275 Mr. White to Mr. Evarts... May 10
276 Mr. Evarts to Mr. White
277 Mr. White to Mr. Evarts... May 22
278 Mr. Evarts to Mr. White
No. 121.-German interests in Samoa; defeat of the Samoan bill in the Reichstag: comments of the German official press: the chancellor's advo- cacy of the measure; its defeat due to the gen- eral feeling of opposition to any departure from the traditional policy of Germany to maintain no colonial establishments.
No. 102.-International fishery exhibition; satis- faction expressed at the creditable display made by the American department.
No. 127.-Closing of the session of the Reichstag; review of the work accomplished; the budget; deficit remedied by increased customs duties and taxes; the army increased; Field-Marshal Von Moltke's plans adopted; employés and guilds bill; socialism; commercial treaties with Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland continued until June, 1881; new treaties with Hawaii and Paraguay; rejected measures; the Samoan bill; new taxation; political tendencies of the ses- sion: Prince Bismarck's attitude.
May 25 No. 104.-Passports for American students in Ger many: the Department finds obstacles to the free issue of such passports; liability to abuse of such a privilege; the interest of the govern ment requires passports to be procured in the United States before going abroad.
279 Mr. White to Mr. Evarts... May 31 No. 129.-Annual spring parade at Berlin; 30,000
troops reviewed; their efficient and soldierly appearance: Germany not relaxing her military
No. 132.-International fishery exhibition; distri- bution of prizes; first grand prize of honor to Professor Baird; the American Commission and individual exhibitors more successful than those of any other country; good effect of the exhi- bition: list of awards to the American Commis- sion and exhibitors.
July 5 No. 137.-The Berlin conference on the Greco- Turkish frontier question; in accordance with article 24 of the treaty of Berlin. representatives of the six great powers confer to settle the frontier line between Greece and Turkey; char- acter of Mr. Goschen's "identical note" summon- ing the conference; extracts therefrom; com- position of the conference; its deliberations nar- rated; description of the proposed frontier; large cessions to Greece; a collective note ad- dressed to the Porte; the general question in- volved and its possible solution. No. 146.-Alsace - Lorraine; application of the treaty of February 22, 1868, to; foreign office contends that treaty does not apply; legation maintains the contrary.
284 Mr. Evarts to Mr. White
285 Mr. White to Mr. Evarts... Oct. 15
No. 151.-Alsace-Lorraine and the treaties of 1868; German Government still contends that they do not apply to that territory; minister asks for instructions.
No. 138.-Alsace-Lorraine; fines and penalties imposed upon adopted citizens of the United States on their return to; regret expressed thereat; a reconsideration of the question on the part of Germany desirable.
No. 160.-Case of Aaron Weill, a native of Alsace. Lorraine his imprisonment by local authorities of Reichshofen; an application made for his re- lease as a naturalized citizen of the United States. (Vide volume Foreign Relations, 1879, page 367.)
No. 161-Disputed questions of American na- tionality; report of cases calling for interven- tion of legation during year 1879; Nos. 25 to 50 inclusive.
No. 162.-Cases of Joseph Lanber, Alois Fisher, and Nicholas V. Gabriel decided unfavorably.
288 Mr. Hay to Mr. White...... Oct. 26 No. 147.-Spurious American diplomas; issuance
289 Mr. White to Mr. Evarts... Nov. 1
of, at Philadelphia; measures instituted to sup- press the practice.
No. 165.-Case of Aaron Weill: correspondence with foreign office. (Vide volume Foreign Re- lations for 1879, page 367.)
Case of Carl Weinrebe, cook of the steamer Mosel; difference of opinion between the Governments of Germany and the United States as to the interpretation to be given to Article XII, paragraph 2, of the consular convention of December 11, 1871; discussion of the same by the German minister.
Case of Carl Weinrebe, cook of the Mosel; a further discussion of this case deemed unnecessary. (For detailed statement of the facts and circumstances attending the arrest of Weinrebe, and the search of his personal effects on board the Mosel, vide Mr. Evarts' note to Mr. Von Schlö zer of April 17, 1879, volume of Foreign Relations for that year, page 406; also Mr. Von Schlözer's note to Mr. Evarts of March 2, 1879, same volume, page 404.) Official intercourse in China; audience question and matters of etiquette; resolution on the part of the representatives of the treaty powers to discontinue negotiations in regard to these points and to confine themselves to the demand for free access for all consular representatives of the treaty powers to the provincial authorities; Germany prepared to acquiesce; views of this government requested.
Official intercourse in China; acknowledges receipt of information from imperial envoy at Peking (through German legation) that the representatives of the treaty powers at that capital have adopted the resolution to discontinue the negotiation in regard to the audience question, and other matters of etiquette, and to confine themselves to the demand for free access to provincial authorities on the part of consular representatives of the treaty powers; adherence to this view on the part of the Government of the United States.
No. 327.-Proposal of British Government for an adjustment of expenses of extradition annually. No. 371.-Extradition; expenses incurred in connection with cases of; proposal of British Government for an annual adjustment; treaty of 1842, Article X, cited as making provision therefor; while no legal objection is apparent to entering into the arrangement proposed by Lord Salisbury, it is considered inexpedient to do so. No. 89.-Mormon emigration to the United States; correspondence with Lord Salisbury, based on information received from the consul at Liverpool of preparations for a large departure of Mormons: Lord Salisbury's reply; steps taken to notify the emigrants of the danger of their course; text of the correspondence. No. 95.-Collisions at sea; order in council of August 14, 1879, transmitted, containing international rules for preventing collisions, to take effect September 1, 1880; text of the rules. (See Mr. Drummond's note of August 24, 1880, page 524 infra.)
No. From whom and to whom.
No. 128. Adjustment of international extradition expenses; correspondence on the subject with the foreign office; declension of the British pro- posal for an annual settlement of such accounts. No. 139. Mormon emigration to the United States; correspondence with the foreign office on the subject; British government can lawfully do no more than give warning to emigrants of the probable consequences of violating the law. No. 421. Mormon emigration to the United States: acknowledging receipt of foregoing; British government has no power to prevent; can only give notice of illegal character of Mormon mar- riages.
No. 432. Extradition expenses; method of settling accounts of; approval of the plan proposed by Lord Salisbury of preferring, separately, each claim arising on a case of extradition, with the proviso that payment shall be made on the spot. No. 166. Mormon emigration; correspondence with the consul at Liverpool concerning a departure of emigrants; the authorities there requested to give the promised warning. No. 180. The United States ship Constellation, carrying Irish relief supplies, subjected to cus toms requirements at Queenstown; correspond- ence with the foreign office; promised with- drawal of the customs-officers in charge of the vessel and cargo.
No. 184. Action of the customs authorities at Queenstown toward the Constellation, carrying relief to the suffering Irish; correspondence with the foreign office; regret expressed for the occurrence; text of the customs law under which the Queenstown officers mistakenly acted. No. 17. Murder on the high seas; case of John Anderson. (Vide volume Foreign Relations for 1879, pages 435 and 446.) No. 19. The supplies stored during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 and 1876 to be placed at the disposal of the Howgate Polar Expedition; correspondence with Lord Granville. (Vide volume Foreign Relalions for 1875, part 1, pages 649 and 650.)
No. 35. Case of John Anderson: gratification ex- pressed at the candor of the British government in acknowledging that the action of the Calcutta authorities was based upon a misconception of the law, and could not, consequently, be sup ported by the home government. (For full de- tails of this case, vide volume of Foreign Re. lations for 1879, pages 435 and 446.) No. 35. Carrying trade between Great Britain and India; foreign vessels not allowed to convey British stores; an exception made in the case of an Italian vessel; unsuccessful effort to have American vessels admitted to the trade; cor- respondence with the foreign office transmitted.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION IN WASHINGTON.
312 Mr. Sewardto Sir E. Thornton. Aug. 9 Aug. 12
Sir E. Thornton to Mr. F. W. Sept. 8 Seward.
Depredations committed by northern Indians in the Yellowstone Valley. Intrusion of Canadian fishermen upon shores of Lake Ontario; investigation by Canadian gov ernment requested.
The South American war; Sir Edward would be glad to know whether the United States Gov- ernment has taken any steps toward friendly in- tervention between the belligerents.
Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Hun- Sept. 13 Custody of ships' registers in Colombian ports;
law passed by Colombian legislature relative to; objection to third article of that law on the part of Her Majesty's minister at Bogota, who be lieves that it is based on the terms of a conven- tion between the minister of the United States at Bogotá and the late Colombian secretary for foreign affairs; Sir Edward desires to be informed whether this government has ratified that con- vention.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION IN WASHINGTON-Continued.
No. From whom and to whom.
Mr. Evarts to Sir E. Thorn Sept. 16 Custody of ships' papers; convention concluded
by United States minister at Bogotá relative to, not yet formally approved. South American war; mediation in the direction of peace; co-operation with Great Britain and Germany while desirable would be, as yet, pre- mature; the Government of the United States willing to use its good offices as soon as bellig. erents are prepared to receive them. Liberian boundary commission; British commis- sioners satisfied that territories referred to in deeds of cession had no existence; thanks of Her Majesty's Government to Commodore Schufeldt, U.S. N. Canadian Indians; incursions by, into United States territory; copy of approved report of privy council of Canada transmitted. Canadian fishermen; encroachments by, within the jurisdiction of the United States on the shores of Lake Ontario; copy of approved; re- port of privy council of Canada transmitted. Incroachments by Canadian fishermen within United States jurisdiction; gratification at prompt attention of Canadian Government thereto.
Nov. 4 Moorish protection: proposed conference at Ma- drid; views of this government requested. Nov. 14 Mexican customs regulations; imprisonment of captain of American steamer Newbern for alleged violation of; letter from Mr. George Kelly, of Mazatlan, Mexico, and copy of regula tions above referred to transmitted. Intrusion of British half-breeds and Sitting Bull's men upon the Crow reservation in Montana Territory.
Crow reservation in Montana; invasion of, by British half-breeds and Sitting Bull's men; anxiety of Canadian Government for settlement of these matters. [Vide volume Foreign Rela tions for 1879, pages 488 and 496] Mexican customs regulations; imprisonment of captain of American steamier Newbern for alleged violation of; said regulations considered unnecessarily severe; this government will re- monstrate against them.
Nicaragua and Great Britain; documents in the archives of the United States relating to ques tion in dispute between; appreciation of Her Majesty's Government of friendly conduct of this government in giving access to. Jews in Morocco; irregular protection afforded by diplomatic and consular agents of foreign powers; memorandum of the language held to Sir J. H. Drummond Hay by the Rev. A. Löwy, secretary of the Anglo-Jewish Association, and of Sir J. H. Drummond Hay's replies; the Brit- ish minister would like to know the views of this government as regards the proposal to refer the further discussion of the question of regular protection of Moors to a meeting of the repre- sentatives of the powers concerned at Madrid. ¦ Nicaragua and Great Britain; application of the former government for certain documents in the archives of the United States relating to the question in dispute; papers sent to minister of United States at Vienna.
Canadian inshore fisheries; alleged trespass on! grounds of, by American schooner Emily Ste- phenson; correspondence between the inspector of fisheries for British Columbia and the Cana- dian commissioner of fisheries transmitted. Wrecking on the great lakes; desirability of an international policy to allow the life-saving ap- pliances of the United States and Canada to be used for the relief of vessels in distress within
the jurisdiction of either nation; this govern ment desirous of carrying out this principle of reciprocity; case of the Jane McCloud.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION AT WASHINGTON-Continued.
Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Hay. Mar. 29
338 Sir E. Thornton to Mr.
Incursions of Sioux Indians from Canada into United States territory; attention of British Government called thereto.
Indian raids; co-operation of Canadian Govern- ment solicited.
Transportation of merchandise to, from, and through Canada; regulations governing same. Foreign protection of native Moors; conference to be held at Madrid for consideration of; Mr. Fairchild, United States minister to Spain, to act as the representative of this government. American cattle; privilege of transit through Canada.
Fires on board of cotton-laden ships in American ports: representation by the committee of Lloyd's; attention of this government called to: incendiarism the alleged cause. American cattle; transit of, through Canada from one American port to another; report of a com- mittee of the privy council for Canada trans- mitted.
Collisions at sea; international regulations for prevention of Great Britain has decided, in consequence of representations on behalf of her fishing interests, to suspend the operation of Article X of said regulations until September 1. 1881; copy of the Queen's order in council transmitted.
Relief for Ireland; visit of Constellation; thanks of British Government for. Canadian fisheries; alleged trespass by the schooner Emily Stephenson. American cattle; purchase of, by Canadians, for breeding purposes; proposed modification by Her Majesty's Government of rules regulating the importation of cattle into Canada, so as to permit short-horned cattle raised west of Alle- ghany Mountains to enter the Dominion unob structed.
June 9 Importation of American cattle into Canada for breeding purposes. June 12
Commission of liquidation for settlement of Egyp tian debt; text of Khedival decree; course adopted by Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, and Italy, explained by impor- tance of the interests of these governments in Egypt; nearly the whole debt owned by sub- jects thereof; adhesion of this government to the joint declaration desirable. (For text of decree, see Mr. Farman's dispatch No. 381 of April 5, 1880, under correspondence with Tur- key.)
Fires on board of cotton-laden ships at the ports of Charleston and New Orleans; proclamation of governor of Louisiana transmitted. Light-houses in the Bay of Port-au-Prince; erec- tion of two, and the establishment of light-dues in connection therewith; alleged unfair dis- crimination in the levying of these dues between Haytian vessels and those of foreign powers; British vice-consul instructed to urge upon the Haytian Government a just equalization in this respect; co-operation of this government desira ble in endeavoring to secure same. Discriminating light-dues levied at Port-au-Prince on foreign-merchant vessels; this government ready and willing to co-operate with Her Maj esty's Government for their modification. Fires on board of cotton-laden ships in American ports; expresses gratification at the vigorous measures adopted by governor of Louisiana to repress incendiarism at New Orleans; the gov. ernor's proclamation of May 14, 1880. Kentucky cattle for breeding purposes; desire of Canadians to purchase: copy of report of privy council of Canada, relative to, transmitted.
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