The Dillon tribune., 1884-12-06

boundary and the rtlOciiiOn q! boundary
monuments.
With tn Republic Of >itara .ua 4 treaty
has been conclue'el which authorizes the
construction Of a canal, railway and teie-
graph line across the Sicarag,'ar territory.
BY the terms of this treaty sixty miles
Of the river San Juan, as we'll as lake Mic
arayua (an inland sca forty miles il, width |
are to constitute part Of the projected en-
terprisc. This covers for actual canal con.
struction seventeen miles ON the Pacific |
side and thirtv>i, miles q" the .\santic to
the United States, Who's, rich territory on
the Pacific is, for the ordinary purposes OF
commerce, practically rnt off from com
ports. The political and commercial ad.
vantages Of such project can scarcely be
overesti,nated. 1t is believed ,ha, when
the treaty i, laid before you the justice and
! lbcralty Of its provisions will command
universal approval both at home and
abroad.
The death Of our representative in Rus.
sid while at his post In ST. Petersburg al
tordcd the Imperial Government a rerew.
ed opportunity to tes.ii, its sympathy in II
manner bcftting the intimate fricndincss
the two countries.
The course OF this Government in rails.
ing its representative at Bangke to the
diplomatic rank has evoked iror Siam evi.
dences of warm frieseiship, ard argues
well tor our enlarged intercourse. The
Siamese Government has presented to the
United States con,nodious mansion and
grounds for the occupancy OF the legation,
and suggest that by joint resolution Con-
grcss attest its appreciation of this geucr-
Gus sift.
This Government has more than once OF
late been called upon to take action in iul.
. tiIlment Of its international obligation TO
ward Spain, agitation in the island OF Cuba
, hostile t., the Spanish crown having beer
fermented bv parties abusing the sacree
{. rights ot hospitality which our tcrrtor,
affords. The officers OF the Govern:nen
, to prevent intractions Of our ncu,raht,
: laws at Key West and at other points nea
: the Cuban coast. am happy 10 say tina
) in the only instance where these measure
+ were successfully ei.u41, thc offenders
4 when found in oar territory, were subsr
, quc"tly tried and convicted. The growing
need of close relationship Of iutercour~
> and traffic between the Spanish Antillc
, and their natural market in the Unite'
States led to the adoption in January las
4 OF u commercial agreement looking to tina
= end. This agreement has since been sups,
II seeded by more carefully framed and con
( prchensivc convention, which l shall sui
J. NIT to the Senate for approval. 1t ha
;. been the aim OF this negotiation to nre
such Il favored reciprocal exchange of pre-
: duclions, carried under the flag %. ethe
country, as to make the intercourse be
b. tween Cuba and Porto Rico and ourselve
: scarcely less; intimate, than the .,o.uncrci:
$ movement between our domestic. ports
=. and to insure y removal of ths burdens OF
$ shipping in the Spanish lndi2s, oi which
in the past, our ship Owners ana ship mas
tiers have so often had raus:. 10 complain
The negotiation, oi in;> convention has, 10
. II time postponed the prosecution Of certain
, claims OF our citizens which were Icriartt
. to BE- without the Jurisdiction ut the Span
- iSh- American Clai..:s Commission, an,
t which w, therefore, .en1i,'el to dir!ona'
\ channels .or adjustment. 'h" speedy >et
I, ticmtn, ol' these CLAIM vii. ur,N hr mruct
i by this Government.
: The Central and SnI.h y h.;yri;'nn Com
Z | mission, appointed h "lthcri,> I'll TIC az
OF July :, lSSt :, vii. ~,nn pro ..ri 10 NrN
= leo. /, h:> hccn !sI..'i-hcd "i.h ius;rHc
! iiou~ uhiyh will hc la;j before yDu. The,
: con,,;, /, >'a'c'nc,, q the general ro!ic,
: Of ;h@ G1vrrnm"n. f.. ,nlIr-i:.!s IL com
m".ri: iuirrcr,'r>>: with american State.
: The Iurnmi~~;c,Irr~ h"v2 been acti"r!,
=, preparing. ,y. t..r u~'r,i>ibIc task l.,
. holding conferences T. nNgnv oi the prin
, ,:iHui ri:,-~ win merchants and others in
,cre>,cci ir the Central and South Amcri
can trade.
The international Nleri,iiau Conference
+ lately convrr.d in Washington upon The
invitation oithc Government OF the Lnitct
States, was composed oi representatives o
twenty five nations. The conference con
, cludcd il, labor> Uu the lst Of November
having. with substantial u.ani:uitv, a"rcec
. upon the meridian ri' Greenwich rs Tho
| s,,rtirr m,inf whence. I,uritudr IS To h,