The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-31
Venezuela Sends Guns to For
tify a Seaport Town,
AND NeGOTiATES FOR SUPPLIES
Tory Smalley Warns England that
Republicans support Cleveland.
James Brice and the ID axe of Somerset
Want Salisbury To stand Firm
Judge Brewer Member of the
Venezuelan Commission.

Boston. Dec 81. officials OF the Charles
town navy ward today received a dispatch
from VI Washington City, ordering the com
mandant 70 place the monitor Passalc ia
condition Tor immediate service.
New York. Dee. 3l.-A special 10 the
@orid from Caracas. Venezuela. says:
The Venezuelan government is negot.at-
ing IN the United States Tor war supplies.
-Four heavy guns have been sent from
Caracas 10 fortity the harbor al Mara
c2ibo.
The special commission appointed 10 ar
range an alliance of South and Central
American republics against England are
ready 10 depart. Gen Bichino viii so to
the Argentine Republic.
\ rumor comes from Colombia that the
Spanish minister 70 Bosota has been es-
corted out of the country by a troop or
soldiers. because he made protest
against the government giving to the
British minister his passports.
London, Dec. 3l.-The New York corre-
spondent OF the Times argues that the
fact that Senator Sherman allies himself
with the president on the Venezuelan
question augurs i'll for the cessation of
the controversy. Mr.. sherman sides with
President Cleveland against all the great
lawyers and all the best authorities on
this question. both American and Euro
pean. and against Monroe himself saws
the correspondent. lie thinks Senator
sheTman's attitude indicates that the Re
publcans are not entirely separated from
President Cleveland. lie sees danger IN
senator Sherman's assumption that the
4uieter state OF affairs grows out of the
belief among the people OF the United
States that Lord Salisbury is ready 20
aCquiesce in arbitration.
The Chronicle this morning publishes an
interview with Prof James Brice. who
has just returned 10 England from South
Africa. and who had only just heard cE
the Venezuela war scare. He expressed
himself as being greatly astonished at the
news Il cannot believe" he said, that
he American people have seriously con-
emplated war over a matter in which
hey have so remote an interest. They
] re rightly Jealous Of their honor. but
4 heir honor is not involved in this matter.
mi the Monroe doctrine is inapplica BILE
il. The real ruler in America is not
4 ongress nor the president. but public
opinion. / do not believe public opinion
would allow war except for a cause which
he conscience of the American people
ould approve as "A righteous cause.
The Chronicle, in the course Of a compli-
mentary editorial. sends a New Years
greeting 10 America and TO President
Cleveland.
\ Melbourne dispatch 10 the Times says:
banquet was held at Adelaide to cele-
speeches were made. James Henry Young.
ne minister OF works for New South
Wales. who is American born. ridiculed
he idea of war Mark Twain was also
\ resent. and echoed the statement that
4 he talk of war between blood relations
Was absurd.
4 The Duke Of Somerset writes to the
Post this morning. protesting against
ord Salisbury doing anything To assist
he Venezuelan commission. which the
uke SAYS ought 10 be ignored. If En-
Il land yields in the slightest 20 America"
81 70 saws. lit will be as ruinous TO our pres
III ge as when Mr.. Gladstone allowed our
81 az 10 he trodden by the Beers"
II The newspapers this morning are largely
n .cupied with reviews of the years
Z .ents bat Justice Brewers appointment
I the Venezuelan commission is approved
u y the press. The comments upon Nene-
u iela follow much the same lines as for
ri sVeral days past