Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-13

aIohe at nome, but also abroad. where
merit had already won a profitable trade.
Appeals had to be made to the PATRIOTS m
OF exhibitors to induce them to incur
oqtlays promising no immediate return.
Despite all these drawbacks the eontrf-
button of the United States was not only
the largest foregn display. but was anon g
the earliest in place and the most or
uerly In arrangement. Our exhibits We're
shown in 10l out of 121 classes and more
completely covered the entire classifica-
tlon than those of any other nation. In
total number they ranked next after
those of France, and the attractive form
In which they were presented secured
general attention.
A criterion of the extent of our particl-
patton and of the thoroughness with
which our exhibits were organized is seen
IN the awards granted to American ex =
hlbitors by the International jury, name
ly: Grand prizes 2iO gold medals 597, silver
medals 776 bronze edals 54l, and honor
able mentions 322-2,476 in all, being the
greatest total number given to the exhib-
II OF any exhibiting nation as well as the
to5TgeSt oiR p ngmSgr EI T, IN Zach Ih gTade;
Good Will prevails in our relations with
the German empire. An amicable adjust
ment OF the long pending question of the
admission of our life Insurance compa-
MES to do business in Prussia has been
reached.
The settlement of the Samoan problem
mas accomplished good results: Peace and
contentment prevail in the islands, espe-
claLy in Tutuila where an administra-
tion that has won the confidence and es-
teem of the kindly disposed natives has
peen organized under the direction of the
commander of the United States naval
station at Pago-Pago
An imperial meat inspection law has
Deen enacted for Germany. While Il NAV
simplify the inspections, it prohibits Ger
tam products heretofore admitted There
is stlll great uncertainty as to whether
our well-nigh, extinguished German trade
In meat products can revive under its
new burdens. Much will depend upon
regulations not yet promulgated.
ENGLAND AND THE BOERS.
Our friendly relations with Great Brit
am continue. The war in South Africa
introduced important questions con-
ultlon unusual in interna tional wars was
presented, in that while one belligerent
mad control of the seas, the other had
no ports, shipping or direct trade, but
was only accessible through the territory
OF a neutral. Vexatious questions arose
through Great Britain's action in respeat
to neutral cargoes, not contraband in
their own nature, shipped to Portuguese
South Africa, on the score of proba BILE
or suspected ultimate destination to the
Boer states.
Such consignments in British ships. by
Whlch alone direct trade Is kept up be-
tween our ports and southern Africa
We're seized in application of municipal
law prohibiting British vessels from tra
ing with the enemy without regard to any
contra band character of the goods while
cargoes shipped to Delagoa bay in neu
tral bottoms were arrested on the ground
or alleged destination to the enemv's
country, appropriate representa- tions on
our part resulted in the British govern
ment agreeing to purchase outright 81
such goods shown to be the actual pron
erty OF American citizens, thus closfn q
the incident to the satisfaction of the inn
medlately interested parties.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION
The work of marking certain provision
al boundary points, for convenience Of
adminiStration, around the head of Lynn
W.. a nor NEHff l.
arrangement of October, 1899, was com
pleted by joint survey in July last Tbo
modGs mo fs,Ot,y yiyendi has so far worked with
out friction, and the Dominion govern
ment has provided rules and rep1Ia lions
Tor securing to our citizens the benefit of
reciprocal stipulation that the citizen s~0r
srrs srp5rcts ~ ot ether power found by that
diction of the other shall suffer no Iimi-
mutton of the RIGHTS they have hitherto
enjoyed. But however necessary such an
eHpeuleht may have been TO tide over
the grave emergencies of the situa IA,
II Is at pest but an unsatisfactory make
SSaiidt: Saia,:: which which should not be suffered to
frontier iiG iine speedy pc esta blfshment of the
der the Russo American treatv 60 eL' ~
cession of Alaska. tof the
In THIS relation I may refer again n
the need of definitely marking The A. %
Kan boundary where it follows the 1a1st
meridian: convention to that end bss
Eens Deen before the senate for some two
contern Dia DHt ta as no acton has been taken
Con piiate negotiating a new convention
ior Joint determination of the merjdion
by telegraphic observations. e''uiaH
LYNCHINGS
In my inaugural address I referrad e.
the subject of lynching in these vordS.
Lynching must not be tolerated in a
great and civilized country like the Uni
cute the penalties of the law The nras-
ervation of public order, the right az AZ
cussion, the integrity OF courts. ana tha
orderly admipistraton of justice must
continue forever the rock Of safeiv iinon
which our government securely rests
This 1 most urgently reiterate and a@ain
invlte the attention of my countrymen to
TINS reproach upon our civilization
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL,
Ihe all-important matter of an inter.
oceanic canal mas assumed a new phase.
Adhering to its refusal to reopen the
OF the Maritime Canal Co, which vas
terminated for alleged non-execution In
October, 1893, the government of Nicara-
qua has since supplemented that actiop
by declaring the so-styied EVE Sraain @S.aIn
option VOID for non-payment of the stipu-
lated advance. Protests in relation to
mes tnese - acts acts have ave been filed in the state
Deeming itself relieved from existing en-
gagements, the Nicaraguan governmen ent
shows disposition to deal freely with
negotiations with the United States or
by taking measures to promote the wa
terway Overtures for a convention IN
effect the building of a canal under the
auspices of the United States are under
consideration. In the meantime the views
of the congress upon the general subject
in the light of the report of the com
mission appointed to examine the com
parative merits of the various trans
isthmian ship canal projects, may 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 remove any objection
which might arise out of the convention
commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.
A TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Satisfactory progress has been made
toward the conclusion of general treaty
of friendship with Spain, in replacemen
of the old treaty, which passed into abey-
ance by reason of the Late war new
convention of eXtradition is approa ching
completion, and / should be much pleased
were a commercial arrangement to fol.
low. | feel that we should not suIer to
pass any opportunity to reaffirm the cor
dialties that existed between us and
Spain from the time of our earliest indie
pendence and to enhance the mutual ben
efits of that commercial intercourse
which is natural between the two coun-
tries.
BY the terms of the treaty of peace the
line bounding the ceded Philippine group
in the southwest failed to include several