The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04

ing TO their customs for themselves and
other jewellers within its limits The So
called native government, which grew
10 be largely made up of aliens for many
years disputed the sovereignty OF Mica
ragua over the strip and claimed the
right TO maintain therein a practically
independent municipal government. Early
IN the past year efforts Of Nicaragua
10 maintain sovereignty Of the Mosquito
territory led TO serious disturbances cui-
minating in the suppression of the ma
I tive government and the attempted sub
sutution Of an impracticable composite
administration, in which Nicaragua and
alien residents We're to participate. The
failure was followed by an instruction,
which for time subverted Nicaraguan
rule, expelling her officers and restoring
the old organization. This, in turn, gave
place TO the existing local government,
established and upheld by Nicaragua. AL
though allen interests arraVed against
Nicaragua in these transactions have
been largely American, and the commerce
OF that region for some time has been.
and still is, chilly controlled by our citi-
zens we cannot for that reason chal-
lenge the rightful sovereignty of Mica
ragua over this important part of her do
main. For some months one, and during
part Of the time two Of our naval ships
have been stationed at Bluehelds for
the protection of all legitimate interests
of our citizens. In September last the gov
eminent at Managua expelled from its
territory twelve or more foreigners, in
| GLIDING two Americans, for alleged par
uctpation in seditious or revolutionary
movements against the republic at Blue
neids, already mentioned, but through
the earnest demonstration of this govern
ment the two Americans have been per-
mitted to return to the peaceful manage
ment Of their business. Our naval COM
manders at the scene of these disturb
| ances, by their constant exhibition of
tirmness and good judgment, contributed
| largely 70 the prevention of more serious
consequences and to the restoration Of
quiet and order. / regret that in the
midst of these occurrences there hap
pened most grave and irritating failure
of Nicaraguan justice. An American citi-
zen named Wilson, residing at Rama in
the Mosquito territory, was murdered by
one Argiiello, the acting governor of the
town. After some delay the murderer
was arrested but so insecurity confined
or guarded that he escaped, and, notwiNl-
| standing our repeated demands it is
claimed his recapture has been impossi-
bic by reason of his fight beyond Mica
raguan jurisdiction.
The Nicaraguan authorities having
/ given notice Of forfeiture of concession to
the canal company on grounds purely
technical and not embraced in the con-
tract, have receded from that position.
] I cru AEEAtl 10 say SHOWS symptoms
| of domestic disturbance, due probably to
| the slowness of her recuperation from the
/ distresses of the war Of 1881. Weakened
! in resources, her difficulties in facing in
/ ternational obligations invite our kindly
| sympathy and Justify our forbearance
/ in pressing pending claims. I have felt
/ constrained TO testify this sympathy in
connection with certain demands urgently
preferred by other powers.
| The recent death of the Gar of Russia
called forth appropriate expressions of sor-
row and sympathy on the part of our
! government with his bereaved family and
! the Russian people. As a further demon
stration of respect and friendship our min
lister at St. Petersburg was directed to
represent our government at the funeral
| ceremonies. The sealing interests Of Rus
STA in Behring sea are second only to our
own. A modus vivendi has, therefore,
! been concluded with the imperial govern
ment restrictive of poaching on the Rus
sian rookeries and of sealing in waters
which were not comprehended in the pro-
tected area defined in the Paris award
Occasion has been found to urge upon the
Russian government equality of treat
ment for our great life insurance COM
panies, whose operations have been ex-
tended throughout Europe. Admitting as
we do, foreign corporations to transact
business in the United States, we naturally
expected no less tolerance for our own
in the ample fields of competition abroad.
But few cases of interference with nat
uralized citizens returning to Russia have
been reported during the current year.
One, Krzeminski, was arrested last sum-
mer in a Polish province on a reported
charge of unremitted remuneration of
Russian allegiance but it transpired that
the proceedings originated in an alleged
malfeasance committed by Krzeminsl5f
while an imperial official a number of
years ago. Efforts for his release, which
promised to be successful were in pro-
gress when his death was reported
The government of Salvador having been
overthrown by the abrubt popular out
break, certain of its military and civil
officers, while holly pursued by Infatuated
| insurgents, sought refuge on board the
United States war ship Bennington, then
lying in a Salvadorian port. Although
the practice of asylum is not favored by
this government, yet, in view of the i'm
minent peril which threatened the fug-
itives, and solely from considerations Of
humanity, they were afforded shelter by
our naval commander, and when after
ward demanded under our treaty of ex-
tradition with Salvador for trial on
charges of murder, arson and robbery
1 directed that such of them as had not
voluntarily left the ship be conveyed to
one of our nearest ports where a hearing
could be had before a judicial officer
I y
On their arrival at San Francisco such
a proceeding was promptly instituted be-
fore the United States district judge, who
held that the acts constituting
the alleged offenses were polit-
ical, and discharged all the accused
except one Cienfuegos, who was
held for an attempt to murder. There
upon 1 was constrained to direct his re-
lease for the reason that an attempt to
murder was not one Of the crimes charged
against him and upon which his sur
render to the Salvador authorities had
been demanded.
Unreasonable and unjust fines imposed
by Spain on the vessels and commerce
of the United States have demanded
from time to time during the last twenty
years earnest rernonstrance on the part of
our government. In the immediate past
exorbitant penalties have been imposed
upon our vessels and goods by the Gus
toms authorities of Cuba and Porto Rico
for clerical errors of the most trivial char
acter in the manifests, or bills Of ladings.
In some cases fines amounting to thou
sands Of dollars have been levied upon
cargoes or the carrying vessels when the
goods in question were entitled to free