The record-union., 1896-06-27
The State Depart tmant p.,;.u.d
Much Anxiety.
Alarming Reports Received at Wash
ingtOn With Respect to Yellow
Fever in Cuba-SpeCiaI Precautions
to be Taken to Prevent the Intro
duCtion of the Disease in This
Country.

WASHINGTON, June 26-Minister
Andrade of Venezuela to-day received
telegram from his Government an
rouncing that the British Crown Sur
Veyor, Harrison, whose arrest caused
strained feelings between the two Gov
ernments, has been released by order of
the Venezuelan authorities
Senor Rojas' dispatch announcing
Harrlson's release relieved the State
department and diplomatic circles of
the tremendous tension they have been
under for several days, notwithstanding
the prevailing confidence that the blame
would not be found to rest altogether
with the VeneZuelans.
The main question which IS under
stood to have caused Secretary OIney
the most concern was the exact location
of Harrisons defiance of the written
Venezuelan protest. All doubts on this
point were set aside when the geograph-
ical experts consulted decided that the
proposed line of road from the Upper
Barima to the Cuyini where the sur
Veylng party was stopped, was clearly
west of the Schombergk line, and there
fore in territory which the British had
hitherto refrained from violating The
Acarabisi River and the Schombergk
line are identical at and near the Guy
uini, the Venezuelan district in which
the arrest was made being named for
the river.
A number of Englishmen and Ameri-
cans are engaged in mining and other
pursuits in this district but they recog-
nize Venezuelan Jurisdiction, and op-
crate under Venezuelan licenses. The
British Guiana police have never at
tempted to exercise authority In the dis
trict.
1T is thought among officials that in
view of the latest developments public
clamor in England against Venezuela
Will promptly subside, and that in a
spirit OF fair play the authorities of the
South American republic will hereafter
be treated with much greater respect
Under such circumstances confidence is
expressed that the incident wiz. give
strong impetus to the movement in
favor of settling the whole question by
arbitration, instead of undoing all that
had been accomplished through Secre-
tary Olney's firm and persistent de-
mand that all boundary disputes on the
American continent must be included in
the United States and Great Britain.
Sir Julian Pauncefote had an inter-
view with Secretary Olney this after
noon, presumably on that point
A GRACIOUS ACT.
LONDON, June 26-The "ChronicIe."
commenting upon the statement that
Venezuela has ordered the release of
Crown Surveyor Harrison, will to-mor-
row say that President Crespo acted
graciously and wisely.
The Post" will say: It is not an alto
gether comforting reflection that Mr..
HarrisOn'S release was due to the in
fluence of the United States, although
under the peculiar conditions of the
case there was no alternative to seek
ing American interference.
The STANDARD" will say that it was
better for all parties that Mr.. Harrison's
release was effected through the friend
ly offices of the United States than by
a direct peremptory demand to Ven
ezuela. The incident encourages the
hope that it will lead to a settlement of
the Anglo-V Venezuelan dispute and the
resumption Of diplomatic relations.