The Indianapolis journal., 1897-02-03
Britain To he Represented by Her.
scheII and Collins. and a Fifth to
BE Selected by King Oscar.
TREATY SIGNED YESTERDAY
BY SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFoTE AND
MINISTER JOSE ANDRADE.
Text of the Changes Made ny the Sen-
ate i'm the General Arbitration
Treaty with Britain.

Sir Julian Pauncefote the British embas-
sadof. and Senor Jose Andrade. the Vene-
zulean minister TO Washington, at l..0
o'clock this afternoon. at the State De
partment, signed treaty providing for the
settlement 10y arbitration of the long-stand-
ing dispute over the boundary between
Venezuela and British Guiana. which has
not only ruptured the relations between the
principals and kept them apart diplomatic
Cally for years. but has threatened TO in
volve the two great Englsh-speaking ma
tions i'm nostilities
The treaty was really complete several
days ago so far as all of the details were
concerned. except the insertion OF one
name, and there blank left TO fill in
with the name OF British jurist. Some
difficulty had been experienced i'm nnding
the second member OF the British supreme
trbuna, who was willing TO assume the
arduouS task OF arbitrator. and also could
be spared from the bench. IL was not until
this morning that word came over the cable
that such a person had been found in
Justice Collins and that his appointment
had been ratified by the British privy coun-
on q necessary formality So all was
ready for the signing of the treaty and
Nj Storrow. for Venezuela. calling at the
State Department about noon arranged
that the signatory persons should meet
about o'clock at the State Department,
for the purpose OF signing. Mr.. Cridler. the
chief of the diplomatic bureau OF the State
Department. had prepared copies of the
treaty for signature. both being i'm English
and unlike the general arbitration treaty,
being printed on thick red-edged paper.
Sir Julian came to the State Department
just before { o'clock In company with his
attachc Henry Outham BaX-Ironside
Senor Andrade followed i'm short time
with Mr.. Storrow. and the parties were
shown at once into Secretary olney's pri
vate Office where the secretary was await
ing them. a few minutes delay occurred
before Senor Ponte. the attache of the
Venezuelan legation. came in. and then the
party proceeded at once TO the business OF
the day. Mr.. Cridler and Mr.. Bax-Iron-
side made careful comparison OF the
two copies and then Sir Julian signed both
OF thsm. Senior Andrade placed his name
after Sir Julian. and Mr. Crldlef affixed the
seals with the aid OF MI Bankford pri-
vate secretary TO Secretary Oiney, and the
treaty was an accomplished fact save the
single act of ratification by the Venezuelan
Congress.
Tho signatures were written with a spe-
cial pen. u beautiful gold holder and nib.
tipped with an eagle feather and orna-
mented with goId heart studded with
diamonds. This was sent from Venezuela
for the purpose. and will be the property or
Senor Andrade, brother OF the minister.
PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY
The treaty provides that the tribunal
shall consist of i've jurists: two on the part
of Great Britain. nominated by the MEM
bers Of the judicial committee OF her Majes-
tvs Privy Council namely the Rt. Hon.
Baron Herschell and the Hon. Sir Richard
Hem Collins. one the justices OF her Bri-
fannie Majestys Supreme Court of Judica-
ture; two on the part OF Venezuela. NOM
mated. one by the President OF the United
states OF Venezuela, namely. the Hon. Mel
vile Weston Fuller. chief justice of the
United States OF America. and one NOM
mated by the Justices OF the Supreme Court
OF America. namely. the Hon. David Josiah
Brewer. justice or the Supreme Court Of
the United States of America; and NTH
jurist. TO be selected by the four persons SO
nominated; or. i'm the event OF their failure
to agree within three months from the date
of the exchange of ratincations of the pres
ent treaty. TO be selected by his Majesty,
the King of Sweden and Norway. The
jurist so selected shall be the president OF
the tribunal. In case of death. the Supreme
Judicial Council of England or the United
States Supreme Court shall. Icy majority
vote. fill the vacancy.
In deciding the matters of dispute the
tribunal shall be governed by the follow
ng rules. 1. Adverse hOtdlnR or pfeSCfip-
ton during "A period of nifty years shall
make a good title =. The arbitrators ma y
recognize and give effect To rights and
claims resting on any other ground what
! ever valid according To international law
3 I'm determining the boundary line. III ter
ritory of one party be found Dy the tribu-
nal TO have been at the date OF this treaty
in the occupation of the subjects or citizens
Of the other party, such effect snail Dc
given TO such occupation as reason. JUS
! tice the principles OF International law and
the equities OF the case shall, in the opin-
ion of the tribunal. require
! The arbitrators shall meet I'm Paris with
i'm sixty DAYS after the printed arguments
shall be delivered TO them. II II left with
the discretion of the tribunal 10 change the
/ place of meeting All questions considered
! bv the tribunal. including the final decision,
! shall be determined by majority OF all
the arbitrators. Each OF the high contract
ing parties shall name one person as its
/ agent to attend the tribunal and TO repre-
/ sent il generally on all matters connected
with the tribunal. Provision is made Tor
! the presentation of printed arguments ana
counter arguments. and all documents anu
I reports shall he available 10 both sides.
rhe decision of the tribunal shall, li pos
sihle be made wi. IN three nohlns from
! the close Of the argument on both sides
| The high contracting parties engage 10
| consider the result OF the proceedings Oi the
! tribunal of arbitration "a run. periect
and final settlement OF all the questions
referred 10 the arbitrators. The arbiters
/ chosen on each side are to be paid Dy the
governments they represent