The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-18
600 Men.

Washington City. Dec. 1.-THE message
OF President Cleveland TO congress trans
nYitting the correspondence between Sec
retaTy Olney and Lord Salisbury relative
10 the Venezuelan boundary dispute Gre
ated A real sensation in Washington City
today Although the nature of Secretary
Olney's vigorous communication and Of
Lord Salisbury's answers had been al
ready accurately fOretold in the Associ-
ated Press dispatches from Washington
city ana London, there was still great
popular craving 10 learn just how the
president would deal with Lord Sails
bury's refusal to submit fhe matter to ar
bin alton. and the message was listened to
with intense interest in congress, and was
read with avidlty on the streets.
Nowhere was there a voice lifted in
dissent from the doctrine so firmly laid
down by the president. but on the con-
trary there was an outburst OF patriotic
feeling that must have been highly graft
flying TO the chief executive. In the dig
nifed United States senate. a body that
rarely exhibits emotion on any occasion,
there was Witnessed the unparalleled spec
tacle OF haud-clarping and applause which
was the spontaneous expression Of the
approval OF almost every senator. without
regard TO party.
on the streets the message was dis
cussed and old veterans Of the late war
pared again TO undertake at the call Of
their country.
In the great hall Of the pension building
the employees gathered and sang with gGsto
The Star-Spangled Banner" and My
Country. It's or Thee"
A. the White House messages poured in
from every quarter Of the country. con-
graduating the president upon his mes
saga. They came from men Of ali par
ties and every station. and they began to
come in 50 soon after the delivery of the
document TO congress as 10 afford
q substsntlal tribute to the en-
terprise OF the Associated Press
portant information through the country.
and TO the great journals which IL serves
in issuing extra editions for the public
benefit
The matter. Of course. was OF the great
est interest in diplomatic circles and the
general Impression on sober second
consideration Of the notes was that the
matter has not yet reached A stage whore
war IS imminent. ana that the hint Of
Great Rritain's purpose % reopen neg0-
tfatious with Venezuela looking 20 settle
roant OF the dispute between themselves
perhaps may be regarded as an indication
or how the whole matter viii end
Minister Andrade, of Venezuela, secured
ccpv OF the message early In the day, and
rsbIaa Il hv way Of Cuba and Haitl 70 his
.,ove~uruent The time Of transmission Is
cirht hours. and IL is felt that is reception
NJ Caracas will he the signal for an enthu-
siastic demonstration. Minister Andrade's
satisfaction vas almost beyond the power
30 sxnrosSlon. THE message g superb" ="
said ne. WIKI much enthusiasm. 1t IS even
q sunrise 20 ue iu its vgoT. in the nobility
OF the sentiments expressed. and IN ,he
rfasterIv exposition of the Monroe doc
trine There can he no doubt or miscon-
s.rflct.oa 81 rs meaning. In my country It
,.rro+ hf. arouse the keeuest appreciation
on the par. 0f she government and he peo-
pIe FOR thls powerful expression OF friend
SHIN from a strong country IN behalf ~
..-,r-r,a Es-afv weak one" Mr.. Audrade
ms asked what the next step Of NenextleIa
would be There is nothing further for
,ls 70 do We have announced our policy
and in that we have ne cooperation aud
e.,,ror, of the United States. We are llt-
49, more than spectators nov" rs The
rf,- NJ 4 commission 20 investigate the
~,,cs.tar, ard tx The -a foasible7" the min
ts.e~ ves asked Perfectly so.' he re-
rfra The evidence can readily ne furn-
ishe-4 50 far as Venezuela IS concerned. L
-,-;'t 10 "a lah,riaus work as the documents
ana mans aea very vo'uwf-ous ana fron
many Sources. trcla50g th0S" II HOLLAND.
SnaHa and osher countries. as Wei rs taoss
cg NFrezEe.a-
AttAe British embassy St- Julian p7rl7-e-
cote ard ats extensive official corps shared
-- ne general Interest tn Tie question r.
MS stated tfat tee foreign office made
-9hI,. a. rsou today the Salisbury answer.
sfv1tiltaueous N1;h its pu5lratta1 1are.
.y.t as the pre>3 dents message Is ~ .e~-
er.ss aaa has no. gone through -he 93p'o-
-ra.fe channels. & was nos part - re
matter given TO the british grhtt- ~ tAa
forefru cE.ce fo1av. TGls presents tha
a~a-nalv uf each country Interesting Itself
yvf.h me o17se % the question rrost a~-e9-
-aA'e 20 itself. Lo-d0a laying especial stress
-. tNe SaNs-~3~v letter ana tos T-rste4
States naturally being concerned mainly
-yf.N -Ae presidents message. NJ P4x-
I-,~stsas. of che embassy staf. vent % tAa
~aoItol aaring t5e day .o witness .Ha read
Ing ~ tE'e documents. hst vas -0. 7-ess~.
su-f-E t1s demonstration ir ne senate
pevo-8 the Salisbury ls.-Crs the embassy
Nss roce've3 so commune atoms On 10
VcrsrutG8u sHh5f-.. So -1a. t~n case res-s
o-, .re s7ar3er~e Submitted toEav.
Every prominent American paper 81 far
Nea-4 frr-n & a0rores the message ana aa-
cla~es th3t the president has done precise
lv the rgas thing