The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14

Africa, tho United States aud the o her
signatory powers agcCd to adopt appro
prate means Tor tho punishment of per.
sons selling arms aud ammunition to
the natives and for The COufiscation of
the inhibited articles. being The plain
duty Of this government 10 aid in sup.
pressing the netarious traffic, impairiug
as 1t does the praiseworthY and Civliz
ing efforts now in progress in that region
L recommend that an act be passed pro.
hibltinG the sale Of arms and intoxicaats
to natives in the regulated zoue by our
cities.
Costa Rica has lately testified it's
irlendllncss by surrenderins to the
United States. in the absence OF a con.
vention of extradiLion, but upon duly
submitted evidence Of CriminalitY, a
noted fugitive from justice. 1t Is trusted
that the negotiations already with the
country to meet recurring cases Of the
kind will soon be accomplished. In my
opinion treaties for reciprocal extradi.
ton should be concluded with ali those
countries with which the United States
has not already conventional arrange.
ments Of that character. l have deemed
it fitting to express to the Governments
of Costa lSica aud Columbia the kindly
desire OF the United States to see their
pending boundary dispute finally closed
by arbitration in conformity with the
spirit of the treaty concluded between
them some years ago. Our relations
with the French Republic continue to be
Intimate and cordial. sincerely hope
that the eXtradition treaty with that
country, as amended by the Senate. will
soon be in operation. While occasional
question affecting our naturalized citi-
z.ns returning to The land Of their birth
have arisen in our intercourse with Ger
MANY our relations with that country
continue satisfactory.
The questions affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated in
a spirit of friendliness. Negotiations are
in progress between the two govern
ments with view TO such concurrent
action as will make the award aud re.
gulations agreed upon iby the Behring
Sea tribunal of arbitration practically
effective, and it g not doubted that
Great Britain will cooperate freely with
This country for the accomplishment of
that purpose. The diapute growing out
of the discriminating tolls imposed in
the Weiland Canal, upon cargoes of
cereals bound to and from Lake ports
OF the United States, was stopped by
the substitution of more equitable
schedule ofchargcs, and my predecessor
thereupon suspended hi, proclamation
Imposing discriminating tolls upon
British tranist through our canals. A
request for additions to the list of ex
tradltable oGenses, covered by The exist
ing treaty between Tue two countries, is
under cou sideration.
During the past year an American
citizen, emplOyed in a subordinant com.
nercial position in lIayti, after suffering
protracted imprisonment on an unfound,
cd charge Of smuggling, was finally lih-
Grated on judicial eXaminatinn. Upon
urgent representation 90 the Havtian
government. suitable indemnity was
pad to the sufferer. BV Il law of HayLi,
a sailing "essel, having discharged her
cargo, is refused clearance until the du.
i!e9 on such cargo have bheu paid. The
hardship OF this measure upon Amcri
can hhlp owners, who conduct the bulk
OF the carving trade Of that country,
has ben insisted on with view of
thus cHuyN Of comllalnt.
Upon iGceivin. authcn,;n iDformatlon
OF LNc firing npon an American mall
stenple: toIchiuE az The par Of ANA
pala, because her captain refused 20 de-
liver uD q passenger, in transit from
Nlcarau3ua tn Guatemala, uu0n demand
OF the militia authorities Of Honduras.
our munster to that country, uuder in
structiCus, protested q ,ainsL the wantOn
act and demanded satisfaction. The
Government Of Hon l.,rns actuat2d hy o
sense of justice and IL a spirit of the
utmost friendship, promptly disa7uwed
tho Illegal conduct fits officers and eX.
pressed sincere rcGrcaL f)r tho occur
renee. IL IS confidently anticipated that
Satisfactory adjustment will soon be
reached Of the question arising out OF
the seizure and use Of American vessels
by insurgents, ii Honduras, and the
subsequent denial, by the successful
government OF commercial privileges TO
those vessels on that account.
n notable part of the southeasterly
coast OF Liberia, between the Cayally
and San Pedro rivers, which, for noorly
halt a century, has been generally re-
cognzcd as belonging to that Republic
by cesslon and purchase, has been
claimed to be under the protectorate Of
France by virtue Of agreements entered
into by the native tribes over whom
Liberals control has not been well main.
tanned. More recently negotiations be-
tween the Libcrlan representative and
the French Government resulted in the
signing at Paris OF treaty whereby as
an adjustment, certain Llberian territory
ls ceded to France. This convention,
at last advlces, had not been ratified by
the Llberian Legislature and Executive.
FeellnG sympathetic interest in the
fortunes Of the little COMMONWEALTH,
the establishment and development Of
wren were largely aided by the bcDovol-
ence OF our countrymen, and which con-
su.otes The only Independently sovereign
State on the West coast OF Africa, this
government has suggested to the French
,IoVelhment It's earnest concern lost
tef1lsorial impairment in Liberia should
lake place without her unconstrained
consent.
Our relations with Mexico continue
to be OF the close and triendlv noture
which should always characterize the in.
tcrcourso OF two neighboring lennhl,cs
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