The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-12-18
STATE pEPARrN1ENr.

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tnese are the reciprocal trade arrange
menus "nlch nave been concluded, IN
Ine eNeIclse - tile powers conferred by
seGIloh . o. Ihe taril law, WIN the re.
Rfu1.lc ol oiaA!, WIN 9pali iorlts WesC
l!ula POSSESSIONS anu Win Ban 10
inliSo.
nlA nesotlaIl1ns sY,tl o0lef co91!Irles
nave neen lnucl1 advallcea ana IL IS
nopeu tnas peIore tie close OF the year
iuleleI aeall!T lraae arrangements OF
sieaO Saile WIZ pe cohcloueu'
Behring Sea Question.
In view of the reports received as
to tho diminution of the seal herds in
the Behring sea. l deemed it wise to
propose to her majesty's government in
February last that an agreement for a
closed season should be made pending
the negotiations for arbitration which
then seemed to be approaching a favor
able conclusion. After much cores
pondence, ind delays for which this
government was not RESPONSIBLE. an
agreement was reached and SIGNED on
the 18th of June by which Great Britain
undertook, from that date and until
May j, 1892, to prohibit the killing by
her supJecbS OF seals III the DehflnS sea,
ahu we spselitleiie ot Sne ohlIea states
uuliis oiie SEE peiloa 10 enlotce us
Ensuing piolipitl4i aSaiils0 pelagglc sea-,
liS, aiiu III. 'he catGn " iuf ga "a
CInapa 70 p upon Ins isiaiiis w 1,ooo
shlhs' II ullls agreement couio nave peen
reached Garner IN espo TO the stren!l-
Gus ehuei1'oIs OIL tils government, IL
would nave been more effective, but
coming do lale ~ olI' IL uaquestlohaoly
Iesui!ea III steaVly uilillllsnlhS the des-
liuGtloh 81 Cle seals ny t1e oaAadlan
seaiets. II NY lase annual message, L
staIed CllaC Ihe OASIS OIL srpiGfatlon pro
Posea W nei AlaJesIy 8 government Ior
tne auJusIlneut " .ile don5 Pehalhs Con
troVersy as 10 the seal 1isherles was not
accepCaoie. l an Siad now 70 pc ape
70 announce tta1 terms Satisfactory TO
thls government nave peen agreed upon,
anu INA an 5fee'neht asto inc arpltra-
t9rs IS all tha5 Is necessary TO the com.
Rleton OF tEe convention. IN view OF
as - PH"St ~ ~ So'cc
intarn,t;onal ayb;4,stion His ro1owad
expression of our adheronce n tbis
method for the settlaTnent Of dis,,,tas
such as have arisen in the Rehring sea-
will Tdo11ht not ,naat with tha concr,r'
renee of connress
',.',S HNhes
PROVISION saouio ne mace fof a JOINT
demaskatlon or the frontier line between
CANADA ana the United States whenever
required 1y the increasing poraef settle-
ments and especially ior the exact. loca-
t1oh. OF Ihe water DounIiafles III the
s1ra1Is ana rivers. l. SHOULD nav Deen
siad 10 announce some taVoIapie aispo-
sIUion OF We poun9aLy dlsp9te pelWeeh
Great DIitail anu Fen9Zueii, tGuc!hlhS
Iile western iI9hIief OF lsriVisn GIll!1la,
DuI the Irlehqiy efforts OF tila Onlted
hDIulSS III llItl tl.tttIll. Have JlIlS l1p
peei unaTallihS. Inns government VIII
commune 10 cypress us concern al any
appearance Oh loiei5el ehGEoactinlent on
territories long ulluer the ailnlilstratlFe
cohtfol OF american Sta1a5. lhe oe5er-
mlnatl9n OIL boundary Is easily
a~tta1ha9te by anlcaoie a~rbltratlon,
Wnere tlle right OF the respective par
tles rest, us mere, On historic facts, read
lay asceiIdiiapie
Trade Concessions.
The law of the last congress pro-
viding d system of inspection tor
our meats intended for export, and
tloSLlihs we preSilet5 WIN power
70 eAcluoe ioleisn pfoaucts rom pug
nlan NJ u o'esv ~ CounOti 1eiiuils
ne 10 ~ tsip9tua.o .unJuSo ~ Ha ~
II";tod CO. go n1ooo "a $1,000 " nv ~
oI aaS;uo n,t ~ paaiuu vn,s IS, Sot ~ ,ia1aaC "a
- s,,nl d;sa,G,,,a rs oinet 20
~ SUI dihaea, aeh.iisG ~
a nLeae' 49, ~ = siarinyi1 W 10 a Tt W
1'as1 ;n"o Taana9: DD 'a nSaa2'
I lAuasi a a.au ! E - uno I've I .rnltieui
Ha.o 4psneu eieid puL' : 'N'p0o'ou
w. poih ppf n,oSa
1880 " .iJae ee.iisoloiis ~
o,LIy a oat 40 "@o .?h ~ y NY siYen
s sSrou?a a9o . m u Sio ounaa .iarV ~ tl" sl,a ioM
be accented as ADEQUATE to the comr:e.a
removal of the dangers, real or fanciea.
which had been previously urged. The
state department, our ministers abroad,
and the secretary of agriculture have
co-operated with untagglng and lntelll-
gent zeal Tor the accomplishment or TINS
greag result. Inc ouV!1hes OF an agree
ment nave peen reached With Germany,
looking 70 equltapie trade concessions III
CONSIDERABLE OF the continued nee m
portatlon OF ief sugars oug the tllas ms
not YET arrived wlen tAi4 correspondence
can be snD,hlatea TO congress.
Relations with Brazil.
The recent political disturbances in
the republic of Brazil have excited re-
gret and soIicitude. The information
We possessed was too meagre to enable
the causes leading to the temporary as
mt Of s1lnTeme mower by Presi-
dent Fonseca: but this Government did
not fail to express to him it's anxious Sc
licitude for the peace of Brazil. and for
the maintenance of the free political in
stitutions which had recently been es-
tablished there. nor to offer our advice
.tsat great moderation should be observed
ia the clash of parties and the contest for
leadership. These counsels were received
:. ~ - f,;o,a,u .n;,;+ o,d tia 1at
IN tns aloss iiie ay e ~ oans a
%. iiioliala'iJ ~. Is ~. sr"U roles+absis,,a
WlshouS oioouslieu,