The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-12-08

ana the people % Austro- Hungary By
reason Of the a1lictIon that has lately
beSaIlen them In the assassination OF
the empr~ss-Qvc~n OF that historic
realm
The IIastim~e shoostnx.
On the 10th Of September. 1881. . con-
| f,ict took place ut attins~r. Pa. be-
tween q body Of striking miners and
the sheriff Of Luzern~ county and his
| deputies. In which .. miners were Kill
| cd and ~ wounded. % whom 10 OF the
| killed and Il OF the wounded were
Austrian and Hungarian subjects. This
depiorab,e even; naturally aroused the
solicI;ude OF the Austro- Hungarian
| government. which. on the assumption
that the killing and wounding involved
| the unjustifahle misuse OF authority.
claimed reparation for the sufferers
Apart from the searching investigation
| and peremp;0ry action OF the author
| tiles OF Pennsylvania. the federal exec
utive took appropriate steps To learn
| the merits OF the case. In order TO be In
| a position To meet the urgent complaint
| Of a friendly power. The sheriff and
his deputies. having been indicted for
murder. were tried. and acquitted after
| protracted proceedings and the hearing
| OF hundreds OF witnesses on the ground
| that the killing was in the line 81 their
/ official duty to uphold the law and pre-
serve public order in the state. A rep
| resentative Of the department Of jus
tice attended the trial and reported its
course fully. With all the facts In Its
possession this government expects to
reach a harmonious understanding on
the subject with that Of Austrio- Hun
gary. notwithstanding the renewed
results of the trial. for indemnity for
its injured subjects.
Despite the brief time allotted for
preparation the exhibits of this coun-
try at the Universal Exposition at
Brussels in Is9. enjoyed the singular
distinction OF a larger proportion II
awards. having regard TO Tho number
and classes of articles entered. than
those OF other countries. The worth OF
such a result in making known our
national capacity to supply the worlds
markets is obvious.
Exhibitions of this international char
acter are becoming more frequent as
the exchanges of commercial countries
, | grow more intimate and varied. Hard
, ly a year passes that this government
; is not invited to national participation
at some important foreign center. but
often on too short notice to permit OF
recourse to congress for the power and
means to do so. My predecessors have
suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of provid-
, ing by a general enactment and n
, standing appropriation for accepting
such invitations and for representation
> of this country by a commission. This
plan has my cordial approval.
Our Interests In China.
| ho mi lot haen a
, Indifferent spectator OF the extraordi-
nary events transpiring in the Chinese
> empire. whereby portions OF its mari
, | time provinces are passing under the
, | control of various European powers;
. but the prospect that the vast com
merce which the energy of our citizens
| and the necessity Of our staple produc-
| tons for Chinese uses has built up In
o | those regions may not be prejudiced
q through any exclusive treatment by the
= new occupants has obviated the need
. Of our country becoming an actor ir
the scene. Our position among ma
tons, having large Pacific coast and
a constantly expanding direct trade
- with the farther Orient. gives us the
10 equitable claim to consideration and
friendly treatment in this regard. and
1t will be my aim to subserve our larg'
!, interests in that quarter by all means
. appropriate to the constant policy o
our government The territories Of Kiao
Chow, of wei-hai-wai, and of Port Ar
= thur and Talienwan, leased to Ger
- many, Great Britain and Russia re
- spectively for terms Of years, will, 4
:. is announced, be open to internationa
. commerce during such alien occupa
ton: and IL no discriminating treat
ment Of American citizens and thei
trade be found to exist, or be hereafte
developed, the desire Of this govern
ment would appear to be realized.
In this relation, as showing the vol
:. ume and value of our exchanges witt
China and the peculiarly favorable con
ditions which exist for their expansion
-. in the normal course of trade, I refe
. to the communication addressed to tn
~ speaker Of the house Of representative
by the secretary of the treasury on tn
q 14th of last June, with its accompany
ing letter Of the secretary Of state. rec
"a ommending an appropriation for a com
'e mission to study the commercial an
u Industrial conditions in the Chimes
u empire and report as to the 'opportuni
IA ties for and obstacles to the enlarge
LII ment of markets in China for the ray
u products and manufactures of the Uni
is ted States. I cordially urge that tn
~ recommendation receive at your hand
us the consideration which it's importanc
vi and timeliness merit.
" Our w arships in Chinese Waters.
81 Meanwhile, there may be just groun
for disquietude in view of the unres
u and revival Of the old sentiment Of OF
position and prejudice to alien peopl
AS which pervades certain Of the Chimes
provinces. AS in the case Of the al
tacks upon our citizens in Szechuan an
at Kutien in 1895, the United State
~ minister has been instructed to secur
M the fullest measure of protection, bot
&c local and imperial, for any menace
American interests. and to demand,
W. case Of lawless injury to person ,
or property, instant reparation appropr
~ ate to the case. Warships have bee
20 stationed at Tientsin for more read
~ observation Of the disorders which ha'
m invaded even the Chinese capital.
as to be in a position to act should net
70 arise, while a guard Of marines HI
- been sent to Picking to afford the mil
:, lister the same measure Of authoritati'
~ protection as the representatives
=, other nations have been constrained
No. employ.
~ The Cerruti claim against the r
M public Of Columbia, in which Preside
-. Cleveland, as arbitrator, awarded &c
ruti, an Italian subject, a money CO.
finally settled by Italy making q nav
K demonstration to collect the award,
ne referred to, as well as the unpaid clai
n - 30 "a.