Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-23
AN URYAN INCIDENT.
Another English Official Arrested by
Ys1JzlsllIs.
LOUD DEMANDS FOR PREPARATION.
The Governor General Of British 6ulana
Defeated In the Legislative
Body Of the Colony.

GTOrurTywN, Butlhh Guiana, June
22.--Ar. Harmon, the official who
was In crargo Of the lsbJrefs who
were opening road from the Bnrlma
to the Cuyini river, within the Schom'
uuipk line, when they were stopped
by force Of armed Nenczuolans on
June l5ib, has been arrested ~ the
VontEuolans under fresh orders from
Csfacab and carried 10 the Venezuelan
station opposite Uruau, tue Vcngzu.
clans claiming the right to arrest for.
eignuu on the LOFT bank VI tue Cuyuni.
The arrest Of Mr. Harrison has aroused
the colony OF British Guiana, anu the
population demands that Greet Britain
iaEe Immediate action IN the case.
When the Ven HieIaua hrst stopped
the labltefa from proceeding with the
work, ORDERS were sent from GeOige-
town TO Mr. Harrison not 10 otirt viU-
lent tttislanCU, hut TO withdraw uBdoT
protest
LONDOS, June % The Chronicle
says 10 thD news from HuiAHu! ut
10 intoleTabls that while tnu United
States aud Grcht Britain nTu negOtlat.
ing the NenJ 1uoIunH Should take such
action. We must tell the government
ut Caracas that they viii have 10
release Harrison, apologize tor his o..
rest sud make amends.
"NeueEuria could not have adopted
more unfortunate action IN her own
1 teftsi. IL IL easy 10 SEQ that an
attempt VIII DO at once made here to
remove the frontier question fr0n tho
region of argument and Cancellation
tuthu atmosphere OF patslgn aud prciu.
uicr,
"But tho two questions must b.
kept apart. Tho boundary must uu
settled calmly, while tue violence
dUas to Harrison must We promptly
unuoLt.N
1ne Graphic, commenting upon the
udviCeu rom Georgetown a. To the M.
rest by the Venezuelan authorities II
Mt. Haffitou, tue Bfitish official IA
charge VI tue iAb0fots, siys:
at seems that Venezuela over.
throws the American c.m nisfion and
In drsiTous OF settling with uH by the
ordeal OF battle. The duty Of the
British government II clear. Ropata.
lion must bo Immediately demanded
and forced"
BAD POR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
wAsiuNdTuN, June %. 49, Word
reaches official quarters here that sii
Augustus Hcmming, tue governor gen.
stnl VI British Gu ana, In meeting with
this same Ievefsrs which marked tn,
administration OF bis predecessor, sii
Francis Lcee, In executing the policy
Of Mr.Chamberlain TO buy Maxim gun,
O.. So
guttus recently bad his fret meeting
with the high court or legislative BODY
" British Guiana. lie had teen adj
pointed 10 succeed ST. Francis largely
bFcsuse Of the defeat Of Mr.. Chrmbof.
lniI's Propositions for developing tht
interior Ia the neighbOthuOd Of the
dlsuuted boundary along tue Cuyunl
river and then i0Ttiiylngit ". 10 wac DO
huyuG the diplomacy " Sir Augustus
would DO more effective In dealing
with the colonists. Tue mail lust fe.
cuiyVd here brings the details 0f hi,
frst meeting with the high court. In
an address Of welcome 10 tue governor,
Mt. lugalls, speaking Tor the court, 70,
fotfud incidentally 10 tho Nuut zutlan
trouble. He said bis eXcslleucy had
arrived nj dark timB I'm the history Of
the colony, but they hoped that the
cloud oycrhnnginR them would soon
pass anu that tho sunshine would APP
IeaL Sir Augustus expressed hli
thanks tor the greeting anu then pro,
oeedeI 10 business by submitting d
plan Tor tho development ut the b..
terror along the line, proposed by Mt
Chamberlain last fall. IL was In the
form Of u resolution teclling that ~ O
survey had been authorized 10 point