The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
D|AZ' MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
TO THE EXTRADI-
TION TREATY WITH THIS
COUNTRY DESIRED.
SPLENDID CONDITION OF THE
MEXICAN TREASURY.
The President Alludes to the Cheerful
Picture Presented by the Federal
Finances-Recommen Abo-
lition of Interstate Dues.

City of Mexico, Sept. 16.-President
Diaz, in opening congress tonight, said:
The friendly relations with foreign
powers have continued without Interrupt
ton since my last message. The inter
national boundary commission, created
by the treaty of May, 1889, between
Mexico and the United States, has fixed
the boundary as passing through the CEN
trail points of the bridge between Laredo
and Nueva Laredo; has ordered a re-
newal of the protection works on the
Mexican side of the river near Mata-
moras and authorized the construction
OF supplementary works. AS the terms
hXed for the conclusion of the work of
said commission would expire in Decem-
Der and as it is impossible to dispose of
all the cases before it, both governments
have agreed to extend the said term
for one year.
The executive has for some time been
endeavOring to obtain an amendment to
the eXtradition treaty of 1861 between
mexico and the United States, owing to
the dlfhculties created by clause in
the treaty which leaves to each govern
ment the deliveries of it's citizens, by ey-
ceptlons made by the United States in
faVor OF otfenses by EMPLOYEES against
proper individuals or private institutions
and by the necessity for instituting en-
penslVe and intricate federal proceedings
winch delay the fultillment of the treat
ment and frequently make it dead let
oel. Ihese dlfhcultles, especially in re-
saru 10 recent cases, Rave attracted at
t,;o
can government has suggested through
the American legation here the desiro-
DIZZY OF amending the treaty.
Inc agreement signed in this civ tha
last OF April last for the settlement of
tne understanding between Mexico and
guatemala regarding the fulfllment of
the boundary treaty of 1886 has been an
proved by legislation and the executives
OF both countries and is now in course of
fulfillment. VI
by agreement of the 7th of Nav last
the term for the conclusion of the mat.
lers entrusted to the Mexican boundary
commission has been extended ono vaor
Under said agreement the minister pleni-
potentlary of the United States was an
pointed, at the instance of this govern
ment' as an arbitrator to fix the compen-
satlon payable by Guatemala to Mexican
cltlzens injured by Guatemalan officials,
the value of the property DESTROYED and
the damages incurred thereby.
The eXtradition treaty approved bv
the Mexican senate the 22nd of October
last was ratiged by the Guatemalan leg
lslatture the 22nd of May, 1895. The
hnal liquidation of claims and counter
claims by Mexican and Guatemalan citi-
zens has been made and the balance in
favor of the latter, amounting to $25S7,
has been paid over.
An international copyright agreement
with Spain was finally concluded on the
d0th OF une and went into effect the
END of August.
"A treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation with Belgium has been an
proved by the parliament of that king
dom and is presented to the senate of
Mexico today for ratification.
Owing to the prevalence of yellow fever
IN San Salvador and Guatemala, it has
been necessary to declare all Central
American ports infected and establish a
quarantine station at convenient point
on the Guatemalan frontier. Orders
nave been issued here to officers TO ever
else strict supervision over all vessels
arriving from said points, and hospitals
nave been established on the Cordoba
frontier at Tampico and Mazatlan for
rlgld isolation of the sporadic cases and
to prevent the spread of the disease,
Inc new sanitary port dues have nro-
duced more than 100000 during fine
year, the sum at which they were esti-
mated in the budget.
Inc deaths at the capital have declined
from 2O,5l3 in 1929 to 14.416 in
iS94-9o, which shows most indisputably
lllat t9e pubic health is undergoing re-
markable Improvement.
The national nowpcbope ,Lo,,.
creasing volume of business, the number
OF pledges during the year being 3.125,-
'oi the amount advanced, So. 152, 425.
Although our legislation is based on the
principle of reciprocity in the execution of
sentences of foreign tribunals, the criti-
cism evoked by the decision of the sn-
preme court of the United States, found
ed on that principle, has induced the
| minister of justice to reconsider this
interesting point of international law and
submit 1t to examination by the Mexican
academy of jurisprudence.
| The tenth international session of the
| American congress, on closing it's Sos.
| slons at Stockholm last year decided that
its eleventh annual sitting should be held
IN TINS city. The governor gladly ac-
cepted the honor conferred on the coun.
Try to entertain the savants engaged in
studying the history of the new world
An organizing committee was therefore
formed and measures have been taken for
their enjoyment and the enriching OF
the National museum. which should be
OF great interest to the Americanistas
The congress of Americanistas will as.
semble October 16 and it's members will
find a cordial hospitality and a wide
field for investigation in our archaeologi.
| cal monuments.
The government has sent representa-.
tlves to the Dresden International Lit
erary and Artistic association.
Activity for some time past has been
| apparent in the mining industries. 1t
| has suffered no abatement and new appli-
| cations for grants are being continually
| received. Since my last message 81. OO0
| mining claims have been taken up.
Under the law of the fourth of June
last. concessions have been granted to
three powerful gold mining companies in
OaXaca, Sinaloa and the lower country,
In view of the success obtained by them
there is no doubt that this industry will
assume large proportions without the in
centive of special concessions. There is
already notable increase in the output
of gold in the republic.
A great number of applications have
been received by the government for
the right to utilize the waters of the
rivers under its jurisdiction both for ir-
rigation purposes and the production of