San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-20
VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
ANTI-BRITIsH FRANCE WILL COUN-
Sell WAR.
Canada Will Repel American Inva-
sIon-Venezuelan Commission
Bill Will Pass the Senate.

PARIS, Dec. 20.-Mr. Henry Wig
maud, secretary of the United
States Embassy here, in an inter-
view on the British United States
Venezuela question, says: "The
United States can not permit any
nation to forcibly annex any
American'territory. Our only fear is
that President Cleveland will be
overwhelmed by others. Great
Britain has everything to lose in
case of war and will recede. War
means that Canada will enter the
federation of the States and British
trade will be destroyed in a month
after hostilities open. A few shells
thrown into an open port will cost
Britain dearly. 1t would ruin her
colonial empire. France will take
advantage of it to settle the ques-
ton of Egypt and Siam and Rus
STA will advance her interests in
the direction of India. The United
States cannot yield point"
Sir Charles Dixie approves OF
Salisbury's position, and considers
arbitration impossible. He says,
however, an outbreak of hostility
would be deplorable, and that
while the conquest Of Canada by
the United States would be pos
sible, it would be at sacrifice,
similar to the war of secession.
M. Francois de EOucle, anti
English member Of the chamber,
says the United States have the
law on their side.
OTTowA, Canada, Dec. 20.-Gov-
eminent officials claim that in the
event of war Canada could put
100000 men, fully equipped, into
the field in "a hours and hold any
force the United States could bring
against Canada for couple OF
months. The situation is viewed
with the greatest gravity.
In case of war, General Mont
gomery More, com mander Of the
Imperial forces at Halifax, would
take charge of the defense of this
country as senior officer.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-Rus-
sian newspapers express the be-
lief that the Venezuela question
will have a pacific issue and sug.
gest the mediation OF certain
European powers for settlement
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - The
house bill, to appropriate 100000
for expenses for Venezuelan com.
mission, as amended in the foreign
relations committee, will probably
pass today. One amendment is
that the commission shall ascertain
the facts and not determine the
boundary line, as the bill now pro-
vides.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Today's
cables from Europe were far from
reassuring. In London there was
a wild collapse in American securi'
ties. Selling orders were appar-
emily rushed in not only from
England but from the continent,
London quotations for American
shares went 80 to 40 per cent be-
low yesterdays New York closing
before today's local market opened
On the New York Stock exchange
business opened at not far from a
panic. An enormous mass OF
foreign selling orders broke prices
in all the most active stocks from
3 to points. Securities largely
held abroad were very heavy
sufferers. New York Central,
Louisville and Nashville, st,
Paul, and Denver and Rio
Grande fell with extreme violence.
The New Jersey Central, almost
entirely owned in the United
States, and the Rock Island, not
traded in abroad, broke from 8 to
6 points. Call loans were made at
from to z per cent; no time loans
made.