The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
It WILL Be ARD|TRATED.
NEWS OF THE SETTLEMENT OF
THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE
COMES AT LAST.
IN ARBITRATION TREATY ARRANGED
Cabled to London Tuesday Night and
Acceptcd-Treaty Covers the, Vene-
zuelan Question Only-Commis
sion Has Stopped Work.

Washington, Nov 10.-The king OF
Sweden and Norway, Oscar III, has beer
chosen by treaty between the United
States and Great Britain as the fifth
or final arbitrator of the Venezuelan
boundary question. The other arbitra
tors, four in number, are to be dcsgna
ted, two by the lord chief justice of Eng
land and two by the chief justice of the
United States. This is the final and
most important feature of the treaty
for the complete adjustment of the pend
was concluded in Washington last night
at the British embassy, Sir Julian
Pauncefote representing her Britannia
majesty and Secretary Olncy the United
States. Since the return of Sir Julian
Paunccfote from Europe some weeks ago
negotiations towards Il final settlement
have been proceeding. Most of the meet
ter that they were held either at Mr.
Olney's residence or at the British EN-
bassy, the two houses being but two
blocks separated. 1t happened that the
concluding meeting was ut the embassy
yesterday and special interest was given
to it from the fact that Lord Salisbury,
the British premier, was to make Il speech
ut Guild hall. London, in the evening.
1t is the annual event at which the pre-
micr usually takes occasion to review
the status of the most important internal
tional questions. For this reason it was
desired if possible to acquaint Lord Sal
icI Of nd e., ntnp ,J
justment of the Venezuelan question in
order that he might make such announce
mcnt as he thought fit concerning it.
When Mr.. Olncy and Sir Julian had
reached their final conclusions, Il ca
blegram was ut once dispatched to
Lord Salisbury, notifying him of the re-
suit. 1t reached him within one hour
of the time when he went on the plat
form at the Guild hall and was the basis
for his announcement to England and
to the entire world that the Venezuelan
controversy was settled. 1t was gen
eral announcement without detail and
without any reference to the personnel
of the court of arbitration.
Thus Washington and London partici-
pated in this eventful scene by which
the two leading English-speaking nations
reached an amcable means of adjusting
the most troublesome international ques-
ton of recent years. Although Lord
Salisbury's statement was without de-
tails. it is possible to give all the essen
tial features of the treaty concluded last
night. The main point, as already
stated, is that King Oscar III. whose full
title is king of Sweden and Norway, the
Cloths and Nandals," is the fifth or de-
to make this choice rather than to leave
it to the selection of the other four arbi-
traitors. The latter are assured of being
men of judicial attainments, as their
choice is left entirely to the judiciary of
the respective countries.
The other essential features of the
treaty is that fifty years actual posses
sion is to constitute title. With this
limitation as to the settled districts, the
entire sweep of Venezuelan boundary is
placed in the hands of tn court of arbi-
tratiOn. The treaty covers only Ven
czuea and the question of general arbi-
Great Britain is left to future negota-
tons. AS Il king seldom leaves his
except on state visits to other
sovereigns. it is not expected that King
Oscar III will 20 outside of Sweden and
the court is likely to sit at Stockholm,
the capital of Sweden. where King Os-
cars palace and the halls of the Swedish
riksdag are located.
The choice of King Oscar appears to
have been II most fortunate one. as he
is universally regarded as a man of great
attainments, of judicial temperament and
of eminent tirmness. Among the mon
popular, as he goes freely among the
people and is thoroughly democratic in
his ways. The feeling entertained for
him is shown by the fact that the Scan
dinavian residents of the United States
are raising Il large sum with which to
buy him present on the celebration of
his siXty-ffth birthday. He is known
us "The Giant King" as he stands six
feet three inches in height, towering
above most men, and Il central figure in
all assemblages. He comes from noble
stock. being the grandson of the French
Barnadette, who is considered
save Napoleon himself, undoubtedly the
character upheaved by the
French revolution. When. in 1870 the
last of the vassal line of kings was child
less ON the throne of Sweden. the riks-
lag turned their attention to Napoleon's
who were then VIGOROUSLY
sweeping over all Europe. In August
1910, the riksdag unanimously elected
Bernadette as crown prince of Sweden
md on the death of the reigning king,
Bernadette succeeded to the throne.
The present king was reared as a
sailor and rs he had two elder brothers,
i was not expected that he would reach
The throne. He became commander of
The Swedish navy and on the death of
MS two elder brothers became crown
prince and thereafter king.
Gen. Thomas, United States minister
20 Sweden, gives interesting accounts of