The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-10
SfIIsHURT'S -fTTITUDE.
II is Said to he Wholly Unchanged Re-
garding Venezuela.

subjects who are relying upon Great
Britain's protection.
Lord Salisbury. the Herald says, IS ready
10 arbltrate all questions which the di-
plomatic dispatches have admitted TO
be open, and is also ready 10 concede any
! lnconslderable claims which DO not in
yolye a transfer Of the allegiance of the
British subjects.
DANGEROUS ELEMENTS
LONDON. Jan. 9.-The Times, dwelling
upon the many dangerous clements which
tend 20 make the AnglO-Americau situa-
] tiOu stil serious, this morning refers TO
| Mr.. George W. Smailey's renewed plea
! Tor the fullest ana earliest disclosure OF
7 the English case In regard 10 the Nene-
| zuelau frontier dispute. and continues:
1T u lmpOssiD not TO acknowledge tie
force Ol the contention, and really II 10
more serious obstacle to the teurse he
advocates exists than the technical rule
| as TO the publication of official documents,
| the sooner some ingenious method OF
prOpritiating the goddess red tape. IS
/ hit upon, the better. Blue books, II IS
whispered. may not be issued with -
punlty. save while Parliament is sitting.
Parliament will not sit FOR another month,
and, therefore. birmingham and Eng
! land must walt If events DO not wait, the
| feeling OF passion and prejudice will not
4 wait, and we may have a renewal OF the
| crisis upon US
INa Times asks WINilel or not fuir due
| book tradition is worth uuholdlng at the
risk OF precipitatug "a war from Whicn
| Two great people shrink with horror. and
/ suggests that the London Gazette pe hth-
| izcd TO give the mIofmhllon needed'
Iho paper urges the ministers 10 ac-
celerate the preparation Of the neccs-
sary documents, and concludes IT'S aru-
/ Gle thus.
"Wo should. regardless Of precedents'
set out our case Iairdy before the world,
| We firmly believe 81 IS "a good case, ana
| that hi produced before passion gets Nle
upperhand OF Judgment, will be received
/ Boo lair and amlcaple r.hit- b"t ''e
| danger ls growing, and t it is 10 pc
[ temmed successfully must he stemmed
| ar once
Tho Westminster Gazette publishes "A
report of am interview with SIR JOnn I44p-
/ book member of taiilantnt lor Ho""'"
University. in which ne tays.
WOULD B. A BLESSING.
"If the trivial Venezuelan frontier dis
putos shall result iu Great Britain ana
/ the United Safes settling all their nis-
/ putes boy arbitration, Wnere diplomacy
fails. then the disputes are hit'aih-,
but President tlcvelands Eratuitous
| threat of war ia not calculated 10 promote
am amicable settlement EnBlanu "hiy
refused TO arbitrate territory Whlcn our
cofruirfs nave occupied for many years.
AS regards Justice harians precise
prCpcsal 10 submit disputes between ihe
United States and Great Britain 10
.
of Justices Of the uitcd states ru!ft me
Court and oi the High Court OF Justice
of England. ! should require time 10
lhink 10 over carefully though ! rOfdial}
suproVc of some such iiuunai.
The sun prints % report OF am inter-
view with Henry ID. Stanley, memner tl
Parliament. tne explorer .u when hf.
Stanley ls represented ae ftyln6-
''N e. shall reach an amlcauie settlement
of our dimcuity with America as room
as possible Ihenl We shall not. Year Ger
many if sine inter rcs with British tu1e-
laintv in the 1rInsyaal.'
mas ISSUED a note tecarne tnat ine rtate-
mcut printed Don al NeW ork newspaper
to-day, in am alleged cable dispatch from
/ Caracas, Venezuela. tlat British irooni
win cannon have u'ited al. 'tTuni. s
/ absolutely unr0uuCed
TROOPS DEMANDED.
NEW YORK Jan. IA special cable
dispatch 10 the MaH and LNgress from
Caracas, Venezuela, rays:
"rhe newspapers of Caracas this tffer-
noon demand mat the Government rhan
send troops 10 the Guiana frontier mme-
diaely"
WASHINGTON. ID. g., Jan. 9.-lnfor-
nation has reached the department thar
the British Government is displaying
great activity On storing coal at its we'll
fortified naval. cOaiing. and supply station
of ST. Lucia, ntar the Venezuelan coast.
The disturbed relations beWecn TrerT
Britain ana Germany are given hs the
reasons Tor ine HcltltN.
OIL CITY, "a. Jan. AT meet
ing of the priests or Oii city. at tine
confer. nee pl lhe biuterc OF Iile :cstei-
day. Bishop Muin presiding. resolutions
cniofslns inc position taken py me sresi-
utNt OF ihc hil'l 9tatr- Dh tle 'h--
A.cIah question N'i. unanimously l"opt-
V"' 1893" tAr 7''i '''t tiatt "Nt.V to i"t-
WILL MEET SATURDAY
WASHINGTON. Jan s.-The Yenezue-
Ian commission will meet af the state
ucuartnaent Saturday noruiup ,rhan au
! fhe members vim boz present. 9rcor,iiug fo
ff.f. fnfanfiore ae einnfflI q, Tngtf...
israv.er nrasid,nt az tbe hodv
In au nrohabiIifv tie comnfssion win
remain in Washington several davs See
l4ctirg "a permanent place of meeting. for
which "a building distant from any Gov
l De-
/ ble
next session so request tine State Depart
il,.il lo ,.., N,.f e'iy'ilc1 l%,t1 %
require the commissionerF consideration
W. '..',iis & ''' '''''sioiai l'"e i"
me Venezuelan evidence sfM remains
in Caracas. and cannot reach here for
mont ,~atfs ~ formal r.eli..t for ifs ~re-
sertati0n It ls exceedingly v0luminou4.
Considerable satisfaction is expressed
to-day with tne liil ilofi1ed announcement
Z l'i.,., r,.nero5 for r.r.sentefio,, fo
n'Sl tnus enaut 'it l"e ireeent tgllon .ot
anorf cnqnuai for either Ambassador
fl.... ...fIt I.. enabled 90 .nrF tho official