The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-19
DIPLOMACY.
Queer Facts Reported From
Out of the Way
Sources
STATE DEPARTMENT LETTERS
Complications in Venezuela = A
Matrimonial Minister-Rio
Grande Water.
STATE DEPARTMENT LETTERS

tween this Government and Venezuela,
extending over the period between Oc-
tober, 1898, and December, 1884, relating
to the boundary dispute between Ven
ezuelan and British Guiana, which while
adding but little to- the general knowl-
edge of the subject indicates the serious
turn the affair may take unless an i'm
partial arbitration of the conflicting
claims is secured. The account Of the
negotiations which have taken place be-
tween Great Britain and the South AM
erican Republic occupies over sixty print
ed pages. Venezuela makes it clear
that she relies wholly upon the United
States intervention to secure fair con-
sideration of the matter. The Venezuelan
Minister OF Foreign Affairs concludes one
of his dispatches as follows
THE control by England of the en-
trance to the mouth OF our great Fluvi-
al artery, and of some of its tributaries,
dustry and commerce of a large portion
OF the new world; would in fact, bring
into rid-cule the famous and salutary
Monroe doctrine and would establish
abusive practices which in the end might
make Elusive for some American coun-
tries their own political entity as free
a PLACE FOR ROWS.
anyone desirous for excitement in the
diplomatic service can find it in Honduras
according to picture of affairs IN that
country presented to the State Depart
ment by United, States Minister Pierce
M. B. Young; Secretary Gresham had
in regard to the alleged illegal seizure
BY Hondurian authorities Of the New
Mir. Young replied from Guatemala (to
which country he is also accred:ted):-
There have not been ten days of peace
and tranquility IN the Republic of Hon
tTtGAn months.
of June, 1893, when 1 arrived in Guate-
mala, found Honduras under the gov.
President. The country had just emerged
from a revolution. In the election held
in September, Vasquez was elected Pres
ident, and almost Immediately war was
declared against Nicaragua. Then fol-
LEVIED the Bonilla revolution and an in
vasion by the Nicaraguan Army. Vas,
Bonilla proclaimed himself provisional.
President and Dictator. It is supposed
that an election for President will be
bTeras baa in 'hf Hondupas asf "a al this
great dissatisfaction and discord among
the leaders of the party in power, and
TT is hardly necessary for me to say
Central America has visited Honduras IN
the last rSls495E 1,Ffsfn g0nshs: E SCARCE.
s~ The practice of diyerting the waters
of the Rio Grande for irrigation pur-
led to dipfomatic correspondence be-
States and Mexico, which is stil unfir-
ished. Last October Mr.. Romero, MeXt-
can Minister to the United States, trans
mitted to Secretary Gresham letter
fr9m jose IS Guarnros Mexiean lean con. on
decision upon the question whether or
not that practice was to be maintained
towns on the river below New Mexico.
The reduction of the volume, of water.
he says, will speedily cause the depopu-
The Mexican Consul Says:-There re-
mains no other recourse for the main
tenance of tranquility pending the set
one which will remedy so many evils
than the equitable division of the waters
of the river
here, not because the supply in the river
has been naturally exhausted, in which
case there would Of Se course, rs.,l be no no
the numberless drains which have been
made by the farmers OF Colorado and
New Mexico, who have settled the pend
ing question by appropriating the water
of the Rio Grande to their own exclusive
DROUGHT IS THE CAUSE.
To this communication Secretary Gres-
ham replied that the Department of
Agriculture had Informed him that it
is by no means. certain that the low
and vicinity is due to the utilization of
water for irrigation along the upper
Of the river to greater of the eNsn n
ply has frequently occurred at Ciudad
Juarez in the past. and this is suf-
a engoSa oSar b ghe the head dF0Wgh Waers sho at
the Rio Grande for the last two or three
years, and over the territory around
FL Paso for SIX or e:ght IT years yea ,a ane eyl
of Agriculture does not show any material
Increase in the utilization of water for
irrigation on the upper Rio Grande for
seseit LOVE KID DIPLOMACY
Minister Baker at Managua. it seems,
did not oGnne be ms oeas of Seragu
that they had Jumped upon the United
States with both feet and spat in it's
his thoughts to love affairs. The fol-
lowing message from him has just been
permitted to see the light
Sir-Captain T. W. Tucker, commander
applied to US to perform the marriage
ceremony for himself and young lady
of this country. Both are Americans
and Protestants. Captain Tucker in
forms me that there is no ordained
Protestant minister or other person au-
thorized to conduct marriage ceremony
in Nicaragua other than cathoiie clergy
Can you authorize me to perform this
80 '''-i LOUIS BAKER.
To this. however, Acting Secretary of
TTh:s Department is not competent
to authorize you to perform the, mar
riage ceremony, even where both the
parties are citizens of the United States.
1t is essential that marriages of Ameri-
can citizens abroad shall be. performed
according to the laws. of the country
where the marriage takes PLACE
STANDARDIZATION PROBLEMS,
There have been some interesting
questions of naturalization and extradi-
fion recently raised between the govern
ment of Italy and the United states
which have not hitherto found publici-
ty. Baron Fava, Italian Ambassador to
the United States, proposed to Secretary.
Gresham a supplementary convention of
not meet the approval of Secretary
tions in a note dated June Is last.
1.-THE draft submitted by Baron Fava |
proposed to limit citizenship. by naturali-
zation to those who applied therefor,
thereby shutting out the wives and
reserved the right Of the Italian Gov
ernnlent to refuse to recognize naturali- |
cation iii this country as exempting !
former Italian subjects returning to Italy |
from the military duties imposed by the |
laws Of that country, &C from Eenaltles
These the United States could not con- |
sent to and the matter then appears to
UNCLE SAN WON'T WAIVE RIGHTS. !
In the same convention 1t was proposed |
to exclude citizens of either country from |
the operation of the extradition laws:
No good reason existed for this. said
dence of the feeling of the italian gov
ar,, mont m fha slibiect was furnished