The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-15

cess that, on the 18th of Noyembt
last, two treaties were signed at PEI
in, one relating To the intr0ductio
, of Chinese into this country and on
relating TO commerce. Mr.. Tresco
one Of the commissioners. is now o.
p his way home bringing the treatie.
and it IS expected that they VIII b
received in season to be laid befor
the Senate early in January
Our Minister in Japan has ncgo
tIated a convention for the reciprocal
relief Of shipwrecked seamen.
( take occasion to urge once NOR
upon Congress the propriety Of max
ing provision for the erection ofsuit
F. able frc-proof buildings at the Jap
. anese capital for the use Of th
American legation. and the court
: house and jail connected with il
. The japanese government, will
. great generosity, has offered for thii
purpose an eligible piece of ground
/ In my last annual message | In
yItcd the attention Of Congress to tht
subject Of the indemnity funds re
/ ceived some years ago from China
. and Japan. ! renew the rccOmmen
. dltion then made. that whatever pOr
/ tions OF these funds are due to Amer
! lean citizens should be promptly
/ paid, and the residue returned u
! the nttjons, respectively, to which
( they justly and equitably belong.
The extradition treaty with thC
kingdom Of the Netherlands. which
has been ior some time in course o
negotiation, mas during the past
year, been concluded and duly rati,
fed
Relations Of friendship and amity
have been established between the
government Of the United States and
RDumlnia. We have sent a diplo-
matte representative to Bucharest,
and nave received AZ this capital the
special envoy, who has becucharIed
hy his ROYAL HiLhness, Prince
Charles, to announce the Independ-
cut sovereignty of Roumlnia. We
hope for % speedy development of
commercial relations between the
two countries.
In my LIS, annual message / ex-
pressed tIc nope nattAe prevalence
oi quiet on tue border between TINS
country and Mexico would soon be-
come 50 assured as 10 lusuiy the
modification OF the orders. tucn Ia
force, to our mlhtary commanders,
IN regard to crossing tue frontier,
without encouraging such disturb
auces rs would cuIaugcr the peace
q. the two countries. Events mJv-
cI ID accordance with these cxpccta-
uUus, and the orders were accord
uLiy Withdrawn, To the entire salts
IdcuUu OF our own citizens and the
Mexican government. Subsequent
~ the peace OF the border was Jgan
disturbed by q savage lOruy, under
Jnc command OF C.IeI Victoria, but,
Oy the combined and harmonious
ACTON ul Ilc mIutary forces OF UOIn
countries, uIs band mas Deeu urUReu
up AMI destroyed.
IIcre ls reason 10 believe that
JAc obstacles wnIcn have 80 long
prefcuted rapid and convenient
COMMUNICATION between tue United
states and Mexico Uy railways are
Oh the point Ui disappearing, and
LIIIt several IN pOItJH- enterprises
u this cAuracter viii soon be set on
IOJo TuIcI cannot IaII - contribute
largely 10 tue prosperity o. botn
cUIAtIlts.
New enjoys from Guatemala, Col
u-uD..., DJIy.a, bcnIurll anu NC
er4u5I have recently arrived IT t,.is
capital, whose dIsuncuOu and Ell
Hg4L.u-Aenl AFFORD the best guarantee
v. l.Ic CJ4LuuI4Uc VI .TIeuIIy ru41-
lIOls between ourselves and these
sister rcpuDAcs.
TIE PANAMA CANAL.
The rc,alous between this gov
eminent lAu LnaJ VI the Ou4yeu
states vi COlumUIa nave engaged
puJIc attention. during the past
year, mainly Uy reason vi the pro-
Jecs u an IutcI-JCUiuIC canal .lCrU,S
lIU IoOuuus vi Panama, ~ Dc Quit
y private capital under - CUncesa-
IUu from the Columbian govern
mrut IUr tAdt purpose. Inc treaty
uuiiSatiOu5 suUolsllng between TIE
United states and COLUMBIA, by
wnICn We gudraIyee Jne neutrality
OI the Transit anu sovereignty .suu
properly OF LOlunlUla III tue lstl-
mus, make II necessary that tne
UNDER WHICu 50 stupen-
dOus = CuLIzc ~ the regions en-
DIaCcu III luIS guarantee should DC
CIIoC.eu-,TausIOGiuIng, - II Would,
JnIs ISluIuus, uOm = UuITIUF between
IuG Atlantic and IaCIuC oceans, INTO
81 -s4tcHdy anu luOrJu5u 5uldre DeLWeen
them, IUr tnc uayIes and the mer-
c4IIu. sulps Vi tue WOrId-sAOdId re-
cclvc tAc approval UI tine govern
meAt, - being compatible WITH JAe
discharge OI Lncse UUnEauuAs OH
our part, and consistent Win our
interests t.s Tie principal CONNER
glal power Ot the Western HemIs-
pEere. Iue views WnIcn 1 express
ed III i Special message 10 LOu5reo5
III -harCu list. III relation ~ LIIs
PROJECT, L deem II my duJy again to
press upon your attention. ouD5e-
Qu-ut consideration nas out confirm
cI the opinion That II Is the rlgnJ
auu duty OF the United ot.lle9 10
assert and IndIALIIn SUCH supervls-
IoA and authority over any inter
oceanic canal across tine IsLnnus
that connects North anu South
America as VIII protect our national
interests
THE WAR ~ SOUTH AMERICA.
The war between the republic Of
Chill on the one hand, and the al
he'd republics OF Peru and Bolivia
on the other, still continues. This
has not felt called upon
to interfere In a contest that Is
within belligerent rights Of the par
ties as independent states. We
have, however, always held ourselves
in readiness to aid in accommodate
ing their difference, and have at