Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-04

s l euti0n has been more or less imperfect Muc
 correspondence has been exchanged between
 the two governments on the subject Of prevent ing the exterminatiou slaughter Of seals. The understanding by which the United States was to pay. and Great brttaIn to rece1v [ lump sum Of Si25t09 in full settlement ot al British claims for damages arising from ou seizure of British sealing vessels unauthorized under the award of the Paris tribunal of arDl tratton, was not confirmed by the last congress which declined 10 make the necessary appro priHtion l am still oi the opinion that this ar Tangement was judicious and advantageous one for the government. and earnestly rec ommend that it be again considered. IT, how ever, it does not meet with the favor ol l congress it certainly will Il rdly sent from the proposition that the government is byunc by every consideration ofhonor and good faith l to provide for the q jusrment of these claims 1 treaty Of arbitratlon mas been agreed upon i and will be immediately laid before the se ato so that in one of the modes suggested a hnal l settlement may be reae ed.
 Notwiths and ng that Gf-at Britain origina. 1 ted the prop sItion to enforco international l rules for tn prevention of c llisions q sea- ] Her Maiesty'- government encountered oppo- istion on the part of British shipping interests and announced it's inability to accept that date, which was consequently cancelled.
 The commissioners appointed to mark the international boundary in Passamquaddy buy according to the description Of the treaty of Ghent have not yet fully agreed.
 The completion of the preliminary survey of that Alaskan boundary which follows the con- tour of the coast from the southern cost Of Prince
  forty first meridian, at or hear the summit of Mount St Elias, waits further necessary ap propriatton, which is urgently recommended.
 A to the remaining section or the Alaskan boundary which follows the Hist meridian northwardly rom Mt. St Elias to the frozen ocean. the settlement of which involves the physical location of the meridian mentioned, no conventional agreement has yet been made.
 In tho meantime the valley of the Yukon river Is becoming highway through the hitherto unexplofed wilds of Alaska. Abundant mineral wealth has been discovered in that region, especially at or near the june ton of the boundary meridian With the Yukon and its tributaries. h these circumstances it is tXpedtt nt and indeed imperative that the jurisdiction limits of the respective govern ments of this new region be speedily determ ined. Her Britannie majesty governmenthas proposed joint delineation Of the ,l4lst meri- dian by, an International commission ot ex, perts, which, if congress wilt authorize it. and mako due provision therefore, can be accom- plished with no undesirable delay It is impOss- ble to overlook the vital importance of cOntiIu- ing the work already entered upon and supple menting 1t by further enect1ye measures look ing to the exact location Of this entire boun- dary line.
 call attention to the unsatisfactory deline- alton oi the respective jurisdictions of the United states and Canada in the Great Lakes at the approaches 10 the narrow waters that connect them. The waters in question are frequented by fishermen of both nationali- ties and their nets are there used. Owing to the uncertainty and ignorance as to the true boundary YeXat1ous, disputes, and injurious seizures Of boats and nets by Canadian cruisers, often occur. A joint commission to determine the line is a necessity for which immediate provisions should be made.
 It being apparent thut the boundary dispute between Great Britain and the republic oi Venezuela concerning the limits or British 1 Guinea was approaching an acute stage and @ definite statement of the interest and policy oi l the United States IS regards the controversy i seemed to be required both on it's own aCcOun l and in view Of its relations with the friendly l powers directly concerned.
 In July last therefore 6 dispatch was ad i dressed to oHr ambassador at London. for l communication to the British government 1 i'll which the attitud of ths Gnite States was fully and distinctly set forth. The general conclusions there reached and formulated are in substance tha5 the traditional and estah iished policy of this government is firmly op l posed 10 tOrc1ble increase by any European power of its territorial possessions on thlS con 1 tinent That this policy Is well founded iU principle aS it. Is strongly supported by nutner GUS precedents, that as a consequence th6 l United states is bound to protest against tht enlargement of the area of British Guinea in i derogation of the rights and against the will ol Venezuela, that considering the disparity il strength Of Great Britain and Venezuela the territorial dispute between them can bj reasonably settled by friendly and impartial ar 1 btration, and the resort to such arbitration should include the whole controversy. and i not satisfied ii one of the powers concerned i permitted to draw au arbitrary line througf the territory i'll d5batB to declare that it vii submit to arbitration only the portion lying or one side of it. In view of these conclusions, tn dispatch in question called upon the Britisl government for definite answer to the ques ton whether it would or wonld not submit tn territorial controversy between itself and Nene zuela in its entirety to impartial arbitration The answer of the British government ha not yet been received, but Is expected shortly when further communication on the subjec will probably be made to the congress.
 Barry in January last m uprising agains the government of Hawaii was promptly sup pressed. Martial law was forthwith pre- claimed and numerous arrests We're made o tad the SOyaliSt party Among these We're SeYera of our citizens who were ether cOnVlcte by military court and sentenced to death, i'm pflSoninent or fine, or were depofted Wltnou trial. On demand of this government the mat ter was adjusted satisfactory, except as L claims of indemnity of some of those Danished
 Mr Thurstoa, the Hawaiian minister, havini furnished this government abundant reas0i for asking that he be recalled that course wa pursued and his successor has lately been re eeved.
 The deplorable lynching of several Italia lab0rers in Colorado was naturally followed b international representation and l am happ to say that the best efforts of the state | which the outrages occurred have been pu forth to discover and punish the authors c thls atrocious crime. The dependent 1anilie of some of the unfortunate victims invite, b their deplorahle condition, gracious proYisio for their needs.
 These manifestations against helpless alien may be traced through successive states to tn vicious D tdrone system which unchecked b our immigration and contract labor statute
  their landing on our shores and farms thef out in distant and often rude regions, wher their eheapening competitor in the fields q bread winning toH brings them Ill collision VII other labor lnteregt Ii legislation ca reach this growing evil, it certainly should D attempted.
 Tine boudary dispute which lately threatene to embroi Guatemala and Mexico has happil yielded to pacific counsels, and its determins tion has by the joint agreement ot the parties been submitted to the sole arbitration oi tn United States minister to Mexico
 The commission appointed under the conVeI ton of February k, 1sSy, 10 set new monument along the boundary between the United State and Mexico, has completed it's task.
 As sequel to the failure of scheme Tor th colonization in Mexico of negroes, mostly em grants from Alabama. under contract, gfea number of these helpless and suffering people starving and smitten with contagious dlseast made their way. or were assisted to the fror tier. where, in Wretchei condition. they wef quarantned by the Texas authorities. LearI ing of their destitute condition, l dlrecte ratons to be temporarily furnished then through the war department At the expire ton of their quarantine they were cOnYeye by the railway companies at compars lively nominal rates to then home in Alabama upon my assurance in the al | sence of any fund available for the cost of thel trans spOrtation that l would recommend [ eongl ess an appropriation for its payment noW strongly urge upon congress the proprlet ut making such an appropriation
 In last year s message narrated at som length jutsdictional questions then freshl arisen in the Mosquito Indian strip of Nicart qua and the controversy between Great Bri ain and that country All differences hay been adjusted
 The pending claims ot sealing vessels, of th United states seized ia Russian waters remai , unadj Our recent convention with Rus l sia, establishing modgs ylYende. has prevent ed further difficulty ut this nature. The Rus