Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10

prize courts for evidence bearing on the
for spoliation committed prior to 1901. The
duty has been performed, and the report OF
the agent will be laid before You.
AMERICAN PORK.
Iregret to say that there are restrictions
in France, Notwithstanding the abundant
danger in its use, but I entertain strong
hopes that with better understanding of
the matter this vexatious prohibition viii be
removed. IL would be pleasing to be able
to say as much with respect to 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
year has attracted attention, by reason of
periat Government to extend the score of
the residential restrictions to which return
ing naturalized citizens of Germany are as
serted to be liable under the laws of the EN-
ptre. The temperate and Just attitude taken
by this Government with regard to this class
of questions will doubtless lead to a salts
factory understanding.
THE CARoLISE ISLANDS DISPUTE.
The dispute of Germany and Spain relative
to the domination of the Caroline Islam DIS
has attracted the attention of this Govern
ment by reason of extensive interests of
American 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
of our own citizens under civil and criminal
law. Whilst standing wholly aOof from the
proprietary issues raised between powers to
both of which the United States are friendly,
this Government expects that nothing in the
present contention shall unfavorabiy affect
our citizens carrying on business there and
has so informed the Governments of Spain
and Germany.
FISHING IN BRITIsH-AMERICAN WATERS.
The marked good. will between the United
States and Great Britain has been main
tanned during the past year. The termina-
ton of the fishing clauses of the treaty of
Washington, in pursuance of the joint reso-
luton of March 3, 1888, must have resulted in
the abrupt cessation on the Fourth of July
of this year, in the midst of their ventures,
of the operations of citizens of the Uaited
States engaged in fishing in British Ameri-
den Psacnea with aer Man Ian
esty's Government in June last, where
by assurance was obtained that no in
terruption of these operations should take
place during the current fishing season. In
the interest of good neighborhood and of the
mites the question of the North American
fisheries is one of much Importance. Follow
ing out the intimation given by me when the
negotiated 1 recommend that tCongress
provide for the appointment of a commits
States and Great Britain shall be respective
ly represented. charged with the considera
ton and settlement, upon just, equitable
of the fishing rights of the two Govern
ments and their respective citizens on the
America. The fishing interests being in
timate!y related to other general ques-
tions dependent upon continuity and in
tereourse, consideration thereof in all their
equities might also properly come within
the purview of such commission, and lati-
permitted The Correspondence in relation
to the fishing rights will be submitted.
RETURN OF THE ALERT.
The Arctic exploring steamer Alert which
Government to aid in the relef of the Gree e.
ly expedition, was, after the successful at
tai a Of that humane purpose, returned
ity conferred by the act of March Sd, 1885.
EXTRADITIoN TREATIES. 80, ssgsstA
The ina ieQuacy of existing arrangements
and Great Britain has been long apparent.
The tenth article of the treaty of 1872, one of
the earliest compacts in this regard entered
into by us, stipulated for surrender in re-
spect of limited number of offenses. Other
crimes, no less inmical to the social welfare,
should be embraced, and the procedure of
ent International practices. Relations with
Her Majesty's Government for an enlarged
since 1870, and entertain strong hopes that
a satisfactory result may be soon attained.
THE ALASKA FRONTIER.
The frontier line bet ween Alaska and Brit
ish Columbia, defined by the treaty of
cession with Russia, follows the demarka-
ton assigned in prior treaty between
ton discloses that this ancient boundary is
as geOkraphical fact. In
question has lacked Importance, but the dis
covery of mineral wealth in the territory the
line is supposed to traverse admonishes us
that the time has come when an accurate
knowledge of the boundary is needful to
avert tudisdictional complications.
recommend, therefore that provision be
made for preliminary reconnaissance by
officers of the United States to the end of &C
curing more precise information on the
subject. have invited Her Majesty'S Gov
ernment to consider with us the adoption of
4 more convenient line to be esta5 ished by
graphical features without the necessity of
In expensive survey of the whole.
HAYTI.
The late insurrectonary movements in
Of that republic has made prompt provision
or adjudicating the losses suffered by for
,igners because of hostilities there, and the
claims of certain citizens of the United |
states will be in this manner determined !
The long pending claims OF the two citizens |
nave been disposed OF by arbitration, and |
IN award in favor of each claimant has been !
made which; by tue terms OF the engage.
noety of the expenses A question AFRO Sc |
ION of the exceptional treatment OF an
american citizen, Mr.. Van Boskelen,a resi-
the sss by
entenced to imprisonment. and, under the |
operation of a Haytian statute, was denied |
,rnment asserted his treaty right to equal
treatment with native. OF Hayti in all suits
+ law Our contention was n dsnied ny the
While still protesting to- maintain the ground
AIKEN by MIR. Van Boskelen's right: termi-
lated the controversy by setting him at lib
rty without explanation.
sCHoLERA.
An International conference to consider
he means of arresting the spread of cholera
"a al tn "a I,al6
rome in May last and adjourned to meet
lgain on further notice, and an expert dele
ate on behalf OF the United States has at
ended it's sessions and will submit re-
,ort.
MEXICO.
Our relations with Mexico continue to be
most cordial, as BELTS those of neighbors
between whom the strongest ties of friend
hip and commercial intimacy exist, as the
natural and growing consequence of our
imilarity of Institutions and geographic al
proximity.
ween the United states and Mexico east
yard of the Rio Grande, under the conven-
ion of July 90, 1882, has been unavoidably
uring a prolongation of the period for its
The lately concluded COM
nerciai treaty with Mexico SUI awaits the
nto effect, for which one years additional
line has been secured by a supplementary
atified on both sides. As this convention,
Q important to the commercial welfare
# the two adjoining countries, has been
confirmed by the treaty
making branch, express the hope that leg
Station needed to make it effective may not
ong be delayed The Large influx sn of Ga capital
tates continues to aid in the development
# the resources and in augmentng the ma
erial we'll being of our sister Republic. |
ines of railways, penetrating to the heart
nd capital of the country. bring the two
,eoples into mutually beneficial interco urSe, |
nd enlarged facilities of transit add to prof
table commerce, create new markets and
urnish avenues to otherwise Isolated com
nunities I have already adverted to the
uggestion for the construction of ship