Pike County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 30, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 December 1892 — Page 1

etttooro E M. STOOPS, Pablisher. PETERSBURG, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1892. VOL. XXIII.—NO. 30.

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colors for two $18.80. Bargains $18.00, r^o.oo CARD*. and Surgeon, PETERSBURG, lKft in Bank building, tirst floor. Will at office day or night. <JEO. B. ASHBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW PETERSBURG, IN& 'Pro«y»t Attention Given to all Bnataass. *S" Office over Barrett A Son's store. Francis li. POSEY. Dbwjtt Q Chappeu. POSEY & CHAPPELL* Attorneys at Law, PETERSBURG, Ind. Will practice In all the courts. Sneelal attentton given t> all business. A Notary Publle constantly In the office. Ag-Office— Ou drat floor Bank Building. B. A. KiT. 8. G. DAYBHPOKX ELY & DAVENPORT, LAWYERS, Petersburg, Ied. WOfflce OTcr J. K. Adams A Sovb drug latere. (Yompt attention given to all business. K. 1*. Richardson A. H. Tati-OB RICHARDSON A TAYLOR, Attorneys at Law, Petersburg, Ind. Prompt attention given to ail business. A ■Rotary Pubi c constantly In the office. Office in Carpenter GuiUlug, Eighth and Main. DENTISTRY. W, H. STONECIPHER,

Surgeon Dentist, PETERSBURG, IND. Office m rootns6 and 7 In Carpenter Buildths. Operations flrst-class. All work warranted. Ancosthetie* used tor painless extraction of tectli. I. II. LaMAR, Physician and Surgeon PfcTERSBUIiQ, I.VD. Will practice la l*iko and adjoining counties. Office in Montgomery Building. OiHet hours day and night. tSpDIieases ot Women and Children a spedaily. Chronic and difficult eases solicited. NELSON STONE, D. V. $., PETERSBURG, IND. Owing to long practice and the possession ot » fine library and ease ot instruments, Mr. Stone is well prepared to treat all Diseases of Horses and Cattle SUCCESSFULI.Y. Be also keeps on hand astoek ot Condition Powders and Liniment, which he sells at reasonable prices. Office Over J. B. Yoisg & Co.'s Sion.

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THIS PAPER 18 ON FIIJR IN ' CHICAGO AND NEW YORK AT TOE OFFICES OF A. 1. KELLOGG NEWSPAPER CO. TRUST RES' NOTICES OF OFFICE OAT. "VTOTICE ta hereby Riven the! I will attend J.T to the duties ot the office ot trustee of Clay towoablp at home on , EVERY MONDAY. All personserlio have business with the . office will take notice that I will attend to business on no other day. M. hi. GOTVKN. Trustee NOTICE Is hereby given to all parties in, teres t-xl that I w 111 attend at iny office In Stondal, EVERY STAURDAY. To transact business connected with the office ot trustee of Lockhart townsnip. All persons having busincst with said office will ploase take nut Ice. J. 8. BARRETT. Trustee. NOTICE Is hereby given to all parl ies eoa ccrned that I will he at mv residence. EVERY TUESDAY. To attend to business connected with tbs office ot Trustee ot hlonroe township. GEORGE GRIM, Trustee. NOTICE is hereby given that I will be al iny residence EVERY IHURSDAY To attend to business connected with th. office of Trustee of Logan township. ^-Positively no hus’ness transacted e„ •ept on office days. SILAS KIRK. Trustee. N OT1CK Is hereby given to all parties conearned/that I_»Jn attend ntnty resident.-. . .. ^ -EVERY MONDAY To tranaaet business onnected with th. office of Trustee ot Madison township. rPosItiveiy no business transacted except office days. — * JAMES RUMBLE, Trustee. hereby given to all porsons inIXpPKtei that I will attend In tny office la Tclpen, EVERY FRIDAY, To transact business connected with th. office of Trustee ot Marlon township. All persons having business with said office will please take notico. W. T. BROCK, Trustee.

Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infents and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Korcotie substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL It is Ploasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castorin destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhcoa aud Wiml Colic. ^Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach «u>d bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Castoria Is tho Children's Pauasea—tho Mother's Friend.

Castoria. •Castoria Is an excellent medicine for ehlldren. Mothers bam repeatedly told me of It* food effect upon their children." Da. O. C. Oeoooo, Lowell, lias*. “ Castoria Is the best remedy for children of which lam acquainted. 1 hope the day la r ot far distant when mothers uilleonsicler the real interest of their children, »nd use Castoria I n«ead of thevariousquaek nostrumswhich are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurti'ul events down their tiftoata, thereby sending them to premature graves.''’ Da. 3. T. Kischeloi, <■ Conway, Ark.

Castoria. " Castoria Is so well adapted to children that 1 recommend it as superior toanyprescriptkt kuovn to me.” _ , , „ H. A. Arch**, ML pi, lit So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, S. T. « Our physicians in the children's department hare spoken highly of their experience in their outside practice with Castoria, and although wo only hare among eur medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet wo are free to confess that ths merits of Castoria has won us to took will favor upon it." Umtxd Boanrat akd Disrtmtn, Boston, Haas Allen C. Surra, JVet,

The Otatau WmpKBj, xn awroy 3* JOHN HAIVyVLOND. rw 03? BVSET BI1TS To which he^lreots Attention. Ills DRV COODSave ttrst-clsm, and the stock Is very lart Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Notions. (jive him aeall, and you will be convinced lost he Is giving HARG.VINS on his.entire steel SOLID GOODS AT LOW PRICES. C. -A.. BURGER & BEO, THE FASHIONABLE MERCHANT TAILORS Petersburg) Indiana, Have a Large Stock of Late Styles of Piece Goods consisting of the very test Suiting and Piece Goods Perfect Fits, Styles Guaranteed.

O. Sz ^E. OBIOS MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY. THE FAST EXISTS EAST & WEST. 4 Solid, Doll; Trails to ClaelnsaUt, 4 Solid Daily Trains to St, Doits. 8 Solid Dally Trains to Doitsrtlto. Cntneellng In Union Depots, with trot .is, of all llnestor tho East, West, North and South. Tl rough Vestibule nay Coaches, Pullman Parlor Cars and SI rejiers on ail Train*. DOUBLE DAILY LINE. PttUmau Vestibule Buffet Sleepers froo St. Louis and Statious ou Vain Line -toplit aid Hew York, without change, Karri*Alto Faosr Washington No .8 Accommodation 13.87 P, M. No. 3. Day Express 4 18 P. M, No. 4. Ntirht 1: xpress 1287 A. M. No. 6 Fast Express 2.05. A. M. Wkstwahp Foot Washington No. 7 Accommodation 12 42 P. M. No. 1 Pay Express J2 87 P. M No. 8 Night Express 12% AM. No. 8 Fast Express 2 IS A ni. Home Seekers Moving WesT Should take this line as It has less changes a' cares and better accommodations than ° OurVesVlbale car* are aluxury, wnlclii may he enjoyed by all. without extra charges, and even* attention Is given onr passengers to maks their Jouruey pleasant and comfortaboiir agents will take pleasure tn answering Inquiries tn reeard to rates for both passengers and freight, lime, routes and wo neelions: call at yonr home if desired and attend to slilpptng freight by the most direct rontes and eheecklngbaggage,wlthoutcharge for any assistance they may he able to reu<,®N. B.—Passengers should purchaas tickets before entering the ears, as the ticket rate 1 ten cents loss than the train rate. Communications addressed to the under signed will receve prompt attention, THOMAS DONAHUE, Ticket Agent O. A M.Il’y Washingtor, Xnd C. G. Jones, District Pussenger Agl. Vincennes Ind. J.F. BARNARD, W. B, 8HATTUC Pres, and M'gr. Ge’n. Pi’s Agt CINCINRATTI OHIO. Ashby & Chappell, Real Estate Agents. Live Stock Insura foUorUou* And Abstrnrt* or n SpeelAllj.

F. ft. SHRNDY. pimompm FAMILY GROUP AND RESIDENCES A SPECIALTY. All kinds of out-door work, por^ traits, copying and enlargingf rom old] pictures &c. Birthday and surprise party groups a specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. Give me a call, or address F. A. SHANDY, Petersburg Indiana. M. J. BRADY, Petersburg, Indiana, Will make you Photos in any number at most reasonable rates. jBV'Uemem'that my work is wartanled. if vcj want PORTRAITS enlarged call and -.avo the work doue right. All work guaranteed to stand the test ot ogee and at ill he as bright as when taken from the gallery. Studio equipments of standard modern makes. Our motto—“The Best ta At Good As Any,and Always the Cheapest." M. J. BRADY. ’ Gallery in Kiserl's Building, upstairs, on Main, between Sixth and Seventh Monuments Best material, most reasonable prices, sat. tsfaetton guaranteed at l*el ersbllr* M«r ble Work* J.A U. YOONO, Proprietors, mifSDTICCnC oroth«»,whowi«Ma,»emu, IU VCil I Iwhlld this pspw.tr obtah astimata i advertising spscs when In Chleego, wil! find it on f Is si «£££££ LORD &TH8MS. Machinist AMD Blacksmith.

NEWS AND NOTES. A Summary of Important Events. FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Ik the senate, on the Tth. Mr. Vest called np his Joint resolution lor a commission to negotiate with the fire civilised tribes in the Indian territory forthe surrender to the United States of the 45,000.000 acres of land occupied by them, after retaining enough for homes in severalty for themselves. Upon the announcement of the death of Representative McDonald, of New Jersey, the senate adjourned ... ...In the house a bill to reduce the number of engineers in the navy was passed by a yea and nay vote, but a motion to reconsider was pending when the house adjourned, at an early hour, out of respect to the memory of the lute Mr. McDonald, of New Jersey. Ik the senate, on the 8th, the only measure passed was the bill authorising the construction of a bridge eighty-five feet high and of 1.000 feet span across the Mississippi river above New Orleans. The senate then went into executive session, and in addition to confirming a number of presidential nominations ratified the Chilian treaty.In the house much of the session was consumed in arguing a point of order that six days must elapse from the commencement of a short session before public bills coming over from a previous session could be considered. An amendment to the printing bill providing for the printing of the Nautical almanac was defeated. Tbb senate was not in session on the 9th.. In the house a resolution was adopte l amending the rules so as to provide that unfinished business going over from one session to another may be taken up immediately upon the re-assembling of congress. The printing bill, with amendments, was passed, and a number of committee appointments to fill vacancies were announced by the apeaker. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The Irish home rule hill has been drafted and circulated among the members of the British cabinet. The official vote of Montana on presidential electors was: Harrison, 18,8S3; Cleveland, 17,584, Weaver, 7,959; Bid well, SIT; Dixon (dom), was defeated for congress by Hartman (rep.), by 220 votes. Miss Knowles, the woman popnlist candidate for attorney-general, at first supposed to be elected, is defeated by Haskell (rep.) by 5,000. David Whitbeck, John Mahoney and Edward Armstrong, of Milwaukee, saw a bottle protruding from the pocket of a fellow workman, and thinking it to be whisky, quietly abstracted it and drank the contents. It turned out to be ammonia and the men were made seriously ill, but may recover. Anton Thorm.vri.rn, a well-known poet and scientist and one of the most popular German eitiaens of Milwaukee, dropped dead in a restaurant, on the 10th, of apoplexy, while at dinner. Abbs Benedictine Smith, who was well-known in America, died in Rome, on the 11th. of pneumonia. The eitiaens of Caldwell. N. J., the birthplace of Grover Cleveland, are making extensive preparations to entertain the president-elect when he visits Caldwell, as he has promised to do, before his inauguration. The old house in which Mr. Cleveland was born will be profusely decorated and brilliantly illuminated. Mr. Parsons G. Ogden, of Cincinnati, a brother of Mrs. Phil T. Armour, of Chicago, diod suddenly, on the evening of the 11th, of paralysis of the heart. He had been indisposed for a week. Mr. Ogden was a bachelor, was 54 years old and is reputed to have left an estate of 8*500,000. Chas. Chanter, a botanist employed in the horticultural department of the World's fair, fell from the fifteenth floor af the Chicago Masonic temple to the basement, on the 11th, and was instantly killed. His widow Utcs at Kilbourne, Wis. f At a meeting of the creditors of the late Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati, Archbishop Elder was berated for his failure to help them secure a settlement. A letter from the pope contained a refusal to interfere. Charles Rehm, the oldest bandmaster in the United States, died at his resc idenee in New York city on the 10th, He had been ill for a long time. Mrs. Annie Wilson, of the Ellis island (New York) immigration force, the woman who quelled a mutiny on her husband’s vessel at sea, has resigned her position as inspector. The British steamer DUsborg broke ia two on Long End, near Harwich, England, on the 11th. Her whole crew is reported lost.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. In the senate, on the 13th, a bill reported from the judiciary committee was passed providing for the punishment of persons not members of ships’ crews who aid or encourage riots or disorders on board American vessels at sea. The resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to treat with the civilised tribes oflndian territory with the view of inducing them to take homesteads in severalty was taken up, but after discussion gave place to the anti-option bill.In the house, some unimportant bills were passed and the house adjourned at 1:40 p m. George I.' Baorey, the messenger who stole *100,000 from the United States Express Co., November 18, was sentenced in Davenport, la., on the 13th, to two and one-hulf' years in the penitentiary. Bagley pleaded gnilty, and Judge Waterman gave as his reason for imposing a light sentence the prisoner’s previous good character and his prompt action in restoring the stolen money. The Monitors dl Romo publishes a summary of fourteen propositions on the school question that Mgr. Satolli. the papal ablegate, submitted to the recent conference of American archbishops held in New York. The pope, Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of state, and the congregation of the propaganda are in accord with these propositions The Washington Shingle, trust, which controls the entire cedar shingle output of the United States, has decided upon a twenty-cents-per-thou-sand increase in price. The objeet is to force into the combine Rome new mills which are going up in the state of Washington. Miss Susan B. Anthont, of Rochester, the well-known woman’s suffrage advocate, was appointed New York manager of the State Industrial school on the 19 th by Gov. Flower. Jroots Mukhpv oF San Francisco, on the 18th, continued the Curtis murder case until the 84th.. Aq* effort was made to have Curtis’ bail reduced, but the judge refused. On the 18th the comptroller of the eureney called for a report of the condition of national banks at the close of business on Friday, Dec. 9,1893. There Is a movement on foot to abolish Sunday funerals in Indianapolis, Ind., which is said to bid fair

INDIANA STATE NEWS. Ax Evansville a barge that vras being calked slipped and in its descent caught Conrad Oehl, a calker, His skull was fractured and two of his ribs driven through his lungs. Yet he lived for five hours after he was taken from beneath the boat. The grand jury has indicted Ex-Mar-shal L. B. Moore, of Mitchell, for the murder of W. H. Tow. Beet Camrbkij, aged IT, living at Veedersburg, while playing with a pistol, sent a bullet through his head. Mbs. Cora. IVisslow, nineteen years old, of Valparaiso, has been married three times, divorced twice and is after a third. Frederick Baumgartner died the other morning at Laporte, aged eightythree years. Mes. Dr \Y. N. Thompson, of Kokomo, has been married but a few weeks, and has twice attempted suicide. Domestic trouble, real or imaginary, wa* the cause. Emma Connor, of Greencastle, gets $1,000 from J. H. Stark for slander. Miss Connor is the young woman who defended the national colors that floated over the scboolhouse. The temperance people of Pern want all the saloon screens removed. The post office at Conhellton has been raised to the presidential class. John G. Grady dropped dead at Booneville the other day; cause, apoplexy. He was justice of the peace there for twenty years. The building occupied by John A. Graham with a saloon at Burlington was blown up with dynamite. The road congress at its session in Indianapolis, adopted resolutions calling upon the legislature to enact laws looking toward better roads in the state; recommending that the present system of district supervisors be abolished, and the county hoard of commissioners appoint one county superintendent of highways, who shall be ex-officio chairman of the board of county supervisors of highways; that the hoard cf commissioners shall appoint in each township one township supervisor of highways. For the purpose of creating a road fund they recommend a tax-levy upon real estate and personal property, and that county treasurers should have the custody of such road funds; also that it shall be unlawful to haul any loaded wagon over any public highway in the state unless said wagon be provided with tires not less than three inches wide, after January 1, 1S95. The controller of the currency has issued a certificate authorising “The First national bank of Gas City," with a capital of $50,000, C. E. Pridehard, cashier. Henry Leinixgee, Lawrence Miller, Mrs. Annette McCullough and Eva Friend, aged U years, were arrested at Ft. Wayne on a charge of counterfeiting by Special Detective Carter, of Cincinnati, and Lieut. Lapp. The little girl would take a counterfeit dollar, go into a saloon, purchase a cigar, and get gocd money in exchange. She lives with Mrs. McCullough, as does Miller and Leininger, and when the officers searched the place they found dies and metal used for the manufacture of dollars. The entire party is in jail. The road congress, at its meeting in Indianapolis, formed a permanent organisation, and the following officers were chosen: President, Mason J. Niblack, Vineennes; secretary, Evans Woolen, Indianapolis; vice presidents— First district, A. V. Mtnlies; Second, D. J. Terhune; Third, J. P. Applegate; Fourth. P. S. Glessner; Fifth, John Clore; Sixth. J. P. Brown; Seventh. E E. Martindale; Eighth, Peter S. Kennedy; Ninth, R. fi Moore; Tenth, W. A. Qsmer; Eleventh, S. F. Day; Twelfth, I. B. McDonald; Thirteenth, A. P. Kent Messrs. Fortune and Thompson were appointed delegates to the national society which meets in Chicago. The next meeting of the state association will be held in January, during the sitting of the legislature. George Wale, a prominent butcher of Connersville, was arrested a few days ago at the instance of his wife, who charges him with stealing $3,500. The money was taken while his family was

at tho cemetery. Kkv, Elijah Terry, a colored divine, forged the name of Henry N. Mingle to a sixty-dollar check at Anderson, and when arrested was helplessly drunk. He is said to have served a term in the pen previous to being there. At Lake Station a cowardly attempt was made to assassinate Rev. IV. H. Tomes, a bullet being fired through the window at him. Susie Allen, aged 0, who was assaulted three weeks ago at Logansport, by William Emsley, is dead. She identified Emsley before she died. Paul Kabash, a Polander, was scalded to death in a vat at the Wabash hat factory in September. When tho news reached his aged mother in Poland a few days ago she dropped dead. Henriettk Steele, aged 10, a disappointed lover, suicided at Ft. Wayne by taking arsenic. This was her third attempt at self-murder. ' Wm. Moriuson is in jail at Martinsville, for cruelly boating his daughter. Emmet Post, G. A. R, of Wabash, has passed resolutions condemning the desecration of soldiers* graves, and also offers a reward for the arrest and conviction of the vandals. The young wife of Will Winchester, son of a minister at Greensburg, attempted suicide, the other morning, by shooting herself in the head. She may recover. An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a passenger train near Greenfield, by placing nitro-glycerine under the rail. State Prosecutor James, of Greencastle, is proceeding against Everett Mullinix and Staeey Reeves, of Cloverdale township. Putnam county, on a charge of attempting to bribe the vote of Edward Parrish for 115. ■ McPherson Post No. 7, G. A. R, of Crawfordsville, at a regular meeting the other night, by a vote of 39 to 16, voted down a resolution asking that the figures 1846-46 bo taken from the soldiers' and sailors’ monument at Indianapolis Harry McLauohlly, aged 8, was buried the other day at Bourbon. While his parents were burying him his brother John, aged 10, died. The only sister, aged 19, is not expected to live. The trouble is spinal mehiagltis. A number of the gamblers driven out of Indianapolis by the recent police Iraida have established themselves at :Haughville, three miles west of Indianapolis, and they propose transforming that suburb into a Monte Carla Three tramps, names unknown, were arrested and placed in jail at Madison on suspicion of setting the fires the other night

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. President Harrison's Hast Communication to Congress. A Cpmprehcnslve Document Presenting: the Economic Questions Now Before the Country tn Courts© Form. Washington, Dee. 6.—President Harrison's message reads as follows; To TBS SENATE ABO HOUSE OF RePRESENTAtivbs—lu submttiog my annual massage tocongress I have great satisfaction in being able to say that tb < general conditions affect’ng the remmtr til ami industrial interests of the United Jitat is are in the highest degree favorable. A comparison of the existing conditions with those of the most favored period in the history of the country will. I believe, show that so hga a degreo of prosperity and so general a diffusion of the comforts of life were never before enjoyed by our paoplo. THE COUNTRY'S WEALTH. The to'al wealth of the country in 1889 was Sl«.15S».t-.16.tMS. In 1890 it amounted to $62,610.tXJO.OUO, an increase of 2S7 per cent. RAILWAY MILEAGE. The total mileage of rail wavs la thoUnltei States in I860 w.-s 30.620; in 1880 it wasl6T.T41. an increase of 448 i»r cent., and it is estimated that there wi 1 b> about 4.000 miles of traoi added by the eioss of the year 1881. IBPUSTBIAL STATISTICS. The official returns of the elsv uth census and those of the tenth census for serenty- five loading cities furnish the basis for the following comparisons: In 1880 the capital invested in manufacturing was $1.231.332,Sift In 1890 th“ capital invested in manufacturing was $2.9tO.T33.$8t In 1889 the numb -r of employes was 1,8)1,388. In 189) the mini her of employes was 2.351,131. lu 1880 the wage - earned were $591.965.778. In 189 • the wages earned were $1,281,170. tit. In 1889 the vain > of the product was $3,711,In 189) the va’ne of the prodnet was $1,883,2S6.837 1 am informed by the superintendent or the census that the omission of certain industries in 1*89 which w re included in 189) accounts in part for the remarkable increase thus shown. ; But after making full allowances tor differences of method and deducting the returns for all industries not included in the censor of 1889, i there remain In t ie reports from those seven-ty-live cities an increase in the capital employed of $1,529,745,891: in the value of the product of $8,024,838,168: in wages earned of 5177,943,929, and in the number of wag i earners employed of 856,029. The wage earning? not only show an increased aggregate bat an increased per capita from (388 iu 1880 to 8747 to 1899, or 41.71 per cent. Too new industrial plants established since October 6,1890, and up to October 2J. 1890, as parti illy reported in the American Economist, number 3i5, and the extension of existing plants tot; the new capital in rested amounts to $40,649,033, and the number ot additional employes to 37.28-x OUR FOBEIQB TRADE The total value of onr foreign trade (exports and mannfactnres) during the last fiscal Tear was $1,857,681,610. an increase ot 5128,268601 over the previoui fiscal year. The average animal value of onr imports and exports of mer ehandise for the ten fiscal years prior to 1891 was $1,457,322,010. It will be observed that onr foreign trade for 1892 exceeds! this annual av ersge value l y $190,858,801, an increase of 2T.4T per cent. The significance and value ot thislncrease are shown by the fact that the excess to the trade of 1892 over 1S91 was wholly in the value of exports, for there was a decrease in the value of exnorts or $17,613,761. The value of our exporta during the fiscal year 1883 reached the highest figure in the history of the government, amounting to $1,080^78,11$ exceeding by $145,797,338 the exports of 1891, and exceeding the value of the Imports by $292875,686. A comparison of the value of our exports for 1893 with the annual average for the ten years prior to 1891 shows an excess ot 8265.142,671, or of 34.65 per cent. The value of our impotts of merchandise for 1898, which was $829,49.'.483 also exceeded the aunual average value of th - ten years prior to 1891 bv 8135,215,949. During the fiscal Sear 1898, the value of imports free of nty amounted to 6t57.S99.8i8, the largest aggregate in the history of onr commerce. The value ot the imports of merchandise entered free of dnty in ISdBwas 55.35 per cent, of the tola! value of the imports, as compared with 43.35per cent, in 1891 and 33.96 per cent, in 189) COASTWISE TRADE AMD INTERNAL COMMERCE lu our coastwise trade a most encouraging development is in progress, there having beeu in the last four years an increase of 16 per cent. In internal commerce the statistics show that no such period of prosperity has ever before existed. The freight carried to the coastwise trade of the great lakes in 1820 aggregated 29, - 293.930 tons. On the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers and tributaries, in the same year the traina agS gated 29.494.496 tons, and the total vessel image passing through the Detroit river during that year was 21,531,000 tons. The Tessel tonnage entered and cleared to the foreign trade of London during 1890 amounted to 13,4 9,767 tons, and ot Liverpool 10,941.200 tons, a total for these two great shipping points of 84,422.887 tons, only slightly in excess ot the vessel tonnage passing through the Detroit river. And it should le said that the season forthe Detroit river was hnt 22! days, while, of course, to Lon Ion and Liverpool the aeason was for the entire year. The Tessel tonnage passing through ths St Mary's canal tor the fiacal year 1893 amounted to 9.828,874 tons, and the freight tonnage ot the Detroit river is estimated for that year at 25,900.03) tons, against 23.200,619 tons in 1891. The aggregate traffic on our railrt als for the year 1891 amounted to 701,895.619 tons of freight, compared wi»h 6)1,344,487 tons In t890. an increase of 13,954,173 tons.

A»oth?i- indication of the general,prosperity of the country is found is the fact that the number of deposito>s ta savings banks increased from C9S,87U to 186J to 4,258,893 in 1890, an increase offthwp cent., anti the amount of deposits from SH>.S!T.8M in 1800 to *1,584,844.6fti in 1890. an increase of Oil per cent. Au 1891 tho amount of deposits in savings oanks ■was S1.I83,079,749. It is astimated that 99 par cent. of these deposits represent the savings of wageearners, Tho bank of clearances for nine mo 'ths ending September 39, 1891, amounted to S41,0t9,390.au8. For the same months in 1899 they amounted to Slo. lag'll,947, an excess tor the nine months of $4,139,211,139. WORK ASD WAGES. There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency iu which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life. It is true that the market prices of cotton an 1 wheat have been low. It la one of tho unfavorable incidents of agriculture that tho 1 ai mer can not produce upon orders. He must sow and reap in ignorance of the aggregate production of the year, and is peculiarly subject to the depreciation which fallows overproduction. Bnt‘ while the fact I have stated is true as to ths crops I have mentioned, the general average of prices has been such as to give to agriculture a fair participation in the general prosperity. The value of our total farm products has increased from $1,363.646,868.000 in 1889taSi,30lU'00in 1891 .as estimated by statisticians an increase of J39 per cent. Ti e number of hogs January 1,1891, was 50,885,106, and their value 8810,193,98'; on January 1. 1898. tho number was 62,893.019, aud the value $241,931,415. On January 1,1891. the number of cattle was 36,'75.648, and the value $514,137,908; on January 1, 1898, the number was 37,851,839, and the value $570,719,155 ...... , , . If any are discontented with their state here, if any believe that the wages or prices, the returns for honest toil are inadequate, they abohld not fail to remember that there is no other country iu the world where tho conditions that aeem to them hard would not he accepted as highly prosperous. Tue English agriculturist would he glad to exchange the returns of his labor for those of the American farmer, and ths Manchester workmen their wages for those of their tellows at Fall River. TBS PROTECTIVE SYSTEM. I believe that tho protective system, which bow for something like thirty years has prevailed in onr 1 -gislstion, has been a mighty in - etrnment for the development of onr national wealth, and a most powerful agency in protecting the homes of onr workingmen from the invasion of want. I have felt a most soHcitous interest to preservo to our working people rates of wages that would not only givo daily bread, but supply a comfortable margin for those homo attractions aud family comforts and eniovments without which life is neither hopeful uor sweet. They are American citiaens—a part of the great people for whom our constitution and government were framed and instituted—aud it can not be a perversion of that constitution to so legislate as to preserve iu their homes the comfort, independence, loyalty and sense of interest hi the governm-nt which are essential to good ottiaenship in peace and which will bringthis stalwart throng, as in 1861, to the defense of ths flag when it is assailed. ...... I recommend that the whole snhjeet of tariff revision bo left to the incoming congress. It is a matter of regret that this work must ha delayed for at least three ninths, -for the threat of great tariff changes introduces so much such uncertainty that an amount, not easily determined, of buinesa inaction and of diminished Production will necessarily result. It is possible also that this uncertainty may remfft in deorejosd revenues irora customs duties. for our morchants will make cautious ordsta for foreign ew of the prospector tariff redneIi aud the uncertainty aa to whan It will effect. EMPLOYES ASD EMPLOYE. ployer in our great manufacturing establishments have not been favorable to a calm consideration by the wag'-earners of the effect upon wages of the protective system. The fact that his wages were the highest paid in like callings iu tho world, and that » maintenance of this rate or wages in the atwenee of protective duties upou the product of his sr .sursssr irvirsug: Siaffi^SSUS'SKflS _

ereration of * tariff for revenue oily. Ifth.it | expert »nce shat! demonstrate that presoat rate* of warn are thereby maintained or increased, | either ahsoluto’y or in their purchasim. power I and that the aggregate volume of work to b> done in this country ta tncroased.or even maiutaine] so that there are more or so many days* work in a year at as good, or better, wages for the American workman as has been the ease under the protective system, everyone will rejoice. A general process of wage redaction c*n not hr ontempisted by any patriotic citizen without tbe gravest apprenensio t. It may be. ind -ed I beBeve, is, poszikt > for the Americans, raaaufaetnrer to compete successfully with ms foreign rival in many branches of prod action without the defense of protective dnties.it the pay-rolls are equalized; hot the conflict that stall is between tho producer and that result and, the distress of our working people when it is attained are not pleasant to contemplate. Ths Society of the Unemployed, now hoi ling its frequent and threatening parades in the streets of foreign cities, should not be allowed to acquire an American domicile. D»rABT»tBNTSL REPOSTS. Ths reports of tbe head3 of tho several executive departments, which are herewith submitted, hare very naturally included a resume of the whole work of tho administration with the transaction of the last fiscal year. The attention not oaly of congress, but of the country, is again invited to the methods of administration which have been panned, and to the results which hare been attained. Public revenues amounting to *1.414,019.202.33 have been collected and disbursed without loss from misappropriation, without a single defalcation of such importance as to attract the pnbtie attention, and at a diminished per cent, of cost for collection. The pnhlie business has been transacted not only with fidelity, but progressively, and with a view to giving to tbe people in the fullest possible degree tbe benefits of a service established aud maintained for their protection and comfort. « \ 1 POSEION RELATIONS. Our relations with other nations are now undisturbed by any serious controversy. The complicated and threatening differences with Germany and England relating to Samoan affairs, with England in relation to the seal fisheries in the Behring aes, aid with Chili growing oat of ths Baltimore affair, ha. e been adjusted. asuraocm agreements. There have been negotiated and concluded, nnder scotio,-. 9 n! tbe tariff law, commercial agreements relating to reciprocal trade with the following countries: Brazil, Dominican, Republic, Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico. Guatemala, Salvador, the German empire. Great Britain for certain West India colonies and British Guiana, Nicaragua, Honduras aud Austria-Hungary. Of these, these with Guatemala, Salvador, the German empire. Great Britain, Nicaragua, Honduras and AustriaHungary have been conclude ! since my last annual message. Coder these trade arrangements, flee favored admission has been secured in every ease for an important li.t of American products. Especial care has been taken to secure markets for farm products in order to relieve that great underlying industry of the depression which the lack of an adequate foreign market for our surplus often brings. An opening has also been made for manufactured products that will undoubtedly, if this policy is maintained, greatly augment onr export trade. The foil benefits of these arrangements can not be realized instantly. New lines of trade are to be opened. The commercial traveler most survey ths field. The manufacturer must adapt his goods to the new markets and facilities for exchange mast be established. This work has been well begun: our merchants and manufacturers have entered the new fields with courage and enterprise, la the case of food products and special lines of trade with Cuba, the trade did not need to wait and the immediate results have been most gratifying. If this policy and the trade arrangements can bo continued in force and aided by the establishment of American steamship lines, I do not doubt that we shall within a short period, secure fully one- third of the total trade of the countries of Central and South America, which how amounts to about $600,000,000 annually. In 1365 we had only 8 per cent, of this trade. . , t THX BEHRING SEA QUESTION. . ' A treaty providing for the arbitration of the dispute between Great Britain and the United States its to the,k>tling of seals in the Behring sea was concluded on the 39th of February last. This treaty Was accompanied by an agreement prohibiting pelagic sealing pending the arbitration, and a vigorous effort was made during this season to drive out all poaching steamers from the Behring sea. Six naval vessels, three revenue cutters, and oae vessel from the fish commission, all nnder the command o? Commander Evans, of the navy, were sent into the sea, which was systematically petroledSome seizures were made, and it is beliered that the catch in the Behring sea by poachers amounted to less than 500 seals It is true, however, that in tho North Pacific, while the seal herds were on their way to the passes between the Alutian is’ands, a very large number, aud probably 33,000. were taken. The existing statutes of the United States do not restrain onr citizens from taking seals in the Pacific ocean, and perhaps should not. unless the prohibition can he extended to the citizens of other natious. I recommend that power be given to the president, by proclamatiou.to prohibit the t&kiug of seals m the North lV.cidc by American vessels in case either, as to the result of findings of the tribunal of arbitration or ctherwiserthe restraints ean be applied to the vessels of all countries. The case of the United States for the tribunal of arbi; tration has been prepared with great care and industry by Hon. John W. Foster, and the counsel who represent this government exurees confidence that a result substantially establishing our claims and preserving this mat mdaatry to the benefit of all nations will be attauievL

azcirnoraxT with casata. During the past your a suggestion was received throttgVthe British Minister that the Canadian government would like to confer aa to the possibility of enlarging, upon terms of mutual odnAwK tha commercial exchanges of Canada and of tho United States, and a conference was held at Washington, with Mr. Blaine acting for this goTevnment. and the British minister at this eapital and three memiuvut -r - ",- cnnea States in exchange for the concessions asked the admission of natural products. The statement was frankly made that favored rates could not he given to ‘he Cmted States as against the mother eountry. This admission, which was foreseen, necessarily terminated tha conference upon this question. The benefits of an exchange of the nntnral products would ho almost wholly with the people of Canada. Other topics of interest were considered in the conference and have resulted in the making of a convention for examining the Alaskan boundary, the waters of Passaroaquoddy bay adjacent to Esstport. Me., und on the initiation of an arrangement for the protection or fish life in the coterminous and neighboring waters of our north boundary. TBS CANM.TO&S CONTBOYgnSY. The controversy aft to the toils upon the Welland canal whicAuras presented to congress at the last session by &pscial message, having failed of adjustment, 1 felt constrained to exercise the authority conferred by the act of bers of the Dominion cabinet action as commissioners on the part of Great Britain. The mi3SH>uers on tae pain w conference developed the fact that the Canadian government was only prepared to offer to the United *"**,-J_*— *<-w 4ha SAnanunnns erois© liw BUtUWKJ WU.V..WV. wv. July as. IMS, aud to precWm a suspension of the tree use of St. Mery’s Fails' canal to cargoes in transit to ports In Canada. The secretary . of tlte treasury established such tolls as were thought to be on our commerce in the Canadian canais. n. as we must suppose, the political relations of Canada and the disposition of the Canadian government are to remain unchanged, a somewhat radical revision of our trade relations should, I think, be made. Onr relations must continue to be intimate, and thoy should be friendly. I regret to wy. however, that in many of the controversies, notably those as to tho fisheries on the Atlantic, the sealing interests on the Pacific, and the canal tolls, onr negotiations Srith Great Britain have been continuously thwarted or rolared hy unreasonable and unfriendly objections and protests from Canada. Thereto no aiapositioaou the part of thepeorelations of Canada. Ttat question is wholly nrith her own people. It b time for 03, how>ver, to coneiderwbether, if the present state >f things and trend of thinm is to continue, our interchanges upon lines of laud trsosportalion should not be put upon a different basis, md onr entire independence of Canadian ainais and of the St. Lawrence, as am >utiet to the sea® secured by the sonstraction of an Ameriem canal around the falls of Niagara, and the ojh nin ? of ship communication between the great la ces aud one of >ur own seaports. We should not hesitate to ivail ourselves of onr great natural trad? ad« rant-ages. We should withdraw the support which is given to the railroads and steamship x-i__3- t... . tasMe that nvcinnulv ha. nos of dsnada™Sy“a traffic that moporly ba1 “■ lungsr furnish the earnings to ns, and no t»»i» sgs which lighten the otherwise crushtug might of the enormous public subsidies that >nye been given to them. The subject M the ower of the treasury to deal with tais matter rithout further legislation has been under conideratton, hut eircnmstances have postponed , conclusion. It is probable that a considersion of the propriety of a modification or abroStion of the treaty of Washington relating to e transit of goods in bond is Involved in any omfdete solution of the question. ■no nipmsitcBs with obiu. Congress at the last session was kept advised f the progress of the threatening,, differences letweentho United Mates and Chilb It gives now great gratification to report that the *— government, in a m«| friendly and le spirit, has tendered and paid as an to ttS families of the eailore of the who were killed and to those who ere injured in the outbreak in the city [ Valparaiso the enm of ffikSOQ. This is been accepted, not only aa s* xmt 'pSss* snee that the government oTChifl rightly apreclates tne disposition of this government lo )t in a spirit of absolute fairness and triandUsss in onr intercourse with that brave p^la. A further and conclusive evidence of the LUtual respect and confidence now existing is truished by the fact that n convention subtttiug to arbitration the mutual claims of the * respective xovernments has Some of these olalms have ire and herein

TH* CENTRAL AND BOOTH I I bans endeavored ia every war to assure iter republics of Central and South Asaei sister i that the United States governn pie hare only*h« most friendly ward them all. We do not coret tory. We have no disposition to be <. or exacting in our dealings with any < even the weakest Our interest# ■ hopes for them all lie in tho direction of Eiveruraeuts by their people and of rgest development of their great mercial resources. The mutual w of enlarged commercial exchanges of a more familiar and friendly intercourse between our people we do desire, and in thia have sought their friendly co operation. I have believed, however, while holding thaaa sentiments in the greatest sincerity, that ire must insist upon a just responsibility for any injuries inflicted upon our official representatives or upon onr citizens. This insistence, kindly aa:l justly, but firmly mate, will, I belieye, promote peace and mutual respect. OVR RELATIONS WITH HAWAII. Onr relations with Hawaii have been snob as to attract an increased iuterest and mast < tiuue to do so. I deem.it of great impor that the projected submarine cable, a a for wh'ch has been made, should be proi Both for navat aud commercial uses, wet hare quick commimicatioa with Honolulu. We should before this have availed ourselyea ot the concession made many years ago to thia harbor and government for a harbor and naval station at Pearl river. Many evidences of the friendliness of the Hawaiian government have been given in tho past, and it is gratifying to believe that the advantage and necessity of a continuance of very closo relations is appreciated. • THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING. The friendly act ot this government ia expressing to the government of Italy ita reprobation and abhorrence of tha lynching of Italian subjects in N»w Orleans by tho payment of 125,000 francs, or $21,330.00; was accented by the king of Italv with every manifestation of gracious appreciation, and the incident has been highly promotive of mutual respect and good A PROTEST TO rRAXOa. In consequence of the action of the Prow* government in prociniming a protectorate over - certain tribal districts of the west coast of Africa, eastward of the San Pedro river. I have felt constrained to make protest against thi* encroachment upon the territory of a reoubHu wh ch was foundedTiv citizens of the United States, and towards which this country haa for many years held the intimate relation ot • friendly counselor. GOOD WILL TO HHXICO. , The recent disturbances of the public peace by lawless foreigu marauders on the Mexican frontier haTs afforded tho governm-nt an opportunity to testify ita good will for Mexico and its earnest purpose to fulfill the obligations of international friendship by pursuing and dispersing the evil doers. The work of re-Tocating the boundary of the treaty of Gandaloupe Hidalgo westward from B Paso is progressing favorably. FRIENDLY WITH SPAIN. Onr Intercourse with Spain continues on a friendly footing. I regret however, not to be ablo to report as yet the adjustment of the claims of the American missionaries arising from the disorders at Ponape in the Carolina, islands, bat I anticipate a satisfactory adjustment in view ot renewed and urgent representatives to the government at Madrid. CONTROVERSY W ITH THREAT. The treatment ot the religious and educational establishments of American citinens in Turkey has of lata called for more than the nsnal share of attention. A tendency to cnrtatl tha toleration which has an beneficially prevailed is discernible, and has called forth tha earnest remonstrances of this government. Harrassing regulations iu regard to schools ant churches have been attempted in certain localities, bnt w>t without due protest and the assertion of the inherent and conventional rights of onr countrymen. Violations of domicil and seareh of tha persons aud effects of citizens of tha United States by apparently irresponsible offloia's lu the Asiatic vilayets have from time to time been reported. An aggravated instance at injury to the property ot an American missionary at Bourdeur, in the province of Kouikcalled forth an urgent claim tor reparation which I am pleased to say was promptly heeded by the government of the Pone. Interference with the trading ventures of onr citizens in Asia Minor is also reported, and the lack ot consular representation in that region is a serious drawback to instant and effect! to protection. I can not believe that these‘ incidents represent a settled policy and shall not cease to urge the adoption of proper remedies. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT. International copyright has been extended to Italy bv proclamation in conformity with tho act of 'March 3, 1891. upon assurance being given that Italian law permits to cittaens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same bests as the subjects ot ItBv'a special convention, proclamation January 15,1893, reciprocal provisions of eopvrtoht have been applied between the United States find Germany. Negotiations are In progress Kith other countries to the same end. TEE NICARAGUA CANAL. I repeat with great earnestness the recommendation which! have made mention of in a previous messages to the inadequate support given the American company engaged in Urn construction of the Nicaragua ship canal. It is impossible to overstate the value from every standpoint of this great enterprise, and I hops, that there may be time given ioUuto civo to it an impetus that early completion of tho canal ai United States its proper relat| competed.

The cong the iuTiUt THE KONsTARX CORF igress has been sin _itions of this govert semblius or an international enee to consider ths quest! issue of silver accepted b»L_-——-—— they were issued. Tbe/tonfereuoo Xssembled at Brussels on the of November, and has entered upon the consideration of thta area, question. X have/'not doubted, and Irnve Ste“wert" the ”&ot*‘ \2£i as we« in for this conference as in my public messages, that the free coinage of silver upon an agreed UlKt IU» irw Wiuago wt »UTw 7**T7'* international ratio would greatly promote the interests of our people and equally thods of other nations. It is too early to predict what results may be accomplished by the conference If any temporary check or delay intervenes, I believe that very soon commercial conditions will compel the now reluctant government* to unite with us in this movement to secure the enlargement of the volume of money needed for the transaction of the business of the world. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The report of tha secretary of the t.— will attract special interest to view of the tawleading statements that have been made as to the state of the public revenues. These preliminary facts should not only be stated, batom-i phasiasd, brfore looking into details: First.; that the public d b: has been reduced a March 1.1889. S239.W4.300, and the annual to— , 5t oharies 811.8*4,489; wcond thaMksfe havsi been paid out for pensions during thto administration up to November i. 1898, 8432.564.lT8.uk. au excess of M14.480.3M.09 over the sum «v pended during the period from March!. 188k to» March 1.1889: and. third, that under the existluSVCu I. XOWi 8Ut*» ItUlu* IB«V ViiiUDt (vgT»« ius? tariff, up to December 1. about 193.0W,QUO of revenue which would have been collected upont if tKa iinfv hall hMB mainimported"sugaraTf'the duty W. bean ipirtar.^ tained has gone into the pockets of Urn people, ■*,. V A..*. 4k...v». m. If tnmou iw» gu«w *“»<• — r—~ and not into the public treasury, as beforo. there are any who still think that tha surplus should have been kept out of droalatton by hoarding it in the treasury or deposited tn banks without interest, while the government continued to pay the very banks internet upon the bonds deposited as security tor the deposits, or who think thtft the extended put3, OX- WUU VUlUlt v««e« K - - Sion legislation was a public robbery, or that, the duties upon sugar should, haTe been main-’ tained, I am content to leave the argument where it now rests while we wait to gee whether these criticisms will take the form of legislation. The $0 38, te revenues for the flaoal year. 1818, from all sources were _ "and the expenditures tor all tssr •.'tmbtk. ssrvs Iierid5bt m5TO,48T» ThsTsurptos* toP the s^^jswasssSAgg turniahed in large part the oash available mtd tsed for the payments made upon the pubtto lebt Compared with the year 1891. our receipts from customs duties tell off $18,088,24..B, while our receipts from internal revenue increased *8,881,823.13. leaving the net Iom of revenue from these principal sources $33,781,117.95. The net loss of revenues from all rourceswas 832,873.97881. ESTIMATED RE CRISTS. The estimated receipts tor the llseal roar, sndtog June *>, 1893. ara MS*U«.a«&.!» andth« estimate 1 appropriations $437,281,303.33, leaving HUUitW l nUlHWtMWVWUvJ - a estimated surplus of receipts over ths s*to ssdltures of 938,880.090.(0. This does not lbaav.KU™" 111 au.o «vvo dude any payment to tho sinking fund. In the recommendation of the secretary that too linking fund law be repealed, I concur. Tho •ademption of bonds sines the passage >f the law to June 30. UW Ms already exceeded thereqnlreraeuts 1 the sum of 8890.510,881 49. The retirement < bonds in the future before 3 » matter of convenience, ta- —. ———r— We should not collect revenue tor that pur- >, but only use any casual surplus To tho nuance of $32,880,080.Mot receipts cultures for the roar 1S>1, should bo . stimated surplus at the Winning of the) 20.938.377 03. and from th» agr-- 1 oust be deducted, as stated by < hoot $44,000,003 of estimated urn THS DRAIN OF GOLD The public conBdence in biiity of the government ority of al! our money isauso, 1 pou us. aro to a'considerable < f the efforts of some of the isuts to increase their gold t Sorts should be mot by ap SSttotTW, old are to cal and not - hat a genera.. he near future a— e better that any <