The sun., 1895-02-07

President Cleveland's Decision OF the Brasil.
Argentine boundary Dispute.

President Gle d's Decision OF the Brasil
Argentine boundary Dispute.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The President to-day
decided the boundary dispute between Brazil
and the Argentine Republic in favor of Brazil.
The decision was presented to the special en-
voys Of Brazil. Baron Rio Branco and Gen.
Cerquiera, and the Argentine Minister. DIR. Ze-
ballos. who assembled, with their STATS, at the
State Department this afternoon, by Secretary
Gresham. The voluminous documents in the
controversy were delivered to the President on
Feb. 8, 1894, and he had year for their con-
sideration, in which he was assisted by As
sistant Secretari 8 Of State Uhl and Rockhill.
The decree Of award. which is made under the
arbitration treaty concluded on Sept. z. 1889.
between the Argentine Republic and Brazil,
after quoting the treaty. says:
THE question submitted to me for decision
is, which Of two certain systems of rivers con-
stitutes the boundary Of Brazil and the Argen-
tine Republic in that part Of their adjoining
territory which lies between the Uruguay and
Yguazu rivers. Each Of the designated boun.
Diary systems Is composed of two rivers. having
their sources near together and flowing In op-
posite directions, one Into the Uruguay and the
THE two rivers designated by Brazil as con-
be denominated the westerly system) are a trib-
Yguazu which were marked, recognized, and
declared as boundary rivers in 1859 and 1890
treaty OF Jan l3, 1880, between Spain and
Portugal, to locate the boundary between the
Spanish and Portuguese possessions In South
America. The affluent Of the Uruguay is desig-
mated In the report Of those Commissioners as
the Pepiri River sometimes spelled Pepiry). In
certain later documents put In evidence 1t Is
called the Pepri-Guazu. The opposite river
flowing into the Yguazu was named the San
Antonio by the said Commissioners. and it re-
tains that name.
The two rivers claimed by the Argentine Re-
public forming the boundary (which may be
denominated the easterly systeml lie more to
the east and are by that republic called tho
pequirt-Guazu blowing into the Uruguay, and
the San Antonio-Guazu tfowing into the
Iguazu). or these two rivers last aforesaid, the
first is by Brazil called the Chapeco, and the
second the Jangada.
Now, therefore, be it known. that i. Grover
Cleveland, President OF the United states Of
tor have been conferred in the premises having
duly examined and considered the arguments,
documents. and evidence TO me submitted by the
said treaty, do hereby make the following de-
That the boundary line between tho Argen-
hs IN hat part ubmtted 70 me- FOR and
decision. Is constituted and shall be established
by and upon the rivers Pepiri (also called Pepir-
Guazu) and San Antonio, to;wit; the rivers
which Brazil has designated In the argument
and documents submitted to me as constituting
the boundary and hereinbefore denominated the
westerly system"
boundary, with great precision In order that 1t
may be Identified without difficulty, and closes
the interesting document by affixing the seal OF
the United States.
1t is understood that this Is one of a great num-
ber of boundary disputes in which Brazil has
long been involved and that q definite dividing
line s yet to be fixed between Brazilian territory
Venezuela.