Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-13

itfteu 70 MatlRih Beliamy sforer. It's minis
/ ter at Brussels. Tnis was followed by the
respective apnofn. nlent of consnis, thereby
fuliy resumiag tie relations interrupted by
/ the war
| Cuba aud Porto Rico and of Spain has been
established. as provided by The treaty of
1 peace. fhe Cuban political prisoners In
spanish penal statioils have been and are
/ being released mud returned to their homes
| N accordance with article of the treaty.
Negotiations are about o lie had for defining
the conventional relations between the two
countries, which fell into abeyance by rea.
! son OF the war. trust that those will fn-
cinae . fayorable arrangement for CONNER
{se.ai reciprocity under he terms of sections
ana Of the cnrfent tariff act.
Claims Againss Turkey.
The United States minis, er TO, Turkey con-
4 tlnnes, under iuStrne ians 20 press for a
money paYheut ID satisfat tien of the lust
claims fDs sRi ris Suffered hy American titi-
zrns In the GlsHf ivrs Of several years past
and for wrong done 10 hem by he Ottoman
authorities. ~ t!ie Turkish Emp.re the sit
\ Naiton ~ oar citizens remains Bnsatisfac-
/ tory. Our nfierts during nearly forty years
20 20 bring about convention Of natnraIiza-
uon seem To be on the brink of final failure.
Venezuela boundary Award.
The international commission of arbitra-
4 Hon, appointed under the Anglo Venezuelan
treaty Of 1877. rendered an award, Oct. 3
last whereby d! boundary line between
! Nenez@e,a aud British Guiana is determined,
thls ending controversy which has e.
lsted for greater part of the century.
ihe awi y, as 70 which the arbitrators were
/ unanimous, white moi meeting the extreme
contention Of either party. gives to Great
Britain q large share of the Interior terri.
| tory IA dispute and 70 Venezuela the entire
1 mouth OF the Orinoco, including Barima
! Fr.nt and the Caribbean littorai for some
! distance 10 the eastward. The decision APP
pears TO he equally satisfactory TO both
parties.
Treaties Under Tariff Act.
The fourth section Of the tariff act, ap-
pros ed July "a 1877. appears to provide only
4 for commercial treaties which should be
| entered into by the President and also rati-
! fed by the Senate within two Years from
! Its passage. Owing 10 delays, Inevitable in
| negotiations of this nature. none of the
| treaties initiated under that section could
| be concluded In time for ratification by the
| Senate prior to Its adjournment the ath of
| March last. Some of the pending negotia-
| tions however, We're near conclusion at that
/ time, and the resulting conventions have
| since been signed by the plenipotentiares.
! Conventions of reciprocity have been
signed during the congressional recess with
| Great Britain for the respective colonies OF
| British Guiana. Barbados, Bermuda, "a
maica and Turks and Caicos Islands, and
with the Republic of Nicaragua.
/ Important reciproeci conventions have
also been concluded Nth France and with
4 the Argentine Republic.
The interest taken by the. yarlous states
/ forming the In, ernat onal Uni OF Amer can
| Republics in the work 81 lis organic brreau
| is evidenced by the fact that for tho first
! tim. since its creation in 1890 all the repub-
represented in it. Its maintenance is there
fore assured for the next ten years.
Pan-American Exposition.
The act to encourage the holding of the
! Pan American Exposition on the Niagara
| frontier, within the county of Erie or Mag
/ ara. In the State of New York, in the year
! 1901, was approved March 3, 1899. This
exposition, which will be held In the city OF
/ Buffalo. in the near vicinity of the great
| Niagara cataract, and within days journey
| of which reside 40.o0o,0oo Of our people, will
i be confined entirely to the western hem
| isphere. Satisfactory assurances have al
ready been given by the diplomatic repre-
| Sentatives of Great Britain, Mexico, the
4 Central and South American republics and
| most of the States of the United States that
these Countries and States will make an
unique Interesting and instructive exhibit
| peculiarly illustrative Of their material prog
ress during the Gentry which is about to
close.
Philadelphia Commercial Congress.
In accordance with an act of Congress,
| approved Dec. q, 1898, and under the aus
| pices of the Philadelphia Commercial Muse
nm, a most interesting and valuable exposi-
tion of products and manufactures especially
! adapted to export trade was held in Phila-
dephia from the 14th of September to the
| LIST of December 1899.
Peace Congress at The Hague.
In response to the invitation of his maj
| esty the Emperor of Russia. delegates from
twenty six countries were assembled at The
| Hague May Is, as members of conference
in the interest of peace The final act of
the conference includes conventions upon
the amelioration of the laws and customs of
! war on land, the adaptation to maritime
| warfare of the principle of the Geneva con-
| yention of 1864 and the extension of judi
/ cial methods to international cases. The
| convention for the pacific settlement of in
| ternational conflicts embodies the leading
| features of the American plan, with such
! notifications as were rendered necessary by
the great diversity of views and interests
| represer ted by the delegates. While ear
nestly promoting the idea of establishing
! permanent international tribunal, the dele
| CATION of the United States was not unmind-
| fuI of the fnconveniences which might arise
| from an obtrusive exercise of mediation,
| and in signing the convention carefully
guarded the historic position OF the United
States.
Increase in Army.
4 Since my last annual message and in ODE
dience to the aets Of the Congress OF April
| 22 and g. 1sa8 iae remaining volunteer
4 force enlisted for the Spanish war, consist
| ing Of "a S34 regulars and 1l0,202 volunteers,
| With over 5000 volunteer officers, has been
discharged frs1s the military service. by
i tho ity 10 increase the regular army TO a
/ ms Aimum not exceeding $1,000 enlisted men
and to enlist force OF $4,000 volunteers,
to be recruited from the country at large
| Ry virtue of this authority the regular army
| has been increased TO the ppmber of 81 800
| enlisted men and 224S officers. and new vol
unteer regiments have been organized aggre
| eating 33, $50 enlisted men Ind l,524 officers.
| Two of these volunteer regiments are made
no of cOlored men, with cOtOTed line 0ff1cefS.
The new troops to take the places of those
returning from the Philippines have been
| TRANSPORTED to Manila to the number OF 5Sl
| officers and 26.322 enlisted men of the regu-
| lar army and 594 officers and 15,3S6 enlisted
| men of the volunteer force, while 504
/ officers and 14,119 men of the volunteer force
! are on the ocean en- route to Manila.
| The force now in Manila consists of 905
officers anJ 305TS regulars and 59i officers
| and 15,3SS of the volunteers making an ag-
gregate of 400 officers and 1886 men.
| When the troops nov ander orders shall
| reach Manila, the force in the archipelago
will comprise 2.o51 officers and 63,4e3 men.
During the last year we have reduced our
force in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Postal Needs in Islands,
In restoring peaceful conditions, orderly
| rule and civic progress in Cuba. Porto Rico
and, so far as practicable, in the Philippines,
the rehabilitation of the postal service has
been an essential and important part of the
work. American trained officials have been
| assigned to the directing and executive posi-
tions. while natives have been chiefly en-
ployed in making up the body of the force.
| The development of the service In all of the
islands has been rapid and successful It
| has moved forward on American lines with
| free delivery. money order and registry sys-
TENS, and has given the people mail facll.
| ties far greater and more reliable than any
they have ever before enjoyed.
Domestic Postal Service.
The domestic postal service continues to
| grow with extraordinary rapidity. The ex-
| penditures and the revenues VIII each ex-
. ceeu uHEluE fN.iA-
/ Fortunately, since the revival of prosperous
| times the revenues have grown much faster
than the expenditures. and there is eVe%y
indication that short period VIII wltnfss
the obliteration of the annual dehcit. ne
| forms suggested in the report Gf the Post-
| master Genercl would, in his opinion, not
only put the postal service at once on
self-sustaining basis. and commend the
subject to the consideration Of the Congress
Naval Prestige Maintained.
The navy has maintained the spirit and
| high efficiency which have always eharac-
terized that service, and has lost none OF the
| gallantry in heroic action which has sig
| nalized its brilliant and glorious past. Inc
nation has equal pride In its early ana lalef
| achievements Tts habituaI readiness Tor
every emergency has won the confidence ana
/ admiration of the country he people are
| Interested in the continued preparation anu
prestige of the navy and will justify liberal
| appropriations for its maintenance ana lm-
movement I heartily concur 10 the rec
| concentrations for the Increase OF the navy
4 as suggested by the Secretary.
Army and Navy Pensions.
The 3nth Of June. 1880. the pension roll OF
| the United States numbered 9Jlf3l9 Ihese
| lncIude the pensioners of tho army ana
navy in ali our wars. The pumber added az 20
the rolls during the year was 4V.ssL ne tne
| of claims disalowed was lUi,sIs Inc
amount dsbursed for army and navy pen en-
sions during the year was Sl5S5Jo.o .o5z-So
| which was 81. e51, ,461-61 less than the sum
! of appropriations
Preliminary Work of Census.
In accordance with the act Of Congress ap-
proyed March 3, 1883, The prelIhalHat! MotA
in connection with the twelfth census = now
fully under way. The otieefs Felliisa la. ~, ~