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as Arbitrator, to the respective Governments of Nicaragua and Costa 

 Rica, and the settlement therein proposed was cordially and promptly 

 accepted, by despatches, couched in very gratifying terms from Pedro 

 Perez-Zaledon, on behalf of Costa Rica, and from H. Juzman, on 

 behalf of Nicaragua. 



PORTUGAL AND MOROCCO 



On 8th April, 1888, agreed to refer their differences to the 

 Arbitration of France. 



UNITED STATES AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 



On the 24th May, 1888, an Act was passed in Congress, and 

 approved by the President of the United States, which' was as 

 follows : — 



"To invite the several Governments of the Republics of Central America, 

 also Mexico, Hayti, San Domingo, and the Emperor of Brazil, to join the 

 United States in a Conference, to be held at Washington, at such time as 

 the President may deem proper in the year 1889, for the purpose of dis- 

 cussing and recommending for adoption to their respective Governments 

 some plan of Arbitration for the settlement of disagreements and disputes ■ 

 that may hereafter arise between them, and for considering questions 

 relating to the improvement of business intercourse and means of direct 

 commerce between the said countries, and to encourage such reciprocal 

 commercial relations as will be beneficial to all, and secure more extensive 

 markets for the productions of each of the said countries." 



In accordance with this resolution, the President appointed Ten 

 Commissioners of the United States, and fixed the date of the 

 Conference for November, 1S89. 



The response on the part of the Central and South American 

 States was prompt and cordial, and thirty-five representatives were 

 appointed to the Conferenee, which assembled at Washington, 

 i8th November, 1888. 



On 28th April, 1890, the representatives of ten of the Governments 

 signed a Treaty, agreeing to submit to Arbitration disputes arising 

 between them. ^ 



DENMARK AND THE UNITED STATES. 



On the 6th December, 1888, a Convention was signed between 

 the United States and Denmark, appointing Sir A. Rumbold, the 

 British Minister at Athens, Arbitrator, upon the claim of the former 

 against the latter Government, for compensation, on account of the 

 seizure and detention by the Danish authorities on the Island of 



