The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-30
AMERICAN NATIONS,

The Coming International Conference at
Washington - Nineteen Governments
VIII BE Rapresented-The Meeting to
Iiegin October =, 1SS9-ImpOrtant Oues-
tions to Ee Considered.
WASHINGTON. Aug. a. - The Interna-
ticnal American Conference, authorized by
the act Of Inst May. las been called to
meet in Washington. at the State Depart
ment. on the I'd Of October. 1884,
A formal invitation has been ex-
tended hy the President, through
our Minister'S, to eighteen gov-
ernments-vi.: Mexico. Cos1 Rica, Qua
temala, Nicarausa, San Salvador, Hon
duras Hayt. san Domingo, Venezuela,
Brazil. Argentine Republic, Chill, Peru,
Bolivia, Ecuador. Colombia, Uruguay and
Paraguay. In forwardins the Invitations
to the diffcren. governments tac President
set forth that the conference /, called u
consider:
-. Measures that shall tcnG " presetFs ne
peace and promote the prosperity OF the setese
al American States.
- Measure toward the formation OF an
American customs union, under which the
trade OF the American Nations " tn each other
shall SO far as possible and profitable, be Pro-
NOTED.
-. Tie establishment of regular and
| frequent communication between the ports Of
| the several American States ana the ports OF
| each other.
| ~ The establishment OF = uniform system
| of customs regulations in each OF the inaepend-
| ent American States To govern the mode
! OF importation and expectation OF merchandise
| and port dues and charges, a uniform method
| OF de eterm ng the classification and valuation
| OF such merchandise in the ports of each conn.
! try and a uniform system OF nvo ces and the
subject OF the sanitation OF ships and quaran.
/ tine.
ir all Gf a
4 weights and measures. and laws to protect the
4 patent rights. copyrights and trade marks OF
citizens of either country in the others, and for
1 the extraditioa of criminals.
80 The adoption of Il common silver coin, To
be issued by each Government, the same to
| be legal tender in all commercial transac.
tions between the citizens OF all the American
| States.
-. An agreement upon and recommends.
| ton for adoption to the respective govern
| M nts Of n definite plan OF arbitration of al
questions OF dispute and differences, that may
now or hereafter exist between them, to the
end that all difficulties and DISPUTES between
| such nations may be Ieaceahly settled and
wars prevented
IS Aud to consider such other subjects re.
lating TO the welfare OF the several States rep
resented as may be presented by any OF said
| States which are hereby invited 10 participate
in said conference.
Congress has appropriated 80, 600 to de-
fray the expenses of the de.egates to the
conference to be disbursed under the di
rccton and in the discretion Of the Sc re
tary Of State The United States is to bt
represented by ten delegatc.. who are Il
be appointed by the President and con
tirmed by the Senate, and To scry. without
pay Each State will be eattled to sen,
as many delegates as il may eject, hut, NJ
State will be entitled To more than ont
| vote.
Government Deposits in Illinois lsanks
WASHINGTON, Aug. .I-Accordlhts to ;
statement sent to the Senate showing III,
deposits of the Govcrumeil funds i'll Ma
tional banks the following sums arc de