The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-06

agreement Ter the protection OF submarine
cab.ss was signed. and fae 6ay II. trust,
not far distant when 1z-s nlsQtum fer the
transmission of ts9ugai from land 10 land
NAV be brought Bisnia the domain Of inter
national concert as completely as is the
material carriage CT Commerce and CORE
epondence upon the face Of the writer's that
divide them.
Long Pending Claim Adjusted.
The claim OF Thomas jefferson Page
against Argentina, which has been pending
many years, aas baeD adjusted. Ths sum
awarded by the congress Of Argentina was
&4,2i2g5
sympathy With Austria.
The sympathy 81 the American people has
justly been offered to the ruler and the peo-
Die az Austria Hungary by reasor OF the
afflicfion that has LATELY befailen them IL,
the assassination Of the 9mprezs~q3sen OK
that historic realm.
Claim for Indemnity for Latimer
killings.
On the i9fh Of September 1851. conflict
took place at La:iEneT, Pa. between a body
4 OF striking minfrS and taa sheriff 81 I.si~
xerne county and his deputies. In which
Twenty-Five miners were killed and forty
four wounded Of which fsn OF the killed
and twelve Of the wounded were Austrian
and Hungarian sun5etgs This depforabie
event naturally aroused the s03ciiuds Of
the Sustro-Hungarlaa government which,
on the assumption taa3 fte killing and
woundng involved thu un5as,fsnfe misuse
OF authority. claimed RESPIRATION for the
sufferers, ADars from the searching IN
vestsgation and me r3ereYnEtarY action II
the authorities Of Pennsylvania tire Fed
erai executive took apgF9priate STEPS -
learn the merits OF The ease 81 1Fi3er - ba
In position to meet the urgent complaint
Of friendly po.er TIE sheriff sai a5s
were tried and acquitted after protF7ffe-d
proceedings and tho hearing Of nundfeds -
witnesses. on the ground that The = tlins
was in the line % Their official duty u az
hold the law and preserve anbaiG order IN
the state representative OF he de9art-
ported itE course fully. With all the facts
in It's possession. this government expects
TO reach "A harmonious understanding on
the subject with that ~ AgstrO- Hungary
Notwithstanding The renewed claim OF the
latter. after learning the result Of the trial.
for indemnity for It's injured subjects.
The Brasscis Exposition
Despite the brief time allotted for prepa-
ration. the exhibits Of the country 81 The
universal exposition al Erusse}s IN 1891 en-
Joyed the singular distinction Of larger
proportion Of awards, having regard y ne
number Of classes Of articles entered,
than those OF other COMMITTEES. The worth
OF such result In making known onF ma
tioral capacity to supply the worlds mar
Exhibitions az this international charac-
ter are becoming more frequent rs the ex-
changes OF commercial countries grow more
intimate and varied. Hardly year passes
that this government IS not invited 10 ma
tionai participation At some important cen
ter but often too short notice 10 permit 81
recourse TO congress for the power and
means TO do SO.
Ny predecessors have suggested the adj
visibility ~ providing by. q general enact
ment standing appropriation for accept
ing such invitations and Tor representation
of this country by commission. This
plan has my cordial approval.
trus. the Belgian restrictions on the I'm
porfations CT cattle from the United states.
originally adopted as sanitary precaution.
will. at an early date BE madlaed as 10
their present and future hardship and
discrimination. 50 20 admit live cattle
under due regulation Of their slaughter at
Ter landing. I am hopefui. toe. or a favor
able condition III The Belgian treatment Of
our preserved ana sailed meats. The
growth of direct trade between the two
countries not alone for Belgian consump-
fion and BELGIAN pra1iucis. but by wsy o.
transit from and "a other continental
states has been both encouraging and ben
eficai No effort will hc spared TO enlarge
needless snpedimen*% nud by arrangements
for Increased commercial changes
Central American saairs.
The years events In Central America de-
serve more than passing mention.
a menaeing rupture between Costa kica
and Nicaragua was happily composed by
the signature OF = convention between the
parties With the concurrence Of the Guate-
maian repre- sentative rs mediator. The act
being negotiated and sl.red aboard the
United States steamer Alert, then living IN
Central American waters. II r believed
that TIE good offices Of our envoy ana TIE
commander % that vessel contributed 20
that gratifying catcamc.
In my las; message fAe situation rre~
scented with respect To ihe diplomatic rep
resentatsnn Of this government In Central
America. created hy the association of Mic
aragla. Honduras and Salvador under the
title of The Greater Republic OF Central
America, and the delegation 81 tha'r INFER
national functions 20 the diet thereof
While the representative character of the
diet was recognized by my pres! gcesSor AMI
has been confirmed during my a3mnistra-
ton nv receiving liz accredited cnvey and
tsssf "a FsE4t
der IT. authority. that r caEntti0 waa qua
fled by the distinct understanding tiiat the
responsibility ~ each Of the cemu01- ~
sovereign republics ten ara the United
Etstes made wholly unaffected
This ptoviSo was ne@9ful. 'naSNuch as
the compact of the thrs~ republics wNs 1T
The outset an assor'atian wh5tshq errtaja
representative fuHcfiens were iel eafpa n
tripartiie eomm ss.an ~ hfr shan fes.~
government and the admin stfstioa I'm
this view of this relation II the United
Stasss To the several republics "a change tn
the representation - shs country n Cen
trail America Was - ithff qiCf ~
the executive nor Initiated by congress thus
leaving of unr VaNcsg accredited AZ
heretofore separately ~ the two states ~
the Greater Republic. Nicaragua AnG Sal
S1dor. and "a a thlT3 state. Costa Eica
which was net q parry To tbo compact
whsle ouF other cnFoy ~as similarly ec~
credited - the UuJ1 state at II na rsa
and ro7suuien state az tsultrHa.s- Tsie
fvsnlt has hsee iha5 fan oUo h8s presented
Rcs. the other hfv.nu hrra received ou;y
hN TIE sovernmcnt % ts1'siemsa
Subsequently, the thrce associated gett.H-
lies entered into rerntiatioes far making
tAe steps forecast fra fhe oY.e uat ceafpae.
\ convention - t1eir Il 'efai. framed f,r
them I'd -rAl constitution pn#-r tht ~Hn
of ,he ta'ted State 1T Ctnusl America
and pruviaing fcF "a central frt.tai gov
e~nmVnt af& tertsfatftfe t-f.--s pa. f>aft7t1
by the constituent states. thy ist ef %eeen,-
her last WAS GNcd fuy tEe raW st4tsts; q g.,
-ate otftat.'h ttilfa a tess So Is tHsre-