Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-04

A necessary sucn an ~expedleht may have
been to tide over the grave emergencies
OF the situatioh, " Is AT pest Out an un.
satisfactory "aAeshiit' WHICH snouiu MOI
ne suifered TO delay the sp1etdy ana com
plete estaoiishinent OF the Ilohter line t0
when we are entltiea uhder the Russo
American treaty ror the cessioh OF Alas'
ha.
IN this feiation may reIer again to
the neeu os dehhiteiy hiarkihg the 4Aias'
kan una where IL follows the one
huhdred ana Iorty-nrst MERIDIAN. "A con
Vehtloh 10 that emu mas peeh peiore the
senate LOT some years, OUT as no ac'
tion mas Deeh taken contemplate hego'
tiatlne a new convention TOT a JOINT de-
termination OF the meridian by tele-
graphic OBSERVATIONS 1hese' IL is peiieV'
eu' VIII give more accurate ana uhques'
tlohapie results than the sidereal methods
heretofore Independently Ioifoweo, whlcI.
as IS SHOWN, proved discrepant ut several
points on the line, although not varying
at any place more than IN feet.
me ASSASSINATION OF King Humbert
called forth sincere expressions OF sorrow
from thls government ana people, ana oc'
casion was ntly taken TO testl1y TO the
italian nation the high regard here felt
for the memory of the lamented ruler.
The 7sthmian Canal.
The growth of .Iapan ia next referred
Tn. The president. saws our commercial
intercourse with Mexico continues to
thrive. The movement for international
arbitration is the subject of another mar
acroph. and the president then turns ia
the interoceanic canal. He saws:
The all important matter of an inter-
oceanic canal has assumed a new nhase.
Adbering to it's refusal to reopen the
question of the forfeiture of he contra ct
of the Maritime Canal company. which
was terminated for alleged @nonexecution
in October. 1899. the government of Nj
caragua has since supplemented that &C.
tion NV dec,a ring the so STYLED Eyre.
Cragin option void for yment of the
stimulated advance. Protests in relation
to these acts have been filed in the state
denartment and ore under consideration
Decminp itself relieved from existing en-
the N%icarapuan government
shows a disposition tn deal freely with
tho canal question either in the way of
negotiations with the United States or
nv taking mea sures to the wa.
terway. - a
Oyertures for a convention to effect
the building of a canal under the auspices
of the United States are under consider
alton. In the meantime the views of the
congress upon the general subject. in
the light Of the report of the commission
Amounted to examine the comparative
merits of the. various tra%nsisthmian shin
canal projects. NAV be awaited.
l commend to the early attention of the
senate the convention with Great Britain
to facilitate the construction of such a
canal and to remove any objection which
might arise out of the convention COM
monty called the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Satisfactory progress has been made
toward the conclusion of a general treaty
of friendship and intercourse with Spain
in replacement of the old treaty. which
PASSED into allowance by reason of the
late war. A new convention of extradi-
ton is approaching completion, and l
should be much pleased were a CONNER
cial arrangement to follow. l feel that
we should not suffer to pass ANY oppor-
tunity to reafirm the cordial ties that ex-
listed between us and Spain from the
time of our earliest independence and to
enhance the mutual benefits of that
commercial intercourse which is natural
between the two countries, N .
A hill is now pending to effect the rec
ommendation made in my last annual
message that appropriate legislation be
had to carry into execution article Z OF
the treaty OF peace with spain, by winch
the United states assumed the payment
Ut certain claims for or ITS cit
liens against SPAN. ask tnat action
be taken to fulfill this obligation.
we await the tuihiiment OF the prom
Use of the sultan TO make reparatlon Tor
the injuries suhered Dy American citl-
zens IN Armenia ana IN the
Turkish empire. His maJesty's good dis
position IN this regard mas peen eviiiced
by the issuance or an trade Tor rebuilding
the American college at harput.
The failure OF action by the senate at
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The exposition OF the resources n
PRODUCTS OF the western hemisphere to
De held at Buffalo, next year promises
Wportant results not oniy Tor the United
States, but for the other participating
countries. 1t Is gratifying tnat the Latin-