Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
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London, Dec 2s.-(copyrighted. 1895,
by the Associated Pressl-The sullen
weather, sleet and dampness which has
been "A feature OF Christmas week.
seems to have cast a gloom over politics
In general, although the Venezuelan
question. chiefly from Its financial and
commercial standing. keeps Itself fore
most In the public mind, It takes some
time to convince the average Britlsher
of anything and there has been no ex-
ception In the case In impressing upon
the minds of those In authority here
that the United States il thoroughly
convinced of the Justice OF the Monroe
doctrine as whole although there
may be differences OF opinion as to Its
applicability to the boundary dispute
between Venezuela and Great Britain.
In consequence the tone Of the press
and the general public Is now striking
ly concillatory and everything possible
Is being done to avoid friction which
mlvht result n further unpleasantness
Although the attitude OF the people In
autnUrlty and those not IN authority
here Is peaceful the possibilities which
the future may bring forth are not
by any means overlooked
This Is shown by the stress laid by
the st. james Gazette this afternoon
uuon the latest advlces from British
Guiana and the commercial military
outlook In that colony. The St. james
Gazette has from the first and up to
the present had the good fortune to
be distinctly apt In announcing the de-
velopments from this side Of the water
In the Venezuelan question and there
fore there IL shrewd suspicion that
Il has been more or less directly In
spired by the secretary Of state for the
colonies Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Com
sequently more than ordinary interest
Is manifested In an article when II
published today giving prominence to
the news lust received from British
Guiana. and In which 1t Ia announced
that at n meeting OF influential resi-
dents OF British Guiana 70 Nutv held
at Georgetown, capital of that colony.
provisional board Of directors was
chosen, which Is known as the British
Guiana Charter company, organized
for the nurpose Of developing the inter-
ests of British Guiana.
The report cabled over here that the
United States commission which will In
quire Into the boundary question Is
expected TO include ex-Mlnister Edward
! j, PHELPS, eN-Minister Robert Lincoln
and Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller
have given much satisfaction,
All the gentlemen spoken of as like
| ly to DO members of the commission are
! referred TO here as having been entitled
TO the greatest respect and furnishing
| the assurance that they VIII deal with
the matter In spirit OF the utmost
impartialty. The general feeling in
this connection is expressed In the ut
terance of London newspaper which
says:
1--WE might as soon expect to see
Lord Russell or Mr James Brice lend
| hlmself to lingo intrigue as 10 see men
like Justice Fuller, Mr.. Phelns or Mr.
Lincoln on the commission with any in
tention but that of getting at the facts
! 1t cannot be said however. that any
favor Is to be shown Great Britain
and II u pointed out that In no way
| is Mr.. Phelps Anglo-symnpthetlc
The message ot the Prince Of Wales
and the duke TO the people of the Unit
ed states through the New York
World, which asked for an expression
Of opinion on the Venezuelan dispute
has caused a sensation here. as the ac-
tion OF the prince was entirely unpre-
cedented, But the tenor and the Lam
guage of the message has met with
nothing but npnrovnl According to
one account, before sending the mes
sage. the Prince Of Wales entered into
communicate with the queen and tho
Marquis OF Salisbury. Her majesty
who has followed every development
OF the incident Is sild to have assent
cd readily, The MARQUIS OF Salisbury
II appears, was less Welding. but dis
covering that the action commented
itself to the royal family. whose dig
nifty was most concerned. he abandoned
his scruplcs and approved not only OF
the princes action, but the precise
terms OF the message.
Although the general opinion Is eN-
| t,I,
from the United States that the tarifi
revision bill IL not likely to PASS the
senate, the measure has caused quite a
fluiter In commercial circles.
The war scare had the effect OF arous-
ing interest In the American and Ca
madam military forces and elaborate
and more or less accurate comparisons
between them have been made.
The Morning Post nrints snecial
article on naval questions In the United
States, during which Il points out the
alleged disloynity and omen dishonesty
OF officials In the American dock Yards
and In the construction OF warships.''
and declares that the naval depart.
ment Is ''hot bed OF iohbery"
The little Ashanti ''pIcnic" has gIvcn
place TO the graver complications
threatened In the west and from lat
es, sd"ices II appears that the British
expedition has gone well and smooth
ly. The main body OF the British forces
leaves Cape Gold coast today and q
body has already reached the River
Prah. The Ashantec fever has not
made itself materially felt yet. Only
few soldiers, chiefly West Indians.
have been affected and only one died
from the effects.
King prempheh has sent several TEN.
porizing messages to the British auth
critics, but no notice has been taken OF
them, and II Ia generally believed he
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