The herald., 1896-08-18
Regarding Arbitration of the
Venezuelan Question
PAPERS TO BE MADE PUBLIC
As Promptly as May Be Without Public
Prejudice
B-itishers Are Alr.ady Preparing for De.
cision Favorable to Venezuela-EngIands
Other Foreign Relations
Associated Press special Wire.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Bradford OBJ
server today says it understands that,
with the sanction of Marquis of Sails
bury, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador at Washington, who is
now in this city, explained to Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt, the opposition
leader in the house of commons, the full
situation of affairs regarding the pro-
posed arbitration, prior to Mr.. Balfour's
remarks, on the subject in the house of
commons on Friday, and that it was due
to this that the Liberal leader expressed
his satisfaction in strong terms. He said
that he thought the house would regard
Mr.. Balfours statement as eminently
satisfactory, adding that, considering
the anxiety felt upon the subject
throughout the country and since the
negotiations has assumed shape which
led to the belief that the papers on the
subject would be communicated to the
house at an early date, he hoped they
would be communicated to the public
as soon as possible.
To this Mr.. Balfiour replied: "Yes it
is the desire of the government to COM
municate the papers as soon as this can
be done without prejudice to public in
terest."
The Bradford Observer states that it
has been arranged that in the matter of
the settled districts the question is to be
solved in the following matter: If they
are held to belong to Venezuela the
British settlers are to be entitled to
withdraw and will be compensated for
whatever losses they may sustain by
such Withdrawals.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE statement of
the Sunday Sun of London, to the effect
that President Kruger, of the Trans
vaal republic, has concluded treaty
with foreign power in contravention of
the Anglo -Boer convention of 1884, which
places Great Britain in control of the
foreign relations of the Transvaal and
that Great Britain had demanded an
explanation from the Boer government
was today officially denied. The state
ment was semi-officially denied by Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, in a dispatch to the As
sociated Press correspondent, yester-
day.
1t is officially announced that the Right
Hon. Sir John Monson, British ambassa-
dor at Vienna, has been appointed Brit
ish ambassador at Paris, in succession
to the marquis of Dufferin, whose term
of service expires.
Sir Rumbold Bart, minister at The
Hague and formerly attache of the Brit
ism ministry at Washington, succeeds
Sir John Monson as British ambassador
at Vienna. Sir John Monson is brother
of Viscount Oxenbridge, and was born
in 1884.
THE IRISH QUESTION
NEW YORK, Aug. ia dispatch to
the World says that the Canadian dele
gates to the Irish Pacific conference to
be held in Dublin. have decided that Hon.
Edward Blake should be chosen as the
leader and consolidator of the different
Irish factions now represented in the
parliament at Westminster.
A leading Irish Canadian says the
feeling at home is bitter between the Nc
Carthyites and Parnellites and other sec
tions of the home rule party. On this
account leader should be chosen out
side the ranks of Irishmen proper. Hon.
Mr.. Costigan, Archbishop Walsh and
other notables, are said to favor Mr..
Blake as lea Ter for the Irish Parliamen-
tary party.