The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-09
PEACE WITH THE WOKLD.
No Disturbance in Our Relation
With Other Nati0na.

No Disturbance in Our Relations
With other Nations.
A review Of our relations with foreign states
is presented, with such recommendations as
are deemed appropriate.
The long-pending boundary dispute between
the Argentine Republic and Chile was settled
commission. on which the United States min
ress has been made toward the conclusion Of
q convention of extradition with the Argentine
to sy the 1 United s STATES aa snd ra ana s'h By Arl
gentina, it only awaits the adjustment of
some slight changes in the text before ex-
change.
In my last annual message 1 adverted to
the claim Of the Austro-Hungarian govern
thorities of the State of Pennsylvania. at
f hastime Of m %ntls s sepprf IS. iss7 an In u Tis a 81
the verdict of acquittal rendered by the court
before which the sheriff and his deputies were
accountable for injuries suffered by individuals
acting in the line Of duty in suppressing dis
%turbance of the public peace. this government.
after due consideration of the claim advanced
by the Austro-H Hungarian government,
Was constrained to decline liability
to, indemnify the sufferers.
1t is gratifying to be able to announce that
strictions on the importation of cattle from the
United States, to which l referred In my last
Having been invited by Belgium to partici-
pate in a congress held at Brussels, to revise
the provisions Of the general act Of July 2.
trade, to which the United States was a sigma
tory party, this government preferred not to
served the right Of accession to the result.
Notable changes were made. those especially
Increased restriction Of the deleterious trade Of
spirituous liquors with the native tribes,
, %n,sh this dsv eogssn'ns TSe h am>n 3ge% r sas ort aet
will be laid before the senate, with a view to
its advice and consent. po,v,o ,,o.
Early in the year the peace OF Bolivia was
disturbed by a successful insurrection. The
United States minister remained at his post.
attending. 10 the American interests in that
quarter. and using besides his good offices for
the protection of the interests of British sub
ieets in the absence tsa Of ob, fhalr nat 10 fhe repre- pe@
government our minister. was directed to enter
into relations herewith. Gen. Pando was
Our representatives have been instructed to
use ali permissible friendly cndeavors to in
the non-Catholic and civil marriages of aliens
within its jurisdiction; and strong 4 hopes pes are ,re
gard will be brought. as was that Of Peru
many years ago into harmony with the
General Practice OF Modern states
signed May IA, 1897. has been ratified by the
Brazilian legislature. During the past sun.
nave visited Brazilian ports on a friendly
mission and been cordially received. The
voyage Of the Wilmington up the Amazon
owing to confusion in obtaining permission
to visit the interior and make surveys in
incident found a ready adjustment in harmony
with the close relations of amity which this
government has always sedulously sought to
cultivate with the commemorative of the west
ern continent.
The claim growing out of the seizure of the
and Herald, by the authorities Of Colombia,
has been settled. after a controversy OF sew
eral .y years ,nsa by an a e se nsid h ass ISL Goi =. fss:,
government, in three installments of $4,000
each.
The good will of Colombia toward our coun-
try has been testified anew by the cordia!
attention of facilities to the .Nicaraguan canal
commission in their approaching investigator
noutes across the isthmus of Darien.
Toward the end Of October an insurrectionary
public. Thts movement has thus far not at
tanned any decisive result and us still in
progress.
action of Denmark in Imposing restrictions
on the importation of American meats has con-
santo Domingo Revolution.
The neighboring island republic of santo
Domingo has lately been the scene of reyolu-
It began with the killing of President Hereaux
in July last and eliminated in the lelinQuish-
m naent BY t the sneeeed'5 1e vice Vic president, prasidsns of the the
first 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. Relations have leen en-
ment.
The experimental association of Nicaragua.
Honduras and Salvador. under the title of
when apparently ON the threshold of a COM
plete fedora! organization by the adoption of
a national legislature, was disrupted in the
last davs of November. 1888. by the with
drawsi Of Salvador. Thereupon Nicaragua and
Honduras abandoned the joint compact. each
resuming its former independent sovereignty.
This was followed by the reception Of Minis
ter Merry by the republics of Nicaragua and
Salvador, while Minister Hunter in turn pre-
scented his credentials to the government Of
Honduras. thus reverting to the old distribute
ton Of the dirlomt til agencies of the United
listing statutes provide. A Eicaragusn en-
voy has been accredited to the United States.