New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-05

bringing into circulation counterfeit altered money
o. Embezzlemen larceny obtaining money sSqas
any money valuables, securities, other property
Knowing the 10 have been embezzlcd stolen or
d. Frsud by bailcc. banker, agent factor.
trustee. director or member or oricer OF an, any
company, made criminal ny inc ""' Va WV"
5. Perjury. or subornaton Of perjury, ;.,r,,r
@. Rape abduction. child stealing kinappns'
+ UurCary houscbrcsking shopbreaking
2. Piracy by the law OF nations s., ,,ro or more
pcrsons on board a Ship on the high seas. against
the authority of the master wrongiay Sh do 20 %
assaults on board ship the high seas, with In
tent to do sricvous bodily harm ,be laws Of both
countries for the suppression OF slavery ana s'a'c
trading. A.. w.. .,u satisfy any
one OF the vast superiority of the latter both IN what
IL contains and I'm what il omts. The British
Treaty may well serve as niooe 'o' WI i"'"' w"
vcntl0ns Of similar character
INTERN ATCoNAL CONFERENCES.
Tho wear ,ust past has also been made notable one
diplomatically by the assembling IN Washington OF
,,ro mnortant international conferences. Inc inter
national American Conference. to which representa-
lives of all the American states were lnVl,cu m'
been in session for several months ana VII no, COIN
ueie rs labors for time To come Inc IhlerIla
iional Marine Conference. In which twenty'sN mar
time nations represented brought H. sessions 10
a close on February l. after Formulating much ilouci
legislation for tie better prct"' ton o tivcI Nv sh
II l. nm interesting fact ii Unprecedented one
that the two conferences brought to the Catal the a'
credited repre- -cntative> Of thirty three nations. -
Tho meeting Of an international American CONFER
cpco at Washington is in itself Significant occur
renee and the successful direction oi such Ilplo
matte venture reflects great credit upon the admin
i.tr9tion of the state Department. Whatever may
be the final result OF the Conferences dchbci'llv,l-;
much ba. already been gained in the interest excited
in the rmoyal of unnecessary barriers 10 bcncncal
intercourse between the countries OF Hor'h ana 'a,'
America and In the further extension OF our 'onir'
ciaI and social relations with Southern nerhlors
IT is more than probable that the lnicrhailyinai
IN uuiOn I'm many respects, D'lWccn tI' WV
continents. report ha' already 9ccn n'nr r nv'"
mcnt OF commission Of engineers 10 examine INTO inc
practicaby Of building railroad system ooic. ,
Inc United States with the Central ana south American
countries other reports have been drawn up ior
acceptance by the Conference, unifyg III meas
ti"ns. suggesting uniform terms for valuation and
measures Of value, providing for the adoption Oh a
fishing the system Of arbitration for the settlement 81
disputes. and encouraging In various way, Hi' ,
now represented IN the gathering AZ the 'apltii;
There has been nothing 50 far 10 mar tne sc,cS, ",
from It's Iabors many substantial benefits TO ms coun
try and all The other nation, Trpic,encn IN IT,
was naturally extremely technical ana tic Na.uc ar
the Importance of the results reached by "; M'eF
prcclaed only hy the maritime interests OF the coun.
try. II is enough 20 say that 1T embodied inc nc'
Judgment maritime matters from TIC lcahlhS SEA
going nations. and that il rccommcndationS may
we'll form hasi, for further international legislation
for the protection OF lfc on the hich seas.
OTHER NEGOTIATION,.
still another important question has been nnhef
consideration by an international commission at WASH
ineion during the year. The long standing claim of
this count, against the Republic Of Venezuela hA'
been laid before joint tribunal and satisfactory
decision is expected to be reached shortly.
The state Department las also other negotiations
still on foot and some mention should he made,
before leaving this branch ~ Tho Administrations 81
the effort now i'm progress {" arrive Al some a1rr'
meni with Great Britain - 10 tho N""iouhdiih'
fisheries and the Alaskan poaf hing questions hc-c
diGorcnc~, haze recently hceu taken mp ana Nc
secretary Of state 4, earnestly irving I" arr1nrc a
convention. covering one or both subjects with fir
representative. ~ Great Britain II may De hdo' Il
that the shifting and epirilcss policy ~ Nr. lhYaii
l,- again been abandoned ln these negotiations ana
fla. Tho lust rslts ~ The United states VIII Dec main
tanned in both Canadian and Alaskan water 10"
brilliant success ~ the Department IN Other hrd-
dining tho year warrants the belief. at any ri". ina
f,r and acceptable settlement Of these old trouble,
will soon lc attained