The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-06
He Evidently Does Not Expect N Crisis
in the venexueIan Dispute Soon,
for He VIII BE Gone a Week
SENATORS LISTEN TO CALL
SPEECH IN BEHALF OF THE sTprG-
CLING PATRIOTS OF CUBA.
Caucuses on REORGANIZATION Held By
Both Republicans and Democratic
Committee on Committees.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--President cleve-
land evidently does not expect a crisis in
the British-Venezuelan dispute TO come very
soon. for he has gone cunning for ducts.
brant and geese. He left Washington to-
night on the lighthouse tender Maple 10 re-
cuperate from the strain he has been under
in the preparation OF his message 10 Con-
gress. The President viii make a trip
through the North Carolina sounds With
him we're Or. OReilly, Commander George
+. L. Wilde. naval secretary OF the light
house board, and Commander benjamin.
p. Lamberton. In charge of the lighthouse
district comprising the sounds. The liftie
vessel was well provisioned and II is like
ly that IL the weather is fair the President
will not return TO Washington before the
18th or 18th OF the month. The Maple was
headed for the mouth of Chesapeake bay
just about dusk and the trip began with
a cloudy northwest and rather raw and
biting wind that Is commonly regarded as
the best possible weather for water fowl
in this section. Unless IL is deemed well
to lie up in the lower Potomac over night
on the chance Of picking up some ducks
there the Maple should arrive at Norfolk
tomorrow forenoon. There she Will enter
the Chesapeake and Albemarie canal and
pass through 60 the upper END Of the
system of sounds which extend from Nir-
ginia clear down 10 Wilmington. - 9.
Reports received by the President fnoi-
cate that ducks and geese have appeared
I'm these favored waters. I'm large numbers
on their fight southwark before the winter
gales and 1T is hoped that the trip will
be even more successful than that under
taken last spring in the same waters.
when most OF the fowl had already started
northward. All OF the Presidents conpsn~
ions have made this trip before In his
company and are consequently well sc-
quainted with the best shooting grounds
1t is expected that the cruise will ex-
tend as far south as Washington. y. C..
though most Of the time the party will
be further up tho sounds not far from
Roanoke island.
The President probably has left full in
structions with Secretary Olney regarding
the Venezuelan matter. The British enl-
bassy expects the arrival soon Of the steam
ship Britannia bringing the official mail
from the Foreign Once which, in this case.
contains the important answer OF Lord Ssl-
isbury to Secretary olnsy's letter request
ing a final and definite statement OF Great
BritaIn's purposes concerning Venezuela
Donaldson, the special messenger OF the
embassy, has gone 10 New York TO re-
ceive the mail direct from the Britannia
He makes a fortnightly trip for this pur-
pose. carrying the bags of official mail to
and from Washington and dealing directly
with the stewards of the steamships Tbs
steamships flying the British flag are the
special custodians Of this class OF mail
and I'm turn transfer 1t directly to the
representative of the ambassador. 1t 10
probable that the delivery OF the answer
will be made to Secretary Olney to-mor-
row. In diplomatic circles no doubt is en-
| tertained that the British answer follows
the lines laid down in the first statement
| I'm 1874 as 10 the British policy. In sub
/ stance this Is that arbitration viii be
| cheerfully accepted for the territory out
! side OF the Schomburg line, but within that
| line no arbitration will be acceptable. as
! II is considered British soil.
There is an unconfirrned rumor here 10
| the effect that the President has been
| Informed that Lord Salisbury's reply TO
| Secretary Olney's note asking that the
Venezuelan question be arbitrated Is Ia
yorable.