The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-12-06
THE MESSAGE
The Presidents Address Oh the
Opening Of Congress.
EoRElon RELATIONS PLEASANT.
Much Cause For Congratuiation in the
Work of Departments-The Mckinley
Tariff BiII Treated at Length, Also
tho Elections Bill Various
Recommendation

Made.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Presi-
dents message was submitted to-day.
1t is mainly as follows:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The reports of the several executive de-
artment which will be laid before the Con-
gress In the usual course, will exhibit In de-
tail the operation of the Government for the
last fiscal year. Only the more i'm
portant Incidents and results, and ohieny
such as may be the foundation of recon-
mendations l submit Is all that will be re-
ferred to In this annual message.
The vast and increasing business OF the
Government has been transacted by the sew
eral departments during the year with falth'
fulness, energy aud success. The revenues,
amounting to above $45O,OO,OOO, nave oeen
collected and disbursed without revealing,
so far as I can ascertain, Il single case OF de-
falcation or embezzlemeBt. An earnest Of.
fort has been made to stimulate u sense OF
responsibility and public duty In all on1cers
and employees of every grade, and the WORK
done by them has almost wholly escaped I'M
favorable criticism. I speak OF these mat
tiers with freedom, because credit OF this good
work ID not mine, but Is shared by the heaus
OF the several departments with tue great
body of faithful officers and employees who
serve the Government.
THE PAN.AMEWCAN CoNGREss..
Pursuant to the invitation authorized by
Congress, the representatives OF every inde.
pendent State OF the American continent ana
OF Haytl, met In conference In this capital IN
/. October, 1889, and continued In session until
the 18th OF last April. This Important convo-
cation marks n most interesting ana innu-
ential epoch In the history of the Western
hemisphere.
Il 10 uoteworthy That Brnzii, invited while
under an imperial form OF government,
shared as n Republic In tho deliberations anu
-raanlfa of the conference.
THE NEW REPUBLlO OF BRAZIL.
Toward the end of the past year the only
independent monarchicnl government on
the Western continent, that of Brazil, ooased
Ia exist and was succeeded by "A republic.
Diplomatic relations were at once estaoiisneo
al 10 the new Government, but IL was not
completely recognized until an opportunity
had been afforded to ascertain that it mad
Dopular approval and support. When the
COURSE of events had yielded assurance OF
this fact no time was lost In sending the new
Government q full and candid welcome into
the family of American communities IL ID
confidently believed that good relations
between the two countries viii be preserved
ana tha future will witness an increased in
timacy of Intercourse and AN expansion OF
their mutual commerce.
- TbE %BARRUNDIA KILLING.
The killing of General Barrundla on poaru
the Paciac mail steamer Acapulco, which
anchored Oh transit I'm the port of San Jose de
Guatemala, demanded careful inquiry. HAY
ing fniled In "A revolutionary attempt TO IN
yade Guatemala from Mexican territory'
s"npaaan,a The consent of the represent.
49, ~ the ITnIted States was sought to Of.
90, his ssI1ur, 6rst mt Champrlco, where
shs steamer touched, and afterward at San
.Jose. The captain of the steamer refused to
rive up his passenger without a written or
Ist,er furnished the desired letter, stipulat-
inn "A tile condition of his action that Gen.
eral BarrundIn's life should be spared ana
,hat he should be tried only for onenses
growing out OF his lnsurrectionary move
nenta This was produced to the captain or
sha A~canuIoo by the military commander at
San Jose as his warrant to take the passenger
from the steamer. General Barrundia re-
sisted capture and was killed. 1t being evl-
dent that the Minister MT. Mizner' . %
ceedod the bounds of his authority In per.
hitting, In compliance with the demands OF
the Guatomalan autholties, In effect IN viola.
fIon OF precedent, the seizure on q 'essei o'
the United states OF a passenger IN transit,
charged with political onenses, In orner tnat
he might be held for suoh onenses nhder
what wns described as martial law, 1 was
constrained to recall MIR. Miner from MS
post.
GENERAL FOREIGN MkIIEhs: Al.
The Nicaragua oanui PioJSo.' 80. an
CONTROL OF our citizens, ID making "os' GU
couraging progress, all the preliminary con
dltIons and initial operations having been
accomplished WITHIN the preseI,oou s'"
During the last year negotIutrons nay
been renewed lor ~ c.
claims OF American cltEzehs against u y
eminent of Chill, principally growing out OF
the late war WIN tcIu'
aeIon Of nm euriy and satisfactory adjust
uent
~, ,olot,ons with China, which have for
.ra.,i 1000 occunIed 40 important u place
sonr dIrIon,atIc history, have called fol-
n..sSn, INSTRUMENTATION and have been the sub
49, - ,nnch -orresnondence The commu.
nIc.tJons NJ the Chinese Minister have
"a''h, into viayv the whole subject Of oul
.eonaI ra,.tions with his country; anC
S..ss sa,ns zinc this Government, through
~. iaoatIon AZ pekin. has sought to arrnng,
r,rIons u,atter, and complaints touching tn,
srsarcsts .nd protection, of our citizens IL
China. In pursuance of the concurrent reso
tuition of october |, 1880, l have proposed Il
,hs Covernments of Mexico aud Great Britall
10 consider a conventional regulation OF tn
nnssInq of Chinese laborers across our south
ern aud northern frontiers.
ON the 22d day OF August last, Sir Edmun'
Monson, the arbitrator selected under tn
treaty of December 8, 1888, rendered an awar
10 the effect that no compensation was du
from the Spanish Government to the Unite
States on account OF what 10 conmoni
known rs the Carlos Butterneio claim
SETTLING THE MEAT PhobLEm:
Our relations with the french hepuun
continue to be cordial. Our representatIV
at that court has very dliigently urghn I'll
removal OF the restrlct'ons 'hposeu upo
our meat products anu " 70 ooileseu s
substantial progress mas pesn ihaoe u jus
settlement.
The samoan treaty. signed last year at Bel
49, ranrassnt,tIves NJ the Unite
w Sar,oany and Great britain, after du
.stiocatIon and exchange. has begun to pre-
au"e salutary effects. The formation OF tn
Savarnmer, agreed unon will soon repiac
= otanrSsr ~ tive mast nv a staple admipIs
-o,ton ALIKE inst 70 the natives and eouil
S".a,ha shrae powers most concerned
A"Ssond irtercourse with the Samoan IL
80 1rha chief Justice has been chosen b
- Utn. ~ sweden and Norway. on the inv
e. - ,hrae Powers. and will soon /
n sns,aIisd Tbe land commission and ii
p MISREPRESENTATION ara I'm nroces. of organic,
a" Elena, and eyenIy. distribute
~ ,sration both municipal an
49, 10 In onaratIon
hpvn 80 a,tradition with Gre,
lug - ratj1cation was mr.,
1rI.aan -. as,h y, last MARCH, It's ben,
JAIME aa.nins Ia aireadv apnarent.
IhB mn
benr,ns saa - which viii 500
soen conpras. THE Offer 10 subm
De ~ ar1I,ra,,on 90 nronosed h
sne gu1- annrnan, nos not bsen a,
ner Asles'y ~. ar ,orm ~ AMI
cepteu ior .he 20 ~ : ,Soneh, 70 hs caIc,
MISSION proposeu = sInn sa,is,sctorv
=. IL s,nca-eIv honed that b,
snne. pAAy' ssna saatIng aeasn
Tore tne opening Y 80,
some arrangement mhy pe enectcu WIZ
VIII assure 10 the OnIteu otateS a PIOPoIt