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

! ditionally. us fair indemnity $1,000.
0l0. A respectful but earues. note wa'
recently addressed to the Spanish gov
eminent insisting upon prompt fulfill
mcnt OF its long neglected obligation.
Other claims preferred by the United
States against Spain. in behalf OF Amer
1 lean citizens. ior property coBiiscated
| in Cuba, have been pending for many
years. at the time SPANS title to the
CaroInaq was confirmed by arbitration,
that government agreed that the rights
! which had been acquired there by
| American missionaries should be recos-
nizcd aud respected. II is sincerely
hoped that this pledge will be observed
by allowing our missionaries, who were
removed from Plnape to place OF sale
" by United States war ship during
the late troubles between the Spanish
garrison and the natives, to return to
their field OF usefulness.
BUSINESS WITH THE PORTE
Important matters have demanded
attention in our relations with the
Ottoman porte. the firing and partial
destruction. by an unrestraincl mob,
OF one OF the school buildings OF Ana
tolia College, established by citizens OF
the United States at Marsovan, and the
apparent Indifference of the Turkish
government to the outrage, notwith-
standing the completely OF some OF its
officials, called iorearnes remonstrance,
which was followed BY promises Of re-
para.ion aud punishment OF the elend-
ers.
Indemnity for the injury to the build
ingi has already beon paid, permission
to rebuild given, registration OF the
school property in the name OF the
| American owners secured aud efficient
projection guaranteed.
! Information received OF maltreatment
suffered By an inotIensive American wo-
man engaged III missionary work in
Turkish Koordistan was followed by
such Representations to the porte as re-
suited in the issuance of orders for the
punishment Of her assailants, the re.
moval OF delinquent official, and the
adoption OF measures for the protection
of our citizens engaged in mission and
other lawful work in that quarter.
Turkey complains that her American
subjects obtain citizenship III this coun-
try, not to identify themselves in good
faith with our people, but with tho in
tention OF returning to the land OF their
| birth and then engaging in seditlon.
This complaint is not wholly without
foundation. A journal published in
| this country in the American language
openly cOunses its American readers
to arm, organize and participate in
movements for tho subversion oil Turk
ish authority in tho AsiatiC PROVINCES.
The Ottoman government has an
nounced its intention to expel from its
| domains Armeniuns who have obtained
naturalization in the United States since
1868. The right 20 exclude any or all
classes OF aliens is m attribute OF SOW
ereignity. 1t is n right asserted and, to
a limited extent, enforced by the United
States, with the sanction OF our highest
court.
There being no naturalization treaty
between the United States and Turkey,
| our minister at Constantinople has been
instructed that while recognizing the
right Ui that government TO enforce its
declared policy against naturalized Ar
menans, he is expected to protect them
from unnecessary harshness Of treat
ment
VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
In view of the impaired financial re-
sources OF Venezuela, consequent upon
therecent revolution there, modilied
arrangement for the satisfaction OF the
awards Of the late revisory claims com
mission IN progressive installments has
been assented to, and payments are
being regularly made hereunder.
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER.
1t is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our re-
lations with Hawaii have caused SCR
ious embarrassment. Just prior to the
installation OF the present administra-
ton the existing government OF Hawaii
had been suddenly overthrown and Il
treaty OF annexation had been negotia-
ted between tho observation-disclosures
OF the islands and the United States and
submitted to the senate for ratilica-
tions. This treaty | Withdrew for ex-
animation and dispatched Hon. Jas. II.
| BlOuut, OF Georgia, to Honolulu as 4
special commissioner to make an impair
tial Investigation OF the circumstances
attending the change Of government,
and OF all the conditions bearing upon
the subject OF the treaty. After thor
ough and exhaustive examination,
Mr.. Biount submitted to me his report,
showing beyond all question that the
constitutional government OF Hawaii
had been submitted with the active aid
of our representative TO that govern
ment, and through tho intimidation
caused by the presence OF an armed ma
val force of the United States which
was landed for that purpose at the in
stance OF our minister.
Upon the facts developed it seemed
me the only honorable course for our
government to pursue was to undo the
wrong that had been done by those rep
resenting ua and to restore. as far rs
practicable the status existing at tho
time OF our forcible intervention.
With view oil accomplishing this re.
suit within the constitutional limits OF
executive power and recognizing all our
obligations and responsibilities growing
out of any changed conditions brought
about by our unjustiiiable interference,
our present minister as Honolulu has
received appropriate instructions to
that end. Thus far no information OF
the accomplishment OF any definite re-
suits has been received from hun.
Additional advices are soon expect
ed. When received they will be prompL-
~ sent to the Congress, together with
all other information Mt hand, accom-
panied by specia! executive message
FULLY detailing all the facts necessary
to a complete understanding OF the