Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-04

ElaFSf involving O.sSSbrOuS p0SSlnl!niS9
to the good relations of the United
States anu Crest Britain, constituting 8
gross breach CT diplomatic privilege snd
INVASION OF the purely domestic xFAl.s
and essential sovereignty Of the govern
ment to which he WAS sccreditec. Hsv-
ing fret fulfilled the jast demands OF
international comfy by affording full
opportunity for her msjes.5's government
to act in relief OF the situation, I cons
sidered the prolongation OF the discus.
sion TO be unrarEsnted and there.
upon declined to further recog-
MIA the diplomatic character of the per-
son whose continuance in such Junction
would destroy that mutual confidence
essential to the good understanding OF
the two govGrnnents, and WAS incoR-
sistent with the welfare ard seIf-Iespec,
Of the government OF The United States
The interchange of communication has
continued throughout with her msjssly's
representative in this city.
TO PROTECT FUR SEALS.
My endeavor TO establish By inters
national cooperation, measures for the
prevention Of the sxsermination Of fur
seals in Bshrias's sea have not been re-
leased, and have hopes OF being enabled
shortly to submit IN effective and salts
factory conventional projset with powers
for the approval Of the senate.
BOUNDARY OF ALASKA.
The COAST boundary between our Alas
kan possession sns British Columbia,
regret to sEy, aaa NOT received the At.en-
ton demanded by Its importance, and
which on several occasions heretofore
have h2d the honor TO recommend to chs
congress-. The admitted imprscticab!Iity
II not impossibility, CT making an xccu.
rate and p:ecise suryey and demarkatior
Of the boundary line as it Is reci,ed in tbs
treaty with Russia under which Alask,
was coded 10 the United States, makes il
absolutely requisite, fer the prevention
OF international jutlsdictionsl complies
tons, that adequate appropriation fol
Reconnaissance apd survey to obtain proper
knowledge O. .he locality and the geo
graphical features Of tbe boundary shouii
be authorized hy congress-, with SO litslt
delay az possible. Knowledge to be onlJ
thus obtained Ia IN eegeutiSl prere quisiti
negotiatioEs for ascerthinipg s common
boundary, or Sc prelimir sIy 10 any othsl
mode OF settlement.
COMMERCE F TIE LAKES.
II is much to b. desired taat s. mt
agreement should be reached with he
msjests's government by which the dam
sges CT life ami properly or the gres
lakes msy be alie7iased by removing o.
humanelY regulating the Obstacles to re
ciprocsl assistance to wrecked or s!rsn q
ed vessels. The action of June 10, 1875
rnhfrh nHaYc Nor,Hyr In ~
cess to our inland waters in cid Of wreck
ed or disabled vessels no
not become effective through
concurrent faction BY Canada.
FRANCE.
The due protection OF cur Citizsns O
French origin or descent from the clsin
OF military service in the event of tbei
returning to or visiting France has callet
for the correspondence which Was lai
before Jou Is the last session. Ia tn
absence OF the conventional egreement 8
to naturalization, which is greatly to b.
dss red, this government sees NO occs
sion to recede from the sound position
has maintained, not only with regard t
France, but as TO all countries wit
which the Uaited States have not cor
Guided special treaties.
GERMANY.
Twice Within the last year has the IN
perish household cfGsrmsny been visite
by death, and lave fastened to express
the SORROW OF this people enc their sppre
cistion Of the lowly character OF the LAT
aged Emperor William and their symps
| thy with the heroism and SUI ring undo
which his son, the late Emperor Fed
et;ck, reigned.
l renew my recommendation OF twi
Jasrs ego for the paagsge OF bill for tn
reiunding to Certain German steamship
lines OF the interest upon tonnage due
Illegally extcted.
On the 12.h OF April last I laid befor
the house Of representatives full informs
ton respecting our interests In sSamos
and in the subsequent CORE pondence OF
the same subject, which vii! be laid be
! fore you in due course, the history O
EVENTS IN thess Islands Will be found.
THE TREATY WITH CHINA.
In 9 message accompanying my ap
proyal On the 1ss day Of October last o
bill for the xclusion OF Chinese labor
ers laid before congress full iniorms
ton and al correspondence touching tn
negotiation CT the treaty with China con
| cluded si this capital on the 18Th day o
March 1883, snd which having been con
| frmed by the senate with csrtain amend
men;s was IT ected by the Chinese gov
| ernmeht. This message contained
recommendation thst rum OF money b.
appropriated as q comper sation to Chi
nese subjects who have suffered irjurie
ST the hands Of lawless men Iitaln Gu
| jurisdiction. Such appropriations hav
bean duly msde. The fund awaits re-
ceips by the Chinese government,
Il Is sincerely hoped that by tne cessation
# the influx Of this c!ass O, Chinese sub
c.y, In fc;ordsEce with the expresses
ribh ci both governments, cause Of IN
kird feeling has been permanently re
moved.
TREATY WITH JAPAN.
On the oh Of August, 1887, notification
was given by the Japanese minister q
this capital Of the adjournment Of tb
conference for the revision OF the trestie
of japan with foreign powers, owing I,
the objection CT his government to tn
provisions in the draft Of the jurisdic
tional convention which required tn
submission OF the criminal code Of tn
empire to the powers In advance OF 1t
becoming operative. This notification
wac, however, accompanied with an as
surance Of Jspsn's intention 70 continue
the work of revision.
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