The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-29
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OF personal interest only viii not be
answered. No business or personal nu
Dresses VIII be given Questions as 20 'us
value, etc. Of old coins ana stamps wiz
not be answered. All CORRESPONDENCE
should DC aadresseu 20 AAe be''''
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Of H., 9srfV ,nstin, tbs Inotirv. ms wei
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sketch OF the Iious iuau' IT'S vf'-lA '"'
settlement
A. The decisive facts Of tue il'oS
tuna case are few During ihe ''l''' p"'
OF the Seventeenth and the nGs. hal "t
the Eighteenth centuries. numerous 40
nations were made lu pplpot1iy hv spun
lsh subjects for missions already tulud'l'
aud thereafter to i' founded. ior ine
propagation OF tur Roman Catholic fAih
In the CALIFORNIA;. These Sits. amounting
approximately TO size ,coo, were made in
trust to the Society OF Jesus tor ta' cS
ccuton Of the uiuus wish Of the founders.
The Jesuits exercised The duties % TIM
trusts, until they were disabled from ITS
further administration by their expulsion
I'm 1867 from tho Spanish domlnious 10y the
King OF apain. and Icy tine suppression OF
the order by the pope in 1913 The crown
Of Spain took possession OK and admins
tered the property for the uses declared
by the donors. unui Mexico, after her
independence was achieved, succeeded to
the administration OF the trust Finally.
I'm fs42 President SANTA Anna ordered that
the properties he sold that the proceeds
thereof be lncorporatcd into the National
treasury. and that G pcr cont annual IN.
+orost ON tho c,rirollzs+,or NJ t5c nroncrty
sbo,,,d bc n,,d ,rJ doyo,c5 n tha corry
Inc ort ~, ,bo intention ~ tho donors In
Tho corrorsior and ,iriiivoti,r q, tbc saw.
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"''"vp'o" "I tns treaty Inc "'''I pre-
sen'eu 'hr'r '."'m '"'f,'oI 10 me state
".puF''n'"' una F''ue@''" l"' 'H''rP's 'u"H
VI '.' gov ulnNh| y mike" MISSION
LOT ine settlement or prosecutions between
! the TWO governments was formed under
/ the convention ~ duly A. 1862 On Oh"
presentation and hearing n this claim the
| United states and Mexican commissioners
divided In opinion. The case was accord.
| inglv referred to the umpire. Sir Edward
! Thornton, who rendered an award I'm favor
| OF the United States for iwcntv-onc an
nulties or Si3'oooo9 each, as the equitable
| proportion to which the preateS were eu-
uued OF the Interest accrued from tho
mak'ng OF the treaty OF peace down TO
February : 1869 The Mexican govern
meht paid the award but refused to make
| any further payments Of Interest Again
'he prelates appealed to the state de.
par'lneht Tor support, In presenting the
ea'u 10 'he Mexican government, Sec
rotary Hay made two contentious:
FIRST, mat the case was governed by the
prne'pIe OF res judlcoto
~, TN Nt.. yn"e ,ue ola1n was ln't'
,cn %, ny n,,,,. n','nl "'nleu inc lus
should 10 scnt fnr trlaI 80 th, io,, '"a "a
The case was dnoIIv ror.rrod ~ th,
arbitration Of Tho Hague tribunal
The arbltratory we're selected from tbr
members Of the permanent panel who had
been appointed by the slrnatorv states OF