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Show Tin: Mr.xirtx t Miiti:ss. The llpenlna: A,l,lrras ..r l-reslilrnt Citv op Mr.xtcu, Hept. I0.i-rresl. dent Illax oaiued Cougreta lait night. In hli ei.-ech he wlu: "Our foreign relation! oru excellent. I have named a commissioner to tho Monetary convention con-vention at Washington, Also a conimls-lloncr conimls-lloncr to Arrange n treatyof reciprocity with Iho United Htates. Tho ciinvru-lion ciinvru-lion with Oiiatomala for arranging tho frontier llmlta has breu exIiAidid two years, Treitlca of place, friendship, commerce ond navigation havu tireit signet with Han Dirnlngu ami Italy. Tim Mexican government refused coal to the Clllle.ui vessel 'Jaineralda,' but afterwards consented to Mtiiply a email quantity which wu Absolutely necessary for the nailing of thn ship. "Ttiu Chilean Junta aska for our recognition, re-cognition, but wu hnvadctnanded tlmo for Investigation, as we wish to be neutral. Jilplomatlo relations Imve commenced with Japan. The Amen, tine llepuhllo nnd Mexico sent a commission to Ihe Ueograph. leal Cougteaa recently held In Hwllterland. A now ministry, that of communications and public works, has Iweu established. Thu new sanitary code hai been tuaimulgaled. Iho final codu lias bvavi reformed; the chool syatent la kit 'iveil; mining Is progrrsaing; .'iibllfi nda an, lmg rapidly taken up, !" agrlculturn Is nourishing. .Mcxlcii 'at ace-epteil tlio Itiviuilonof Ihe Ui a! Htatea to Attend At-tend Iho Chicago IivjBiaitlou, And I cxTCt that C'ougreea will grant the Amount of money necessary that we may make a showing worthy the ptaco we occupy among civilized nations. Our postal relatione with fun ku noun-trb-aareuKxl, In the Interior we ate extending our iwsUI farllltlea and routes. Hevou new stramililp lines have contracted lo carry Ihe mails without aubsldy. The government l-legMph lima am Winy eiteu li-l tho same as the railroads. There are tuw tn.oiio lillomclera of rallrnoda In opera tl,,n. The work at Ihu iru of V. ra I'rut and Tamdco Is prrewlng. " Tho Tehauntcpeo route will aoou be o.-eu from the l'Aclflc to (he Atlantic '1 lie aorta for thedrAlnagu of Hie valley val-ley are prugreaslng. Thu new customs tariff has been iiWblii-l. With n llbprat reform ta lncrea--e our e-om tuerce, I am sure that our receipts will more than cover our exenditurea. The Indian trouble In ri-umra have tinted. Tlio army Is being mobillxed eclentlflcally." In conclusion Iho Pre-ldent said: "You see tlio country progressing and developluglta natural elements without with-out pre iptiatlon or punvuNtnn. of any kind, aud, consequently, without risk ofcrtslioriKinlcs, and wu show to the world that llio country la aillsfled with its InstllutlonsTljIedlealcd lo Iho peaceful development of Its natural resource re-source and tendlogili llm consollla-Hon consollla-Hon of her credit b,I a prudent bud. ni-as rim r-. o and A ' tict for her obligations." ob-ligations." 3) 1 he .allenIMiller Central. Cllll-Auo, Hi PI. 10. Tho cloallig scene of the national eh'Mtlng (imtist was wllneseed at Fott Hliirldau balay, when Major Oeneral Mlleo, acconi. ia ii led by Abrllllunlly uniformed stair, prisentiMl (ho wlnutra of tliurm-ial., rlaer, tic, with tho trophlca. In Iho presenciiol tho full Fifteenth Itigl-iiieiitanjn Itigl-iiieiitanjn lirgu number of civilians from Ihu city. Oi-uiral Mllra male a brhf ei-oh, congratulating the champions, and thanking them ou behalf be-half of thu United Htalca Army, for their good work, llaeli man then came forward, separately, and tho medal was pinned on his breast by Ueneral Mllee, who nildresMal to each A few wirda ol personal congraUhttlau. Tho llrst awarded were Hie army rlflu leant, the four gold medals going toHergeant F. Hose, Hergeaut F. 1. Howell, Corporal i. O. Holen and Hergeaut N. lUy. The six silver medals went to .Ititienaut l II, Itam-ey, Hirgeant J, W. Maynar, l.lrutenatit J. O'llrlen. Lieutenant (!. tlethanlt, Hergeant J. '(uliiii nnd Cor-1-ornlJ. Drauiey, ncllvlly. The medal to ihe (line last aeons among Iho dlillngulshi.l riflemen, went lo Hergeaut llvron Merwln, who captured Ihu "llultalo" gold medal, whllo Hergeant Davl.-nnd C'orioral V. H. Welnbarttuok Ihnlver "Tetice" me-iala. Then canto tho cavalrymen Ihe ntmy carbine team a one of thu rlllu teams. A TexAti won llrst place, Her-gcanl Her-gcanl II. I Inner. Tho other three gold medals weru won by Corporal I,, F. Mitchell. Hergiviiit J. I.. Jackson and Hergeaut M. Iloher, whllo Ihe six silver medsls were curried oil by Her-giant Her-giant F. ILToy, Private J, II. Foloy, Call. V, P. Halt Hergeaut O. J. Henry, Hergeant F Itanklu and Her-giant Her-giant J, llallam. ' In the ranks of distinguished carbine ineu, Illacksmllli H. Keller, whose record of OH olutt In four dais' work haa never been beaten, won the gold "llullalo" medal. Thu sliver ones woiiltoCoiairaU P. M. Hoko and .. H.Htener. Then cam tho presentation of tho medala ullered by Ihe newsiwiiers and buslnesantmt. I.l.ul. M. J. O'llilcn tiaik tho Chicago Jlcrattt gold medal for the beet tout skirmish record, and Hhurley medal for the best Individual skirmish run anions: tho officers, l.lcut. V. M. Hughes took Ihe Chicago 7h4un gold medal for the greatest number of bullsoyea at 00, 3KI and IVaiyArda. Among tho otlleera the Chicago Inter Octan medal, lo the officer offi-cer making thu highest score at All Iho ranges, wont to Lieutenant (I. Itam ey. I.leutouant-Oolouol Hotchklas of the Illinois National lluard received Hpauldlug'a medal for Iho bust total at all rouges, alsatheihotgun offered by Montgomery, Ward A. Cu. Hergeant F. Hose tecured the lUratil lairsu of $lix for the highest total wore at known dlstancta, and tho7)i4unepurku ol tl0l forlhu lies! total liisVlrinl.il llrlng. Hergeant A.O. AustlitgetsJIni from tliu Jnltr Ocean for thn greatest number cf hullscytsatall rauges, end Hergiaut Merivlu tW for Ihu best sin. gle skirmish run. There wero a number of other prizes by business men, distributed. Her geant F. Ilose gets eighteen months' auUcrlpllon to Iho Kansas City jmu for tliu best KHH) yards llrlng, and Jicrjioral Zinilck. oueyear'a subscrhv. lion for the greatest uuiubiro! bull eyi-e. A Kidnaped I tillit I'onii.l, Pmmiiimi, Kept. 10. Deiecllvu Ncgua left for Portland, Or., tonight with tbo si,ven.yior-old Harry Wlilt-leck, Wlilt-leck, wlio waa kldoapod from tho retl deucu of his father, n mllllomlro of Portland, when au Infant. No clue was louud until a short lime Ago, Tliu child was In Hie family of a mill-worker mill-worker named l.ong, At Homestead. Mr. Whllbock haa ei cut JlM.mw look lug fur Ihu child. Thu detectlvu will receive J5000, Hllvee In Ihe Lands or lb (-,rkasw .lalleu. UUTitniK, I.T., Hept. 10. It has been known for m any yeara tint rich ilepoalu of sliver ealsM In the lands belonging to the Chickasaw nation, but heretofore It haa l-ri-n lmulblotu overoomo the obleclloua of thu I udlana against developing them. Itecenuy, however, a charier waa granlwl by thu natlouil cuuncll to a mlnttig i-ompnuy, whlcli has peon at work for a few weeks. Tho llrst ore lAke-n out of thu mlno bss Just lieen nasayed. Thu tests show ta.TOtotlioton, l'aeMie,alluine,l, 1'ohti.akd, Or., Kept, 1(1 A fire to-day destroyed tliu repair bulldlrig at Ihu Houthem I'aclllacarshope.logetlier with four coachia aud several thousaud feet of tlhUhlug luiuler Loss about |
