The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-18


run SOUTH Anxnic An COMMISSION
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relations % che United sta.e2 has submitted
reports which WI be LAID before You No
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treaty making powers che United states Was
shs a ann made BY sns Corsan Gov.
ernmens - BE- allowed % emsloy American
ofiosrs - military INSTRUCTORS 80 wnen IA w
current s sanction q china ana Japan.
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wish All guarantees OF detenee stIpuiatedo y
treaty. Was Insisted upon ov the United
ana repeated and earnest Representations on
u srisl and ana conviction. eventually included y
81 ss sns Eee n Executive ana released.
leaving the question Of his american citizen
ship denied 81 the Ecuadorian Government.
og rns Spca1 % she late French
and American claimants on account o. IN
jurics suffered by them during the war O 70.
last Congress has been dnlv paid the French
Government
FRENCH sPoLrArIoN CLAIMS.
The oct OF February 3, 1877. provided for =
prixe courts for evidence bearing on the
Claims OF American citizens against France
tor spoliasion committed prior % isal Tns
the agent win Be laid before you.
AnExfcAS PORK
/ regret TO say that there are restrictions
upon the importation Of our pork Interests
demonstra,ion OF the absence OF sanitary
danger in its use, but I entertain strong
hopes that with a better UNDERSTANDING %
the matter this vexattous pronipition " u DC
removed. nwouid be pleasing 70 be able
20 saw as much with respect 20 Germany:
Austria and other countries where such food
products are absolutely excluded without
present prospect OF reasonable change.
NATURALIZATION RESTRICTIONS.
The Interpretation Of existing treaties OF
naturalization by Germany during the past
wear has attracted attention, by reason OF
rn ~ shs score q
the residential restrictions TO which return
ing naturalized citizens OF Germany are as
pire The temperate and lust attitude taken
by this Government with regard to this class
OF questions will doubtless lead 20 salts
factory understanding.
The cARoLISE ISLANDS DISPUTE
The dispute OF Germany and Spain relative
TO the domination Of the Caroline Islam az
has attracted the attention OF this Govern
Am rni citizens having grown up in those
parts during the past thirty years, and be-
| cause the question of ownership involves
Jurisdiction of matters affecting the status
| 81 our own citizens under civil and criminal
4 law. Whilst standing wholly aioof from the
| proprietary Issues raised between powers e
| this Government expecis that nothing In ths
| present contention shall untavorabiy auecl
| our citizens carrying on business there, ano
| has 50 Informed the Governments OF SPAR
4 and Germany.
| FISHING IN BRITISH. AMERICAN WATERS.
| The marked good will between the Unitet
1 stafes and Great britain has been main
tanned during the past year. The tcrmina
| washington. in pursuance Of the joint reso
luton 81 March ;. ls<s. must have resulted y
the abrupt cessation on the Fourth OF Jul!
Of the the operations OF citizens II the United
states engaged In fishing In British Ameri
can waters. but for diplomatic un
esty's Governments in June last. where
by assurance was obtained thai no IN
terruption Of these operations should tax
| plnoe during the current fishing season II
the Interest Of good netghborhood and OF IN
comm ercial intercourse Of adjacent commu
mites the question Of the North Amer,ca
fisheries 10 one Of much Importance Follow
Ing out the intination given by me when tn
extensory Arrangement above described va
nesosassd sscom 1nsma, '1 ~ comm,.
ssIon N which the Governments ofthe Unite
States and Great Britain shall be respective
tjon Ana settlement. apon 4 just, equitabl
| and honorable basis Of the entire luestlo
| OF the fishing rights Of the two Cover
coasts offhe tinted states and British Mort
America The fishing interests being u
tinately related to other general quei
terronrse. consideration thereof n all tnel
| equities might also properly come With
! the purvew OF such commission. AMI iatl
| tude OF expression OF both sdrs should p
I permitted The correspondence in relation
q the fishing rixhts will be submitted.
IL RKTuRx or Tux ALERT.
The Arctic exploring steamer Merit .whic
q n N he 20 sef q se Grs
{ | " expedition, was. after the successful a
. tainment Of that humane purpose, refnrne
! ~ conferred By the act OF March Sd. iss5.
ExTRADITIoS TREATIES
! The inaiequacy Of existing errangemen
Z for extradition between the United stat
and Grsa Britain s. az been , o y app are
|. into int BY u.s. stipulated for surrender 4 :
9 spect OF a limited number OF Onenses. 9th
! | crimes. no less inimical to the social welfar
y should be embraced, and the procedure
2 | extradition brought into harmony with pre-
2 Her Naiesty's Government for an eniarg
treaty OF extradition have been pendii
y since 1870, and entertain strong hopes ~
= a satisfactory result may be soon attaine
= THE ALAsKA FRONTIER.
N The frontier line betw cen Alaska and Br
u ish Columbia. ~ defined by the treaty
in cession with Russia. follows the dcmarK
10 ton assigned In a prior treaty oetwe
VI Great Britain and Russia Modern explor
r. ton discioses that this ancient boundary
~ impracticabie as . geosranhcal fact.
- the unsettled condition Of that region. /
| question has lacked Importance, but the u
| covery OF mineral wealth In the territory /
line " supposed to traverse admOnishes
" that the time has come when m accura
~ knowledge Of the boundary 10 needful
y avert judisdictional complications.
~ Recommend, the ei0rc that provision
- made for . preliminary reconnaissance
~ of1icers OF the United states TO the end Of {
N, quiring more precise Information on
:. subject. have invited Her Majcsty's &C
Y. eminent TO consider with rs the adoption
~ | 4 more convenient line 10 DC estab ltshed
49, meridian observation or by known 81
= graphical features without the necessity
q. an expensive survey Of the whole.
~ HAYTI.
m The late insurrectlonary movements
On Hayti having been queIIed. the Governmt
les OF that republic has made prompt prOvisl
ial for adjudicatIng the losses suffered by &
L. elgners because Of hostilities there, and
sin claims Of certain citizens OF the Uni
10. States will be In this manner dctermin
ed The long pending claims Of the two citiz'
art OF the United states. Peiietier and Laza
m have been disposed OF by arbitration, q
or, an award In favor OF each claimant has b
"a. made. which, ~. 9 terms Of the onga