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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09
all posaib1e interior questions IN n.
broadest spirit Of friendltnegs.
CAUSE OF BlmrrALLrssr.
still Room for Hope Of an Inter,..
tional Agreement.

18NGE00D
tional Agreement.
Under the provisions Of the act Of Con.
gress approved March 3, 1897 for the pro-
motion OF an International agreement re-
specting bimetallism. I appointed on the
14th day Of April 1897 Edward o. WoIcott
OF Colorado. Adlai E. Stevenson OF Illinois
and Charles J. Paine of Massachusetts A.
special ENJOYS to represent the United
States. They have been diligent in their
efforts to secure the cooperation OF Euro
pean countries in the International settle
ment OF the question. but up to this time
have not been able to secure the agreement
contemplated by their mission.
The gratifying action OF our great sister
republic OF France In joining this country
in tho attempt to bring about an agree
ment among the principal commercial na-
tions OF Europe. whereby = fixed and rela-
tive value between gold and silver shall
be secured. furnishes assurance that wa
are not alone among the larger nations Of
the world In realizing the international
character OF the problem and In the desire
OF reaching, some wise and practical solu-
ton OF 1t. The British government has
published a resume Of the steps taken
don and the special ENJOYS OF the United
States. with whom our ambassador at Lon
don actively co-operates In the presenta.
tIon of this subject to her majesty's gov
eminent. This will be laid before Con-
gress.
Our special nvoys have not made their
final report. a. further negotiations be-
tween the representatives of this govern
ment and tho governments of other coun-
tries are pending and In contemplation.
They believe that doubts which have been
raised In certain quarters respecting the
position of maintaining the stability Of the
parity between tho metals and kindred
questions may yet be solved by further
negotiations.
Meanwhile. II gives me satisfaction to
state that the special ENJOYS have already
demonstrated their ability and fitness to
deal with the subject, and 1t IL to be earn.
esly hoped that their labors may result in
an international agreement which will
bring about recognition Of both gold and
silver a. money pom such terms and with
such safe guards as will secure the use Of
both Metals upon q basis which shall work
no injustice to any class OF our ~citizens.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE.

Warrington. n O.. DEC. e.-presidcnt
SN~1c1ihley sent the following message to
0nereSo To-day:
~ the Senate and House OF Repre-
5aentativAs: II gives me pleasure to cx-
tend greeting to tho Fifty-iifth congress
s4Seeusbled at tho seat Of government with
aanAny of whose senator's and representa-
tires i have been associated in the legis-
lativs serv.ce. Their meeting occurs under
fo~liGitous conditions. justifying sincere
disqualification and calling for our CRATE
fuI acknowledgement to Z benehcent
Providence which has 20 signally blessed
saaA prospered us - 4 nation. Peace and
eood viii with all the nations OF the
earth continue u~nbrOken.
a matter OF genuine satisfaction is the
growing feeling OF fraternal regard and
unfncation Of al sections OF our country.
The incompleteneas OF which has too long
1ofayed realization OF the highest blessings
u the Union. The spirit OF patriotism 10
uniyersal and II ever increasing in fcryor.
The public questions which now most en-
arosS IA are lifted far above either par
ttoanship. prejudice or former sectional
4iferenceA They affect every part OF our
common country alike and permit OF NJ
division on ancient lines. Questions OF
foreign policy. Of revenue, the soundness
u thu currency. the i~nviolabiiity OF ma
tional obligations. the improvement OF the
public service. appeal to the individual
conscience OF every earnest citizen to
whatever party he belongs or in what
ever section Of the country he may re-
side.
The extra session Of this congress which
closed during July last enacted important
IaGislation and whtle its full effect has not
yet been realized, what 1t has already ac-
cUmplishod assures uD Of its timcliness and
wisdom. 10 test is permanent value
further time will be required. int the
people, satisfied with IT. operation and re-
suits thus FIR. are in no mind to withhold
from Il q fair trial.
TariR legislation having been settled by
~ extra session Of Congress the question
'Hext pressing for consideration 10 that Of
- cuprenev.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09

States notes are presented for redemption
In gold and are redeemed In gold such
notes shall be kept and set apart, and only
paid out In exchange for gold. This ID an
obvious duty. II the holder OF the United
States note prefers the gold and gets 1t
from the government he should not receive
back from tho government a United States
note without paying gold In exchange for
1t. The reason for this il made all the
more apparent when the government Issues
an interest-bearing debt to provide gold
for the redemption Of United States notes.
. non-interest bearing debt. Surely 1t
should not pay them out again except on
demand for gold. II they are put out In
any other way they may return again to be
followed by another bond issue to redeem
~them-another int rest-bearing debt to re-
deem a non interest bearing debt.
To Relieve h Government.
In my view 1t Is o, the utmost import
ance that the government should be re-
iieved from the burden Of providing all
the gold required for exchanges and ex-
Fort. This responsibility Is alone borne
by the government without any Of the
usual and necessary banking powers to
help itself. The banks do 10. feel the
strain of gold redemption. The whole
strain rests upon the government. and the
size OF the gold reserve in tie treasury
has come to be. with or without reason,
the signal Of danger or OF security. This
ought to be stopped.
II we are to nave an era OF prosperity
IN the country. with Bufacient receipts for
the expenses Of the government, we may
feel no immediate embarrassment from
our present currency: but the danger still
exists and wi ! be ever present, menacing
us SO long as the existing system contin-
ues. And besides, 1t is in times Of aie-
quatc revenues AMI business tranquility
that the government should prepare for
the worst. We cannot avoid without se-
rious consequences the wise consideration
and prompt solution OF this question.
The secretary Of the tire asury has out
lined 4 plan in great detail for the pur-
pose OF removing the threatened recur-
renee Of q depleted gold reserve and save
US from future embarrassment or that &C.
count. To this plan ! invite your careful
consideration.
concur with the secretary Of the treas
ury In his recommendation that national
banks be allowed to issue notes to tbs
face value Of the bonds which they have
deposited for circulation, and that the tax
on circulating notes secured by deposit OF
such bonds be reduced to one-half Of !
per cent. per annum. also join
him in recommending that authority te
given for the establishment Of national
banks with q minimum capital Of So, 900,
This will enable the smaller villages and
agricultural regions Of the country to be
supplied with currency to meet their
needs.
/ recommend that the issua Of nat,ona,
bank notes be restricted to the denom'na-
tion OF 80 and upwards. II the sugges-
lions / have herein made shall have the
approval Of congress then I would re~~-,-
mend that national banks DO required to
redeem the notes In gold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09

1t VIII He Placed On . sim FirmeP
Basis.

1t VIII he Placed On . still FirmeP
Basis.
The important branch Of our government
known as the civil service, the practical
improvement of which has long been .
subject OF earnest discussion has OF lats
years received increased legislative and
executive approval. During the past few
q still hrmer basis OF business methods
and personal merit. While the right Of
our veteran soldiers to Reinstatement In
deserving cases has been asserted, dismts-
sails for merely political reasons have
been carefully guarded against. the ex-
aminattons for admittance to the service
enlarged n at the same time rendered
less technical and more practical. and .
distinct advance has been made by giving
q hearing before dismissal upon all cases
where incompetency II charged or demand
made for the removal OF oflcials In any
Of the departments.
This order has been made to give to the
accused his right to be heard but without
In any way impairing the power Of re-
moval which should always be exercised
in cases Of ineficiency and incompetency.
and which IL one Of the vital safeguards
OF the civil service reform system. pre-
venting stagnation and deadwood ana
keeping every employo keenly alive to the
fact hat security of his tenure depends
not on favor but on his own tested and
carefully watched record Of service.
Room for Improvement.
Much of course still remains to be ac-
complished before the system can be made
reasonably perfect for our needs. There
are places now in the classified service
which ought to be exempted, and others
not classified may properly be included. =
shall not hesitate to exempt cases which ]
think have been improperly included in
the classified service or include those
which In my judgment will best promote
the public service. The system has the
approval Of the people and 1t will be my
endeavor to uphold and extend 1t.
am forced by the length Of this mess
age to omit many important references to
affairs Of the government with which
congress will have to deal ct the present
session, They are fully discussed In the
departmental reports, to al OF which !
invite your earnest attention.
Tn estimates Of the expenses Of the gov
rnmen BY the several departments. WILL
am sure. have your careful scrutiny.
While the congress may not md It any
easy task to reduce the expenses Of the
government. It should not encourage their
increase. These expenses will. In my
Judgment. admit Of . decrease In many
branches OF the government without injury
to the public service. II n . commanding
duty to keep the appropriations within the
receipts Of the government Ind thus avoid
q de0cit. WILLIAM N'EINIlDY.
Executive Mansion. Dsc. Z. 1871.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
The Senate Urged to Approve Of the
Treaty.

BY = special message dated the 10th
day Of June last. I laid before the senate
. treaty signed that day by the plenipo-
tentiaries of the United States and of the
republic OF Hawaii. having for its purpose
the incorporation Of the Hawaiian islands
as an integral part Of the United States
and under its sovereignty. The senate
having removed the injunction Of secrecy.
although the treaty Is still pending be-
fore that body. the subject may be prop
erly referred to in this message because
the necessary action Of congress IL re-
quired to determine by legislation MANY
details Of the eventual union should the
TACT OF annexation be accomplished as l
believe 1t should be.
While consistently d%isavowin9 from q
very early period any aggressive policy Of
absorption In regard to the Hawaiian
group. q long series of declarations
through three-quarters of a century has
proclaimed the vital interest of the United
states in the Independent life Of the
ISLANDS and their intimate commercial de-
pendence pom this country. At the same
time it has been repeatedly asserted hat
In no event could the entity of Hawaiian
statehood cease by the passage of the
islands under the denomination or In
nuence OF another power than the United
states. Under these circumstances the
logic OF events required that annexation.
heretofore onered but declined. should in
the r1peness OF time come about "A the
natural result OF the strengthening ties
that bind us to those islands and he re-
allied by the free will Of the Hawaiian
state.
Ratified by Hawaii.
That treaty was unanimously ratified
President Of the republic of Hawaii on Tho
10Th OF September last and only awaits the
favorable action OF the American senate
10 erect the complete absorption Of tho
Islands into the domain Of the United
states. What the conditions of such a
union snail be, the political relation there
OF 70 the United States, character Of the
local COMMUNICATION. the quality and de-
gree OF the elective franchise Of the In
naDitants. the extension OF the federal
laws to the territory. or the enactment ~
special laws to At the peculiar condition.
thereof, the regulation II need be. of the
iabor system therein. are all matters which
gress. oo"
II the treaty IL confirmed, a. every CON-
sideratdon Of dignity and honor reuuires
the wisdom d Congress will see to II. that
avoiding abrupt assimilation Of event.
perhaps hardly yet fitted to share in the
highest franchises Of citdxenship. and nav.
ING y regard to the geographical d
rule in local matters with the largest rn.
Htical liberties A. an integral parf Of ar
nation will be accorded to the Haraiians
NO less 10 due to Z people. who a1t.r
nearly hve years Of demonstrated csns city
70 fuIni the obligations Of self Royerninx
statehood. come Of their own free Win to
merge tnear destinies In y body polite.
Hawaii and Japan.
The questions which have .r,..,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09

IN diplomatic course.
Throughout all these horrors and dan
gers to our " peace this government has
never broken o even in any way abro-
gated its sovereign p~rercgative of reserv-
ing to itself the determination Of It's policy
and course according to its own high sense
OF right and in consonance with the dearest
interests and convictions OF our own people
should the p~rolonEation OF the war 90 de-
mand.
OF the untried measures there remain
only: Recognition Of the insurgents as
belligerents; recognition Of the independ-
ence Of Cuba: neutral Intervention to end
the war by imposing q rational compro-
mise between the contestantss and inter-
vention In favor Of one or the other party.
! speak not OF forcible annexation. for
that cannot be thought Of. That by our
code Of morality would b. criminal az
gression.
Recognition Of the bslsixerency OF the
Cntan insurgents has often been can
vas-ed-a possible II not inevitable step,
both In regard to the previous ten years.
struggle and during the present wal. I
am not unmindful that the I've houses OF
Congress. in the spring OF 1896. expressed
the opinion BY concu rent resolution that
a condition Of public war existed reuuir-
ing or Qualifying reooSnition Of the safe
o. telligerency In Cuba, and during the
extra session the Senste voted . 'oint res
o',sion Of like import, which, how yer.
was not hrosGht 70 . vote In the House Of
Representatives.
IN the preesnce o. thess significant e1-
rress'ons Of the sentiment o. the leetsla-
fivcs branch Il behNoves the executive to
acAerly consider the conditions under
which 70 tmpo tant Z rensuros must nseds
re-. 'o- eradication II u tn D, seriously
rrs-ft~red whether the CubAn insurrec-
possesses heson1 1f1pats The attn
hrk o. ststeto-A w11s1 al0we can d.
r-enA the ~rpcsgnisioe e 0esiigersn0y u
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09

LEW 1HiItAIy COMMANDER q DrOA0 clemenc
ts preferred. Measures ave already been
set on foot to relieve The horrors Of star
walton. The power Of the Spanish armies,
1t ID asserted, 10 to be used not to spread
ruin n desolation, but to protect the
resumption Of peaceful agricultural pur-
suits and productive industries. That
past methods are futile to force . peace by
without Cancellation must inevitably fan
to win for Spain the fidelity Of q cotented
dependency.
DEGREES in application or the f~oreshad-
owed reforms have already been promul-
gated. The full text Of these DEGREES has
not been received, but a. furnished In q
te~lexraphic summary from u minister
are:
IAN civil and electoral rights Of PENN
sular Spaniards, are, In virtue OF existing
constitutional authority. forthwith extend.
. to colonial spaniards. A scheme Of
autonomy has been proclaimed BY decree,
to become effective upon ratification BY
the Cortes. Il creates . Cuban Parliament
which. with the insular executive can con-
slider and vote upon all subjects affecting
local order and dnterests, possessing un-
limited pOwers ave 90 to matters OF state,
war a the navy, ~ TO which The gov
erncr-general acts BY his own authority
This parliament requires the oath oe the
governor-genera1 70 preserve faithfully the
liberties and privileges Of the colony. and
to II the colonial secretaries are responsl-
Bile. II has the right to propose to the
central government, through the governor.
general notifications Of the national char
ter and to inviss new projects of law o.
executive measures N The interest q the
COLONY. Bealdas ~ local powers. Il Il
couapetsnt. lrst, . regulate electoral rse-
istfation ~ Droesaufe anl prescribe tke
Qualifications u sleceors ana tho mannee
Il oEe1e3dDg suffrage: aeeo0A, - oeeanlso
oeagts = 1ustlce with UtlvG judges ire
mo0bogD q The loca1 bar; tniFA 10 lfana
- 1911Af 1uageA bekA - y GgDenA-
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-09
STRENGTH FROM FOOD.


There is no way to get strong without
food. Food is the strength maker.
just enough food, properly digested
makes the strong and healthy man OIL
woman. Too much, too little, on even the
right quantity, not digested, will make any.
body weak.
The beginning of all sickness is weakness
The beginning of all weakness is indiges-
ton. So to keep strong, look after your d.
gestion. That is the most important point OF
all.
When your food ferments in your stomach
and forms gas, causes dizziness, nausea
bad taste, sick headache, full feeling, ner-
vousness, irritablity. etc. you have indiges-
ton. You are losing part of your life.
Every hour you are sick causes loss OF
strength.
The way to cure 1t is to take Shaker d.
gestive Cordial. few doses will relieve.
If you take it long enough you will regain
the strength you have lost.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is made from
herbs and plants by the Shakers of Mount
Lebanon. 1t contains very strong digestive
tonic pro perties. 1t creates strength. 1t
bright and healthy. 1t clears your complex
ion and strengthens your body against dis
ease. If you want to get strong and well, try
bottle.
Sold by all druggists at 10, 25, 50 cents a
and ST. 90 q bottle
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-09
FIRMLY ON THE ROCKS.
The EIder-Dempster Steamer Assaye
Aground to Stay.

Yarmouth, N. s., April s.-Several
tugs returned here tonight from the scene
of the wrecked Elder Dempster steamer
Assaye. She lies firmly on the rocks
with the tide ebbing and flowing IN her,
all compartments of course being filled
with water. A large amount of cargo is
being saved but all in badly damaged
condition. Mr.. Hatfield says Capt. Car
ruthers told him that he made out the
Blonde Rock buoy and at once ordered
the engines full speed astern, though he
saw no sign of breaking waters to indi-
cate the presence of the rocks it being
high water.
just about the time the steamer was
coming to standstill, she took bottom.
Ii the captain had not seen the buoy and
had gone right on the accident would not
have happened, as taking the spesd off
the steamer would cause her to drift
down on the rocks which are small and
lie Between Seal island and the buoy
about three miles and half from the
island and mile and half from the
buoy. The officers and crew were paid
oft this afternoon and proceeded to St.
John in the morning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-09
NIGHT CLOTHES LEFT.
Fire at Rumford Falls Leaves Family
without Clothing Even.

Rumtord Falls, April Sat s.4S this
morning the tenement near Hotel Rum
ford livery stable, occupied by Thomas
Blake, was completely Quilted by fire.
Blake built fire in his kitchen stove
went to the door and looking up saw
volumes of smoke pouring from the roof
Of his house. He at once started for the
rooms where his wife and four children
were sleeping, and with great difficulty
got them out before the whole building
was in flames. The wife and children
were taken across the way in their night
clothes. everything else belonging to the
family being burned in the ruins.
The fire caught from the hot funnel
and made quick work of the building.
Only for the prompt work of the fire de-
partment the Wigwam livery stable and
Rendal's jewelry store would have been
destroyed.
MIR. Blake has been unfortunate in the
extreme. About year ago, while at
work In the mill, pulley broke and In
jured his foot, and he has been cripple
ever since. He went to work again We'd
nesday, and the next day had the ends of
two fingers taken of by accident, and
the next morning was burned out of
house and home. The building was
owned by Jake Israelson and not insured
The total loss in about $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-09
TWO M len KILLED.
Accident on the Boston and Maine al
Lowell.

Lowell, Mass, April s.-A terrible &C.
oident occurred at the School street CROSS
ing of the Boston & Maine railroad here
this morning by which two men were
killed.
Herbert Craven, driver for the Low
ell Bunting Company, and Samuel Ben
son, a driver employed by Frank II ALE
while driving over the crossing were
struck by the express from Montreal.
Three men were in the wagon, but one
escaped with hardly scratch. Benson
and Craven were both thrown high into
the air. Craven landed on the track
again and was cut to pieces by the en-
CINE. Benson landed clear of the train.
He was picked up in an unconscious con-
ditIon. He died later at the hospital
from a fractured skull. The wagon was
demolished and the horses killed. The
dead men were about 40 years old. era
ven leaves widow and four children.