circumstances under which he was sent to St. Petersburg; negotiation of
treaty with Russia; his confidence in the powers conferred upon him;
charge of high treason preferred against him by Tso Chung Tang.... 203-210
counsel of Prince Kung in case of, listened to; his death sentence tempo-
rarily remitted
did he exceed his instructions? pobable rejection of the treaty made by
him.....
efforts to avert his punishment commended.
his fate still unknown; practical rejection, by the Chinese, of his treaty:
said to have exceeded his instructions; consideration of punishment to
be inflicted upon him; his removal from office, and punishnment, de-
creed
...215, 216, 236, 257
in serious danger of capital punishment; action of the representatives of
the United States, England, Germany, and France in the matter..
sentenced to death; defended by Prince Kung and his associates; Impe-
rial approval of the sentence."
suspension of his sentence appreciated at Washington
treaty negotiated by.
unconditionally set at liberty; gratification of the government at Wash-
ington thereat
Circulars to consuls and diplomatic officers of the United States..
Citizenship: expatriation, how effected; claim to protection abroad, &c.; the
case of aliens....
Guatemala; who are native citizens of; rights of natives; rights of for-
eigners
City of Mexico: contract for railroad and telegraph from Acapulco to, ap-
proved by the President; terms of the contract..
Cuidad Bolivar: decree closing port of, and substituting that of Barcelona.
insurrection at; consequent closing of the port; suppression of the out-
break by a counter movement originating in the state of Guayana...1032-104
Civil matters: proceedings in China in, against foreigners......
Claims: against the late Lew Chew Han must be presented to finance depart-
ment of Japanese Government before May 30, 1880; proclamation;
method of paying; method of collecting dues..
nationality of applicants in, arising out of Franco-German war, not re-
corded; presented through organized commissions, not through embas-
sies; case of Miltz...
resolution passed by Liberian legislature for settlement of the United
States Government's claim for ordnance
"Cleopatra's Needle": (See Obelisk.)
Coahuila campaign against Indians in; escape of many Indians from reser-
vations and their alleged refuge in...
trial of cattle thieves by district judge of
Coaling stations: establishment of, in Colombian Territory by United States;
purchase of lands; object of the visits of the Adams and Kearsarge..
Code: "Napoleon," proposed urgence of its adoption upon the Chinese......
(See Mixed courts.)
penal, of China; its defects, &c......
(See Mixed courts.)
Cohen, Levi A.: accredited agent to Morocco, of the board of delegates of
Union of American Hebrew Congregations in New York; desire for the
co-operation of United States Consul Matthews in looking after the in-
terest of Jews in Morocco...
Coin: no gold or silver, issued by Chinese Government; bullion, chiefly silver,
used as currency; the relative value of the standard tael to foreign coins
not determined; the treasury tael recommended; reforms suggested.. 257,5
value of foreign, arbitrarily fixed in China..................
(See Statement of grievances.)
Coinage statistics of, in Servia..
Collisions at sea: prevention of..
(See Regulations for preventing collisions at sea.)
conflicts of jurisdiction in the decision of cases; necessity for adoption of
international regulations...
Colombia: anxiety on account of undefined boundaries of Brazil...
asking co-operation in the establishment of peace between Chili and Peru
and Bolivia
custody of registers of United States vessels in ports of....
custody of ships' registers; convention concerning custody of ships' pa-
excessive tariff of postal charges in, on correspondence for the United
States
harmony established between Chili and; treaty executed referring disputed
questions to arbitration by the President of the United States....
increased postal facilities with..
modification of transit protocol for Isthmus of Panama...
offers of mediation by special mission of Arosemena to Chili and Peru and
Bolivia
operations of the United States vessels Adams and Kearsarge; order of
President Cervera
(See Adams and Kearsarge.)
President of Venezuela purchasing arms in Europe with purpose of war
with; secret treaty between Guzman Blanco and Ecuador......
reported unfriendliness of Government of, towards the United States; in-
terest of, in fourth of July celebration; resolution by Senate of...
right of transport across the Isthmus of Panama claimed by the United
States; transportation, on the Isthmus, of prisoners of the United
States
the United States appreciates the course of, in relation to Chili and Peru
and Bolivia.....
Commerce: (See, also, Shipping, Steamship lines, Railroads, Taxation, Lekin,
Tonnage dues, Emigration, and under names of countries.)
Africa: proposed commercial treaty between Liberians and Mandingo ne-
groes
Argentine Republic: Buenos Ayres declared a free port for all necessary
articles of consumption...
fall of gold in markets of..
Belgium: international congress at Brussels....
report by Colonel Tisdel upon feasibility of establishing steamship lines
between the United States and; market for American products....
Austria-Hungary: river improvments in ....
Brazil: value of commerce with......
vessel Foster, overcharged by custom-house authorities in New York.... 102-105
British North American possessions: revision of regulations recommended.. 508-510
Canada: transit through, of American cattle. (See Cattle).
unlading of foreign vessels in ports of; regulation cencerning; transpor-
tation of merchandise to, from, and through.....
Chili: message of the President to Congress; the ordinary consequences of
the war but little felt; statistics of commerce and finance...
vessels of, exempt from tonnage tax of over 30 cents per ton
China concession of four new trading ports, two on the great river, and
two on the coast; desire of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce that
all ports in China be thrown open to commerce.....
export trade discussed by M. von Brandt, German minister to; transit
passes; authorities at Canton instructed to issue them when required..
grievances in commercial affairs; action of representatives of foreign
powers in conference at Peking; intent of the treaties; proposals of the
Chefoo convention; position of Chinese Government; lekin taxes;
ownership of produce from foreign countries .....
readiness of the Yamên to consider report on commercial questions by
diplomatic committee at Peking. (See Official intercourse).
regulation governing exportation of goods bought or manufactured in
port....
Commerce-Continued.
China-Continued.
the Wo Chung...
transit passes outwards; rules governing their issue and surrender; regu-
lation governing coastwise shipment of native produce, duty free
transport of produce to ports in. (See China: transit trade outwards) ..
Cuba: question of commercial reforms in....
Germany: commercial interests of, in Samoa; defeat of the Samoan bill.
(See Bismarck.)
Great Britain: exclusion of United States vessels from the carrying of gov-
ernment stores
Hawaii: cotton clothing manufactured in the United States, of native ma-
terial, to be free of duty
custom-house statistics; importation of machinery from Great Britain and
the United States; value of dutiable goods imported from various coun-
tries; value of bonded goods and spirits; value of non-dutiable goods
from the United States; resumé
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large importations of foreign rice; export of rice to the United States.. 606-614
(See Rice.)
register of American schooners under flag of......
seizure and libel of bark Kalakaua: (See Kalakaua.)
Hayti: desire for foreign capital in
message of the President, to Congress; extension of commerce hoped for. 641-644
Honduras: closing of ports of Utilla and Bonca; action of officials against
American vessels...
Japan: Chamber of Commerce recommends revision of treaty; statistics of
customs dues...
opening of new ports, consequent upon the demand for Japanese coal: ad
valorem duties should be made specific; necessity of bonded warehouses;
system of drawbacks
quarantine against plague-infected cattle from China.
rules reforming appraisement and system of imposing duties on imports;
limiting payment of customs duties to standard currency; table of
taxes; table of exports; dutiable articles of export; gold and silver
coin...
Liberia: proposed treaty of commerce with Mandingoes; interest of the
United States in extension of foreign commerce of
Matacong: seizure of, by the French, for purposes of revenue; threatened
disaster to trade
Mexico: customs regulations
effects of the Zona libre upon commercial interests of the United States .. 724.72
Monrovia: diversion of Central African trade from Sierra Leone to.
Montenegro: products and commerce of; ports of
Peru: exportation of nitre; military order regarding exportation of guano;
determination of Chili to arrest the nitre and guano trade
right of foreign-built ships to sail under American flag..
right of United States consul at Iquique to grant clearances to vessels
shipping nitrates, in question; right of foreign vessels; rights of United
States vessels covered by treaty
.835, 836, 837, 842
Portugal: export duty on cork; import duty on coal, coke, cotton-seed oil,
and coffee; additional tax on merchandise imported..
Servia: rights of the Jews in commercial affairs..
Society Islands: trade with, under flag of the French protectorate.
United States: differential duties upon indirect colonial importation of the
Netherlands.....
trading vessels interfered with by Spanish cruisers..
Venezuela: decrees of the provisional president seriously affecting com-
merce; suppression of the custom-house at Ciudad Bolivar and closing
of the port; substitution of the port of Guzman Blanco or Barcelona;
closing of commerce on the Orinoco..
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the President's message to Congress..
vessels bound to ports of the Orinoco to be detained by government vessels
and cargoes to be proceeded against; this is to take effect for vessela
from the Antilles fifteen days after publication of notice; thirty days
for vessels from the United States, and forty-five days for vessels from
Europe
Commission: French American claims; third commissioner to be named by
the Emperor of Brazil; Baron de Arinos named
Commission of liquidation in Egypt: "adhesion" of the United States asked,
to its decisions; its work nearly completed; assent given by all the
powers except the United States, Greece, and Russia; satisfactory con-
clusions arrived at by the commission...
final views and action of the United States Government concerning ....1022, 1023
(See pages 516 and 521.)
necessity for, decree instituting; members appointed by the Khedive;
declaration of governments concerned...
only five powers represented in; dissatisfaction of Russia; decisions of
the courts at Alexandria with reference to questions which may be
changed or settled by this commission
reserve of rights with relation to, by the United States
the Government of the United States changes its recent decision and
grants adhesion to the scheme; adjournment of the commission
Compensation: inadequate for interpreters at Tientsin, Foo-Chow, and Can-
ton; salary of $2,500 recommended....
Conference at Madrid to discuss measures for the protection of Jews in Mo-
rocco: initiative taken by the Spanish Government; allegations of abuse
of the privileges of protection, by foreign representatives
Congress: international industrial; Mr. Noyes and Mr. Putnam appointed
delegates to; the question of trade-marks not to be submitted to; com-
mission appointed by; draft of treaty by the commission; patents;
trade-marks; designs and models; commercial name; conference at
Paris..
......378, 379, 382, 383, 384, 385, 387, 388
international, of commerce and industry at Brussels; the United States
invited to appoint one or more delegates; Mr. Putnam and Mr. Wilson
appointed
Connolly, John: an American citizen murdered in Michoacan, Mexico..
Conscription law in Japan: boundaries of conscription districts..
conscription officers and their duties.
examination of conscripts
.72, 73, 7,
....739-7442
745-755
exclusion and exemption from service and postponement of conscription.
miscellaneous rules....
number of conscripts; quotas for the seven military departments; sup-
plemental conscripts; standard height of different classes of soldiers.. 675, 676
the enlisting of conscripts .
Constellation: thanks of Great Britain to the United States for services and
cargo of
boarded by British customs officers on her arrival at Queenstown; Cap-
tain Potter's protest; their removal asked; their departure and subse-
quent return; their final departure; their action strongly disapproved
by British Government; Lord Tenterden's expressions of regret; fifty-
second section of regulations
Constitution of the French Republic: assembly at first in favor of a mon-
archy; a republic proclaimed; Thiers driven from the presidency by
"a vote of blame"; Marshal MacMahon elected and his powers pro-
longed; committee appointed to report upon constitutional laws..
legislative; the chamber of deputies; mode of election; quotas for the
several arrondissements; functions of the deputies; terin of service;
quotas for dependencies
the legislative power; how exercised; composition of the senate; quotas
of members from the several departments and dependencies; mode of
election; requirements for eligibility; term of service; powers of the
the president; mode of his election; his functions and powers; his respon-
sibility
the republic established by vote of 425 to 254; piecemeal adoption of; no
mention of the judiciary; not a symmetrical document....
Constitution proposed amendments to that of Norway and Sweden.
protocol of proposed, for Peru and Bolivia....
Consuls: circulars to, at seaports; legal status, &c., of foreign-built vessels
purchased abroad and wholly owned by United States citizens; a case
in point; tonnage dues; shipment and discharge of crew; treasury regu-
lation in regard to this class of vessels; rulings and instructions of de-
partment...
circular to, relating to the framing of rules for the working of the transit-
pass system in China ...
circular to, requesting reports upon all subjects calculated to advance com-
mercial and industrial interests of the United States; reports to be pub-
lished frequently; duplicate copies of reports no longer required ...
duties of, in transactions concerning the purchase and uses of foreign-built
vessels by Americans (see Shipping)...
fees allowed for examination of ships, &c., to prevent spread of conta-
gious diseases (see Health)
in China, to withstand levy of tonnage dues or registration fee on lighters.
merchants as; objection to them. (See Lord)
recognition of a United States consul contrary to rules of the government in
Central America. (See Central America)
reports of, on war power of China. (See War Power of China)
Contraband law in Mexico: arrest of Messrs. Kemp and Jacobson for alleged
violations of.
Cotton clothing made from, grown and manufactured in the United States
to be duty free in Hawaii.
ships laden with, lost by fire at Charleston and New Orleans; reward
offered by government of Louisiana for apprehension of incendi-
aries...
Courts, mixed, in China: (See Mixed Courts)
recognition of English supreme, for China and Japan
Crest of the Wave, schooner: claim against Great Britain..
(See Fortune Bay outrage.)
Criminal matters: proceedings in China in, against foreigners....
Crops: damage to in Belgium by inundation and heavy rainfalls..
Cuba: proposed law for emancipation of slaves in
Currency: amount and nature of, in Hayti; no paper; foreign bullion; ab-
sence of banks; no gold or silver mines worked in Hayti; import and
export of gold and silver; statistics; no standard coin for minting
operations in Hayti.
Brazil: counterfeiting paper money of, in the United States
coinage of the Bavarian Government; desire for the remonetization of sil-
ver in Germany
branch of imperial mint established at Tokio; regulations for receiving
bullion for coinage at the branch office; charges for premelting; charges
for coinage..
fluctuation of, in Turkey; relative value of Ottoman moneys...
Peru: decree concerning its improvement; value of the paper note...
depreciation of paper soles; consequent decree with purpose of regulating
prices of the necessaries of life
precious metals passed by weight in China; no mints in China; value of
foreign coins not definitely fixed; the Kuping tal; the Haikwan tæl;
multiplication of standards.
receipts of gold and silver at imperial mint of Japan; coinage; bullion
held at the mint..
unsatisfactory state of, in China; desirability of a mint.
Customs: statistics of, at Hawaiian Islands. (See Hawaii).
Debt: action brought in courts at Alexandria for per cent. interest unpaid
on debt of Egypt; courts deny jurisdiction...
consolidation of the public, of Liberia
Dabney, Samuel W., United States consul at Fayal: an account of his and
his son's gallant conduct in rescuing sailors wrecked off Fayal.....
Dagle, Charles: deposition of, in Fortune Bay outrage.
of Egypt; its causes; the Suez Canal, &c. Extract from Egyptian
Portugal: addition of £4,000,000 to funded debt of...............
public, of Liberia; message of the President of the republic proposing
its adjustment...
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