The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05

dule OF charges, ana my predecessor. there
] upon suspended his proclamation imposing
discriminating tolls on British transit
| through our canals
A request for additions to the list Of the ex-
traditable odenses covered by the existing
| treaty tetween OF the two countries Is under
! consideration. During The past year an ATnerl-
can citizen employed IN a subordinate com
! merclal position in HdYtl-aftar suffering
! protraCtlVe Imprisonment on an unfOuuded
| charge of smuggling was finally
/ liberated on a judicial examination.
/ Upon Urgent representation to the Haytten
! government. suitable indemnity was paid
! to the sufferer. by law OF Hayti a SAILING
| vessel having dis 'harged her cargo, Is re
! fused clearance until the duties on such
! cargo have been paid. The hardship Of this
/ measure upon American ship-owners. who
| conduct the bulk Of the carrying trade Of that
/ country has been insisted on with view of
| securing the removal of this cause Of COM
/ plant.
] THE SHOT AT OUR FLAG.
| Upon receiving authentic information of
| the firing upon an American mail steamer
| touching at the port of ATEapaia because her
! captain refused TO deliver up a passenger in
/ trans from Nicaragua TO Guatemala, upon
| demand OF the military authorities OF HOndu-
| raS- our minister TO that country, under in
/ stree Ions, protested against the wantOn act
/ and de handed satisfaction. The government
! OF Honduras ruated by sense Of justice,
and In spirit of the utmost friendship
! promptly disavOwed the Illegal conduct of its
omcers and expressed sincere regret for the
occurrence.
1t is Confidently anticipated that a salts
factory adjustment will soon lie rea he'd of
| the questions arising out Of the seizure and
use Of American vessels by insurgents IN
Honduras and The sui sequent denial by the
successful government Of commercial priYi
leg t. those vessels on that account.
FRANCE AND LIBERIA
A notable part Of the southeastern coast
OF Liberia between the Cavalry and san
PeorO rivers. which for nearly half cen
fury has been generally recognized as belong
ing 10 that republic by ceSsiOn and purchase,
has .41slf rpNsA 4 ..l,..
ate of France in virtue of agreements en-
TERED into by the native tribes, over whom
Liberia S control has not been well main
J tanned. More recently negotiations be-
tween the LiOerian representative and the
French government resulted in the signature
at Paris of treaty. whereby as an adjust
ment certain Libeplan territory is coded to
France. This convention at last
adviccs, had not been ratified by
| the Liberian legislature and executive.
Feeling a sympathetic interest in the for
| tunes OF the little commonwealth the estab-
| llshment and development of which were
! lar tely aided by the DeneVOlence OF our cOun-
! trymen. and which constitutes the only indie
| pendent sovereign state on the west coast OF
| Africa. this government has suggested to the
| French government its earnest concern lest
| territorial Impairment in Liberia should take
| place without her unconstrained consent.
! Our relations with Mexico continue to be OF
| that close and friendly nature which should
! always characterize the intercourse of two
! neighboring republics
! The work OF relocating the monuments
marking the boundary between the two coun-
| tries, from Paso del Norte to the Pacific, is
| now nearly completed.
| The commission recently organized under
! the conventions of 1884 and 1889 it is expected
| VIII speedily settle disputes growing out of
| the shifting currents of the Rio Grandc river
| east of Ell Paso.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
| Nicaragua has recently passed through two
! revolutions, the party at first successful hav-
| ing In turn been displaced by another. Our
/ o tces, aided in a pc lceful aG uStment OF the
| controversy involved in the first conflict
! The large American interests e Stablished in
| that country in connection with the Nicaragua
| canal were not mOlested
| The canal company has, unfortunately, be-
| come financially seriously embarrassed: but a
! &c lerOuS treatment has been extended il by the
/ government of Nicaragua. 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 distnCtiyely American
! auspices and its enjoyment assured. not only
| to the vessels of this country as a Cha"nel of
! communication between an Atlantic and Pa
| cihc seaboard. but to the ships OF the world
! in the interest of civilization, is proposition
! which, in my judgment, does not admit of ques-
| ton.
Guatemala has also been visited by the po-
| litiCal vicissitudes which have afflicted her
! Central American neighbOrS: but the diSSOu-
| ton of its legislature and the proclamation of
| dictatorship have been unattended with
! civil war.
An extradition treaty with Norway has re-
| Gently been exchanged aud proclaimed.
| The eXtraditiOn treasy with Russia signed
! IN March Isl, and amended and confirmed
! by the Senate in February last, was duly pro
| claimed last June,
SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
Led by desire to compose differences and
! contribute to the restoration of order in
Samoa. which for some years previous had
been the scene Of conflicting foreign preteu-
sions and native strife, the United states, de
parting from its policy consecrated by Il cen
Jury OF observance, entered four years ago
into the treaty OF Berlin thereby becoming
Jointly bound with England and Germany TO
establish and maintain MalietOa LauDeua as
king of Samoa, The treaty provided for a
foreign court of Justice, municipal council
for the district of Aptl, witha foreign presi-
dent thereof authorized to advise the king:
/ tribunal FOR the settlement of native and
fore gn titles. and a revenue system for the
kingdom. II entailed upon the triple powers
that part of the cost of the new government
not met by the revenue of the islands. Early
in the life OF this triple protectorate the
native dissensiOns It was designed to quell.
| revived Rivals deied the authority of the
new KING. refusing TO pay taxes and demand
| ing the election of ruler by native suffrage.
Mataafa, an aspirant to the throne and a
large number OF his native adherents were
! in. open rebellion on one Of the islands.
Quite lately, at the request Of the other
powers, and in tulhllment of its
treaty obligation this government agreed
to unite In JOINT military movement of such
dimensions as would probably secure the sur
render OF the ms rgentS without blOodShed
The Warship Philadelphia was accordingly
put under orders for Samoa, out before she
arrived the threatened conflict was precipi-
tated by King Malietoa 5 attack upon the in
surgent camp. MataQfa was defeated and a
numDer OF his men Killed. The British and
/ German naval vessels present suts aduentlv
secured the surrender Of Mataafa and his adj
herents The defeated chief and ten of his
/ principal supporters were deported to Il Ger
man island of the Marshall group, where thew
are held as prisoners under the Joint resi- ol-