The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-10


Mount St Elias and running along th,
crest of the divide separating the coas
slope from the inland watershed at tn,
only part Of the frontier where tht
drainage ridge approaches the coas
within the distance Of ten marin,
leagues, stipulated by the treaty as tn,
extreme width of the strip around th,
heads Of Lynn canal and its branches.
While the line so traced follows tn,
provisional demarcation of 1873 at the
crossing of the Stikine river and tha,
of 1899 at the SUBMITS of the White
and Chilkoot passes, it runs much far
ther inland from the Klehini than the
temporary line Of the later modus vi
vendi and leaves the entire minins
district of the Porcupine river and Gla
cier creek within the jurisdiction of the
United States.
1.-THE president here recapitulates the
details of the imbroglio between Euro
pean powers and Venezuela and the
reference of certain points of the con.
troversy to The Hague tribunal
through the influence Of the United
States. This he calls a victory for
American diplomacy and triumph for
international arbitration. He advo.
Gates an extension of international law
to exempt all private property at sea
from capture of destruction by forces
of bellgerent powers.]
International Arbitration.
Last year the intcrparllamentary un.
ion for international arbitration met
at Vienna, GOO members of the differ
ent legislatures Of civilized countries
attending. 1t was provided that the
next meeting should be in 1904 at st.
Louis, subject to our congress extend
ing an invitation. Like The Hague
tribunal, this interparliamentary union
is one of the forces tending toward
peace among the nations of the earth.
and 1t is entitled to our support.
trust the invitation can be extended.
Early in July. having received intel
ligence, which happily turned out to be
erroneous, of the assassination of our
vice consul at Beirut, / dispatched q
small squadron to that port for such
service as might be found necessary on
arrival. Although the attempt on the
life Of our vice consul had not been
successful. yet the outrage was symp-
tomato of q state of excitement and
disorder which demanded immediate
attention. The arrival of the vessels
had the happiest result. A feeling Of
security at once took the place of the
former alarm and disquiet.> Our OFF,
GERS were cordially welcomed by the
consular body and the leading mer-
chants. and ordinary business resumed
it's activity. The government Of the
sultan gave a considerate hearing to
the representations of our minister; the
official who was regarded as RESPONSE
BILE for the disturbed condition Of af-
fairs was removed. Our relations with
the Turkish government remain friend
ly. Our claims founded on inequitable
treatment of some Of our schools and
missions appear to be in process Of
amicable adjustment.
Relations with China.
The signing of q new commercial
treaty with China. which took place al
Shanghai on the Sth of October. is q
cause for satisfaction. This act, the
result of long discussion and negotia.
ton; places our commercial relations
with the great oriental empire on a
more satisfactory footing than they
have ever heretofore enjoyed 1t pro
vides not only for the ordinary rights
and privileges of Diplomatic ma con.
sular officers, but also for an importan,
extension of our commerce by increas
ed facility of access to Chinese ports
and for the relief of trade by the re.
moval of some of the obstacles which
have embarrassed it in the past.
l trust that the congress will con
tinue to favor in all proper ways the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. This
exposition commentaries the Louisi
ana purchase, which was the first grea,
step in the expansion which made us .
continental nation. The expedition Of
Lewis and Clark across the continent
followed thereon and marked the be
ginning Of the process of exploration
and colonization which thrust our ma
tional boundaries to the Pacific.
The acquisition of the Oregon coun
try. including the present states spt
Oregon and Washington. was a fact OF
immense Importance in our history
first giving us our place on the Pacific
seaboard and making ready the way
for our ascendency in the commerce
Of the greatest of the oceans. The cen
tenniai of our establishment upon the
western coast by the expedition OF
Lewis and Clark is to be celebrated al
Portland, Ore. by an exposition in the
summer of 1905, and this event should
receive recognition and support from
the national government.
Development OF Alaska.
/ call your special attention to the
territory of Alaska. The country IL
developing rapidly, and it has an as
sured future. The mineral wealth ID
great and has as yet hardly been tap
ped. The fisheries. IL wisely handled
and kept under national control. viii.
be business as permanent as any 9th
er and of the utmost Importance to the
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