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THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF THURSDAY, DECFMBFR 21, 1899. The Gold Leaf, henderson. n. c. THURSDAY, DKC.Ut. !KS. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The frost gleams white on the house tops high. And the clouds they look like snow; And the plumber man goes briskly by Blow, little tin horns blow! And I view my cash with a secret slsh. And I say to my soul: "Go fclow!" But the children come, and I can't look Krum Blow, little tin horns blow! So, I'm quite resigned to the rocket'i noise, And the Roman candle show; . s bnndrf all around with the glrla and boys Mow. little tin Lorns Mow! Frank L. Blanton In Atlanta Con stitution. riAJOR OENEAL LEONARD WOOI. Taken altother, it is lik-lv that Major (Icnenil Loiiarl Vo! will jrove to be the most enduring fiur of the Spanish-American war. Two years a'o Leonard Wood was an unpretentious army siiijreon, un known to the ii 11 if and without a pajent special a'.)iliiy. Thus lie miht liave passed through Jiff, had he not taken advantage of a deelaia tion of war to undertake t he organiza tion of a "Wild Bill" aitaclunent to the volunteer army, of which he was to be colonel w'uh Theodore Roose velt as his lieutenant. The novel. y of this aprealion attracted atte.i tion, and the biaveiy , of the men miller lire aioused ihe enthusiasm of the people. The lesnlt was ;!'i V for the Ilouh Kiders, a brigadier en erahi for the colone d and a K"v" ernor.-iiip for t he lieutenant c(doiiel. t. J he true value of Wood was yet to be tested. The conquest of new tenitoty i in Mused civil duties upon milil.tiv otli-cis. Whih: other ollieers Il u nderivl alonj; in auiilyii'jr military ineihods to -ivil a.l'aiis, t!ie success of (Jeperal Wood ns a ha -moni.er of an iaj;otiist ir elements 'ie came inaked. Although an Ame-i-can hoi ri and bred, lie evinced a thorough intuition of Cuban charactci. (Questions of police, of sanitation, of finance, of municipal oveinmeiit and of political economy feiiekally. found the instant solclion which cor Id only be exMeced f.oni an ex peit. Tiie Cubans were enthusiastic in haviiijx found a frienit in ihe army of invaders- the A'lie.'icans were gratified 1.0 lind in one of their num ber a man who was equal to any erne ency. The man v.'ho. under such circum stances, couh. secn-e success, is no ordinal y liure. Drwey bad a su perior naval force at Manila; MiaTier liad a siron army at San Juan; Schley was matched in an even ;aine by Cervei a: but Wood bad insidious enemies which even accomplished statesmen e not been able to cope with. Seven hum. red vears of Kn; lish rrle in Ireland finds lue people of that count. y ns adverse and bitter as ever and so ,m icfeience miht be made to other nations. Hut Wood is the choice of the Cuban people themselves. lie has studied their wants nnd understands them, and ho is the man of all men who shouhi have rout ml of the island di'iinjj its constitutional convention periou. Atlanta Const it id to n . If ignorance were real I v bliss, it would be useless for some people to look for any greater happiness be yond this life. Tiik rates of lire insurance compa nies have been jieatly reduced in this S, ate becai'se of .he I'e.'eiiccit provisions of an insi'iance la en acted by the last Lcishuiue, called the "Willaul Art," so named becarst; it was iiituidmed by Representative Willaid of Wilmington. Chdihnm Juronl. Our usually very astute eontem- 1orary has been played upon lv the Vily Southeastei 11 Tariff Association, one of the hujcst trusts in the land. It is conceded by those conversant with the situation that this cut was aimed at certain home insurance companies that have been making inroads into the business of the com panies leIonjin; to the Association which so generously comes forward and voluntarily jjives away '2o per cent, of its prolits. claiming that they do this under a law which they fought to the bitter end when the Legislature was preparing to enact it. Monroe Journal. Wood's Seeds The Best for the South. Twenty years' experience enables us to offer the best of everything in seeds fur the Southern Farm er and Gardener. Vegetable Flower Seeds, Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Grain, And all Garden nn.l Farm Seeds. Wood'5 Seed Book, giving the most successful ways of growing all crops and full information about Seeds, mailed free upon request. Write for it. T.W.Wood & Sons, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va. The Largest 5eed House In the South. OSCAR OUTLA W, Tonsorial Artist, 11ENDKKSON.NOKTH CAROLINA fost Fitted up Staying Eafr in Towa. Tested jr and True. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. To tho Senate and House of Repre sentatives: The Fifty-sixth congress convenes in its first regular session with the coun try in a condition of unusual pros perity, of universal pood will among the petjple at home, and in relations of peace and friendship with every gov ernment of the world. Our foreign commerce has shown great increase in volume and value. The combined im ports and exports for the year are the largest ever shown by a single year In all our history. Our exports for 1S93 alone exceeded by more than a billion dollars our imports and ex ports combined in 1870. The imports per capita are 20 per cent less than in 1S70, while the exports per capita are 58 per cent more than in 187o, show ing the enlarged capacity of the Uni ted States to satisfy the wants of its own increasing population, a3 well as to contribute to those of the peoples of other nations. Exports of agricultural products were $781,776,142. Of manufactured products we exported in value $339. 592,14', being larger than any pre vious year. It is a noteworthy fact that the only years in all our history when the products of our manufac tories sold abroad exceeded those bought abroad were 1898 and 1899. Government receipts from all sources for th flsenl ypar ended June 30. 1899, including $11,798,314.14, part payment of the Central Pacific railroad indebt edness, aggregated ?r,i 0.982.004.35. Cus toms receipts were $206,128,431.75. and thos from internal revenue $273,437, lfil.El. For the fiscal year the expenditures were $700,093,514.02, leaving a deficit of $89,111,559 C7. The secretary of the treasury pstl mntes that the receipts for the cur rent fiscal year will aggregate $040. 958,112, and upon the basis of present appropriations the expenditures will aggregate $000,958,112, leaving a sur plus of $40,000,000. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, the Internal revenue receipts vre increased about S100.000.000. The present gratifying strength of the treasury is shown by the fact that on Dec. 1, 1899, the avnilaide cash bal ance was $278,004,837.72, of which $239,744,905.36 was in gold coin and bullion. The conditions of confidence which prevail throughout the coun try have brought gold into more gen eral use and customs receipts are now almost entirely paid in that coin. The strong position of the treasury with respect to cash on hand and the favorable showing made by the reve nues have made it possible for the secretary of the treasury to take action under the provisions of Section 3,694, Revised Statues, relating to the sink ing fund. Receipts exceeded expendi tures for the first five months- of the current fiscal year by $13,413,389.91, and. as mentioned above, the secretary of the treasury estimates that there will be a surplus of approximately $40, 000.000 at the end of the year. Under such conditions it was deemed advis able and proper to resume compliance with the provisions of the sinking fund law, which for eight years has not been done, because of deficiencies In the revenues. The treasury depart ment, therefore, offered to purchase during November S25.000.000 of the 5 per cent loan of 1904. or the 4 per cent funded loan of 1907 at the current market price. The amount offered and purchased during November was $18, i 03,(500. The premium paid by the gov ernment on such purchases was $2, 263,521 and the net saving in interest was about $2,885,000. The success of this operation was sufficient to Induce tho government to continue the otfer to purchase bonds to and Including the 23d day of December, instant, unless the remainder of the $25,000,000 called for should be presented in the mean time for redemption. In its earlier history the national brnking act seemed to prove 1 -ason-able avenue through which - edful additions to the circulation could from time to time be made. Changing con ditions have apparently rendered it now Inoperative to that end. The high margin in bond securities required, re sulting from large premiums which government bonds command in the market, or the tax on note issues, or both operating together, appear to be the influences which impair its public utility. The attention of congress is respect fully invited to this important matter, with the view of ascertaining whether or not such reasonable modification can be made in the national banking act as will render its service in the particu lars here referred to more responsive to the people's needs. I again urge that the national banks be authorized to organize with a capital of $25,000. I urgently recommend that to sup port the existing gold standard and to maintain "the parity in value of the coins of th two metals (gold and sil ver) and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the market and in the payment of debts," the secre tary of the treasury be given addition al power and charged with the duty to sell United States bonds and to em ploy such other effective means aa may be necessary to these ends. The authority should include the power to sell bonds on long and short time, as conditions may require, and should provide for a rate of interest lower than that fixed by the act of Jan. 14, 1S75. While there is now no com mercial fright which withdraws gold from the government, but, on the con trary, such widespread confidence that gold seeks the treasury demanding paper money in exchange, yet the very situation point's to the present as the most fitting time to make adequate provision to insure the continuance of tho gold standard and of public confi dence in the ability and purpose of the government to meet all its obliga tions in the money which the civilized world recognizes as the best. The financial transactions of the government are conducted upon a gold basis. We receive gold when we sell United States bonds and use gold for their payment. We are maintaining the parity of all the money issued or coined by authority of the government. We are doing these things with the means at hand. Happily at the pres ent time we are not compelled to re sort to loans to supply gold. It "has been done in the past, however, and may have to be done in the future. It behooves us, therefore, to provide at once the best means to meet the emergency when it arises, and the test means ara those which are the most certain and economical. Those now authorized have the virtue neither of directness nor economy. We have al ready eliminated one of the causes of our financial plight and embarrassment during the years 1S93, 1894. 1895 and 1896. Our receipts now equal our ex penditures; deficient revenues no longer create alarm. Let us remove the only remaining causes by confer ring the full and necessary power on the secretary of the treasury and im pose upon him the duty to uphold the present gold standard, and preserve the coins of the two metals on a parity with each other, which is the repeatedly declared policy of the Uni ted States. In this connection I repeat my for mer recommendations that a portion of the gold holdings shall be placed in a trust fund from which greenbacks shall be redeemed upon presentation, but when once redeemed shall not thereafter be paid out except for gold. Value of a. Merchant Marine. The value of an American merchant marine to the extension of our com mercial trade and the strengthening of our power upon the sea invites the immediate action of the cor.rres. Our national development will be one sided and unsatisfactory so long as the remarkable jrrowth of our inland in dustries remains unaccompanied by progress on the seas. There is no lack of constitutional authority for legislation which shall give to the country maritime strength commen surate with its industrial achievements and with its rank among the nations of the earth. The past year has re corded exceptional activity in our ship yards, and the promises of continu.il prosperity in shipbuilding are abund ant. Advanced legislation for the pro tection of our seamen has been en acted. Our coast trade, under regula tions wisely framed at the beginning of the government and since, shows re sults for the past fiscal year unequal ed in our records of those of any other power. We shall fail to realize our opportunities, however, if we com plaisantly regard only matters at home and blind ourselves to the neces sity of securing our share in the val uable canying trade of the world. A Chapter on Trust. Combinations of capital organized into trusts to control the conditions of trade among our citizens, to stifle com petition, limit production and deter mine the prices of products ued and consumed by the people are justly provoking public discussion, and ehould early claim the attention of the congress. The industrial commission, created by the act of the congress of June 18, 1S98, has been engaged in extended hearings upon the disputed questions involved in the subject of combina tions in restraint of trade and com petition. They have not yet completed their investigation of this subject, and the conclusions and recommendations at which they may arrive are unde termined. It Is universally conceded that com binations which engross or control the market of any particular kind of mer chandise or commodity necessary to the general community by suppress ing natural and ordinary comp;' it.ion, whereby prices are unduly enhanced to the general consumer are obnoxious, not only to the common law, but also to the nublic welfare. There must be a remedy for the evils evolved in such organizations. If the present lav, can be extended more certainly to con trol or check these mo:iopolic:j cr trusts it should be done without delay. Whatever power the congress pos sesses over this most important sub ject should be promptly ascertained and asserted. President Harrison's message of Dec. 3, 1889, is then quoted, and Presi dent McKinley proceeds: An act to protect trade and enn merce aeainst unlawful restraints and monopolies was passed by congress on the 2d of July, 1890. The p.f.vi -i -.ns of this statute are comprehensive and stringent. It declares every contract or combination, in the form of a trust or otherwise, of conspiracy in the re straint of trade or commence -"niong the several states or with fore:' 11 na tions to be unlawful. It denominates as a criminal every person who nnkes any such contract or engages in nny such combination or conspiracy, and provides a punishment by fine or im prisonment. It further confers unon any person who shall be injured in his business or property by any other per son or corporation by reason of any thing forbidden or declared to bo un lawful by the act the power to sue therefor in any circuit court of th( United States without resnect to tha amount in controversy, and to recover threefold the damages by him sus tained and the costs of the suit, includ ing reasonable attorney fees. It will be perceived that the act is aimed at every kind of combination in the na ture of a trust or monopoly in re straint of interstate or international commerce. The chapter on trusts closes with a quotation from the iresF.ae of Pres ident Cleveland of Dec. 7. 1896, declar ing the laws passed for their sunrros sion ineffective. President McKiu'ey then urges uniformity of legislation on the part of the several states. The message proceeds: Onr Forelitn Rein t torn. A review of our relations with for eign states Is presented with such rec ommendations as are deemed appropri ate. The long pending boundary dispute bet wen the Argentine Republic- and Chile was settled in Mr-rch last by the award of an arbitral commission, on which the United States minister at Buenos Ayres served as umpire. Progress has been made toward the conclusion of a convention of extradi tion with the Argentine Republic. Hav ing been advised and consented to by the United States senate and ratified by Argentina, it only awaits the adjust ment of some slight changes in the text before exchange. It is gratifying to be able to an nounce that the Belgian government has mitigated the restrictions on the importation of cattle from the United States, to which I referred in my last annual message. Having been invited by Belgium to participate in a congress held at Brus sels to revise the provisions of the gen eral act of July 2, 1890, for the repres sion of tho African slave trade, to which the United States was a signa tory party, this government preferred not to be represented by a plenipoten tiary, but reserved the right of acces sion to the result. Notable changes were made, those especially concern ing this country being in the line of the increased restriction of the dele terious trade in spirituous liquors with the native tribes, which this govern ment has from the outset urgently ad vocated. The amended general act will be laid before the senate, with a view to its advice and consent. Early in the year the peace of Bolivia was disturbed by a successful insur rection. The United States minister remained at his post, attending to the American interests in that quarter and using besides his good offices for the protection of the interests of British subjects in the absence of their na tional representatives. Our representative has been instruct ed to use all permissable friendly en deavors to induce the government of Bolivia to amend its marriage laws so as to give legal status to the non Catholic and civil marriages of aliens within its jurisdiction, and strong hopes are entertained that the Bolivian law in this regard will be brought, as was that of Peru some years ago, into harmony with the general practice of modern states. Extradition Treaty With Brazil. A conVention of extradition with Brazil, signed May 14. 1S97, has been ratified by the Brazilian legislature. The claim growing out of the seiz ure of the American owned newspa per, the Panama Star and Herald, by the authorities of Colombia has been settled, after a controversy of several years, by an agreement assessing at $30,000 the indemnity to be paid by the; Colombian government. The good will of Colombia toward our country has been testified anew by the cordial entension of facilities to the Nica raguan canal commission. Discussion of the questions raised by the action of Denmark in imposing restrictions on the importation of American meats has continued with out substantial result in our favor. President McKinley then refers to the assassination of President Heure aux and the establishment of a new government in Santo Domingo under President Jiminez, the feature of the Greater Republic of Central America (Nicaragua. Hondurrs and Salvador), the Bluefields outbreak of February last, the declared forfeiture of the contract of the Maritime Canal com pany of Nicaragua and the protest of the company against the action of the Nicaragua government. The dissolu tion of the Nicaragua canal commis sion and the organization of the Isthmian canal commission under the presidency of Rear Admiral Walker is then referred to. and 011 this sub ject the president says: The great importance of this work cannot be too often or too strongly pressed upon the attention of the con gress. In my message of a year ago I expressed my views of the necessity of a canal which would link the two great oceans to which I again invite your consideration. The reasons then presented for early action are even stronger now. Onr Interest In China. After a short chapter on our cor dial relations with the government of Chile the message proceeds to a dis cussion of our interests in China, as follows: In view of disturbances in the popu lous provinces of northern China, where are many of our citizens, and of the imminence of disorder near the capital and toward the seaboard, a guard of marines was landed from the Boston and stationed during last win ter in the legation compound at Pe king. With the restoration of order this protection was withdrawn. Adequate protection has been se cured for our missionaries and some injuries to their property have been redressed. American capital has sought and found various opportunities of com peting to carry out the internal im provements which the imperial gov ernment is wisely encourag, and our trade with China has continued to grow. The extension of the area open to international foreign settlement at Shanghai and the opening of the ports of Nanking, Tsing-Tao (Kiao Chao) and Ta-Lien-Wan to foreign trade and settlement will doubtless afford any enterprise additional facilities and new fields, of which it will not be slow to take advantage. In my message to congress of Dec. 5, 189S, I urged that the recommenda tions which had been made to the speaker of the house of representatives by the secretary of the treasury on. the 11th of June, 1898, for an appropriation for a commission to study the com mercial and industrial conditions in the Chinese empire and report as to the opportunities for, and obstacles to, the enlargement of markets in China for the raw products and manufac tures of the United States, receive at your hands the consideration which its importance and timeliness merited, but the congress failed to take ac tion. I now renew this recommendation, as the importance of the subject has steadily grown since it was first submitted to you, and no time should be lost in studying for ourselves the resources of this great field for Amer ican trade and enterprise. The Paris Exposition. Preparations for the representation of the industries, arts and products of the United States at the World's ex position to be held in Paris next year continue on an elaborate and compre hensive scale, thanks to the generous appropriation provided by congress and to the friendly interest the French government has shown in furthering ji typical exhibit of American prog ress. There has been allotted to the Uni ted States a considerable addition of space, which, while placing our coun try in the first rank among exhibitors, doe.4?nnot suffice to meet the increas ingly urgent demands of our manu factures. The American exhibit at Paris should, and I am confident will, be an open volume, whose lesson of skill fully directed endeavor, unfaltering en ergy and consummate performance may be read by all on every page, thus spreading abroad a clearer knowledge of the worth of our productions and the iuatice of our claim to an import ant place In the markets of the world. I am informed by our commissioner general that we shall have in the American sections at Paris over 7,000 exhibitors from every state in our country, a number ten times 'as great, as those which were represented at Vienua in 1873, six times as many as thoso in Paris in 1878, and four times as many as those who exhibited in Paris in 18S9. This statement does not include the exhibits from either Cuba, Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which arrangements have been made. Our relations with Germany continue to be most cordial. The increasing in timacy of direct association has been marked during the year by the grant ing permission In April for the land ing on our shores of a cable from Bor kum Emdem, on the North sea, by way of the Azores, and also by the conclu sion on Sept. 2 of a parcels post con vention with the German empire. In all that promises closer relations of in tercourse and commerce and a better understanding between two races hav ing so many traits in common, Ger many can be assured of the most cor dial co-operation of this government and people. WTe may be rivals in many material paths, but our rivalry should be generous and open, ever aiming to ward the attainment of larger results and the mutually beneficial advance ment of each in the line of its special adaptabilities. Food Controversy With Germany. The several governments of the em pire seems reluctant to admit the nat ural excellence of our food produc tions and to accept the evidence we constantly tender of the care with which their purity is guarded by rigid inspection. Our system of control over food staples invites examination from any quarter. It is to honed that iu time the two governments will act in common to ward the realization of their common purpose to safeguard the public health and to insure the purity and whole someness of all food product? imported by either country from the other. Then follows a reference to' recipro cal arrangements between Germany and the United States regarding insur ance companies, the purchase of the Caroline islands by Germany from Spain and the assurance that the right3 of Americans in the islands would be observed. A chapter on the boundary contro versy between this country and Can ada follows, and the president declares: "It is hoped that the negotiations now in progress will end in an asreement for the establishment and elimination of a permanent boundary." The mes sage proceeds: The government has maintained an attitude of neutrality in the unfortu nate contest between Groat P.ritain and the Boer states of Africa. We have re mained faithful to the precept of avoid ing entangling alliances as to affairs not of a direct concern. Had circum stances suggested that the parties to the quarrel would have welcomed any kindly expression of the hope of the American people that war might be averted, good offices would have been gladly tendered. The United States representative at Pretoria was early instructed to see that all neutral American interests be respected by the combatants Neutrality in the Tranavaal. Upon the withdrawal of the British agent from Pretoria the United States consul was authorized, upon the re quest of the British government and with the assent of the South African and Orange Free State governments to exercise the customary good offices of a neutral for the care of British interests. In the charge of this function I am happy to say that abundant opportuni ty has been afforded to show the im partiality of this government toward both the combatants. The president deals at length with the lynching of Italians at Tallulah, La., and urgently recommends action by the present congress. The treaty of commerce and naviga tion between the United State3 and Japan on Nov. 22, 1S94. took elect in accordance with the terms of its sixth article on the 17th of July lact, simultaneously with the enforement of like treaties with the other powers, except France, whose convention did not go Into operation until Aug. 4, the United States being, however, granted up to that date all the privileges and rights accorded to French citizens under the old French treaty.. By this notable convention reform Japan's po sition as a fully independent sover eign power Is assured. " Without repeating the observations of my special message of Feb. 10, 1S99, concerning the necessity of a cable to Manila, I respectfully invite attention to it. I recommend that, in case the congress should not take measures to bring about this result by direct action of the government, the postmaster general be authorized to invite com petitive bids for the establishment of a cable. A chapter on our relations with Mexico is followed by reference to the claims growing out of the seizure of American sealing vessels in Bering sea by Russia, with "the recent hnrpy result of an agreement to submit them to the decision of a single arbitrator." Then comes reference to Samoa. Af ter referring to the abolition of the kingship and the appointment of the joint commission and the new partition of the Samoan Islands the president proceeds: Claims have been preferred by white residents of Samoa on account of in juries alleged to have been suffered through the acts of the treaty govern ments in putting down the late dis turbances. A convention has been made between the three powers for the investigation and settlement of these claims by a neutral arbitrator, to which the attention of the senate will be invited. Mast Keep Faith With Cuba. The withdrawal of the authority of Spain from the Island of Cuba was effected by the first of January, so that the full re-establishment of peace found the relinquished territory held by us in trust for the inhabitants, maintaining, under the direction of the executive, such government and con trol therein as should conserve public order, restore the productive condi tions of peace so long disturbed and build up that tranquil development of the domestic state whereby alone can be realized the high purpose, as pro claimed in the joint resolution adopted by congress, by which the United States disclaimed any disposition or intention to c.. - . --iy, jurisdiction or control over Caba, ex cept for the pacification thereof, and asserted its determination when that was accomplished to leave the govern ment and control of the island to its people. The pledge contained in this resolution is of the highest honorable obligation and must be sacredly koot. I believe that substantial progress has been made in this direction. This nation has assumed before the world a grave responsibility for the fu ture good government of Cub:'. We have accepted a trust the fulfillment of which calls for the sternest integ rity of purpose and the exercise cf the highest wisdom. The new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes of the past must needs be bound to us by ties of sin gular intimacy and strength if its en during welfare is to be assured. Whether those ties shall be organic or conventional the destinies of Cuba are in some rightful form and manner irrevocably linked with our own, but how and how far is for the future to determine in the ripeness of eveuts. Whatever be the outcome we must see to it that free Cuba be a reality, not a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment bearing within itself the elements of failure. Our mission, to accomplish which we took up the wager of battle, is not to be fulfilled by turning adrift any loosely framed commonwealth to face the vicissitudes which too often attend weaker states whose natural wealth and abundant resources are offset by the incon gruities of their political organization and the recurring occasions for in ternal rivalries to sap their strength and dissipate their energies. The greatest blessing which can come to Cuba is the restoration of her agri cultural and industrial prosperity, which will give employment to idle men and re-establish the pursuits of peace. This is her chief and immedi ate need. Ursin; an Appropriation. A reference to the treaty of peace with Spain, the resumption of diplo matic relations is followed by a recom mendation for an appropriation to pro vide for the payment of certain claims of our citizens against Spain which our government guaranteed in the treaty of peace. Then -follows a chapter on the ar bitrary treatment of American pro ductions in Turkey, the Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration controversy, the re cent Venezuelan revolution and the assured maintenance for ten years to come of the bureau of American re publics. Another international con ference of the republics interested is recommended. Then comes a reference to Buffalo's Pan-American exposition and Phila delphia's recent export exposition, both of which are heartily c mmended. The Hague peace conference is dwelt upon at length, and a permanent ar bitration tribunal is urged. The increase in our army and the reduction of our forces in Cuba and Porto Rico, together with the exten sion of our postal facilities to those islands is dealt with at length. The president unites in Secretary Long's recommendation that the act of congress limiting the price of armor plate for the warships to $300 a ton be rescinded, and joins the commis sioner of pensions in urging congress to amend the pension laws as to permit the pension office to grant pensionable status to widows whose income aside from the proceeds of daily labor is not in excess of $250 per annum. On Dec. 10, 1898, the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain was signed. It provided, among other things, that Spain should cede to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, that the United States should pay to Spain the sum of $20,000,000, and that the civil rights and political status of the na tive inhabitants of the territories thus ceded to the United States should be determined by congress. From the earliest moment no oppor tunity was lost of assuring the people of the islands of our ardent desire for their welfare and of the intention of this government to do everything pos sible to advance their interests. That there should be no doubt as to the paramount authority there, on the 17th of August It was directed that "there must be no joint occupation with the insurgents." Onr Philippine Mlnalon. On Dec. 21, after the treaty was sign ed, the commander of the forces of occupation was Instructed "to an nounce and proclaim in the most pub lic manner that we come not as in vaders and conquerors, but as friends to protect the natives in their homes, in their employment and In their per sonal and religious rights." Then follows a chapter on the ap pointment of the special Philippines commission and Aguinaldo's resistance to American authority. The president distinctly declares that the rebel leader was not promised independence, and that the war with the Filipinos was forced upon us. The message pro ceeds: Whatever the future of the Philip pines may be there is no course open to us now except the prosecution of the war until the insurgents are reduced to submission. The course thus clear ly indicated has been unflinchingly pursued. The rebellion must be put down. Civil government cannot be thoroughly established until order Is restored. With a devotion and a gal lantry worthy of Its most brilliant his tory the army, ably and loyally assist ed by the navy, has carried on this un welcome but most righteous campaign with richly deserved success. The noble self sacrifice with which our soldiers and sailors whose terms of service had expired refused to avail themselves of their right to return home as long as they were needed at the front forms one of the brightest pages in our annals. Although their operations have been somewhat inter rupted and checked by a rainy season of unusual violence and duration, they have gained ground in every direction and now look forward confidently to a speedy completion of their task. The unfavorable circumstances con nected with an active campaign have not been permitted to interfere with the equally important work .of recon struction. A notable beginning has been made in the establishment of a government in the Island of Negros, which is deserving of special consid eration. This was the first island to ttecept American sovereignty. Its peo ple unreservedly proclaimed allegiance to the United States and adopted a constitution looking to :,.:v e nut iisii ment of a popular z Vermont. It was impossible to guarantee to the people of Negros that the constitution so adopted should be the ultimate form of government. Such a question cornea exclusively within the jurisdic tion of the congress. The authorities of the Sulu islands have accepted the succession of the United States to the rights of Spain, and our flag floats over that territory. A Cheerful Prediction. Everything indicates that, with the speedy suppression of the Tagalo re bellion, life in the archipelago will soon resume its ordinary course under the protection of our sovereignty, and the people of those favored islands will enjoy a prosperity and a freedom which they have never before known. Already hundreds of schools are open and filled with children. Religious freedom Is sacredly assured and en joyed. The courts are dispensing jus tice. Business is beginning to circu late in its accustomed channels. Man ila, whose inhabitants were fleeing to the country a few months ago, is now a populous and thriving mart of com merce. The future government of the Phil ippines rests with the congress of the United States. Few graver responsi bilities have ever been confided to us. If we accept them in a spirit worthy of our race and our traditions, a great opportunity comes with them. The islands lie under the shelter of our flag. They are ours by every title of law and equity. They cannot be abandoned. If we desert them we leave, them at once to anarchy and finally to barbarism. We fling them a golden apple of discord, among the rival pow ers, no one of which could permit an other to seize them unquestioned. The suggestion has been made that we could renounce our authority over the islands and, giving them, inde pendence, could retain a protectorate over them. This proposition will not be found, I am sure, worthy of your serious attention. Such an arrange ment would involve at the outset a cruel breach of faith. It would make us responsible for the acts of the in surgent leaders and give us no power to control them. Until congress shall have made known the formal expression of its will I shall use the authority vested in me by the constitution and . the statutes to uphold the sovereignty of the United States In those distant isl ands as in all other places where our flag rightfully floats. Every step of the progress of our troops has been marked by a humanity which has sur prised even the misguided insurgents. The truest kindness to them will be a swift and effective defeat of their present leader. Heiersi is i MarM CoDner s is m Mlm. There is no Market that will pay you as much for your tobacco as Henderson. And there is no House that will get you as Big Prices asours. FAIR DEALING, HICHEST PRICES, BEST AV ERAGES, PROMPT RETURNS. win U b D. Y. COOPER, Proprietor, Henderson, North Carolina. Sell your Totao nt lis Honso anil Market wMcli Pays yoi (la Most Clear Money Ours is the largest and best equipped warehouse in this or any other bright leal mar ket. We have every facility for conducting our extensive business. Ample capital, larire and well lighted floor, experienced help and polite service, comfortable camp rooms, plenty of good dry stalls. The past record of Cooper's Warehouse is the best guarantee of what its future conduct will be. Strict personal attention given to all tobacco put on our :"r r. Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller, Whether shipped or brought in person. In our hands as fully as if you were here to our patrons, without regard see us. w e promise to send Needed I,eRilntton for Hawaii The president urges speedy action on the bill creating "the Territory of Hawaii," and calls attention to tho necessity for Immediate legislative re lief for Alaska. He believes it would be "advantageous to confer greater executive power upon the governor and to establish, as was dene In the case of the territory of Louisiana, an ex ecutive council having power to adopt ordinances which shall extend to all the rightful subjects of local legisla tion such ordinances not to take ef fect until reported to and approved by the congress if in session, and If that body is not In session, then by the president." The president also recommends sim ilar action for the government of Porto Rico, calling attention to the necessity of establishing federal courts, ports of entry and delivery, the extension ot education, etc.. and declares further: It must be borne In mind that since the cession Porto Rico has boen denied' the principal markets she had long en joyed and our tariffs have been con tinued against her products as when she was under Spanish sovereignty. The markets of Spain are closed to her products except upon terms to which the commerce of all nations is subjected. The Island of Cuba, which used to buy her cattle and tobacco without customs duties, now imposes the same duties upon those products as from any other country entering her ports. She has therefore lost her free intercourse with Spain and Cuba with out any compensating benefits in this market. Anent lynchers the president says: Those who, in disregard of law and the public peace, unwilling to await the judgment of courts and jury, con stitute themselves judges and execu tioners should not escape the severest penalties for their crimes. The con stituted authorities must be cheer fully and vigorously upheld. Lynch ings must not be tolerated in a great country like the United States. Courts, not mobs, must execute the penalties of the laws. The Washington Celebration. Referring to the celebration next year of the establishment of the seat of government in Washington the president strongly approves the erec tion of the proposed memorial bridge across the Potomac to the most con venient point of the Arlington estate property. Regarding the presidential order of May 6. 1896, extending the limits of the classified service, and subsequent amendments of May 29, 1899, the presi dent says: All of the amendmetds had for their main object a more efficient and sat isfactory administration of the sys tem of appointments established by tho civil service law. The results at tained show that under their operation the public service has improved and that the civil service system is re lieved of many objectionable features. After referring to the 100th anniver sary of the death of George Washing ton, on the 14th inst., the message con cludes: Presented to this congress are great opportunities. With them come great responsibilities. The power confided to us increases the weight of our obliga tions to the people, and we must be profoundly sensible of them as we con template the new and grave problems Which confront us. Aiming only at the public good, we cannot err. A right in terpretation of the people's will and of duty cannot fail to insure wise meas ures for the welfare of the islands which have come under the anthnritv c? the United Slates, and insure to the common interest and lasting honor of our country. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Executive Mansion, Dec. 5, 1899. Building Stone. I am prepared to furnish building Kit oiih, undressed, in large or wnall quantities, on short uotire. No. 1 good rock, suitable for walU, foundations, mnifi piiiiiigrt, wells, etc. Order solicited mid prompt delivery made. It. J. SOUTHER LAND, Hendernoii, X. C. 52 S3" Mi look out for yourself. We work alike for the welfare ot ai to class or distinction, no matter who they are. Come an you home satisfied. I " Blood Will fe7"'l It) I llrilv t'w RI.. ..I a and Vig .1 t .th.- sUt, ,7, -i,.'.". '' a TNEGBFTRI nnnm i.,, TONIC AND INVIUUKATOH. J Au unrivaled specific f,.! n t,,.,,, t.f Blood undbkiniiiM.;,.,. Scrofula, Old Sores, Rheumatism. a ' Eczema, Tetter, etc., I Yield to U ticatmeut vh, 1, , J otheisfail. It cures to May ' e Cued. J Write fni testimonial-!. 0 and Laboratory, Klitreii, . ( ? Sold in Henderson by The Dorsey Drujr Co., 5 Knu n. 1 nomas, and W. W. Parkor. a BUY arr v j 32at SIUTIS B3ST3N, VA. SOLD BY D. Y. COOPER, HKXDKRSOX. X. ('. NOTICE. Henderson Telephone Company" OFFICE OFm General Superiiitmi't, llend. imjii, X. i' t I u'y 15, iMf.i. Tlli following toll rates wil, h in vi'U vi on ami after Kh 1 5th. 1S99, FROM HENDERSON: Axtell. 10, Manson i, Brookstnn, 10, Mitldkrbur.io, Ccntri'vilIe,2o, Oakville. 2;, Churchill, 25, Oxford, it Dabney, 10, Kidgeway.XiV Iinficd, 45, Riilgeway.Siv Franklinton.15, K. Rapids . Gill bu r-, 10, Vaughaii. 2. Halifax, 4o.WarrenlTn$,2o. Kittrell, 10, Warrenton, 20, Laurel, 20, Weldon. . Littleton, 25, Wise, 20, Lou isburjr, 20, You nsvi 1 le.2 Macon. 20, F. C. Toepleman, ;encral Kuperliileiideiii. n your interest shall be pr Joe Pen's Re I U Z.T3TT Gr G I eU In ill)
Henderson Gold Leaf (Henderson, N.C.)
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