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ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , 1871. OMAIIA , THURSDAY ' , JANUARY 2 , 1890. rLti COPY iriYID CENTS.
JAMISON'S ' ACT REPUDIATED
frdors Issued for Him to Eotiro Within
British Territory ,
FEARS THE ORDERS MAY NOT REACH HIM
llns Cot ( Tclccrniili MUCH llctilnil
Him Gcriiiiui Coiiunctit on the
Int union of a llcvliluilly Ad-
vcrnt * ( Jlinrnulur.
LONDON , Jan. L The news from Pre-
. , _ rla , Transvaal republic , today tends to con-
tint the gravity of the situation ttie-rp , grow-
i-Jjig out of the Invasion of the Boer territory
* l6y7 an armed force of the British South
Africa company , numbering about TOO men
with six Maxim guns , led by Dr. Jamison ,
the British commissioner who was BO success
ful In his operations against King Lrbngu1a.
The Transvaal president , Krueger , has called
upon the burghers to defend their country
nnd a serious conflict Is anticipated In splto
of the fact that Hie colonial secretary , Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain , has tclcgiaphcd to Dr.
J&mlson to withdraw Into British territory
nnd has urged President Kruegdr to do his
uir.it/st to prevent bloodshed.
A dispatch received hero fiom the Trans
I * vaal tcdjy by a financial paper says : "The
burghers arc advancing ( o met Jamison.
A conflict Is hourly expected. "
"XT/ho / afternoon papers comment at great
length upon t'nls fresh trouble which tha
British government ! haa to face. They recog
nize the fact that the Invasion ot tiio Trans
vaal , iiithough made up on the urgent re
quest of thousands of Englishmen and others
In the Transvaal who complain that th y have
to pay fue whole revenue of the country
Whllo being denied representation , Is liable
to give particular offense to Germany , whoso
friendship , at this critical stage , the nmquls
of Salisbury Is most anxious to cultivate.
As the telegraph wires aie beli ° vcd to have
beno cut behind Dr. Jamison's fcrco and as
the Boer forces , well annul and equipped ,
have been inoblllred under General Joubert ,
news of a bloody conflict Is expected. The
Bo ra can put In the Held about 0,000 good
fighting men , supported with Maxim gilns ,
and to oppose this forceDr. . Jamison has
only about 700 men with six Maxim guns ,
w'to may receive the direct or Indirect as
sistance of about t.OOO untrained and badly
; , aimed Englishmen. However , Jamison may
f linblci " to call to his support 1,000 men be
longing to the De Bui'rs company , whose
headquarters are at Klmberly. These men
nro well equipped and would prove , an effec
tive reinforcement for Dr. Jamison. But , as
tha latter Is already said to be advancing
upon Johannesburg with his simll body of
men , ho may meet the HOTS and the Issue
bci decided boforc- any reinforcements ! can
ic.ich him. Great Britain , through the
colonial secretary , 1ms offered to arbitrate
the matter , but It Is feared that the offer
lins como too Kite and that serious consequences
quences arc to be apprehended.
ACTION REPUDIATED.
The bccietary of state for the colonies , Mr.
Clmmboilaln , has Issued the following state
ment en the- Transvaal qifstlon : "Having
learned on Monday evening that Dr. Jamison
had entered the Boer country , I have slnco
been continuously engaged in an endeavor
to avert tlio coiibsquencas of his extraordinary
action. Sir Hercules Robinson has by proc
lamation publicly bctaUd Dr. Jamison's ac
tions , and has enjcltiod the British .subjects
to respect the law and remain quiet. Dr.
Jamison and ills officers have also been or
dered to retire Immediately. It Is hoped
that a collision will be averted , but Dr. Jami
son cut tne wires as ho advanced. "
"Tho British agent at Johannesburg , " Mr.
Cluamberla'n's statement continues , "Is mov
ing forward to meet Dr. Jamison and to ordsr
him In thequeen's name to letlro. I have
called upon the Chartered company to re
pudiate Dr. Jamison's proceedings , of which
the company says It Is entirely Ignoiant.
"Mr. Cecil Rhodes , premier of Capo
Colony , has stated that Dr. Jamison acted
without his authority. As soon as ho heard
that he contemplated entering the Transvaal
ho endeavored to stop him , but found that the
wires were cut. "
The Globe fills evening says a rumor has
rMched London that Dr. Jamison has arrived
? at Johannesburg.
It Is icported that Dr. JamlMii wrote to
Commandant Marlce , who cautioned him to
r retire , as follows.
"I have- Informed you that I Intend to pro-
' . cod with my organl/ed plan ; ? , which are not
v ' hostile against the people of the Transvaal
ft But wo are hcte In reply to the Invitation of
the principal residents of the Rand , to as
sist them In their demands for justice and
the ordinary rights of every citizen of a civil
ized t-talc. "
It appsais from this letter that Dr. Jamison
was not InJncecl to take the extraordinary
step In Invading a friendly country In tlmo
( of peice by fear for the llfo of women and
children , or of n native uprising , but In order
to support n political movement , which Is
' In the nature of a constitutional agitation for
a redress of grievances ,
I ! W. P. Krazer , a member of the executive
council of the National Union , the only mem-
.j ber In London , discussing th : situation In the
c Transvaal , said : "Tho most distinguished
Vit and Influential mining men In the Rand are
\'Ji Americans , and they all feel that Africa IH
A { their homo and are with the English In feel
ing the necessity for bettT government and
a freer code of mining laws.
The Times In gn editorial thinks that
Colonial S'cretary Chamberlain's censure of
Dr. Jamleon for the Invasion of the Trans-
< vail In the absence of the man who has un
deniably rendered great and distinguished
bcrvlccs to his country Is somewhat pre
cipitate.
The Evening Telegraph publishes a private
lettsr from Duluwavo , South Africa , dated
November 1 , Matin ; ; there was talk there
tfven at that time of the Engllili ealzlnir the
Transvaal , and that the Charatercd South Af-
) Ici : troops had gone south for that pur
pose with ten guiiK and many wagons.
A dispatch from The Hague to the Times
Bays that the Hottcrdun Scho Coy rant 10-
girds Dr. Jnmlson'b action In the Transvaal
as a matt flagrant example of British nr-
rqgrancc. It admits that Holland can do
nothing for the Boers and fears that England
r will sebo the opportunity to wipe- out the
etaln of the Majuba Hill incident. It also
expresses the Imps that Germany will come
to thu icscuc.
T'lio Beilin correspondent ot the Times
rays : "Tho crisis Is cleatly endangering the
! > > vr Anglo-Gcrrtan relations. Public- opinion Is
excited nnd iingiy mid without doubt the
KovMiimt-iit will Interfere becmso relations
Jiav\ gradually arisen between the Transvaal
* * - > . . jind Germany which have assumed , In the
"jjublla mind , almost the fchapf. of a moral
i.ruteetornto by Germany over the- Trans
vaal. "
The following dlbpatch received Is undated ,
but It Is presumed that It was sent on Sunday
or Monday. There Is no Indication , however ,
that Dr. Jamison's action was publicly known
when It was dlspalc'iied from Capetown.
JOHANNESBURG , Transvaal , Jan. 1.-
Gt'rmau speculators here have circulated n
petition to Presld r.t Kruegur , assuring him
of loval support hut only twenty signatures
) i were obtained This action has created an
exceedingly bitter feeling itgUnst the Ger
man : ' . At a mil35 mooting of the Auttia-
llans lieuth * chairman proposed to ralsu
mounted and foot cotnptnle ? . The attendance
at the meeting rung "UoJ Save the Queen"
N-
- , and "Rule Britannia" Fet-llng has been
X greatly stirred up by the appearanc cf a
Dumber uf Boers riding about the street. At
the Standard t'aruter ' on Satutday , during
the peiformance f ' Ollu'llo" to a rwvvdrd
hour- the hand pUjcd a German \olKslM.
The music was diowned by-a enntrmi-us
torrent uf groans , hootlngt mid hlsiing * . The
bind played "G d Save the Queui" and tl o
auJIrnci ) ro * and ch ered till the la-t attain
It U Mated that President KriieMr IMS
tele-GraoJit'd ta Colonial Secietary Chamber
lain pledging his government that the Boon
Khali temporarily adopt a passive altitude
toward Dr. JumU'dn'tfoice on iti arrival
cviUlde of Johiinrcrburg. An Important fea
ture ot this amusement between Mr Cbam-
\ I
bcrlaln and President Kruegcr U that all re-
iiponrtblllty for hostility will rest with the
Chartered South Africa company.
SUPPORTS THE CHARTERED COMPANY.
A dispatch dattd Wednesday , from Cape
town , to the Times , utt .ngly supports the
letter from the British residents of Jolmn-
n'sburf ? , arpeallng for as l i ance to Dr Jaml-
soj , theubj'ance cf which wts cabltj yester
day t'l rrlng to the Atujclatjd press , and
adds
"The. advlcs to fold their hands and await
th ? good pleasure of King Krupger. who Is
jeirnlnR to give the Ulttbndcra the trnchlsc
If only they will refrain from demanding It ,
Is n Joke- which the lapse of ysars has de
prived of Its savor. The demand for ths
franchise I : right and Just find the danger
Increasou every day It is withheld. In Cape
Cclony , nnd wo believe In the Orange Free
State also , sympathy Is felt for the Ultt-
landers. Th ? latter cinnot now recede and
their only danger Is from themselves. "
The article bitterly attacks the mining
millionaire , J. B Robinson , and savs : At
the suprcm" moment , when the last thane ?
ot pac fully tbtiltiliiR th Ir Ju"t rights
hangs In the hilanc ° , nnd when the split be
tween capital and labor Is one tli'ng that
may enables 1'renl lent Krueger IT continue
snappliiR hi i fiiiKer ? at th > L'lttbndTs'
claims , Mr. Robinson Icyally as lst to fos
ter the split.
The Berlin correspondent of ths Dally News
si > s : "I have reason to d&ubt the correct
ness of the stitement that President Krueger
has offered Germany a protectorate over the
Trinsvaal. Such a step would Imply a violation
lation of conventions with England. "
In Its financial article the Times rays :
"Tho outcome of the crisis In the Transvaal
Is bound to b ? an Improved administration
there , and tint It therefore bshooves holders
uf Afilcan shares to keep cool and not to
throw them av ay In a panic. "
BIOGRAPHY OF DR JAMISON.
Dr. Jamison , the leider of the party of the
British South Africa company sympathizers
now engaged apparently In an Invasion of
the Transvaal , Is the administrator for the
British South Africa ccjmpany's territory In
Mashonaland and Matabcle- land Hs Is the
ion of a Scotch Journalist , anJ was educated
for the medical ptofofslon. But Just a" he
brgan to milce his milk ns a prictitloner In
Glasgow ho decide 1 to go to South Africa ,
mid in the early 70s he roic'KJ the diamond
fields and scon arquirzd a hlfili reputation
and a remuneratee practice in the treMmpnt
of typhoid nnlaila diseases , such as "camp
fever. " which Is very prcvaicnt In the South
African mining districts. In fact , Dr. Jam-
lion was E successful that he waa Upon the
point of reluming to Scotland v.hsn ho- was
persuaded by Mr Cecil Rhodes , the preml-r
of Capo Colony , to enter the service of the
British South Africa compaiy , In which not
only Mr. Rhodes , but nil his friends are un
derstood to bo largely Interest d An admin
istrator for land owned by the Biltlsh South
Africa company , Dr. Jamison has shown
considerable executive ability and has
proved that ho Is not lacking In the kind
of strategic fklll which Ins made more than
ono British chartered compinv acquire vast
expanses of territory at little expense , al
though In sinio Instances with con.Iderabl ?
bloodshed and duplicity When the British
Chattered company engaged In Its l.ttl ? war
against the ttnfoi lunate King Lobenguln of
Matabele lanl. Dr. Jamison was the prime
mover In all th ? successful operations which
firt't brought about the Matabsle war and
eventually the practical annexation of tint
vabt territory to Great Brltlaln
SAME OLD STORY.
BERLIN , Jan. 1. The news of the Invasion
ot the Transvaal by an armed British foice
has created a decided sensation here. The
Kieuc Zeltung , commenting on Iho news ,
sa > s : "Everywhere the same greed and bad
faith. Today it Is Africa , jcsterday It was
South Ameiica. "
In discussing the invasion of Transvaal by
Dr. Jamison and tlio forces of the British
South Africa company , all the newspipers
hero declare that his action constitute : ! a
serious and unjustifiable breach of the peace
against which Gcimany must protest.
Tim National Keltiing remarks that Ger
man Interests demand the maintenance of
the independence of the South African repub
lic , nnd It expects that the government will
vigorously defend and como to President
Krojger's aid in case of necssslty.
The Voasischo Zeltung bays : "The action
of Dr. Jamison cannot be tolerated. It Is the
duty of the German government to Im
mediately take energetic steps to protect
endangered German Interests and nt the same
time those of our kinsmen , the Boers. It Is
impossible ) to ptotest too strcngly against
this act , of violence upon the part of the
British. "
The Kolnteshe Zeltung states that Germany
has addicssed an ofllclal Inquiry to England
as to the steps the English government In
tended to take to restore the status quo In
the Transvaal.
THE HAGUE. Jan. 1. The minister of the
Transvaal republic left hero this morning
for Berlin In orde.r , It Is believed , to make
strong representations to the German govern
ment on the question of the invasion of HIP
Transvaal republic by the British South
Africa company.
A cable dispatch received here from Pre
toria says a rising has occurred at Johannes
burg. It Is added that 300 moro armed men
belonging to the British Chartered company
crobsod the frontier yesterday and that Presi
dent Krneger Is determined to repel the free
booters by force of arms. A conflict between
the Boers nnd English Is expected tomorrow.
WAS XHVll A SliTTMJMJJ.vr O.NC13 ,
Arliltrntloii Trent } A\'IIH nt One Tlini-
Itfiuly for Mjfiiiitiirt- .
LONDON , Jan. 1. The New York corre
spondent of the Chronicle describes the maps
published yesterday morning by the New
York World , which are said to have been
made by the Dutch In the eighteenth cen
tury , fixing the western boundary of Dutch
Guiana ( now Urltlrh Guiana ) on a piactlcally
Identical line with th ° Schctnberg line , and
says In a special article-
"vVn nro clad to observe a Eenernl dlsnn.
sltlcn on tile part of the press to recognize
the fact that the Von zuclan cas ? must not
b : hard pushed und that the Schomburg
line may be within the province of diplomacy
\Yet ate flblo to say on high authority that
Lotdb Granvllle and FIUmatirIc between
thorn had virtually concluded with Geneial
Blanco ( on behalf of Venezuela ) a treaty
containing an arbitration clause covering ,
among other things' , the boundary dlsput- .
Unfortunately when Lord Salisbury cams Into
power in 1SS5 one of his flrtl acts was to
cancel the arbitration "clause , to far as It cov
ered the boundary dispute , "
The article then proceeds : "Ae a result of
our Inquiries , we find that Sir Robert Schcm-
burg gave no proof of the existence of a
Dutch fort at Point Barlma , upon which the
evidence In favor of the northern prtlon of
the boundary largely depend ? . "
After a detailed discussion of the point
In connection with the archives , the Chionlcle
concludes' "On the whole , our research's
have convinced uu that whllo tliero arcno
good grounds for accepting the extravagant
Venezuelan claims , there e.Mets a debatable
land toward boll. ' the north and south of the
Schomberg line. This is virtually admitted
by Lord Sallbbury , and It will ba a grave
riror fhould the public Imagine that a rigid
iQbUtenco upon the Schomberg line and the
dec'arjtlcn ' that we do not admit arbitration
en ono sldo of that line ccnstltuta the eE-
SJiic ; of the English case , "
fiiiiiil Doi'lrliiiliven for niiKlund ,
LONDON , Jan. L Krederlck Harrison , the
well known ciitlc anil reviewer , lecturing in
London last in enlng , IUJH that thci Vene
zuelan crleU presented a very real danger
and would leave formidable probl ins un
solved. Thu M nrou doctrine expressed a
policy which .ill that wau wise In English
opinion mint desire tu prevail. A most ttrlk-
ing fait , he > nlJ , vvai the absolute Isolation
of England. In Hie event rf war. tli United
States would buffer In the first liutance , but
In the Hid would ralte such a fleet ar.l army
tha' DUO would eventually triumph against
Europe.
( rnnlfil a I'l-trult-iim Monopoly.
LONDON , Jan. 1 The Constantinople rnr-
rtspoiiJunt t'f ' the Times heart ! that an Iradp
nan bjen tailed for the grant of the pc-
trolfunt monopoly to the Ruxslan company ,
but no confirmation of the repott If obtain
able
CRABS FOR THE COLD LAND
England's ' Extension of Territory Depends
on the Existence of Faying Mines.
INCONSISTENCY OF THE DEAR BRITON
Hifitii SIMno CoinimrlMOii Ilctnr
\Viieruplii mid I InTi'tmxv mil < ui
IIic HlKlitt of liners mill the
( inlil lliuilcr.t.
( Coin right , 1S03 , by Prc Publishing Company. )
LONDON' , Jan. 1. ( Mew York Worm Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) To the cynical ob
server tliero might be a great fund of amu ° c-
incut In contrasting the tone of the English
press this morning , discuss ng the cilsls In
the Ttansvacl , with that of any day thcsw
threa months ancnt Venezuela. The same
people which Is demanding Indemnity of the
Spanlth-Amerlcan republic fr an Incursion
upon territory which lo In dispute rcc ivos
wlt'i cntlro complacency and even
expressed appro\al th ? raid of English
auxiliary trosps across the frontier
of an Afro-Dutch republic , a frontier
which England hoiself established by solemn
treaty. I say English troops , since Dr. Jam-
Ison's little army must be recruits from
Chartered company's poopb , or from the
Bechuanaland police , and the Chartered
company Is the direct creature of the Eng
lish government , while the. Dechuinalnml po
lice are paid by imperial taxation. Dr. Jam
ison is himself as much an English official
as was Lord Cllve or Warren Hastings , but
E.igllsh Incapacity to see even grim humor
In the absolute Inconsistency of English
method" is proverbial , and Is perhaps one
cf the chief factors In the nrltlsh empire's
spleii-lld march of territorial aggrandizement.
I remember to have J.CPII In the same Uuue
of the Times tv o years ago nn olfirUl com-
munlcaticn fr > .in Lord Hlpon , tl clc ioibl scc-
utny , whitewashing this nine D" Jamljan
for ordering what the Londcn Truth and the
Leaden Chronlclf denounce 1 as the brutal
mui'Jer of a number of helpless Matab'lo
leaders , and which led t.i war with , and the
aim \atlcn of Matabclolar.d ; and In another
column a letter from nn English society for
suppressing the bnchlng of negro ravl hers
In the United Stat-u signed by the same Lord
Ripen as honorary president.
IT3 GRAVITY RECOGNIZED.
The situation In Trans\al Is , however ,
recognized by the' entire English press today
as indeed very serious. The chief danger In
future developments of the controversy with
us Is that neither the English press nor the
English people bellovo that th ° te Is any
such roil sentiment In t'.io United States
as would lead us to a cruel war In uipport
of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Smallcy and
numerous letter writers to the Times have
given full warning that this sentiment does
exist and that the British government must
reckon with it. The. . editorial columns of
newspapers , howc\cr , pe-tslst in depiecatlng
Its existence , and as Lord Salisbury Is by
nature and training an astonishingly self-
opinionated man , typically English In his Impatience
patience- with outside counsel , many thought
ful persons hero fear ! ae may be led Into pro-
v eking the United States too far In future
communications to us. There Is no such
Ignorance nor possible fatuity In the recog
nition cf International danger In the- South
African situation. The exptesslons of the
press and the known disposition of the Ger
man government on the question leaveno
doubt ) that Germany may Intervene with an
armed band to stop a British overthrow of
Oem Paul and his republic and the * futlher
extent of British ruio In South Africa.
Tiiero Is cu the other hand mon thr a enlng
danger still that any substantial Inturferenc
with Cecil Rhodes' plans may cost Great
Britain all her South African colonies , even
Capo Colony Itself. When it seemed doubt
ful two years ago whether the Gladstone
go\eminent would not thwart Cecil Rhodes'
lot g-pbnned conquest of the Matabcle ter
ritory , I had from a gentleman In the closest
relations with Rhodes that the South African
dictator threatened the government with the
secession of Cap ; Colony , of which he was
then us now premier , and the formation of a
general South African republic , If he war
interfered with. Ho had , as it proved theie-
after , the subservl nt consent of Lori Rlpon
ind the rest of the liberal government to
whatever ho did , and ho Is more potent to
day In South Afilca than then.
DECIDEDLY SUGGESTIVE FACTS.
It Is very significant that Jamlt-on started
on his raid from Mafeklng , which la In
B'Chuanaland far from Jamison's own coun
try of Rhodesia , and that Mafeklng la In
constant communication by rail and telegraph
with Capetown , where his all-powerful and
astute leader now Is. Chamberlain also mui't
have known , through Sir Hercules Robin
son , his high commissioner at Capetown , that
Jamison was collecting hist force , and his
telegram of recall therefor came am-plcloualy
late , and after Jamison was apparently beyond -
yond Its reach.
Meanwhile , who arc these Boers whom
Great Britain seemingly regards as having no
more rights to their territory as compared
to the claims of English miners and other
temporary residents than had t'.ielr neighbor
ing savages , the Matabele , two years ago ?
It Is true that the foreign population , chiefly
English , which has flocked to the Rand mines ,
to Johannesburg and 1'ratorla , now forms
about 60 per cent of the total white population ,
that they cannot bo admitted to naturalization
and though paying most of the- taxes , can
' .iavo no volco In the govcinment. Still these
persons went to the Transvaal and invested
money there v.lth the full knowledge of all
these restrictions. The Boers were the
original foielgn settlers of all this country ,
but wcra successfully driven by the English
from Cape to Natal , from there to the Orange
Kres State , then to the Transvaal , and now if
Dritls'n aggression forces them to trek fiom
their present homes , the ) will have no fur
ther farms lo find and develop except under
HiltUh tule. They fought against It bravely
and successfully at Maju Hill , some ten yearn
ago and extorted their pu > sent autonomy from
England.
In Nplte of Mr. Chamberlain's announce
ment this evening of delayed Interference ,
few persons believe but they must succumb
now unless Germany comes * to their aid.
DELIGHTFUL BRITISH THEORY.
"Historically , we must admit , " says the
Times this morning , "there Is something to
be said for the Doers , who retreated further
end further Into the Interior to escape from
BrltUh rule and to maintain their own
primitive and puritanical Institutions , but no
final ) body of men can claim a permanent
monopoly of > < o Urge a portion of the earth's
surface abounding In retourceu of every
kind. "
Would not this theory allow every strong
man to seize upon hla less progressive neigh
bor's estate' ' I lead further In the Times a
description of this people , and the precent
rebels against them , It Is to bo rjinem-
bcrrd that the average Boer Is not like the
average. Briton , Hebrew or German settler
ther % , unxlous to make Ma fortune and leave
the country Ho looks and aluays will look
up'jit Africa as his home. He desires only to
live In a mcdvrate degree of comfort , In
tudu plent > , to provide for hla children as
they grow up and to bo let aloiu. The
Trar.Dvaal Beer lives much as bis fathers
did 100 , nay " 00 yeary ago. You may still
IInil here and there the ancient evening
custom of washing the feet , a black servant
pjriormlng th * alike. The great bible Is
solemnly read night and morning , and prayer
Is ofTi'tcd up , corn lo still trodden out by
means of horses , and winnowed by cast
ing In the air on a windy day ,
Thu Huguenot clement , stimulated and stiff
ened byjlrcady fctrong and rlmplo Protest-
ar Itm of the arly set 1cm r.t , the Bo r ten ts
arj at > rigid and as sincere cs thoss of tic
most vlcUnt I'urltan , whom thu Dutch Afrl-
kaper cftcn btrongly recalls. It Is certain
that to the Intense ctreiiKth and fervor of
their b'llef their victories have been duo.
It Is this primitive Christian population and
Its Puritanical Institutions which are to be
abolished In the Interest cf a horde of
miners.
IS A QUESTION OF GOLD MINES.
Commenting on the Vcnczu la"n , contro
versy , Mr. Lribouchero says In a rpecUl article
In Truth today , recalling Lord Salisbury's
repudiation of Lord Granvlllt's concession to
Venezuela : "Why was this fatal chin e of
front made In that year ? Gold In paving
quantltle" , as was supposed , had been found
to exist In portions of the disputed territory
on our side of Schomburch line. As soon
as It wan thought tint the evidence showed
piylng gold existed In Matabclfland , we slew
the king of that country and most of his sub
jects , and laid hold of his territories. Is It
then to bo supposed ( tint If w claimed land
containing gold In South America we would
refer our title to arbitration , and thus Incur
the chance of being deprived of a pcsslblo
ildorado' No , we Incked out of the arbitra
tion to which we had contented , and pat
tight. It Is the old story of the uurl sacra
fames accursed greed for gold , "
It Is the question of gold nines In the
Transvaal which most people believe will
make Cecil Rhodes' contention picvnll against
M:1. : Chambcrhln'i' , as c\presssd In the pro-
nunclr.mento of this evening. This at least
ID the confident belief of all of the South
African contingent In London , hading rej-
rcicntatlvca cf which I have converse 1 with
toady. I have discussed the situation In South
Africa so fully because It Is not only likely
to produce the * most aerloui' complications ,
but l)5cauai It must have a most Important
bearing upon the Venezuelan question. For
these teawns Ito development may well be
watched with extreme Intcrcct In the United
States. Its first effect Is that hardly any
reference Is made here to Venezuela. The
Tranuvaal occupies even now moie space In
papers than did President Cleveland's message -
sago a fortnight ago.
WANT TO KEEP UP THE CIRCLE.
As to' the proposed United States loan , the
Times money article today sajs that nearly
all the foreign put chases of the last I suc
cf bonds have * gone back to the United States.
In splto of the hostile expressions of London
and continental bankers which I cabled
to the World yesterday , I am assured by n
leading London financial firm tint a hrgo
part of the proposed loan will be taken In
London and on the contlfent , but for specula
tion only , not with hope of finding Investment
purchaser ! ) here. The bonds will go back to
America and the gold , repaid for tVicm , will
como back to England , repeating the vicious
circle of like previous transactions.
The weekly pie"3 of today lo telling again
the ftory of th ? World's gfrat work In the
cause of peace between tht two countiles.
Truth says today "This Is not the first
time Mr. Jojcph Pulitzer , ' proprietor
of the New York Wet hi , has i > teed alone In
opposition to public pinion In the United
States and won. Many years ago there was
a niAoilcus outlaw , named JOSMO James , who
with his gaiiR stt the law and order al
together at dehance. A re\v < ril was offered to
him who should effect his capture
or kill him. Tempted by this , a
man enrolled under Jesse James ,
lived with him for over two months , and
when an oppoitunlty occurred shot him dead.
MiCrlttendon , then governor of MI'souil ,
granteO the man a free , pardon. Nearly every
newspaper In the United States praised the
treschtrouM act. Mr. Joseph PullUer at that
tlmo owned the Post-Dispatch of St. Louis ,
and at once denounced It , and declared he
would never re 't ' till every man , woman and
child In the United States adopted his view.
Within a few weaks from that they did.
London Society iays : "I don't recollect a
happier thought than the one which lnplr il
the message from the prince of Wales and
duke of York , telegraphed to the editor of
th" New Yoik Worl 1. The prince Is dc-
tervedly popular , and has tl out as many
filends outside of this country Mrln't | , butte
to moit of his countrymen uau to foreigners
he is still , although ho Iias-pdlise4 hl9 60th-
> car , a typical representative ot our Jeunesse
uoreo. Nobody thinks of him as a middle-
aged man , ci looks upon him as much more
than a cipher in the political world. To
Rome extent this alocfednoss has its
JiscdvntagEs , but they are much
moio than counterbalanced by the fact that
It keeps him above nil suspicion of party or
political Intrigue , and that It emphasizes
more strongly any public utterance , euch a"
that ho has delivered aprop6 of the wat
ozaro. Veiy likely old fogydijni will bo be-
wildeied by the interve-itlou of the heir to
the thrcne , for It Is not only unsual , but
unprecedented. But by the thinking men
and women of tin present day it will
be hailed as a peace offering to our common
humanity , dignifying to his btatlcn. The
prince has always been persona grata In
the states , his bonhomie , his tact , his uibane
resourcefulness surrounded him with troops of
friends In the cities of the new world , and you
might seaich the whole Yanlcej press through ,
without oven coming upon a word of dis
paragement of him. He. has spoken , there
fore , to a sympathetic audience.1 " I venture to
say that his stralgh'fonvartl expression of
good will and doalro for unity will
do more than press and pulpit
to mitigate t'ne acerbities excited b >
President Cleveland's bluster. I am verv
glad the enterprise of the editor of the World
has been so liberally towarded. Ho could
hardly have exp-ctod to havo- drawn Lord
Salisbury , as prim ? minister or foreign sec-
tetary , for In neither capacity could his lord
ship take cognizance of the president's mes-
sag to congress. But ho has landed a much
bigger fish. The World has always b en ono
of the most ably written and edited papers
In New York , and as Us last journalistic
venture Is In the cause of harmony bstwesn
the two great peoples , It merits the triumph
It has achieved. "
Alfred Austin's appointment as pcet
laureate which , predicted In a dispatch of
November 2 , was mads solely for reasons I
then plated. BALLARD SMITH.
CtllA.VS Aim MAHCII1.NG WESTWAIII )
hpaiilNli OlliflnlH A limit ( lit- Truth Hc-
Kiii'illnu : Tlii'ir Mc cnienlH.
HAVANA , Jan. 1. The news received from
the fiont tends to confirm previous deduc
tions made regarding the movements of the
Im'urgznts , It Is admitted once more that
the Cubans are again marching westward ,
and with the Intention , apparently , of pushIng -
Ing for Los Pateu , a small town on the rail
road leading to Culnes , and westward of
Matan/as , and the town of Alfonso XIII.
Pales U slightly southward and a little to
the west ef Cabezas , the most westerly point
yet reached by the Insurgents and where
they are reported to have burned the railroad
station a day or two ago. "
The SpanUOi ofllclnlw explain this movement
\vcstward by saving the Insurgents Intend to
return eastward toward the proylnce of Santa
Clara , through the northern portion of the
Sagua district. But , as this would bo their
nioct roundabout way of proceeding eastward ,
the friends of the Insurgents ridicule the Idea
and continue Insisting tha | Uio forces of
Gomez and Maceo are steadily' proceidlng
westward. /
Ilrt'orati'il Aint'rlriii ArtlxlN.
PARIS , Jan. 1. Messrs. W. McEwan , Mo-
Monies and Melchers , Amcilcan artists , who
have dlbtlngulshed thomselres In talon qx-
hlbitlons recently , have ben decorated with
the cross of the Legion of Honor.
CHICAGO , Jan. 1. Chlcagqamj generally
and Chicago artists In particular were de
lighted at the receipt of a , cablegram hero
announcing thut Walter Mj.'R an , the well
known young Chicago artst | , has been
awarded the croaa of tlfo Legion of Honor.
McEwnn , during the past few ycsrs , has at
tracted much attention by his pictures , fomo
having been oa exhibition at the World's
fair , and a number being placed In other
notable collections throughout the United
States and Europe. The Information received
was that the high award to McEwannas
made by the French government In consider
ation of his signal success In his profession.
Can litSellliil nitli I'IMICC.
MOBILE , Ala. , Jan. 1. General Alberto dc
Artega , director of 4ho army nd navy of the
republic of Venezuela , arrived In port last
night from Co'to. Rica on a ralctl n of Im
portance. Ht Uavea for Washington lm-
mediately , in an Interview ( he general ktatcd
that the diplomatic dispute between Ma it-
publia and Urcat Britain ihould be t ttl.,1
peacefully and honorably and that the ttntt-
mcnt enunciated In IVerldent' ' Cleveland's met-
sago would find reswnsa from every republic
In South and Central America.
MORTON DEPRECATES WAR
Dispute is Too Small and Methods of Set
tlement Too Easy ,
NEW YORK HAS LARGE INTERESTS AT STAKE
Governor of New York Touelu'i on
I'orrlun Coiiiiillculloiii In Ills
In tin * Mate
ALBANY. Jnn. 1. Governor Levl P. Mor-
ton's second annual in ssago was "ubmltto.1
to the legislature upon the convening of
that body today. In It , after a brlff his
torical survey , the novcrnor touches upon
the pending controversy between the United
Slat s and Great Britain In the following
paragraphs :
The doctrine formulaUd by Prcsldnt Mon
roe and which hag since berne his mine ,
has become so well establish d In Amcilcan
ntlonal policy that there Is no room for
doubt as to the opinion of our pcsplc con
cerning It. New York now has n population
nearly equal to that of the entire unlo-i
when Mr. Monrco became president , and our
peculiar geopraphlcal position , the locitlon
within our borders of the American metiopo-
lls , and the vast complicated commetc.al
Inter sts of our stile justify your feeling
and spirit concerning the present unhappy
agitation. Any dlstutbinco ot the existing
friendly relations between th * United Stales
and Great Britain cannot fall to have a
strioug tff rt. Because of the possible- bale
ful consequences of such disturbance , I
deem mvself justified In making this refer
ence to the latger nffilrs of ih nation in
which w feel such n peculiar and vital Inter
est. I cannot believe that the relations bs-
tv\een our countiy and Great Biltain will
be ruptured or s riou Iy Impaired by the
ml'undcrsundlng now ( \lsting between that
country anJ Venezuela rene rning the proper
location of the boundary line of their pco
icrsions In South America. Aibltratlon if-
fuids a simple , humane and honorabl nuthoJ
of determining hnd disputes , and It Is
scarcely conceivable at this period of the
world's history that any great nation is wil
ling to take the icsp-nslbil.ty of th ° need
less sacrifice of human life anl th wanton
destruction of property which would bo the
Inevitable result of on armed conflict.
Hon. Hamilton K ! h , rfpublican , was elected
speaker of the hous" , rec Iving 9S votes
to 40 cast for Stansfie'.d , democrat.
In the house Mr. O'Orady , republican , of-
feicd a resolution that nrblti itlon hhou'd '
bj resorted to In all Ibsu'g , and that evsry
honoiablc m ans should be resorted to to
avoid a rupture of the amicable tclatlotis
between Great Britain and the Unite 1 Slat's.
This was adopted unanimously.
In th ? senate a rcwili'llon of the same im-
poit was al pt-vl aft i an amcndcnt Indors
ing President nev.hxnJ's pclicy had been
defeated by n strict ] > irty vote. During the
dfbato on the amendment Senator Ellsworth ,
republican , said that ther : was no need to
report an am'mlment of that h'ml ' because
the resolution , although not mentioning the
president , did uphold him.
COI.ONIAI , i'ijas TAKIJS IT M .
nrltlf.li ( Jtilmi.-i Vltw > f the Veiic--
riioliiu Dl.ijmtf.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. British Guiana
"ncw-sp tf received - hBro rtofiargivenrfmicTi
attention to '
President Cleveland's mpssage
on the opening of congress. The Demarara
Chronicle sajs : "There is only one condi
tion under which Great Britain Is at all
likely to concede the right of the United
Sntrj to be the solo arbiter of the destliu
of the other republics that exist upon this
continent. It in thought that hy declaring a
pi-tectcrate over them she would make hei-
self responsible for their wrong-do'pgs ' and
their liabilities , a'id , In fact , assume toward
them In deed , as well as in word , the part
of a wet nurse. " Continuing , tha paper
points out the outrages indicted on Brltlnh
Guiana icsldcnUi by the Venezuelans , , and
ays it Is hardly possible for English states
men to enter into further controversy with
the authorities at Caracas as long as UKSC
utrnges are not repaired. It add"And
furthermore. If reparation Is not wpecdlly
made , It Is quite within the bounds of possi
bility that the character of action adopted by
England may tender the necessity of further
discusj'on iesectng ! the boundary line be
tween Enghnd's possessions and Venezuela
altcgether unnecessary. "
IlI'SSIA AVliTTi HH11AI.V XIMjTIlAI , .
Will .Not TaKc hlilcH III the IMujmto
( Ki'r Vi-iic/.iirla.
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 1. It Is foml-
omclally stated that the statements made In
the St. Petersburg dispatch of December 20
to the Taggsblatt of Berlin ars unfounded.
In the dispatch referred to It was Hated
that the United States government had been
sounding Russia regarding the dlsputs with
Great Britain on the Venezuelan question
and that the former was said to have re-
ce'ved the most favorable reply , It being de-
clarsd that the Russian government fhares
President Cleveland's views on the subject
and [ a prepared to support them , at any
rate , diplomatically. It was added that It
was not Impossible that the United States
had received the support of Kiitslu In her
present financial troubles.
According to the semi-official statement
made today , Russia will preserve complete
neutrality In the matter , her Interests not
being affected by the Venszuelan dlsputs.
1,1 1 1 If Lllii-lllHHMl of | | IliiKIr In rnliii.
NEW YORK , Jan. 1. A special to the
Journal from Havana sa > s : The was has
evidently settled down to conditions such ns
existed before the big raid , except that the
scoiiD has been tiansfened from the eastern
province to Matanzas and Santa Clara.
There Is little likelihood of a big battle In
the near future * , although the two big nrmlc.s
are en the match In a comparatively small
area. Reports have come. In to tlio effect
that the Insurgents are fathering arcung Car
denas. Precautions against an attack have
been taken by General Campos ,
Mlii-rnlN I'lulc 1'oiiit
tl of Attack.
LONDON , Jan. 1. Lord llosebery has
written another letter , almost Identical In
termo with the ono publlshol several days
ago , onho Armenian dlfllcultles , and con
taining expressions of criticism on the courno
of th3 British goveinment , thus leading tea
a supposition that this will bo cue of the
chief Items of the opposition attack upon the
government when Parliament meets ,
I.oiulon Iloc'NNo I Want tlii > I , mill.
LONDON , Jan. 2. The financial nitlcle In
the Times says that there Is no prospect
of the American loan being largely sub
scribed In London or even In G rmany. "Tho
Issue , " says the Tlin ° s , "will be regarded
as Inopportune In oltlclol quarters , " The re
port that Blolchrod.r of Berlin will takes
part In tin loan Is untrue ,
.i'ii to lla\c > a .Sa > .
NEW YORK , Jan , 1. At a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday next
the committee on foreign affairs will submit
a report en the Venezuelan situation and
addresses on the subject will be made by
eminent speakers.
Dec-line to SiirrrniliT.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 1. Advices
from Calea , Island of Crete , ay that the
Cretan revolutionary committee has Informed
the foreign consuls that It declines to surrcn-
d r.
_
Truth Defc'inlx Clcvcliiiul.
LONDON , Jan , L Truth In an article defend -
fend > President Cleveland's attitude on the
Monroe doctrine and asserts that It la quite
an legitimate ae the European concert ,
MMU AMIOUI : IN A roo.
riiKMMiKcri Hail Ao lllriiltj- ! ! lit I.nnil-
InK In Suft'tj.
HOLYHEAI ) , Jan. 1. The Cunard line
steamer Ccphnlonla , Captain Secombe , from
Boston , on December 21 , for Liverpool , ran
ashore on a reef near South Slack In a dense
fog , but she was subsequently Moated ami
steamc-d here. Whwt the steamer first
grounded two lifeboats were sent to her as
sistance , but the rising tldo lloitesl her. The
forty passMigers on board of lur arrlvod
hero and have taken trains for their respec
tive stations.
The Cephalonla had a very rough ptssago.
Everything wont vwll , however , until 7.20
this morning , when she ran ashore. Tha
passengers rushed on deck In alarm , the boils
were lowered Immediately and nil the women
and children wfro placed In them. AMicn the
women and children had been cared for the
ollior ) us ongDrs were allowed to enter the
boils. But nn examination of the , stpimer
showed that whllo her nfter pirt was badly
damaged , she was not making so much water
as to prevent her from proceeding. Thcrc > -
fore , at hl h tide , the passengers were again
taken on beard nnd all possible speed was
made * for Holjhcad.
The passengers speak In the highest terms
of the conduct of the cfllcsrs during the
emctgcncy and ate delighted with having
escaped such a great peril without loss to
themselves.
The position of the Ceplmlonla , later In tha
day , beoime much more serious. She begin
mnkltiK water rapidly where sh" was benched
and now lavs in about live fathoms of water
with a considerable list to stnrboird. Her
after part and after holds are nearly full of
water , which Is also beginning to enter the
salors. Dlvera are at work upon her , but It
Is now evident that the dunngo shD has btts-
tnlncd Is much moro serious than at first sup-
pood. The vvoik of getting out lier cargo
from her after holds has been almost entirely
btoppoJ nntl In every way thu posltloa of Ihe
steamer Is very critical.
Ot'TMHUVKS IX ATiATIO Tl'lUCUV.
< 3ooi'MitiiMit TjiKi-H h ( ' | > H to lrovo <
\nsortcaii ritlriMis.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 1 According tea
a dispatch from Orfah , Asiatic Tutkey , tliero
have boon four outbreaks there on Saturday
and Sunday. No dot-ills of the disturbances
have yet reached hcte.
In resporoe to a demand of Minister Ter
rell , the government has ordered the vail of
Al ppo to furnish an cocort to MUM Shattuck
and three native teachers from Orfah to
Alntab.
Mr. Terrell has received information which
shows that nil the missionaries : In Anatolia
are sife.
The Tuiklsh government has given an
cvas'Ivo ' r ply to the cffor cf the representative
tive- powers to medljle with the Zoltounlls.
The amnbcadors ! resent the fland taken by
the porto and the dragomans are uiglng the
Turkish ofileula to accept the off r. No
definite Infoimation Is obtainable from Zel-
toun , although it In believed that place IP
still holding out against the Turks , nnd that
the htter are buffcrlm ; severely on account
ot the sev rity of the weather.
Clmlfrn Ofutlis III ItiiXNln.
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 1. Between De
cember 8 and December II there were thirty
cases of cholera and fifteen deaths in the
dlsitrlct of Voliiynia , and dining the rime
period In the disttlct of KieiT there were
fotty caces of cholera and fourteen deaWis
from that dlscas .
Inquiry for Ciolil
LONDON , Jan. 1. The Dally News' finan
cial article cayEi Somcolnqulrles havejjun
made at the Dank of England "as to prices of
caples for export , presumably in connection
with American bond operations. The reply
vns that an offer should be made if any
modification of existing terms' was required.
I'nrlH 1'ain-rs SiiKTKt'Nt Int > rciHIon. .
PARIS , Jan. 1. The Estafete. referring to
the Vcnc7uelan situation , today , SIJE : "Wo
hive seen the results of the intervention of
Russia , Geiminy and Franco In the Chin se-
Japanese dllllculty. Why should they not
adjudicate the difference between Great Brit
ain and Venezuela ? "
I'OMCi : AM ) MIMT1A1IIJ.V FIGHT.
Suitors unil CliiIiM TriiinpN la a Lively
; Ww Yriir'M ( liiiuc.
NEW YORK , Jan. 1 A special to the
Evening World fiom Bridgeport , Conn , says :
A battle between soldiers and pollca occurred
In Sadler's big hall last night , In which
about thirty nvn were seriously injured. The
soldiers were finally defeated , and twenty
ara locked up.
Tlioiifanda of factory hands danced the old
year out and the new year in. A raiding
party went to Sadler's hall , where the
Kosclusko guards , n military organisation ,
\\cr2 holding a dance , to execute a warrant
for the yslziiro of boor. Th ? soldiers drew
their sabers and drove the offices from the
hall. A reinforcement of fifteen pollcem ° n
was called and attempted to enter the hall ,
but the guards beat them back with their
sabers. The police were cut and slashed and
several of them were seriously Injured. The
captain of the guards Is hardly recognizable
from tha bumps and cuts on his face from
the policemen's ' clubs.
Evsry one of the prisoners bsar marks of
the fight. They were sputtered with blood
and their uniforms are In phrcds The tol-
dlera jumped on the police and scratched
their faces anl tore their hair out by hand-
fills. After the fight five other halls wore
vUlted and nearly 200 kegs of beer sel/ed
Ac'cu-i | ( 'il I-oap Your I'rlvllcprr" .
TOPEKA , Krin. , Jan. 1. Topekn Is one
city where Ihe custom of making New
Year's calls has never been nllowod to die
out. Thin jcnr , In honoi of Ifap year , the
iibiml onler was roverce'd , the gentlemen
keeping open house mid the women milking
callH. At ncore of pliuus In the- city Hi
various gentlemen' ) ? clubs anil organiza
tions lecolvcd Severn ! bundled women , In
eluding all the boclely lenders , trmdo Ibo
lOiimlF In swell tuinouts that were gaily
dccoiated ,
L'lilrauro IliuiKci-H TaKi * 'IVn .Million.
CHICAGO , Jnn , I. Chicago bankers have
been called upon to take n portion of the
n-vv United Slates bonds. Of the } 50,000-
000 to be placed in the United States , $10-
000,000 has boon allotted to Clilc.iKO , Thu
lmnkn heio have ; agreed , It IH uniler.stiKHl ,
to take JIO.OW.OOO in bonds , The Klrnl Na
tional liunk. Iho Miners' Trust anil Bavlnsn
bank and thu Continental National bank
will each fmulsh $1,000,000 In gold. There-
Is another bank that will furnlHh u like
amount. _
One Cri'i-ilt * Hank Will < lnll HIIMIII-NM. |
DENVER , Jnn 1. A tpeclal to the News
from Creede , Cole suyb : At n utorkholdcrs'
meeting of the KlrHt National bank of
Ctcede , held today nt 2 p in . It was decided
that the bank go Into voluntary liquidation
Ht thu clot-u of business , December 31. All
debts of ( ho bank will be paid In full mid
the HtockholdciH will receive ) ' . > ' > to 10U cents
on the dollar for thcli slock.
In ( IIIMvcll Sot.
DI5DIIAM , Mass. , Jan. -The 1 Episcopal
church litre was the wcne of a brilliant
wedding tojay , when Mr. Cullen Van Uenns.
Hulaer Cogswell of New York wn man led
to Miss IJiiKcnlo Nlckernon. iJuiiKlitcr of
the late millionaire , Albert W. NicKuhuii.
The Broom la u meml'cr of ono of New
Yoik'H eldest families. Ilev. Percy Blown
of lioxbury olllclated.
I''IIN < Train hlriit'K n Slt-lKli.
TORT AVAYNK , Ind. , Jun 1 This morn
ing at 4 o'clock a Nkkcl I'lutu pituenger
train ran Into n sleigh at Claypool. The
cut tor nnd two men vvuro hurled Hevcial
yards. William Doddrldgc , u druggist , wan
Iribluntly killed , and Daniel itliOles , u
vv.ulthy farmer , had hlu skull ciushtcJ , ] Ju
will die.
lH l.rulxlnf art- .
DOSTON , Jun. l.-Tho mute IcKlvlnturo
organized today , wllii Qeorgu von Mejcr of
Boston ns speaker und Captain J , O. U.
Adams of Lynn ns Bcigeant-ut-armg of ihe
house , and L. P. L.ivvreace of North Adanm
us picsldent and II. I > . CoolIUge of Con
cord ua clerk of the senate.
NAMED THE COMMISSIONERS
List of the Men Who Will Investigate Uio
Boundary Dispute ,
THREE LAWYERS AND TWO PROFESSORS
.Inslk-c llri-iviT , .Iniluro Mvi'j , I'ri-d *
rrli'U ( ' ( Mnlr ( , Anilrovv I ) , AVtitto
anil llanlol O. Clliaim the AU-n
i\cnly DUIilfil rolltlvalty.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. President Cleve
land tonight announced the appointment ol
the Vencruelnn boundary conunlssloii
as follows : David J , Brewer ot
Kansas , Justice United Stitcs supreme
court ; Richard H. Alvey of Mary
land , chief Justlcci of the court of appeals
of the District ot Columbia ; Andrew 1) . Whlto
of New York , Kioderlck It. Coudert of New
York , and Daniel C. Oilman of Matyland.
The commission Is regarded here among
those- who > iad an opportunity to see the lilt
of names after they were made public as n
very s > atpfictlry | onci whos > opinions nnd
coucluslcii'i will bo received by the American
public with that confidence which the stand-
In ? members of the commission In the publia
cyo Inspires. Justice Brewer Is a republican
In politics nnd about CS jcaru of nte. ; Ho
Is n , graduate of Yale , ntvl haa spent con-
slitrablo tlmo In the practice- his profes
sion In Kansas , where * he filleO a number ot
Judicial olllces. In 1SSI he wna nppolnte.t
circuit judge of Iho United States for the
Eighth ilKrlct , nnd was appointed associate *
Justice of the supreme ciurt In Decombsr ,
1SS9 , by President Harrison.
Richard II. Alvey Is a democrat In politics
and a man of maikcj legal ability. H was
the great reputation ho gilne.l as Judge In
Iho Maryland courts which led President
Cleveland , In the absence of political In-
lliieneo on Judg * Alvey'u part , to appoint him
to the position of chief justice' of the court
of nppe.-Uu of this district. He Is about CO
jears of nse.
Ardrew I ) . Whlto Is a republican In politics.
Ho Is ono of the bcyt kiicwn nun of letters
In this country , ami' ' perhaps in the wet Id ; ts
an author and historian and has been thu
preo'dcnt of Cornell unlvcrblty. Mr. White )
waa appointed minister to Russia , by Presi
dent Ilarrl'on , and this position ho held
through Harrison's administration and for a
jcar or mote during Mr. Cleveland's adminis
tration.
Frederic. R. Coudert Is a democrat in pill-
tlty , and la ono of the best known members
of tlu bat of New Yo-k. Mr. Coudert was
one of the counsel of the UniUvl Staler before-
the Bering Sea commlnjlon. and In that capac
ity mpda ono of the- most eloquent and
cnccllvo bpecchey delivered in behalf of the
American contentions'
' 1'ao last named member of the commission.
Diniel C. Gllman , pivsldcnt of Johns Hopkins
unlvtisity. Is well known aa an authority on
Intel national law. He wan at ono tlmo presi
dent of the University ot California and was
later called to take up the work of the oigan-
Ization of the univciblty of which he IH now
at the head. One cf his piluclpal acquisitions
Is the mattciy of the Euicnce of plijslcal
geography , ho having studied In Germany
under a prominent Initiuctqr and In this
countiy under Guyot. Ho is the. aulSior of a ,
.lllo-of. President Monroe. Hr. Gllman 1ms
jiovor figured prominently In politics. At the
white house , It is stated that ho has no
politics , but Ills pi activities arc understood
to berepublican. .
The two girat parties , It will bo seen , are
equally ropusentod on the commission , with
the fifth number hiving no outspoken
politico. All of the above name 1 persons
will accept the places to which they Jiavo
been appointed and are expected to assemble
in Washington as soon as piactlcablc with a
view to their swearing In and | entering upon
tlic-Ir woik. Their appointments arc made
In compliance with a resolution of congress
passed at the request of PiiMldeiit Cleveland
and the woik of the commissioners will bo
to examine' and collect cvldcnco with , a viaw
to determining the true- divisional line be
tween Venezuela and British Guiana. The
conclusion tcached by the committee- will bo
repoitcd to the ptc-sldent for hie Informa
tion In connection with any further discussion
of and ropi osculations that may ba made
to Great Britain regarding thn bjundary line
In dispute.
WAITING FOR THE NEXT MOVE.
No communication or i-uggcstlon of any
kind regarding the Venezuelan dis
pute has como to tlu- United States
from Great Britain sines Lord Sallu-
burv's answer to Secretary Olney , and the
question stands entirely on the correspondence
up to that date nnd the subt-oquent action
of congress. This disposes of several reports ,
Including one- that Qu ° cn Victoria ha ad
dressed a pCTuonal communication , similar
to the one sent by the prlno ? of Wales , ex
pressing the hc < p ? that the two English speak
ing people would have no eerlous differences.
Such a direct communication would bo ac
cording to the usage observed between the
headu uf nations , but In the prcuut case * her
majesty has given no expression on the sub
ject. It Id known , however , that President
Creupo has bent a direct ma'saga to the exec
utive branch of the United States.
The policv which will ba punned by the
commission is now being awaited with
mnili Interest by thot > < ! most concerned.
Thtwict maKctt the commlMlon Independent
of ! % State department and all executive
control , 3 that It will be for the- body Itself
to decide on the mode of procedure and
whether It will s" > abroad to search foreign
archives. The action of the secretary of
state would have weight with the commission
aa an'lndcpendent quasi judicial body , which
IH ro.sponslblo for IU own actions. Bomo
of the International authorities tuy that even
the evidence to be offered by the Slate depart-
in out will have the eamo weight and treat
ment , and no moro , a > > the cvldenco com *
Ing from other Rourco : ' , us It hi pointed out
that the commUelon will not prejudice tha
cJbo by awmnlni ; the correctness of the at-
tltudo of the State department ,
GAINING TAVOR IN ENGLAND.
On tlu. purl f Great Britain there IB a.
growing Impression ] n ofiltlal quartern that
Indirect paitlclpatlon In the woik of the com
mission will be iwcurc-d The British at-
tltudo of late lia.s been favorable to an in
vestigation by the United Hlntoti on the basin
of the British claims , fqr It Is felt that the
Inquiry hnd been ox-partu up to the tlmo
of the action of congress. There was good
reason to blk-vc when the commission wao
first proponed that Great Uiltaln would not
rccognUo It and might take- offense at Its
creation. But the * names of the men men
tioned an likely to constitute It have changed
this feeling , until the piem-iu Indication Is
that tlin British will not bo averse to extab-
llshlnc before euch a body the rights which
Lord Sallubuiy ututcd to be Incontestable.
Tlil.'i may not be done by direct appearance
before- the commission , but by the uubmlaalon
of the IlrltMl case in response to the uluhes
of. the commission , conveyed thiough Secre
tary Olney. By BUC'I procedure , the British
foreign ofllcu will b giving no recognition
to the jurUdlctlon of the commlbtlon , and yet
would Re-euro a hearing of Its rat" .
On tbo patt of Spain H la Known thai no.
objection will bo raised to Hi ) fullest examina
tion of the Spanish archives Mr , Olney has
nnt yet rtqneuted that inch Pit examination
bo allowc-d , but is aiuiurecl ( it n favorable reply
If the- request IH made.
In thin connection the rfportr from Europe
of an underiituiidlng between Great Britain ,
Spain and other countries fr. ' J Int action
agalmt the Monroe doct lac a o i.o1 warranted ,
at leant BO far as Spain lu concerned. The
Hpanluh urcMves are a treasury of Informa
tion , not only an to Venezuela , but aa to
all the South and Central Amerlcm countries ,
mot.'t of them having been Ppliilnh depend-
cTc'ea ' , AM a rebiilt of thlu , Hpuln U fre
quently a.iked to arbitrate boundary dU-
puteK brtwten ihoscsuntrlcH. . At the
| ire.-isnt time Spain hnn on hand ono of thcio
arbltrjtlont , Involving the bjundary of Ecua
dor.
