The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23
FACTS ABOUT VENEZUELA.

Her Area, Her Population, Her Fighting
Strength and Her Resources.
st. Louis Republic.
The st. Louis Spanish club is naturally
taking great deal of interest In the
Venezuelan controversy, and has collected
much information on the subject. A num-
her of interesting facts about Venezuela
and the disputed boundary were furnished
yesterday by George L. Parker, secretary
of the club.
Venezuela, in brief, is in area $4,000
square miles population, 2.4Q0 0vU popula-
tiCn OF the capital, Caracas, 'o,VoV. popula-
ton of Valencia, 10000 Maracaiho. $1,000;
Barqusimeto, 81, 600; Cuidad Bolivar, $1,000;
army in time of peace, 1900, army in time
OF war $4,000. the imports to the United
States from Venezuela in 1894 were valued
at $500. Great Britain's sales to \eie-
zuela amount to $o1D.oJO yearly Venezuela
buys from England to the amount of $1,000
utc each year. The yearly imports OF
Venezuela are about Slb,V0.OOU, Inc prin-
en- al experts axe: Coffee, nearly sl5,49y.0v;
cocoa, $4,000; hides and skins, Si9O,Oiv;
feathers, $4,000; rubber, $4,000,
In 1874 the United States sold goods to
Venezuela to the amount of Al50,VJ1 Dur,
ing the same year this country bought
from Ncne@uela $4,000 worth ot cocoa, $5s-
UU0 worth of rubber. $4,000 worth Of box
wood, and coffee 10 the amount of s. $780,
0o0. In addition, $b7, 900 in copper and cop
per ore, $1,000 in feathers aud sis2 100 in
United States from Venezuela in 1887
The controversy over the Venezuelan
bouEI larry line arose in 1881, soon after the
signing of the treaty between spain and
the Dutch This treaty provided that the
Ornooo colonies should become the prop
erty of the Spanish, while the. Esequino
- that time the section row In dispute
Was wild and UNEMPLOYED, and was with
out Inhabitants. Soon aftei the dlsl uIed
territory began 10 be recognized as vaiu-
able land the British government. winch
had conquered the Dutch and taken their
possessions. took the position that her
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quibo river itself, hut that England's do
main extended over all the land drained
The boundary line known as the ''schom-
burg line" was run by Sir Robert Schom.
burg In 1871 From the map reproduced
herewith It will be seen that the territory
| included by this line extends far hey ond
the water sncd of the Esequipo river. No
authority for the .Schomburgk line has
| clject in running this boundary was to
| obtain territory at the mouth OF the Grin
oco river. where she could establish
settlement. Nenezuela fought against tnese
| eECroachments upon her territory, aud in
| itil Lord Aberdeen, prime minister. of
| Great Britain, proposed compromise line.
| However, the question was not settled. and
| IL 1881 Lord Granville proposed sin an
other boundary bat his rew boundary in
eGed 9 py ,hnn da ths
| line of 1881 Great Britain laid claim to Il
valuable stretch of country along the At
| lantic coast.
After the opening of the Barima and
| Yuruon gold mines England extended her
| territory to the west 81 as to incluce toe
| valuable mines. British West Indian min
ers rushed out to the gold fields and took
! posseSsion of everything in sight. 1T is
| said by engineers who have visited these
gold mines that they are equal to any in
The world and vast deN elopments. such as
have recently occurred in South Africa,
are expected. The tropical climate Is the
| mines
Venezuela has borrowed slo,OOO,OOO from