The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-09


thorIties, with . view TO such explanation o
a. may be Ssied for 0 tg the facts
adjudication of claims Of our citizens agains
the Government of Spain, ia, hope, approach
: ing the termination of Its labors.
The claims against the United States unde
the Florida Treaty with Spain were submitted
to Congress for its action ut the late session
and again Invite your attention to this long
, rtanding question. with view TO final dispo
- At the Invitation Of the Spanish Government
a conference has recently been held at the cit.
Of Madrid TO consider the subject OF protection
. by foreign powers of native Moors in the Em
pirc OF Morocco The Minister of the Unitet
Statcs. in Spain, WIS directed to take part i,
q which is a co lvention ST med on b,half of a,
tho overs represented. The instrument viii
fbe government cf tae United States has alst
lest opportunity to urge upon that of th,
kmI eror o. Morocco the necessity IN accord
TIE age, OF putting an end TO the prosecutions,
W 10 have been SO prevalent IN thai country y
OF pcrsons OF faith other than the Moslem
and especially of the Hebrew residents OF Mo-
1890.
| Tne COZ sular treaty concluded with Belgium
has not yet been officially promulgated owing
| to tie alteration of word in the text by tEl
Senate of the United States, which CO stoned
. delay, during which the time allowed for reti-
ficatit n expired. The Senat. will be asked tc
extend the period for ra1fcation.
TIE attempt to negotiate a treaty of extradt
tion with De lmark faile on account OF the OBJ
jeo ica of the d. nish go Ternment to the usual
ciurse providing that each nation should pay
the expenss of the arrest Of the persons whose
| extrsditton 1t asks
The rrovfsde n made by Congress, at its las,
session, for tue expense o. the commission
| which had been appointed to enter upon nego-
| tiasions with the Imperial Government OF
China on subjects of great int rest to the reIs-
| IT, MS OF the two countries enabled the COM
| mis- sioners to proceed at once upon their nis
sion. The InI etal Government was prepared
| to give pron.t and respectful att nton to tine
matters brought under neao iItion, and the
conferences pro cseded with sucn rapidity aud
nat hA f,r aat txxN
! treaties were signed at Pekiu, one relating TO
| tho introduction of Chinese into ti.is country,
, one of the com nissioneis. is now on his way
home bringing the treaties, and IL is expected
that they will be recei, ed in season to lie laid
before the Senat- carly January.
Our Min ster i'll Japan has ne otiatol a con-
vention for the rcciI rochl RELIEF or ship~recktd
seam-n take occasion To urge oace more
upon Congress the Lropriety OF making pro-
vision for the erection of snitabl, fre-
proof buildings ut the Japanese capital for the
use OF the American legation. and the court
house and Jail connected with it. The Japanese
has offered fof s PURPOSE an
eligible pieoe of land. - -
In my last annual mes -age I invited the at
tentfon Of Congres TO the subj. ct OF the in
demnity funds received some year. ago from
China and Japan. renew the recommenda: ion
funds are duo to American citt 4ens should ,be
promptly paid. and the residue returned to the
nations: resi- e;tively, to which they justly and
The e1trndition t.caty with the kingdom of
the Netherlands which has been for some time
year, b. Ell concluded and duly ratified.
Relations Of friendship and anity have bee,
United States and that OF Roumania We have
sent dfT lomatic repre- sentative to Blu n .rcst,
and have eceived at this capital the special en-
voy. who has bcen charged 10y his Royal High
ness, Pridce Charles, TO announce the in icpen-
dent sovereignty Of Roum.nia. We hoi e for n
spec ~ development OF commercial relations
between the two couatrics.
In my last annual message 1 expressed the
hfn hat fbn fef fl,p dor
between this country and Me ,ico would soon
become so ss sured as II justify the modific,-
tfon OF the ordecs, then III force, to our miiit,-
ry1 ON mante-s, in reEnrI to GRO ssng thu from
ter, without encouraging >u"h II disturbances
Events moved in accordance with the.c erIec-
tations, and the orders we're ac-ort ingly with
drawn, TO the entire satisfaction OF OR own cit
liens ana the Mexican COVE nmcnt Subse-
qucntly the peace of the bore w-s asrin ais-
turf ed by s,vage foray, under the command
of tho Chief victo:io, bIt, by the combine ard
action OF the m litary forces of
both countr es, his band has been broken uD
and substantially destroyed.
There IL reason TO believe that the obstacles
which n ave so long y: evelttd rapid ard conre-
nient communication bet ween the United States
disa "pearing, and tnat Sc, e-al import mt en-
terprises Of this character will soon be set on
foot which cannot fail to contribute laI gciy to
the prosperity of both countries.
New en'O Oys from Guatemala, Colombia, Bo-
livis. Venezuela, and Nicaragua have recently
, ri ed at this capital. whose distinction and
enli gL tenment a:ord the best guarant e OF the
Of friendly relations Le5a cen our
sci, es and these s.ste- Repu bl.cs.
The relations betweea this government and |
that of the Un.t@d States OF Colombia have en- |
gagged public attention during the past year, |
N sinIy by iason Of the project of an interoce-
mic nal across the Is.hmus Of Eanam l, to be |
built by private capital under conc .ssioa from
h. Colombian Go, eminent for that purpose. |
rne treaty obligations subsisting between the |
Unit d States and Colombin, by which w guar
reignty and property o. Colombia in TIE Is h
MS, make it necessary that. the conditions
,ion en- mbraced in this guarantee should lie ef-
is 1t would, this Isthmus
rom barrier bet~ cen the Atlantic and Pacific
'ceans, into u gutewiy and thCroua hfare be-
we N them, for the navies and the merchant
hips of the world-should receive the approval
II this 20 sernment, as being compatible with
he dis ;naTge of thes, obi cations on part,
nj con Iistent vita our interests as tIe prInci-
,aI commercial power Of tae Western Hemis-
ncs age to Congress in March last, in relation
o t.is project. deem it my duty again to pr
"a but confirm ID the opinion that it is the
light and duty OF the United States to as .rt
, er any interocelnic canal across the 1sthmus
b It connects North and South America as will
no .ect our national il. erests.
The war between the kepublic of Chilli on the
ne hand, and the allied Republics of Peru and
'olivia ON the other still continues. This gov
rnment has not felt called upon to interfere in
contest that il within the belligerent rights OF
he PARTIES independent States. We have,
owever always held ourselves in readiness to
id i'm acc5mmodating their differences and
ave at different times reminded both belliger
nts Of our willingness to Lender such service
Our good offices in this direction were recent
= accepted by all the belligerents, and il
oped they would prove efticacious: but regret
announce that the measures which the Min
,ters Of the United Safes at Santiago and Lima
ere authorize to take, with the view TO bring
bout peace, were not successful In the
purse of the war some questions have arisen
necting neutral rights: in all of these the |
Iinisters of the United States have, under their
lstructiCns, acted with prOmptness and energy |
protection of AmericI IN interests.
The relations of the United States with the |
mpire of Brazil continue to be most cordial, |
nd their commercial intercourse steadily in |
reases, to their mutual advantage. t'
The internal disorders with which the Argen-
ne Republic has for some time past been af-
ict,d, and which have moro or less intut need
S external trade, are understood to have been
1pect ed to rebound to to the benefit of the
II eign commerce OF that Republic as well as to I
In Samoa, the government Of King Malietoa,
nder the support and recognition of the con- 4
liar representatives of the United States, Great
ritain, and Germany, seems to have givtn i
eace and tranquility to the Islands. hWile it Z
oes not appear desirable to adopt as a whcl, |
lie scheme OF tripartite local gOveinmcnt,
hich has been pror osed, the common interests
the three great treaty Powers reqniIe har- | q
ony in their relations to the native frame of !
overnrnent, ami this may be best secured by u t
mplc diplOm at @ treaty between them. 1t Z
ould be well if the consular jurisdiction of ,
IT representative at Apia W re increased in
tent and impor ance SO IA o guard American '
te.ests IN the sur oundirg and onlyirg 4
lands of Oco anica
The obelisk. gene ously pre- reated by the
hedIvc OF Egypt to the city OF New 1otk X has |
fey arrived in TIL country, and Will soon be I,
&c cd in that me ropol.s. comni sson for ! =
e III Iuidation of the Egyptian debt mas lately =
included lis work, and this Government. at .
e earnes5 solicitation of the khedive, has 40
ded 10 the provisions adopted by 1t, which \
III bo laid before Congress for it's information. y
commission for the revision of the judicial u
de OF the Reform Tribunal Of Egypt is now u
session in Cairo Mr.. Farman, Consul GEN =
al, and J. NJ. Batchelder have been appoin- ell 4
commissioners t. partit ipate in the work: - -
lie organization of the reform tr binals will
obabiy be continued for another period OF .
&c years r
In pursuance OF the act passed at the last l
ssiOn of Congr 81, invitations have been ex- II u
nded to foreign maritime states to join in n IL
nitary conference in Washington, beginning 1
c tir of January. TIE acceptance of this in u
alton by many prominent powers gives =,
Oiuise of succ IS in this important measure, "a
signed to ESTABLISH sys en- of international u
titic ttion by which the spread of injections ID
epidemic diseases may be more effectively II
ecked or prevented. The attention OF Con- W
-ss is invited to the necessary appropriations | II
car ylny into effect the provisions of the act l.
erred to. Ii
ur,Ff t,FC To !