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ea) t + Pilory conatwted of PRESIDENT M’KINLEY’S MESSAGE READ TO CONGRESS. | All the Great Questions Taken } MKINLEY'S RECOMMENDATIONS Up--Congress to Hurry Nicaragua Canal. att tation renee ‘WASHINGTON, Deo. 3.-Prosident Mee) Kinley's annual message was read in Doth Houses of Congrens this afternoon Following {a an epitome of the most im- Portant seotions: * NEVER SO PROSPEROUS, At tho outgolng of the old and the tne coming of the new century you begin the Jamt seasion of the Fittywxth Congress wrth evidences on every ham! of indi ‘vidisal and national prosperity, and weth proof of che growing mtrength and tne Creasing power for good of Kepubitean Insitutions, Your countrymen wit! join with you In febioKation that Amertoan liberty ts More firmly eptabiiahed than ever beture, and that fove for tt and the decermina- tan to preserve it are more \iniversal than at any former pertod of our hit ry, The Republic was never go arog, i> anime never 9 strongly Intrenched in the hearts of the people aa now, The Conatitution, with few amendments, ox: fata ae It left the hands of Ya authors, ‘The additions which have been mare to ft provlaim larger freedom and more ex. | fended ohtizenship, | Popube government has demonutrated | fn fia ome hundred and twonty-four years | of trial here ita piubllity and security and ita efotency as the beet instrument of national development and the tow wage miard to human rights, When the Bixth Congress agsembted in November, 180), the population of the 6 Mt ts now on BuUMted five. ‘Then our ter- 140,050 equare mbes 1 mquinre miles ellgion and morality have kept pace with our advancement In other Gireotiona, and while extending iis power the Government has adhered foun dation principles and abated none them {n dealing with our new peoples And pormessions, A nation #o preserved and blessed gives reverent thanks God and invokes His guidance and the continuance of His care and favor TROUBLE IN CHINA, In our foreign intercourse the doml- nant question hag been the treatment of the Chinese problem. Apart from th our relations with the powers have be thappy ‘he Prowident joes into some de tail concerning Juxer uprising in China, the negotiations following, the reac of the missionairies and all Tt te now 4,56, EAucation, the subsequent events that have been familiar reading for months put. f Husain has put that in the of views An re- © Indemattion the matter may be wated to the Court of Arbitration at Hague, | favorably {neltne to. this, Heving that high tribunal could not ucive, (0 th prosperity of ‘ately benefelal to the powers Reference is made to the dealings of the United States with South American Republics, and amicable relations shown, In touching upon the Paris Expost- tion, the President devotes a con- gratulatory paragraph to the United States exhibits, in being not only the largest foreign display, but among |the earllest In place and best are ranged, and more completely cover- ing the entire classifications than that of any other nation, ranking hext in total number after thove of France itself, The awarding of a larger number of prizes to American exhibitors than those of any other nation is accepted as a striking recog: nition of the merits of the exhibits, Concerning our relations with Ger- many he saya: GERMANY AND ENGLAND. Good-will prevaile in our relations with the German Kinpiie An amteahle ad Justinent of the Jong-pending queation of wltolesion of our jife-tnpurance com es to do business in Pruwsia he H reached, One of the prineipal com: os has already be way IX openel for the privilege As to Great Britain, the Preatdent has this to say Our friendly Britain continue, Africa Introduced A condition Wars way. pre » readmitted and he others to ahare relations with Grent The war in hero mportant questions untaual in International 4 in that while one heliigerent had control of (he seas, the Oller bad no ports, shipping, of direct trade, Dut War nly accemsible through the territory of @ neutral Voxatious queation® arose through Great Hritain's action in respect te neutral ca not contraband In to Portuguese on the score of probable Yultimate destination to the gimente In British ships rect Inude la kept up 1 ts and Southern Africa were olned Application of a munt cipal law prodlitting Britith vessels from trading with the enemy without regird to any contraband aharacter of the foods, while cargoes ehipned to Del saa itay in neutral bottome were ar rested on the ground of alleged destin Concerning the attitude of the United States in the present crisis he has this to say The policy tthe United States through oh dated all this trying period was cleny hounged. ant scruputourly carrie A clfoular note to the powers, July 4 proclaimed our attitude ing the condition jn the north as ¢ virtval anarchy, in whieh (he provinces of the pouth and hil no share, Wuthorittes tn reprenent! woo friondai lp Our declared alms involved io againet the Chinese nation, We a hered to the legitimate oMoe of rescu ing the imperiled legation, obtaining redress for wrongs already suffered, curing Wherever possible the safety of American fe and property in Chins and preventing a spread of the disorders of thelr recurrence. UNITED STATES’ POLICY. As Was then eaid, "The Government of the United eek \ rolntion which may bring aly Finanent safely and perce to Chin merve Chinese territorial and adit Eratlve entity, protect all rights mua frites to Crlendly powers by treaty aud International law, and safexuard to the world the prinaiple of equal and Inepartial trade with all parte of tt Chinese Empire." The Russian, propor! Tomtoradian of the Peking b wir y of the lat on looking to the imperial owe dae in full deatrer footly with our ow id and hold that Yadion for wrons mutter firing wettloment the 1 and an en will ma it at brought about tinder an authority whieh the Chinese nation reyerences and obeys While #0 doing we forego ae tot of our undoubted right to exact exemp ary aud deterrent punishment of the reevonalbiv Wuthors And abettors of the criminal fete whereby and other nitions have euffered geevous In Jury, FULL PUNISHMENT, FAir the roal culprits, the evil rounsel- lors who have misled the Imperial jude ment and diverted the sovereign au thority to thely own gatity ens, fall explation hewomes imperative within the rational limite of retributive justice, Taking, as 4 point of dopariire Imperial ‘edict appointing Karl Li Hung Chang and Prises Ching plentpotentiar {Oo Arrange a settioment, and the atlon to enemy's country, Appropriate tepresentations on he British Governm hone outriRi all» he acti linens, thi p matieracth Interested par riunately, without a broad. settle meni of the qieation of a neutrals tl to send goods Not contraband per se t joutral port adjacent ‘tow are, Lynching is agaln condemned, the our nt q of the tm although, t Satisfaction ta expressed at the formal notification of the ratifieation of The Hague treaty by the United States, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Kugland, France, Germany, Italy, Porgia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Slam, Spain, Sweden and Norway, ind the Netherlands. Japan is added to the Het. NICARAGUAN CANAL, The canal question is treated thus nt matter of an inter a new phase. ) reopen t kaueniod terminat tlon in’ Ootober, : 1500, Nicaragua has ' since supplemented Hat aetion by declaring the soemtyled KyreCragin option vold for nonpay ment of the atlpulated advance: Protests in relation to these acte have vee filed tn the Mate Department and ire Under consideration. Deeming (wert felleved from exleting engagements, the Nicaraguan Government shows a dispos nition to freely with the canal daoatlon in the way of negotts tions with the United Staton or by tales in ms ) promote the wat under 6 » the jeneral mit) Jeot, In the ient of the report of the Commiraion appointed to examine the qomparative merita of the various trank avimian sbipecanal projects wwulted RY L commend to the early attention of the Renate the Convention with Great Heitain to faciiiiate the construction of eh a canaiani to remove any objec which might ariae out of the Con yention commonly called the Clayton Mulwer treaty, Arend lipon the efter of Kept wereby certain high offichals designated for punishment, this Government has Moved, in conrert with the other gorts foward the opening of negotine ma, whieh Mv. Conger, sted by Mr. jookhill, has beer authorised to con- uct on behait of the United Bates. General haser of negotiation formu. feted Re, the Government of ihe Freneh Jepublfe have been accepted with cer tain reservations ag to details, made jecensary by our own ciroumstances. t like similar reservations by othe powers, open to discursion the prog: Peat of the negotiations, The disposition of the Bmperor's Go ¢roment to admit liability for wrongs done to foreign governments and their mation and to mot upon such addl- tonal ation of the renee persons athe fovea Ministers at Peking may £5 in’s position to make, riven hope Complete seclement of all questions in- Yolved, assuring foreign rights of rei Intercourse on terms of equal- for all the world, - HAGUE SETTLEMENT, %, wero I nen one of tna eawential factors Of & durable adjustment (he securement % adequate guarantees for liberty of ) since Indecurity of those natives who y embrace allen creeds is a 'y lene effectiva! assault upon the ta of forelen worehip and teaching jan Would be the direct invasion there- of indemnity for AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN, Balisfactory progress hi toward the conclusion of a ge treaty. of friendship and interes with Spain, in replacement of the reaty, which pasted into abeyance by son of the late war, A new convention extradition |# approaching compl should he much pleased were a commercial atrangement to follow. I feel that wes pass any been wid not suffer to opportunity th that existed Hy the terms of the Treaty of Pe the line bounding the ce Philippin #roup in the wea failed to include weveral an My islands lying westward of the Bulus, which have always been roc+ Oniaed as under Bpanish control, ‘The occupation of #ibutu and Cagay- on Sulu by our na forces elioiied a calm on the part of Spain, the essen: tal oa Hty of which could not be gain+ said. In order to cure the defect of the treaty by removing all posstble ground of future inleunderstand!ng reapectin: the Interpretation of ita third article rected the negotiation of a supple erg 4 treaty, bined will be forthwith lald before mate, whereby Bpain quit all tide and claim of litle torthe Hands named well aa to any and all iwlande belonging to the Philippine Ar- chipelago lying outside the Hnes de- sorlbed in said third article, and agrees that all such isiands @hall be ocompre- hended In the cession of the archipelago as fully aa It thoy had been expressly the sum Included within thowe I In eration. of Presideng repeating his wtterance on] ' {| the subject in his last message, ment for guilty officials, ferred to Court of Arbitration TO GONGRESS IN BRIEF. CHINA—Continuance of pacific policy, but full punish Matter of indemnity may be re- WORLD: MONDAY BRVENNG, DECEMBER 3, 100, OQHEOOTCE Country Never So Prosperous --Cordial Relations with Ger- many and England. NOON) stotointodatotetetotntototntetntatelnte! oe WHONS $4,70).09941, a total of B1R846de 110%, leaving an unexpended balance of Hoty | Bi s2, TON. € vered Into Ue Trease at The Hague. 4 THE PHILIPPINES—Standing army of natives mya! [uc wieh shows an increta Ova the 3 suggested, Says force of 60,000 men is required for Philip ihe 19 were ist amen ae to the f pines and Cuba, Regular arm, 100,000 men, Peaee looked fe going on, NICARAGUA CANA Congress. Urges that the we stacles to construction remove: necessary to insure the eontini betweon gold and silver, WAR TAXES— Recon internal revenue taxes which ¢ most burdensome to the people, TRUSTS— “Rost injurions, and whieh are with NOOO UO OOOO Oot lishment of local government, MONEY—Urges whatever further legislation may he be promptly applied by the Congress,” l on of the F pinned should be ineroased to about among other rin near future and the estab. = achentlt 1ks provides for an extension of Ine Only guerilla warfare now © Act fan etary ol ‘ ny t lever th y the operas 4 | + tho number of peraons ‘ mr vel tinder {t will increase and the: ~ iu pfe mr 1 annual payne r L—Whole matter referred to # ae ; rs Vet ween §9/00K UN) anid 44,60 rk be facilitated, and any ob oath th abe WO, Blatae. other feet | , b i Peete af Athena) ne “| CUBA AND PORTO RICO, 1. Din ts Je being! Ih concluding, the Prosident gives ne gonstantiy nore tho ( Day More than $29,000,000 have been recognition to the service rendered Ph {n bullding and equipment, and by the Navy in the Philippines and ted parity under all conditions $) Ni posh how tp exinence and ofners |CUiNa; comments on che rapld to be built growth of the postal service; atates provide for accommodations * for, and If fully garrisoned require, %.-|ehat affair in Hawall aro in @atioe : ry ny a (W040 Many of these ponte aro rn amends the reduetion of those 0h L | Along our frontier. of at. important |fotory condition; notes that the | itratewto points, the oocdpation of | Work of the Census Bureau te pro experience has shown to be the J which ls neces aresaing favorably, and then refer ring to Porto Rico and Cuba anys; between 5,000 and . the present our (roope annot be withdrawn or AS Fecom mand that atten be ete i such e inati materially diminished, and certainiy |actel by the Congross oontereiy Mt upon stich combinations aa are Ma Mati theconeluaon of tne inbory of | the Hecretnry of (Re Interior suipeevitiom in Bi ral juriadi nalitutional convention now In| aver the pulic lands in Porto Rigo, in Federal jurisdiction should Mand a government provided by [Mat he be directed to ascertain the now conatitution shall have been | 1eatlon an A | obiatdished and itn atattlity. anpired. Which remained ih the Crow. * to Wino we have reduced che ain at the date of ion of rte narOOMADEY eapdonn 20 Which Includes 9 pa. | Nico to the United States and that. @ iM 1 oO ‘ ee wr rey t tive. troe “ro ls nO FOOM for riatlons neceanary | for urvers | hat the surplus revenues for the stall have mado known the formal ex further reduction here an he methods of the dite faoal yoat ended dune 3, 100), were $%- | prowmion of tte will, to use the muthory Hof much lands presoribed by SARE Ge the Nk preceding. years| Vewted In mo by the Conary 1 100,000 MEN NEEDED, ‘On July we had only defoita, We aeet 1) statutes to uphotd the soverelenty of th Ay ne NY 3, 1900, T directed that. @ bt which from 18 to 1808, In VO.) United Mates In thome distant jalan oy he lesued for an election in Cabs. vmount 63,0000, L.A. THO '*) an in all othor plices where i ° Members of @ constitutional convention for the y n all sources, exclusive | rightfully floats, placing tr that end ne 7 rm che tet Ine] ft? frame a eonetitucion as a bass ere all pUrpoRee ) DI for the ton of the Pont! Jeparement agereRaced $97713,-| WLTL Tho reveipta from custo wore) 2295, 944,471.16, an Inckease over (he. pre coding year of $27,(08,080.4, The from internal wore revenue e 9M.76, an tnorease of $21,8H,7h The receipte from mise atavlo and independent govertn 5] ae Inland After telling of the recent eleo the dispowal of the army and navy we will Heed there (he mene which Congress and the j M'KINLEY feleteieelefebeteleteysbeletetetelebtebetet Sactire from 46,000 Tam eure the number may Ww Uherality of t ple have provided oe Hon. Henry ©. 1 riiont, | Le in preparation, that railroad commis | be Fediiced as the insurgents stall come! tion and happenings in Cw FAVORABLE PROGRESS, | "i {io{"GrnaPMosei/"ohillnln’|iiotulgettre Uahaaling"aqcae a'r | 9 kone the caborky ofthe) fy, S84 DaBDenlngs in Cube, Be The President then relearses patrietions given to th when appotnted, and continue: yarems in the hapedsfor direction | has been favorable nuccenatully tho! districts Comin iaston ! Indieattons: must be apparent chat we will re- quire an army of aout 0,000, and that When the convention concludes tte tae bore T will trinemit to the Congress the Conatitution as framed Lg he. mf Our forcea have ontrolled the greater t fH of the lalands, overcoming’ the orkan Pert: naUrne (he ‘ iin prevent conditions tn Cuba and! vention for ite consideration. a wources Were BA TAONOT, na leed forces of the insurgents and car | vernment ta th ne | whe fi, Viopines the President) should] such action as it may deem fm, 846,804,070.02 for thy rylng order and adminiatrative. regu q low , ina nl With the alm | Aave authority to Inorease the forve to Hooauae of th larity to ail quarters. Mills | nt Viti hwlteannpurt, | Che. prement member of 10000) neluded NO EXTRAVAGANCE, oxpernitturen th What opposition remaing ia for the)! , # Niwierinie rommnunitty tn | Mt nis number wuthority mould be given ry waa one poly. bot dy and) part scattered, obeying no con. |! f anion [to radee native troops in the Patippines| — President McKinley concludes with wher curt faite nin king fund {0 od plan of ptratogtc action, ope x he 0 1 ti 18,400. whieh the ‘Patt Comminalon this warning the amount of (4, V8, © det my by the methods common to " wa ' 4 will he more effective in doteat- os tthe winking. fund are net forth in the onditions of kuerrilia wartare " ah raavalh Tot | Hi AIM suppremalte gUCTHIINS, naaaaine | yd!) OU", FTO Drosnertty wo maint UAE ort of the Recretary of tie Treasury, | while Iva wrcallan ihe f omin 1 nd on oUF own seldiers crament expenditures and whigh I invite attention. | Ikbilahaar’ aio. at rs f tt pendation of the] a Hs and thre oto The Recretary of the Treasury owt Curly among the | * U he ih ave come | Beore wv the fetal of} # the poopie will Thon mates that the receipts for the current PW bye all A nk in i f " ur duty | Offeers from the Mne of the Army} furnish an example in thelr fala fisca, year will aggregate $80 el CER hale t treat them (ha r flee may te) When vacancles occur tn the Adjue | OC that wise economy whieh in a vid the expenditures 840,00), envlng +) cae ane wlovad In the tine of hus | tantGeneral'® Department, tnapector- | Of plenty husbands for the fatur AN eXcom of rovenues over expend! ' hin ad the fertile zones of Mindanad | Genetais Department, Quartermasters} 1? this er of xreat business a i turer of $0,000.08. ‘The jrtumoret conde fh ¢ Negros than It fe at heer Depirtment, Subsiatence Departments ee ein taits them Ma not a i tion of the Treasury ts one of pndoubted | ral jeveiog * \ it submitted | Pay Departinent, Ordnance Department | AyeNen, yh Ait, Cut elpenaehen, irengih, ‘The avaitable cam balance) iy jive ther t " THE ARMY. Jand Signal Corps Hatiivmate Induaertny ant pA As), a Oar ther tem of ataveenent prior 10] rift, the of thin your the of ta that etieedy fhe good otecth of i |), The Army eantiot be too highly. com: palin nder the Oo) 6 ror 10] reatiye Pliny dar ei #1 e 6 wood offecth Ol) woiting on ar noods he ways; | mended for He faithful and effective} Our growing power brin with iw Ananciat Ww of Marah 11st there | Tayais covthn authority. of (he Unie rider are felt (at buniaess Dwelling on army heals ho aye: | tira inactive MmiMArY onecatins 1h | tomptatiena. end” pertie. requiring " would have been Included ih Wie stain | geting wan viriuaty, eleded, thus oe [ re b CT on he ee iE ARN GM | the Seid and the difficult work of civil | stant vigilance to avold, Tt must not tent of avatinble ¢ n Atal ing the door for the extension of a fr oniwar onlfivat or voluntee Under the act Maron | admninietra tion uwed to Invite conflicts nor for ulton held for the ON OF) Bibhle AdININISIERLIOA OF RE Te TD oe aL iaee RRA caTty: rae ee i PA eR TAC the end of the fiscal year there] sion, but for the more effwotive Vntted tates notes jterritory of the Archipelago, Desiring | wreater thin at any time du the | present ‘Volunteer force will be dive |M@ere on th nanoe of those principles of MONEY QUESTION \to t. f appointed ih} apanish rule: that eneo rot harmed and the It Army will be | & net inor and jurdice pon which our tinetht i ly ommisalon compowed | f y tn the military adit \ reduced to 247 off a) i ar 180 Th 1 | and happiness depend. | Let um i P ieee puriuady the soaan | Rati, of ON) : ai gurpiue Fund. of G0n.00,| Linted men during the your was 4,34. The amo wave in inind thal the foundation of our! salaneee inautaine ie eaeaont geil ro y higan: | ava 6 for needed public improv 1 8 a Board of OMecors convened [disbursed for army pensiona during | Geverninent Is Hberty; (te superstraae re ot 4180-008 800, would be ta9,n00,- | ‘N° Hon, Luke I >| ments; that a stringent élviles laws by f Sent Cleveland jacom- | year Was 614,700,007 %, and for navy | ture pewer 4.4. Such balince Nov, 9, 188, was . 495,201.16 In the general fund, which Wholly separace from the rene funds, ty 8 An 570, (40,078.15 In woleh #hould bi riifeates ruby tant which there [sh " Redemption gold ing a total holding of free gold 1g to $1004 878, Uh Te will be the duty, as T am wure } will oe the dlsposltion, of Congress (o yrovide whatever further legislation. | weeded to Inaure the continued party ider all gonditions between our two forme of Malic money, sliver and gow TRADE CONDITIONS. Oy forelan trade shows a remarkable recat ommercial and jndustrtad progress. ‘The total of Imports and ex ports for the fiewt time ja the history of the country exeeeded two billions of dollars, The export are greater (han they Have ever boen before, the Lota for olny $104 184,082—an $167, 459,790, an in the fineal year 194 | iereane over over If n 1806 by The growth of manufaetures in the United Bitter is evidenced by the fart Ufactuted 5 8 of any fi r OY) eke £493,851 1-an in Agricultural products were alto. ex ported during 19) in greater volume than in 199, the toil for the year being SNKG,ADS LZ, geal st $78,776,142 fn 1898, The Imports for the year amounted to 240,901,1M, un increase over 1899 of 9182, 790,06, AR TAX REDUCTION, tthe Congress at tn e the Ii rnal-rey the w bh Spain in the sum Mf thirty million dollars. This reduction should be secured by the reminaion of those taxes which experience bas shown to be the most bardenscene to the ine dustries of the peopie I apectally urge that there be Included in whatever reduction is made the log- acy tax bequests for public uses of a literary, educational of charitable char- TRUST QUESTION, The question of trysts is treated in this way In my lant annual seage to the nition to the dy found to exist miinationa of trusts, and dealin ile aitontion to my discussion of the subject at that time, whitch concluded with these word! “It in apparent that uniformity legislation upon this subject in the sey ral States ts my desired. It bs that uniformity founded in 4 whe and just discrimisk tion between what (# injurious and wirit fs useful and necessary In business erations, may be obtained, and that noans may be found for the Congress within the |imitations of Ile contutu tional power, so (o supplement an effec Bate | ation as to make syatem of lawa throughout Atates adequate to compel a of the salutary rules ht have referred, whole question ls so important to be hoped whic! “Ime and far-reaching (hat 1am sure no part of it will be ligntiy considered, but every phase of it will bave the studied delth- eration of the Congress. resulting in wise and judicious ation.’ Resiraint apon such combinations as are injurious, and which are within Fed- ral jurisdiction, should be promptly ap- vied by the Congress, THE PHILIPPINES. In my leat annual ena, 1 dwelt at The New Testament says: “A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.” obert Burton says: ‘No rule is so general, which admits not some exception." Look at the statistics given below, as taken from the Office of the Board of Health of New York City, and ask yourself if In its 30 years of existence, Castoria has not been honored in its own home. For 30 years Castoria has been manufactured in New York City, and physicians and mothers have been constantly assured of the good results that must follow its use in the treatment of diseases pecullar to Infants and Children. Castoria has been so successful and its merits have become so widely known that within the past year or more vile Counterfeits and Imitations have been put on the market by unscrupulous parties, unmindful of the baneful effects on the precious little lives that gladden our homes, and to guard against which, attention is being called to the signature of wnich appears on GENUINE CASTORIA. As far back as the records go, all over our country, the deaths of children under 5 years of age were 50 per cent. of the total number of deaths, and it was the ambition of the most eminent Physicians to discover some means by which this frightful death rate might be reduced. Many preparations were put on the market with this end in view, and some few are still being offered to the public, but it ree mained for Castoria to prove that a vegetable preparation containing no Opium or other Narcotic (narcotics stupefy) would give: the desired results, Of the total number of deaths in 1870 50 per cent, were under 5 years of age. oa “ “ “ “ “ 1880 46 “ o “ “ “ 1890 40 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 1899 35 The latter year is the latest obtainable, but the MEDICAL RECORD of Oct. 6, 1900, says: ‘Although the summer just passed) was one marked by excessive heat and humidity in New York City, almost without a break for three months, the infant death rate was less than for any year in the past decade,"’ That the death rate of our loved ones may still farther be reduced and no retro«: gade movement set in by reason of the nefarious schemes of those who for a few pennies would pul 4 baby’s life in jeopardy, the manufacturers of Castoria have been compelled to spend thousands of dollars in cautioning the public to “See that the Signature of