The Portland daily press., 1896-02-10
BREAKERS AHEAD.
Salisbury Win Have Some Hard Nuts
to Crack

TO crack
! When Parliament Once More Resumes Its
sessions-Flying Squadron is Ordered
to Bantry Bay-The Lesson of the
| American Bond Issue.
| London, February Soldiers have been
issued to the flying squadron which is
lying of Spithead, to proceed on Mon
pay for Berehaven, Bantry Bay, in the
| south coast Of Ireland, and here to await
| further orders.
| Memorial praying for the admission of
| women to degrees at Cam bridge Uni
versity has received the signatures of 1900
university members Prof. Marshal has
written letter. in which he advocates
| the establishment of universities for
women similar to those in the United
States.
The Economist and Standard concur
in the opinion that the New American
bond issue will only temporarily relieve
| the treasury and advise investors not to
be over confident of rise in American
| stocks. In an interview, Mr.. Seligman,
a member of the we'll known banking
house. said that the state of the loan
ought to inspire confidence in the future
of the United States. Investors here have
been impressed by the self-reliance and
patriotism of the Americans and will be
| more inclined to hold American securi-
ties Barring Brothers are of the opinion
tltot hn Ar,,o low,
| be adjusted before there will be per-
manent beneficial effect on the the trea-
sury.
| A report that was generally credited
was current in the Conservative clubs
here last night that the government
would be able in the House of Commons
to foil the attack of the opposition on
the Venezuelan question by announcing
that the negotiations for the arbitration
of the
ANGLO-VENEZUELAN
dispute had been opened.
Nothing can be said relative to the
precise form the Liebral criticism of the
government will assume until the lead.
ers of the opposition get time to
| scan the Queens speech opening the ses-
sion of Parliament which will be read
on Tuesday next 1t is understood that
the speech will contain all assurance
vaguely put to the effect that the gov
eminent has under consideration pro-
posals that offer prospect OF a peaceful
solution of the dispute If a more de-
| finite ministerial statement can be OBJ
tanned then an amendment to the adj
dress in reply to the Queens speech dis
timothy affirming that arbitration ought
| to be accepted by Great Gntain will t o
| moved by Sir William Veron Harcourt,
the Liberal leader in the House of Com
mons.
| The Liberal party is solid in it's deter
mination not to allow the difficulty with
the United States anent the British
Guiana boundary dispute to drift fur
ther. 1t will not submit ito rebluffs By
the ministers pretending that there is
reason for reticence, nor will il accept
excuses upon the habitual dilatoriness
of the foreign Office. AS many of the
Unionists are strongly in favor of there
|
question, the Liberals will have strong
ground for insisting upon explicit and
candid official explanations of the pre-
sent situation and the policy of the gov
eminent The
CONSERVATIVES ASSERT
that Lord Rosbery will find himself in
an awkward position in assailing Prime
Minister Salisbury, as documents in the
foreign Office prove when Lord Rosebery
held the office of secretary of state for
foreign affairs from 1899 to 1894, in which
latter year he succeeded Mr.. Gladstone
rs prime minister, ne refused to accept
arbitration
| The progress Of of Sir Frederick Pol
lock professor of Jurisprudence at Ok
ford University. who is preparing the
case of Great Britain, is known to be
slow. Officials of the Royal Geographi
cal Society, including Mr.. Clements R.
Markham, president of the society. and
others, are busy in making researches
on behalf of Sir Frederick Pollock. They,
however, are scarcely reliable guides as
they are entirely prejudiced in favor of
the British claim apa are advocates
thereof. The papers which have given
prominence to the views of Mr.. Mark
ham, he holding that Venezuel inherits
no claim to any part of the called
British Guiana, have not noticed q re-
markahle statement made by Sir David
CLEANERS, who spoke before the Edinbnrg
Geographical Society. He was chief
justice OF the British Guiana from 1887
to 1894, and has special knowledge OF the
country. He deliberately affirmed that
out of the 10000 square miles to form
British Guiana's widest territorial claim
Vonezeula can claim two thirds W 18th
absolute honesty. He could not say the
last two-thirds belonged to Venezuela,
but would only state that the territory
could be claimed by Venezuela on
grounds strong enough to be submitted
to ttration, justified in private life or
submitted to court of justice.
| In the direction of fostering an entente
with Russia Lord Salisbury will assent
to the acquisition by Russia of harbor
in Ryan Chan bay which opens into
the Yellow sea from the east coast of the
Shan Tung promotory, under the guise
of leasing the place as a nava! depot