Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-15

carrying trade of that country, has
been insisted on with a view OF pre-
venting a recurrence OF this cause OF
complaint.
HONDURAS MADE RErARATIoN.
Upon receiving authentic informa-
ton OF the firing upon an American
mail steamer, touching at the port of
Amapala, because the captain refused
to deliver up passenger in transit
from Nicaragua to Guatemala upon
demand of the military authorities of
Honduras, our minister to that coun-
try, under instructions, protested
against the wanton act, and demanded
satisfaction. The government of Hon
duras, actuated by sense of justice
and in a spirit of the utmost friend
ship, promptly disavowed the illegal
conduct OF its officers and expressed
sincere regret for the occurrence. 1t
is confidently anticipated that salts
factory adjustment will soon be reached
OF the questing arising out OF the seiz-
ure and use OF American vessels by in
surgents in Honduras and the subse-
qucnt denial by the successful gov
ernment of commercial privileges to
these vessels on that account.
/ FRANCE AND Liberals DISPUTE.
A notable part of the southeasterly
coast OF Liberia between the Cayally
and San Pedro rivers, which for nearly
half a century has been generally
recognized as belonging to that re-
public by accession and purchase, has
been claimed to be under the protecto-
rate OF France in virtue of agreements
entered into by the native tribes over
whom Liberals control has not been
we'll maintained. More recently nego-
tiations between the Liberian represen-
tative and the French government re-
suited in the signature at Paris of a
treaty, whereby, as an adjustment,
certain Lberian territory is ceded to
France. This convention at last adj
vices had not been ratified by the Lii
berian legislature and executive. Feel
ing sympathetic interest in the for
tunes of the little commonwealth, the
establishment and development of
which were largely aided by the benev-
olence OF our countrymen and which
constitutes the only independently
sovereign State on the west coast Of
Africa, this government has suggested
to the French government its earnest
concern lest the territorial impairment
to Liberia should take place without
her unconstrained consent.
OUR NEAREST SOUTHERN NEIGHBoRs.
Our relations with Mexico continue
to be OF that close and friendly nature
which should always characterize the
intercourse OF two neighboring re-
publics. The work of relocating the
monuments, marking the boundary
between the countries 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, will
speedily settle disputes growing out Of
the shifting currents of the Rio
Grande river east OF Ell Paso.
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN NICARAGUA.
Nicaragua has recently passed
through two revolutions, the party at
first successful having in turn been
displaced by another. Our newly ap-
pointed minister, by his timely good
efforts, aided in peaceful adjustment
of the controversy involved in the
first conflict. The large American in
terests established in that country in
connection with the Nicaragua canal
were not molested. The canal COM
pany has unfortunately become finan-
cially seriously embarrassed, but
generous treatment has been extended
to it by the government of Nicaragua.
The United States is especially in
terested in the successful achievement
Of the vast undertaking this company
has in charge. That it should be &C
complished under distinctively Ameri-
can auspices and its enjoyment assured
not only to the vessels of this country,
as a channel of commercial communi-
cation between our Atlantic and Pa
cific seaboards, but the ships of the
world in the interests of civilization,
is a proposition which, in my judg-
ment, does not admit of question.
DICTATOR, BUT NO REVOLT.
Guatemala has also been visited by
the political vicissitudes which have
afflicted her Central American neigh
bors, but the dissolution of its legisla-
ture and the proclamation OF dictator
ship have been unattended by civil
war.
NEW EXTRADITION TREATIES.
An extradition treaty with Norway
has recently been exchanged and pro-
claimed.
The extradition treaty with Russia,
signed in March, 1887, and amended
and confirmed by the Senate in Feb
ruary last, was duly proclaimed last
June.
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
Led by desire to compose differ
ences and contribute to the restora-
ton OF order in Samoa, which for
some years previous had been the
scene OF conflicting foreign pretensiops
and native strife, the United States,
departing from its policy consecrated
by century of observance, entered
four years ago into the treaty OF Ber-
lin, thereby becoming jointly bound
with England and Germany to estab-
lish and maintain Malietoa Laupepa
as king of Samoa. The treaty pro-
vided for foreign court of justice and
a municipal council for the district of
Apia, with foreign president thereof