The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-07
sALIsBURY,s REPLY TO oLNEY.
The Communication Reaches Am.
bnssador Pauncefote.

bnssadOr Pauncefote.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Lord salisburys
reply to Secretary Olney's dispatch, which
was referred to in the Presidents message,
called on the British government for a
definite answer to the question whether
II would or would not submit the terri
torial controversy between itself and Ven
ezuela in its entirety to impartial arbi-
tratlon was received by Ambassador
Pauncefote this evening. 1t Will be hand
ed to Secretary Olney tomorrow. AT the
same time that the formal reply was trans
mitted to the British ambassador here,
another copy according to diplomatic GUS
ton) was handed to Mr.. Bayard, our am
bassador in London, through whom last
July, Secretary Olney's original note was
presented to the British foreign Office
Sir Julian Pauncefote being then absent
in England on a vacation. This copy was
undoubtedly placed in Mr.. Bayard's pos
session some days before the Presidents S
message was presented to congress.
1t is inconceivable that in matter or
such Importance some inkling of its con-
tents should not have been communicated
by cable to Secretary Olney prior to the
framing of the Presidents message. Bear
ing in view this point, the passage in the
message in which the President says that
the United States will not be satisfied
if one of the powers concerned Is permit
ted to draw an arbitrary line through the
territory in debate and declare that IL will
submit to aFbitra ton only the portion ly-
ing on one side of it. VIII be regarded as
having much significance.
There is a promise in the Presidents
message that when the text OF the an
swer Of the British government, Eek
pected shortly" shall have been received.
further communication on the subject will
probably be made to congress.
OF course this cannot be done while the
President is absent duck shooting, and the
probabilities seem TO be that the document
will not see light until after the Christmas
holidays unless it should be made public
on the other side of the Atlantic.
n. G. Iglehart, commissioner of the
freight bureau, followed Col Turner He
also spoke at length of the discrimination
practiced by the railroads. "A fair propor-
ton" said he "of the trade of nine great
states comprising r. 10000 people ana
42l 600 square miles OF territory, nearly
one-fifth part of the United States, is prac-
tically a stranger to us, on account OF the
hoggish actions of the southern railroads.
This discrimination is two-edged-it shuts
Chicago out Of this great territory and
It prevents that stimulation of the south
ern markets which would undoubtedly
ensue If Chicago had access to them"
Mslcom Mcneil, secretary Of the Chi
cago Southern States Association, was
the next speaker and related the prog
ress made toward cotton exposition to
be held in Chicago under the auspices Of
the southern states He said he was in
receipt of letters from those in charge
of the preliminary work of the proposed
exposition at Chicago. This work was
now being carried on at Augusta. These
letters show the scheme to be well un-
der way and the prospects brilliant for
its fulhllment. He indorsed the idea OF
a grand trunk line from Chicago to
Charleston, and said the scheme was by
no means a visionary one.
Secretary John T. Plummer Of the
freight bureau followed in the same lines
as his predecessors and he was followed
by Secretary Stone of the board of trade,
who pledged the unreserved support of the
hoard Of trade to any proposition which
would advance the interests of the south,
which he believed were identical with
those of Chicago.
The following resolution was carried:
Resolved That il is the sense of the
Chicago Freight Bureau this evening that
they heartily indorse the proposed Cotton
States Exposition 10 be held I'm Chicago,
and that they win do al they can 70
make II a success.