The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-07
REFRESHMENTS MESSAGE.

N the Senate and House Of RerTe-
.ensastves of the United States OF
An1ericG:
An appalling calamity has befallen
tb a. American people since their
. .bo.o ne TreeInresentatives last met in
e LO EaI la Pbare YOU are now assem-
s 1tI yvitb I whicb, throughout the year,
10y !. WIZ" noti ON" has been blessed. It's
tne nasiOb bsGe been pleuteous, its
nSrxe NAVE 'Sindnstries have thriven, the
health health Of Of its people have been pre-
nes11sd o ond it has maintained with
s.s.1 0anmv1ernments the undisturbed
LO nIe 4ions of amity and peace. For
f tSu .lT CONVERSATIONS Of His favor we
Ine s n Him who holds our destiny
owe o. His hands the tribute of our
y LE.otef1I devotion. To that mystic
a a' exercise Of will which has ia
In llU"0 from us the loved and illus
.rinus citizen who was but lately at
h 10 head of the nation we bow in
.aTrow and submission. The men,
s oTr of his exalted character, of his
U MI achievement and Of his patri-
atie life. will be treasured fer ever
Is a sacred possession of the whole
ra0Dle. The announcement of his
S.sttb drew from foreign govern
neltS and peoples tributes Of SYM
Tgtbv ana sorrow which history
TiII record as a signal token of the
Aiendship of nations and the fede-
rtien of mankind. The feeling of
~OdwiIl between our own govern
Ssnt and that of Great Britain was
1gyer more marked than at present.
/ In recognition Of this pleasing fact
| directed, on the occasion of the
late centennial celebration at 7 Ork-
town, that a salute be given to the
British flag.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Save to the correspondence to
which I shall hereafter refer, in re-
Iation to the proposed canal across
the Isthnus OF Panama, little has
occurred worth mention in our Dip
lomatic relations with other coun-
tries. Early in the year the Fortune
Bay claims were satisfactorily settled
by the British government pay
ing in the sum of $4,000.
most of which has already been
distributed as by the terms Of the
settlement, including compensation
for injuries suffered by our fisher
men at Ospee Bay. There has been
retained from the gross award sum
which is deemed adequate for these
claims.
The participation Of Americans
in the Exhibitions at Melbourne
and Sydney will be approvingly
mentioned in the reports Of the
exhibitors soon to be IRE
sented to Congress; they will dis
close the readiness of our country
men to make successful competition
and enter new fields of enterprise.
Negotiations for an international
Copyright Convention are in hope
full progress. The surrender Of Sit
ting Bull and his force upon the
Canadian frontier has allayed all
appreheRsions, although bodies of
hostile Indians still cross the border
IN quest Of sustenance. Upon this
subject correspondence has been
opened which promises an adequate
understanding. Our troops have
Iders to avoid meanwhile all COM
municatiOns with alien Indians.
The presence at the Yorktown
ceebration Of representatives Of the
FIench Republic and descendants
OF Lafayette and his gallant com "a
tfl0S who were our allies in the Re-
volutiOn, has served to strengthen
the spirit of goodwill which has al
ways existed between the two ma
tons.
You will be furnished with the
proceedings Of the bi.metaIlic confer
gace held during the summer at
Fafs. No accord was reached, but
valuable interchange ofvieWs was
nae and the conference will next
year be renewed.
AT the electrical exhibition and
congress also held at Paris, this
country was creditably represented
y eminent specialists who, in the
Sps5nce OF an appropriation, gener-
oesiy lent their aid at the instance
\ tne State Department. While our
: - S44ioNLons IN this almost distinctive
y american field of achievements
lave won several awards, I recon-
r nrau mat Congress provide for the
td ibas ment for the personal expen-
oot tL Ll incurred in the public inter
lo &C. " me honorary commissioners
.to aU new inquiries respecting the
S Sorus VI our naturalized citizens in
- e1IilSny have arisen during the
l.S 80, aMu The grounds Of complaint,
~ IN AIsace and Lorraine.
ltbo h. NJ Practically ceased, through
lg nV noeIal action Of the imperial
lsTrealIe in accepting our often
MI 15pae a views on the subject.
h t6a aPF p Of the treaty of 1858
lTi1 me lately acquired Rhenish pro-
i'm ~0eS lasC received, verifies our posi-.
HI his ana a lasting agreement on
r. NJ point is confldentl y expected.
t Ie participation of the DESCENDANTS
oaron Won Steuben in the York
rsn festivities, and their suhse-
Ssnt reception by their American
goa Will which unite the Ger
= people and our own.