CHINA-Continued. No. From whom and to whom. Date. Subject. Page. No. 591.-Trade grievances; conference with the foreign office requested by the diplomatic body. No. 596.-The Chinese circular of 1878; copies sent to consuls in China with instructions to report thereon; transmits the report of the consul at Ningpo; discussion of the circular from Consul Lord's standpoint. No. 605.-Chung How's case; transmits copy of note of foreign office in reply to the circularletter addressed to that department by the rep resentatives of England, Germany, France, and the United States; a more hopeful outlook. No. 606.-Kuldja treaty; Chung How's case; practical rejection of the treaty; negotiations with Russia to be reopened; Chung How turned over to an extraordinary council for trial. No. 614.-Chinese emigration to Cuba and the Sandwich Islands; statements that such emigration is favored by the Chinese Government untrue. No. 618.-Chung How's case: the findings of the grand council approved; the late ambassador to Russia to be beheaded; review of the case from a western or more moderate standpoint. No. 623.-Cargo-boats: transmits copy of a dis patch from the consul at Foochow, reporting the intention of the customs authorities at that port to levy a tonnage-due or registration fee upon cargo-boats; opposition thereto by the representatives of foreign powers as being contrary to treaty stipulations and injurious to trade. No. 645-Cargo-boats, tax on: the right to impose the same insisted on, but the actual taxation waived; the minister's letter on the subject to the British ambassador inclosed. No. 650.-Mixed court at Shanghai: administration of justice in mixed cases; reply of Prince Kung to the foreign representatives; views of the Taotai: Mr. Seward's comments thereon. (See Mr. Seward's circular to consuls in China, page 220 of Foreign Relations for 1879; also pages 221 and 229 of same volume.) No. 654.-Cargo-boats, tax on: discussion of the subject at a meeting of the diplomatic corps. No. 661.-Mixed court at Shanghai; Mr. Seward's interview with the Yamen. No. 665.-Trade grievances: conference of the diplomatic body with the Yamen: schedule of the line of action agreed upon and subsequently followed out at the interview. No. 666.-Trade grievances: irregularities in the currency system of China; monetary conference of the diplomatic body with the Yamen. No. 369.-Chung How's case: approves course of Mr. Seward in addressing a note to Prince Kung on behalf of that officer. No 673.-Outward transit-pass rules: transmitting M. von Brandt's memorandum on the same, as revised by the diplomatic conferences; the scheme to be presented to the Tsung-li Yamên on behalf of the diplomatic body; text of Mr. von Brandt's memorandum and proposed new provisional rules for outward-transit passes, and for coastwise shipments of free native produce. No 681-Foreign grievances: currency and cus toms dues; memorandum of Mr. Seward's remarks in presenting to the Tsung-li Yamén the questions on these subjects raised in the diplo matic conferences; text of Mr. Seward's note to Prince Kung; necessity of a standard scale of currency for the payment of customs-dues throughout the Empire; the treasury tael compared with the local taels; objections to the Haikwan standard. No. 32. Russo-Chinese treaty: Mr. Denny forwards text of the Russo-Chinese treaty, concluded by Chung How, upon whom sentence of death was passed therefor; important memorial of Chih-t'ung, a scribe, analyzing the treaty and pointing out its obnoxious provisions. 223 225 225 235 236 237 237 239 241 242 249 249 254 256 259 259 263 266 No. 692.-Official intercourse between consuls and No. 705.-Education of Chinese in foreign No. 719.-Correspondence with Chinese author- terview between the German minister and the Aug. 13 291 No. 742.-Chung How, release of: text of the im No. 26.-Mixed courts of China; objectional No. 9.-Cargo-boat regulations: recent attempts No. 10.-Foochow; regulations for land transfers 292 294 295 298 No. 14.-Copyright in China; no law for the pro- 300 183 Mr. Hunter to Mr. Angell... Oct. 11 No. 47.-Chung How's case; gratification of this 300 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CHINESE LEGATION IN WASHINGTON. Chinese emigration: copy of translation of section Special commission to China, announces appoint- 301 302 302 303 303 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CHINESE LEGATION IN WASHINGTON-Continued. 189 Mr. Haw to Chen Lan Pin and Mr. Yung Wing. Aug. 13 Wo Chung, case of the: the Secretary of the Treasury announces that it will be necessary to exact tonnage-tax at alien rates. Wo Chung, case of the: careful consideration thereof by Department; customs duties on cargo, like alien tonnage dues, must, in the absence of specific and reciprocal treaty exemption, be decided by domestic legislation; existing commercial treaties between the United States and China do not cover the present case; interrogatories submitted; reply thereto awaited, when decision of this government will be announced. Wo Chung: tonnage and import dues; case of the Chinese steamer Wo Chung recently arrived at San Francisco; reasons alleged why discrimi nating dues should not have been levied; the hope expressed that she will be relieved therefrom by the President's proclamation. Wo Chung, case of the: official intelligence of action by customs authorities at San Francisco awaited; will confer with Secretary of the Treas ury thereon. Same subject: assurances contained in legation's note of September 4, 1880, that no discriminating dues are levied upon American vessels in Chinese waters are satisfactory; text of the President's proclamation of Nos. 23, 1880, transmitted. 304 304 306 308 308 COLOMBIA. Sept. 20 No. 119.-The South American war: Dr Arosemena's peace mission: note from Señor Louis Carlos Rico, secretary of the interior and foreign relations for the United States of Colombia on the subject transmitted. No. 128. Colombian boundary questions: efforts to come to an understanding with Venezuela; questions between Colombia and Costa Rica. No. 130.-Purposes of the Venezuelan President Guzman Blanco's visit to Europe; reported pur chase of iron-clads and arms in England for use against Colombia; anxiety caused in Colombia by this report: rumored secret treaty between Venezuela and Ecuador; the boundary dispute with Colombia. No. 133.-Deposit of ships' papers in Colombian ports: the protocol on that subject superseded by the Colombian law of 1879; its application general and not disadvantageous to United States mail steamers; the matter investigated by Mr. Dichman at Aspinwall; annoyance to shipping at Barranquilla: international character of ships' papers examined; necessity of a change in Colombian legislation; Mr. Dichman's exertions to protect mail steamers from inconvenience in its application; the protocol and law analyzed; questions between the Panama Railroad Company and the Colombian authorities at Aspinwall and Panama; duties of the port inspectors under existing treaties; necessity of defining the "neutralty" of the Isthmus as guaranteed by the treaty: reasons for regarding the new law as satisfactory to all interests concerned. No. 138.-Deposit of ships' papers; translation of a part of the report of the Colombian foreign office, showing how the diplomatic agreement of 1876 came to be set aside. No. 146. The riot at Bucaramanga; transmits a letter giving a detailed account of the occurrence; the lessons to be deduced therefrom; possible complications between Germany and Colombia. 309 310 311 312 315 316 LIST OF PAPERS. COLOMBIA-Continued. No. From whom and to whom. Date. Subject. Page. 1879. 200 Mr. Evarts to Mr. Dichman. Oct. 15 8 No. 73.-The South American war; mediation of No. 156.-Transit of extradited prisoners across No. 102. Right of transit across Isthmus of Pan- No. 185.-Fourth of July celebration at Bogotá: No. 187.-Colombia and Costa Rica: disputed No. 198.-Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge to No. 205.-Questions between Colombia and Chili: * Vide correspondence with Colombian legation in Washington, pages 335-343 infra . 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 328 331 211 Mr. Die hman to Mr. Evarts. Sept. 11 Article I-All unadjusted disputes between the 212 Mr. Evarts to Mr. Dichman Nov. 29 No. 143-Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge: unfriendly action of the Panama authorities 332 335 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COLOMBIAN LEGATION IN WASHINGTON. 1880. 213 Señor Don Justo Arosemena Apr. 1 to Mr. Evarts. Visit of the United States men-of-war Adams and Visit of the United States men-of-war Adams and Visit of the Adams and Kearsage to Colombian 335 336 338 339 339 341 |