Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-09

The Mexican government in view of
this gave notice on january "a. 1898, of
the termir alton of the conversion bo
take effect twelve months from that
date, at the same time inviting the CON-
cluSton of a convention toward which
negotiations are on foot. In this rela-
tton I may refer to flhe necessity of
some amendment OF our existing ex-
tradition statwte. II ~ common stip-
ulatee1 of such treaties that neither
party shall be bound ITO give up It's own
citizens, that the added provislo In one
of our treaties, that with Japan, that
It may surrender If 1T see fit. 1t is held
In this coudJtry by an almost uniform
course OF decisions, that where treaty
negatives the obligation TO surrender,
the president Is not invested with legal
authority to act. The cDnfirn1srt of
such authority would be IN the line of
that sound moralfty which shranks
from affording secure asylum to the
author OF a heinous crime. Again.
etAtutory provision might be well made
for what 10 styled extra drtkan by way
OF TRANSIT, whereby q fugitive surrcrl-
dersd by one foreign govcrnmerst to
9D0ther may be conveyed across the
territory of the United Stares to N, .
Jurisdiction Of the demanding State. A
recou1m ehda'tioO IN this behalf. made In
tho Presidents message OF 1886, was
NOT acted upon. The matter Is present
ed for your consideration
SMUGGLING LEGISLATION.
The problem of the Mexican free
zone has been often discussed with re-
gard to Its Inconvenience as a provo
Cation Of smuggling into the United
kt0tes Rlcng an extensive line and
xhinly guarded land border. The effort
fnado by the toiLst resolution of March
], 1895, to remedy the abuse Charged by
i'm O 11a ri of ff,aS bra,
Iportatton In bond across the territory
OF the Unfted States 10 Mexico failed
OF good result as Is stated in report No.
'702 of the House of Represent atives,
submitted In the last session, March
II, 1898. As the question is one TO be
convedenJtly met by wise concurrent
legislation Of the two countries looking
TO the protection OF the revenues by
rarmondo US measures operating equal
lly on either side of the boundary, rath-
fr than by conventional arrangements
! suggest that Congress consider the
Rdvisabtlity of authorizing and invit-
ing conference of re,prese ntajtives of
the treasury departments of the United
States and Mexico to consider the sub
5ect In all its complex bearings and
make report, with pertinent recon-
meldations to the respective govern
mefpts for the information and the con-
alteration of their congresses.
WAlER BOUNDARY.
The Mexican water boundary commits
sion has adjusted all matters submitted
DO It TO the satisfaction of both govern
merts save IN three important cases
that of Chamizal at El Paso, Tex.
where the two commissioners failed TO
agree, and wherein, for this cass only,
this government has proposed TO Mex
fco the addition of third member; the
proposed elimination of what are known
as bancos, small isolated islands
formed by the cutting off of bends in
the Rio Grande, from the operation of
the treaties of 1884 and 1889, recon-
mended by the commissioners and ap-
proved by this government but still
under consideration by Mexico and ttA
subject of the "equitable distribution -
waters of the Rio Grande," for viii
the commissioners recommended an ilf-s
teTnatiopal dam and reservoir, are ap-
proved by Mexico, but still under con-
&der2tjon by this goyernm ent. Pending
fhese questions 1t is necessary to ex-
tend the Rfe Of the commission which
expires December 20, next.
The corona ton of the young queen of
the Netherlands was made the occa-
6ten Of fttlng congratulations.
The claim of Victor H. McCord
against Peru, which for a number of
years has been pressed by this govern
&nent and has on several occasions at
tractcd the attention of the Congress,
has been satisfactorily adjusted. A
prcbo col was signed May IT, 1898, where
by, the fact of liability being admitted,
the question of the amount to be
awarded was submitted to the chief |
llTstice of Canada as sole arbitrator. |
His award sets the indemnity due the
claimant at $40, 600.
PERU ABROGATBs.
The government of Peru has given |
the prescribed notification Of its inten-
taon to abrogate the treaty of friend
ship commerce and raviga hon, con-
cluded with this country August 81,
1887 AS that treaty con bains many
Important provisions necessary to the
maintenance of commerce and good re-
Ia lions which could with difficulty be
nsplaeed by the nomination of renewed
provisions within She brief twelve
months intervening before the treaty
Terminates I have invited suggestions
by Peru "a Ito the particular provisions
reaching an arrangement whereby the
femainipg articles may be PROVISIONAL
" Eaved.
NEW AMBASSADOR.
His majesty, the car, having an
his purpose to raise the I'M
perial Russian mission at this capital
Under the authority conferred by the
bet of March 8, 1898, by commissioning
and accrediting the actual representa-
tive at st. Petersburg in the capacity
Of ambassador extraordinary and pleni-
potentbary. The Russian ambassa dor to
this country has since presented his
credentials.
The proposal of the car for
I general reduction or the vast mill
tary establishments that weigh so
heavily upon many peoples in time OF
peace was communicated TO this gov
ernment with an earnest invitation to
be represented IN the conference which
It is contempla ted to assemble with
view TO discussing the means of accom-
so desirable "a result.
His majesty was at once Informed OF
the cordial sympathy of this govern |
neDt with the principle involved IN his
exalted proposal and of the readiness
If the United States TO take part in the 4
conference. The active military force
~ the United Skates az measured by
,ur population, territorial area and tax
,ble wealth is, and under any conceiv-
Idle prospective conditions, must con-