The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-06

toum as free port, characterizing Rus
sia's action as a fragrant violation of the
treaty of Berlin
Bill Aimed at Canada.
WAsHINGToN, July 17th.-Represent-
alive Davis OF Massachusetts, from the
Committee on Commerce, to-day re-
ported favorably to the House a bill to
protect the freedom of commercial inter
course. The committees report say
that by the Act OF June 9Th last the
President is authorized to issue a procla-
nation excluding vessels of foreign
countries from the exercise OF CONNER
cial privileges in the United States ports
in certain contingencies but the bill
which is now reported, while adopting
the principle of that Act, enlarges the
scope OF its application in order that the
President may have ample power when
ever our vessels are denied commercial
rights in any port OF a foreign country to
protect cur commercial interests by the
employment of the most comprehensive
and vigorous measures in their behalf.
NIearR%uan Affairs.
NICARAGUA, July 18th.-The Minister
of the Government of this Republic has
addressed a note to the Chief OF the
Mosquito Coast Territory, in which he
says that information has been received
that the Municipal Council OF that Ter
ritory is making concessions of land
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same authority has given privileges to
extract india rubber and cut woods from
places under the jurisdiction of Chou
tales. The Minister, acting according to
the Government of Nicaragua will not
recognize such concessions, as they are
beyond the legal limits. The Govern
ment will not recognize any claims for
lands occupied, but will take possession
thereof and dispose of them without ad-
hitting any right for remuneration for
whatever buildings may be erected or
established on them, reserving at all
times the right to claim indemnity for
rubber, wood or other products which
may have been taken from Nicarguan
territory.
Governor VESTS Warming to the
Saints.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 17th.-Governor
West has issued a proclamation, in
which he says: "While disclaiming all
right to interfere with the religious be-
liefs of any, yet recognizing the duty Of
all to obey the law of the land, do
hereby warn all violaters of the law as
to the marriage relation that they do
incur and subject themselves to heavy
fines and imprisonment, and all we'll
disposed persons from associating them
selves with any persons or organizations
for the purpose of immigration to this
Territory to enter into or maintain any
marriage relations other than that al
lowed and sanctioned by the law, or to
aid and abet others in so doing"
Money Divided Among the CherOkees.
New ORLEANS, July 18th.-An Indian
Territory special to the "Times-DemO-
crat" says: The distribution OF the
qOOOJOOO ICSCAFCb W tAAC NAlCAOnACSo ~
granting privileges is now being made
under an Act of the Cherokee Legisla-
ture, and to full-blOod Cherokees only.
These number 1919, and the amount
of money due to each is $l5 90. The
colored and other adopted citizens who
claimed a share in the money, and
whose claims have been ignored, will
carry the matter into the Courts. The
payment of the money will be finished
by August LIST.
In Favor of an international Fri
bunaI.
WASHINGTON, July 17th.-Congress-
man Morrow presented to the House to-
day the resolutions adopted by the In
ternational Arbitration and Peace Fed
Grafton of the Pacific Coast at a meeting
of the association held at Monterey,
July 5th. The resolutions recommend
the establishment of permanent inter
national tribunal for the equitable and
peaceable settlement OF all international
questions.
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