Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-14

and the British Provinces, from the
northwest angle of the Lake of the
Woods to the Rocky Mountains, COM
menced in 1872, has been completed.
The final agreements of the Commits
sions, with the maps, haye been duly
signed, and the work of the Commits.
sion is complete. The fixing of the
boundary upon the Pacific coast by
the protocol of March 10, 1873, pur-
suant to the award of the Emperor of
Germany, by article XXXIV of the
treaty of Washington, with the ter
mination of the work of the Commits
sion, adjusts and fixes the entire
boundary between us and the British
possessions, except as to the portion
of territory coded by Russia to the
United States, under the treaty of
1867. The work entrusted to the Com
missioners and the officers of the
army attached to the Commission has
been we'll and satisfactorily performed.
The original of the final agreement of
the Commissioners, signed upon the
Goth of May, 1876, with the original
list of astronomical stations observed,
the original official list of monuments
marking international lines, and maps,
records and general reports relating
to the Commission, have been depOs-
tied in the Department of State. The
official report of the Commisson on
the part of the United States with the
report of the Chief Astronomer of the
United States will be submitted to
Congress within short time.
THE ExTRADITIoN TREATY WITH
GREAT BRITAIN.
! reserve for separate communi-
cation to Congress statement of the
condition of the questions which
lately arose with Great Britain re-
speeding the surrender of fugitive
criminals under the treaty of 1912.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH TURKEY.
The Ottoman Government gave
notice, under date of January 18th,
1874, of its desire to terminate the
treaty of 1862 concerning commerce
and navigation pursuant to the pro-
visions of the twenty-second article
thereof. Under this notice the treaty
terminated upon the 9Th day of June,
1876. That government has invited
negotiatiations toward the conclusion
of new treaty.
JUSTICE TO DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS.
BY the act Of Congress of March
%, 1874, the President was author
lied, when he should receive satisfac-
tory information that the Ottoman
government, or that of Egypt, has
organized a new tribunal likely to Sc
cure to citizens of the United States
the same impartial justice enjoyed
under the exercise of judicial func-
tons By diplomatic and consular
officers Of the United States to sus-
pend the operation of the act Of June
22d, 1860, and to accept for citizens
of the United States the jurisdiction
of new tribunals. Satisfactory infor-
nation having been received of the
organization of such new tribunals in
Egypt, | caused proclamation to be
issued on the 27th of March last, sus-
pending the operations of the act of
June 22d, 1860, in Egypt, according
to the provisions of the act. A copy
of the proclamation accompanies this
message.
The United States united with the
other powers in the organization of
these courts. 1t is hoped that the
iurisdictional questions which have
arisen may be readily adjusted.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The necessary legislation to carry
into effect the conditions respect
ing commercial reciprocity with the
Hawaiian Islands, in 1876, having
been had, the proclamation to carry
into effect the convention, as pro-
vided by the act approved August
16, 1876, was duly issued on the
first day of September last A copy
thereof accompanies this message.
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
The connections which have been
prevalent in Mexico, for some time
past, and which, unhappily, seem to
be not yet wholly quoted, have led
to complaints of citizens Of the
United States of injuries by persons
in authority. 1t is hoped, however,
that these will ultimately be ad-
iusted to the satisfaction of both
governments. The frontier of the
United States in that quarter has
not been exempt from acts of vio-
lence by citizens of one republic on
| those of the other. The frequency
of these | suppose to be increased,
and their adjustment made more diff
fioult by the considerable change in
the course of the lower part of the
Rio Grand river, which river is a
part of the boundaries between the
two countries. These changes have
placed on either side of that river
portions of land, which by existing
conventions, belong to the jurisdic-
ton of the government on the OPP
posite side of the river. The sub
| iect of the adjustment of this causeof
difficulty is under consideration be-
tween the two republics.
THE CASE OF THE STEAMER MoNTIGo.
The Government of the United
| States of Columbia has paid the
award in the case of the steamer
Montigo, seized by the authorities OF
that government some years since,
and the amount has been transferred
to the claimants.
MEXICAN CLAIMS.
1t is with satisfaction l am able to
announce that the joint commission
for the adjustment of claims between
the United States and Mexico, un-
der convention of 1868, the dura-
ton of which has been several times
extended, has brought its labors to a
close. From report of an agent OF
the United States which accom-
panies the papers transmitted here
with. 1t will be seen that within
the time limited by the commissioner
1017 claims on part of citizens of the
United States against Mexico were
referred to the commission. OF these