Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
SENIOR ANDRADE RETURNS
Venezuelan Minister Comes Back to His
Post in Washington.
PROBABLY HAS A COPY OF THE TREATY
Hands the Reporter IL Copy of Cara
cas- Newspaper showing the
Feeling i'm that Country
Over the Agreement.
PROBABLY HAS A COPY OF THE TREATY

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Senor Jose An
drade, Venezuelan minister to the United
States, accompanied by James J. Storrow.
counsel for Venezuela before the United
| States boundary commission. arrived here
on the steamer Caracas and left for Wash
ington this afternoon. When the steamer
reached her pier, Minister Andradc was met
by the Venezuelan consul and some of the
officers of the consulate. When asked as
to the truth of the reports which have been
printed in reference to the boundary treaty
being acceptable to the Venezuelan govern
ment Minister Andrade said: "a have writ
ten and telegraphed all | have to say and
| understand 1t has been published in your
papers. l cannot say anything more on this
question: He was then asked II 1t was
true he had come empowered by President
Crespo to signify the acceptance of the
treaty by Venezuela and he replied: THAT
is a matter l cannot discuss"
He also said there was no sign of dis
turbanco in Venezuela; everything was very
peaceablc and he did not anticipate any
trouble when the Venezuelan congress
would meet. When pressed to say some
thing more about the treaty, he showed the
reporters a copy of a Venezuelan paper
which, he said. expressed his views the
IldlleT. us newspaper, lUt venezuelan
Herald, had several articles on the treaty
and the following is an extract from one OF
them
Minister Andradc is going to Washington
and takes with him copy of the agree
same same treaty offered by Venezuela forty
years ago to Great Britain, which Great
Britain refused. Under the nifty years
clause. the only territory which Great
Britain Will have Is the settlements be-
tween the Esscquibo and lomeroon rivers.
The nifty years clause will exclude Great
Britain from the Orinoco country and the
Cuyuni river, which is the portion of the
country that Venezuela has been especially
DESTROYS of keeping
Unwarranted attacks have been made on
the government. but they are based on no
solid argument, and II surprises us not a
little to soc such a rumor concerning the
boundary question after everything has
been settled.
The United States has been the friend
and representative of Venezuela, or. to put
1t exactly, through its friend, the United
States. Venezuela has negotiated the
treaty.
Mr.. Storrow was also disincllned to talk
Of the boundary question, but said the
treaty was satisfactory to the Venezuelans
He said couple of correspondents attacked
the treaty in the papers but, to use his own
words they went of half-cocked." When
the more intelligent and better class OF
people road the memoranda several arti-
ces were published in the papers, two OF
them by former ministers to England and
the public opinion was remoulded. Mr.. Stor-
row says the people are well satisfied with
the treaty and consider that IL is about the
best arrangement that could be made. He
said Crespo's feeling in regard to
the American government was most
kindly and he referred to the
letter written by President Crespo
to President Cleveland. thanking
him for the interest the Americans had
taken in the Venezuelan matters. Mr. Stor-
row said it was nonsense for any person to
say there was any chance for a revolution
In Venezuela. lie denied there was any
possibility of an outbreak, and said had
there been any likelihood of such a thing
he would not have come away.