The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-13
SIGNED THE TREATY.
SETTLEMENT OF THE VENEZUELAN
QUESTION Is COMPLETE.

Docuheht NotnpirteI To the satisfaction OF
OIncy and Pauucefote ON Monday-Ap-
points KING Oscar OF sweden and Norway
the Man Who VIII Decide the Case II the
Other ArD.trators Cannot Agree.
pressed Monday night by Lord Sails
bury that the Venezuela controversary
had come to an end received complete
confirmation on this side of the Allan
tic yesterday in an official announce
ment by the Venezuelan boundary
commission that for the present at
least 1t would abandon the further
prosecution of it's task of finding the
true divisional line between Venezuela
and British Guiana, and would make
no report thereon. The announcement
was worded with a saving clause evil
IDENTIFY inserted as precaution
against a possible hitch at the last
moment on the matter of details.
King of Sweden the Arbitrator.
But this does not tell all that has
been done, the matter has progressed
to the point of signing treaty and ap-
pointing the fifth arbitrator the one
in fact upon whom will involve the final
Judgment. The King of Sweden and
Norway. Oscar III. has been chosen by
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain as the fifth official arbi-
traitor of the Venezuelan boundary
question. The other arbitrators, four in
number, are to be designated, two by
the lord chief justice of England and
two by the chief justice of the United
States. This is the final and most i'm
portant feature OF the treaty for the
complete adjustment of the controver-
sy. The treaty was concluded in Wash
ington Monday night at the British en-
bassy, Sir Julian Pauncefote repre-
senting her Britannia majesty and Sec
rotary Olney the United States.
Had Their Minds on Guild Hall.
Since the return of Sir Julian Paunce-
fote from London three weeks ago ne
gotiations toward q final settlement
have been proceeding. Most of the
meetings were of such an important
character that they were held either at
Olney's residence or at the British en-
bassy, the two houses being but two
blocks separated. It happened that the
concluding meeting was at the embassy
Monday and special interest was given
to 1T from the fact that Lord Salisbury,
the British premier, was to make a
speech at the Guild Hall, London, in
the evening. 1t is the annual event at
which the premier usually takes oc-
casion to review the status of the most
important international questions. For
this reason it was desired if possible to
acquaint Lord Salisbury of the final
and satisfactory adjustment of the
Venezuela question in order that he
might make such announcement as he
thought fit concerning it.
Cabled the Result to Salisbury.
When Secretary Olney and Sir Julian
reached their final conclusions a cable
gram was at once dispatched to Lord
Salisbury notifying him of the result.
1t reached him within an hour of the
time when he went on the platform at
Guild Hall, and 1t was the basis for his
announcement to England and to the
entire world that the Venezuelan con-
troversy was settled. 1t was a general
announcement, without detail and
without any reference to the personnel
of the court of arbitration. Thus Wash
ington and London participated in this
eventful scene by which the two lead
ing English-speaking nations reached
an amicable means Of adjusting the
most troublesome international question
of recent years.
Covers Only Venezuela.
The treaty covers only Venezuela,
and the question of general arbitration
between the United States and Great
Britain is left to future negotiations.
Az a king seldom leaves his country
except on state visits to other sover-
eigns it is not expected that King Oscar
III will go outside of Sweden for the
meeting of the arbitrators, and the
court is likely to sit at Stockholm, the
capital of Sweden, where King Oscars
palace and the halls of the Swedish
riksdag are located. The choice of
King oscar appears to have been a
most fortunate one, as he is universal
ly regarded as "a man of great attain
ments, Of judicial temperament and
of eminent fairness.