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

after distinguished service ana unur-
ing effort during the siege OF that city
was sincerely lamented.
The Canada Negotiations.
II will give me especial satisfaction
II shall Ice authorized To communicate
To you n favorable conclusion OF the
pending negotiations with Great Brit
ain In respect 10 the Dominion Of Can
ada. II is the earnest wish Of this gov
eminent to remove all sources Of dis
cord and irritation I'm our relations with
the neighboring dominion. The trade
| between the two countries In constantly
increasing. and II is important To- both
countries that all reasonable facilities
should be granted for its development.
The president goes into n history OF
the events leading To the annexation OF
| the Hawaiian Islands. calls attention
to the fact that our consular Offices
| have ceased to exist in Hawaii, and
| says:
Under the provisions OF the Joint
resolution. the existing customs rcia-
lions OF the Hawaiian Islands with the
United States and with other coun-
tries remain unchanged until legisia-
ton shall otherwise provide. The con-
| suls OF Hawaii. here and in foreign
| countries. continue to fulfill their com
| mercial agencies. while the United
States consulate at Honolulu In main
tanned for all appropriate services per-
/ tanning to trade and revenue. II would
be desirable that all foreign consuls in
the Hawaiian Islands should receive
new exequaturs from this government.
| The extradition treaty with Mexico,
| and controversies arising therefrom are
referred to at length, and the conclu-
sion Of a new convention is favored.
toward which negotiations are now on
foot.
After reference to the raising OF the
Russian mission here and our mission
In ST. Petersburg 20 ambassadorships
the message has this to say OF the
tsar's disarmament proposition:
The proposal OF the tsar for a general
reduction of the vast military establish
ments that weigh SO heavily upon many
peoples in time Of peace was communi-
Gated to this government with an earn
est invitation to be represented In the
conference which IL Is contemplated to
assemble with a view to discussing the
means Of accomplishing SO desirable a
result. His majesty was at once in
formed to the cordial sympathy OF this
government with the principle involved
in his exalted proposal and OF the read.
mess Of the United States to take par,
In the conference.
Regarding the death of Malietoa
king Of Samoa. the message says:
Whether the death Of Malietoa and
the return of his old time rival Mataafs
will add to the undesirable compiled
lions which the execution OF thu tri
partite general act has heretofore de
veloped remains 10 be seen.
After references to the war agree
ment recognizing the Geneva confer
ence and the Red Cross. our difference
with Turkey. the efficient work OF tn
Bureau Of American Republics and tn
work Of collecting industrial statistic
through our consuls abroad the mes
sage says:
Burdens and Waste OF War.
The experiences Of the last year brini
forcibly home to US a sense OF the bur
dens and the waste OF war. We de
= sire, in common with most civilized ma
] tons, to reduce to the lowest possibl
' point the damage sustained In time o
e war by peaceable trade and commerce
D It IL true we may suffer in such case
! less than other communities. but n
9 nations are damaged more or lees b.
the state Of uneasiness and apprehen
sion into which an outbreak OF hos
I tilities throws the entire commercis
o world. 1t should be our object, there
fore. to minimize. 80 far as practically
this Inevitable loss and disturbance
This purpose can probably best be &C