The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-12-07
N1GWBERRY, S. O.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER r. 1900

law prohibiting British vessels from trad
ing with the enemy without regard to
any contlabnnh character Of the goods.
while cargocS shipped To Dclngoa Bay
Ill neutral bottoms were arrested ON The
ground of alleged destination to rnrmy'S
country. Appropriate representation on
our part resulted in the British govern
hcnt agreeing To purchase outright all
Sucli goods shown To hr the actual prop
crty of American ctiz,nS. thus clnsiug
the incident to the satisfaction Of the
immediately interested parties, although
unfortunately without II broad settlement
Oh the question of Il ncutrarS right to
sehu goods not contraband per So to Il
neutral port adjacent to Il hclligrrcnt
area.
boundary Questions.
The work Of marking certain provision
al boundary points for convenience Of
administration around the head Of Lynn
canal, III accordance with the temporary
arrangement of October. 1899, was com
pletcd by Joint survey in July last The
modus vivcndi has so far worked without
friction. and the Dominion government
mas provided rules and regulations for
securing to our citizens the benefit Of
the reciprocal stipulation that the ci,i-
|enS or subjects of either power found by
that arrangement within the temporary
IurlSdlction Of the other shall suffer no
ammunition OF the rights and privileges
thrE have hitherto enjoyed: but, however
necessary such an cXpcdrut may have
pecn 10 tide over the grave emergencies
OF the situation, it is nj best but an I'M
satisfactory makrshft, which should not
be suffered to delay the speedy and COM
plctc establishment of the frontier line TO
winch we are entitled under the Russo
American treaty for the ccSsion Of Alls-
ka.
III this relation I may refer again to
inc need of definitely marking the Alas
KAN boundary where il follows the one
hundred and fortyiirSt mcldian \ CON
Vention to that end has been before the
senate Tor some two years. but as no ;c-
non has been taken l contemplate nc,n-
tiallns new convention for Il Joint de-
termination of the meridian by tclr-
graphic observations. These, il is bcicv-
eu, VIII give more accurate and unuurS-
uonable results than the Sidcrcnl methods
heretofore independently follower, which.
rs IS shown, proved diScrcpant ut several
points on the line, although not varying:
ut any place more than 700 feet.
Inc assassination Of King IIumbcrt
c"lled iofth sincere expressions Of sorrow
from this government and people, and cc-
casion was fifty taken to testify to the
ltallan nation the high regard here felt
lof the memory Of the lamcntrd ruler.
The Isthminn Canal.
The growth Of Japan is next referred
to. The president says our commercial
intercourse with Mexico continues to
thrive. The movement for international
arbitration is the Subject OF another par
ngrnph,' and the president then turns to
the intcr0ccanic canal. He SAYS:
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oceanic canal has assumed new phase.
Adhcring to its refusal to reopen the
question of the forfeiture Of the contract
OF the y inc Canal company, which
was Terminated for alleged n0nrXccution
Ill oct"hrr, 1893. the government Of Nj
caraEhn has since supplemented that nc-
ton by declaring Jhc so STYLED Eyrc-
Cragin option void for nonpaylncnt of the
stipulated advance. Protests in relation
to these acts have hccn filed in the state
department and are under consideration.
Dccming itself relieved from existing en-
gagemcntS. the Nicaraguan government
SHOWS disposition to deal freely with
tho canal question either in the way Of
negotiations with the United States or
by taking measures TO promote the wa.
tcrwuy.
OHcrturcS FOR Il convention to effect
the building of canal under the auspices
or 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
appointed to examine the comparative
merits OF the various transisthmian 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 to remove any objection which
might arise out Of the convention COM
monty called the ClnytOn-Bulw treaty.
Satisfactory progress has been made
toward the conclusion Of Il general treaty
Of friendship and intercourse with Spain
in replacement OF the old treaty, which
PASSED into ahcyance by reason of the
late war. ~ new convention OF cXtradi-
tlon is approaching completion, and
should be much pleased were II CONNER
cial arrangement TO follow. / feel that
we should not suffer to pass any 0ppor-
tunity to rcaiiirm the cordial ties that cx-
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.
a hill is now pending to effect the rec
ommcndation made III my last annual
message that appropriate legislation be
had to carry into execution article Z Of
the treaty Of peace with Spain, by which
the United States assumed the payment
Of certain claims for indemnity of it's cit
liens against Spain. l ask that action
be taken to fulfill this obligation.
We await the fulfllmcnt of the prom.
ise of the sultan to make rcpnration for
the injuries suffered by American citi-
Zcns in Armenia and elsewhere in the
Turkish empire. His majcsty's good dis
position in this regard has been cvinccd
by the issuance Of an trade for rebuilding
the American college at Karput
The failure Of action by the senate at
its last session upon the commercial con-
vcntiOns then submitted for its consider
alton and approval, although caused BY
the great pressure OF other Legislative
business, has caused much disaDDojnt-
mcnt to the agricultural and Industrial
interests Of the country, which hoped to
profit by their provisions. The convcn-
tional periods for their ratification hay-
ing expired, it became necessary to sign
additional articles extending the time for
that purpose. This was requested on
our part, and the other governments in