The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1893-12-07

amendment of the act extending the tima
for the registration of the Chinese laborers
thereto entitled who desire to reside in this
country will now avail themselves of the
renewed privileges thus afforded of estab.
fishing by lawful procedure their right to
remain, and that thereby the necessity
OF enforced deportation may be
10 great degree avoided 1t
has deyolved upon the United States
minister at Peking as dean Of the dipl1-
matte body, and in the absence of a repre-
sentative Of Sweden and Norway TO press
upon the Chinese government reputation
for the recent murder of Swedish mis-
eionaries at Sung Pu. This question is of
vital interest to all countries whose
citizens engage in missionary work in the
interior,
African Slave Trade.
by Article MI of the general act OF
Brussels, signed July ?, 1890, for the sup
preston Of the slave trade or the restric-
tion of certain iniurious commerce in the
independent states of the Congo and IN
the adjacent zone of Central Africa, the
United States and the other signatory
powers agreed TO adopt appropriate means
for the punishment Of persons selling
arms and ammunition to the natives and
for the cOnfiscation of the inhibited ar
ticlcs II being the plain duty OF this
government to aid in snppressing the ne
fariOus traffic, imparing as il does the
praisewor,hy and ciyilizing effort no" in
progress in that region. ] recommend that
an act lie passed prohibiting the sale OF
arms and intOXiCants to natives in the
regulated zone by our citizens.
Extradltion Treaties.
Costa Rica has lately testified its friend
illness by surreudering to the United
States, in the absence OF a convention of
cEtradition but upon duly submitted evil
dence Of Criminaiity, noted fugitive from
justice. Ii is trusted that the negotiation
Of treaty with that country to meet re-
curing cases Of that kind viii soon be ac-
complishcd. IN my opinion, treaties for
reciprocal oTtraGicon should be concluded
with all those countries with which the
United states has not already conven-
tloual arrangements Of that character.
Our Rotations with England.
The qucs ons affecting our relations
with Great Britain have been treated in
spirit of friCLdliuess. Negotiations are in
progress between the swo governments
With a view to such concurrent action as
win make the award ard regulations
agreed upon by the Behrirg Sea tribunal
Of arbitration practically effective, and it
is not doubted that Great Britain
win co-opelu;e freely with This country
for the Accomplishment Of that purpose.
4 hc dispute growing out Of he discrimin-
ating tolls imposed in the Nellund canal,
upon CaTgCos Of cereals bound to and
from the lake ports Of the United States,
was adjusted by the substitution of
more equitable schedule Of charl es, and
my predecessor thereupon suspended his
proclamation imposing discriminating
tolls upon British transit through cur
canals. A request for additions to the
list Of oytruditable of.cuses covered blythe
existing treaty between the two countries,
is under consideration.
Mr.. Bakers Good OGi,es.
Nicaragua has recently passed through
two revolutions, the party at first su ccess-
ful having in turn been displaced by an
other. Our newly appointed minister, by
his timely good offices, aided in a peace
ful adjustment of the controversy in
yolycd in the first conflict. The large
American interests established in
that country in connection with the
Nicaragua canal were not molested
The canal company has unfortunately be
come financially seriously embarrassed,
but a generous treatment has been eX-
tended TO it ly the government of Near
aqua. The United States are especially
interested in the successful achievement
Of the vast undertaking this company has
in charge. That il should be accomplished
under
DistinctMely American Auspices
and its enjoyment assured not ogly to the
vessels Of this country as a channel Of
commercial communication between our
Atlantic and Pacific sCaboaIds, but to the
ships Of the world in the interests of civil
'2ation, is a proposition which, in my
Judgment, Goes not admit Of question.
Russian aud Norwegian Treaties.
An extradition treaty with Norway hes
recently been exchanged and proclaimed.
The oStradition treaty with Russia
signed in March, 1851, and amended and
confirmed by the senate in February last,
was duly proclaimed last year.
should Give Thanks for Caravols.
The reproduced caravel, Santa Maria
built by Spain and sent to the ColumI Iian
exposition, has been presented to the
United States i'm token of Gmity and in
COmmemoration of the event it was de-
signed to celebrate. | recommend that in
accepting this gift congress make grate-
ful recognition Of the sincere friendship
which prompted it.
Minor Foreign Matters.
The president treats at considerable
length Of the troubles Of missionaries in
Turkey, and briefly Of less importance
with minor powers of this and other con
tiuonts. In all cases the belief in an ami
cable settlement is stated.