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United States will be in this manner determined.

The long pending claims of the two citizens of the

United States Peltier and Lasare, hove been dis

posed of by arbitration, and an award in favor of

each claimant has been made which by the terms

of the engagement is final. It remains for coa

gress to provide for the payment of the

stipulated moiety of the expense

HAYTIAN JUSTICE.

A question arose with Hayti during the past year

by reason of the exceptional treatment of Ameri

can citizen, Mr. Van Bokel, a resident of Port-an-Prince,

who, on suit of creditors residing in the

United States, was sentenced to imprisonment, and

under the operation of a Haytiau statute was de

nied relief secured to a native Haytian. The gov

ernment asserted his treaty rights to equal treat

ment with natives of Hayti in ali suits at law. Our

protest was denied by the Haytian government,

which, however, while still professing to maintain

the ground given ageinst Mr. Van Bokel's right,

ended the controversy by setting him at liberty

without explanation.

As this convention, so important to the commer

cial welfare of the two adjoining countries has

been constitutionally confirmed by the treaty mak

intr branch. I express the hone that the legislation

needed to make it effective i-raav not .belong tie-J

Sied.-" .yLo large- iflfk;siiiflf tal awl K3?gJ,

prise on Mexico irom me u nuea opaies continues

to aid in developing the resources and in augment

ing the material well being of our sister republic.

Lines of railway penetrating to the heart and capi

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The Austin weekly statesman. (1885). Austin, Tex., 1885-12-10. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86088296/1885-12-10/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Austin weekly statesman, 1885-12-10.