The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10

10 June last whereby assurance was oh.
tanned that no interruption of these op.
Grafton should take place daring the
current lishIDg season.
In the interest OF good neighberAood
and Of the commercial Intercourse OF
adjacent communities, the question OF
the North American fisheries Is one
of much importance. following
out the intimalioa given by the
men when the extensoFy arrangement
above described was negotiated.
recommend that the congress provide
for the appointment of commission
In which the governments OF the United
States and Great Britain shall be re-
specEiVeiy represented, charged with
the consideration and settlement upon
Just, equitable and honorable basis, of
the entire question Of the fishing rights
of the governments and their respective
citizens on the coasts of the United
States and British North America.
The fishing interests being intimately
related 10 other general questions de-
pendent upon contIguIty and intercourse
consideration thereof IN all their eqni-
ties might also properly come within
the purvieW of such commission, and
the latitude of expression Of both sides
should be permitted in the correspond
ence IN relation 20 the fishing
rights TO he submitted. The Arctic
exploring steamer Alert, which was
generously given By her msjestY's gov
eminent To aid IN the relief of the
Greeley expedition, was, after the sue
cessful attainment Of that humane pur-
pose, returned 10 Great Britain in pur,
suance OF the authority conferred by the
act OF March g. 1885
The inadeQuacy OF the existing en-
gagements for extraditiOn between the
United States and Great Britain has
been long apparent. The tenth article
of the treaty of 1912, one of the earliest
compacfs 10 this regard enterd into by
the United States, stipulated tor the
surrender IN respect of a
limited number of ofienses. other
crimes no less inimical TO social welfare
should be embraced, and the procedure
OF extreditiOn brought in harmony
with the present international practices
relations with her Majesty's court for
an enlarged treaty of cxtradition has
been pending since 1880. and entertain
strong hopes that a satisfactory result
may SOON bs attained
The frontier line between Alaska and
British columbia are defined by the
treaty OF cession with Russia follows
the demarkation assigned Ia prior
treaty between Great Britain and Russia.
Modern exploration discloses the isctthat
this ancient boundary Is impTacticable
as a geographical fact. In the unsettled
of that region the question has
gained importance by the discovery
OF mineral wealth in the territory the liEe
is supposed TO traverse admonishes Us
that the time has come when an accurate
b -nuVIoHUA Of tI. hntlndaru 10 nkspA ftRl
to avert jurIsdictional complications.
recommend, therefore, that provision
be made for a preliminary reconnOi-
sance by officers of the United States K
the end OF requiring more precise intor.
nation on the subject. l have invited
other malesties' governments to con-
slider with us the adoption OF more con
venient line to be established by merid'
ian observations or by known geograph-
ical features without the necessity of al
expensive survey of the whole.
The late tnsurrectionary movement:
IN Hayti having been quelled, the gov.
eminent OF that republic has made
prompt provision for adjudicatiDg thu
loss suffered by the foreigners because o
hostilities there, and the claims of Ger
tain citizens of the Unitod Statel
will be in this manner determined
The long pending claims of the two Cit
Zens Of the United States, Pelletier ant
Lusare have been disposed Of by arbi
tration and an award In favor of eacl
claimant has been made, which, by tn
terms of the engagement, is final. /
remains for congress TO provide TO
the payment OF the sttpula
ted mOiety of the expenses
A question arose with Hayti during tn
past year by reason of the exceptiOna
- al IL
VanBokel, a resident Of Port au Prince
who on suit of creditors residing In tn
United States, was sentenced to impris
onmeut, and, under the operation of
Haytian statute, was denied the relief So
cured to q native Hsytian. This govern
ment asserted his treaty right TO eqpa
treatment with the natives OF Hayd in al
suits at law. Our confession WAS deniet
by the Haytian government, which how
ever, while still protesting TO maintain
the ground given against Mr.. NanBokel'
right to amend the controversy, sc
him ct liberty without an explanation.
An international conference TO coz
slider means of arresting the spread o
cholera and other epidemic diseases
WAS held at Rome In May last and ad
journed to meet on further notice. Al
expert delegate on behalf OF the United
States has attended its sessions and vii
submit report.
Our relations with Mexico continue t
be most cordial, as BELTS those of neigh
bors between whom the strongest ties o
friendship and commercial interests eX
list; the natural and CROWN;
consequence of our similarity of In
situations and geographical prOpinquity
The location of the boundary line be-
tween the u. s. and Mexico eastward Of
q E,a n a ~
July 20, 1882, has been unavoidably de-
Iayed, but apprehend no difficulty II
securing prolOngation OF the period TO
its accomplishment. The lately conelud
ed commercial treaty with Mexico sill
awaits the stipulated legislation to carry
its provisions into effect, for which on
year more time has been occurred by
supplementary article signed in Feb. las
and since ratified on both sides
As this convention Is so important (,
the commercial welfare OF the two ad
Joining countries It has been constitu
IIonally confirmed by a treaty-makinI
branch. express the hope that legisla
ton needed to make ii effective may no
be long delayed. The large influx o.
capital and enterprise to Mexico from
the United States continues 10 aid In de
velopment of the resources and in aug
menting thematerIal well being OF oul
Lines of railroad penetrat.
ing to the heart and capital OF the countr,
bring the two people into mutually bene
fetal intercourse and enlarged facilitIe
of transit added to profitable commerce
create new markets and furnish avenue
to otherwise isolated communities.
have already adverted to the sugges
ton of the construction OF ship railwa
across the narrow formation Of the ter
rItory of Mexico at Tehuautepec. Wit
the gradual recovery of Peru from tn
effeots sof her late disastrous cOnilic
with Chilli, and with the restoration Q
civil authority in that distracted country
1t Is hoped that the pending war claim
OF our citizens will be adjusted. In con
formity with the notification given b,
the government of Peru, the existin
treaties of commerce and extradition be