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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-12-19
Ser aftefte oentidb > amerifanifd)e
8efdndnerein.

Nm finfaebntem DECEMBER begi1g Der
pWdnnerbor" in philadelphia, Der
dlteife aler beutf9en @eian9oereine bie=
fes 2anbes, feinen finf5igiten @eburtss
tag. Ser peroiente oeutf6 : amerifani>
fhe @ei1i6tf6relber Osmalo Seibens
fider in philadelphia bat fit oieie Seier
cine eigene Teiti6rift berfaBt. Mus ibr
briugt Der upbilab. Demofrat" einen
fir ale Seuti1= Nnerifaner lebrrei6en
4us5ug, Dem mir 6Olaen0es e%ntnebmen:
Sur6 ben amerifanifhen unabbdnz
sigfeitsfrieg un6 bann bur6 ben &rieg
nit England mar bas Deutidtbum in
Mmerifa ldngere 3eit BON Deutl9lano
unb ieinen geitigen Nnitrengungen OBJ
| gef6nitten morben. VS. bauerte aber
bann mod cine &eibe bon Sabrer, big
Die neue G%inmanoerung aug Deutf9s
Lamb einen frifderen Yulsl9lag in bas
beutf6e Clement bradDte.
Namentli6 paren es bic ~perfolgtsn
patrioten Der apan3iger Sabre urlb
bann Die nod 1880 BON Seutl1lanb
bertriebenen 2iberalen, pel9e benz
9euti9tbum in ben penniDloanii1en
StdDten unb beionbers in philadelphia
einen tteuen Mufi9mung gaben. gu
ibnen geb6ren Weielb6ft. Der @riinoer
Der ualtcn unb Heuett Welt", ST.. Som
ftantin 0erinJ, 9r. &arften, 8. ".
Woaenmeber. Der @riinber bes vpbil.
Demofrat", 8. Goierib, Der in bic tpiirtz
tembergif9e 8eri9m6rung un6 bas
Grantiurter Nttentat pertpideIte Offiaier
BON Stuttgart, Der gu philadelphia bic
erfe beuif9e Mili3 @ompagnie bic
rWafbingtons@ uarb" erri9tete, unb
an6ere mebr.
Nus biefen G~reiien cling auf Mnres
gung bes tii6tigen Mulitels unb @ez
ianslebrers g. ID. Wolfiefer bic Stifz
tung bes rMdnner9ors" in pbilabels
pbia berDOr. beifen erfter Oirigent er
tpurbe. Maerbinss batten in Bethlehem
in pennfplbanien Die beutiden Derrnz
butter in ben Sabren 1911, 1888, 1885
unb 1886 f1on Muiiffeite gegeben.
4ber einen feft orsaniirten beutfden
@efansuerein CAB es Dor Der @tlftung
oes Mdnnerdors tpeoer in philadelphia
nod fonftuo i'm 2anbe.
Sic Hamen Der 8riinber biefes Ser
ems iinb folgenbe g. so. @olfefsr,
s. 2uoefing. @ourab 2iebrid, s. s.
5duQermann, $. &eib, @ilbeIm
Befdfe, 6. W. @ronau, 3. 6aiert, &.
5abian, M. Dirt, s. s. We1elb6ft
unb s. q. Shreiber. GER +. g.
S6teiber 1T Der elnaiae Md IebcnDe
ieler @riinber; er 1T 80 Subre alt,
aber fOrperli1 uno gelitig non b6Qia
tiittg, uno wiro als @b~renprdlioeni
belm Set fungiren.
Ser 3mef bes 8ereins NOR llebunq
un0 M%usbllbung i'm @eiang unb gelel,
lige unterbaltung. Ser Dirigeut ma,
3u9lei9 praRbent bes 8ereias big 1849
IDo belize aemter sefrennt murben.
SIN Sabre 1859 murbe auf Dem Bun.
nts~geiansfeit in Baltimore Die leBtt
S9la6t Des oeutfden Sduger Weiens
nit ben uplug- ugliss" unb Sip GapsA
geihlagen, Die bon nun an our6 5dll-
ger uno Surner aus benz 6eloe geI9la.
gen maren.
@esenwdrtig 5dblt Der vWdanerhorA
375 Wtit9lieoer, worurter 81 v%actipe"
ISdnger.
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0annelsausiidhten.

Sn ben Ieyten Sobren bat fid Der
6anbel nit ben fo9enannten Patent=
meoi5inen gang auBerorbentli6 dusgee
bebnt uno es 1T oaber fem Wunoer, baB
es bdufig gemrhenIpie Nienihen giebt,
uel6e berfuden mertbloie Yrdpatate
auf ben Marft brinsen. Dieie 2euie
uerfu6en bas publifum ftets baour6
an5uloden, inbem Tie ibre foJenannten
0ausmlttel gu einem billigeren 9reife
oerfaufen, als Sic moblbefannten unb
betpdbrten 9eilmittel. st. Safobs Del
1T cine Meoi5in, melhe fi1 bur9 oereuI
inueren Wertb einen Nameu eriporben
bat, Der melt iber bic @ren5en unieres
8aterlanbes binaus gebt.
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@unncrbare Meftuna.

Ser apotbeter @. IS Reeb ton @indeter,
Sno., idreibt: Cine. meiner auneen, 9oniio
gite 8artonia, &anoolpb @ountb, Snb., lit
felt LANCER Belt an gas5ebruns unb mar bon
ibren Ner5ten aufgeseben porben. Sic bortt
bon Or. Sings Stem Discovery sesen Musaeb'
runs unb faufte bas MitteI bel mir. Na9 {
Monaten fam iie gu SUB mad unierer Stabt.
cine &ntfernnns bon 6 Meilen, unb 1T iebt f
peit berseifeut, BOP fe ben @ebraud bes Mit'
tells ein9effeat bat. Sic beroanft oemielben il,
2eben.
@robsFafden gratis in Der apotbefe bon u
9reib.
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@er iest SEN fboren unh st or,;h,.;,;,

aSer iest @eIo fparen unb fi6 sIeidaeitia bic
@enustbuuns berfdafen mill, in Beib pabr.
batt reeller Baare au eelansen, Der befude
Sarr1 y II ms @ein. unb giaarrenbaab.
lung. Gr liefert Gud poftib bic Beptiie fur
ote aedtbeit ieinsr importirten nnb einbeimi.
iden &eines N0iau0re unb gigarren unb bab er
o%teielbsn biuiger aIs irsenb elm @bolefofe Saus
IN ODER auberbalb San Antonio p~ertauft.
Baum 1T sntfdIo1en, bis gum l. Sanuar auf-
aurdun,en uno feinsn aunbsn ben slutrn feinsr
Mabnabmsn %auiommen gu I%aieu. l,totsW
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photographer. melde in GaIIa=
@allerte, Alb or 9%ouftons
StraBe genommen %tperben, finb in
ieber !9inii9t boltommen unb f6nner
nidt iibertrofen tperben. 8er cine
bor3igli6e Photographic gu mdBigem
preife tuiini6t, benz empfeblen mir, mad
@%aaatpaps @alerie gu geben, uno er
mirb aufriebenseftelt merben.
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Weme @aaren.

llnermiOlid in fsinem Gifer, bas 8effe au
bictcn, pas Der Iartt liefert, bot Der betannte
men neuen @orraib bon Damea. unb finber.
Sduben eingelest. Der Niles iibertlift, mas mir
btsber in oieier 8ramde faben. Oie banbae-
ndbten Sdube iinb pom einer eeidtisfeit unb
@le9ana UNI ieoen eub, MOLTEN iasen iebes
Slb9en, au sieren. @ir eriuden bic Damen,
ltd bic neuen Waaren anauieben unb ie werben
nit INNS nbereinitimmen, bab Sas. Martin fei.
men @nf, Der fafbionable SAubbanbIer mnierer
Staot gu iein, aufredt erbdlt.
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= 8. aalteber 6 Con, apotbefer, tpeIde
INNER fur bas @obl feiner Runben beforat lit,
bat iebt ben 8erfauf bon Or. 8oianfo'S
3ufen. uno auusen @yrup erbaltcn, elm
Seilmittel, pel6es unfeblbar aue @rfaltunsen,
Sdmerseu in Der 8ruf, unb aae 2un9en.
frantbeiten iurirt. BUR Yrobe nebmet eine
@robeTai9c. @ep0bnli9e @r0Be so Gents
unb ST. 90.
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=

q rAI
Ni1ts i1eint in Muifin leidter gu
fein, als cine v2abD" gu ~beleibigen,
tpie na9folgenoes 8eiipiel benefit. IS
Iebt bafelbft elm damn Namens Sames
u. Mlir, oefen Name ni9t gaus unbez
FAINT 1T, oenrl er tit 10 etmas ME Elm
Nedtsantpalt nnb mar friiber &eoafteur
zines pMaga3ins fir &e1tsgelebrte".
Dieter Muir f6ulbet benz @rocerpbdnb=
ler cine Summe @elbes unb QeBterer
TAB ii6 zines cages peranlaBt, bic frau
bes Muir an bic S9ulb 3u erinnern.
9as mar cine t6btli1e 8eleibigung in
ben Mugen bes Muir, bic gerdht tperben
muBte. So9 f9lug er ben bertebrten
Weg babel elm, oenn er bemafnete fi1
nit einem Bell, iiberfiel ben Dapis in
feinem Store unb i9lng ibn flnfmal
nit Der MDrbmafe iber ben &opf.
Srobbem geIang Oabis bic Glu1t unb
Muir tpurbe perbaftet. Sb er Bic lei
ner Grau 5ugeflgte 8eleibigung baour1
rd6te, baB er feline Shulb, ME Elm
ebrli6er Mann be5ablte, bapou ermdbnt
Die Depei1e nidts.
Ser Mulaite Sadfon Bennett,
Der IN MontgomerD bic Grau unb bas
&inb Don Sobnion Smitb ermor6ete
un6 feiner Siherbeit tpegen in bas Sc
fdnsniB na1 9oufton gebra1t merben
follte, befinbet iid ieBt in ber @erpalt
Der 8ep6lferung bon Montgomerp.
9ieielbe uirb es ni6t augeben, bob Der
Wt6roer bon bort fDrtgebra6t mirb, lie
uirb ibn eber lpn9en.
Der &e9tsanmalt Setting bon
Sun 4ngelo bat in Big Springs einen
Mforo begangen. 3roBbem er etn Wann
bes 8eieBes 1T unb bieiss bas Sa3arb
fptel nerbietet, bate fi1 Setting nit
benz 8arteeper Quinn in Elm ioldes
Spiel eingelaiien unb ieinen @egner
pieleiht iiberooribeilt, benin Quinn trieb
ibn nit elmer Wafe aus benz Salon
biHaus. Daraufbin berl1aHte iid Sci
iina cine Glinie urb fsbrte nod benz
Salon 5uriid. Mls Quinn ieiner ge.
mabr tpuroe, feuerte er unb bertpunoete
Selling, Der bann ieinen 8egner erf6oB
Der M6rber befinoef fi6 in Der @epall
bes Sberiffs.
Sn 81 pafo befinbet ii6 cine
@olonie BON @bineien, Der Witglieber
mad unb nod hire 8iirserpapiere bers
a%usnebmen. Sic slauben auf biele
Weife S9uB Dor Der Geinbfhait Der
tpeiben Nrbeiter su finben.
= Die Gin BON Steele & @obe bel
Gan Mareos lit absebrannt.
= Ser Mapor BON 2arebo ianote
SIG nod @alueifon, bic our Inter
fttibung Der boriisen Nbgebrannten 5u=
fammengefeuert wurben.
= Die Banterotte finb mieber fart
i'm 3%unebmen besrifen. Sbre @es
fammt3abl belief fid in Der lebten
Wode auf 255, gegen 247 in Der Doris
gen unb 236 In Der %bDrporigen Wo6e.
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0eraoe 10 ant.

giele setpifenlofe gerfdufer n,0sen @u@ TO-
gen fe baben Seilmittel fur Sufen unb @rfdl.
tunsen, bic serabe 10 gut fino aI8 Der alte
5uoerldfige Dr. Botanic Sufen, urb 2ungen.
9nrup, rnb tpenn ibr ni9t barauf befebt bic.
fes Seilmittel gu erbalten, Derbet ibr iebr an.
eeflbrt tperben. YreiS so gentS unb $1.00.
8erfauft bel s. &aIteper 6 CON.
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sur nod Q Monate bis aum l. Sanuor unt
bis babin bistet fi4 bic @eIeaenbeit bel s arr
y a m an Der @ommeree . Straben . Bride,
edte Weine. vs. )isfess, 8ranbies unb giaarren
81 fpottbiaigen @reiiem gu %faufrn. @er fiji,
einen Dollar pertb Baaren fauft, erbdIt cine
ebanee IN Der aotterie fur 2 pradtboae Gel.
aemdloe In @olorabmen gratis. Die @emalbe
1tno test i'm @efddfte ausgefelt. LOOSEN
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nmiere @anne lsflptte.

AWleIe VQHceteIlDlte.
Unite, bem-leiber uur gu febr Be.
grinoeten-i6ledten &ufe, in sem bic
amerifanifde Grtegsmarine ffeht, hat
aud uniere 9anbefsHotte i6mer gu lei.
ben, unb bod fdnn man BON ibr iaaet1,
bab tie tpeit better lift, als ibr &uf.
Sur bic aablrei6en auf bic amerifa=
nli9e 6anbelsfotte berddtli9 0erabz
blidenoen muB baber Der foeben per6fz
fentli9te Sabresberi6t beg S1iffabrts-
@pmmifdrs Sarbis Baton cine arae
nebme ueberraf6ung barbieten. Die
0dnoelsmarine Der Ser. Staten
nimmt unter benen Der iibrigen feefabz
re1ben J%tationen cine febr anfebnli9e
Steaung Elm, unb bas aiemli1 alge=
nlein an5utreheroe abfpre9enbe llrtbeiI
tiber biefeIbe ldbt 1i1 nur baraus erflds
rem, 6aB Elm 8ergIei1 Der 6lotte b +
bern 2riese unb na6 bemIelben aaers
btngs febr gu ungunften Der @egens
mart ausfdlt. vWir baben in unferer
@nttuidelung uno Ma9tentfaltung aur
See ni6t slei9en @1ritt gebaIten nit
ben pielperipre6enben NnIdufen unierer
nationalen SugenbI4 10 be5ei1nei
Baton Die Sadlage febr trefen6. nno
in Der Sbat, bat es bp9 cine .3eit geqe.
ben, ii Der Die Streifen unb Gferne
Der Ser. Staten erfoIgrei6 nit Dem
runioH>Sad" grnBbritaniens aur See
ripaliitren tonnten unb es bate bamals
ben Nnf9ein, dig Oh bic fleine Snfel
gnglanb balb lire @te1ung als meer=
beberrf9enbe Ma6t an bic iunge @epu
bitf Ien1eits bes Oceans uiiroe abtreten
miRen. Sie amerifaniide 6anbelss
marine mar oamals Der StoIa Der Sea-
tton unb aud bic 2riegsflotte nar bas
maIs-Denn aud flein-fp bod burds
aus feetii1tig unb ppIfommen auf Der
Dobe ibrer 3eit ifebenb.
eSn oieier 9ldnoenben @ntmiffung III
aleroings felt BEN Beginne bes unieli
gen 8irgertrteges-bur1 ben iiberbaup,
be ntaterieae unb ollgemeine gntmld,
lung Der Ser. Staaten UNI Ssabraebntt
uer5egert moroen iff-ein Still ftanb elm.
getretel. SrDBOem aber barf bic Stdrft
urlO bic Beoeutung unierer 0anbels
Hottie feineswegs unterihdbt merben,
8tebt es bod nur cine ein5ige, bic ibr
an 3abl Der 6abr3euse unb an Son
rengebalt iiberlegen it-unb atpar bel
tpeitem tbes lsgeu ndmll1 D~ieieniae
@toBbritanHiens.
unfere 9anDelsfotte-3. 3. nrr BIZ
Seeanfabrer unD nlht etma Die Der
0a~noelspertebr auf ben grpben canaoi.
iHen Seen ufto auf ben 5lifen bermif:
telrben S6ife nit eiubegrlHen-3dbl1
ni1t Deniger als 10, 1913 ssabrseuqe,
bon oenen ALL .Dampfer linb. Sbl
S~onaengebalf belduft fih ouf2,455 TO
3dblt man aber bic S1iffe Der grDBgr
gtnren : Seen uno bic 6%lubbampfel
bln3u, nann reprdientirt bic @eiammt:
belt oerfeiben bic aniebuli6fte Oanbels.
fotte Der Melt, bic an s3abl fOmie at
9onnengebaIt ifdrfer lit. oils Die ameiel
atlDerer feefabrenber gationen = mi
Masf9luB acknowledgements
men! Greili6 oarf niht berf4wreger
perben, DaB bic ibermiegenbe WebraabI
oller ierer Gabr3euge nidt 5Ir Der
iiberieeif9en Bertebr belimmt fino
onoern nnr fir bic &iften=s 1iffabrf
Nber nit &e6t peift berr Button il
feinem ~Sab1esberl1te auf bic bobe Sc.
beutung Der &iffensS 1iffahrt BIN uni
befDnf Dabpi. inf ihpripI Nte american,
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gsm. S. omtterfine & Co..

FIumber8 u. @assTitters,
1856 81 .9oufonitrabe, Gan s~intonio. Babe.
wannen, Stursbdber, @aHsreloiets, Marmor.
%platten, @ummii6laude, 8Iei. unb Gilenrob.
rem, 8ierapparate uno @aSFxtures aIer art,
Nle a~uftrase perben prompt aussefIbrt.
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We1 8ersuiisen an elmer semitbs
li6en partie Billiard finbet, Der beiu6e
@Iarf's Billiard 9alle, Scr. 8
IL, Mlamo StraBe. 8or3iglide Sc
ielf6aft, Z Slide.
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- Sn einisen 5beiIen bes Ban
Gamble finb Ia 3oa 69nee eefaaen.
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@m. @Bdina & sphn.

Mit benz 9erannaben Der 1erbiiai>
ION fteigert fi9 aud pieber bas Bebirfs
nib unitres Maeens fir iubitantielle
Speiien. unfere 9auptnabrung bleibt
bas 6leii6, unb UNI iol9es frif@ uno
gut gu e%rlangen, fam man unm6glid
einen 5uperldifiseren Marft finben, als
ben BON Wm. D6fing & Sobn, So.
511 Nbe. s. 9ie Serrer baben Dem
@ei6mad ibrer Gunoen &e9nurtg ge=
tragsn uub In ibrem @tablihement cine
falte 2uftmai6ine erri6tei, wel6e olen
Wnfofoeruugen fir @rbaltuns unO @nt.
%fsruune iddbli9er Snerebienaen bes
5leii6es entfpri9t. sic baben beItdn.
big in ibren 8iebb6fen einen groben
@orratb BON MaitDieh, aus meldem
nur bas Bette fir lire Gunoen semdbli
miro. Wer teel bebient fem mill, Der
beIu6e SEN Marft, So. 511
NDenue s. 1,10t1i
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laff3
Nillen.
grfa3Iaate Gtueesprtns,
4srnnIrf 9elsr

4rntttsf 9ebsr
inO 5#talarfa.
Wis 1,rIaGen entiieben GretpierteI duer
0r1nisFs% 1S neutrality-suspicious.. Spl9enne
SHair:eNf ssissn rereH Gofein an: MpRetttperz
Init ts:sGer Stub!eauet Acpftget NIT nebeis
hit 3cfltcibi4teff mad Dem Gfer, Mbneis
GANG eesen f1rpfrlidJe ooer eeiftige atns
~f:rcnn9u8, sIssiftpBen mad Der HEADLIGHT,
Exf3taxEsit oeS 9sutperautent5, geerii6fe
E<5n1n3usts, elm @efibI ais babe man trgeito
s;l=c Diffd5f p~eysHuntf, gdltptneel, Ger5fIcs
Hyf4, W5uff1jeif Dor ben Mugen, op1tfet9es
{4xttef l5tssts 4ausItdle 8erfpRfnmg.
i1if ~5xiar6erl lie I.saeufuna eine8 6eilnittels, ha8
4sttsf4 iii bie geter srirft. sls Elm Qebersaeiimiitel
tcsfa zutf's miaeu nidst tires Glesben. Sbre
A;irfaAs ISL asissea uro Gait 1T eteufoas prrnlrt.
e12n & III ilaEginkesieu esrG fiefe rrei ,,2tuSs
9s5kcr 024 SEitcias" t~eFtitiseu unc Npretit, ec=
i4ffs 2tiofluEs, leael,asbiseH gtu5lSans, hare
ri alb eHea ~fxl{siseA surp : b~erlieasa. Susf5
81 esst,-aea ne er Gtet rber 2eibignetrea,
i@ss@a BET 1eg ~ta8ii5ea Seruisarbeit uns
SI0 eli sr5zAfszp5
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Die Banterotte finb tpieber fart
i'm 3unebmen besriffeu. Sbre @es
fammt3abl belief fib in Der lebten
Wode auf 255, gesen 247 in Der Doris
gen unb 236 In Der borporigen Wo6e.
Mm meiiten baran betheiligt finb bic
flbli9en unb meitli6en Staaten.
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Dead Shot @erep @orm eini.
ment pirft iider unD idnea. Oieies Eminent
tootet Die @iirn,er augenblidlid /; bGlt 8liegen
ab unb belt Die @unDe. SIM @afer aufseloH
it es Elm ausge3eidnetes Seilmittel gesen irsenb
welde Bunbea beim 8ieb. Wreis so Gents.
Yrdparirt unb gum 8erfauf Bel u. Dreie,
Gan antonio. 1876 tuiu
, 1885-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Questions Of Vital Importance
Fearlessly Discussed.
Touching Tribute to the Late
Vice President.
The Mormon, Chinese and Silver
Questions Ably Handled.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a Message 10
the Congress Of the United States:
Your assembling IS clouded by a sense
Of public bereavement caused by the re-
cent and sudden death Of Thomas A.
Hendricks. vice president of the United
States. His distinguished public services,
his complete integrity and devotion to
every duty, aud his personal virtues will
find honorable record in his country's his
tory. Ample and repeated proofs of the
esteem and confidence in which he was
held by his fellow countrymen were mani
tested by his election to offices of the most
important trust and highest dignity, and
at length, full of years and honors, he has
been laid at rest amid general sorrow and
benediction.
The constitution which requires those
chosen to legislate for the people, to an
nually meet in the discharge of their sol
emn trust, also requires the president to
give to congress information of the state
of the Union, and to recommend TO their
consideration such measures as he shall
deem necessary and expedient. At tho
threshold of a compliance with these con
stitutional directions, it is well for us to
bear in mind that our usefulness to the
peoples interest will be promoted by a
constant appreciation of the scope and
character Of our respective duties as they
relate to federal legislation. While the
executive may recommend such measures
as he shall deem expedient; the RESPONSE
bility for legislative action must and
should rest upon those selected by the
people to make their laws.
The contemplation Of the grave and re-
sponsible functions assigned to the exc
cutive branches of the government under
the constitutions will disclose the partl-
of power between our respective de-
partments and their necessary indepen
dence, and also the need for the exercise
of all the power entrusted to each in that
spirit of comfy and corporation which is
essential to the proper iulfllment of the
patriotic obligations which rest upon US
as faithful servants of the people. The
jealous wstchfulness of our constituencies,
great aud small, supplements their SUI
frage, and therefore by the tribunal they
establish every public servant should be
, 1885-12-09

Therefore, | am unable to recommend
propositions involving priyi-
| ges of ownership or right outside our
own territory Wheel coupled with absolute
and unlimited engagements to defend the
territorial integrity of the state where such
interests are.
The lapse of years has ~abundantly con
frmed the wisdom and foresight OF the
earlier administrations which long before
the conditions of maritime intercourse
we're changed and enlarged by the prog
ress of the age, proclaimed the vital needs
of inter-oceanic traffic across the CONNER
clal isthmus and consecrated it in advance
to the common use of mankind by their
positive declarations and through the for
NAL obligations of treaties. Toward such
realization the efforts of my administra.
ton will be applied, ever bearing in mind
the principles on which it must rest and
which were declared in no uncertain tones
by Mr.. Cass, who, while secretary Of state
in 1858, announced that what the United
States wants in Central America next to
the happiness Of its people, is the security
and neutrality of the -inter-oceanic routes
which lead through it."
, 1885-12-09


The report of the secretary Of the treas
ury fully exhibits the condition of the
public finances, and of the several
branches Of the government connected
with his department. The suggestions of
the secretary relating to the practical op
e%rations of this important department, and
his recommendations, the indication If
simplifcation and economy, particularly
in the work Of collecting customs duties,
are especially urged upon the attention of
congress.
The ordinary receipts from all sources
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1855,
were $322, go, zoo 80; of this sum Slsl,-
All, 939 "a was received from customs,
and Stl2.49s, 1851 from internal reye-
nue.. The total receipts as given above
were S24, S29, l63 81 less than those for
the year ending June 80, 1884 This
diminution embraces a falling of Of Sl3,
sos, $50. AZ in the receipts from customs,
and S9.6s7, 346.9 81 in the re-
AAAIG nun luAhAuAl iANklutns
The total receipts for the current year
ending June 80, 1886, aseertained to Oct.
|. 1888, and estimated for the remainder
of the year, are S3l5. 600, 600. The ex-
penditures ascertained and estimated for
the same time are SPAS, 600, 600 leaving a
surplus at the close OF the year estimated
at SO, OOO, 900.
The fact that our revenues are in excess
Of the actual needs of an economical ud-
ministration of the government, ~iustiics
a reduction in the amount exacled from
the people for its support Our govern.
ment is but the means established by the
will of a free people, by which certain
principles are applied, which they have
adopted for their benefit and protection.
And il is never better administered aud its
true spirit is never better observed than
when the peoples taxation for its sup
port is scrlpulously limited to the actual
necessity of expenditure aud distributed
according to a Just and equitable plan.
The proposition with which We have tC
deal is the reduction OF the revenue re
ceived by the government and indirectly
paid by the people from customs duties
The question Of free trade is not involved
nor is there now any occasion for the gen
eral discussion Of the wisdom or expedi
ency Of a protective system. Justice an,
fairness dictate that in any modification
Of our present laws relative to revenu.
the industries and interests which hay.
been encouraged by such laws. and il
which our citizens have large investments
should not be ruthlessly injured or DIES
troycd. We should also deal with tn
subject in such a manner as to protect til
interest Of American labor, which is tn
capital of our workingmen. Its stabilit
aud proper remuneration furnish th
most justifable preteHts for a protceuy
, 1885-12-09
Routes.

The interest of the United States in a
practicable transit for ships across the
strip of land separating the Atlantic
from the Pacific has been repeatedly mani
tested during the last half century. My
immediate predecessor caused to be nego-
tiated with Nicaragua a treaty for the
construction by, and at the sole cost Of the
United States, of a canal through Nieara
guam Territory, and laid it before the
senate. Pending the action of that body
thereon, | withdrew the treaty for re-
examination. Attentive consideration Of
its provisions leads me to withhold it
from resubmission ia the senate.
Our duty for the present instruets US to
address ourselves mainly to the develop
ment of the vast resources Of the great
area committed to our charge, aud to the
cultivation Of the arts of peace within our
borders, though jealousy alert in prevent
ing the American hemisphere from being
involved in the political problems and
complications of distant governments.