The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
TENrSUHLA's DISPUTED sonprr.
Justiee brewer Interrupts Sir Richard Web
ster's Long Argument with . joke.

Sneetdi Cable DesrdieA to TIE SUN
PARIS. July S.-Sir Richard Webster contin-
ueo his argument OF the British case before
the Venezuelan tribunal to-day. Dealing with
Matte"s case. he said that according to the
Nenezuelans Matteo was a Spanish officer on
coast guard duty. patrolllng portions Of the
disputed territory for ten years. On the other
| hand. Sir Richard makes Matteo out a pirote
ana privateer, and. according to the most
favorable view he never rises beyond the dig
! NIFTY OF the Captain OF a revenue cutter Sir
hichard pointed out that the Spanish Govern
ment occasionally disavowed Matteo's action,
whlle none OF them amounted to definite ex-
ercise OF Spanish governmental authority, be-
ing either exploring excursions or corsair
raids These. he said. we're the cases quoted
by tho NeneEuelans to prove continuous acts
Of Spanish dominion
An amusing argument arose as to whether
Matteo de Brilla and Matteo Beltran we're the
same person. Lord Russell and Sir Richard
'oHihs, tho British Commissioners, showed in
creduity. but Sir Richard Webster said IL was
inmateral for the purposes Of his argument
whether they were one or two therefore he
had hastily accepted the Venezuelan statement
as To Matteo's identity
or llchard further quoted from Spanish
documents in which the missionaries in 1880
ana lHO recommended the establishment of
best way OF Keeping out the French and Dutch,
adding that. spanish-lil,A nothing was done
frlor to the adjournment OF the sitting Sir
i'l'hatd quoted the commission and passport
granted to Lopez De la Puente to explore the
tuyuni River in 1888. He next dealt with tho
extension of the Spanish missions in 1872 quot
ing from documents proving that they never
reached the Cuyuni River. which is spoken
OF occasionally as their frontier. De la Puente
OF AH ba tnkl III.
river to Keep the Dutch in check Sir Richard
then quoted from Miguel Marmion's report
Tor the purpose Of showing the extent at that
time OF tho Spanish territory and the Dutch
advance He argued that an outpost was
placed on the north bank OF the Cuyuni, be-
tween the Cuyuni and Curumo rivers, and ex-
listed only temporarily.
The tribunal at this point was much occupied
with aliases. Chief Justice Fuller Lord Chief
Justice Russell and Justice Brewer grouping
around the same atlas In 1856. Sir Richard
continued, war broke out between Spain and
England. the latter occupying Essequibo and
Demerara. which the Dutch reobtained by the
treaty Of Amiens. In 1902 Gov. Carbone sent
an officer named Manuel Aston to reconnotre
to tho Barima River to ascertain to what ex-
tent the English occupied the country.
Justice Brewer caused a roar by asking: " Is
he. too. John Jacobs relative? ?" Sir Richard
looked panied at the American Justice frivol-
lty. and proceeded to examine the extent Of the
dominions which the British occupied in 100
quoting from McCreaghs report to the Duke
OF Portland in which h" states that the cult
waited lands reach the Pom"roon River the I'M
cultivated lands extending to the spanish Ori-
noe" settlements. and appealing again to con-
TEMPORARY maps to support his argument
He next quoted from the Dutch licenses to
cut timber in the Waini and other districts in