Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

Upon receiving authentic Information of the
firing upon an American mail steamer touch
ing ut Amapala, because her captain refused
TO deliver up a passenger In transit from
Nicaragua to Guatemala upon demand Of the
military authorities OF Honduras, our minis
ter to that country under Instructions pro-
tested against the Nanton act and demanded
satisfaction. The government OF Honduras,
actuated by Il sense OF justice and in spirit
ef friendship, disavowod the Illegal conduct
of the officers and expressed sincere regret FOR
the occurrence
1t IS confidently anticipated that satisfac-
tory adjustment will soon be reached of the
questions arising 80, oI az so,TGNo asa rto o.
American vessels by iasafseitS u Eui,AH1ns
and the subsequent d39!al b. the successful
government of commercial privileges Co those
vessels on that account
Liberia.
A notable part Of the southeestcrly coast OF
Liberia, between the Cavslly and san Pedro
rivers. which for nearly half n century has
been generally recognized as hclo"glng to that
republic Ivy Cession and purchase, has been
Cla"cd 10 be under th3 prutcctorato of
France in virtue of agreements entered into
by the native tribes over whom Liberals con-
troll has not been wei maintained. More rc-
Gently, negotiations between the Lihcran rep
rescntatiye and the French government re-
suited in the signature - Paris Of a treaty
" lereby as an adjustment certain Liberiln
| |
~ last a31icc'. had not been ratified by the
L!hcriaa legislature ana exc .utiyc.
Feeling sympathetic interest in the for
tunes Of tho little commonwealth, the c9'16-
! hshmcnt and development Of which were
| largely aided 10y the bcucvoicncc Of orr couu-
| trymcn, and which constitutes the only in
| dcpcndcutly sovereign state on the west coast
OF Africa, this government has suggested 10
| tho French government its Garnet concern
| lost territorial impairment in Liberia should
! take place without hrr unrost-aircd Con~CIt.
| our Relations with Mex
! continue 70 la Of that close ind friendly m
! turr whicn should always chqrartcrizc the ia
/ tclcOurac of two EciEhhoring republics. The
! work OF relocatin. the monuments marking
! the boundary between the two c,Nlntrcs from
| b8su Del NOre the Pacific is now nearly
completed. The commission recently O.
! Eaui2ed under the conventions of 1884 and
| 1859 it is expected Will speedily settle dis
! pute@ grow ing oui Of the shifting currents OF
! the Rio GlaN3c river cast Of RI Paso.
The canal company has, unfortunately. he
! come seriously na9pcialiy cmblyl1s ed, but Il
/ generous treatment has been cNtended to it by
/ the government ~ Nicars-Ua. The United
! Stetc9 are esrscially interested IN the sUccc.
/ ful achievement ~ the vast Undertaking this
| company has IA charge. That il should be ac-
| C lnp.i~ucd under GistiUct.Nc'y American
I auspices. and its enjoyment rs u"ed NOT only
! 60 the VESTS Of tNi~ country rs q channel #
/ ruhlMU'Ncdtc I. 1--WE ca CIR N'Ii'il' an I
! Pacific scaboJrd-. bnt to the ships of the
/ world n the interests ~ civilization, is a
! proposition which, in my judi meHt does no
admit ofque-toa.
GualcmeiH .a' also hcea Ys.icl ny the
! political Ni"iS,iiu1"' which have aHIct'i her
! Central American ntyhp1'S; INT tine Cl--1l1-
tion Of its lc.i. lr;Urc and the proclamation u
dictatorship have been unattended with
! civil W3r.
Nn cNtraGition treaty with Norway has
| Tccrntly been exchanged and Er1c!|n"I.
! The eNtra|iliun treaty with ltH>sla @ncd
! IN March, l-S'. and amended and coat rnvd
/ by the senate IA February last, was duly pro-
claimed last Juuc.
The sam oan guuahIGe.
lad -, d..ir. 70 o,,,,,o... 1itrcr. ,,,.c, and
con,ribntn 70 in, r4.tor,tion Of rrto~ In
| Sa,ro, ,yItou for snron wears ,,r,yio,,s boJ
Ln,, ,L .,,,,a ,f cont;,.tir,. f,raj.n ,,r.t,.,,-
! eious ,,d u,ti,,a .trif. tlo United ~t,t,.. de-
,,rri, ~ rrc,,, a. ,,,li,. ,r.or,.,tnd Ia. , .ar
inI,. nr ch.,rvo1cc entered rour v,,,, ac,,
intn tl,c tr.atv ~ pr-Iio thcr.,,,. l,cotnin =
iointly hound with Tnrl,nd and (; rnany f.,
I ,at,i.L ,a ,,,i,-+fi, IrI,, i,
I nr e;s,, -, T,,otra,,v r,,,ii,l f,r a., f,,oi.I,
roir, OF ir,,ticr. a urui,i',l 90 ,u.n f,i.ti'.,
di.frr, If N,'ia Min "a for.i,n nrssidrn,
thereof. authorized 10 advise the kin,,; a ri
Lunal for the settlement Of nqtivc and foreign
land titles and revenue system for the king
dom. 1t chtdiied upon the three powers that
part Of the cost of the new Fuvcralncnt not
| met 10y the revenue of the island.
Eali$ in ii" lico tl!e tr.l ro;octoratc,t the
native discussions it was ..tnej 10 qu"ll re
vivcd. Rivals Ccied the authority Of the new
/ KING. refusing to pay taxes and demanding
the election OF ruler by native suffrage. Ma
trutd. an aspiraut T. the throne, and Large
humber Of Ms native adh,rnrte, were in open
rebellion on one O; TIA" Islands. QHitc lately,
a. the request of the other powers, and Ia tul-
! Nlment Of It's treaty obligation, Ills govern