Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-05

Similar action. on appropriate occasion,
by the Mexican executive will not only
tend to accomplish the desire OF both
governments that grave crimes 70 not
unpunished. but also to repress lawless.
ness along the border OF the two coun.
tries. The new treaty stipulates that
neither government shall assume juris.
diction In the punishment Of crimes
committed exclusively within the terri
| tory OF the other. This will obviAte In
future the embarrassing controversies
which have heretofore arisen through
Mexic0's assertion OF claim to try and
punish an American citizen for an Of.
fense committed within the Jurisdiction
OF the United States.
The international water boundary
commission, organized by the conven-
tion OF March l, 1889, for the adjustment
Of questions affecting the Rio Grsnde
frontier, has not yet completed its lab0rs.
A further extension Of It's term for one
year, until December ~, 1899. was af-
fectef BY q convention signed December
2, 1898. and exchanged and proclaimed In
February last.
SAMOAN ANNEXATION.
The president relates at length the cit.
uation in the Samoan islands, which led
up TO the partition OF those islands,
ny the United states, dermany aud
Great Britain.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
The president says: my annual mes.
sage OF last year was necessarily devoted
In great part to q consideration OF the
Spanish war and OF the results II wrought
and the conditions IL imposed for the
fulure am gratified tn hDnouncp thai
,ne treaty OF peace mas restored trisndiy
ieistions oetween the powers. buect
mas oeen given 70 its most important pro
having ALREADY peen accomplished on the
necessary there but 10 continue the pro-
visional military control OF the island
untii the congress should enact . suit
able government for the ceded territory.
FUTURE or CUBA.
The presidsnt said: "rhis nation has
assumed before the world a grave re.
sponsibility for the future good govern
ment of Cuba. We have accented a trust.
the fulflllmant Of which calls for the
sternest integrity of pnrpose and the
exercise OF the highest wisdom. The
new Cuba vet 10 arise from the ashes of
tut ph-t uutt uttus Dt UDuuu W us Dy
ties OF singula' Intimacy and strength OF
its endurl z welfare is TO be assured.
whether those Ties shall De orsanic or
conventional, the destinities OF Cu0A are
IN some rlghttui FORM and irrevocably
linked with our own. out now ana now
FAR is for the future 70 determine In tha
ripeness OF events. whatever be the out
come we must see 10 II that Tree Cuba be
reality not name; perfect entity.
not nasty experiment. bearing within
itself the elements OF failure.
"On the l9sh OF August last, an order
was made for the taking OF the census In
the islano' 10 DC completed on the SUN OF
November. BY the treaty OF peace the
spanish people on the island have until
April ii, lgOO, TO elect whether they VIII
remain citizens OF spain or become ci!i'
zsns OF Cubs. Until then II cannot be
definitely ascertained who shall be en-.
Titled 70 participate IN the formation OF
the government OF Cuba"
"f0r the RELIEF OF the distressed In the
Island OF Cu0a. the war department. has
Issued supplies 70 destltuts persons
through the otncers OF the army, whicn
nave amounted 10 0.4v3.oOO rati0ns, at
cost or ti,4i',oo49',
TIE ARMY.
Since NV Last animal messsge and In
obsdience TO the acts of the congreas Of
Anrii % and os Isgs tho remaining vol.
unteer force enlisted for the Spanish war,
consisting OF a,S34 regulars and llo,22
volunteers with over TWO Thousand v0lun-
teer officers, has been discharged from
the military service. Of the volunteers
6oI othcers ana lSg.l63 men we're serv-
Ing IN the philippines and 1900 OF the
treaty Of peace. They voluntarily re-
mained ~ tne front until their places
U luiu Dc niieu Dy new troops.
"The force now In Manila consists OF