Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-10

| h"o pcoH COuuuCteQ ny bu6 Crimiud,
court at Valparaiso. 1t is reported un-
officially that the investigation is about
completed and that the result will soon
pe communicated to this governments,
together with some adequate and salts
by which the attention of Chile was
called to this incident. If these just ex-
pectations should be disappointed will
by special message bring this matter
again to the attention of congress for
such action as may be necessary. The
entire correspondence with the govern
ment of Chile will at an early day be
submitted to congress.
NORWAY AND SWEDEN TONNAGE DUES.
renew the recommendation of my
special message dated January 16, 1890,
for the adoption OF the necessary legisla-
| tion to enable this government to apply
in the case of Sweden and Norway the
same rule in respect to the levying of
tonnage dues as was claimed and se-
| cured to the shipping of the United
| States in 1926, under article s OF the
treaty of 1927.
THE CONGO STATE.
| The adjournment of the senate with
out action on the pending acts for the
suppression of the slave traffic in Africa,
and for the reform of the revenue tariff
of the independent state of the Congo,
left this government unable to exchange
| those acts on the date fixed, Jnly 2,
1891. A modus vivendi has been con-
| cluded Dy which the power OF the Congo
state to levy duties on imports is left
unimpaired, and by agreement of all
the signatories to the general slave trade
act, the time for the exchange of rati-
| fications on the part of the United States
has been extended to February 2, 1892.
CHINESE oUTRAGEs.
The late outbreak against foreigners
in various parts of the Chinese empire
has been cause of deep concern, in
view of the numerous establishments Of
our citizens in the interior of that coun-
try. This government can do no less
than insist upon q continuance of the
protective and punitory measures which
the Chinese government has heretofore
applied. No effort will be omitted to
protect our citizens residing in China,
but recent unofficial information indi-
Gates that what was at first regarded as
an outbreak of mob violence against
foreigners has assumed the form of an
insurrection against public order.
The Chinese government has refused
to receive Mr.. Blair as the minister of
the United States on the ground that, as
participant as senator in the enact
ment OF existing legislation against the
introduction of Chinese laborers. he has
become unfriendly and Objectionable to
China, and I have felt constrained to
point out to the Chinese government the
untenableness of this position, which
seems to rest as much upon the unac-
ceptability of our legislation as on that
of the person chosen, and which, if ad-
mitted, would practically bar the selec-
ton Of any representative as long as the
existing laws remain in force.
You will be called upon to consider
the expediency of making a special pro-
vision by law for the temporary ad-
mission of some Chinese artisans and
of Chinese industries at the approach
desirable that the Chinese exhibit be
facilitated in every proper way.
CAROLINE ISLANDS TROUBLE.
A question has arisen with the gov
ernment of Spain touching the rights of
American citizens in the Caroline
islands. Our citizens there, long before
the confirmation of Spain's claim to the
islands, had secured by settlement and
purchase certain rights, to the recog-
milton and maintenance of which the
faith of Spain was pledged. have had
reason within the past year very strong
ly to protest against the failure to carry
out this pledge on the part of his
majesty's ministers, which has resulted
in great injustice and injury to Ameri-
can residents. f1el
SPANS COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION.
The government and people of Spain
purpose to celebrate the four hundyedth
anniversary of the discovery of America
by holding an exposition at Madrid,
which will open on the 18th Of Septem-
bcr and continue until the 31st OF De-
cember, 1892. A cordial invitation has
been extended to the United States to
take part in this celebration and as
Spain was one OF the first nations to
express an intention to participate in
the worlds Columbian exposition, it
would be very appropriate for this gov
ernment to give this invitation its
friendly promotion.
THE PAN-AMERICAN RAILWAY.
Surveys for the connecting links of the
projected intercontinental railway are
in progress, not only in Mexico, but at
various points along the course mapped
out. Three surveying parties are now
in the field. Under the direction OF the
commission nearly 1000 miles OF the
proposed railway have been surveyed,
including the most difficult part, that
through Ecuador and the south part of
Colombia. The reports of the engineers
are very satisfactory, and show that no
insurmountable obstacles have been met
with.
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
On November IL, 1884, a treaty was
concluded with Mexico, reafirming the
boundary between the two countries as
described in the treaties of February Q,
1848, and December 30, 1853. On March
1, 1889, further treaty was negotiated
to facilitate the carrying out OF the prin-
ciples of the treaty of 1884 and to avoid
the difficulties occasioned by reason OF
the changes and alterations that take
place from natural causes in the Rio
Grande and Colorado rivers in the por-
tions thereof constituting the boundary
line between the two republics. The
international boundary commission pro-
vided for by the treaty OF 1889 to have
exclusive jurisdiction OF any question
that may arise, has been named by the
Mexican government. An appropria-