The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12

i from the Spanish Government to tine unite
| States on account of what Is commonl
known as the Carlos -Butterfield claim.
| SETTLING THE MEAT PROBLEM
Our relations with the French Republ
| continue to be cordial. Our representatlv
at that court has very diligently urged tn
| removal of the restrictions imposed upo
/ our meat products and it is believed tbs
substantial progress has been made a jus
! settlement.
| TREATIES.
| The Samoan treaty, signeh last year at Der
| lin by the representatives of the Unite
States, Germany and Great Britain, after du
ratification and exchange, has begun to pro
duce salutary effects. The formation of tn
| Government agreed upon will soon replace
| the disorder of the past by a staple admins
| tration, alike just TO the natives and equit
| able to the three Powers most concerned Il
| trade and intercourse with the Samoan isl
ands. The Chief Justice has been chosen b.
| the King of Sweden and Norway, on the inyi
tation of the three Powers, and will soon b.
| installed. The land commission and tn
municipal council are in process of organiza
ton rational and evenly distrlbutet
scheme of taxation, both municipal ant
upon imports, is in operation.
The new treaty of extradition with Grea
Britain, after due ratification, was pro
claimed on the 25th of last March. Its bene
fetal working is already apparent.
In the tariff act, wrong was done TO thu
Kingdom of Hawaii, which l am bound Il
presume was wholly unintentlonal Dutie
were levied on certain commodities which
were included in the reciprocity treaty nov
existing between the United States and thu
Kingdom of Hawaii without indicating tn,
necessary exception in favor of the Kingdom
hope that Congress will repair what nigh
otherwise seem to be breach of faith on thu
part of this Government
An award in favor of the United States IN
the matter of the claim of Mr.. Van Bokke
against Hayti was rendered on the sth of Be
cember, 1883, but, owing to disasters then an(
afterwards prevailing in Hayti, the terms o
payments were not observed. new agree
ment as to the time of payment has been ap
proved and is now in force. Other JUS
claims of citizens of the United States for re
dress of wrongs suffered during the late
poltical conflict in Hayti will, it is hoped
speedily yield friendly treatment.
Propositions for the amendment of the
treaty of extradition between the United
States and Italy are now under consideration
You will be asked to provide the means Of
accepting the invitation of the italian Gov
eminent to take part in the approaching con
ference to consider the adoption of univer
sal prime meridian from which to reckon
longitude and time. As this proposal follows
in the track of the reform sought to be init
ated by the meridian conference of Washing
ton held on the invitation of this Govern
ment the United States should manifest g
friendly interest in the Italian proposal
THE BEHRING SEA DIFFICULTY.
The difficulty between the two Govern,
ments touching the fur seal question in the
Behring sea is not yet adjusted, as will be
seen by the correspondence which will soon
be laid before Congress. The offer to submit
the question to arbitration, as proposed by
her Majesty's Government, has not been ac-
cepted for the reason that the form of sub.
mission proposed is not thought to be calcu.
lated to assure a conclusion satisfactory to
either party. 1t is sincerely hoped that be-
fore the opening of another sealing season
some arrangement may be effected which
will assure to the United States property
right, derived from Russia, which was not
disregarded by any nation for more than
eighty years preceding the outbreak of the
present trouble.
THE DELAGoA BAY TROUBLE.
In this connection 1 may refer with ap-
proval to the suggestions of my predecessors
that standing provision should be made for
accepting, whenever deemed advisable, the
frequent invitations of foreign Governments
to share in conferences looking to the ad-
vancement of international reform in regard
to science, sanitation, commercial laws and
procedure and other matters affecting the
intercourse and progress of modern commu-
mites. In the summer of 1889 an incident &C.
Cured which for some time threatened to in
terrupt the cordiality of our relations with
the Government of Portugal. That Govern
ment seized the Delagoa Bay railway, which
was constructed under a concession granted
to an American citizen, and at
the same time annulled the charter. The
annnnGainnaru who had nTpharEad his
fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted
other means of redress, was compelled to in
woke the protection of his Government. Our
representations, made coincidently with
those of the British Government, whose sub
jects were also largely interested, happily re-
suited in the recognition by Portugal of the
propriety of submitting the claim for indem-
nifty, growing out of its action, to arbitration.
The plan of settlement having been agreed
upon, the interested Powers readily con-
CURED in the proposal to submit the case to
the judgment of three eminent iurists, to be
designated by the Resident of the Swiss Re-
public, who, upon the joint invitation of the
Governments of the United States, Portugal
and Great Britain, has selected persons well
qualined ior the task before them.
Inc revision OF our treaty Win the Empire
Oh japan mas continueu 10 De tue suD!ect oi
consideration OF correspondence. Inc CUES
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anu "niIe II WIN oe my uuty W see .nat the
interests OF the Onlteu states are not ps any
changes exposed 10 UNDUE DISCRIMINATION ~,
sincereiy HoPe tnat sucn reslsioh a. win SAT
isIy the iegitinlate eApectationso Oh the'apan.
csc UoHeIhulel. anu maintain .ne Preseh'
long e4,sIIng IrienuIy relatlohS pet~een ia
pan anu the Ohi'eo STATES VIII NC enec'eu'
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
The friendship between our country and
Mexico, born of close neighborhood and
strengthened by many considerations of init
mate intercourse and reciprocity, have never
been more conspicuous than now, nor more
hopeful of increased benefit to both Nations
The intercourse OF the two countries by rail,
already great, is making constant growth
The established lines and those recently pros
pected add to the intimacy of traffic and open
new channels of access to fresh areas of de-
mand and sunDly The inheritance of the