 2, as to Montana Friday, November 8^ and as to Washington on Monday, November Department ol Agriculture. The creation of an executive department, to be known as the Department of Agriculture, by the act of February 9 last,, wis a wise and timely response to a request which had long been re­ spectfully urged by the farmers of the country. But much remains to be done to perform the organization of the department so that it may fairly realize the expectations which its creation excited. In this connection attention is called to the suggestions contained; in the report of the Secretary, which is herewith submitted. The need of a law officer for the department, such as iB provided for the other executive depart­ ments, is manifest. The failure ot the last Con­ gress to make the usual provision for the pub­ lication of the annual report should be promptly remedied. The public interest in the report, and its value to the farming community, I am sure, will not be diminished under the new or­ ganization of the department. 1 recommend that the Weather Service be separated from the War Department and estab­ lished as a bureau in the Department of Agri­ culture. This will involve an entire reorfani- zaticn, both of the Weather Bureau and of the Signal Corps, making of the first a purely civil organization and of the other a purely military staff corps. The report of the Chief Signal Offi­ cer shows that the work of the corps on its mili­ tary side has been deteriorating. The World's Pair. The proposition to observe the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by the opening of a World's Fair or Exposition in some one of our great cities will bo presented for the consideration of Congress. The value and inter­ est of such an exposition may well claim the promotion of the General Government. Civil Service Lav. On the fourth of March last the Civil Service Commission had but a single member. The vacancies' were filled on the seventh day of May, and since then the Commissioners have been industriously, though with an inadequate foroe, engaged in executing the law. Heretofore the book of tfligiides has been closed to everyone, except as certifications were made upon the requisition of the appoint­ ing officers. This secrccy was the source of much suspicion, and of many charges of favoritism in tho administration of the law. The commission has now opened the list of eligible« to the public. The eligible lists for the classified postoffices and custom houses are now publicly posted in tho respective offices, as are also the certifications for ax>pointments. The purpose of the civil service law was abso­ lutely to-exclude any other consideration in connection with appointments under it than that of merit as tested by the examinations. It, is not too much to say that somo recent Con­ gressional investigations nave somewhat shaken public confidence, in the impartiality of the se­ lections for appointment. The reform of the civil service will make no safe or satisfactory advance until the present law and its equal administration are well estab­ lished in the confidence of the people. It will be my pleasure, as it is my duty, to see that the law is executed with firmness and imp&r- partiality. As a result of the revision of the rules of the new classification, and of the inclusion of the railway mail service, the work of the commis­ sion has been greatly increased, and the present clerical force is found to bo inadequate. I reo­ ommend that the additional clerks asked by the officers are properly held to a high respond*. I The DiVCiFs bility in its exercise. The growth of tho ooun» J - , try and the consequent increase of tha If any one has eeon ti diver 111 his illb- of^the"Executive d'Coportienally. SMt, bobbing lip from the Water not be denied, however, that' the la- ' with his glistening, immense, round bor connected with this necessary work ' copper .helmet, with his Bquare, clumsv. is increased, often to tho point of actual dia» i , . --J tress, by the sudden and excessive demands j UaUfiSn like Canvas SUlt, UBUallj stained that are made upon an incoming administra- by Use, iron-rust and sea-water to teToXrhamtlt •«iotTuS tSS incumbinc? brownish, yellowish-gray, something the is a conclusive argument for a continuance color Of a devil-iisht 116 in&y at first have S S, Startled by tlie,ppari- discharge of it inast be added before the argue • won. ,a inent is complete. Whin those holding adminia. Tho' hnintr irlin tfina ritm fmm trative offices so conduct themselves aa to com | . D8Wg WHO fHHS 17863 from the vinee just, political opponents that no party sea 18 DOt a mischievous creature, but consideration or bias affects in any way the > on the f*,ontvsiTv a vfirv n^nfiil mnmliai1 discharge of f.heii- mnn " . ^ U •>, . yeTJ ,U8eIlU "lemDer of society when his services are required and brought in requisition. A full de discharge of their public duties, we can mora easily stay the demand for removals. I am satisfied that bosh in and out of the classifled service great benefit would accrue from the adoption of some system by which the officer would receive the distinction and bene tin that, iia all private employment, comes from ex­ ceptional faithfulness and effisieac? in the per­ formance ot duty. Education. The interest of the General Government fn tbe education of the people found an early expres­ sion, not only iu the thoughtful amd sometime* warning utterances of our ablest statee- men, but in'liberal appropriations from the common resources for the support erf education in the new States. National aid to education has heretofore1 taken the form of land grants, and in that form the constitu tional power of Congress to promote the education of the people is not seriously ques­ tioned. I do not think it can be successfully questioned when the form is changed to that at a direct grant of monoy from the Treasury. Such f>id should be, as it always has beeai suggested by some exceptional conditions. Tha anode.I emancipation or the sla "\-i of the South, the bestowal of the suffrage, hich' soon fol­ lowed, and the impairment of the ability of the- States where those new citizons were chiefly found, to adequately provide educational facili­ ties. presented not only exceptional' hut unexy ampled conditions. That the situation has been much ameliorated,.- there is no doubt. TUe ability of the States has been greatly increased. Much work remains to be done, and I think the general Government should ltjfid its aid by legislation of a'- na­ tional grant in aid of education. As this de­ mand for aid grows chiefly out of the condition and needs of the emancipated Blaves and their descendants, the relief should, as near as possi­ ble, while necessarily proceeding upon some gen­ eral lines, be applied to the need that suggested it. It is essential, if much good is to be accom­ plished, that the sympathy and active interest' of the people ot the States should be enlisted and that the methods adopted should be such as to. stimulate and not to supplant local taxa^ t-ion'for school purposes. The Colored Race. The colored poople did not intrude themselves upon us : they were brought here in chains andi held in the communities where they are now chiefly found by a cruel slave code. Happily for both races, they are now free. They have, from a standpoint of ignorance and pov-- erty, which was our shame, not theirs, made remarkable advances in educa­ tion, and in the acquisition of property. They have, as a people, shown themselves, to be friendly and faithful toward the white race under temptations of tremendous strength. Thev have their representatives in the national cemeteries, where a grateful • govern­ ment has gathered the ashes of those who died in its defense. They have furnished to our regular army regiments that have won high praise from their commanding officers for cour­ age and soldierly qualities, and for fidelity to the enlistment oath. In civil life they are now the toilers of thoir communities, making their full contribution to the widening streams of prosperity which these communities are re­ ceiving. Their sudden withdrawal would stop greduction and bring disorder into the house-old as well as the shop. Generally they do not desire to quit their homes, and their em­ ployers resent the interference of the emigra­ tion agents who seek to stimulate such a de­ sire. But, notwithstanding all this, in many parts of our country, where the colored popu­ lation is large, the people of that race are, by various devices, deprived of any effective exer­ cise of their political rights and of many of their civil rights. The wrong does not expend itself upon those whose votes are suppressed. Every constituency in the Union is wronged. It has been the hope of every patriot that a sense of justice and respect for the law would work a gradual cure for these flagrant evils. Surely, no one supposes that the present can be accepted aa a permanent condition. If it is said that these communities must workout this problem for themselves, we have a right to ask whether they are at work upon it. Do they sug­ gest any solution'! When and under what condi­ tions is the bllck man to have a free ballot? When is he, in fact, to have those full civil rights which have so long been his in law ? When is that equality of influence which our form of government has intended to secure to the electors to be restored ? This generation should courageously face these grave questions, and not leave them as a heritage of woe to the next. The consultation should proceed with candor, calmness, and great patience, upon the lines of justice and humanity, not of prejudice and cruelty. No question in our country can be at rest except upon the firm basis of justice and of the law. I earnestly invoke the attention of Congress to the consideration of such measures within its well defined constitutional powers as will seenre to all our people a free exercise of the right of suffrage and every other civil right under the-Constitution and laws of the United States. Supervision of National Elections. Evil, however deplorable, can not justify the assertion either on the part of the Executive or of Congress of powers not granted; but both will be highly blamable if all the powers grauted are |not wisely but firmly used to correct these evils. The power to take tho whole direction and control of the election of members of the House of Representatives is clearly shown by the General Government. A partial and qualified supervision of these elections is now provided for by law, and in my opinion this law may be so strengthened and extended as to secure on the whole better results than can be attained by a law taking all the processes of such election into Federal con­ trol. The colored mail should be protected in all of his relations to the Federal Government, whether a litigant, juror, or witness in our courts, as an elector for members of Congress, or as a peaceful traveler upon our interstate railways. Our Merchant Marine. There is nothing more justly humiliating to the national pride and nothing more hurtful to the national prosperity than the inferiority of our merchant marine compared with that of other nations. It was not always so, and our people are agreed, I think, that it shall not con­ tinue to be BO. That the great steamship lines sailing under the flags of England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, and engaged in foreign commerce, were promoted, and have since been and now are liberally aided, by grants of public money, in one form or another, is generally known. That the American lines of steam snips have been aban­ doned by us to an unequal contest with tho aided lines of other nations until they have been withdrawn, or, in the few cases where they are still maintained, are subject to serious dis­ advantages, is a matter of common knowledge. The present situation is such that travelers and merchandise find Liverpool. often a neces­ sary intermediate port between New York ana some of tho South American capitals. The fact that some of the delegates from South American states to tho conference of American nations now in session at Washing­ ton reached our shores by reversing that line of travel, is very conclusive of the need of such a conference and very suggestive as to the first and most necessarv step in the direction cf fuller and more beneficial intercourse with na­ tions that are now our neighbors upon the lines of latitude, but not upon the lines of estab­ lished commercial intercourse. Subsidies for Ocean MalliLlnea I recommend that such appropriations be made for ocean mail service in American steam­ ships between our ports and those of Central, and South America, China, Japan, and the im­ portant islands in both of tne great oceans, as will be liberally remunerative for, the service rendered, and as will en-- courage the establishment, and in some fair degree equalize the chances of American steamship lines in the competitions which they must meet. That the American States lying south of us will cordially co-operate in estab­ lishing and maintaining such lines of steam* •hips to thoir principal ports I do not doubt. We should also make provision for a naval re­ serve to consist of sucn merchants' ships, ot American construction and of a specified ton­ nage and speed, as the owners will consent, to place at the use of the Govern­ ment, in case of need, as armed cruis­ ers. England has adopted this policy, and as a result can, now, upon necessity, at once pla^e upon her naval list some of the fastest steamships in the world. A proper su­ pervision of ibe construction of such vessels would make their conversion into effective ships of war very easy. Our Foreign! Commerce. I am an advocate of economy in our national expenditures, but it is a misuse of teems to make commission be appropriated for. ,l*reventlnit_Wholesale Change* in Ofltca. The duty of appointment is devolved by the Executive Washiaatoa. D. Constitution oAy the law, and the appointing «--»•«-. Bcription of his dress is something like this: From the helmet projects a coil of snake-like rubber hose, a sort of antenna, which passes down under his left arm and up through the water, connecting with aa air-pump on a float-stage or'in a boat. The pump is manipulated by two men, and furnishes compressed air for breathing when under water, which exhausts into the water by a valve in th# helmet, enabling him to breathe continually fresh airr while, when he eomes to the surface, the windows of his helmet em be opewdl and be can breathe without the assistance of the aw^ump, When he goes- <Jown> into the water ha hae two means of. communicating witk those above, the hose and) the life-line. By the latter, he also< descends and) comes up'when necessary. By each of these he gives and receiver signals mutually understood, three sharp pulls on the- life-line indicating that he is ready to ascend; In order to overcome the natural buoyancy of his body and' make its- specific gravity such that he can walk about on the bottom of the sea, he wears shoes with soles heavily ballasted or weighted with leadl The upper part of his body is pro­ tected, as is also His lower half, by- heavy canvas covering, consisting of jacket* with sleeves, and pantaloons, with terminations which lit closely, with elastic bands clinging to his flesh, the jacket fitted closely to the helmet with metallic bands lilted together, with a rubber gasket b'etween. a No witer or air can get to him, ex­ cept the latter by the ho3e, unless he opens the glass windows of his helmet, which he is not lil?fe!y to do unless oc­ casion requires. / i Additional weigWnU placed at his chest and back--somtetimes. a breast­ plate and a shoulder-plate of lead, sometimes a belt heavily weighted, which can be thrown on or off the shoulders, and hang down ia front ana behind when in use. The experiences of a diver are many and interesting. After he has once reached the sunken vessel, whether by being lowered straight down from the wrecking craft or by walking along the bottom of the ocean to ^void currents, he must search through the hull of the ship as though he were floating upon the surface of the water. To do this he caries a small lamp with him, which gives out a peculiarly brilliant light when under the water, and makes the surrounding objects glisten with all the colors of the rain­ bow. Care must be taken that thie air-tube does not get tangled in any way, or cut by friction against the side of the vessel. Unfortunate divers, have frequently lost their lives by this means, when explor­ ing the intricate passages of a vessel at great depths below the surface of the water. Danger is also experienced from heavy pieces of timber, boxes, barrels and even dead bodies, which are often floating around in the hold of a sunken vessel. A diver, onco telling of the trouble that he had in exploring a wreck, Baid that he was constantly annoyed by sev­ eral heavy chests which kept moving about with every swell of the sea. One came so near his diving bell that he was forced to give it a violent push, which sent it against thp opposite wall of the small cabin. Instantly it rebounded and came within an inch of the diver's helmet, which it would have quickly broken had it struck it. But, by dodging in time, the chest passed harmlessly over him, and the next moment it collided with another similar chest. The force of the collision broke one of the hoops of the huge box, and the next moment a glittering pile» of newly-stamped gold coins rolled out upon the floor of the cabin. . The chest had been used, as a sort of i treasury-box by the captain, and all his valuables were locked up in it. Besides gold and silver pieces of- money, rich jewels and precious stones escaped from the braas-bound chest, and presented to the diver's gaze a rare sight. The light from his small lamp, shining through the water, made the golden heap seem brighter than ever.--Golden Days, Longfellow Remembered Him. About 185(5 an English man of lettds, Mr. Kingston, visited this country. While in Boston he took occasion to call upon Mr.. Longfellow with letters in­ troductory from mutual acquaintance in England. As he describes the inter­ view in. his "Western Wanderings,?" it must have been very gratifying to the visitor. We ware soon discussing books- and writers of books, the leading spirits of our two great countries. After talking for a few moments he stopped short, and said, "I am certain of it--we have met before--many years ago, though." "When can that have been? I must own that I have no recollection of your countenance;.but then, from being near sighted, countenances do not make much impression on me," I replied. "Did not you cross from Gstend to London one night in September, 1842 ? and did not you spend the first part of it on deck as the cabin was crowded? ho sisksd*. "I am pretty certain that I did, un­ doubtedly about that time;, and I think I I made a note in my diary, that I met on board a very agreeable American, expenditures, but It is a misuse oi ienm» io . "vvJ10al I much conversation, this word describe a policy that withholds an but little thought I who it was I X 6X- expenditure for the purpose of extending, ff ratified at being SO recollected our foreign commerce* The enlargement and, * o • ° , improvement of our merchant marine, tha v' " ' * " J Legal Adtiee. "What are you asking a month for the rent of this room ?" asked a young New York lawyer of the proprietor of an exceedinglv small room. •'Ten dollars a month, invariably in advance." "Whew! That's steep. You have no ventilation and very little light." "That's so; but you seem to overlook • the advantages this wwm has ftw | young lawyer." ; 1 " "What are tlieyV < .-.>>• "In the first place, you are near the Court House, and there are two pawn­ broker establishments and several free- lunch stands within a block and a half."--Texas Sifting*. Do NOT meddle with business you know nothing of. ::1 THE JQgBK'S BUDGET. DUN by fa expert--Call from th* debt colic Uc- A FAIR of dividers---^, couple of di­ vorce-court lawyers. THE corset is a paradox. It comas to stay and yet goes to waist. YOUNG man, court not suffering. You can put in your time to better advan­ tage courting some nice young woman. THE Mormon men are innocent enough. Thev would never have more than one wife if it were not for the wo-, men. A CHICAGO paper prints an editorial on "The Risk of Grain Elevators." The risk i3 greatest after the grain has been distilled into whisky. "I SAW a goblet to-day made of bone." "Pshaw! I saw a tumbler made of flesh and blood last night?" "Where?" "At the circus." RICHBLOOD--Look at me, Sickly, I never paid a cent to a doctor in my life. Sickly--You ought to be ashamed to boast of it, Richblood. Why don't yes pay your debts ? FABMER Squashead (observing a met' ropolitan daily on the counter of tiie village store)--What! Ain't that air paper busted up yet? Why, I quit tak' ing it fifteen years ago. A HPRAEES at a publie meeting talked and talked and talked. "How full he is of bis -subject!" said a friend. "Yes," saedE an enemy; "bat how slow he is to' empty himself!" "WHO'was it," asked the bookkeeper of the advertising solicitor, "that dis­ covered the circulation of the blood?" "Never heard of it,." way the reply," "Whereis it published?" TRAMP--Will you please give me some breakfast ? Bilious--Do you see that wood!?. "Yes, I see that wood." "Well,, you'll say I saw that wood before you get anything to eat here."* DEACON Smith--Mr. Jones, are- yon aware that you put a punched coin into the contribution box this morning ? Mr. Jones--Yes; I owe the heathen a grudge for roasting a missionary great unole-oi mine. SHE CAME FROM A RIB. «<, F ^ V •: . ' 'Ms rumpus about woman's rights **, * . S<:1 'r, ' Is but the merest tissue. ; woman, liko this question which.*' * Has roused her to her highest pitch, '• Is only a side issue. --New-York Sun. , YOUTHFUL Skeptic--Say, Edna,. -I you believe that story about Adam and t Eve and the snake and the Garden of . ^ Eden?* "Why, Agnes, of course I do." "Well, I don't! And nothing will ever make me believe that God made women wear clothes as a punishment." "WHICH of the girls ia your school do you think the most of, Sammy?" asked ' liis father in a quizzing sort of way. • "I } don't think most of noue of 'em," was the prompt reply; "but Sally Grubei lets me copy all her examples on my paper, and I think she's the right kind of a girl." THE minstrel Dockstader thinks oi going to Africa and rivaling Stanley in the ivory trade. The natiifles conceal their ivory when a stranger appears. Dockstader's plan is to tell them a funny story. Then tliey will grin and show their ivories, which he can then buy for a song. There will be iee in the Tropics when Lew gets left. THE custom has prevailed with a^ieer-' tain Episcopal church in a California diocese of presenting each scholar of the Sabbath-school with an egg during the 1 exercises at the, celebration of Easter. On an occasion of the kind when that point in the service was reached which had been set apart for this interesting ceremony the assistant clergyman arose and made this announcement: "Hymn No. 419. 'Begin My Soul, the Exalted Lay,'after which the eggs will be-dis­ tributed." Here Was Hen. Harrison's Chane&: An old citizen of Danville, Ind., tells this interesting story about President Harrison and vouches for its truthful­ ness, as he* was present when the inci­ dent occurred: "I think that it must have been along about "70 or 72 when Gen. Harrison came over to Danville; to make a speech," said lie. "The politi­ cal meeting was held in the Court House, which was literally jamnj^d with people. The General delivered an eloquent address--one of the best I ever heard him make*- and when he -had finished the people began crowding around liim to take his hand in congrat­ ulation. One of the first to approach him was a tall, lank man of middle .age, roughly dressed and .wi'«h a head of ihair that gave evidence of i not having been combed for several moons. The man grasped the General's hand, and, hold­ ing on to it, said: " 'General, would :you like-to make • fortune ?' "The General studied the man's face a moment and then replied: 'Why, nay friend, a fortune honestly obtained is worthy the desire of any man. Yes, 1 would like to make a.fortune* Why do you ask ?" " 'General,' said the stranger, T gj know my man when I see him, and yon y are the man. I've been looking for ten years ior a man to go-over the conntry and talk up a patent medicine I make, and I have never before been able to find one that suited me. There's a fortune in the medicine, and after hear- ing your speech I know you can bring it out.' "The General replied1 that it was not ^ his ambition to make a fortune in that ^ > way, and the disappointed stranger " 1 •m -is III withdrew."--Indianapolis New*.. 1 development of & auffleient body ofi trained American seamen, the promo- tion of rapid and regular mail com-, munication botween the ports of other coun­ tries and our own and the adoption of large' and swift American merchant steamships la naval uses, in time of war, arepublic pur­ poses of the highest concern. The enlarged participation of our people in the ear-- rying trade, the new and increased markets that will be opened for tbe> ?>r<iducts of our farms and factories and the; uller and betttr employment of our mechanics, which will result- from a liberal promotion of our foreign commerce, insure tho widest possl- • ble diffusion of benefit to all the States »uid to our people. Everything is most propitious for the present inauguration of a liberal and pro­ gressive policy upon this subject, and we should enter upon it with promptness and decision. Tho legislation which I have suggested, it la sincerely believed, will promote the peace and honor oi our country and th© prosperity and se­ curity of th® people. I invoke the diligent and •erious attention of Congress to the considera­ tion of these and such other measures as may be presented, having the same great end in view. BBNJAMXM WlHTIMt. Execnttve lfearfoo, WftahteStea, D. C., XXMO* Betrayed. -, Try as they may to conceal it, "tee ,, young man who goes from the East tc the mining camps of the West is sure -'S to reveal the fact that he is what the old miners call a "tenderfoot." It is easy to adopt the garb and manner ofi tbe miner, but his "lingo" is not learned in a day. A young fellow, trying hard to affect the ways, of an "old resideuter," rod* up to a cabin of a miner, and said, in an easy, famidiar tone:. "Hello, pardner! -Is there a hotel around here where I can get luncheon and entertainment for the night per­ haps?" "Wal, thar's a grub-shop, a little furder on where I reckon ye kin git a little snack an' a shake-down of some sort for the night. Tenderfoot, aint ye ¥*~-Mrchange. Weekly. . «,! • What Two Dollars Will Da. Tramp--Please, sir, a couple o* dol- ̂* lars would give me a nice, oomportable |f; home for the winter. ' Benevolent Party--It would? Well* no man shall suffer all winter long for the sake of $2. Here is the money. ft *• "Thankee, sir." "But stop. How is that amount te give you a home?" ' "It'll git me howlin' drunk, sir, an* then the perlice ah' jedge will retire nra • - N. Ts "t' j "£? t & th j to winter quarters, sir." J w •