The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-12
A Brisk Year in the State Depart.
mpnt-An Unusual Number OF
Negotiations Carried Out.
The New Orleans Ly nching and the
CHILEAN Resolution SUM
med Up.
To the senate and house of representa-,
RECIPROCITY

by an unusual number of impOrtan'
negotiations and by diplomatic results
of a notable and highly beneficial char
trade arrangements which have been
concluded in the exercise of the powers
conferred by section , of the tariff
law with the republic of Brazil, with
Spain for the West India possessions and
with san Domingo. Like negotiations
with other countries have been much adj
vanccl and it is hoped that before the
close of the year further definite trade
arrangements of great value will be con.
rluded.
BEHRING SEA i~MBROGLIO.
The president thus concludes an out
line Of the Behring sea troubles: | am
glad now to be able to q that
terms satisfactory to this government
have been agreed upon and that agree
ment TO arbitration Is all that is neces-
sary to complete the convention. 1t is
urged that provision should be made for
u Joill btll.ultdtl'4I vi tIt ilpItItl INC
between Canada and the United States
wherever required by increasing border
settlements and especially for the exact
location of water boundary in the straits
and rivers.
THE NEW ORLEANS LNNrHING.
The lynching in New Orleans in March
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Il moo of citizens was a most d%cplorablc
and discrcditablc incident. 1t did not
however. have its origin in any general
animosity to the Italian people nor in
any d~isrespcct to the government of Italy
with which u relations were Of the
most friendly character. The fury OF
the mob was directed against these men
as supposed participants or accessories in
the murder Of Il city official. | do not al
lude to this as mitigating in any degree
this otTcnse against law and humanity.
but only "a affecting international quce-
IONS which grew out Of il. The tempo
rary absence of "A minister plcnipotentiary
If Italy at this capital has hindcred fur
ther correspondence. but it is not doubt
ed that a friendly conclusion is attainablc.
Some suggestions growing out Of this
unhappy incident are worthy of the at
tcntiOn Of congress. 1t would. | believe,
he entirely competent for congress to
make otfcnses against the treaty rights
Of foreigners domiciled in the United
States cognizable in the federal
courts.
II CHILEAN REVOLUTION.
Tn the 10th Of October an event oc-
Cured in Valparaiso so serious and tragic
in its circumstances and results as to
Justly excite the Indignation of our pco-
pie and call for prompt and decisive ac.
ton on the part of this government. 4
considerable number Of the sailors OF the
United States steamship Baltimore, then
in the harbor of Valparaiso, being upon
shore leave and unarmcd, were assaulted
by armed men nearly simultaneously in
different localities in the city, One of
the party an oflicer-was killed out
right and seven or eight seamen were
seriously wounded, one Of whom has
since died. So savage and brutal was
the assault that several Of our sailors re-
cclved more than two and one as many
as eighteen stab wounds. An investiga-
ton OF the affair Was promptly made by
the board of officers of the Baltimore.
and their report shows that these as
saults were unprOvoked; that our men
were conducting themselves in a peace
able and orderly manner and that some
Of the police of the city took part in the
assault and used their weapons with ia
tai effect. while "A few others, with some
well disposed citizens, endeavOred to pro-
tcct u men. Thirty six of our sailors
were arrested, and some of them. while
being taken to prison. were cruelty beat |
IN and maltreated. The fact that they |
we're all discharged, no criminal charge
being lodged against any one of them.
shows very clearly that they were limo
cent Of any breach Of the peace. so far
as / have yet been able to learn no other
explanation Of this bloody work has been
suggested than that it had its origin in
the hostility 10 these men as sailors in
the United States navy wearing
the uniform Of their government and not
in any individual act or personal ami
mostly. The attention of the CHILEAN
government was at once called to this
affair and a statement Of the facts OBJ
tanned by the investigation we had con
Quoted was submitted. accompanied by
the request to be advised Of any other
or qualifying facts in the possession Of the
CHILEAN government that might tend to
Feile'e thls a1alf Oh LDe appearance o1 an
insult to this government. The CHILEAN
government was also advised that if such
a qualifying fact did not exist this gov
eminent would certainly expect a full
and prompt reparation. II is to be re-
GREETED that the reply Of the secretary
for foreign affairs to the provisional
government was conveyed in an offensive
tone. TO this no response has been
made. This government is snow awaiting
the result VI the investigation which has
been conducted by the criminal court at
Valparaiso. IT is reported unofiicially
that the investigation is about completed
and it is expected that the result will
soon be communicated 10 this govern
ment. to"rihrr with some adequate and
satisfactory response TO the note by
'-I'"h ~" attention ~ Chill was called