St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-24

pounds; r. Y. Bonsey, No. 4.-17s pounds; !;
W. A. Bieller, No. 5, 1S0 pounds; T. ]. G.
Duncannon, No. 6, 1913 pounds; A. s.
Bell, No. 7, 163 pounds; w J. Fernie,
stroke, 17e pounds; T. R. Pagel-Tom-
linson. cox, Ia pounds. The crew is
somewhat heavier than last year. and
already gives promise of developing
much greater degree Of speed.
WAR CRUISER TO BURN OIL.
The admiralty has ordered that the
new fast cruiser, Gladiator be fitted up
for the consumption OF petroleum as
fuel. This is the first experiment of the
kind in the British navy 1Ir Cham
beflain, secretary of state for the COLO
| nies, is widely extending the eInigra-
ton department of the colonial office
He Will ask parliament for grants Of
money Tor the purpose, and in order to
,, provide a larger staff for his office.
In view of the suggestion that an in
ternational peace bureau be established
at Berne, and that Washington's birth
day be made the occasion for annual
meetings of the advocates of peace III
Europe and in America, representa-
tives of the English arbitration socie-
ties met at the studio of Felix
Mescheles, the artist, in this city, dur
ing the afternoon, and adopted reS0-
luton to adhere, without reserve, to the
principle Of International arbitration.
A representative of the press has had
an interview with the Venezuelan con-
sui here, n. G.. Burch, in which the
datter said the boundary dispute be-
tween his country and Great Britain
was making satisfactory progress
| towards an Intelligent and pacific solu-
ton. He added that the action of Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, the Liberal
leader in the house of commons, IN
IHTlc <feSsl
to arrive at dignified compromise ar
rangenent was highly satisfactory,
and that Venezuela vas desirous of
reSuming diplomatic relations with
Great Britain so soon as the question
was settled. Mr.. Chamberlain had a
private interview on Thursday with
the secretary and a deputation of the
British and foreign arbitration asso-
citation on the subject of the boundary
of British Guiana.
POWERS BLAMED BY STANLEY.
Replying to request that he at
tend meeting Of people in SYM
patny with the cause of the Armenians,
Henry NJ Stanley, the African eX-
plorer, has written a letter blaming
the powers for staying Great Britain's 5
hand when she was on the eve, as he
says, Of taking action in the premises.
Continuing, Stanley remarks:
IF we try 10 discover what particu-
lar power is blamable, we shall pos
sibly find that we are TO blame for an
an act, seemingly having no relation
| to Armenia, yet which could be proved
to have been the cause of our impo-
| tence. Had we settled with Venezuela,
| Secretary Olney would not have sent
the dispatch which tempted the Mar
quis of Salisbury to reply with a thesis
on Monroeism, which produced Presi-
dent Cleveland's menacing message
and paralyZed our intentions towards
the sultan. The government would
probably have dared the resentment of
| the European powers and have CO.
creed the sultan had the miserable
| Venezuelan squabble not intruded SO
| inopportunely and revealed to us the
| deep hatred of Americans. Then fol-
| lowed the Jameson raid, which re-
| vealed the extraordinary ambitions of
Germany and compelled us to be still
more wary and prudent" Stanley s
letter also points out the jealousies
which prevented the concert of the
powers, and concludes: ITO speak of
the atrocities would entail dealing with
! foreign affairs which had better be left
| to the diplomats for the present"