The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Text of the Document Sui
mitted to Congress.

mitted to Congress.
MAJOR PORTION DEVOTED TO WAE.
Eress at Breaking Out of Hostiiittes tn
Give Cuba Its I"ti-pendence-N-w Re-
r5 lations With Hawaii-Arny and Navy
Needs-Currency Recommendations.
end House of Representatives.: Notwith-
standing the added burdens rendered nee
ossAry by the war, our people rejoice in a
very satisfactory and steadily increasing
degree of prosperity evidenced by the :
largest volume of business ever recorded
Every branch of manufacture has been
productive, agricultural pursuits have
yielded abundant returns, labor in the
field of industry is better rewarded. rev.
enue legislation passed by the present
congress has increased the treasury's re-
ceipts to the amount estimated by irs
aut hors; the finances of the government
have been successfully administered and
Its credit advanced to the first rank,
while its currency has been maintained at
the worl rs highest standard.
Military service under common fag
and for q righteous cause has strength
ened the national sririt and served to
cement more closely than ever the fratcr-
nal bonds between every section of the
country.
A review of the relations of the United
States to other powers, always aprro
pirate, is this year of primary Importance
In view Of the momentous issues which
have arisen, demanding in one instance
the ultimate determination by arms and
involving far reaching consequences,
which will require the earnest attention
of the congress.
4 he president here devotes considerable
space to the events leading up to the war
with Spain, and continues as follows:
Our country thus after an interval Of
half a century of peace with all nations,
found itse.f engaged in deadly conflict
strained to meet the emergency. The re-
sponse to the initial call for 1875 600 volun-
teers was instant and complete, as was
als) the result of the second call of May
25, for $4,000 additional volunteers. The
ranks of the regular army were increased
49, Tho enlisted force Of the navy on the
15ti, of August, " hen it reached it's maxi
mum, numbered "a, 1913 men and appren
tices. One hundred and three vessels
were added to the navy by purchase. one
was presented to the government, one
leased and four vessels of the 1ntcrna-
tioral Navigai ion company, the St. Paul.
ST. Louis, New York and Paris, We're
chartered. In addition to these the rcve-
nue. cutters and lighthouse tenders were
s '."o ] ~ 'iI wv ~ - ~ IN
ary navy.
1t is not within the province of this
, message to narrAte the hist ny of the eX
tr;tor.!inary war that followed the S'an
ish declaration of April q, hut a brief re-
c.ral of it's more salient features is appro-
Priate me nrsI eaicoull,er e., ~ ., me M,In A.,
etncbent c y, e,te Of foth the Le hiockane snnro
mace % reconna1ssahce nm, a,1 ~ ,orce a. MAUI, sn
zas, snelicu Gne n'lrpor i9r.s u,u uelilol
Asneu several he" "orhs Ill cohH'r"ct1oH
Dewey's Remarkable Victory.
The rrxt enoapement, was destined *
mark a memornl ie e1och in mnritim
w.riare 1he Pacific fieet. unler CONNIE
Gore George Dewey lad lain for son,
.vrsks Mt Hong Knno IInon the coloni.,
proci:,mation If Neutrality b.;nc Issue,
and the custom: nv % honrs' notice bein
r;van - rana;rnn ro M;rs hay ne.r Hon
nine Islands nnG3er telegr,nhic orders +
rartnrn or C3,.strov the fnrmidnh1e Snanis
H.at tha~ osssn,Eied at Mnn;j., A. dnv
hre.k on Nav tho American force ei
tered Manila hay and after i. few hour:
ensaRenen! enec.eo the 9o!ai oesGructio ~
" !nc op,'nAsA nee' cohsisCinA VI ~ M'''
shlps arg d tI.hsporu, neseeS capcur::.l p:I II
tne navAl SCation ana forces AZ NaVlt'
thus amin iatlnS 1he oTanlsn nav;
power IN tne faclnc ocean ann completel
c1nGrolilng gne oay OF Mania, WIN Tn En
ability TO take the clty nt Will. Not u III
was 1os1 on our ships Ihe wouhueu o1ll
numbering seven. Whlie not q vessei wa
materlally inquired. ror thls Ralla1
achlevement the congress, upon my re-
ommendatlon, My pes,owe upon tf
actors prelerInenG anu suos ahtisl rewar'
pron n he 5 spirit i Of I our people and and ueon i