The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

rangement which followed the de
position of the Queen has been an.
nounced with evidence of it's effective
operation. The recognition usual IN
such cases has been accorded b new
government under our present treaties
OF eXtradItion with Italy. Mlscar-
| riages of Justice have occurred owing
to the refusal of that government TO
surrender it's ~n subjects. Thus far
our efforts to negotiats an amended
convention. %obviaIing this difficulty,
have been n falling"
The President recommends a broad
and liberal policy in regard to the
Japanese empire. He also recon-
mends a new treaty of commerce and
navigation with Mexico An indemnity
ordered by Mexico as a gracious act
for the murder in 1887 Of Leon Bald
win. an American citizen by q band or
marauders in Durango has been &C
copied ana is being paid in instalIments
1.-The problem of the storage and use
of the waters of the Rio GTande for
irrigation, should be solved by apprO-
pirate concurrent action of the two
interested countries Rising in the
| Colorado heights. the stream flows in
termittently, yielding little water dur
ing the dry months TO the irrlgatlng
channels already constructed along It's
course This scarcity is often severely
felt in the regions where the river
forms a common boundary. Moreover
the frequent changes In It's course
through level lands often raises EN-
barrassing questions OF territorial
jurisdiction"
THE NICARAGUAN QUEsTI n
prominent among the questions OF
the veal was the Bluefalds incident, In
what is known as the Mosquito Indian
strip bordering on the Atlantic ocean
and within the jurisdiction of Nicara
qua. By the treaty of 1860 between
Great Britain and Nicaragua the former
government expressly recognized the
sovereignty of the latter v the strip
and a limitation form of self-gOvern-
ment was guaranteed TO the Mosquito
Indians to be exercised according to
their customs for themselves and other
dwelters within it's limits.
The sO-called native government
which grew to be largely made up OF
aliens for many years disputed the
sovereignty of Nicaragua over the
strip and claimed the right TO maintain
therein a practically independent mu-
nicIpal government Early IN the past
year Efforts of Nicaragua TO maintain
sovereignty over the Mosquito terri
tory led 10 serious disturbances culmi
mating In the suppression of the native
government ana the attempted subsGI
tuition of an lmpraCtlcabie composite
administration. In whl;h Nicaragua
and alien residents were to participate.
Failure was followed by an insurrec
ton which, for a time, subverted Nc
araguan rule, expPllIng her officers and
restoring the old organization. This In
turn gave place To the existing local
government, established and upheld
by Nicaragua, although the alien inter
ests arrayed against N ,caragua in these
transactions have been largely Ameri
can and commerce. of that region for
some time has been and still Is chiefly
controlled by III cittE9ns, we cannot
for that reason Change the righGful
sovereignty OF Nicaragua over thus de.
partment part of her domain.
For some months on and during
part of the time two of our naval ships
have been stationed at Btuetields for
the protection of ali Legitimate interests
of our citIzens. In September last the
government al Managua expelled from
It's territory twenty OF more foreigners
including two Americans for alleged
participation In the solutions or revOlu
tIOnary movements against the repub,
lie at Biuefields, already mentioned 4;
but through the earnest demonstration
of this government the two Americans
have been permitted to return TO the
peaceful management of their business.
Our naval commanders at the S ;ene of
these disturbances, by their constant
exhibition of tirmDess and good judg-
ment, contributed largely TO the pre-
venGIOn of more serious consequences
and TO the restoration of quiet and
order.
4 regret that in the midst of these
occurrences there happened a most
grave and irritating failure of Near
aguan justice. An American citizen
named Wilson, residing at Rama, In
the Mosquito territory, was murdered
by one Angelic, the acting governor of
the town. After some delay the muir
derer was arrested. but so insecurity
confined or & Arded that he escaped,
and Notwithstanding our repeated de
mands, 1t Is claimed his recapture has
been impossible by reason of his flight
beyond ~NlcaragUan jurisd ctiOn.
The N~icaraguan authorities having
given notice OF forfeiture OF their con
cessiOn to the Canal Company on
grounds purely technical and not en-
braced in the contract, have receded
from that position.
SPAIN AM RUSSIA.
Peru, l regret TO say, shows symp
toms of domestic disturbance due prob
ably to the slOwless of her regeneration
from the dlstresses Of the wars of 1881.
The President notes the respect and
friendship existing between this coun-
try and Russia and says that its seal
ing interests in B9hring sea are second
only to Our own. A mOdus vivendi
has therefore been concluded with the
imperial government restrictive of