Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-05

| TO promote the disarmament Of the
| cuban volunteer army and in the inter-
est of public peace and the welfare Of
the people. the sum Of so was PAID 10
each Cuban soldier borne upon the au-
| thenticated rolls, On condition that ne
should deposit his arms with the au-
| thoritles designated by the United
| States. Tn" sum thus dtsbursed aggIe-
| gated $2,5iIIJ0, which was paid from
| the emergency fund provided by the act
of January .. 1899, for that purpose.
Out of the cuban island revenues dur
ing the six months ending June 80, 1893
I,1l20l4,20 was expended for sanitation
| $293, SSl.10 for charities and hospitals
and $SS,9i4.0@ for aid to the destitute.
judicial Intercourse between the
courts of cuba and Porto Rico and OF
| Spain has been established as provided
| by the treaty of peace The cuban pa
| litical prisoners in Spanish penal sta
tions have been and are being released
and returned to their homes. Inc good
will of Spain will be cultivated by TINS
| government. Legislation is advised to
| carry out article Z of the treaty Win
Spain for the payment of certain claims
| of citizens of the United states against
that country.
TROUBLE WITH TCRkIIA.
| The United States MINISTER to turkey
| continues, under instructions, TO press
| for money payment in satisfaction or
the claims for injuries suffered by
| American citizens in the disorders OF
| several years past, and for wrongs done
| to them by the Ottoman authorltles
Some Of these claims are OF many years
| standing. This government IS nopeluI
| Of a general agreement in tins regard
In the Turkish empire the situation Of
our citizens remains unsatisfactory.
| our efforts during nearly forty years 10
BRING about convention Oh hatufail~a-
ton seem TO De on the DRINK oL lalIuie
| through the policy OF the ottoman porte
to refer recognition Of the alien status
OF native turkish hatulailzed aproau
since 1861.
Inc afoltrary treatment III some III
| stances, OF American productions III
turkey mas attracted altehtloll ol ld'e'
notably in regard to our hour Large
shipments by the recently opened ulfect
steamship line to turkish ports nave
been denied entrance ON the score tIld''
although or standard COMPOSITION anu
| unqueStloned purity, the Houf was per
niciouS to health because OIL delcleh'
eIasllclIy' us liulcated pS dlI0idu"te"
| and untrustWorthy tests. Upon due
protest by the American minister, anu
1t appearing that the act Was virtual
discrimination against our pfoduct, the
| Shipments in question We're admitted
In these, as in all instances wherever
| occurring, Wheh American pFoducts
may be subjected in a foreign country,
upon speclous preteXts to dlscrllhitla-
ton compared with the IKE proouctS OIL
| another country, this government VIII
use its earnest efforts to secure fair ana
equal treatment for It's cltlzens ana
their goods. Failing this, 1t Will not Iali
to apply whatever corrective may De
provided by the statutes.
Conventions or reciprocity nave pecli
signed during the congressional recess
with Great Britain for the respective
colonies of British Guiana, Baroaooes'
Bermuda, Jamaica, and turks ana Cal
COS islands, and with the republic OF
Nicaragua. Important reciprocal con-
ventions have also been concluded WIN
France and with the Argentine repup-
lie.
The various agencies OF the depart
ment of state are cooperating III lhese
endeavors with zeal and effectiveness
which are not only receiving the cordla
recognition of our business interests
but are exciting the emulation OF oth-
er governments, III securing llloi ma
ton as TO industries and commerce ol
other countries. IhlS lhlollllatloh
rapidly printed and distributed III thlS
country to aid in export trade. Inc IN
terna tional union of American fepup
lies now includes all OF the fepupIlcs o.
Central America and South America
and is to be continued for ten years II
organic work of the union bureau.
second conference should be helo D.
members of the union IN one Oh III
countries other than the United States
The bureau is promoting lnternatloiit'
commerce and friendliness.
E POSTAL MATTERS.
. 4 postal system in Cuba, Porto Rlco