The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-09

| natiOnso OF theH futufe cOnult0ns opd re-
! lations with other powers.
The United States, in order to put
stop to bloodshed i'm Cuba, and In the
interests of neighboring people, pro-
posed their good offices to bring the en-
isting contest to u termination. Inc
offer not being accepted by Spain OH
d.! basis which we believed could he receiy-
ed by Cuba, was withdrawn. 1t is hop
ed the good offices Of the United States
may vet prove advantageous for the
settlement, Of the unhappy strife.
Mean while, q number Of illegal expedi-
| tions against Cuba have been broken
up. II hay been the endtavor of the
administration TO execute the nutrality
! laws in good faith, no matter how uu-
pleasant the task. made 80 by the suffer
Jugs we have endured from lack Of like
good faith towards as by other nations.
! I've sehooner Lizzie Afajbrtw ~ arrested
oHthe high seas by y Spanish frigate.
. and two passengers taken from i ,and
carried ia5 prisoners to Cuba. Repre-
sentatioA o. these facts was lnade to the
: span is1i government us EDoR as' official
!, IN formatiOn Of them reached Washing
ton. The two prisoners were setat lib
s,,red the! United States that the cap
/ tuin Of the frigats in nlakingtlae capture
had acted without law, that be had
been reprimanded for the irregularity Of
'fIisy con,iucf; and rrat the Spanish au-
ithorities in Cuba woufI not sanction
any act tn ut mi Stst. ss1aCu tsc ~ hs. hr
rftM with llyrespefk the sovreigutyt of
this nation. The question Of the 'seiz-
tre of fiie brig Mary lowell al one o. the
Bahanra 1eiaHds by Spanish auth orites
ts now thelsat9rct OF enrrsEo,,dea ce
between this. government and those
Of Spain and Great britain. ,,..,, !. =, p.
The Captain General Of Cuba, about
May last, issued Proclamation autlior-
iGirg saafch tD'1be made of vessels ON
the high Is. seas. immediate ren,ol-
STRANGE was made against this, w sereup-
on the Captain ieneral issued a new
of vessels or the United 'Sthtes go faraas
/ authorized BINDER. the treaty. Of !7s5
This proclamation, hOwevers WAS A,a,.
mediately .withdrawp. Il, baye always
feit.' thar the most' intimate relation
,shcu ld he cuftivated' between TIE Ire.
public Of ahe United StateAantf ahin.
de-. dent NJ tons OH this c1ntinent. It
may we'll be worth considering whether
treaties between them may no. be
'f'Fohtabiyr entered INTO, to secure more
intimate relations, friendly, coFBnlercial
aud ,DtheTN int w diNi sobje14 ofan inter,
oceanio .cMsal ton sapnect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans, through the 18th
mus Of Dariei Is onG III With COM
herce is greatly interested. Iastrte-
lions have 4sesA. giueA IT, 1nx 0IiAister
to the Rspubue pfs the,U. 3 Of Colon
bia, TO !ndeavnr TO obtain authority for
d st,ryey by hisiGovafnment.. in order
to- determine the practieabiiity of such,
xu undertaking, and u charter for the
right of way to build by private enter
prise such II work if the. survey proves
ut 10 be practicable. In order to comply
with the agreement Of the United States
as to a MIXED commission at Lima and
for the adjustment Of claims, it became
necessity to send commissioner to IL
ara in August, No appropriation hay
ing been matte for this purpose, it is now
asked that ble Be made, covering the
past and future expenses Of the com
1,liesioners. THE attempt OF the
United States to bring about II peace be-
tween Spain anu South American Re-
pubIics with which she is at war having
been accepted by Spain, Peru aud Chill,
II congress has been invited to be held
ia Washington during the present win
ter. a grant has been given to Europe
the territory of Nicaragua, to which
Costa Kica has given the assent which
it is alleged conflicts with the vested
rights OF citizens Of the United States.
The department of State has now this
subject under consideration.
The Minister of Peru having made
representation that there Was state of
war between Peru aud Spain, and that
- T. n in ar
York, thirty gunboats, which might be
used 10y Spain in such Il way rs tn re-,
lieve the, naval force at Cuba, 50 us to
operate against Peru, orders We're CIV
EN- TO prevent their departure. No
further steps having been taken by the
representative Of the Peruvian govern.
nient to prevent the departure of these
vessels, and inot feeling authorized to
detaih the property of u nation with
winch we are at peace, on mere Exec
utive order, the matter has been refer
red to the courts to decide. The con-
duct OF the wal between the allies and
the Republic of Paragua has made the
intercourse with that country so diff
cult that it has been deemed advisable
to Withdraw our representative from
there
Towards the close Of the last admin
trntion a convention was signed at Lon
ton for the settlement Of all outstanding
claims between Great Britain and the
United States, which failed to receive
the advice and counsel Of the Senate to
Its ratification. The time aud circurn-
stances attenling.the negotiation OF the
treaty We're favorable to its acceptance
by the pcnple Of the United State, aud
Its provisions We're wholly Inadequate
for n settlement IF fhc ora ~ ,Sr:n,,t,s