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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Diplomatic service. (search)
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Buenos Ayres. Austria-Hungary. Addison C. Harris, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Vienna. Belgium. Lawrence Townsend, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brussels. Bolivia. George H. Bridgman, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, La Paz. Brazil. Charles Page Bryan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Rio de Janeiro. Chile. Henry L. Wilson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Austria-Hungary. Mr. Ladislaus Hengelmuller von Hengervar, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Belgium. Count G. de Lichtervelde, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Bolivia. Señor Don Fernando E. Guachalla, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Brazil. Mr. J. F. de Assis-Brasil, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Chile. Señor Don Carlos Morla Vicuña, Envoy Extraordinary and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Protection. (search)
der except John Stuart Mill, is the universality of application which he demands for his theory. In urging its adoption he makes no distinction between countries; he takes no account of geographical position— whether a nation be in the Eastern or the Western Hemisphere, whether it be north or south of the equator; he pays no heed to climate, or product, or degree of advancement; none to topography—whether the country be as level as the delta of the Nile or as mountainous as the republic of Bolivia; none to pursuits and employments, whether in the agricultural, manufacturing, or commercial field; none to the wealth or poverty of a people; none to population, whether it be crowded or sparse; none to area, whether it be as limited as a German principality or as extended as a continental empire. Freetrade he believes advantageous for England: therefore, without the allowance of any modifying condition, great or small, the English economist declares it to be advantageous for the United
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Railway, the Intercontinental (search)
rk City to Buenos Ayres, the railway would be 10,221 miles long, and to finish and equip it would cost at least $200,000,000. This length and cost would also be increased when the line is extended through Patagonia to the southern limits of South America. Complete surveys prove that a practical route can be had, and the road built in a reasonable time. The route of this road can be traced on a railroad map, while the following table shows the distances, the miles built, and the gaps to be filled: Countries. Built. Proposed.Total. United States 2,0942,094 Mexico 1,1834611,644 ————————— Total in North America 3,277 461 3,738 Guatemala 43 126 169 San Salvador 64 166 230 Honduras 71 71 Nicaragua 103 106 209 Costa Rica 360 360 ————————— Total in Central America 210 829 1,039 Colombia 1,3541,354 Ecuador 658 658 Peru 151 1,633 1,784 Bolivia 195 392 587 Argentina 936 125 1,061 ————————— Total in South America 1,282 4
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Spain. (search)
ricans in consequence of illegal captures by Spanish cruisers, such losses to be paid by the Spanish crown. The rising of the people of the Spanish-American provinces to secure their political independence of Spain began soon after the royal family of Portugal abandoned Europe and took refuge in Brazil in 1807. The rising began in Buenos Ayres, Venezuela, and Chile. In 1810 Mexico revolted, but did not secure its independence until 1821. The other states followed at various intervals, Bolivia, in 1824, being the last. The people of the United States naturally sympathized with these movements. When the diplomatic appropriation bill came up in Congress, March 24, 1818, Henry Clay moved to insert an appropriation for a minister to the new South American republic of La Plata. Early in the session of 1819 he proposed the acknowledgment of the South American republics, but it was considered premature. He brought the question before Congress again early in 1821, when the House of R
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)
Convention of Peace, amity, commerce, etcWashingtonJuly 17, 1858 Convention of Completing treaty of 1858BrusselsMay 20, 1863 Treaty of To extinguish Scheldt duesBrusselsJuly 20, 1863 Convention of NaturalizationBrusselsNov. 16, 1868 Convention of Trade-marksBrusselsDec. 20, 1868 Convention of ExtraditionWashingtonMar. 19, 1874 Treaty of Commerce and navigationWashingtonMar. 8, 1875 Convention of Consular rightsWashingtonMar. 9, 1880 Convention of Trade-marksWashingtonApril 7, 1884 Bolivia: Treaty of Peace, friendship, commerce, navigationLa PazMay 13, 1858 Principal treaties and conventions of the United States with other powers—Continued. Foreign Power and Object of Treaty.Where Concluded.Date. Borneo: Convention of Peace, friendship, good understandingBruniJune 23, 1850 Brazil: Treaty of Peace and amityRio de JaneiroDec. 12, 1828 Convention of Satisfying U. S. claimsRio de JaneiroJan. 27, 1849 Convention of Trade-marksRio de JaneiroSept. 24, 1878 Brunswick and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trescot, William Henry 1822-1898 (search)
1822-1898 Diplomatist; born in Charleston, S. C., Nov. 10, 1822; Great Bridge at McConkey's Ferry. graduated at Charleston College in 1840; admitted to the bar in 1843; assistant Secretary of State from December, 1860, till the secession of South Carolina; held a seat in the legislature of that State in 1862-66; began the practice of law in Washington in 1875; was a member of the commission of 1880 to revise the treaty with China; special agent to the belligerents of Peru, Chile, and Bolivia in 1881, and during the same year represented the government in the negotiations concerning its rights in the Isthmus of Panama; appointed with General Grant in 1882 to effect a commercial treaty with Mexico. His publications include A few thoughts on the foreign policy of the United States; The diplomacy of the Revolution; Diplomatic system of the United States; An American view of the Eastern question; The diplomatic history of the administrations of Washington and Adams; Address before
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
23, 1890 Louisville tornado......March 27, 1890 Australian ballot system successfully introduced at a State election in Rhode Island......April 2, 1890 Samuel J. Randall, born 1828, dies at Washington, D. C.......April 13, 1890 McKinley tariff bill introduced from the committee on ways and means......April 16, 1890 Pan-American conference, in which was represented Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, Argentine Republic, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Bolivia, United States, Venezuela, Chile, San Salvador, and Ecuador, adjourns......April 19, 1890 John C. Fremont placed on the army retired list, with the rank of major-general, by act of April 19; approved......April 21, 1890 Pan-electric suit decided by the Supreme Court in favor of ex-Attorney-General Garland......April 21, 1890 Congress appropriates $150,000 for relief of sufferers from floods on the Mississippi......April 25, 1890 Act passed to provide for celebrating the 400th an
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 12: Paris.—Society and the courts.—March to May, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
tent to admire it according to its merits. March 30. This evening attended a meeting of the Societe de Geographie, at which M. Guizot did not preside as expected. The meeting was in one of the halls of the Hotel de Ville. Some old gentlemen sat round a desk, and read reports and papers, while spectators or humbler members of the society sat on benches. The meeting was dull enough, and I left about ten o'clock, while a gentleman was in the midst of reading a fragment of his travels in Bolivia. To Judge Story, Cambridge. Paris, March 30, 1838. my dear Judge,—. . . I have made the French language a study with all the assistance I could derive from French masters. With these I have been extravagant, having had two almost all the time I have been here. What is worth doing is worth well doing, and I wish to obtain such a knowledge of French as to be able to preserve it all my life, and also to use it as a medium of intercourse in Germany. I have now heard almost all the lec
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 48: Seward.—emancipation.—peace with France.—letters of marque and reprisal.—foreign mediation.—action on certain military appointments.—personal relations with foreigners at Washington.—letters to Bright, Cobden, and the Duchess of Argyll.—English opinion on the Civil War.—Earl Russell and Gladstone.—foreign relations.—1862-1863. (search)
citizens resident abroad with the Confederate government or its agents, Jan. 7 and Feb. 13, 1863 (Globe, pp. 214, 925); carrying into effect the convention with Peru for the settlement of claims, Feb. 24 and 26, and March 3, 1863 (Globe, pp. 1235, 1301, 1489, 1512); derangement of mails between New York and Washington, Jan. 7, 1863 (Globe, p. 215); indemnity to the owners of a French brig for injury in a collision with a United States war vessel, Dec. 10, 1862 (Globe, p. 52); the mission to Bolivia, Jan. 28, 1863 (Globe, p. 568); the taking of depositions to be used abroad, Feb. 27, 1863 (Globe, p. 1335); the union of the Mississippi River and the Red River of the North by canal navigation, Jan. 28, 1863 (Globe, p. 562); justice to a widow on Sunday morning, Feb. 28, 1863 (Globe, p. 1391); an hospital and ambulance corps, Dec. 3, 1862 (Works, vol. VII. p. 255; Boston Journal, June 30, 1863, replying to Dr. H. I. Bowditch). Mr. Stanton appointed a commission to investigate the con
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1860., [Electronic resource], English view of the late Royal visit. (search)
sports. A frightful accident occurred on the 10th ult., at the dry dock at San Lorenzo, involving the entire loss of the Peruvian frigate Callao, which was being docked. All the crew were on board, when some of the stauncheons gave way, and the frigate pitched over and was crushed. She fell on a great number of people below, all of whom perished. All the particulars were not known at the date of these advices, but it is believed the number killed will reach 150. The revolution in Bolivia had been suppressed. Several officers of the rebels were shot. Advices from Nicaragua state that the news of Walker's capture caused much rejoicing. Martinez was again at the head of affairs. Minister Dimitry was pressing the government for a Convention to settle U. S. claims, but was unsuccessful. Martinez had consented to call a meeting of Congress on the 15th of December, for the ratification of the Lamar Zeledon treaty. Com. Vanderbilt had made the government an offer for the t
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