Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
What Our Dealings Have Been with OF
OF Nations During the Year.

OF Nations During the Year.
A review of our relations with foreign
states is presented with such recommenda-
lions as are deemed appropriate.
The long-pending boundary dispute be-
tween the Argentine republic and Chilli
was settled in March last by the award of
an arbitral commission, on which the
United States minister at Buenos Ayres
served as umpire.
Progress has been made toward the con
the Argentine republic. Having been adj
yised and consented to by the United
States senate and ratified by Argentina.
IT only awaits the adjustment Of some
In my last annual message adverted to
the claim. of the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent for indemnity for the killing of
by the authorities of the state of Pennsyl-
vania, at Lattimer. while suppressing an
unlawful tu!nult of miners. September 10.
rendered by the court before which the
sheriff and his deputies were tried for
murder. and following the established
held accountable for injuries received BY
individuals at the hands of the public au-
thorittes while acting in the line of duty in
reace, this government, after due con-
slderation of the claim advanced by the
Austro-Hunga government, was con-
strained to decline liability to indemnify
1t. is gratifying: to be able to announce
that the Belgian government Mt has inittgeted
tie from the United States, to which i re-
ferred In my last annual message.
Having been invited by Belgium to par
revise the provisions, of the general act
Of July 2. 1890, for the repression of the
AFRICAN slave trade, to which the United
eminent preferred not to be represented
by a plenipoteptiary, but reserved the
right of accession to the result. Notable
corning this country being in the line of
the increased restriction Of the deleteri-
Gus trade In spirituous liquors with the
native tribes, which this government has
from the outset urgently advocated. The
amended general act will be laid before
the senate, with view to its advice and
EARLY in the year the peace of Bolivia was
disturbed by a successful Instruction.
The United States minister remained at
ests in that quarter. and using besides
his good offices for the protection of the
interests of British subjects in the alb
ssnce OF their national representative. On
the establishment of the new government
our minister was directed to enter into re-
lations Herewith.
Gen. Pando was elected president of Bo-
livia on October 49,
To Amend Marriage Laws in Bolivia.
Our representative has been instructed
to use all permissible friendly endeavors
to induce the government of Bolivia to
amend its marriage laws 50 as to give legal
status 70 the non-Cathoiic and civil mar
riaSes of aliens within It's jurisdiction, and
strong hopes are entertained that the b.
livian law In this regard will be brought, as
was that of Peru some years ago, into flar-
mony With the general practice of modern
states.
A convention Of extradition with Brazil,
signed May II, 1887, has been ratified by the
Brazilian legislature.
sh Dinring the Past su@mer two national
ff,ia 1yr mic s-ir n
been cordially received. The voyage of he
Wilmington up the Amazon river gave rise
to q passing misunderstanding, owing to
confusion In obtaining permission to visit
the interior and make surveys in the gem
eral interest of navigation. but the incl
dent found a ready ad5ustmentin harmony
with the close relations of amity which
this government has always sedulously
sought to cultivate with the common
w et,lt s, !, Ct the western continent i,
the Anerlcan-oWnedn newspaper. the Pana-
ma Star and Herald, by the authorities of
Colombia. has been settled. after con-
troyersy of several years, by an agreement
assessing at 100000 the indemnity to be paid
by the Colombian government. in three In
stallments of $4,000 each.
Good Will of Colombia.
The good will of Colombia toward our
cordial extension of facilities to the Mic
araguan canal commission In their APP
proaching, Investigation of the. Panama
the Isthmus of Daren.
Toward the end of October an insur-
rectionary disturbance developed in the
Colombian republic. This movement has
thus far not attained any decisive result
and is still in progress.
Discussion OF the questions raised by the
action of Denmark in imposing restric-
tons on the importation of American
meats has continued without substantial
result in our favor.
The neishborng island republic of Santo
Domingo has lately been the scene of
revolution, following a long period OF
tranquility. 1t began with the killing of
President HeureauX in July last, and
eliminated In the REIMBURSEMENT by the
succeeding vice president of the reins of
government to the insurgents The firrt
act OF the provisional government was the
calling OF a presidential and constituent
election. Juan Isidro Jiminez, having;
been elected president, was inaugurated
on the 14th of November. Rotations have
been entered into with the newly estab-
lished government.
Failure of Central American Republic.
The experimental association of Nicara
qua, Honduras and Salvador, under the
title of the Greater Republic of Central
America, when apparently on the thres-
hold of complete federal organization by
the adoption of a constitution and the for
nation of national legislature, was dis
rupted In the last days of November 1898.
by the withdrawal of Salvador. Thereupon
Nicaragua and Honduras abandoned the
joint compact, each resuming its former
independent sovereignty. This was fol-
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