The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
President Rep les insFrm Tones
to Lord Salisbury.
IN REGARD TO VENEZUELA
The United States Cannot Permit n
European Marion TO seize Terri
tory on This Continent.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-President
Cleveland sent a message to congress
today transmitting the correspondence
between Secretary Olney and Lord Sal
isbury relative to the Venezuelan boun-
Diary dispute which created a real SEN
sation in Washington. Although the
nature of Secretary Olney's vigorous
communication and Lord Salisbury
answer had been already accurately
foretold, there was still great popular
craving to learn just how the president
would deal with Lord Salisbury's re-
fusal to submit the matter to arbitra-
ton, and the message was listened to
with intense interest in congress and
was read with avidity on the streets.
Nowhere was there a voice lifted in dis
sent from the doctrine so firmly laid
down by the president. but on the con-
trary there was an outburst OF patriotic
feeling that must have been highly graf
flying to the chief executive
In the dignified United States senate,
body that rarely exhibits emotion on
any occasion there was witnessed the
unparalleled spectacle of handclapping
and applause which was the spontane-
GUS expression of approval of almost
every senator, without regard to party.
On the streets the message was dis
cussed and old veterans Of the late war
talked exultantly of what they were
prepared again to undertake at the call
of the president.
The pension employees gathered and
sang with gusto THE Star Spangled
Banner" and my Country, IT'S of
Thee"
At the White house, messages poured
in from every quarter Of the country,
congratulating the president upon his
message. They came from men OF all
parties and every station and they be-
gan to come in so soon after the deliv-
cry of the document to congress as to
afford a substantial tribute to the en-
terprise Of the Associated Press in dis
seminating so quickly the important
information throughout the country
and to the great journals which it serves
In Issuing extra editions for public
benefit.
The matter, Of course. was of greatest
interest in diplomatic circles and the
general impression on a sober second
consideration of the notes was that the
matter has not yet reached q stage
where war is imminent and that the
hint of Great Britain's purpose to re-
ing to settlement Of the dispute be-
tween themselves perhaps may be re-
garded as the indication of how the
whole matter will end
DELIGHTS VENEZUELA.
Minister Andrade of Venezuela Sc
cured a copy Of the message early in
the day and cabled it by way of Cuba
and Hayti to his government The time
of transmission is eight hours, and it is
felt that its reception at Caracas will
be the signal for an enthusiastic DEM
onstration. Minister Andrale's salts
faction was almost beyond the power of
expression.
1.-THE message is superb" said he.
with much enthusiasm. 1T is even a
surprise to me in its vigor, in the no.
bility of sentiments expressed and in
the mastery exposition Of the Monroe
doctrine. There can be no doubt or
misconstructiOn of it's meaning. In my
country ii can not but arouse the keen
est appreciation on the part Of the gov
eminent and the people for this power
full expression Of friendship from a
strong country in behalf of a compare
lively weak one"
AT THE BRITISH EMBASSY.
At the British embassy Sir Julian
Pauncefote and his extensive official
corps shared in the interest Of the
question. 1t was stated that the foreign
office made public at noon today the
Salisbury answer simultaneously with
its publication here. But as the presi-
dents message is to congress and has
not gone through diplomatic channels.
II was not part of the matter given
to the British public by the foreign
office today. This presents the anomaly
of each country interesting itself with
the phase Of the question most accept
able to itself London laying especial
stress on the Salisbury letter and the
United States naturally being concern
ed mainly with the presidents message.