Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-10
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Salisbury's Concessions Reduce Vene-
Zuela Commission to Performance
of Ornamental Functions.
ARBITRATION Has BEEN ARRANGED
Secretary Lamont Pronounces False the
Rumor That Policy of Administra-
ton Has Changed Toward Cuba
-Battle-ship Texas is Safe.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The meeting of
the Venezuelan commission to-day was
of more than ordinary interest on ac-
count of the significant statement in
Lord Salisbury's speech last evening, an
nouucing that the boundary dispute was
practically ended.
The commission authorized the follow
ing statement: "The statement of Lord
Salisbury as reported in the morning
papers makes it probable that the
boundary dispute, now pending between
Great Britain and Venezuela, will be set
tied by arbitration at an early day. Un-
der these circumstances, the commission,
while continuing it's deliberations in the
preparation and orderly arrangement of
many valuable maps, reports and docu-
ments, which have been procured and
used in the course of its labors, does not
propose to formulate any decision for the
present of the matters bject to examin-
alton. 1t will continue Its sessions from
time to time, but with the hope and ex-
pectation that friendly and just settle-
ment of all pending differences between
the nations interested will make any final
decision on its part unnecessary"
ARBITRATION FINALLY ARRANGED.
2:3O p. m.-The arbitration of the Ven
ezuelan dispute is settled fact. All the
arrangements have been completed and
all the details of arbitration between the
United States and Great Britain are ar
ranged.
The final terms of the treaty of arbi-
tration were arranged in this city last
night and the terms were cabled to Lon
don and have been accepted. The treaty
covers Venezuela only and does not in
clude general treaty of arbitration of
all future disputes between the two great
English speaking nations. This treaty
is to be arranged later by future nego-
tiations.
The Venezuelan arbitration commits
sion will consist of five arbitrators, two
to be selected by the United States, two
by Great Britain, and these four to select
a fifth arbitrator. Venezuela will not be
directly represented in the commission.
The term of occupancy to exempt
British settlements IN disputed territory
from arbitration is fixed at sixty years,
according to additional correspondence
on the subject, which has just been dis
covered.
LAMONT ON CUBAN RUNORs.
"There has been no change in the
policy of the administration regarding
Cuba," said Secretary Lamont, ''and as
far as know none has been contemplate
ed since the adjournment of congress.
The visit of Consul General Lee to Wash
ington has no more significance than my
walking from the war department to my
residence. What the president intends
or may do in this matter are known only
to himself. Speculations and surmises
about proclamation according to bel
lgerent rights to Cubans are manufact-
ured out of whole CLOTH"
THE BATTLE SHIP TEXAS SAFE.
Commodore Sicard, commandant of the
New York navy yard, telegraphed Score
tary Herbert to- day: ".The engine and
fire room of the battle-ship Texas are
clear Of water, and we are arranging to
drain the coal bunker, clear the wing
passages and central twelve-inch shell
room into double bottoms, and to pump
out by the drainage system of the ship.
We will start the steam on the ship about
9 O'Clock and then again pump out the
double bottoms promptly. The ship is
all ssfe."
Later the commandant telegraphed that
the Texas would be docksd this afternoon.
RECEIVER FOR EDDY BANK.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed Isaac W. Rogers receiver of the
First National bank, of Eddy, N. M.