Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-05
Foreign Affairs.

the provisional arrangement wh4 Ii owed the deposition of the queen htss b9en announced with evidence of its effective operation, The recognition usual in such cases has been accorded the pew government
 Under our present treaties of extraditian with Italy mIsearriages Of just t5ee have ee. cured owing to the refusal of that govern ment to surrender it's own subjects Thus far our efforts to negotiate an amended eon- yenilon obvlating this difficulty have been ga- ayailing
 Apart from the war i'll which the island empire is engaged.Jnpan attracts increasing at- tent on in this country by her evident desire t8 cultivate more liberal intercourse With us aud to seek our kindly aid in the furtherdlce of her laudable desi q for complete autonomy in her domestic aif irs and full equality i'll the uTlilY of nations Ts. Jnpah7Se empire oi to-day is no longer the Japan of Q4e past, and our re Il. tfons with this progressive nation should moi be less brOtd on literal lhan those with other powers Coed will. fo tered by many interests in common, hns tnarGed our relations with our nearest seHthe,h n'.ighhoF
 Peace being restored along her northern frontier, Me'i c has asked the punishment of the late disturhers of her tFTnquifitieS There ought to be Il treaty of commerce zand navigation wi h that country 10 take the place of the one which terminated ls} years ago. Tine frlCndllnesS of the intercourse between the two countries is atsFstedDy the fact that during this long period, the commerce Of each has steld. fly increa 5ed under the rule of mutual conslG- eration, being naither stimulated by e0H- ventional a=fa genents nor retarded by jealous rtN.t IL or selfish distrus5i m indemnity teHdf-rru bv Mexico as a gracious act for the murder in $ 0i Leon Baldwin m American citizen Y band oi malauders in Durango, has beeH AceepB,.d and is being paid in instalmenis. Inc prall4em ot the storage and use of the wHtefS of l4e Rio GraHde for iHri- gatioa should be satted Af apProhrtate eeHeat- rent action uf tsIt two interested countries. Rising tie Color dO heights. the stream flows iutermittinglg, vie ding little water during the dry months to ihe irrigatiHg channels already constructed al0Hg its coutge. This scarcity Is often severc-A fet i'll the regions where tue liver tofms common boundary MeF@aAer, the ireqnent changes ill its course through leNel sands often fssis@ embarrassing que. ions uf territorial julisdic ton.
 Prominent amnne the inciaents Of the year Was the Blueiie as n nilteutin what is known as the Mosquito Iaal ttta ary OH the Atlantic Ocean and within Inc jurisdiction ol Near ragna. By the ifaty ol 1s60 between Great Britain and Aicar84ttl the former government expressly recoss i1cd the sovereignty of the lal ter over the siIIf aud q Limited form Ol self goyernm nt Wtts guaranteed to the Mosquito Indians to be exercised according to thefr ens- toms for themselves and other dwellers within is limits. The SocalIed native sgOYefIl- ment which grew to be largely made up of aliens fof many EtarS disputed the sovereignty of Nicaragua over the strip and claimed the right to maintain therein practically in dependent municipal government Early In tam soFereiRnitE over the Mosquito territory led to ser ions disturbances cumtnating In the supprdssionof Of the native government and the attempted substitution ot an impractlenble eomppsIte administration in which the N9ea FagGa and alien r sidents were to participate. Failure Was 10 lowed hy all inSurreetion, which for the time su 1erted the Nicaraguan rule, ex- polling her officers and restoring the old organization. This i'll turn gave paee to the existing local 2, yefnment es= although the alien interest arraYed against Niearaugaa ill th So transactions have been largely American and the commerce of that region for sometime has been, and still is, chiefly control ed by our citizens We caHn0H, for that reason challenge the rightiul SOY felgnty of Nicaragua over this important part of her domain. For some months ono and part of the time two of our naval ships hare been stationed at Bluefelds for the protection of all legitimate interests Of Our cItlzeES In septemuer last, the government at Mana qua expelled from its territory tW, I've or more foreigners, including two Americans for alleged participation ill the sedluous or revoluhonarY movements against the republic at Bluehclds already mentioned; but through the earnest =feinoGstfatee of this government the two Americans have been permitted 10 return to ponce lb.e nagement or their business Our naval commanders at the scene of these disturbances by their con stant exhibition of Ermness and good judge ment contributed largely to inc prevention of more serious consequences and to the restora tiun of quiet aud order. l regret that in the midst Of these occurrences there happened 8 m st grave and irritating failure of Near agaan justice. An American citizen named Wilson residing at R Rma in the Mosquito territory. Was murdered by one Arguella, the acting governor of the town. Ait T some delay the murderer was arrested, but so lnsecurcly confined or guarded that he escaped, and notwithstanding our fspeeted de mGnis it is cinimgd that his rScapture has been impossible by reason ot his flight beyond Nicaraguan jurisdiction. The NtearNguan aulhori es having given notice of forfeiture Of in ir concession to the canal company ea grounds nnrely technical ant net embraced in the contract, having reeeded from that post tioH.
 Peru | regret to say. shows symptoms ef domestic disturbance, due possibly to the sIowness of her iecuperation from the dIs- tresscs of tn wat in 1881. Weakened in 10.
 feaT .F7a T,f1asff g obligations invite our kindly sympathy and jasiify our fcrbearaAce ln pressing long pend ing claims.
 The recent death Of the czar of Russil called TOW and s, npathy on the part of our goverhm nit with his bereaved lam fly and the ku sian peopie. As Il further demonstration of right and friend ship OUT il mister at -t Petersburg Was directed to represent our g6Ysfi mont at the funeral ceremonies. The sealing intetesta of Russia iit Behring arc second only to our own A modus ViVendi has therefore, been concluded with the imperial government. restrictive of poaching on the iiussiHn rookefies ol sealing iu waters which were not camprehended in the protected area fined III the Paris award.
 Occasion has been ioun1 lo urge upon the Russian government equality of treutmi nj for our great life insurane companies whose opera lions huVO be n extended throughout Europe. Admitting we do foreign corporations 10 transact business ill the United States, we naturally expect no lsSS tolerance for our own i'll th3 anpl finds of competition abrOa1. But few cases of interference with natuialzad citizens returning to Russia have been reported durng the current year.
 The goeernm Tt of San Salvador having been oVerthroWn by all abrupt popular outbreak. certain of it's m itary and civil officers WhtIa hot y pursued by insurgents sought reiuge on board the Bnitcd States War ship Bennington, then lying in a Salvadnrean port Although the pIaetit c of asylum is not favor by this gov ernmenI, Vet ln view Of the imminent peril winch threatened the fugitives and solely from considerations of humanity they we're afforded shelter hy our naval commander and when dition with Salvador for trial on charges ol mufder, arsun and robbery, | d,ected that such of them as had not voluntarily left the ship be con veyed to one of our nearest ports where hear ing could be had in compliance with the terms of lhe treaty. On their arrival at san t'ran cisco such proceeding was promptly tnstis tuted before he Uuited States district Judge. who held that the a Is constituting the alleged offenses were political and discharged all the accused except one Gi infueEos, who Mas held for an attempt to murder. Thereupon l was constrained to direct his release Tor the reason that attempt to murder was not one oI the crimes charged against him, ana upon which his surrender to the SalYadorean authorities had been demanded
 Unreasonable and unjust fines imposed by Spain on the vessels and commerce or the United States have demanded from time to monStrance upon the part of our government In the immediate past eXorbltanf penaft1es have been imposed upon our vessels. and goods by customs authorities Of Cuba and Porto hlco for clerical errors of the most trivial character in the manilests or bills of lading. In some cases fines amounting to thousands ef dollars have been levied upon cargoes or the carrying vessels, when the goods in question were acted even when the error has been detected and the Spanish authorities nOtli1ed