The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-13

Sa"~~auent loniinu..
, FORM '"s D"tch aud tngli.h
ship s"s'a.us u~ner-
LONDON. March THE
Venezuelan blue boil, 49,, s~''r.:
po1nincnis and Corre,n.,n.,....
a'ilE 70 the Question II ,h,. ,,
uaFy or TIJUANA AM vcncxuel..
.Ssueu ~ the government la,t n..".
-. '".uiiic consists Of is3 folio ~
"''H separate book containin.,
maps AZ opens with 40 pa,.,.. 80
Pr'>ing a preliminary state,n.,, ~
ing with The history of the ,..rr,,..-.
from 1870 until the issuance ~ 49,
Jcsey memorandum u Nrp.zu..l.
harch. l>.1 The statem.n, go -
a. follows: N"ss
ne above examination show, Tia.
~" nam grounds upon which tn, ..i..s.s
~ venezuela is supposed u toe b,>..l -
80 - IL has been Presented IL Co.,
pfi'aIn al different times dur;n, IN.
past NIFTY years "a follows:
first. The original discover. ,
.he nrst exploration Of the So
american continent by spain. vsi.l,
are clearly Irrelevant.
second. The hnll of POM 4i..,..
uer NJ, which cannot H.. cou,id,.~..,..
having any real be:,riuo pn...
question.
Third The allegation tha. thea.
cnrAtion Of Guiana bg the Du,.b ,,..
a violation Of the treaty OF N,r~,..-
ihis allegation ha, Dcrn shown ,..l'..
rntounded.
f"nrlh Possession and occupai,.,
~ thc >paniards Of the t,rrit..~.
soa'h 81 the Orinoeo, inciuain.e TIA.
rivers bArinia. lnrari and p,.oar....,
Al has been shown thar H.. -
YAnlsh settlements there al any 49,.
VIZ >ah home dc Guyana. when
Wis situated on the south bank ~ ~.
orihoto and which had been m.v~s
ir"Nl time - time higher AZ the rsv..-
- Il was DESTROYED 10y the British ana
i,u''h successfully and by the f..pn-
ihlii settlements. situated between ~.
pfAi"co and the 1umerimo. a. tas
1ecn previously discovered.
rilth. That the Dutch hal ,..
iaa any possessions north OF the -.
lu4bo.
"a IA.
: einahy erroneous. a. Z pcru~Al II
he whole diplomatic Correspondence.
WI SHOW that the British gore-arn,.r,
'"i'v insisting that the Just claim. IN
'redt iritain would cntirl. her NJ.
oundary practically embracin., 49,.
mole watershed ~ Lsscn.ib., Nh.
ny uni, the luruari. the I..m.r....,
\" ""ihi and the Earima. has been
ming !" agree 10 "a BOUNDARY mimi,
lvse limits. which would give v.,...
leia TAR i.aOrc territory than tbs,,
men she can show any tit.e
ro-n the summary given y the fore-
ing chapter u Will - seen. that,.r...,t
ri'Ain' Wills maintaining her ms
sAts- ha> consistently SHOWN = a.-
&c 70 make a fair Arrangement witb
snczIe4a. and that the clair, ~ l,..-
ueia that hcr territory extend, a.,
: EsscquiDo. WAS based upon ..nn-
utions when are ia no way >gn-
ited ~ facts, ami cannot ii. iu>fi-
= upon ANY reasonable gr..nIs.
Besides the above statement TN. r.
n hvids that tne following conclu-
rs nave been clearly established.
'irst That prior 10 1900 the Dutch
established themselves On ,he
lst OF Guiana.
'se"nd- Tina. PRIOR 10 1886 the span
Is had established no settlements
Guiana.
hiru- That BY lCi> the Dutch ST
hents IA Guiana extended along Tie
- The whole way from the river
roni 70 the Bifilna. ana inland y,
'o"> points N the Interior uponia
n toselnibo. ouyuni. PyinArs,4
I'M anu iiarinla and their tr.5.ta-
oAffh. Tha. UP 10 lssa Tie oa,r
cement ~ ~paniirfi, III Guiana NEIL
nome de rcyaaa. On tine s,uiA
(. ~ tne Drinoco. orr gin.lly founded
-'ec AZ Z site shown on the sketch
ith- That between i..s ana i..~,
only additional settlement.
'ded 10y the >paniard, in ou:.na
those established by the Capu-
missions south OF the Orinoeo ira
direction II the river Nurari and
villages on the upper Orin ~.
raj hundred miles above san
me de Guyana
S'h- That Dutch occupation tothe
ht Indicated was perfectly well
'n ~ Spain- and tina, the "a ttcmpfs
e spanish - dispossess the Dutch
wholly failed.
zenith That subsequently 70 i.pd
iritain has continually remained
secession. and her subjects have
pied further portions Of the terri
70 which tie Dutch established
title.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.