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REDUCED EXPENDITURES.

It is gratifying also to note that>during
the year considerable reduction is
shown in the expenditures of the gov
eminent. The war department e1pendi-
lures for the fiscal year 1900 were $134, TIA
1918, a reduction of $50, 066, 4S6 69 over
those of 1859. In the navy department
the expenditures were $50, $50. II for the
year 1900, as against $63, S42 104 Is for the
In the expenditures on account of Indians
there was decrease in 1900 over 1859 of
s., $50, 604 80; and in the civil and miscel-
laneOuS expenses for 1900 there was @
reduction of $13, AS, 065.74.
Because of the excess of revenues over
expenditures the secretary Of the treas
ury was enabled to apply for bonds and
other securities to the sinking fund to
the amount of $50, 544, $500. The details Of
the sinking fund are set forth in the re-
port of the secretary of the treasury to
which l invite attention. The secretary
of the treasury estimates that the re-
ceipts for the current fiscal year will ag-
g-egate $780, coo 900, and the expenditures
$500, 000, 000 leaving an excess of revenues
over expenditures of $80,0OO,000. The pres
ent condition of the treasury Is one of
undoubted strength. The available cash
balance Nov. so was s139, 3O3 1850. Under
the form of statement prior to the imam
cial law Of March IA last that would nave
been included in the statement of aVaiEa-
BILE cash, gold coin and bullion held for
the redemption of United States notes.
If this form were pursued, the cash bal
ance, including the present gold reserve
of $15O,OOOO0O, would be $2S9, 3OS 1880.
Such balance. Nov. 30, 1899, was $236, 1876
301.55. In the general fund, which IS
wholly separate from the reserve and
trust funds, there was on Nov. 30, $70,
090,073 is in gold coin and bullion, to which
should he added $22 957. 300 In gold certif-
Gates subject to issue, against which
there is held in the division of reden1p-
ton gold coin and bullion, making a to-
tai holding of free gold amounting to
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ISTHMIAN CANAL.
No Recommendation on Route-Hay-
Pauncsfote Treaty..

Inc all-lmportantI matter Of an inter
oceanic canal has. assumed a new phase.
A,dherlng to its refusal to reopen the
question Of the forfeiture of the contract
OF the Maritime Canal company, which
was terminated for alleged non-execution
IN october, 1885,, the government of Mic
aragua mas since supplemented that ac-
Ion by declaring 81 the so-called Eyre
Gragln option weld for the nonpayment of
the stipulated advance. Protests in reIa-
ton to these acts have been filed in the
state department., and are under con-
sheraton. Deeming itself relieved from
ex1stlng engagements the Nicaraguan
government shows a disposition to deal
freely with the canal question either In
Ihe way of negotiations with the United
states, or by taking measures to promote
the water way. s5.5
OVertuIeS Tor convention to effect the
DulIdlng of a canal under the auspices of
the United States are under considera ton,
In the meantime the views of the congress
upon the general subject in the light of
the report of the commission appointej
TO examine the comparative merits of
the various transisthmian ship canal
projects may be awaited.
commend to the early attention of the
senate the convention with Great Britain
to facilitate the construction of shin
canals and to remove any objection which
might arise out of the convention com
monty called the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
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CONSULAR SERVICE.

The practical utility of consular serv-
ice in obtaining a wide range of informa-
ton as to industries and commerce of
other countries and the opportunities
thereby afforded for introducing the sale
of our goods have kept steadily in ad-
vance of the notable expansion of our
foreign trade, and abundant evidence has
been furnished both at home and abroad
of the fact that the consular reports, in
Guiding many from our diplomatic repre-
SCntatlVes, have, to a considerable extent
pointed out ways and means of diSposing
Of a great variety Of manufactured goods
which otherwise might not have found
sale abroad
Testimony of foreign observers to the
commercial efficiency of the consular
corps seems to be conclusive, and or
own manufacturers and exporters highly
appreciate the value of the services rem
dered not only in the printed reports, but
also in the individual efforts of consular
officers to promote American trade. An
increasing part of the work Of the bu-
reau of foreign commerce, whose prl-
mary duty 1T is to compile and print the
reports, is to answer inquiries from trade
organizations business houses etc, as to
conditions in various parts of the world,
and, Notwithstanding the smallness of the
force employed, the work has been SO
SyStematized that responses are made
with such promptitude and accuracy as
to elicit f1attering -encOmiumS. The eXper-
irnent of printing the consular reports
daily for immediate use by trade bodies,
exporters and the press, which was be-
gun in January, 1883, continues to give
general satisfaction.
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AMERICAN SHIPPING.
President Urges Action by Congress
to Promote 1t.

American vessels during the past three
Years have carried about 9 per cent of our
exports and imports. Foreign ships should
carry the least, not the greatest, part
of American trade. The remarkable
growth of our steel industries the prog
ress of ship building for the domestic
trade, and our steadily maintained eX-
penditures for tt navy have created an
opportunity to place the United states
in the first rank of commercial maritime
powers.
Besides, realizing a proper national
piratiOn this will mean the establish
ment and healthy growth along al our
coasts of distinct national industry
expanding the field for profitable enl-
ployment of labor and capital 1t will
increase the transportation facilities and
reduce freight charges on the vast volume
of products brought from the interior to
the seaboard for export, and will
strengthen an arm of the national de-
Tense upon which the founders of the
government and their successors have re-
lied. In again urging Immediate action
by the congress on measures to promote
american shipping and foreign trade, /
direct attention to the accommodating
cn the subject in previous messages and
particularly the opinion expressed In
the message of 1899:
81 am satisfied TIE judgment Of the coun-
try faYor5 the policy of aid to our mer-
chant marine, which Will broaden our
commerce and markets and upbuLd cur
sea carrying capacity for the products of
the increase of our navy, mean more
work and wages to our countrymen, as
well as q safeguard to American inter-
ests in every part of the world"
the recommendation of the secretary of
the treasury In his annual report for
LEGISLATION in behalf of the revenue cutter
service. and favorable action is urged.
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and the amount of the We'll award will
be returned in like manner.
THE HAGUE CONVENTION.

1t is with satisfaction that I am abe
70 announce the formal notification at
The Hague, on Sept 4, of the deposit of
rati!fihcations, of the convention for tho
pacific settlement of international dis.
putes by sixteen powers. namely the
1 wni5ed states states; Austria. Belgium, Den.
marx marx, England, France, Germany, Italy,
Persia. Portugal, Roumania, Russia.
slam Spain, Sweden and Norway and
the Netherlands
vention.
The administrative council of the per-
nlaHen5 court of arbitration has been Or
canned and has adopted rules OF order
anu ana a constitution Tor the international
arpltration bureau. In accordance with
article Is of the convention, providing for
the tn appointment. Of each signatory power
OF persons Of known competency in ques-
lions ta of International law as arbitra..
tors | have appointed as members of
this court Hon. Benjamin Harrison, of
Indiana In ex-president of the United
States ;6ef, Hon: Melville W Fuller. of
States; Hon. John. w. Griggs, of New
Jersey, attorney general of the United
States, and Hon. George Gray, of Della
ware judge of the circuit court of the
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FRENCH NOTE The BASIS.

General bases of negotiation. fOrmu-
lated by the government of the French
republic, have been accepted with cer-
tain reservations as to details. made
necessary by our own circumstances, but
like similar reservations by other pow>
ers, open to discussion in the progress
of the negotiations. The disposition of
the emperor's government to admit la
bility for wrongs done to foreign govern
DlentS and their legations, and to act
upon such additional designation of the
guilty persons as the foreign ministers
at PeJ5in may be in a position to make
gives nope CT q complete settlement of
all questions involved assuring foreign
rights of residence and intercourse on
terms of equality for all the word
l regard as one of the essential factors
of durable adjustment, the se1ureneat
OF adequate guarantees for liberty of
1alth, since insecurity of those natives
v no nay embrace a EN- Gre eds Is a Sc rec.
ly less effectual ssault upon the rigt is
of foreign worship and teaching han
would be the direct invasion thereof
The matter of indemnity for our
WrCnGed citizens is a question of grave
concern Measured in money alone, a
sufficient reparatiCn may prove to be be-
yond the ability of China to meet. All
the powers concur in emphatic diSclaim-
ers of any purpose of agg9 andizement
through the diSmemberment of the en-
pire. l am disposed to think that dine
compensation may be made in part by in
creased guarantees of security for for
eign rights and immunities, and, most
important of all, by the opening of China
to the equal commerce Of all the world
These views have been and VIII be ea1 n
estly advocated by our representatives..
The government of Russia has put for
ward a suggestion that in the event OF
protracted divergence Of views in regard
10 lndemniteS, the matter may be rele-
gated to the court Of arbitration at The
Hague. 1 favorably incline to this, be-
Eeving that high tribunal could not fail
to reach solution no less conducive tC
the stability and enlarged prosperity OF
China itself than Immediately beneficial
TO the powers
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AUTHORITY AND PUNISHMENT.

The Russian rropOs'ti ton looking 10 the
restoration of the imperial power in Pc
kin has been accepted as in full con-
sonance with our desires, for we have
held and hold that effective PREPARATION
for wrongs suffered ana an enduring set
tiement that VIII make their recurrenc &c
impossible can best be brought about
under an authority which the Chinese
nation reVeT enCeS and obeys. While so
doing, We fOrego no lot Of our undoubte0
right to exact exemplary and deterrent
punishment Of the responsible authors
and ahettors of the criminal acts where
by we and other nations have suffered
grieVous injury.
For the real culprits. the evil counsel
OrS who have missed the imperial judS-
ment and diverted the sovereign author
ity to their own guilty ends. full eXpia-
ton becomes imperative within the Ta-
uOnal limits OF retributiVe justice. Re
garoing This as the initial condition of an
acceptable settlement between China. and
the powers. L said in my message of
Oct. Is to the Chinese emperor:
i trust that negotiations may begin
so soon as we and the other offended
governments shall be effectively satisfied
Of your majeSty's ability and power to
treat with just sternLess the principal
offenders, who are doubly culpable, not
only toward the foreigners, but toward
your majesty, under whose rule the pur-
pose of China to dwell in concord with
the world had hitheI to found expression
in the welcome and protection assured to
strangers
Taking as a point of departure the i'm
perlal edlCt appointing Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Lu as plenipotentiarias to al :
range q settlement, and the edict of Sept
20 whereby certain high officials were de-
signed for punishment. this government
has moved in concert with the ether
powers, toward the opening of negotia-
Eockhill, has been authorized to CONQUEST
on behalf of the United States,
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EAST AND SOUTH.
n-Mexico-Peace Conference at
The Hague

The closing year has witnessed decided
strengthening of Japan's relations to
other states. The development of her
independent judicial and administrative
functions under the treaties which took
effect July II, 1899, has proceeded with
out international friction, showing the
competence of the Japanese to hold a
foremost place among the modern peo-
pies.
In the treatment of the difficult Chi
nese problems, Japan has acted in har-
monlous concert with the other powers
and her generous co-operat ton materially
aided In the joint relief of the beleaguered
legations in Pekin and in bringing about
an understanding preliminary to a set
tlement of the issues between the pow
ers and China.
Japan'S declarations in favor of the in
tegrlty of the Chinese empire and the
conservation of open world trade there
with have been frank and positive. Az
factor for promoting the general inter-
ests OF peace, order, and fair commerce.
In the far east, the influence of JaDan
can hardly be overeStimated.
I'he valuable aid and kindly court estes
extended by the Japanese government
and naval officers TO the battleship Ore
gon are gra tefully appreciated
Complaint was made last summer Of
the discretionary enforcement of a bu-
bonic quarantine against Japanese on
the Pacific coast and of interference with
their travel in California and Colorado
under the health laws of those states
The latter restrictions have been ad-
Judged by federal court to be uncon-
stitutional. No recurrence of either
cause of complaint is apprehended.
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LYNCHING OF ALIENS.
Federal Courts Should Have Juris-
diction in These Cases.

In my last message I referred at con-
siderable length to the lynch1nS of hYe
Italians at Tallulah. Notwithstanding
the efforts of the federal government the
production of evidence tending to incul-
pate the authors of this grieVouS ofenSe
against our civilization. and the repeated
inqusets set on foot by the authorities of
the state of Louisiana, no punisnments
have followed Successive grand juries
have failed to fndict. The representa-
tons of the Italian government IN the
face of this miscarriage have been most
temperate and just.
Setting the principle at issue high
above all consideration of merely pecun-
iary naturalization, such as this govern
ment made in thu ee previous Gases, Italy
has solemnly invoked the pledges of eX-
listing treaty and asked that the justice
to which she is entitled shall be meted
in regard to her unfortunate country
men in oIn territory in the same meas
ure she herself would give to any Amer
lean were his reciprocal treaty rights
condemned.
1 refer to the recommendations 1 made
last year that congress appropriately con-
FER upon the federal court jurisdiction in
this class of International cases, where
the ultimate responsibility of the federal
government may he involved, and l in
vite action upon the bills to accomplish
this which were Introduced in the senate
and house. 1t is incumbent upon us to
remedy the statutory omission which has
led, and may again lead to such unto
ward results. have poi~t~d out the
necessity and the precedent for legisla-
ton of this character It's enactment is
a simple measure of ~revlsory justice to-
ward the nations with witch we, as
sovereign equal, make treaties requiring
reciprocal observance.
While the Italian government naturally
regards such action as the primary, and
indeed the most essential element in the
provision for indemnity to the Italian
disposal of the Tallulah incident, I adj
wise that, in accordance with precedent,
and in view of the improbabilitY of that
particular case being ren 0',~d by the bill
now pending, congress make gracious
provision for indemnity to the Italian
sufferers in the same form and proper
ton as heretofore
In my inaugural address I referred ~
the general subject Of lynching in these
words:
'Lynching must not be tolerated in a
great and civilized country like the
United States; courts, not mobs, must
execute the penalties of the law The
preservation of public order, the right
of discussion, the integrity of courts and
the orderly administration of justice
must continue forever the rock of sa ETY.
upon which our government securely
rests
This I most urgentl~ reiterate and
again invite the attention of my coun-
trymen to this reproach upon our civili-
cation.
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AMERICA THE BEST,

Despite all these drawbacks the contr,-
pullon of the United States was not only
e az largest foreign display, but was
among the earliest in place and the most
orderly in arrangement Onr exbibifs
were SHOWN in 10l out of 121 classes. and
more completely covered the entire cIaesiN
T IL t tlon than those of any other nation
II lotaI number they ranked next after
those OF France, and the attra Give form
~ "mch they were presented secured
general attention.
A criterion of the extent and success of
ouI eAnlpluon and the thOrOughnass With
Whlcn our exhibits was organized lie eean
IN the awards granted to American az
motors by the International jury. name
W. W.. sralG IPrlzes 40 gold medals, 597; sill
yer medals, 116; bronze medals al and
honorable mentions, 322-2, 476 in ali, heine
the greatest total number given ~ tbe
eXmolt OF any exhibiting nation as well
rs rs the largest number in each grade
1hlS SlSnlhcant recognition of merit in
c0mpeutlon with the chosen exhihits nf
an other nations, and at the hands of in
RES almost wholly made up of renTe-
n oo1..s or france and other com
peung countries, is not only most erT9ti
Tying, but is especially valuable. since IL
sets US to the front in international UnesS
IONS OF supply and demand, while the
I9fIgS proportion OF awards in the classes
Oh art ana artistic manufactures afforded
unexpected proof of the stirnuIafioo Of
Hduohal culture by the prosperity tha+
noWs from natural productiveness ioina1
10 industrial excellence.
Apart from the exposition several 90
caSlons for showing inter national eood
VIII occurred. The inauguration in
Paris of the Lafayette monument nra-
SSenteG 6y the school children Of the
United states, and the DESIGNING of a
commemorative coin by our mint a,S
the presentation of the first piece str1,oIr
TO the president of the republic Vas
HIdrk hSe py appropriate ceremonies, and
the Fourth of July was especially o6serV 1u
ed in the French capital
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NICARAGUAN REVOLUTION.

As an incident of the brief revolution
IN the Mosquito district of Nicaragua,
early IN 1853, the insurgents forcibly col
lected from American merchants duties
upon imports. On the restoration Of or
der the Nlcaraguan authorities demanded
a second payment of such duties on the
ground that they were due to the titulaT
government, and that their diversion
had aided the revolt
The position was not accepted by US.
After a prolonged discussion, a compro-
mise who affected, under which the
amount Of the second payment was de-
posted with the British consul at San
Juan del NoTte, in trust until the two
governments should determine whether
the first payments had been made under
compuision to a defacto authority.
Agreement to this was not reached and
the point was waived by the act of the
N1caraguan government in REQUESTING
the British consul to return the deposits
to the merchants
Menacing difficulties between several
Central American states have been ac-
commodated, Cur ministers rendering coed
offices towards an understanding.
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FOREIGN TRADE.

Our foreign trade shows. a remarkable
record of commercial and industrial prog
ress. The total of imports and exports
for the first time in the history OF. the
country exceeded two billion of dollars.
The exports are greater than they have
ever been before, the total tai for the fiscal
over 1898 of SIS. 459, 7S0, an increase over
1893 of $4,000, 752, over 1897 of S34S. 49,
526, and greater than 1895 by s511, SIC, LA.
The growth of manufactures In the
United States is evidenced by the fact
that exports Of manufactured products
largely exceed those. Of any previous
year, their value for 1900 being $780, 1855
against 1899 5S2. LAG in 1899, an increase of
28 per cent.
Agricultural products were also .ex-
ported during 1900 in created volume than
in 1883. the total for the year being $685.
SIS. 1913 against $7S4,T76 ,142 in 1f99.
TIE imports for the year amount to
$S4s, 80, 1874, an increase over 1889 of &c.,
1872 Cos. This increase is largely in ma
terials for manufacture and is in re-
Spouse to the rapid development of ma man n
there was imported for use in manufac-
lures in 1900 material to the value Of 49,,
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EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
Deiagoa Bay Award - New treaties
With Spain,

The long standing contention with
the Delagoa Bay railway, has i been at at
last determined by a Favorable award
OF the tribunal of arbitration at Berne,
to which 1t was submitted. The amount
Of The the award wa which was deposited IN
governments OF. the United States and
Great Britain for its disposal has re-
mentS.
A lately signed convention of extradi-
ton with Peru us amended by the senate
has been ratified by the Peruvian con-
gresS.
:, Another illustration of the policy of
TINS government to refer International
disputes to impartial arbitration is seen
IN the agreement reached with Russia to
submit the claims on behalf OF AmerI-
can sealing vessels seized in Bering sea
tinquished statesman and iurist of the
Netherlands
Thanks are due to the imperial Russia n
government for kindly aid rendered bv
its authorities. i'll eastern Siberia to
churia,
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but was only accessible through the ter
ritory of neutral. Vexatious questions
arose as to Great Britains action in re-
spect to neutral cargoes, not contraband
in their own nature. shipped to Pcrtu-
guese South Africa, on the score of prob
able or suspected ultimate destination to
the Boer states
Such consignments in British ships, by
which alone direct trade is kept up be-
tween our ports and Southern Africa,
were seized in application of munic1pal
law prohibiting British vessels from trad
ing with the enemy without regard to any
contraband character of the goods, while
cargoes shipped to Delagoa bay in neutra!
bottoms were arrested on the ground OF
alleged destination to enemy's country.
Appropriate representations on our part
resulted in the British government agree
ing to purchase outright all such goods
shown to be the actual property of Amer
lean citizens. thus closing the incident to
the satisfaction of the Immediately IN IN
terested parties, although, unfortunately
without a broad settlement of the ques-
ton of neutrals right to send goods
not contraband per Sc to a neutral port
adjacent to a belligerent area