The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-12-09

ment of that purpose. The dispute
growing out of the discriminating tolls
imposed in the Welland canal upon
cargoes of cereals bound to and from
the lake ports of the United States was
adjusted by the substitution of a more
equitable schedule Of charges and my
predecessor thereupon suspended his
proclamation imposing discriminating
tolls upon British transit through our
canal. A request for additions to the list
of extraditable offenses covered by the
existing treaty between the two coun-
tries is under consideration.
MEXICO AND NICARAGUA.
our relation with Mexico continues
TO be of that close and friendly nature
which should always characterize the
intercourse of two neighboring repuo-
lies.
The work of relocating the monu-
ments 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 1854 and 1889,
it is expected, will speedily settle dis
putes growing out of the shifting cur
rents of the Rio Grande river east of
El Paso. Nicaragua has recently passed
through two revolutions, the party at
first successful having in turn been dis
placed by another. The American in
terests estab lished in that country in
connection with Nicaragua canal were
not molested. The canal company has
unfortunately become financially seri-
ouslv embarrassed, but generous treat
ment has been extended to it by the
government of Nicaragua. The United
States are especially interested in the
successful achievement of the vast I'M
dertaking this company has in charge
and that it should be accomplished
under distinctively American auspices
and its enjoyment assured not only to
4 the vessels of this country as channel
of commercial communication between
our Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, but
to the ships of the world, in the inter-
est of civilization, is proposition
which, in my judgment, does not admit
OF question.
RELATIONS WITH HAWAII.
1t is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our re-
lations with Hawaii have caused serious
embarrassment. Just prior to the in
stallation of the present administration
the existing government of Hawaii had
been suddenly overthrow, and treaty
of annexation had been negotiated be-
tween the provisional government for
the islands and the United States and
submitted TO the senate for ratification.
This treaty withdrew for examination
and dispatched Hon. James Fl. Blount of
Georgia to Honolulu as a special COM
missioner to make an impartial investi-
cation of the circumstances attending
the change of government and of all
conditions bearing upon the subject Of
the IL realty. After a thorough and eX-
haustive examination Mr.. Blount sub
mitted to me his report showing beyond
all question that the constitutional gov
eminent of Hawaii had been subverted
with the active aid of our representa-
tive to that government and through
the intimidation caused by the presence
OF an armed naval force of the United
States which was landed for that pur-
pose at the instance of our minister.
Upon the facts developed it seemed to
me that the only honorable course for
our government to pursue was to undo
the wrong that had been done by those
representing us and to restore, as far as
practicable, the state existing at the
a view of accomplishing this result with
III the constitutional limits of executive
power, and recognizing all our obliga
tions and responsibilities growing out
of any changed conditions brought
about by our pniustifable interference
our present minister at Honolulu has
received appropriate instructions tC
that end. Thus far information of the
: accomplishments of any definite results
have not been received from him. Ad
ditional advices are soon expected
When received they will be promptly
sent to congress together with all othel
information at hand, accompanied by +;
special executive message fully detail
ing the acts necessary to a complete
understanding of the case and present
: ing a history of all the material event
leading up to the present situation.
PROGRESS OF ARBITRATION.
On April is, 1890, the. internationa
American conference al Washington b.
resolution expressed the wish that al
! controversies between the republics 0
, America and the nations of Europ
might be settled by arbitration and re
commended that the government 0
each nation represented in that confer
ence should communicate this wish t
all friendly powers. A favorable re
Spouse has been received from Gres
Britain in the shape of a resolution
adopted by parliament July 6 last, COZ
daily sympathyzing with the purpos
in view and expressing the hope tina
Her Majesty's government will len
ready cooperation TO the government
7 Of the United States upon the basis o