The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-11

monitor us an implement In future war
fare; the condition of the negroes OF the
South and their future and the character
and bent OF the American people.
king Oscar speaks half dozen languages
fluently and has thorough copmand Of
English, which will be OF special advantage
in the present arbitration, His poems ara
widely read and translated and have takcn
prizes In the royal academy OF art. His
magnetic qualities have led to his being
likened to the late James G. Blaine and u
Swcdich lady. ON being INTRODUCE e" Mr..
Blaine, exclaimed: "Ah, he 'sE. ict!c,
he is like my king" SIS
While most cordial towards n!ted
States. King Oscar is none the / lend
ly TO Great Britain, although III : re no
ties OF immediate kinship with 6 lltish
royal family. He Is, however, 4 rcr-
sonal friend OF the Prince " \ Z who
visited him at Stockholm IN Isl " ien
royal elk hunt through the woois & seden
took place. His special ally 4 pvror
William, who visited him last l.
Washington. November 10 belief
expressed last night by Lord SaE,a that
the Venezuelan controversy ha ne TO
an end received complete confirmation ON
this side Of the Atlantic today In an OH
cial announcement by the Venezuelan
boundary commission that for tho present
ii would abandon the further prosecution Of
its task OF finding the true divisional line
betYcon Venezuela ana British Guiana and
would make no report thcroupon. The an
| swer was wcrded with saving clause. eyi-
IDENTITY indirect. as preeautlon against
! possible hitch at the last moment on de
tails. Its official declarations make II clear
that treaty OF arbitration is nearly oom-
! pIotcd OF al least mas reached such stage
1ha' an attempt by INC lud,poh"oht 'dited
N'"lts commission 10 locate " boundary me-
Weuiu DC an assumption OF me very TASK
.ia. Tue uIoll' ration VolhHi,9Aioh must III,
uo''"Nu anu 'n's w1u'u re "'N. ou' "ou' ""u
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| uttlilnd to rroat advan,aer hy tb" eyent
selected 10 rnnresrnt the claims M me
governments Of Gr.at prttatu md Vcuo-
| zuela before the arbitration eommission. In
this manner the evidence the United Statos
/ has collected viii be OF great value, coming.
MS IL does. not as an OK parte prearutnuon.
| but as evidence collected by the commits
sion and its special experts under rigorous
4 instructions to obtain all pertinent ovi-
dcnce without regard to the side affected.
| The commission met this morning at US
rooms In the sun building. There wax a
discussion OF boundary disputes in the light
OF LORD salisbury announcement ana 1t
was aeciaed that the commission pra'iloaily
shoulu suspend us 'aOorS asiue from putting
mo FORM 1Veuih' nus a''eady e"'berea' ana
Una. the ioHowins 9ii'lA' statement should
| DC sNuh 10 'he pupis'
.t. h' III ,,'eassaBu oi i,or' sallEpufy' as re-,
/ nrobnhIe tbo, me hnn,,dnry ''' disn,,tc
,oy ,rdt'''. -, az, u'1 ,,,,t
ain ma yo,.,',,,o ,.,S o.,
I.d rS. arr.i,ro,io,, 49, ,,,. Ia ~,
der those circumstances. IN, cnnimission
Nyhllo cnntinntn,, ,,s J,iihr,,tionS IN ma
preparation and orderly arringrn,,nt nf
many valuable mans rcIYorts md doc,imeoi
which have been procured ana uscd i'm the
Icourie of lts labnrg does not prop1so a.
formulate any decision for the prescn. OF
the matters subject to its examination. ii
VIII continue iN s"asions from time e.
time, but with the hope ana expectation tina
"a friendly aud just settlement of all pend
ing differences between the nations inter
ostrd viii mako any final decisions on iti