Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-06
ARMED TOO HEAVILY.
A Slight ProvOcation Would Plunge
South America in War.
CHILLI AND ARGENTINE QUARREL.
The Queens Troops Called Out to Chase
Fourteen Venezuelans.
LIEUTENANT WYSE'S CANAL SCHEME

PANAMA, June 21.-The Argentines are
just now very anxious to control the eastern
portion of the Straits of Magellan, much to
the disgust of the Chileans. who declare
that the Argentine colonists have already
encroached upon Chilean territory. The
Argentines deny that such is the case, but
meanwhile Chilean diplomats have been at
work, and it is said have formed an alliance
with Brazil.
The South American republics have
never beerso we'll armed as they are to-day,
and it is the possession of this armament
which serves to keep alive the present un-
satisfactory state of affairs. There are many
seeds of discord among the Republicans,
and it looks as If the year would not close
without bloodshed.
A PASSING WAR CLOUD.
An event has just occurred in Demerara
which brings the Anglo-Venezuelan
boundary difficulty into special prominence.
It seems that Magistrate McTurk, whose
jurisdiction extends over the territory in
dispute, having been informed by some gold
miners that there was force of armed
Venezuelans in the Cuyuni district, sent
hurried dispatch from Kalacoon, his head
Georgetown, giving him the information.
Upon its receipt intense excitement pre-
vailed, which reached its climax when 40
men of Her Majesty's Second West India
Regiment, under a major and lieutenant,
were marched to the wharf, followed by 40
policemen under arms. Bags and barrels of
provisions from the Commissariat Depart
ment were sent with the troops, and when
the steamer employed in the gold mining in
dustry arrived, sne was Immediately put In
readiness to transport the soldiers and police
to Bertica Grove, the authorities being de-
termined to repel the alleged invasion of Her
Britannia Msjesty's territory by the Vene-
zuelans.
ONLY FOURTEEN INVADERS.
By this time, however, Mr.. McTurk had
learned the real facts of the case, which
were that IA Venezuelans under General
Besano, armed with rifles and revolvers,
had been dispatched by the Venezuelan
Government to ascertain the extent of
placer mining in the Cuyuni of
sore straits for want of food, and pro-
ceeded to Kalacoon, where they were
relieved by Mr.. McTurk, who, however,
seized their arms This information having |
been telegraphed to the Governor the troops |
and police were ordered back to barracks. |
The small invading army of IA, after reeu- |
perating on colonial hospitality, will go
back to Venezuela and tell their Govern |
ment how we'll prepared the British Guiana |
folks were to give them warm reception.
The richness of British Guiana in aurifer- |
GUS deposits is made more manifest every |
day. The precious metal no longer comes |
from the placers in ounces, but in pounds. |
One lucky placer miner named Jacobs has
IL al vuith do
of pure gold after seven weeks work in the
Protari district, and at Bartica Grove gold
is so abundant and the illicit traffic in it is
so brisk that the price has occasionally
fallen to 81 an ounce.
THE LATEST CANAL SCHEME.
Lieutenant wyse's canal scheme meets
with considerable favor here. Wyse was
the first canal protector with practicable
scheme and he it was who procured the
original concession with De Lesseps.
However, he disposed of his contract
to the French company. With the result |
of that transfer the world is very famil- |
iar Not only has $3.50, 600, 900 been ire
deemably sunk, but the prospects of the en-
tire enterprise have also been jeopardiZed. |
Hence those who know the facts of the case |
and who have studied the report of the |
Technical Commission are confident that
Lieutenant Wyse's scheme is practicable
and that the restoration of the old company
is possible.
President Nunez wishes it to be under
stood that, while the Colombian Government
would decline to renew or extend the con-
cession to the De Lesseps Company, no OBJ
stacles would be placed in the way of a new
and trustworthy company. In we'll in
formed circles it is said that the Govern
ment will meet Lieutenant Wyse half way,
and that arrangements will be made for the
transfer of the concession. The latest ru-
NOR is that Mr.. Wyse will come TO a satis-
factory understanding with the President,
and that Congress will ratify the Presidents
action.
MUST SETTLE WITH COLOMBIA.
NJ. Monchlcour has repeatedly said that
several syndicates had proposed to take
stock in any new company that might be
organized on the lines of the report Of the
Technical Commission, and 1t is reasonable
to suppose that these proposals still hold.
No definite information in regard to them
can, however, be expected until
Colombia shall have been settled
with. Otherwise il might be impossible
to secure q favorable contract. From a
company already organized Colombia might
insist on more favorable terms than could
reasonably De expected from promoters
whose ability to organize a company would
depend entirely on the terms that might be
offered. No take it or leave it" policy
will be adopted when Colombia understands
that the projected company is master OF the
situation.
The conditian of affairs in Paris proves
very opportnne for the notorious Sautereau,
with his chimerical lake system. He pro-
fesses to be able to construct canal in half
the time and at less than half the cost that
the Commissioners estimated, and no one is
surprised, therefore, when he says that two
out of every three shareholders are in favor
of his project
During the past few days he has flooded
the Isthmus with copies of kilograms in
which he claims that he has obtained the
support not only of the shareholders, but
also of the liquidator and the French Gov
ernment The prepostf lousness of this claim
is nalpable