Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-11


Of this great result The outlines of an
agreement have been reached with Ger
many, lookin- % equitable trade con-
cessiOns in consideration Of the cOntin-
ued free impOrtatiOns Of sugars, but the
time has not yet arrived when this cor
respondence can be submitted to con
gres,.
Advice To BraziIians.
The recent political disturbances in
the republic of Brazil have excited re-
gret and sOlicituie The information
we possessed was too meager % enable
a, 20 form satisfactory Judgment O.
ihe causes leading % the temporary g--
-umpt.0u of supreme power by Pre-
dent Fonseca; but TINS government ll.
not fail 10 express 90 him lt~ arNl.
solicitude for the peace of Brazil aU.
for the maintenance Of the free Vu.l'....
institutions which had recently bee.
established there. nor 20 offer Dur a.-
vice that great moderation shOul4 u
observed il the class of parties ana Z
contest for leadership. These couu---
We're received in the most trieu iE
spirit. and the latest information l. tina
constitutional government has been re-
established without bloOdshed.
The New Orleans Lynching.
The lynching at New Orleans in Mssch
last Of eleven men Of Italian nativity by
a mob of citizens was a most deplOrab.e
and discreditable incident II did not
however, have its origin in any
general animosity % the Italian people.
nor in any disrespect TO the government
Of Italy, with which our relations were
of most friendly character. The fury
of the mob was directed against three
men as the suppoCed participants or &C
cessories in the murder of a city official.
do not allude 10 this as mitigating in
any degree this offense against law and
humanity, but only as affecting the in
ternational questions which grew out
of il. II was once represented by the
Italian minister that several of those
whose lives had been taken by the mob
were Italian subjects and demand was
made for the punishment of the partici-
pants and for an indemnity to the fam
lilies of those who were killed. 1t Is TO
be regretted that the manner in which
these claims were presented was not
such as 10 promote calm discussion OF
the questions involved. The views of
this government as 10 its obligations 10
foreigners domiciled here We're fully
stated in the correspondence, A. well as
its purpose to make an investigation Of
the affair with a view 10 determine
whether there were present any circum-
stances that could. under such rules Of
duty as We had indicated. create an Oh
legation upon the United States.
Suggests a Change in the Law.
Some suggestions growing ont of this
unhappy incident are worthy the atten-
tlOu of congress. 10 would. believe.
be entirely competent for congress %
of foreigners domiclled In the United
States cugnizable IN the federal courts
This has not, however. been done. and
the federal officer. and courts have no
power I'M such cases 70 intervene
either for the protection of a foreign
citizen or for the punishment Of ms
slayers. Il seems 90 me 10 follow. in
this state of the law. that the officers OF
the state charged with police and luilc-
ial powers In such cases must, III the
consideration of international questions,
growing out ot such incidents be rr-
garded IN such sense as federal agents
as to make rhls government answerahle
for their acts In cases where ~ would
answerable if the United States hac
usel It's constitutional power 10 define
and punish crimes against treaty rights.
The ChiIian War.
The civil war in Chilli. which began
/ in January last, was continued, but for
1 tunately with infrequent and not i'm
/ portant armed collisions. until August
9S. when the congressional forces landed
/ near Valparaiso. and, after bloody en-
gagement captured that city. Presi-
/ dent Balmaceda at once recognized that
| his cause was lost, and a provisional
/ government was speedily established by
/ the victorious party. Our minister was
| promptly directed TO recognize and put
! himself in communication with this
government so soon as il should have
/ established its defacto character. Dur
ing the pendency of this civil contest
/ frequent indirect appeals were made 10
this government 70 extend belligerent
rights to the insurgents and 20 give
| audience 70 their representatives. This
was declined. and that policy was pur-
sued throughout. which this govern
| ment, when wrenched by civil war, 50
I strenuously insisted upon on the part
| of European nations. The ltata,
| an armed vessel commanded
bv a naval officer of the insurgent feet,
manned by its sailors and with soldiers
on board. was seized under process of
the United States court at San Diego,
California, for violation of our neu-
] tralltY laws. Nhiie IN the Custody OF
an officer of the court the vessel was
forcibly wrested from his control and
put to sea. II would have been incOn'
sistent with the dignity and self-respect
of the government not u have insisted
that the Itata should be returned TO San
Diego TO abide the judgment of the
court. This was so clear TO the Junta
of the congressional party, established
at Iquique. that, before the arrival OF
the ltata at that port, the secretary OF
foreign relations of the provisional gov
ernment addressed 70 Rear Admiral
Brown, commanding the United State'
naval forces. a communication, from
which the following is an extract:
The provisional government has Learned
by the cablegrams Of the Associated Pres
that the transport Itata, detained in SaI
Diego by order Of the United States fol
taking ON board munitions OF war, and il
possession Of the marshal, left the port
carrying on board this Official, who wa
landed at a point near the coast, and ther
continued her voyare II thi'
news be correct, this government woule
deplore the conduct Of the Itata, and a
/ 49, l. not TfauoassH N sun