The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-04

IN the Islands. especially In Tutuiln
| %here convenient administration thni
mas won the confidence and esteem oi
the kindly disposed natives has been or.
ganlzed under the direction OF the com.
mnnder OF the United States naval sta.
tion ut Pago-Pago. y N y
An imperial meat nspection law haf
been enacted for Germany. While |;
may simplify the inspectors 1t prohlb.
its certain products heretofore admit
ted. There Is still great uncertainty az
| to whether our well-nigh extingulshnd
German trade In meat products can re-
vive under It's new-burdens. Much will
depend upon regulations not yet pro.
mulGated, which we confidently hope
| VIII be free from the determinations
which attended the enforcement OF the
old statutes. N
Communication With Germany.
The remaining link in the new lines
OF direct telegraphic Communication be-
tween the United States and the Ger.
man empire has recently been compile
ted, atrordlhg q gratifying occasion for
exchange OF friendly congratulations
with the German emperor. 7i r..
Our friendly relations with Great
Britain continue. The war In Southern
Africa introduced important questions.
a condition unusual In international
wars was presented In that while one
belligerent had control OF the seas, the
other had no ports. shipping, or direct
trade, but was only accessible through
the territory Of n. neutral. Vexatlous
Questions arose through Great Britnin's
action In respect to neutral cargoes, not
contrabnnd In their own nature, ship
ped to- Portuguese South Africa on the
score Of probable or suspected ultimate
destination to the Boer states. ~
such conslgnrnents In British ships,
by which alone direct trade Is kept up
between our ports and Southern Afri-
ca, were seized on application Of n
municipal law prohibiting British vcs-
sells from trading with the enemy with
out regard to any contraband charac-
ter OF the goods, while cargoes shipped
to Delagoa Bay In neutral bottoms,
were arrested on the ground of alleged
destination to enemy's country. Appro-
pirate representations on our part re-
suited In the British government agree
Ing to purchase outright all such goods
shown to be the actual property Of
American citizens, thus closing the in
c!dent to the satisfaction of the immc-
diately Interested parties, although, un-
fortunately, without broad settlement
Of the question Of neutrars right to
send goods not contraband per sc to N
neutral port adjacent to belligerent
area. -Hfa
Provisional Boundaries.
The work OF marking certain provls-
ionnl boundary points. for convenience
OF administration. around the head of
Lynn Canal, In accordance with the
temporary arrangement of October,
1899. was completed by joint survey In
July last. The'modus vivendl has so far
worked without friction, and the Do
minton government hns provided rules
and regulations for securing to our citi-
zens or subjects Of either power found
by that arrangement within the tenn
porary jurisdiction OF the other shall
suffer no diminutlon OF the rights and
privileges they have hitherto enjoyed.
But. however necessary such an eN-
pedlent may have been to tide over the
grave emergencies OF the situation, 1t Is
ut best but an unsatisfactory make
shift, which should not be suffered to
delay the speedy and complete estab-
lislment Of the frontier line to which
we are entitled under the Russo-Amc-:
can treaty for the cesslon of Alaska.
In this relation l may refer again to
the need OF definitely marking the Alas
kan boundary where It follows The one
hundred and forty-hrst meridian. 4
convention to that end has been before
the senate for some two years, but rs
no action has been taken I contemplate
negotiating new convention for n
joint determination OF the meridian by
telcgraphlc observations These, II Is
believed. will give more accurate and
unQuestionahle results than the side
real methods heretofore independently
/ followed, which, us Is known. proved
discrepnnt at several points on the line.
although not varying ut any place more
than seven hundred feet.
Claim Settled.
The pending claim OF II. II. May
against the Guatemalan government
has been settled by arbitration. Mr..
George r. B. Jenner. British minister
at Guatemala. who was chosen ns sole
arbitrator. having awarded Sl43.75O 70 In
gold to the claimant.
Various American Claims against
Haiti have been or are being advanced
10 the resort OF arbitration.
AS result Of negotiations with the
government Of Honduras In regard to
the indemnity demanded for the muir
der OF Frank II. Pears. in Honduras,
that government has paid $4,000 In set
tement OF the claim to the heirs.
The assassination OF King Humbert
called forth sincere expressions of sor-
row from this government and people,
and occasion was fifty taken TO testify
to the italian nation the high regard
here felt for the memory OF the lament
ed ruler.
In my last message referred At con-
siderable length to the lynchlng OF five
Italians at Tallulnh. Notwithstanding
the efforts of the Federal government,
the production OF evidence tending to
incuipate the authors of this grievnus
oifensc against our civilization. and
the repeated lnQuests get on foot by the
authorities Of the state Of Louisiana,
no punshmcnts have followed. Sue
ccssivc grand jurlcs have failed to In
dict. The representations OF tho It'll
ian government In the face Of this mis-
carriage have been most temperate
and Just.
Asks for Justice.
Setting the principle at issue high
above nil consideration of merely pc
cuniary indemnitlcation, such as this
government made In the three previous
cases. Italy has soIemnly invoked the
pledges OF existing treaty and asked
that the justice TO which she Is entitled
shall be mcted In regard to her unfor-
tunatc countrymcn in our territory with
tho same full measure she herself
would give to any American were his
reciprocal treaty rights condemned.
! renew the urgent recommendations
made last ycnr that the Congress mp
DrOnrIn rf,lv confer upon tho Federal