The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-18

Washington, Dec 1.-THE message of
President Cleveland to congress transmit
ting the correspondence between Secre-
tary Olney and Lord Salisbury, relative
to the Venezuelan boundary dispute, Gre
ated a real sensation in Washington to-
day. Although the nature of Secretary
Olney's vigorous communication and
Lord Salisburys answer had already been
accurately foretold, there was stiil great
popular craving to learn just how the
president would deal with Lord Sails
bury's refusal to submit the matter to ar
foftration, and the message was listened
ITO with intense interest in congress and
was read with avidity on the streets. No
where was there voice lifted in dissent
from the doctrine so firmly laid down by
the president but on the contrary there
was an outburst of patriotic feeling that
must have been highly gratifying to the
chief executive.
In the dignified United States senate, a
body that rarely exhibits emotion on any
occasion, there was witnessed the un-
paralleled spectacle of hand-clapping and
applause which was the spontaneous ex-
preston of the approval of almost every
senator, without regard to party. On the
streets the message was discussed and
old veterans of the late war talked ex-
ultantly of what they were prepared TO
again undertake at the call of their coun-
building the employees met and sang with
gusto the Star Spangled Banner and
MY Country, 'Tis of Thee" At the
white house messages poured in from ev-
cry quarter OF the country congratulating
the president upon his message. They
came from men of all parts and every
station, and they began to come in so
soon after the delivery of the document
in congress to afford a substantial trib-
ute to the enterprise of the associated
press in disseminating so quickly the inn
portant information throughout the
country. and to the great journals which
1t serves in issuing extra editions for
public benefit.
The matter, of course was of the great
est interest in diplomatic circles and the
general impression on a sober second
consideration of notes was that the mat
ter has not yet reached a stage where
war is imminent and that the hint of
Great Britafn's purpose to reopen nego-
tiations with Venezuela looking to a set
tlementof the dispute between themselves
perhaps may be regarded as the fndica-
tion of how the whole matter will end.
Minister Andrade of Venezuela secured
copy of the message early in the day
and cabled 1t by way of Cuba and Haytf
to his government. The time of transmits
sion is eight hours, and II is felt that ts
reception at Caracas will be the signal
lister Andrade's satisfaction was almost
beyond the nQwer of expression.
The message is superb" said he, with
much enthusiasm. ''It is even a surprise
10 me in its vigor. in the nobility OF the
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 cannot but
arouse the keenest appreciation on the
part of the government and the people
for this powerful expression of friendsh.D
from a strong country in behalf of a
comparatively weak one"
At the British embassy Sir Julian
Pauncefote and his extensive official
corps shared in tn e general interest in
the question. 1t was stated that the for
eign office made public at noon to-day the
Salisbury answer simultaneously with its
publication here. But as the presidents
message Is to congress and has not gone
through diplomatic channels II was not a
part of the matter given to the British
public by the foreign ONCE to-day. This
presents the anomaly Of each country in
teresting itself with the phase OF the
question most acceptable to itself, Lon
don laying especial stress on the Sails
bury letter and the United States natu-
rally being concerned mainly with the
presidents message.
The presidents message to congress Is
as follows:
To Congress: In my annual message
addressed 10 congress on the Sd inst.
called attention TO the pending boundary
controversy between Great Britain and
the republic OF Venezuela. and recited the
substance of the representation made by
this government TO her Britannia mai
esty's government. suggesting reasons
why such disputes should be submitted
10 arbitration for settlement and Inquir-