Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07

boundary, or % preliminary to any o.her
mode OF settlement.
| COMMENCE CT THE LAKE5.
| II Is much to BE- desired thss some
agreement should be Tesched with her
msiestv's government by which the DAM
ages Of life and properly on the great
lakes msy b alieYiated by removing or
hursnelY regulating the obstacles to re-
cipfccAl assistance to wrecked or strand
ed vessels. TIE action OF June IS, 1878,
which efers the Canadian vessels Tree sc.
cess to our inland waters in sid OF wreck
ed Of disabled vessels has
not secome elective through
concurrs sat isction by Cansda.
france.
The due protection OF or citizens oa
yrench origin or descent aom the claim
OF military service In the evsns OF their
returning to or visiting Frsn 80 hiss called
fcr the correspondence which YVES laid
before you st the last session. IN the
absence CT tie conventional agreement IS
to naturalization, which is Sres'ly to be
desired, this governEsnt secs au occ1-
sion to Reeds from the sound portion II
has maintained, not oDi? wiIs regard TO
France, but as to sll countries with
which the United SAFES haze cot coz
cluGsd special tTest1es.
oBRMLIsY.
Twice within the last yesr has tie In
perisl household ofGernsnY D. 81 visited
by death, and Ehave hsstened 10 express
the SORROW OF his peopis anG their appre-
cistion Of the lowly character OF the late
aged Emperor William sad their sympa-
thy with the heroism and &c 6sgicg under
which his son, the late Emperor Fred
e1ick, reigned.
l renew my Recommendation Of two
yesrs ago for tie pEsssgs OF DILL ior the
reiunding to certain GesEan steamship
lines of the interest upon tonnage dues,
Illegally exicsed.
On the 10Th OF April last I laid bsfoIs
the house Of representatives, full informa-
ZION respecting QUE interests IN tSsmca,
and in the subsequent correspondence On
the same subject, which will be laid De-
fore you in dus course, the hisIor7 Of
events in these islands will be found.
THE TREATY WITH CHINA.
In message accompanying nF ap-
provEl On the lst day OF October isst Of
s bill Cor the xclusion Of Chinese labor
ers laid before congress full ieiorma-
ton and all correspondence touching the
negotiation OF the treaty with China coma
March, 1888, and which having been cons
armed by the senate with cerEsin amend
men.s WAS II jected by the Chinese Gov
eminent. This message contained
recommendation thst q I'm OF monsY be
appropriated es 8 compensation to Chi
nese subjects who have suffered Il luriea
st the hands CT lawless men villain our
Jurisdiction. Such appropriations haVe
been duly made. The fund EGsits re-
ceipt by the Chinese government.
It Is sincerely hoped thst By ths cessation
CT the iriux Of this class q Chinese sub
i>eta, In accordance with the expressed
wish Of both governments, > cause Of I'M
kind feeling has been permanently re-
moved.
TREATY WITH JAPAN,
On the 9th Of August, 1887, notification
/ va1 given by tie Jsp2neae minister at
this capital Of the adjournment Of the
conference for the revision Of the treaties
OF Japan with foreign powers, owing to
the objection Of his government to the
provisions in the draft CT the jurisdic-
tional convention which required the
submission OF the criminal code OF the
empire to the powers In advance Of its
becoming operative. This notification
was, however, accompanied with sn az
surance of Jspan's intention to continue
the work CT revision.
Notwithstau ding this temporary inter-
reption OF negotiations It is hoped that
| improvement may soon be secured In the
jurIsdictional system IS respects for
| eigners in Japan, and relief Afforded TO
| that country from the present undue and
| oppressive foreign control in matters Of
commerce,
| ( earnestly recommend that relief be
provided for the IL juIIes accidentally
Ceased to Japanese suojecss In the island
ofIkisima By the target practice Of one Of
our vessels,
INTERCOURSE WITH coRKA.
:. diplomatic mission from Cores has
been received, and the formal intercourse
betwsen the Two countries contaminated
by the treaty CT 1882, is now established.
Legislative provision Ia hereby recon-
mended to organ ., and COMP consular
courts in Cores.
PERSIA.
Persia has established diplomatic rem
resentation at this Cspital, and hss
evinced very great interes. In the enter-
prise and achievements OF cur citizens.
1 am therefore hopeful tbs, beneficial
CON merctal relations between the two
! countries may be brought shout.
THE ESPrIAN TROUBLE.
l announce with sincere regret that
Hsyti has again become the thsster of
resurrection, disorder and bloodshed, The
titular government OF President SsIomsn
has been torciciy overthrovn and he
driven out CT the &C untry to Franco where
he has since died. The tenure OF poNer
has been 30 unstable amid the war Of
factions that has ensued since the exnuJ-
sion OF President Salomsn that NO gov
eminent constituted by the win Of the
Haytian people has heen rec-
ognizad IS administering with re-
sponsib!lity the Affairs OF the coun,rv.
Our representative has been Instructed 10
abstain from interference LetVeen the
warning factions, and . vessel of our n.vv
has been sent to Haytian waters tn sus-
tain our minister and for the PROTECTION
OF the persons snd property Of Americsn
Citizens. Due precautions have been tskeu
to enforce our neutrality laws and prevent
our territory from becoming the base of
military supplies for either Of the WAITING
factions under color Ct q blockade. nj
which 10 reasonable notice had been
given and which does not appesr
to have been officially maintained.
A seizure OF vessels under the American
nag has been reported and In couse-
quence measures to prevens and redress
any moliatation Ct cur innocent mao
hkntmel havs been adopted.
| IN ORIENTAL WATERS.
a proclamation was duly MADE on the
ninth day OF November, 1887, OF the con-
yenhona extentions OF the treaty Of