New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07

| for the nse of the American legation and the
court house and Jail connected with It. me jap
ancse Government, with great generosity ann cour-
teSy las offered for this purpose an eligible piece
| of land. Il.
of Congress 10 the subject of the indemnity funds
received some years ago from China and Japan. L
fencw the re- 'OmmcndatiOn then maze, lhtt Wna.-
! eyer portions of these funds are due 70 American
citizens should be promptly paid, and the residue
returned to the nations respectively To whlch they
| justly aud equitahly belong. ,...-,.., e ,1,o
The cXtraditiOn treaty with the kihgu"ni VI NV
| Netherlands, which has been ior some tiine III
course Of negotiation, has, during the past year.
| been concluded and duly ratified.
Rotations of friendship and amty have Hceh
established between the Government OF tle IHllcu
! States and that OF Roumania. We have sent mp
| lOmatc representative to Bucharest, ana nave
received at this capital the special envoy vino has
| been charged by his ROYAL Hlghness, frInce
| Charles to announce the Independent sovereignty
| of ROunania We hope for speedy development
OF commercial relations between the TWO couhllIes'
In my last annual message expressed the nope
THAI the prevalence OF quiet on HE b0rtrr "etW'cu
| this country and Mexico would soon nrcohe 40
assured to Justify the mo IicatIon OF TIE ordeis
then in force to our military commanders, III regard
10 crossing the frontier. without encouraging suSh
| disturbances would endlnger the peac" Oh tHe
! two countries Events moved IN accordance VIVID
these eXpee tallOns ana the orders were accordingly
| Withdrawn. to the entire satisfaction Oh our own
/ citizens and the Mexican Government. suisse
| quently the peace OF the border was AGAIN MS
! tuIhcd by savage foray, under the command o,
/ the Chief YctOrO. but 10y the combined anu
! harmonious action OF the military forces OF both
c0untres his band has been broken mp ana SUD-
There is reason TO believe that the obstacles
! which have so long prevented rapid and convenient
| communication between the United states aud
Mexico by railways are on ;he point OF dlsdDp ar
ing and that seYcra! important enterprises OF tii5
character viii soon he set on 1905 when cannot IAN
TO contribute largely 10 bhe prosperity vi ootn VV"
! New enyovs from Guatemala Colombia. Bolivia.
! Venezuela. and Nicaragua have recently arrived az
! this capital whose distinction ana enIghiehlhehS
! alord the best guarantee OF the continuance Oh
! friendly relations between ourselves ana sthese SIS
! ter Republics
| TIE UNIFIED STATES AND THE PANAMA CANAL
! SCHEME.
! The relations between this Government and that
! Of The United states of Colombia have engaged
! public attention during the past gear, mainly by
reason of the project of nerOceanic canal across
She lsthnus OF Panama, to be built by private cap
! ital under a concession from tho Colombian Gov
eminent Tor that purpose me treaty 9DlgaliIonS
Nv which we guarantee the neutrality 81 the transit
and the sovereignty and property OF ColonDa IN lhe
! lsthmus, make it necessary tlat the conditions
under which so stupcndous change IN the region
| embraced in this guarantee should De- euecieu-
! Transforming, - it would. this Isthmus, from Il
! barrier between the Atlantic ana racine OceaLH'
INTO a gateway and thOrOughfare between them, for
! the nayics and the merchant ships OF the world
should receive the approval OF tls bONcInH'h', rs
! being compatible with the discharge OF THESE ooll-
cations on our part and consistent with our inter
| os,s as the principal commercial power OF the
| Western hemisphere.
in a special message TO Congress III Slarch last III
relation to this project deem it my duty again 10
press upon your attention. Subsequent cOlsiucrl'
ton has but confirmed the opinion that IL is thc
RIGHT and duty of the United States to assert and
maintain such supervision and authority over any
iutcro,eanc canal across the lsthnus that connects
| North and South America as Will protect our
The War between the Republic OF Chill on the
one hand, and the allied Republics Of Peru ana
Bolivia on the other still continues. ms G0Vtrn-
meat has not felt called mon to Interfere IN
! contest that is within the bclgercnt ughls OF the
! parties as Independent states We nave, however
AWAY held ourselves in readiness TO ald IN accom-
| molatiug Their difference and have at different
times reminded both beIIgerehtS OF our "iuhshoS>
oar GOOD Offices. in this direction, were recently
accepted by all the bclligeTentS and 1t was hoped
they would prove eflicacious but | regret to an
/ nounce that the measures which tle Ministers OF
| the 'nitcd states at Santiago and Lima were au-
thorized 10 take, with the, view TO bring an9ut ~, a
| peace were not successful. In the course Oh the
| war some questions have arisen affecting neutral
RIGHTS: in all of these the Ministers of the hltrl
states have, under their instructions, acted with
| promptness and energy III protection OF American
| Tho relations of the United States with the
Empire of Brazil continue to be most cordial, ana
Their commercial intercourse steadily IN reases TO
| their mutual advantage.
| Republic has for some time past been afflicted, ana
| which have more or less influenced It's external
! trade are understood to nave neeh Dfought 10
! close This happy result may he expected TO re-
douEd to the benefit OF The foreign connc"c" oi that
| Republic as well to the dc> eOpnIn Mt OF It's vast
| interior resources
| In Samoa. the Government IF King Malieoa.
under the support and RECOGNITION OF the consular
REPRESENTATIVES of the United states Greai blitaih'
and Germany seems to have gwen peace ana tfan-
! uuility 10 the islands. While il docs not appear
! desirable to adopt whole the scheme of tflpIr-
titc local government, when mas pecn pooI9 nc
common interests OF the three great treaty Powers
require harmony in their relations to the naive
! frame of government, and tins may ne best
| secured 10y n simple diplomatic agreement between
! them Ii would I've well if the consular jurisdiction
of our representative at Apa were lncreaset IN OK
| tent and Importance 50 rs to guard American IN
tercSts in the surrounding and outlying Islands OF
The obelisl generously presented by the Khedye
OF Egypt u the City of New YORK. has safely ar
rived i'm this country and will soon be erected III
| that metropolis. 4 commission for the liqulaton
OF the Egyptian debt mas lately conc luded ITS WolA.
! and this Government, at the earnest solicitation OF
| the KhetVe has accedrd 20 the provisions adopted
by it, which will he IaId before Congress tor It's m
| fSr,notion A commission for the revision OF the
| iudical code of the Reform Tribune! OF Egypt Is
| now III session Cairo. Mr. farnlal consul-eeh-
eral and j NJ. Batchcider, esQ., have been ap.
| po,nted rs commissioners TO participate IN this
| work The organization OF lie reform tribunals
will probably be continued Tor another pcrsoi Oh
! five wears. "
ot Congress, invitations have been extended To
foreign maritime States TO join III sanitary con-
ference in Washington, beginning the hrSt oI Jan
nary The acceptance 0i tins inv ltation by many
prominent Powers gives promise OF success III tiiIS
| important measure, DESIGNED 10 establish system
! OF international notification py wllch inc spteau
| OF infectious epidemic diseases may he more
effectively checked or prevented. The attention "f
Congress is invited to the necessary appropriations
for carrying effect the prov isonS Of the act re-
| ferred to.
| COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The efforts OF the Department of State to enlarge
the trade and commerce of the United States,
through the active agency of consular officers and
through the dissemination OF information obtained
| from them have been unrelaxed. The interest in
| these efforts as developed in our commercial com
| munitics and the value Of the information secured
| hy this means, tn the trade and manufactures OF
! the country. were recognized by Congress ut It's
last session, AMI provision was u,ade for the more
frequent publication OF consular and other reports
Ly Tho Drnortu emf of state The first issue of tins
Inns nnw heen nrenarel. and subsequent