The herald., 1896-11-11
ENGLAND AGREES
70 ARBITRATION
In the Matter of Venezue-
las Boundary
IN OFFICIAL Statement IS MADE
OF the Treaty Terms as Now
Agreed Upon
AN HONORABLE SETTLEMENT
Neither Party Can Be Accused Of Back.
ing Down
Which Gives Special Satisfaction to the
English Editors
cision, Fifty Years Occupation
to Fix Her Title to the
AN HONORABLE SETTLEMENT
Neither Party Can Be Accused Of Bach.
ing Down
Which Gives Special Satisfaction to The
English Editors
England Agrees to Abide by the De-
cision, Fifty Years Occupation
to Fix Her Title to the
Lands Claimed
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-The meet.
ing of the Venezuelan commission to-
day was of more than ordinary interest
on account of the significant statement
in Lord Salisbury's speech last evening
announcing the boundary dispute prac-
tically ended. All members of the COM
mission were present, but Justice Brew
er did not remain until the close of the
meeting as he had to take his place on
the supreme bench to hear the argument
in the Berliner case. During the early
part of the meeting the address of Lord
Salisbury was generally discussed and
the papers containing his speech and, the
comments upon it read.
The commission has authorized the
following official statement:
THE statement of Lord Salisbury, az
reported in the morning papers, makes
it probable that the boundary dispute
now pending between Great Britain and
Venezuela will be settled by arbitration
at an early date. Under these circum-
stances the commission, while contin-
uing it's deliberations in the preparation
and orderly arrangement of many val-
liable maps, reports and documents,
which have been procured and used
in the course of its labors, does not pro.
pose to formulate any decision for the
present of matters subject to its examine
alton. 1t will continue its sessions.from
| time to time, but with the hope andsex-
! pectation that a friendly and just settle
ment of all pending differences between
the nations interested will make any
final decision on its part unnecessary"
A SETTLED FACT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2:30 p m.-
The arbitration of the Venezuelan dis
pute is a settled fact. All arrangements
have been completed and the details Of
the arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain ar
ranged. The final terms of the treaty of
arbitration were arranged in this city
last night. The terms were cabled 70
London and have been accepted. The
treaty covers Venezuela only, and does
not include a general treaty for arbitra-
tion of all future disputes between the
two great English speaking nations.
This treaty is to be arranged later by
future negotiations. The Venezuelan arr
bitration commission will consist of five
arbitrators, two to be named by the
United States, two by Great Britain.
these four to select the fifth arbitrator.
Venezuela will not be directly repre-
sented IN the commission
The term of occupancy to exempt
British settlements in the disputed ter
ritory from arbitration is fixed at fifty
wears. according to additional corre-
spondence on the subject which has Just
been discovered. In other words. the
British government has agreed to unre-
stricted arbitration in all the territory
in dispute with a period for the acoui-
sition OF title by prescription fixed by
party agreement in advance. of fifty
vears.
RAYARD PLEASED
LONDON. Nov. 1O.-Ambassador Bay.
ard. in an interview with a representa-
tive of the Associated Press today, ex-
pressed warm appreciation of the COR
diality of his reception last evening at
the Child Hall banquet. and inciden
expressed the opinion that the United
States law of twenty years possession
will prevail in the case of settlers in the
Venezuelan disputed districts. The
afternoon newspapers TODAY are unani-
nous in expressing satisfaction at Mar.
outs Sal;shurv,s announcement in h,s
sneech last evening of the nractical set-
Element of the Venezuelan difficulty.
Tho Pal, Mail Gazette saws: