Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-12

lie continue to be intimate and cordia
| sincerely hope that the extraditio
D treaty with that country as amended b
the senate will be consummated.
While occasional questions affectin
our naturalized citizens returning to TIL
: land of their birth have arisen in our in
+, tercourse with Germany, our relation
y with that country continue satisfactory
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated il
a spirit OF friendliness. Negotiations ar
in progress between the two government
with view to such concurrent action a
will make the award and regulation
agreed upon by the Behring-sea tribuna
Of arbitration practically effective, ant
IL is not doubted that Great Britain will
cooperate freely with this country fol-
the accomplishment of that purpose
The dispute growing out Of the discrimi.
nation OF tolls imposed in the Welland
canal, upon cargoes OF cereals bound to
and from the lake ports of the United
States, was adjusted by the substitution
OF more equitable schedule Of charges,
and my predecessor thereupon suspended
his proclamation imposing discriminate
ing tolls upon British transit through
our canal. A request for additions to
the list of extraditable ohenses, covered
| by the existing treaty between the two
| countries, is under consideration.
POINTS AT ISSUE WITH nAYTI.
During the past year an American
citizen employed in subordinate com
mercial position in Hayti, after suffering
protracted imprisonment on an un-
founded charge OF smuggling, was finally
liberated upon n Justices examination.
Upon urgent representation to the Hay
tan government suitable indemnify
was paid to the sufferer.
BY law OF Hayti sailing vessel hav-
ing discharged her cargo IL refused
clearance until the duties on such cargo
have been paid. The hardship of this
measure upon American ship-owners,
who conduct the bulk of the carving
trade OF that country, has been insisted
on with a view OF preventing a recur-
renee OF this cause OF complaint.
OUR NEAREST SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURS.
Our relations with Mexico continue to
be OF that close and friendly nature
which should always characterize the in
tercoure OF two neighboring republics.
The work OF relocating the monuments,
marking the boundary between the
countries from Paso Del Norte to the
Pacific, is now clearly completed. The
commission recently organized under the
conventions OF 1884 and 1889, il is ex-
pected, will speedily settle disputes grow
ing out OF the shifting currents OF the
Rio Grande river east OF Ell Paso.
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN NICARAGUA.
Nicaragua has recently passed through |
Two revolutions, the party at first sue
cesslul having in turn been displaced by |
another. Our newly appointed minis
ter, by his timely good efforts, aided in |
a peaceful adjustment of the contro-
versy involved in the first conflict. The |
large American interests established in
mat country in connection with the
Nicaragua canal were not molested.
! ne canal company has unfortunately
become financially seriously embar-
Tasseu, but generous treatment has
Deen extended to II by the government
d Nicaragua. The United States is
interested in the successfu,
tciilevement OF the vast undertaking
his company has in charge, That II
mould be accomplished under distinct
Vely American auspices and it's enjoy
nent assured not only to the vessels of
MS country, as channel OF commercial
between our Atlantic and
'acilic sea boards, but the ships OF the
Vofld IN the interests of civilization, is
'roposltion which, in my judgment,
Ices not admit Of question.
DICTATOR, BUT NO REVOLT.
Guatemala has also been visited by a.
ne political vicissitudes which have :
iillcted her Central American neigh
ors, but the dissolution of its lepisla |
YRS anu the proclamation of dictator :
up nave been unattended by civil war.
NEW EXTRACTION TREATIES,
An extradltion treaty with Norway ;
aimed. C
The extradition treaty with Russia I
gned in March, 1887, and amended 4
nd confirmed by the senate in Febru- 3
~ 'ast, was duly proclaimed last June. u
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
LED by desire 10 compose differences II
nd contribute to the restoration NJ
der. IN Samoa, which for some wears
revious had been the scene of conflict e
4 foreign pretentions and native strife. u
ive United states, departing from its y!
'licy conseerated by q century of oh q
rvance, entered four years ago into u
e treaty of Berlin, thereby becoming Ill
unity bound with England and Ger. e'
any TO establish and maintain Malieto, IN
'upepa as king of Samoa. The treaty III
divided Tor foreign court of Justice m
"a a municipal council for the district al
apla, with foreign president thereof u
thori2ed to advise the king. tri. bt
nal for the settlement of native and at
'eign land titles, aud revenue system
the kingdom. II entaled upon thu
rec powers that part of the cost If ID
new government not met by the rev. GU
ne OF the islands. Early in The life of IN
r. triple proIectorate the native dis. be
isions 1t was designed to ouell were su
'ived. The rivals deiied the autbor-
OF the new king, refusing 10 nav
les and demanding the election n
er by native suffrage. Mataafa. an IN
'irant to the throne, and all
"a number OF his native adberents ~
re IN open rebellion on one of the 90
'nds. Quite lately, at the request of o."
other powers and in fulfillment of 'o'
treaty obligations, this government rev
eed TO unite in u joint military gov. I'M
ment OF such dimensions as would INC
Daddy secure the surrender of the in lng
genus without bloodshed. The war. ou'
Philadelphia was accordingly mt ere
Ter orders for Samoa, and before She 400
yea The threatened conflict was pre- exc
tated 10y Chief Mataata attack upop w.
insurgents camp. Mataafa was de- wa
- - ~ t'ut'oS' ol men Killed. The ON
ish ana German vessels present sinh On
lehtiy secured the surrender of Ma v
! and his adherents. The defeated Yea
aud 10 OF his principal supporters cres
uePoiteu 10 herman island of the ing
7hal group, where they are held as was
'ne's, under the joint responsibility hist
cos ,of the three powers. This inri. SlOs