The Owosso times., 1898-12-09

nicatiop between the United States a nd the
ntlsntlc cities or South America may be
ination.
In this relation may be permitted to ex-
Press my sense or the fitness of an in:
terhauonal agreement whereby the inter-
cnange or messages over connecting cables
fnry msy De regulated on q fair basis of uni,
sSsm1y' sysanm as,e Tne world has seen the postal
pendent and exclusive service into a we'll
ordered union, OF which all countries found
the manifold benefits. 1t would be strange
realize that modern civilization, which
owes SO much OF Its progress to the ami
snd n,aaion o. OF space ace by the electric force de,
communication. heritage of all peoples.
to be Administered and regulated In their
common con non oehSof; A step in this direction
| ton OF 1884, for the protection of subma-
rine cables was signed. and the day is, I
tb tbhast; IT, NOT rar distant when this medium for
land may be brought within the domain
or International concert as completely as
correspondence upon the face of the waters
| that divide them.
The claim of Thomas Jefferson Page
against Argentina, which has been pend
| Ing many years, has been adjusted. The
| sum awarded by the congress of Argen-
! tina was $4,242.35
Austria-Hungary.
The sympathy Of the American people
| the people OF Austria II ungary by reason
! of the affliction that has lately befallen
them In the assassination OF the empress
queen OF that historic realm.
On the 10th of September. 1897. a con-
| fict took place at Lattimer, Pa, between
body OF striking miners and the sheriff
| which % miners were killed and A wounded,
| Of which 10 Of the killed and II Of the
wounded were %e, AUSTRIAN Austrian and Hungarian
aroused the solicitude of the Austro-Hun-
garian government, which, on the assump..
tion that the killing ard wounding involyed
Apart from the searching investiga cation
ties ties Of Of Pennsylvania, 1.-The the federal G era execu-
| tive took appropriate steps to learn the
merits of the case In order to be In po-
friendly power. The sheriff and his dep
uties. having been indicted for murder.
were tried and acquitted after protracted
OF witnesses, on the ground that the kill
ing was, in the line of their official duty to
uphold law and preserve public order IN
the state. A representative Of the de-
partment Of Justice attended the trials, re-
porting its course fully. With all the facts
In its possession, this government expects
to reach a harmonious understanding on
the subject with that OF Austria Hungary,
notwithstanding the renewed claim OF the
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international Expeditions.
Despite the brief time allotted for prep
aration the exhibits of this country at the
Universal exposition at Brussels In 1897,
enjoyed the singular distinction Of larger
proportion of awards, having regard to
the number and classes of articles entered,
than those of other countries. The worth
of such a result In making known our ma
tional capacity to supply the worlds mar
kets Is obvious. Exhibitions or this inter-
national character ire becoming more fire.
quent as the exchange of commercial coun-
tries grows more intimate and varied.
Hardly year passes that this government
is not invited to national participation at
some important foreign center, but often
on too short notice to permit Of recourse
to congress for the power and means to do
advisability of providing, by general en-
actment and a standing appropriation, for
accepting such invitations and for repre-
sentation of this country by commission.
This plan has my cordial approval.
Belgian Restrictions.
I trust the Belgian restriction on the i'm
portations of cattle from the United States.
originally adopted as sanitary precau-
to their present and future of hardship and
discrimination so as to admit live cattle
under due regulation of their slaughter
after landing. l am hopeful, too. of IA
vorable change In the Belgian treatment
of our preserved and salted meats. The
growth of direct trade between the two
ton and Belgian products, but by way Of
transit from and to other continental
states, has been both encouraging and
beneficial. No effort will be spared to en-
large it's advantages by seeking the re-
moval of needless impediments and by ar
rangements for increased commercial ex-
changes.
Central American Affairs
The year events in Central America de-
serve more than passing mention. A
menacing rupture between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua was happily composed by the
signature of a convention between the
mi xxif n a.
malan representative as mediator, the
act being negotiated and signed on board
the United States steamer Alert, then ly-
ing in Central American waters. 1t Is be-
lieved that the good offices of our envoy
and commander Of that vessel contributed
toward this gratifying outcome.
In my last annual message the situation
was presented with respect to the. diplo-
matte representation OF this government
In Central America, created by the tn Ga asso- asN
dor under the title of the Greater Republic
of Central America and the delegation of
their international functions to the diet
acter of the diet was recognized by my
predecessor and has been confirmed during
my administration by receiving its ac-
credited envoy and granting exquators to
consuls commissioned under its authority,
that recognition was qualified by the dis
tinct understanding that the responsibility
Of each Of the component sovereign re-
publics toward the United States remained
wholly unaffected. This proviso was need
republics was at the outset an association
whereby certain representative functions
were delegated to a tripartite commission,
rather than a federation possessing CEN
tralized powers of government and admin
istration. In this view of their relation and
the relation of the United States to sew
eral republics, a change In the representa-
tion of this country In. Central America
was neither recommended by the executive
nor Initiated by congress; thus leaving one
of our ENJOYS accredited as heretofore sep
arately to two states of the greater re-
public, Nicaragua and Salvador, and to q
third state, Costa Rica, which was not q
party to the compact, while our other en-
voy was similarly accredited to the union
stated as Honduras and a non-union stated
as Guatemala. The result has been that
the one has presented credentials only to
the president of Costa Rca, the other hav-
ing been received only by the government
Of Guatemala.
Subsequently the three associated repub-
lies entered into negotiations for making
the steps forecast In the original compact.
A convention of their delegates framed for
them federal constitution under the name
of the United States Of Central America
and provided for a central federal govern
ment and legislature. Upon ratification by
the constituent states the 1st OF November
last was fixed for the new system to 60
into operation, Within a few weeks there !
after the plan was severely tested by revo- |
lutf0nary movements arising, with q con- !