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Willing Witnesses. Venezuelans Anxious to Give Their Testimony, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The Vene? zuelan minister promptly cabled his government this morning of the boundary commission's appointment and the names of its members. The Venezuelan officials in Caracas had already assumed that the commission would be authorized by congress and had lost no time in preparing that country's side of the controversy for the commission's consideration. All their evidence has been complete for some years, but much depends on whether the commission will decide to visit Venezuela or to hold ali the sessions in this country. President Crespo has notified Minister Andrade to inform him as soon as possible of the commission's decision ou this point, that there may be no delay in submitting the Venezuelan case. The documents are exceedingly volumin? ous and include a large number of valuable maps which must be sent to Washington if the commission concludes to sit here AU these documents are now in Caracas, but ready for immediate transmittal. They could be presented to the state department within 10 days of the notification that jfbey are required here. Until that time the work of the commission must necessarily be alto? gether of a preliminary character. If the organization of the body is perfected, as it is expected to be early next week, some time must elapse before the American minis? ters at The Hague and Madrid could j secure and transmit copies of Dutch and Spanish archives which are con? sidered essential to an impartial adjudication of the opposing lcaims. Venezuela is, however, prepared to furnish certified copies of all these documents that tend to prove her right to the disputed territory and perhaps Great Britain will consent to supply all the other. The probable attitude of the Eng? lish government towards the commis? sion evokes the keenest curiosity. . While it is the prevailing opinion that it will embrace the opportunity to state its side of the case without agreeing to be bound by the findings, it is not believed that this can be done without considerable deiay, It is understood tliat although the Eng? lish have accumulated all possible .ev! lenee to support their claim to the entire Orinoco region, they had .nev T expected to be compelled to proauce it, and have not arranged it in such shape that it could be prompt? ly submitted. It would not be sur? prising, therefore, in case Great Britain should take congnizance of the appointment of the commission, if a request should be received from Lord Salisbury asking for a sufficient delay to enable his government to prepare its documentary proofs. In any event the actual discussion of the merits of the controversy can hardly commence inside of the next two weeks and there is no possibil ity of a decision for several months if the investigation is to be made as thorough as contemplated. The five members ?>f the Venezue? lan British Guiana boundary com? mission have not yet formally noti? fied the President of their acceptance, but Mr. Cleveland had received as? surances before the appointments were announced, that each gentleman selected was willing to serve. lt is I learned that no formal tenders of places o.i thc commission were made, but Justices Brewer, and Alvey and Messrs. Coudert, White and Gilman were sounded as to their sentiments with regard to serving and the Presi? dent was fully cognizant of their j views. This possibly accounts for the technical denials made by two members of the commission as to the place having been "tendered" them. The 'selection of Prof. Gilman was largely determined by his prominence as a geographer The fact that he has written a life of President Mon roe, in which a chapter is devoted to the Monroe doctrine was of second? ary 'importance in connection with his appointment, as Professor Gilman does not profess any radical views on the subjeet. It is interesting to note that Professor Gilman in his book on Monroe takes the ground that the idea embodied in the famous doctrine did not originate with Canning, but was suggested many years before his time. Chief Justice Fuller is largely re? sponsible for the selection of Justice Brewer. The chief justice had sev? eral talks with the President and Sec? retary Olney on the subject and it is not unlikely that his opinion also had weight in the appointment of Chief Justice Alvey. St. Louis,* Jauuary 1.-A special | from Meridian, Miss., says that Sheriff Duval, of Jones County, was found bound aud gagged in his office and the safe robbed of $8,000. He says a number of masked men did the job. Their trail has been found and a strong posse, with blood? hounds, is in pursuit. For a pain in the chest a piece of flan ne dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on o?er the seat of the pain, and another on the back between the shoulders, will afford prompt relief. This is especially valuable in cases where the pain is caused by a cold and there is a tendency toward pneu? monia. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. I THE CUBAN REBEL ARMY. Reports of its SiZ9 and Strength Brought by Amer? ican Sympathizers. Philadelphia, January 2.- New light on the actual numerical strength of the Cuban insurgent army, under the direct commaod of Gens Gomez and Maceo, and concerning the great destruction of crops, was furnished upon the arrival io Philadelphia to-day of the British steamship Ardandbu, which sailed from Havana oa December 29 last. This in? formation is to the effect that these two generals alone had 23,000 men massed under them and that Havana was in a state of great excitement on the Ar daudbu's sailing. During the first part of the steamship's voyage along the Cuban coast fields of blazing corn and cane could be seen for a long distance. The scene of devastation estended all the way from Havana to Cardenas, and millions of dollars worth of property was soon reduced to ashes. The business men of both Cardenas and Havana hope, according to reports brought by the Ardaodhu, for tusur gent success, and manyjbelieve it to be near at hand. They say there is a financial panic impending in Havana owing to Spain's lack of both moBey sod credit. The young military re? serves who have not been paid for months and have survived the yellow jack, openly curse the cause of Spain and threaten to revolt. John C Deemer, an American civil engineer, who was a passenger on the Ardaodhu, bad been OD a railroad train that was stopped by thc insurgent army five miles from Cardenas. Instead of there being only 8,000 insurgent sol? diers, as reported from Spanish sources, there were be says, at least 18,000 men under commaod of Gomez, and five thousand more a short distance io the rear, commanded by Geo. Maceo Some idea of the army, he says, may be gathered from the fact that thc troops were three hours and forty minutes in marching across the railroad." There was also a train of 100 mules, loaded with provisions and ammunition. He says the soldiers were ragged after their march through the forests, but well armed. CUBAN REBELS RETREATING. Madrid, January 2 -A dispatch to the Imparcial from Havana says that, a body of Government troops under Col Galvis has defeated near Alfonso XII a strong detachment of rebels belong ing to Maceo's command. Heavy loss was inflicted on the insurgents. The j dispatch adds that the rebels are retreat? ing from the interior of the provicnce ! of Matanzas. SOME BELATED CUBAN NEWS. Santiago de Cuba, December 22 via j Tampa, Jaouary 2.-The Spanish j Transatlantic steamer Baldomero Igle? sias, that sailed yesterday for Havana, embarked the following political pris? oners from Guantanamo for Caeta, off the coast of Africa : Manuel Rodiles, Porfirice, Carcauses, a lawyer, Dr Joaquin Ros, Pedro Perich, and a mulatto Damed Paocasco. The follow? ing proajinent prisoners were embarked from this city : Augustin Leiaurc, Kusebco Caraballo, Antooio Figuredo Pavou aod Jose Carmeo Ramirez. On the 19th the cane fields of the Mejarona sugar estate, owned by Jos* Bueno & Co., of Santiago, were fire? aod destroyed by the rebels. It is re? ported that they have partially destroy? ed the cane crop of the Santa Ana estate. A mounted party of eight rebels, who iotended firing the catie at the San Louis estate, fell into an ambush pre? pared by soldiers of the battalion of Asia. One rebel was killed and one wounded. On the eveuiog of the 20th twenty four political prisoners from the fort of Eloristo reached this city aod were placed in the city prison. They bad been convicted of political crimes. The Circulo Espanola, the Spanish club of this city, gave a banquet on December 18 to tne recently arrived battalion of marines. The city was en fete. NO NEW SP\NISII LOAN. Madrid, January 2.-A dispatch from Havana says that the insurgents have choseo Guanajay, forty-five miles from Havana, are the centre of opera? tions Senor Navarro Reverter, minister of finance, deoies the truth of the state? ment that the Spaoish Government in Undi to raise a Dew loan for the pur? pose of meeting the espenses of the campaign in Cuba, or for any other purposes. _^_ Raleigh, N. C., January 1.-Eigh? teen carloads of white people have gone from Wayne, Dublin and Pen? der counties, N. C., to work in the cotton mills at Pelzer, S. C. They were in two special trains. None of them have ever worked in cotton mills. - i ij - ?????? ^iim - Not a few who read what Mr. Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va., bas to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstance: "Last winter I had la grippe which left me io a low state of health, tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any good, until I was induced to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The first bottle of it so far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a cure." For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by Dr. A. J. China. Downed By The Butch. Dr. Jameson's Invasion a Pit? iful Failure. Loudon, Jan. 3.-The fact that the telegraph wires in South Africa have been devoted to government work since the trouble in the Transvaal oc? curred and the fact thal no private cable messages have boen received from South Africa for four days has led to all kinds of rumors being put in circulation regarding the situation in the South African republic and the fate of the British invaders of that country. One of these reports has it that Br. Jameson has been shot by his company, another says that Uitlanders in Johannessburg have risen against the Boer government and given the city over to hernes. What truth there is in these stories it is of course impossible now to as? certain owing to the government mo? nopoly of the telegraph lines, but it is judged that most, if not all of the reports are based upon the fears en? gendered by the uncertainty regard? ing the fate that the Boers, slow to anger, but strong in wrath, may have meted out to the ill-advised and fool? hardy Englishmen who attempted to compel the Boers to grant conces? sions by force of arms It may be, however, that the re? port of the shooting of Dr. Jameson is true, if he has been tried by court martial, there is scarcely a doubt that the execution would promptly follow the passing of sen? tence. BY A BOER COURT MARTIAL. A cable dispatch is reported to have been received by a commercial firm in London stating that Dr. Jame? son will be tried by a Boer court martial and his followers who are now prisoners, released. The Scotch Black Watch regiment, which is now at Mafeking, in Bechu- j analand, will stop the advance of the British South Africa company's men from Buluwayo. and if they insist upon advancing they will be fired upon by the British troops. WILLIAil'8 CONGRATULATIONS. Berlin, Jan. 3.-The empoter has sent the following cablegram to Paul Jvruger, president of the South Afri? can republic : "I express my sincere j congratulations that supported by j your people and without appealing | for help to friendly powers, you have succeeded by your own energetic action against the armed bands which invaded your country as disturbers of the peace and thu9 have been enabled to restore peace and safeguard to the independence of your country from attacks from outside " Tennessee Centennial Now that the Atlauta exposition is over and has gone into history as one of the greatest expositions ever held in this country, Tennessee comes to the front with an exposition of ber own. She is the first city in the field and ap? pears to be goioing at the undertaking io a way to insure its success. The followiug letter received yester? day indicates what the exposition will be. It is to be held this fall and run for somethig over three months : Nashvills, Dec. 24th, 1895. To His Excellency, Gov. John Gary Evans, Columbia. Dear Sir : It is my pleasure to formally announce to you, and through you ts the people of your great State, the fact that the State of Tennsssee will celebrate the lUOth anniversary of its admission into the Union by holding a grand industrial interstate and interna? tional exposition in the city of Nash? ville, beginning September, 1896, and continuing for 100 days. As this will be the first instance io which such an event will be celebrated in the manner proposed, it is the desire and intention of the citizens of Ten? nessee to give to it that magnitude and importance which the dignity of the occasion demands. It will be our pleas? ure with grateful hearts and patriotic pride to call to mind the heroism and sacrifices of the men and women who made possible the Tennesseee of to-day. We will review with pride the part Tennessee has taken io the affairs of our great republic, and it shall be our pleasant task to inculcate into the hearts and minds of our children greater love for Tennessee, for her sister States and for the American union. I desire to invite yourself and the ! honored citizens of your State lo join [ with us in this season of rejoiciug, to j come among as, to partake of i our hospitality and good cheer, and through the inficence of this event to reuew and strength ? en the bonds of patriotic love and American citizenship. I shall not only i consider it a pleasure, but a privilege ; ! as well, to have you with us at some j time during the continuance of the j above mentioned exposition. 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