Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-06

have been submitted by both governments to a
Well as the facts which they involved. | am
convinced that settlement upon the terms
tageous one and I recommend that provision
be made for the prompt payment of the stated
sum.
Thus far only France and Portugal have
signifed their willingness to adhere to the the
Paris Tribunal of Arbitration.
Preliminary surveys of the Alaskan boundary
and preparatory examination Of the question
waters of the United States and the Dominion
s m
tween Great Britain and Venezuela Believing
that its early settlement, some just basis
alike honorable to both parties, is in the line
Of our, established policy to remove from this
beyond the sea. / shall renew the efforts here
tof9re made to bring about restoration Of
induce reference to arbitration, resort which
Great Britain rita SO f Pfc in
earnestly sought by her weaker adversary.
Recognition of Hawaiian Republic.
Since communicating the yoluminous CORE
tives on certain questions submitted to the
and wider discretion of the
provisional provision? arrangement which followed the
%2 it's eee perao The
recognition usual in such cases has been
corded the new government.
Under our present treaties of extradition with
W ag nj 1h Of justice have
its Hs !sS' suSec aa' faf %
efforts to negotiate an amended convention OBJ
waiting this difficulty have been unavailng.
The New Japan Treaty.
Apart from the war in which the Island
pire is engaged, Japan attracts increasing at
tention in this country by her evident desire
and to seek our kindly aid in furtherance of her
lauGabe desire for complete autonomy in her
of nations The japanese empire of to-day is no
longer the Japan OF the past, and our relations
broad and liberal than those with other powers.
Good will fostered by many interests in COM
Southern neighbors. Peace being restored along
her northern frontier, Mexico has asked the
puilty There ought TT to be new treaty of
commerce and navigation with that country to
take take the place OF the one whch M thr
course between the two countries is attested by
the fact that during this long period the com
merce of each has steadily increased under the
rule of mutual consideration, being neither
stimulated by conventional arrangements nor 70.
act, for the murder in 1887 of Leon Baldwin,
an American citizen by band of marauders
in Durango, has been accepted and is being
paid in installments. The problem of the stor-
age and of the waters of the Roi Grande
for irrigation should be solved by concurrent
action Of the two interested countries. Rising
in the Colorado heights, the stream flows inter-
mittently, yielding little water during the dry
months to the irrigating channels already con
severely felt in the regions where the river
forms common boundary. Moreover the fire.
quent changes in it's course through level sands
often raise embarrassing questions of terri
torial jurisdiction.
The Disturbances in Blucfie1ds.
Prominent among the questions of the year was
the Buefields incidents. in what is known as
lantic ocean, and within the jurisdiction of
Nicaragua. BY the treaty of 1860 between Great
expressly recognized the sovereignty of the latter
over the strip and a limited form of selfgov-
dians, to be exercised according to their
toms, for themselves and other jewellers within
which grew to be largely made w of aliens,
for many years disputed the sovereignty of
to maintain therein practically Independent
municipal, government Early in the past year,
the Mosquito territory led to serious dis
turbances, eliminating in the suppression of the
tion of an impractcable composite administra-
ton in which Nicaraguan and alien residents
an insurrecton, which, for time, snbverted
Nicaraguan rule expelling her officers and restor-
ing the old organization This, in turn, gave
lished and upheld by Nicaragua. Although the
alien interests arrayed against Nlcaragua IN
and the commerce of that region for some time
has been and still is chiefly controlled by our
the rightful sovereignty of Nicaragua over this
important part of her domain.
For months and during part of the
time two of our naval ships have been stationed
at Bluefelds, for the protection of all legitimate
interests of our citizens In September last, the
government at Managua expelled from its terri
tory twelve or more foreigners, including two
Americans, for alleged participation in the Sc
ditous revolutionary movements against the
republic at Bueteds already mentioned; but
through the earnest remonstrance of this gov
eminent, the two Americans have been permit.
ted to return to the peaceful management of
tkeir business. Our naval commanders at the
of these disturbances, by their constant
exhibition of frmness and good judgment, con-
consequences and to the restoration of quiet and
order.
| regret that in the midst of these occurrences,
there happened a most grave and irritating fail
of Nicaraguan justice. An American citizen
quito territory was murdered by one Arguello
the acting governor of the town After some
curely confined or guarded that he escaped, and
notwithstanding our repeated demands, 1T is
claimed that his recapture has been impossible
by of his flight beyond Nicaraguan juris
The Nicaraguan authorities having given notice
of the forfeiture of their concession to the canal
company grounds purely technical and not
embraced in the contract, have receded from
Peru, | regret to say, shows symptoms of do
nestle disturbance due probably to the sloWness
of 1881. Weakened in resources. her diff
eutes in facing n@ ohgatons invite
in pressing our long pending claims have felt
constrained to testify this sympathy in connec-
ton with certain demands urgently preferred by
other powers.
Relations With Russia.
The recent death of the ear of Russia called
forth appropriate expressions of sorrow and
sympathy the part of government with
his bereaved family and the Russian people.
AS a further demonstration of respect and
friendship, minister at st. Petersburg
directed to represent government at the
funeral ceremonies.
The sealing interests of Russia in Behring sea
second only to our own. modus vivend
has therefore been concluded with the imperial
government restrictive of poachng the Rus
sian rookeries and of sealing in waters which
not comprehended in the protected de-
fined in the Paris award.
Occasion has been found to urge upon the Rus
sian government equality of treatment for
great life insurance companies whose operations
have been extended throughout Europe. Admit
ting as we do foreign corporations to transact
business in the United States naturally ex-
pect less tolerance for in the ample
fields of competition abroad
But few of interference with naturalZed
citizens returning to Russia have been reported
during the current year. One Kizeminski was
arrested last summer in Polish province on a
reported charge of unpermitted remuneration of
Russian allegiance, but it TRANSFERRED that the
proceedings originated in alleged malfeasance
committed by Kizeminski while imperial of
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