Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05
VENEZUELA.

On the 9th of last September Dr. d.
G. Hall, in company with number of
Northern gentlemen. LEFT Dallas on an
expedition to Venezuela, enjoying the
sights and taking In the country gem
orally. and were over good portion OF
the territory in dispute nj present be-
tween Venezuela and Great Britain.
DR.. Hall returned TO Dallas last Tues
day. and when seen by a News report
er an. asked about his trip and tho
situatlon In Venezuela as regards war.
he said:
THE British down there arc getting
ready to hight. We travelled over
good portion OF the country and saw
most OF the land In dispute. The terri
torinl delta Is the original American
land grant. aud II IL owing to mis-
understanding with the British gov-
eminent ms TO whore the line Originate
ly established really Is. The Spanish
claim that the line was established to
run wlththe RioEsepuibo, but the Britt
ish have been I. eng to force their why
up along the mountains to the orinoco
river, and then they would have access
to the whole country. This Is the finest
pnrt OF the whole country and gold
mines abound everywhere and agri-
cultural products grow In abundance.
II the Engllsh people succeed In Sc
curing this land all the rest OF Ven
ezuela would not be worth $40. for II
is 70 mountainous and rugged that you
can not GROSS the country even with Y
pack mule. I have no doubt the miners
there have misrcpresented the true
state OF affairs TO the British govern
inent and that England IA In earnest
about the matter In talking to the
British miners i told them that the
land did not belong to them and that
Inn M rirhf thapa ThRy NJ
pearcd to treat this as an immense
Joke. and told me that they were there
md would like to see how anyone was
going to get rid OF them, There are but
few Spaniards there. and II would be
useless for them to attempt to resist
the British forces. but / met the min
lister OF the Interior and he told me thae
Brazil. the United States OF Columbia
and Central America had all promised
TO help them In case of difficulty. The
Spanish have been driven on OF Ter
ritory Yuruari. although they have
had men along the boundaries TO resist
the encroachments ms much as possi-
BILE. The government Mt Demarara
hns Issued an open check to the COM
mander- in-chief to use what money no
thought necessary to increase fortlhca-
tons and put the country In good de-
Tense. II is reported that there arc
about 10000 or 1900 British in this
portion OF the country, but am In
clined 10 doubt this, for do not be-
lieve England would put so many men
in this country unless she was antici-
pating war. They have to change the
men here SO often on account OF tho
climate that II would not pay them 10
keep very large force upon the field.
All the Spanish want the United States
TO do is to help them establish a boun-
Diary line. and then " the British gov
eminent trespssses to assist them In
holding what belongs to them. In re-
turning home we passed through Can
ada, and the people there were In open
hostility to the United States. and
talked some of invading this country.
They said that the Yankees never had
sense enough to mind their own busi.
ness and that they we're Dependant
upon English capital for their living.
They said that II England was TO with
draw her money from this country u
would bankrupt the United States. IN
the Northern states found that the
one topic of discussion was the stand
the South Is taking on the question OK
war with England. and that they arc
elated to know that the South is Tor
the Union. This has done more 70
raise the South In the estimation OF the
North than anything else that could
have happened. and has gone a Iona
way toward unifying the two sections.
-natto, NeWa l'''N