The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY.

Official Correspondence Which Took
Place Years Ago. n m
London, january s.-The special corxo-
spondent OF the Chronicle teicgraphn q
his paper this morning tho official corrs-
spondence hitherto unpublished, between
tho governments OF Great Britain and
Venezuela during tho period between No
vembcr. 1910. when Sir Robert EchDni-
burgk was appointed commissioners by
the Britt Il government to survey the.
western territory OF British Guiana. and
In lsts, when England finally removed the
boundary posts which he had set at va
rious points IN that territory to form the
so-calied Schoinburgk line.
IL appears from the correspondence
that on october 6, lSil. Senior Furtlqe.
venezuelan minister In LONDON, wrote "
Lord Aberdeen, secretary OF state for for-;
erection OF d British sentry box v,poi, VEN
ezcelan territory and urging the necessity
or entering pom q treaty OF boundaries
as previous step TO the Taxation Of
limits.
Lord Aberdeen replied to. this on octo-
her Il, stating that he had received Mr..
Schonst argk's report.
1t appears" Lord aberdeen continued.
that Robert Schomburgk planted the
boundary. posts at certain points In The
country he surveyed. and that he wus
fully aware that the demarration. 80 made
u
open future siscussion between lie gov
ernntents OF Great Britain and yenexuela.
hut Il does not appear that Mr.. Schoni-
burgk left behind any guard house or
sentry box or building bearing the Brit
scror Fortique replied to this on, Mo-
vember Is, asserting that Mr.. schorn-<
lions by planting al a point at the mouth
OF tho Orinocco several pests bearing the
queens Initials, and he had raised the
British flag q, the SANE place AK YIN ne.
formed several other acts of dom!nntlo0
and government He reminds Lord Alb
erdeen that Venezuela has not received
tho boundarics before Mr.. srhomburgk
starts. and that by act VI extreme c0ir-
tesy to the British government Mr.
schombargk hnd been io sso rasp pce,a
again, on December 8, addressed Loro
Aberdeen, insisting on the conclumon O.
q treaty or the removal OF MT, 6cncm.
and quoting a promise made by the COVE
ernor OF British Guiana 10 Two vele1ues.
Ian commissioners that no forta dnouiu
be erected or troops sent into tho as
'IL. Lord Aberdeen broke the silence on pe-
cemher II, confirming the 6chomDDf8k
limo us n mere preliminary measure IA
objecting to tho removal 0f tne pcs!o.
(which afford the only tangible meeop
by which Great Britain 10 prepared 20 ar
., the boendaries," s. rs
He continues: "These. posts were erect
ed for that purpose. and MOI. ~ ~ 49,
bend, as Indications OF dominion AMI em-
pire on the part Of Great Britain. ~. - IS
Senior Fortique. on january ], ltex e
grets that he Is obliged 70 lam y, VI ~
predicts that their non-removM Wo1l4
give rise to disorders He points g tne
example OF Venezuela. and the unitpa
boundary treaty ano theh uSsai''l@'s'ss - ~
'e' Tbe chronicles correspondent N HE ~.
patch quotss Lord sa ahs ust d XXX es
nos,s were removed on the distinct unQegr
stnr ding that Great Britain did not tnsrgs \
nv abandon her claim 10 thAt podliste1aas
and in this eonest 1si n and e oe from NJ
o'Leary. British consul az Cn az s,s. hc6s 4
Anil II, 1sis. both expressing tne M nppS h
tfsst all ground q rsnG i,.s ts,,cssSlon &
thc removal OF Mr.. Schomburxkp lAna-
maks from Barima and elscwnele. ,.o,1
The Chronicle correspondents tnen cSa-
hn anSsc as that that there Is no word tndis
eating the condition asserted ~ ,. sS
saiisbury. II the foregoing oocusf,.2sS
are genuine and their source .,,u,, ~
s,,g line Il proved wcrthlese - \
hasis for any territory claim: 4 s... Y
Ths New York correspondent ox ~
Times reviews the recD,e, es,ecinl stfes- &
tion to Frederick r. Condeft, an3 w qu9Sy$s sss1
ut length from interviews VIII
dcrt approving fresi1ssS ,,ss - w dS(lss
e epv' ~ the Venezuelan message. y
interviews scme harsh rhrAsts a q
Great Britain are qnotea; n 81 ~ II
In an editorial tne .,ss'Ssu,os, - 5i3t
rs,,dsrt m the commission an4 >5<7<I