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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 re-
port thereon; transmits the report of the consul
at Ningpo; discussion of the circular from Con-
sul Lord's standpoint.

No. 605.-Chung How's case; transmits copy of
note of foreign office in reply to the circular-
letter 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; prac-
tical 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 emigra-
tion is favored by the Chinese Government un-

true.

Mar. 8 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.
Mar. 16 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 con-
trary to treaty stipulations and injurious to
trade.

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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.

Apr. 1 No. 650.-Mixed court at Shanghai: administra-
tion 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.

Apr. 7

Apr. 19

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: transmit-
ting M. von Brandt's memorandum on the same,
as revised by the diplomatic conferences; the
scheme to be presented to the Tsung-li Yamén
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 re-
marks in presenting to the Tsung-li Yamên 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 com
pared with the local taels; objections to the
Haikwan standard.

No. 32.-Russo-Chinese treaty: Mr. Denny for-
wards text of the Russo-Chinese treaty, con-
cluded 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.

May 27

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June 11

July 6

No. 692.-Official intercourse between consuls and
provincial authorities; text of a minute on the
subject from the Chinese foreign office; the
views of the Yamén on the representations of
the diplomatic body not entirely satisfactory;
the matter to be further considered.
No. 698.-Mixed court at Shanghai; letter of thanks
from the doyen of the diplomatic corps for Mr.
Seward's conference with the Tsung-li Yamên.
No. 704-War power of China; consular reports
thereon transmitted.

No. 705.-Education of Chinese in foreign
branches; reports of consular officers of the
United States in China upon the subject.
No. 718.-Chung How's case; Prince Kung com-
municates an important edict in relation thereto;
the Kuldja question under deliberation in a
council of state; peace counsels in the ascend-
ency; suspension of the punishment of Chung
How.

No. 719.-Correspondence with Chinese anthor-
ities; the advisability of our officers transmit-
ting communications to the Chinese in English;
Mr. Consul Lord's views on the subject.
July 10 No. 726.-Chung How's case; copy of Mr. Seward's
note to Prince Kung expressing gratification at
the result of this case.

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No. 742.-Chung How, release of: text of the im-
perial decree temporarily revoking the sentence
of death transmitted.

No. 26.-Mixed courts of China; objectional
methods of extracting evidence from criminals
or witnesses employed by the mixed courts of
China; statement of Mr. Parry, an Englishman;
comment of the English press; distinction to
be observed between punishment for crime and
practical torture for the purpose of extracting
evidence; failure of the code, framed with the
co-operation of the foreign representatives, to
rectify these abuses; instructed to use his efforts
to secure, if possible, a more humanitarian
method of compelling testimony.
No. 8.-The employment of the English language
as a medium of communication with Chinese
officials; correspondence with Consul Lord
thereon; the change desirable, but must be
effected gradually.

No. 9.-Cargo-boat regulations; recent attempts
to enforce same at Foochow; correspondence
with consul thereon.

No. 10.-Foochow; regulations for land transfers
at; attempt of the authorities to enforce new
and offensive rules; consul instructed to in-
form the Chinese officials that these rules will
not be acquiesced in.

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No. 73.-The South American war; mediation of
Colombia in; Dr. Arosemena's peace mission
indications that the intervention of a neutral
American power might be productive of good
results: any proper effort in the direction of
peace must be gratifying to the Government of
the United States.

No. 156.-Transit of extradited prisoners across
Colombian territory; article 3 of the American-
Colombian protocol of February 22, 1879, modified
to allow prisoners to be transited in charge of
civil, not military, officers; supplementary pro
tocol to that end concluded October 23, 1879. (See
Mr. Dichman's No. 58, of March 17, 1879, and Mr.
Evarts' instruction of May 12, 1879, Foreign Re-
lations, 1879, pages 273 and 284.)

No. 158.-Deposit of ships' papers in Colombian
ports; Colombian Congress will be asked to
modify the existing law, to adapt the system to
the needs of the free ports of Aspinwall and
Panamá; correspondence with the Colombian
foreign office transmitted. (See Foreign Rela-
tions, 1879,, pp. 260, 266, 273, 280, 289.)

No. 83.-Excessive tariff of postal charges in the
United States of Colombia on correspondence
intended for this country; letter from Postmas-
ter-General of the United States inclosed; ad-
hesion of Colombia to the Universal Postal Con-
vention concluded at Paris, June 1, 1878, all
that is necessary to remedy; instructed to urge
the same.

No. 102.-Right of transit across Isthmus of Pan-
amá; protocol signed February 22, 1879, respect-
ing; change therein accepted. (See Mr. Dich
man's Nos. 17, of October 30, 1878; 48 of Febru
ary 15, 1879; 58 of March 17, 1879: 68 of April
14, 1879; and Mr. Evarts' No. 41, of May 12, 1879,
to Mr. Dichman, pages 251, 271, 273, and 284, of
the volume of Foreign Relations for 1879.)
No. 115.-Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge to the
waters of the Isthmus of Panamá; correspond-
ence with the Colombian legation in Washing
ton transmitted; the action of President Cer-
vera, the Panamá executive, criticised; in-
structed to bring the matter earnestly to the
attention of the Colombian Government with
the view to placing in its proper light the un-
warranted and unusual conduct of President
Cervera.

No. 185.-Fourth of July celebration at Bogotá:
friendly demonstrations of the Colombian Gov-
ernment on the occasion; resolutions adopted by
the Senate; Mr. Dichman's cordial interview
with President Nuñez.

No. 187.-Colombia and Costa Rica; disputed
boundaries; warlike attitude of Colombia as
regards same; special mission to Costa Rica;
the newly-appointed Colombian minister to
England to visit Costa Rica, en route, for the
purpose of effecting a satisfactory settlement of
the questien: lands claimed by Colombia.
No. 123.-Visit of the Adams to Golfo Dulce; cor-
respondence with the Costa Rican foreign office
transmitted.

No. 198.-Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge to
Colombian waters; unfriendly action of Pana-
má authorities toward; conference with Presi
dent Nuñez; correspondence with foreign of
fice; imperfect transmission by the telegraph |
of orders from Bogotá to authorities at Panamá
alleged as the excuse: action of Panamá exec-
cutive distinctly disapproved.

No. 205.-Questions between Colombia and Chili: conclusion of a treaty for their eventual adjust ment by arbitration by the President of the United States; affirmation of the principle of international arbitration; text of the treaty::

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Article I-All unadjusted disputes between the
countries to be arbitrated; Article II-Manner |
of submission to the President of the United
States; Article III-Chili and Colombia to en-
deavor to conclude like conventions with the
other American countries.

No. 208.-Postal facilities: importance of Colom-
bia's adhesion to the convention of Paris; law
authorizing the incorporation of Colombia into
the Universal Postal Union; that government
finds it necessary, however, to qualify the ap
plication for admission into the Union by re-
questing exemption from the expense of trans-
portation of foreign mails carried across Co-
lombian territory via the Isthmus of Panama-
reason, the contract of the Colombian Govern-
ment with the Panama Railroad Company; Ar-
ticle XVI of that contract quoted; position of
Colombian Government resolves itself into wil-
lingness to enter the Postal Union for all its
territory except the state of Panama; is such
qualified adhesion to convention of Paris admis-
sable probable result, such a modification of
the above-quoted article of the contract with
the Panama Railroad Company as will enable
Colombia to apply for admission to the Postal
Union unqualifiedly: last report of Colombian
postmaster general transmitted.

No. 143.-Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge:
unfriendly action of the Panama authorities
toward; Señor Rico's explanations satisfactory:
no further action in the premises believed to be

necessary.

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213 Señor Don Justo Arosemena to Mr. Evarts.

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214 Mr. Evarts to Señor Don Justo Arosemena.

Apr. 17

215 Señor Don Justo Arosemena Apr. 19 to Mr. Evarts.

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217 Mr. Evarts to Señor Don June 5 Justo Arosemena.

Visit of the United States men-of-war Adams and
Kearsarge to Chiriqui Bay and Golfo Dulce:
the title in the lands selected by these vessels
for the establishment of coaling stations dis-
cussed; objections to the latter.

Visit of the United States men-of-war Adams and
Kearsage to the waters of the Isthmus of Pan-
ama; the object thereof the establishment of
coaling stations in the interest of the mercantile
and naval marine of this government; the ports
selected by the two vessels for that purpose.
Visit of the Adams and Kearsage to Colombian
waters: satisfaction expressed at the explana-
tions in Mr. Evarts' note of the 17th instant.
Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge to the Colom-
bian Isthmus: the establishment of coaling
stations thereon; expresses the hope that the
Vessels sent by this government to Chiriqui
Bay and Golfo Dulce will be withdrawn from
those waters.

Visit of the Adams and Kearsage to Colombian
waters: the establishment of coaling stations
on the isthmus; regret that the purport of the
visit of the Adams and Kearsarge should have
been misunderstood; the summary and ill-
judged action of the authorities of Panama de-
plored; the hope expressed that the frank and
full explanation of this government as to the
friendly character of the visit of the vessels
above named will be amply sufficient to allay
all feelings of suspicion, and will tend to cement
more closely than ever the bonds of good-will
and friendship between the two countries.

218 Señor Don Justo Arosemena June 10 Visit of the Adams and Kearsarge to the isthmus:
to Mr. Evarts.

recapitulation of Mr. Evarts' note of the 5th
June; expresses the hope that the affair has
been happily terminated by the withdrawal of
the vessels.

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