The record-union., 1897-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-As the rep
ments Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish Embassador, and Senior Jose An
drade, the Venezuelan Minister to
Washington, at 4:30 o'clock this after
noon at the State Department signed
| treaty providing for the settlement by
arbitration of the long standing dis
pute over the boundary between Vene-
zuela and British Guiana, which has
not only ruptured the relations between
the principals and kept them apart di-
Dramatically for years, but has threat
ened to involve the two great English
speaking nations in hostilides
The treaty was really compete several
days ago, so far as all of the details
were concerned, except the insertion of
one name, and there a blank was left
to fill in with the name of a British
jurist Some difficulty had been ex-
perienced in finding the second member
of the British Supreme tribunal who
was willing to assume the arduous task
of arbitrator and also could be spared
from the bench. II was not until this
morning that word come over the cable
that such a person had been found in
Justice Collins, and that his appoint
merit had been ratified by the British
Privy Council, a necessary formality.
SO all was ready for the signature of
the Gtreaty, and Mr.. StOrrow, for Nene-
zuela, calling at the State Department
about noon, arranged that the sigma
tory 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 the
copies Of the treaty for signature both
in English, and unlike the general ar
bitration treaty, being printed on thick
red-edged paper.
Sir Julian came to the State Depart
ment just before o'clock, in company
with his attache. Henry Outram Bax-
IrOnside. Senior Andrad,a followed in a
short time with Mr.. Storrow, and the
parties We're shown at once into Secre-
tary Olneys private office. where the
Secretary was awaiting them. A few
minutes delay occurred before Senior
ROnto, 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-
llOlNSlQe Uldue Il CdISl III COMPARISON OF
the two copies and then Sir Julian
signed both of them, Senior Andrade
placed his name after Sir Julian and
Mr.. Cridler affixed the seals. with the
aid of Mr. Blankford, the Private Sec
retary to Mr.. Olney, and the treaty was
an accomplished fact, save the single
act of ratification by the Venezuelan
Congress.
The signatures were written with
special pen, a beautiful gold holder and
nib-tipped with an eagle feather ami
ornamented with a gold heart studded
with diamonds. This was sent for the
purpose from Venezuela, and will he
the property of Senor Andrade, brother
of the Minister
The treaty provides that the tribunal
shall consist of five jurists. two on the
part of Great Britain, nominated by the
members of the Judicial Committee of
her Majesty's Privy Council namely.
the Right Hon. Baron Herschell and
the Hon. Sir Richard HEM Collins. one
of the Justices of her Britannia mai
esty's Supreme Court of Judicature;
two on the part of Venezuela. nominal
ed. one by the President of the United
States Of America, and one nominated
by the Justices of the Supreme Court OF
of the United States of America, name
ly, the Hon. David j. Brewer. a Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States of America, and a fifth iurist to
be selected by the four, the final decis-
ion to be determined by a majority of
all the arbitrators
Each of the high contracting parties
shall name one person as its agent to at
tend the tribunal and to represent it
generally in all matters connected with
the tribunal.
Provision is made for the presentation
of printed arguments and counter argu-
ments, and all documents and reports
shall be available to both sides
The decision of the tribunal shall, if
possible, be made within three months
from the close of the argument on both
sides.
The high contracting parties engage
to consider the result of the proceedings
of the tribunal of arbitration as full,
perfect and final settlement of all the
questions referred to the arbitrators.
The arbiters chosen on each side are
to be paid by the Government they rep
resent.