The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-05

wsHINGToS, D. G., Dec. 4.-FollOw-
ing is President CleFeland's first annual
message, transmitted to Congress to-
day:
Ths Congress Of Tie UnRed &Gi,s:
The constitutional duty which re-
quires the President from timo to time
to give to tho Congress information of
the state OF the Union. and recommend
to their consideration such measures as
heshaIl Judge necessary and expedient is
fttingly entered upon by commanding
to the Congress careful examination
of the detailed statements and well sup
ported recommendations contained in
the reports OF the heads Of departments,
who are chiefly charged with the execu-
tive work OF the government
In an effort to abridgo tho communi-
cation as much as is consistent with its
purpose shall supplement briet ref
erence to the contents of the depart
mental reports by the montion OF such
executive business and incidents rs are
not embraced therein, and by such rec
concentrations as appear to be at this
particular time appropriate.
While our foreign relations have not
at all times during the past year been
entirely free from perplexity, no en-
barrassing situation remains that Will
not yield to the spirit OF fairness and
love of Justice, which, joined with con-
sistent irmness, characterize q truly
American foreign policy.
SOUTH AMERICAN RELATIONS.
My predecessor having accepted the
Office Of arbitrator of the long standing
missions of boundary dispute, rendered
to the President by the Argentine Re-
public and Brazil, it has been my agree
able duty to receive the special epvoya
commissioned by those states to lay be-
tore me evidence and arguments in oe"
half OF their respective governments.
The outbreak OF domestic hostilities
in the republic OF Brazil found the
United States alert to watch the inter-
ests Of our citizens in that country, with
which we carry on important commerce.
Several vessels Of our new navy are now
and for some time have been stationed
at Rio De Janeiro. The struggles being
between the established government,
which controls tho machinery OF ad-
ministration, and with which We main
tain friendly relations, and certain OIL
GERS of the navy employing the vessels
OF their command in an attack upon the
national capital and chief seaport, ana
lacking rs it does tho olemeuts OF dl-
vided administration, have failed TO
see that the Insurgents can reasonably
claimIrecognition as belligerents. Thus
far the position OF four government has
been that of an attentive, but lmpartiA
observer of the unfortunate connlct'
Emphasizing our fixed policy OF Impair
tiaf neutrality in such aconditlon oil al
fairs as now exists, deemed 1t necea-
sary to disavow, in q manner NOT 10 10
misunderstood, the unauthorized action
of our late naval commander IN those
waters in saiuting the revolving Brazil
ian admiral, being indisposed to coun-
tenance an act calculated to give gratul-
tious sanction to the local Instruction.
The convention between our govern
ment and Chile, having for its object
the settlement and adjustment oil the
demands OF the two countries agalnss
each other. has been made effective by
the organization OF the claims commis-
sion provided for. The two, govern
ments falling to agree upon the third
member OF tho commission, the good
Offices OF the president of the Swiss re-
public were invoked, as PROVIDED IN
the treaty., and the selection OF the
Swiss representative in this country TO
complete the organization was gratlly,S
ing alike to the United States and
Chile.
THE QUESTION OF AsYLUNs'
The vexatious question of so-callod
1o,,,;or osvIpm for offenders against