The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-06

ton of Its WITH article, which provides
that neither party shall be bound 20 ae-
liver up It's own citizens but that tne elSs
ecutlye power Of each shall nave the
mower 10 deliver them up II In its dis
erection Il be deemed proper to DO 90.
The extr0dition Of Mrs. Matte Rich,
n citizen OF the United States, charged
with homicide, committed IN Mexico,
was after mature consideration directed
nv me in the conviction that the ends
AZ Justice would be thereby subserved
similar action, on appropriate occasion,
by the Mexican executive, will not only
tend 10 accomplish the desire Of hoth
governments that grave crimes go not
Unpublished, but also to repress lawless-.
ness along the border OF the two coun-
tries. The new treaty Btipuiates that
neither government shall assume JGris-
dictIon In the punishment OF crimes
committed excluslVely within the terri
tory Of the other, This will obviata
in future the embarrassing controveF-
sizes which have heretofore arisen
through Mexico's assertion Of claim 10
try and punish an American citizen for
an oftense committed within the tuTis-
diction OF the United States.
The international water boundary
commission, organized by the CONVEX
lion Of March 1. 1889, for the adjustment
Of questions affecting the Rio Grande
frontier, has not yet completed It's Ia
bors. A further extension, OF It's term FERN
for one year, until December "a. 1899.
was effecteti by convention. signed De-
cember 9, 1898, and exchanged and pro-
claimed In February last.
An Invitation extended to the piH7i-
dent Of Mexico TO visit Chicago IN Or.
tober. on the occasion of laying Tho
corner stone OF the United states gov
eminent building In trat city. was cor
daily accepted by hln, with the nee
essary consent Of the MeSican con-
gress, but the illness Of a r1ember OF
his family prevented his attendance.
The minister Of foreign relations, how
ever, came as the personal represent a
tive Of President Din3. and In tha'
high character was duly hon0red.
Claims growing out OF the seizure OF
American coalinS vessels in the Berilg
sea have been under discussion with
the government Of -tussia for several
wears, with the recent happy result OF
an agreement ito submit them 10 the
decision of q single arbitrator. I'y
this act Russia affords proof Of her adj
herence to the benencent principle or
arbitration which her pleDlp0tentGlies
consplcuously favored at The Hague
disarmament conference, when it was
advocated by the representatives OF the
United States.
A suggestion for a permanent eSposi-
ton Of our products and manufactures
in Russia, although not yet fuily
shaped, has been 80 cordially wel-
coined by the imperial government that
It may not inIptly take fitting place
in whatever legislation the Congress
may adopt looking to enlargement OF
our commercial opportunities abroad.
The Samoan Islands.
Important events have occurred in
the Samoan Islands. The election, NJ
cordlng to the lays and customs of sa-
moa, of successor to the late king,
Malietoa Laupepa, developed a contest
as to the validity of the result, which
issue, by the terms OF the General act.
was 10 be decided by the chief justice.
Upon his rendering Judgment In "a
vor Of MalIetoa Tanu, the rival chief,
Mataafa, took up arms. The active In
PREVENTION OF American aid British
warShips became imperative to restore
order, at the cost OF sanguinary cE-
counters. In this emergency to'nt
commission OF representatives OF tfn
United States. Germany md Great
Britain WAS sent to Samoa to invests
gate the situation and provide ten
porary remedy. BY its active efforts l
peaceful solution was reached for the
time being, the klngship being abolish
ed and n provisional government as
tabIIshed. Recommendation unam-
mously made by the commission for Z
permanent adjustment OF the Samoan
questions were taken under considers
ton by the three powers parties to the
general act. But the mora they were
examined the more evident It beCairr.
that radical change was necessary Ia
the relations OF the powers to Samoa.
The inconvenience and POSSIBLE per-
lis of the trlpartite scheme OF supervi5-
ion and control in the Samoan group by
powers having little Interest In COM
mon in TINT quarter beyond commercial
rivalry has been once more emphasized
By the recent events. Tie suggested
remedy OF the Joint commission. Ike
the scheme It aimed TO replace.
amounted to what has been styled n
tridemlnIum, being the exercise OF the
functions OF sovereignty ty an unaih-
nous agreement OF three rowers. The
situation had become far more intricate
and embarrassing from every PORT Of
view than It WAS when my predecessor.
in 1884,, summed up It's peTnieXitteS and
condemned the participation in II Of the
United States.
The arrangement under which Samoa
was administered had proved impraC-
tlcable and unacceptable to all the
powers concerned. To withdraw from
the agreement and abandon the is
lands to Germany and Great Britain
would not be compatible with our in
teregtS in the nrChinelnEo To rnlin-
uuIsh our rights In the harbor OF Page
Page, the best anchorage In the Pacific.
the occupancy OF which had been leased
to the United States In 1873 by the first
foreign treaty ever concluded by Sa-
moa. was not to be thought u either
as regards the needs OF our navy or the
interests OF our senate will be invited.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
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