Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-06
immediately beneficial TO the powers.
Extraditfon Treaty with Argentine.

Notifications of a treaty Of extradition
with the Argentine republic were eX-
changed on June last.
While the Austro-Hungarian government
has in the many cases that have been re-
ported Of the arrest Of our natufaIized citI-
zens for alleged evasion of military serv--
Ice faithfully observed the provisions or
the treaty and released such persons from
military obi:g2 tons, il has in some IL
stances expelled those whose presence IN
the community of their origin was asserted
to have pernicious influence. Represen-
tations have been made against this course
whenever its adoption has appeared unduly
onerou5.
To Regulate the Liquor Traffic.
We have been urgently solicited by Bel
GUM to ratify the international convention
of June, 1879, ameAdatory of the previous
convention Of 1890 in respect to the regula-
ton of the liquor trade in Africa. Com
pliance was necessarily withheld, in the
absence Of the advice and consent of the
senate thereto. The principle involved has
the cordial sympathy of this government,
which in the revisionary negotiations ad-
vocated more drastic measures, and l
would gladly see it's extension, by interna-
tional agreement. to the restriction OF the
especially in the western Pacific.
A conference will be held at Brussels De-
cember II. 1900, under the convention for
the pr lection of industrial property, con-
cIudgd at Paris March 20. iSS3. to which
delegates from this country have been ap-
pointed. Any lessening of the d1fhcultles
that our inventors encounter in obtaining
patents abroad for their inventions and
that our farmers. manufacturers and mer-
chants may have in the protection OF their
trade-marks is worthy of careful consId,
to the results of the conference at the prop
er time.
Enlarged Postal Facilities.
In the interest of expanding trade be-
tween this country and South America,
efforts have been made during the past
southern republics for the enlargement
OF postal facilities. Two such agree17
"a, of which that establishing the money
order system is undergoing certain
changes suggested by the posi- ON. ONCE de,
is before the senate.
A boundary dispute between Brazil and
Bolivia over, the territory of Acre Is in
ocol signed in December, 1899, having
agreed on a definite frontier and provided
for it's demarcation by joint commits
sion.
Conditions in Brazil have weighed heav-
lily on our export trade, to that country,
ditions upon which Brazilian products
are admitted into our markets. Urgent
representations have been made to that
amelioration has been effected. We rely
upon the reciprocal justice and good will
of that government to assure to US a
1urCn6T Improvement III OUR
relations
The convention signed May. "a, 1897, for
the final settlement Of claims left in abey-
ance upon the dissolution OF TIE eom I'M rs
Gillian congress and the supplemental
commission has been organized.
1t remains for the congress to appro-
pirate for the necessary expenses Of the
commission.
Relations with Colombia.
The insurrectionary movement which
disturbed Colombia in the latter part OF
1899 has been practically suppressed, al
though guerrillas still operate in some de-
partments. The executive power of that
republic changed hands in August last
in assuming the reins of government dur
ing the absence of President San Gle
mente from the capital; The change met
with no serious opposition, and, follow
ing the precedents in such cases, the
United States minister entered into re-
lations with the, new de facto govern
ment on September II.
1t is gratifying to announce that the
residual questions between Costa Rica
and Nicaragua growing out Of the award
adjusted through the choice Of an Amer
lean engineer, Gen. E. P. Alexander, as
umpire to run the DISPUTED line. His task
has been accomplished to the Satisfaction
of both contestants.
A revolution in the Dominican republic
toward the close Of last year resulted in
the installat ton of President Jimenez,
whose government was formally recog-
nized in January. Since then final pay
ment has been made of the American
claim in regard to the OZama bridge.
The Paris Exposition.
The year OF the exposition has been fruit
full in occasions Tor displaying the good
will that exists between TINS country antb
France This great competition brought
together from every nation the best III
natural productions, industry, science and
the arts, submitted in generous rivalry 20
a judgment made all the more searching
h., of IN a wv III
nary increase of expectations from this
country during the past three years and
the activity with which our inventions and
wares had invaded new markets. caused
much interest to center upon the American
exhibit, and every encouragement was Of
fered in the way of space and facilities to
whole and complete in every part
1t was, however, not an easy task to as
semble exhibits that could fifty illustrate
our diversified resources and manutac-
lures. Singuiarly enough, our national
prosperity iessened the incentive to exhibit.
The dealer in raw materials knew that
the user must come to him; the great
factories were cOntented with the phe-
nomenal demand Tor their output, not alone
at home, but also abroad, where merit
had already won profitable trade.
Appeals had to be made to the patriot
ism of exhibitors to induce them to in
cur OUTLAWS promising no immediate. re-
turn. This was especially the case where
it became neeGful to complete an indus
trial sequence or illustrate a class Of
processes. One manufacturer after an
other had to be visited and importuned
and at times after q promise to exhibit
in a particular section had been obtained
it would be withdrawn, owing to pressure
of trade ORDERS, and a new quest would
have to be made.
The installation of exhibits, too, encoun-
tered many obstacles and involved unex-
pected cost The exposition was far from
ready at the date fixed for its opening.
The French transported ton lines were con-
gested with offered freight. Belated goods
h TO he iy1S fol lSC ;-l,1
quarters with whatever labor could be
obtained in the prevailing confusion. Nor
was the task of the commission lightened
by the fact that, owing to the scheme
of classification adopted, it was impos-
sible to have the entire exhibit of any one
country in the same building or more than
one group of exhibits in the same part
of any building. Our installations were
scattered on both sides of the Seine and
in widely remote suburbs of Paris, so
that additional assistants were needed for
the work of supervision and arrangement.
First Place at Paris.
Despite all these drawbacks the con-
tribution of the United States was not
only the largest foreign display, but was
among the earliest in place and the most
orderly in arrangement. Our exhibits
were shown in l01 out of 121 classes. and
more completely covered the entire CLASH
fcation than those of any other nation
In total number they rank next after
those of France, and the attractive form
in which they were presented secured
A criterion of the extent and success
of our participation and of the thorough
ness with which our exhibits were or
ganized is seen in the awards granted to
American exhibitors by the interna tional
jury, namely. grand prizes. 240; gold med
ais, 597; silver medals, 776: bronze medals
54l, and honorable mentions. 222-2.476 in
der prominent imperial officers, provision
ing them, and even granting them large
sums in the name Of the empress dowager,
are known to exist. Members Of the
tsung-li-yamen who counseled protection
the distant provinces men suspected of for
eign sympathy were put to death, promi-
nent among these being Chang Yen-Hoon,
formerly Chinese minister in Washington.
With the negotiation of the partial arm