Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
HARRlsON's MESSAGE
The Presidents eAnpRal Communt.
cation to CoAgsess.
The Government Rsvenuae and the Silver
aAueetion-The New Thrh Bill Defended
-passage of the Federal ElectioIe
Bill Urged -Qnd,e1 Recon-
meo dAoiA0,

GaBs8S0 Oh the U eOGfaS fiecttOA
Bill Urged 0rta,eS Recon-
meodaoimas
WASHINGTON, Pes l@9he gresis
dents message woe submitted to-day.
1t is mainly as follows5
To the Senate and House of Representatives
The reports of the several executive de-
partments, which will be laid before the Cons
gress in the usual course, will exhibit in dee
tail the operation of elIe Government for she
last fiscal year. GpAl1 Che more i'm
portant irfidento aad results, and chiefly
such as may be the foundation of recon-
meIdations 1 submkS is all chat Oillebe -
ferred to in this annual message.
The vast and increasing business of che
Government has been transacted by the sew
eral departments duSing tho year with fafeh
fulness, energy and euccess. She revenues.
amounting to above $3.50 900 600, have been
collected and disburseG Withous revealing
SO far as can ascertain, a single case of de-
falcation or embezZlemene. An earnest ef-
fort has been made 60 stimulate a sense Of
responsibility and public duty in all offcefe
and employees Of every greds, and che work
done by them has almost wholly escaped un-
favorable criticism. D speak OF these mat
tiers with freedom, because credit of this good
work is not nina, bus 10 shared by the heads
of the several departments with the great
body of faithful officers and employees who
serve the Governments
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS-.
The closest scrutiny Of Congress is invited
o all the slethods of administration and to
every item of expenditure. Yhe friendly re-
lations of our country with she Nations OF
Europe and of the Eass, have been undis-
turbed, while the sies Oe good will and com
mon interest that bind us 90 the States of the
Western hemisphere have been notably
strengthened by che conference held in this
capital to conside9 measures for che general
welfare.
Pursuant to enc invitation authorized BY
Congress, the representatives, OF every inde.
pendent State of the american continene and
of Hayti, met in conference in this capital in
October, 1889, and continued in session until
the 18th of last April. This important cOnyo-
cation marks D mosS interesting and inf1u-
entail epoch in the history of the Western
hemisphere.
1t is noteworthy thas Brazil, invited while
under an imperial form of governments.
shared as Republic 10 the deliberations and
results of the conference.
The recommendations 81 thi1 conference
were all transmitted 60 Congress at the last
session. The international marine confer
ence (which sat az washington last year
reached very gratifying resuk. The regu-
iatioNs suggested have been brought 60 che
Gtention of all Governments represented
and their general adooti0n is confidently ex-
pected.
The legislation of Congress at the last ses
sion isoin conformity of the propositions
with the conference, and the proclamation
l.. therein provided gill be issued when the
other Powers haze given notice OF their ad-
hesions
THE SLAVE TRADE roNRERENCE At BRUSSELS.
The conference al Brussels, to devise means
for suppressing the slave trade in Africa, af-
forded an opportunity for new expression
of interest the American people feel in that
great work. u soon became evident that the
measure proposed would tax the resources
of the Congo basiA beyond the revenues
available under Che general act OF Berlin OF
1884. The United states not being party ia
l,nfo ant f,t,Id oIors 5k. riofn hrr<
by a separate ace Che Independent state OF
the Congo waa freed from the restrictions
upon a customs ee9eluR.
The demoralizing and destructive traffic in
ardent spirits among che tribes also claimed
She earnest attenSion o. che conference and
Che delegates of the United states were fore
most in advocating measures FOR it's repres-
osion. An accord was reached the influences
(Which will 10 very helpful and extend
over a wide region As soon a. these meas
ures shall receive che sanction Of the Neither
Glands, for a time Ufehheld, the general acts
will be submitted tor Che ratification of the
Senate. Meanwhile, negotiations have been
opened for neW and complete treaty OF
friendship, commerce and navigation be-
tween the United S<aees and the Independents
state of the Congo.
THE NEW RE1cBLEC Of BRAzn.
Toward the end of She past year the only
independent monaschical government on
the Western conSinent, chat OF Brazil, ceased
to exist and was succeeded by a republic.
as to the new Go7ernMent, but 10 was not
completely recognized until an opportunity
had been afforded 60 ascertain that it had
popular approsal end support When che
course of evente aad yielded assurance 81
this fact no time was lost in sending the new
Government full and candid welcome into
the familF of american communities. 1t il
confidently belieeed chat good relations
between the twoGounsries will be preserved
and the future gill Titness an increased in.
timads Of intercourse and an expansion Of
their mutual commerce.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN I~OUBLEs.
The pea3e of Central America has again
been disturbed through revolutionary
change in Salvador ghicia wSs not recog-
nized by other statee ana hOstilities broke
out between Salvador ana Guatemala, threat.
entng to involve all CeAtra1 America in con.
5aict and to undo che progress which had
been made toward a union of their interests,
The efforts of this GaovernA1entw were prompt
ly and zealously exercised to compose their
differences and, through the active efforts OF
the representative o9 Che United States, &
provisional Sreat3 Of peace was signed
August 20, whereby Che Fight Of che Republic
of Salvador to choose it's own rulers was rec.
ognized. General 1zeta, the chief of the
Provisional Government, has since been con
drmed in the Presidency by Che Assembly
and diplomatic recoeE ton duly followed.
THE BARRUNDIa KILLING.
TIE killing of General $arrundia on board
the Pacific mail steamer Acapulco, which
anchored on transit in Che port of San Jose de
Guatemala, demanded careful inquiry. Hay-
ing failed in a revolutionary attempt to in
wade Guatemala from Mexican territory
General Barrundiaeo passage at Acapulco
for Panama. The consent of the represent
atives of the United States was sought to eff
feet his seizure, first ot Champrico, where
the steamer touched9 ana afterward at San
Jose. The captain of the steamer refused &C
give up his passenger without q written Or
der from the United States Minister. The
latter furnished the desired letter, stipulas
ang as the condition of his action that Gen
eral Barrundia's life should be spared ant
that he'should be tried only for offensea
growing out of his insurrectionary move
ments. This was produced to the captain O
the Acapulco by the military commander q,
E San Jose as his warrant to take the passenge
from the steamer. General Barrundia re
sisted capture and was killed. 1t being eVi
dent that the Minister, Mr.. Miner had -
ceeded the BOUNDS of hie authority in per
uniting, in compliance with the demands O
the Guatemalan authoites, in effect in viola
ton of 4recedent, the seizure a vessel q
the United States of a passenger in transit
charged with political offenses, in or6er thai
he might be held for such offenses unde
what was described martial law, I wa
constrained to 5ecall Mr.. Miner from hi
post.
GENERAL FoREIGR AAffERs.