Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-09-22

Indies.
Second partition Of Poland, in l79S,
and the third partition, in 17s5, d.
vided the remainder Of Poland among
| Russia, Austria and Prussia.
Paris, in 1903, coded Louisiana to
the United States.
Peace of Paris, in 1914, gave to
France the limits she had in 1892, be-
fore Napoleon's career of reckless an
nexation, and provided for congress
TO meet at Vienna to reconstruct Eu-
rope.
Treaty Of Client, in 1874, between
the United States and Great Britain,
provided for a settlement OF b0unda-
ries and for an effort to suppress the
slave trade.
Congress of Vienna, in 1915, recon.
structed Europe, leaving Norway to
Sweden, giving Swedish Pomerania to
Prussia, and uniting Belgium and
Holland. Prussia got part OF Saxony
and other German lands. Warsaw
was handed over to Russia. By this
act and by that of Aix-la-Chapelle, in
1878, the precedence OF diplomatic
agents was settled. The African slave
trade was condemned by the congress
OF Vienna, but slavery was not abol-
ished in the United States until 1865.
nor serfdom in Russia until 1867, nor
slavery in Brazil until 1871. The
rivers Rhine, Rhone, Main, Moselle,
Neuse, Echeldt, Vistula and Pc were
opened to free navigation and com.
merce by the congress of Vienna.
Adrianople, in 1929, opened The
Black Sea.
London, 1881, separated Belgium
from Holland.
Convention of London, in 1882, gave
crown to Greece, which had wo1 Its
independence, to Frederick Ohio, Sec
ond son of the king OF Bavaria.
Guadalupe Hidalgo, in 1S4S, gave
Texas, New Mexico and Upper Cali
fornia to the United States, which
paid $15,OO0OOO to Mexico.
Paris, in 1856, neutralized the Black
Sea, opened the Danube to commerce,
regulated position and affairs OF Mol.
davia, Wallachia and Servia and made
many maratime rules.
Chinese treaties, in 1858, brought
China into intercourse with the ma.
tions of the world.
Preliminary peace at Villafranca,
July II, 1853, and definite peace at
Zurich, November 10, 1859, coded Lom-
hardy to Sardinia. France and Aus
tra agreed to favor an Italian COLI
federation under the pope.
Turin, in 1860, Savoy and Nice coded
to France. In 1861 Italy became q
kingdom.
New dynasty treaty, in 1868, gave
the throne Of Greece to Prince George
of Denmark.
Peace Of Vienna, in 1864, trans
ferred the rights Of the king of Dem
mark to Lauenburg, Scheswig and
Holstein to Prussia and Austria.
Peace of Prague, in 1865, united the
Iombardy-Venetian kingdom to Italy,
and transferred Austrla's rights over
Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia.
Versailles, in 1871, ended the
Franco-Prusslan war. Prussia re-
ceiyed five million francs and Alsace
and part Of Lorraine,
Washington, in 1871, referred Gala
bama claims to a tribunal Of arbi-
traton, and other claims to three
commissioners; and contained pro-
visions in regard to fisheries and the
free navigation of the st. Lawrence,
Yukon, Porcupine and Stikine rivers
and of Lake Michigan, and to the
transit and carriage of goods, and re-
ferred the Northwest boundary dis
pute to the emperor for decision. This
treaty holds that a neutral govern
ment is bound (D to use due dill
gence to prevent the fitting out, arm
ing or equipping, within its jurisdic-
ton, of any vessel which it has rea-
sonable ground to believe is intended
to cruise or to carry on war against
a power with which it is at peace;
and also to use like diligence to pre-
vent the departure from its jurisdic-
ton Of any vessel intended to crhise
or carry on war as above, such ves-
sci having been specially adapted, in
whole or in part, within such Juris.
diction, to warlike use; (2) not to per.
nit or suffer either belngerent to
make use of its ports or waters as the
base of naval operations against the
other, or for the purpose of the re-
newal or augmentation of military
supplies or arms, or to the recruit.
ment Of men; (3) to exercise due dill.
gence in its own ports or waters, and
as to all persons within its jurisdic.
ton, to prevent any violation of the
foregoing obligations and duties.
Berlin, in 1878, constituted Bulga-
ria a primcipality under the suzer'
ainty Of the Sultan, and regulated its
position and affairs; formed the
province of Eastern Roumelia under
the Sultan; allowed Austria to occupy
and administer Bosnia and Herze-
govina; independence of Montenegro,
Serva and Roumania recognized.
Principle of religious liberty recog.
nized by Turkey, and the right Of
official protection by the diplomatic
and consular representatives Of for
eign nations in Turkey also recog.
nized. Conference Of Berlin, in 1885,
Ill. IL. H.