The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

sk5rltaln ana HuAalA, the proVtSt0ne OF which
Russia conveyed Alaska 70 the United
States. was positiv az to the control nrst
BY Russia and later s. the sunited States.
Haz Is shore 81 foss
and surrounding the indentations, $50. 81 the the.
Gin OF the strip was indefinite, resting On
tne.supposed xistences Of "a continuous
ridge e. or ranEe.o q mountains skirtinE the
navigators.. It had 'at no time bsen:possibIss
1or. seitherspaFty IN INTEREST to lay down,
under the authority Of the treaty, line
5sions 40 TO commend the assent of lie
other. s.
s After unayailins g tteunpts TO reach N
ey o,n1
tiuns, conducted In an amicabie sn}rits -
convention between the United Sta sea md
Great Britain was Signed. January q. ie9s
jectg by q mixed tribunal Of six rnemberH.
three on Z side. with q View to its :finai dis.
position. Ratificati ions were exchanged. On
ments appointed their respective members
Those on behalf OF the United states were
Elihu Root secretary Of War; Henry
Cabot Lodgs, senator Of the United
OF the United States, while Great Britain
named the Right Honorable Lord Alver-
stone. lord chief Justice Of England: Sir
Louis Louie Amable .yette. K:.C =; g, retired
A: u. #Aylesworth. X. C.. OF Toronto. This
in9unai met N LONDON on September ).
W.! Thoer the PRESIDENCY OF Lord nAlverstone:
marked py friendly and conscientious
s spaI1t: inc respectlve cases, counter cases
anu q. kuments pLesents0 tne issues clear.
i9rtv ~ e ns a 81 eDe
ted by the terms Of the convention. By
- tha artr the ~ .ns OM,sea states
der Of the nainlanI shore ssisf5ngs Is 3, tha
tideswatar in1ets and st1nnaitiaa5 81 81 t the
coast ia confirmed: the entrance - Po me
Land canal fcnncernin~ WSich ia.rit,,,s vrt
fn11ht anneaTed1 10 defined az ne SIM Is;
Tonvo 90 fniat and r. nc Neutrality-suspicious. ~
Wales and Pearsa Islands: q line ia isre u u
from the head Of Portland canal - +ha
fifty-sixth degree Of north latitude: and
the interior border line Of the strip Is fixed
mits lying between Portland canal and
Mount ST Elias. and running along The
crest of the divide separating the coast
oniv mart Of the frontier !" Where the dr. dne
age Ridge approaches Inc coast within the
distance Of ten marine leagues STIPULATED
By the treaty as the width e ths
ia hranchas 80 11'.t g <'''o
Tha 1000 e. col, -ov.o,,+s,.~ -, +,,.s,,,..,
points. 70 make it effective as reads
tine sfeRs f20n fvrvo
1overn-een+. ~ a,,,nI.,t =, ,t sMo
6eheifa ene ~ apprht 5 On ass own
D DGna s,,., one Or more scaensinc experts
i,s,a l., onerae LAY uI"H T., enS DoInoary
t tte Ill III .aett1, ~ r. WI" t me OCCASION OF
Ine malolhy OF .tne triDunaI recon-
nroviston for The annoin+menf a cnIaua,,
sat;nn ana exnensea pT ltha n,s SSmpen n
serve m thie inint hn,,nIarw no.a,ss,, -
sSnn IN tho no ~ ~ +Lo IYnitssa gStt
-. vac '"- ~ lac see' - 'ea .es'
-, Claims Against Venezuela. =
ssco, W. ao Ds rem ne 4h Una. curing the
9SIV'H se1sslun u Tue iast Gongress Great
sI1;ena, germany a tay ana itaiy formed an
otherp r,asn u, ~ nrasa.,s anu us'ns sucn
a settienoent ~ ciaires AS, as Wouia secure
ie1eI 20 carta;n ~ INT uuS; as tneX az
eehlnployment OF lorce Tor the collection Of
tnese ciaLns was teIminated py an agree
~ e H. pt It1 Apoue .nrouenu the omces
q u tnS eapi t representatiyes OF the
ernmen+ e.ateS az GataSas ana the gov
q sats.at, q. a.shangton' tnereoy ending
SITUATION WMcn was Dound TO cause
ths ~ aFit tto ana Wnlcn 9eoparded
aoiIsts ~ tpe ~ ss me c1stnms re-.
to thanavment ~ nv kot 1890 70 Is apRhed
royht ~ - M,
due from her not only to the p tSree 10 oo Se
ers already mentioned whose nroc roM-
ines against her had resulteif in st"tssof
Xar; but also to the United States, Fra1fss5,
emn,ov y4 force al far tSa Mno NAG NOT
claims alleged to he due IN corto ~ tn ae
their cffizens ~ ee1 't''n VI
A aersa~a .- th,,, Z: z
os1ad tianloI IT, , nnz,, .naue oy tue So
ssnert inoG - hs d',u ~ aMa' Inc sums
such mixed. commission should be accord
"a Paynaent Al iuia Detore awning was