Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

Ing discriminating tolls urun British irspsis
sag,ssn, ""r canal; 4 rcgsess {ei
:acn.rs covered 6y shc existing treaty i~swe"s
- swc ~pwnsvies n under confederation ISa-.
~ M .ns psri var =, American citizen :mIlcy.
msni on IN uaicrnssssi charge q um .rs"
upo- ars ~ ssc iHs HANNA
ernascut. y suitable indemnity wa< maid 10 ,hp
sufferer, i,y \ iaw of hayti. smiling vessel.
ence until the drtics IN arch caryo have lee,
rski. the hardship ~ this maasurc up1n
the carrying trade of that couriry has becn in IN.
sisted cn With q view oY securing the removal
OF this cate ~ complaint.
Tho Am1pala Incident.
Upon rccriv'ug authentic inf .rmaton III III.
Lr.ng upon nn Amcfiean mail steamer touch;nr
~ The port 81 Ama,ni. beca,,ss. her can, ,,,n
riuseu =" denver M N passenger from Me
~ ssna t. Guatemri. uT.,n demand of the mill
tU. ectn pritis-s uf Honduras. cur minister "a,
that cp,ntry Grder instructions pro,c ste.l
atn.t tn wan'oa nc; aud demanded s,ti,-
Inc,r,n. Tbs government; Of Honduras. actu
stsd by se''s.c oi just cc and IA u spirit of
iricnnshin. pr fnpt disavowcd tho Illegal con.
enci 81 rs officers. aud oppressed sincere re-
sEt iur th' occurrence. IL ~ confidently ar-
tripased tia. n satisfactory adjustment will
s,s'n ic rcarhc1 OF the questions ARISING on: oi
Tue SECURE nrd usro. Am trican vessels 10y in
snrg.nts III Honduras aud the Su.sacu mt 10
anal by the suc,,s ful government Of s.u,amcr
ga! privileges to thrc vessels on that nc.
A notable part os the soutbea..crlv ems, oS
lAherin, bctwr-n the Csy.,lly ard < IA Pedro
tivcr~. which for nearly hall "a century has
ecen sen.rsiiy rccovnize.i n bcioag,a- ~ tEa:
triuhtr. w res-ion aid purchase. has l~'cn
claimed 70 lr under the prott%;ora.e ct France
" Nirtuc :" as:rs,incnt- entered into by the mn
,ivc triis's ovcg w:on II Lcri. y control has not
Leon well maintained Murc rrcrutly ncgutia
tt1ns hctaccn the iaivrian representative and
t ,nr ta.neh s'vernnrni rs,ilt. ia the sigma
fustmHnt. CERTAIN I.iir'ran territory IL
'cucd to Franrr. this convention nj
..,~t aivirr> hd not iecn ratified by
IN iaivr,an legislature and executive
trrln sym ,inihT.fc iitcr,.-, IN the fortunes
bi tbs littlr com :. nwctlth the csiaiiis,.i ut
,.aa acv.inpmc ui wh.ci were largely aided
~ the hrncN"t"ur- of cur COUNTRY men and
which run9tiiuti~ the oti, Independently -ovcr
riSn s'a.c ga TIN wst crsS; Ct Africa. :ui- gov
srninrnt has suggested to I'll, frrnch ,9.ivrrn-
ment its earnest 'Oues-n ifs. rritorial IAN
istirin-nt H. Lilcria slI,.iil take piasc ~i.holt
acs unsunstratne'l cunscat.
FRIENDLY Relation. with s,c,,co
Our r,la;ions with Mexico continue g. te of
that elsa aud friendly na:ur, which
sl.ould always ct.ararterizr the inicr-
rurse ut two u'ighlorin- rcpul,licsa
The work of relacntinr tnr monuInents mark
trg tue boundary lctwecn the Vountri,~ frs,ru
tissn del NOrte 20 the Pacific - now nearly
romple.s'i. TIE cummis~:on r,~,r.tiy organ
n'd un'ier D" rnnv.nti1Is oi ls'i ami 49, q l.
expe,tsd viii sicesliiy settle di~rut-- growing
,sit 81 the shifting currents OF the i:io Grandc
rtxct east %. ~ i'a~,
y
.cToluttn- the Inrty at First suc,,-~siHl having
In tgrn hs-n DISPLAYED ~ another. Our newly
spl",ntrd rinis,.r by his timely Eooi offices,
AIDED IA a y eful a,ljus;fi. Mt ut "a. contr,e
ycrsy involved la the first con
h,rt. Tho large american interests -
tabli-hed in that c,'tintry In cIancctiun
With IN" Nirursg,sn ca.lal were not Ino.s->tc,.
tn cana rl5nissi.y has unfortunately .rSnc
hna lriaiiy seriously embarrassed bu; n g,n,r-
the vSvcrnment IL Nharnyus. III" United
STATES aye '.-,,ct'ially Interested In shr
sucrcssfrl achievement: of the vast
charge That IL shoud l~ accomplished
unsisr distnr lively American au-nict-s and it,
.ujoymrut assured not oa!y 10 III. ves-.is Of
IN country ~ u channel vt communication
hetwecn our Atlantic amt ps.liic ..i.,s.r,..
hut e. the ~hips uf che world in the inter
IN nav % ud i,na ~ va. l. r rTl-i, y, winch
tauteraLi has al~u been visited ~ TN. poii;i-
cal vac sSitrdrs whi-h have nliii, ted Ia, Cen.
trial American nrighi =: but tie ais-o,rl N
81 Is legislature and the proclamation ct N
di taforship have bcrn uuaft -ndrd with civil
wrr.
An extradi;ion treaty with Norway has r.
cently been exchanged and ptOc.aiiuct. The
extra.litiDa treaty with Ru-~ia. signed In
March. w. aud sincndr'i and conii med 10y
the senate IA February last. wa, duly pro-
claimed hast 5un-.
The sansnan Matter
lei by desire 90 compose differences ana
contribute To- the restoration q! or,irr Ina
Samoa. which :or som. years previous hal
been she sccnc 90 Conflicting foreign prcteii.
siuns and native strlfs. TIN nitcd ~tat.-. de
parting from It's i'p.icy cunsccratcd 10y cen
Jury OF Observance. caseici four years ago
into the treaty ct Berlin. thereby becoming
Jointly ,ouu,i with tngl and ami ticriainy to
establish ami maintain Malrtpl l.asir,.i,l "a,
Ming OF samoa Ths treaty pruyid.l for n
foreign court ot Justice: municipal cSunril
for tn. district 81 -Aria. with ior,ign pr,si-
dent thereof. githpfil.si To- advise the KING: u
tribunal for The settle meat ot native and for
cign land ti'ir-. AMI revenue system for
Oh. kins.,on. ~ placed upon tina three powrrs
rslI AZ
mt met by the revenue al the islands. Early
IN the life Of Ellis trip pruictorIt the native
dissen.lpii~ % was designed o. gurN revived.
and dehct t..c authority % the new king.
refusing to- paN tasC- ld demanding tine c!c..-
tiOn 81 ~ rui.F W native suf.Ial,r. Mataafa. an
asifrisnt to tie tiiruisv. and large mum cr ci
his native adherruts were in open rvh-. iion un
Que ~ the lslead.. Quite lately. at thu r,quc .
~ the othrr p''wcrs and Ia iulfilinent of
W. trraty obii-atipn. tuis government agreed
t. unite IL "A JOINT military inpvcmcat -; such
6io. nsioii. - would probably S..rurc the sur
render ~ the Insurgents without biopls!icd
The war-llir Philadelphia was accordingly put
under oft.cr- Tor sa.noi. but before shc ar
rived N threaten conflict was prcripitat-
Ell 10y King Malictua's attack upon the in~ur
y n : camp. Nataafn was defeated and "A
nuin'cr Oi mon Killed The British and Ger
n.,n naval vessels pr.~irut subsequently, So
cured the surrruIcs oi Mata.-ia and his al
berents. Tn" defeated chief and tn I his
rrin" pal su,,pnrtcis were dciyrrted TO "a Ger
ARE held ~ irsunrrs under tue juint re-.
s,onsii lit, aud eos; a. She Three laow.r-
This inrid, az aud The events icadiug up TO "
sii:nay ILLUSTRATE the ifnrp,i,'y ri ciItan,,ln.
alliances with foreign psws....
Calm Against spain
More than fftrca years a-p this government
preferred "a claim agails. spain la behalf Of
o'c ut our .iti<rn, ior pru.-,r,y -.'iart snd CON
fs 'ateu la ''hg- In i>-', the "iaim was al
Jtiste,i. spa n agrcsing pay. Internationally
~ ~ far indemnity si.F.E.'nt y r.sp-.;fu! hut
earnest note was NJ. entity addressed &"
tn. Spanish government insisting upon prompt
fulillm~ns of it, hong neglected s,,ilil,ufts,;l