Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
REVIEWS FOREIGN RELATIONS
ExtraditiOn with Argentine-CIaim of
Austria for Indemnity
DisaIIowed.

| review Oh our relations WIN foreign
states is presented with such recommenda-
tions as are deemed appropriate
The long pending boundary dispute be-
tween the Argentine republic and Chill 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
clusion of convention of extradi:ion with
the Argentine republic. Having been ad-
vlsed and consented to by the United States
senate and ratified by Argentina, it only
awaits the adjustment CT some slight changes
In the text before exchange.
In my last annual message I adverted to
the claim of the Austro- Hungarian gov
ernment for indemnity for the killing OF GER
tain Austrian and Hungarian subjects by
the authorities of the state OF Pennsylvania
at Lattimer, while suppressng an unlawful
tumuIt of miners, September 10. 1897 IN
view OF the verdict of acquittal rendered by
the court before which the sheriff and hls
deputies were tried for murder, and follow
ing the established doctrine that the govern
ment may not be held accountable for in
juries suffered by individuals at the han Is
of the public authorities while acting in
of the public peace, this government, after
due consideration of the claim advanced by
the Auatro- Hungarian government was con-
strained to decline liability to indemnify
the sufferers.
Remove Restrictions ON Cattle.
1t is gratifying to be able to announce
that the Belgian government has mitigat Il
the restrictions on the importation OF cattle
from the United States, to which =. referred
in my last annual message.
Having been invited by Belgium to par
ticipate in a congress, held at Brussels, 10
revise the provisions of the general act Of
July 2, 1890, for the repression of the African
slave trade, to which the United States was
sgnatory party, this government pre-
ferred not to be represented by a plenipo-
tentiary, but reserved the right of accession
to the result. Notable changes were mad-,
those especially concerning this coun.ry
being in the line of the increased restrin-
tion of the deleterious 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 ts
advice and consent.
Revolution In Bolivia.
Early IN the year the peace of Bolivia was
disturbed by successful insurrection The
United States minister remained at his post
attending to the American interests in that
quarter and using besides his good offices
for the protection of the interests of British
subjects in the absence OF their national
On the establishment OF the
new government our minister was directed
to enter into relations herewith
General Pando was elected president OF
Bolivia en- October 23.
Our representative has been instructed 10
use all permissible friendly endeayors to in
duce the government of Bolivia to amend
its marriage laws so as TO give legal status
to the nom Catholic and civil marriages of
aliens within its jurisdiction and strong
hopes are entertained that the Bolivian law
in this regard will be brought, as was that
Of Peru some years ago, into harmony with
the general practice of modern states
Incident with Brnzi! Easily Closed.
convention of eXtraditlon with Brazil.
signed May IA, 1897, has been ratified by
the Brazilian legislature
During the past summer two national
ships of the United States have visited Bra