Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-12-03

exchange has began IL rroducc snlutnrv
| eHects. The Formation Of the government
Nsreed upon Will soon replace the disorder
or the past by q stable administration alike
Just TO the natives and equally to the
three powers most concerned IN trade nd
intercourse with the Samoan Islands. Tho
chief Justice has bcen chosen by the king
OF sweden and Norway on the invitation bI
the three powers, and will sopn DO ihstatled
| The land cosnnissioh OF the municipal
council are In process of organization, A
rational and evenly distributed scheme OF
| taxation both municipal and upon imports
IS In operation. Maiietoa Is respected as
4 king.
| ahe new treaty OF extradition with Great
1 Britain, after due. ratification, was pro-
claimed ON the c5th OF last March, Its
bcncaccnt working Is already apparent
The difference between the two govern
ments touching the fur seal question In the
bchfins sea Is hot yet adjusted, as will be
seen ny the Correspondence which will soon
be laid before congress. The offer 70 sub.
! mt the question to arbitration, rs pro.
posed by her inajesty's governments, has
not been accepted for the reason that the
form of submission proposed is not thought
10 be calculated to assure conclusion sat-
isfactory to either party. 1t is sincerely
| hoped that before the opening OF another
scaling acHson some arrangement may be
! effected which will assure to the United
States proprietary right derived from Rus
s!a, which was not disregarded by any ma
| ton Tor more than eighty years preceding
the outbreak OF the existing trouble.
| in the tariff act wrong was done to the
| Kingdom OF Hawaii which am bound tc
presume was wholly unihtehtiohal. nutie.
| were laid on certain commodities which arc
included In the reciprocity treaty now ex-
| iSting between the United States and the
| kingdom Of Hawaii without including the
| necessary exception In favor Of that king.
! dom. hope Congress will repair what
might otherwise seem to be n breach OF
faith on the part of this government.
An award ia favor Of tho United State.
| In the matter OF the claim Of Mr.. Van Box
| kele against Iiayti. was rendered on the
4th OF December 1883, but owing to dis
orders then and afterwards prevailing in
Hayti the terms OF payment were not OBJ
| served. A new agreement as TO tho time OF
payment has been approved and 10 now In
force. Other just claims Of citizens OF the
Emitted States for redress OF wrongs SUIT
fcred during the late political conflict IN
Hayt will 1t Is hoped, speedily yield to
| friendly treatment.
Propositions for the amendment OF the
treaty Of eHtradition between the United
States and Italy arc now under consdern-
tion. You will be asked to provide the
means OF accepting the invitation OF tho
Italian government to take part In an np-
preaching conference to consider the adop-
tion OF universal prime meridian frou,
which to reckon longitude and time. As
| this proposal follows In the track OF the re-
form sought to be initiated by tie meridian
conference at Washington, held on the in :
vitation of the government, the United
States should manifest friendly interest
In the Italian proposal.
In this connection ! may refer with ap-
prova to the suggestion of my predecessors,
| that standing provision be made for accept
ing, whenever deemed advisable, the frc-
quent invitations Of foreign :overnmnts to
share in conference and looking TO tho adj
vancement OF international reforms In re-
gard to science, sanitation, commercial
laws and procedure, and Other matters af-
fecting the intercourse uud progress OF
modern communities.
In the summer Of 1880 an incident oc-
CURED which for somc time threatened to
interrupt the cordiality OF our rclat ions
with the government OF Portugal. That
government seized the Dcla-oa Bay rail-
way. which was constructed under con-
cession granted to an American citizen and
at the same time apnulcd the charter.
The concessOnary, who had embarked his
fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted
other means OF redress, was compelled tC
invoke the protection OF his government
Oar representations, made coincjdently
with these Of tho British government
whose subjects were also largely interested
happily resulted in the recognition
by Portugal OF the propricty OF submitting
| tho claim for indemnity, growing out Of its
| action, to arbitration. THIS plan OF settle
mcnt having been agreed upon. tho inter
| ested powers readily concurrcd In the pro-
| posal 10 submit the case To the Judgment ol
three eminent jursts to be designated by
| the president OF the Swiss republic, who
! upon the Joint invitation Of tho govern
| lnents OF tho United States. Great Britain
| and Portugal. has selected persons wei
! qualified for the task before them.
| The revision of our treaty relations with
| the empire Of Japan has continued To be
| Tho subject OF consideration and of corre-
/ spondence. The questions involved art
| both grave and delicate, and while II vii
be my duty to see that the interests OF the
unitcd States are not by any changes ex-
posed 10 undue discrimination. j sincerely
hope that such revision as VIII satisfy tbt
legitimate expectations Of the japanese
| government and maintain tho present and
| long existing friendly relations between
Japan and the United States will be ef-
fcctcd.
| The friendship between our country and
Mexico, born OF close ncighborhoOd and
| strengthened by many considerations OF in
| innate intercourse and reciprocal interest
| nor more hopeful OF increased benefit tc
| both nations. The intercourse of the two
countries by rail, already great, Is making
constant growth. The established lines
and those recently projected add to the in
timacy Of traffic and open new channels ol
| access to fresh areas of demand and supply
| The Importance of tho Mexican railway
system will be further enhanced 10 degret
| almost impossible to forecast. II il should
| become a link in the projected inter-conti-
mental railway, L recommend that our mis-
sion to the City Of Mexico be raised to the
| Grst class.
The cordial character OF our relations
with Spain warrants the hope that by the
continuance Of methods OF friendly negot!a-
| iions much may be accom- pi!shed In the
| direction OF an adjustment OF the pending
| question, and If the increase OF our trade
The extent aud development OF our trade
with the island Of Cuba invest the CONNER
| oial relations OF the United States and
! Spain with peculiar Importance. II is not
doubted that a special arrangement in re-
gard TO commerce, based upon the recipro-
city provision Of the recent tariff act, would
operate most benciicially for both govern
| ments. This subject Is now receiving at
tention.
The restoration Of the remains OF John
Ericsson to Sweden affords n gratifying oc.
casion to honor the memory Of the great in.
| so much aud to bear witness to the nn-
| broken friendship which has existed IN Tho
! land which bore him and our own, which
| claimed him as q citizen.
On the I'd day OF September last the com.
! mission appointed TO revise the proceeding.
! OF the commission under the claims cpnven'
! tion between the CUiied states and Vene-
| zueia OF 1866 brought its lnbors to a clost
within the period fixed for that purpose
| The proceedings OF the late commission
| were characterized by spirit OF impartial
| ity and a high sense OF justice. and an IN
cident which was for many years the sub
/ ject Of discussion between the governments
| has been disposed Of in u manner alike hon
| orable and satisfactory 10 both parties. Fol
| the settlement Of the claim OF the Venefu'
ella Steam Transportation company, which
was the subject OF a Joint resolution
| adopted at the last session OF congress. nc
| gotiations are still IN progress. An eafl3
! conclusion is anticipated.
| The legislation Of tho past few years ha
I evidenced on the part Of congress grow
| ing realization OF the Importance OF tb'
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