The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The vene-
zuelan minister, Senior Andrade. made
call lasting about an hour on the
secretary of state today. but declined
to divuige the nature Of the in.erview.
1t is well understood. however. that if
the proposals which Sir Julian Paunce-
fote is said to be bringing from Lord
Salisbury offer an impartial arbitration
for the boundary dispute or the elision
of any part Of Venezuela's claims as a
compromise substitute for Secret ar-y
Olney's plan for adjudicating the entire
controversy, the Venezuelan govern
ment viii decline TO accept arbitra-
ton on any such terms
The attitude of complete confidence
reposed by Venezuela in the American
boundary commissions final determi-
nation is declared TO be absolutely un-
changed. and Venezuela has determined
TO await the commission 5 decision, now
expected early in December, unless
England, in the meantime, consents TO
a reference of the entire question to an
impartial tribunal
An intimation has reached official
quarters here that Great Britain may
eventually consent to free and full ar
filtration. with however the same stip-
ulation which was imposed upon Mia
ragua, in the ultinafum Of which the
Corinto affair was the climax, and
which, after demanding smart money
for injuries to Consul Hatch in the
Mosquito affair. proposed the refer
ence OF other claims TO a, tribunal of
which each of the members should be
mot a citizen Of any American state"
Venezuela. ii is said. as an evidence of
her confidence in the integrity of her
claim, might be willing TO consent 10
this unusual stipulation and the United
States. after the precedent set in the
Mosquito affair, would hardly be in a
position to advise any other course.
The Venezuelan counsel before the
high commission, Mr.. James J. Stor-
row of Boston, reached Washington
yesterday and is putting the final
touches TO the Venezuelan argument.
The FIRST par. OF Mr. Sorrows brief
relating to the Schognburgk line was
published last summer. Secretary Nal
lett, provost OF the commission, re-
ceived a cablegram Yesterday from
Professor Burr. who was on the point
of sailing on the Teufonic for home.
Professor Burr IS bringing the final in
Stallment of evidence 10 be considered
by the commission.
With the receipt of the valuable doc
umen1s discovered in The Hague arch
ives by Professors Burr and De Ham.
and the revised transactions from oTigi-
nails made by the latter report, some
Of which are expected to throw new
Light on the earlier phases Of the con-
troversv. the commission viii be in a
position to 1spidly conclude its labors,
and draw up its report TO the president,
accompanied by its map bearing the
tue divisional line.
Whatever foundation there may be
for the belief that the minds of all
the commissioners are made up on the
question. the final definite consideTa-
ton cannot be reached until Professor
Bura's report is examined. Those who
have transactions with the commits
sioners and who are aware of the char
acter 81 the evidence which has been
considered most important, express The
opinion that the decision will not agree
with the extreme claims Of either con-
testant.