The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06


to the claim of the Austro- Hungarian
| government for indemnity for the XIII
ing of certain Austrian and Hungarian
subjects by the authorities of the state
Of Pennsylvania at Lattimer, while
| suppressing an unlawful tumult of
miners, Sept. 10, 1897 In view of the
verdict of acquittal rendered by the
court before which the sheriff and ms
deputies were tried for murder, ana
| following the established doctrine that
| the government may not be held ac-
| countable for injuries suffered by indl-
viduals at the hands of the public
authorities while acting in the line OF
duty in supressing disturbance of the
| public peace, this government, after
| due consideration of the claim advanc-
| ed by the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, was constrained to decline la
| bilty to indemnify the sufferers
| 1t is gratifying to be able to announce
| that the Belgian government has miti-
gated the restrictions on the importa-
ton of cattle from the United States.
to which I referred in my last annual
| message.
, Having been invited by Belgium to
participate in a congress held at Brus-
sells to revise the provisions of the gem
eral act of July 2, 1890, for the repres-
sion of the African slave trade, to
which the United States was a sigma
tory party, this government preferred
not to be represented by a plenipoten-
tiary but reserved the right of accession
to the result. Notable changes We're
made, those especially referring to this
country being in the line of increased
restriction of the deleterious trade in
spirituous liquors with the native tribes,
| which the government has from the out
| set urgently advocated. The amended
| will no Ia i'll before the sem
ate with the view to it's advice and con-
! sent
| Revolution ...ivia.
| Early in the year the peace of Bolivia
was disturbed by a successful insurrec-
| ton. The United States minister re-
| manned at his post attending to the
| American interests in that quarter and
| using besides his good offices for the
| protection of the British subjects. in
| the absence of their national represen-
| tative. On the establishment of the
new government our minister was di-
rected to enter into relations there
with. General Pando was elected pres
ident of Bolivia on Oct. %.
| Our representative has been in
| structed to use all permissible friendly
| endeavors to induce the government of
Bolivia to amend it's marriage laws so
| as to give legal status to the non-Cath-
olc and civil marriages Of aliens with
I, in its jurisdiction.
| During the past summer two national
| ships of the United States have visited
| Brazilian ports on friendly mission
| and have been cordially received. The
voyage of the Wilmington up the ANA
ION river gave rise to a passing mis-
| understanding, owing to the confusion
| in obtaining permission to visit the in
| terror and make surveys in the interest
of navigation, but the incident found
ready adjustment in harmony with the
| close relations of amity which this gov
eminent has always sought to cultivate
| with the commemorative Of the West
| ern continent.
The claim growing out of the seizure
of the American-owned newspaper, the
Panama Star and Herald, by the au-
thorities of Colombia has been set
tied after a controversy of several
years by an agreement assessing at
$40, 900 the indemnity to be paid by the
Colombian government in three in
stallments of $4,000 each.
The good will Of Colombia toward
our country has been testified anew by
the cordial extension of facilities to the
Nicaraguan canal commission in their
approaching investigation of the Pana-
ma canal and other projected routes
across the 1sthmus Of Darien.
| Toward the end of October an in
surrectionary disturbance developed in
the Colombian republic. This move
ment has thus far not attained any
decisive result and is still in progress.
Discussion of the question raised by
the action of Denmark in imposing re-
strictions upon the importation OF
American meats has continued without
result in our favor.
The neighboring island republic of
Santo Domingo has lately been the
scene of a revolution following a long
, period of tranquility. 1t began with
| - It'll nF IN
July last and eliminated in the re
linquishment by the succeeding vice
president of the reins of government
,, to the insurgents. The first act of the
provincial government was the calling
Of a presidential and constituent cleo
! elected president, was inaugurated or
the 14th Of November. Relations have
been entered into with the newly estab
lished government.
: Central America.
The experimental association of Mica
, | ragua. Honduras and Salvador undel
the title of the Greater Republic q
: Central America, when apparently OF
, | the threshold of a complete federal or.
| ganiZation of the adoption of consti
; tuition and the formation of a nationa
| legislature, was disrupted in the las
days of November, 1898, by the with
! | drawal of Salvador. Thereupon Mica
! IdSuh dIlu dDdllutileh lIl'
! joint compact each resuming its form
; | er independent sovereignty. This was
: followed by the reception Of Minister
,, Merry by the republics of Nicaragua
= and Salvador while Minister Hunter ir
, turn presented his credentials to the
government Of Honduras, thus revert
| ing to the old distribution of the diplo
matte agencies of the United States il
! Central America, for which our ex
, | listing statutes provide.
A Nicaraguan envoy has been accred
| tied to the United states An insur
l | rectionary movement under Genera
: Reys broke out at Bluefelds in Feb
:. ruary last, and for some time exercised
2 actual control of the Mosquito territory
| The Detroit was promptly sent thithel
2 | for the protection of American inter
/ | ests. After a few weeks the Reye!
t government renowned the government
| During the interregnum certain public
= duties accruing under Nicara guam law
: | We're collected from American mer
= chants by the agents of the government
it,