Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-26
VENEZUELA FUSS.
The ST. James Gazette Opposed tic
Arbitration.
COST OF POST OFFICE SERVICE
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures
for the Year-A Rumor That Cleve-
land and Oiney Have Had
Disagreement.

OlSASE00LAShG'
W AsHINGToN, Oct. 23.-As it becomes
more and more evident that the Brit
ish government is disposed to make it
appear that the Uruan incident is par
allel to the Corinto affair, and may
therefore be treated in the same fash
ion, without leading to the Intervention
of the United States, officials here are
pointing out essential points OF differ
ence in the two incidents, and Mr.. Bay
ard will doubtless be instructed to en-
phasize these in the further representa-
ton on the subject to the British for
eign Office. In the first place, Great
Britain demanded and obtained an in
demnity from Nicaragua on the ground
that her national honor had been out
ragged by the summary expulsion of
her representative although the latter
was only a humble consular agent
The United States consen ted to stand
aloof on this occasion, on the theory that
a nation had right to redress an in
suit. But in the Uruan affair it can
not be maintained for an instant that
the British government has a right
to demand redress for the arrest Of its
officials unless it shall be first estab-
lished that they were within British
territory, and thus the whole issue is
raised as a preliminary. If these
British officers were in British ter
ritory, then Venezuela must apollo
giEe and make any further rea-
sonable reparation, but before she can
he rightfully expected to do this that
fact must be clearly shown, and moth
ing but IN a greem ent, amicable or en-
forced, upon the exact location of the
boundary line, can settle this point.
Therefore the attempt to shift the
issue, involving as it does a preiudg-
ment of the rights of Great Britain to
territory claimed by Venezuela, is not
likely to secure the countenance of
our state department.
The London st. James Gazette de-
elares itself to be opposed to arbitra-
ton in any form, saying: "Arbitra-
ton not only does not apply to the
present dispute, but it is the usual
thing, when there is recourse to this
kind of international tribune, for the
arbitrators to find against England
and the weight of evidence; and in the
few cases where the finding has been
in our favor, the other side declines
to paw" The Gazette then instances
the Alabama, Delago bay and Behring
sea dispute in support Of its contention
that International tribunals usually
find against England and the weight
of evidence.
COST OF POST OFFICE SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Kerr Craig,
third assistant postmastergeneral, in
his annual report for the past fiscal
year shows that postal revenues from
all sources were SIC, $685. 1913; the ex-
penditures being $50. 793, 172, an excess
over receipts of 50, 8O7, OLA, not taking
into account the outstanding liabilities
or the earnings of the subsidized Pa
cifc railroads, 81, 395, 732; the compar-
isons with the statistics of the year
ended June 80, 1894, show an increase
of receipts amounting to 81, 002, GAG, an
increase of expenditures of 81, 465, 1913.
The principal items of expenditure
were: Postmasters' salaries, &c.,
079, sos; clerks in post offices, SO, 414,-
125; free delivery service, u, 1884,
092; railroad mail transportation,
$40. 429, TAT; star route transportation,
S., 753, $40; mail messenger trans
portation, S1,l92 9S5; railway postal
car service, So 946 $50; railway postal
clerks, 81, 1O3 OPS; foreign mails, 81, ILL.,
ass. The principal items of revenue
were: Letter postage paid in money
{made up principally of balances due
from foreign postal administrations,
$l35, SIS; box rents, So, 500, 949; sales of
postage stamps, stamped envelopes,
newspaper wrappers and postal cards,
$73, ATT, 44O; money order business, $S12,-
OBS
SECRETARY ,OLNEY MAY RETIRE.
CHICAGO, Oct GA special dispatch
to the Inter Ocean from Washington
says: Owing probably to the fact that
Secretary Olney did not go to Atlanta
with the president and party but did
leave for Boston yesterday, a ru-
NOR was afloat last night that
Mr. Olney is contemplating re-
tirement from the cabinet. The al
legged excuse for this is supposed dis
agreement between himself and the
president in regard to the foreign
policy. especially with reference to
the Venezuelan matter, in which
the rumor says Mr.. Olney faEors a
more vigorous course than does the
president. The rumor, however, is en-
tirely uncOafrmed, and owing to the
absence Of MIR. Glney and President
Cleveland, as we'll as of AID the mem
bers of the cabinet, it is impossible to
obtain any definite information which
will confirm or 4iss9rowe it.
missionary Workers Meet.
DETROIT Mich Oct 9S The tvUaD ~.