The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03

sreacrfbed The protection Of seal life IN
he waters mentioned An understanding has
lso been reached for the payment by the
United States OF S425 01o in full satisfaction Of
III claims which may be made by Great Brit
tin for DAMAGES growing out OF the coutr over
~ as TO fur seals IN BehrinE ssas or the SELF
IRE OF British vessels engazeo IN taking
zeal in those waters The award and innings
" the Paris tribunal 70 q great extent deter
min d the facts and principles upon which
.hese claims should DO ad1us led and they
aave been subjected BY both governments 10
thorough examination upon the principles as
well IS the facts y nc they Involve an
convinced that sestl8lne Mt upon the terms
mentioned would be an equitable and advan-
sageous one and recommend that provision
De- made for the prompt payment or the stated
Jun Thus far only France and Portugal
nave signided their willingness TO adhere to
he regulations established under the award
u the Paris tribunal OF arbitration.
The Hawaiian Incident.
Since communicative the volumin GUS cor
dependence ia regard to Hawaii and the ao-
zion taken by the senate ana house OF repre-
sentatives on certain ques tions submltte1 to
the Judgment and wider discretion OF congress
the provisional arran cement which followed
the depos ltion Of the queen has been an
bounced with evidence Of its elective opera
tion- The recognition usual in such cases
has been accorded the new government
Relations with Mexico.
Good will fostered BY many interests IN
common has marked our relauons With our
neare~ 1 southern neighbOr-
Peace betnE res tored along her mort hern
frontier. Mexico has asked this punishment OF
the late disturbers Of her tranquility There
ought to be a new treaty Of eommeree ana
navigation with that country 70 take tne
place OF the one which terminated thirteen
years ago The friendliness OF the inter
course between the two countries rs attested
By the fact during this lOns per- q he com
merce OF each has steadily increased un der
the rule OF mutual consideration, being neither
stimulated by conventional arr4nrelnent t. nor
retarded by jealous rivalries or selhs desires
An Indemnity rendered b. Mexico as
gracious act for the % urder IN 1887 Of Leon
Baldwin an American clti zen oy 0and q
marauders in Durango. has been acce pied and
is beinT paid q iastAlImsnts-
The problem OF the stora -e and use OF the
waters OF the Rio Grands for irri alton
should be solved by appropriate concurrent
action Of the Two interested countries RIs-
in in the Colorado isnts he stream flows
Internationally yielding little wat or during
the dry months to the frrfzatiEg channels
already constructed along its course This
scarcity is often severely felt in the REGIONS
where the river forms common bound
arg. Moreover the frequent chan es
in its course through level sand often raise
enDarassin questions Of territorial jurisdic-
ton
BIueaeIds AFFAIR.
Prominent anon the questions Of ter
ritorial jurisd ict1oa OF the year b as the Blue
helds incident-in what IS known As the
Mosquito Indian strip D0rderins on the At
lanrlc ocean and within the luris ieliOn Of
Nfearagua BY the treaty Of 1850 between
Great Britain and Nicaragua the former
So - ----~---- - A---S
ereiznry OF the latter over III strip ana q
limited form OF self government was
guaranteed 70 the Mosquito Iniia1s to be
exercised aceOrdinf 20 their customs for
The nseIves and their jewellers within its
limits The so-called native government
which, grew TO be lar teiy made UP or
aliens for many wears disputed the SOW
erefgnty OF Nicaragua over the strip and
claimed the ri hit 10 maintain therein Dra til
cal1y Independent municipal government
Early in the past We IT efforts Of NlcarAs "a to
maintain sovera1 mtg over the Mo quito ter
ritory lei 70 seriosls destur Dances culnlnatins
in tie suppression Of the native goVernln Mt
and the attcm pted s Institution or an inpract-
lea BILE compact admins ira ton in which Near
a .ua and alien -resid tents were TO participate.
for . time subverted Nicaragua rule expelI-
her ofh1ers and restoring the
way to the existing local government
established and upheld by 1Jcaragua-
Although the alien interests arrayed against
Nicaragua in these Transactions have been
largely American and the commerce of that
re- ion for some time has been and still 8 con-
trOIled by citizens. cannot that
reason challenge the rightful sovereignty OF
Nicaragua over this important part Of her
domain For some months on ana duri ng part
OF the term. two OF our naval ships have been
stationed at Bluedelds for the protection Of
September last the government AT Managua
expelled from It's territory twelve
or more foreigners incl uding two
Americans for alleged partIci patton in the
seditious OF revolutionary movements a gaiast
the republic at Bbuehelds already men
toned Through the earnest ren1ons tratton OF
this Governments the two Americans have heen
permitted to return to the peaceful manage
ment or their business. Our naval commanders
a the scene Of this disturbance by their
tant exhibition Of drmuess and good judg-
ment contributed largelv to the proven lion OF
more serious conseq uences and to the restora-
ton Of quiet and oraer
regret that IN the midst Of these occur
rences there opened up a most grave irri eating
failure OF Nicara uAn justice an American
citizen named wis on residing at ia ma. IN
the mosquito territory was murdered by o1e
ArgueliO the acting COVE rnor Of tins town
After some delly the murderer was arrested.
but % ms ecurely conhne 4 or guarded that he
ESCAPED. and Notwithstanding our Tie peated
demands lit is claimed that his recapture las
been impossible by rea5 son of his flight beg ond
Nicaraguan jurisdl cti)n-
The Nicarasuan authorities having given
notice OF forfeiturs OF their Concession TO
the canal company on sroun Is purely
technical and not embra-e cd in the
Peru regret TO say. shows symptoms OF
domestic disturbance, due probably to the
owness OF her recuperaUion from the OF
1851 Wsake ned in resources hsr difficulties
in facing fnternational obi rati0us invite our
kindly sympathy and justify our f1rbearanee
in pressing long pendiug claims have felt
constrained to testify this sympathy ia con
nectiOn with certain demands urgently pre-
ferre1 BY 0ther powers
The recent death Of the car OF Russia called
forth appropriate expressions OF sorrow and
sympathy on the part OF our governments with
his bereaved family and the Russian people
As further demons tration OF respect and
friendship our minister at St PETERSBURG was
directed to represent our government at the
funeral ceremOui es
Unjust Finss by Spain on our ships.
Unreas enable and unjust fines impo ed By
Spain on the vessels and commerce of the