The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

.Haasgrated Military oCcup1-
item VIII h. continued.
All. OTHER FOREIGN RELATIONS
/ AMICABLE.
With the one exception Of tn rup-
iu~. tn Spain the irte~couc~s Of the
/ United States with the great family OF
ua:-onS has been atl~<ea With Cordi-
| AI.ly ard the close OK he evei..fL. year
| finds most OF the issues that nccessari-
~ arise in the complex relations Of
sovereign states adjusted or presenting
no serious obstacle TO a just md hon
orable solution by amicable agree
mcrt.
II have fCunG occasion 10 approach
| the ArEtEtine government with a view
To removing differences of rate charges
imposed upon the cables of an AmeTI-
Gu corporation IN the ran Nilsson he
tween Buenos .Ayrcs and The c,Eirs nt
| CTu-ray and .iravGi of through rses-
slGes passing t:Cm and > the Uritef
| States. : ugh the matter is com
| phcated by Exclusive concessions by
Uruguay emu Brazil =" foreign conpa-
| nies. there is strong hope that a good
understanding will be reached and that
the important Channels OF Numerical
communication bc>wern The United
States ard the Atlantic cities IF SIL:h
| Am. t.Ca may b. freed from an almhSt
prol. b'tory Discrimination.
INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH
SYSTEM.
In this relation, | NAV be Permitted
to express my sense OF the fitness Of
an international agreement whereby
| TIE i~IttTChange OF messages over con-
| ne, tnS ca les may DE regulated on a
far h:sis OF uulfu:Il.-y. The World
has seer the postal system de- selrpvd
from a Concaries ~ Independent and eN
| elusive services into a well ordered un-
ION, e which all countries ENJOY the
mat:Icid benefits. /: would ne strange
were the nations not in :in!e brought
to realize that modern civilization
| which owes So much OF IS progress to
| the anniihilatinu OF space nv the cleo
| trio force. demands that this all i'm
porTant means of communication be 4
| heritage of all peoples. ID be admins
| tered and regulated in their Common
behoof. \ step in this direction was
taken when the international conven-
ton Of 1884 for the protection of sub
marine cables was signed AMI the day
is. | trust. not far distant when this
medium for the transmission of
thought from land To land may be
brought within the domain OF interna-
tional concert as completely as is the.
material carriage Of andA
| correspondence upon the face Of the
waters that divide them.
AUSTRTA'S DEMAND OF TNDEMNT-
TY FOR KILLING OF RIOT
ING MINERS.
ION the 10th of September, 1897. a
conflict took place at Lattimer, Penn,
between "A body Of striking miners AMI
the sheriff OF LuZerne county and his
| deputies in which twenty-five miners
! We're killed, and forty-four wounded,
of whom ten OF the killed and twelve
OF the wounded We're Austrian and
Hungarian subjects. This deplorable
event naturally aroused the solicitude
Of the Austro-Hungarian government
which on the assumtion that the kill
ing and ~wounding involved the unjus-
tihcable misuse of authority. claimed
reparation for the sufferers. Apart
from the searching investigation and
peremptory action of the authorities of
pennsylvania, the federal executive
took appropriate steps to learn the
merits OF the case, in order to be in n
position to meet the urgent complaint
OF AT friendly power. The Sin -" and
his deputies, having been indicted fork
murder, were tried and acquitted afA
ter protracted proceedings and the
hearing of hundreds OF witnesses. on
the ground that the killing was In the
line Of their official duty TO uphold law
and preserve public order in the state.
A representative Of the department of
justice attended the trial and reported
It's course fully. With all the facts i'm
It's possession. this government expects
l " ItdCH IL HdTTlDTlDuS UNDERSTANDING
on the subject with that OF Austria
Hungary, Notwithstanding the renewed
claim Of the latter after learning the
result of the trial. for indemnity for its
injured subjects.
BELGIAN RESTRICTION ON GER
TAIN OF OUR PRODUCTS.
Il trust that the Belgian restrictions
on the importation OF cattle from the
United states, originally adopted as a
sanitary precaution, will at an early
day be relaxed as to their present fea-
lures of hardship and discrimination.
so as to admit live cattle under due
regulation of their slaughter after
landing. i am hopeful too, OF favor
able change in the Belgian treatment
Of our preserved and sailed meats. The
growth Of direct trade between the two
countries, not alone for Belgian CON
sumption and Belgian products. but by
way Of transit from and to other con-
tinental states has been both encourage
ing and beneficial. No effort will
spared to enlarge it's advantages By
seeking the removal Of needless i'm
m and by arrangements for in
creased commercial exchanges.
THE YEARS EVENTS IN CENTRAL
AMERICA.
The years events in Central Amer
lea deserve more than passing men,
ton.
"A menacing rupture between Costa.
Rlca and Nicaragua was happily com
posed by the signature of a convention
between the parties, with the concur
renee Of the Guatmalan representative
as a mediator, the act being negotiated
and signed on board the United States
steamer Alert. then lying in Central
American waters. 1t Is believed that
the good offices Of III envoy n Of the
commander OF that vessel contributed
toward this gratifying outcome.
UNITED STATES OF CENTRAL
AMERICA.
In my last annual message the sit
uations was presented with respect To
the diplomatic representation of this
government in Central America Great
ed by the association OF Nicaragua.
Honduras and Salvador under the title
OF tn" Greater Republic Of Central