The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-27
HARRISON AT LIBERTY
BRITISH GUIANA'S SURVEYOR RE-
LEASED BY vENEZUELANS.
Latest Boundary Incident Settled
Through the Friendly Intcrven-
tion of the United States.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The latest COM
plication in the Venezuelan question has
been promptly settled through the friend
ly Intervention of the United States. Mr.
Andrade. the Venezuelan minister, called at
the State Department to-day and handed
to Mr.. Olney a copy of telegram he had
just received from Mr.. Rojas, the Ven
ezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, stating
that Mr.. Harrison, the crown surveyor Of
British Guiana, who. with his party, had
been placed under arrest by Venezuelan
officials. had been promptly released. The
telegram to Minister Andrade follows:
'It was yesterday when the national COM
missary or Cuyuni telegraphed that Harri-
son and nineteen more crossed on the left
bank of the Cuyuni TO open road. The
subcommissary of Acarabesci protested in
writing. Harrison insisted, and the SUBJ
commissary took him to the post of Eldo-
rado. AS soon as the government was in
formed thereof il ordered the release Of
Harrison and asked Details
1t was undoubtedly true that the prompt
action of the Venezuelan government was,
in a measure, due to Mr.. Olney's interces-
sion through out minister at Caracas, and
it is believed that the main issue between
Great Britain and Venezuela will be even
more easy Of settlement now that the lat
ter government has been so prompt to dis
avow the act of the subcommissary.
Minister Andrade says that the Cuyuni
river has been the provisional boundary
and has never before been crossed by the
British. In all the encroachments made on
Venezuelan territory the rights of Vene-
zuela to all territory on the left bank of the
Cuyuni has been respected by the British.
Posts have been erected by the VeneZue-
lans on the left bank and by the British
on the right bank and while the country
on the right bank is in dispute that on the
left has never been disputed until Harrison
attempted to cross the river against the
protest of the Venezuelan authorities.
Pauncefotc's Note.
LONDON June 26.-The Globe this after
noon referring to the Venezuelan situation,
remarks: ''Sir Julian Pauncefote's COM
munication to Secretary Olney probably
contained the supplementary intimation
that If Harrison (the crown surveyor of
British Guiana) is not released at once
Great Britain will exact redress by other
than diplomatic methods. President Crespo
will do well to comply with Secretary o.
ney's friendly counsel, as Caracas must be
adjustment of the boundaries. England is
resolved to exercise all sovereign rights
east of the Schomburgk line"
No official news has been received here
in regard to the dispatch from Caracas
published In New York newspaper saying
nineteen British subjects were made pris-
OnerS by the NenezuelanS at the time Mr..
Harrison, the crown surveyor of British
Guiana was arrested and taken to Eldorado.
The British Foreign Office has no reason to
suppose that the statement is true. and the
officials of that department of government
have no doubt that Mr.. Harrison was well
within the Schomburgk line when he was
taken into custody.
The Standard Conservative says of the
latest phase of the Venezuelan question:
''It does not seem too sanguine TO expect
that the settlement of the Harrison affair
will lead before long TO a general arrange
ment Of the other questions between Great
Britain and Venezuela that will enaole us
to assume cordial rela tions with a state to-
wards which we have only sentiments of
neighborly friendship"
The Morning Post, also Conservative,
says: 1T Is not comforting reflection that
the release OF Mr.. Harrison, the crow
surveyor. is probably largely due to the in
fiuence of the United States. We are ac-
customed to think that Great Britain can
protect her own subjects or exact the due
penalty for outrage on them. The Exercise
of the influence of the United States is.
however. tribute to tie reality IF the ne
gofiations for arbitration between America
and ourselves"