tion of the time limited for the delivery of the counter case on both sides, to deliver in duplicate to each of the said arbitrators and to the agent of the other party a printed argument showing the points and referring to the evidence upon which his Government relies, and either party may also support the same before the arbitrators by oral argument of counsel; and the arbitrators may, if they desire further elucidation with regard to any point, require a written or printed statement or argument, or oral argument by counsel, upon it; but in such case the other party shall be entitled to reply either orally or in writing, as the case may be.

ARTICLE IX

The arbitrators may, for any cause deemed by them sufficient, enlarge either of the periods fixed by Articles VI., VII., and VIII. by the allowance of thirty days additional.

ARTICLE X

The decision of the tribunal shall, if possible, be made within three months from the close of the argument on both sides.

It shall be made in writing and dated, and shall be signed by the arbitrators who may assent to it.

The decision shall be in duplicate, one copy whereof

señalado para la entrega del contra-Alegato por ambas partes, deberá entregar por duplicado á cada uno de dichos arbitros y al Agente de la otra parte un argumento impreso que señale los puntos y cite las pruebas en que se funda su Gobierno, y cualquiera de las dos partes podrá también apoyarlo ante los arbitros con argumentos orales de su abogado; y los arbitros podrán, si desean mayor esclarecimiento con respecto á algún punto, requerir sobre él una exposición ó argumento escritos ó impresos, ó argumentos orales del abogado; pero en tal caso la otra parte tendrá derecho á contestar oralmente ó por escrito, según fuere el caso.

ARTÍCULO IX

Los Arbitros por cualquier causa que juzguen suficiente podrán prorogar uno ú otro de los plazos fijados en los Artículos VI, VII y VIII, concediendo treinta días adicionales.

ARTÍCULO X

Si fuere posible, el Tribunal dará su decisión dentro de tres meses contados desde que termine la argumentación por ambos lados.

La decisión se dará por escríto, llevará fecha y se firmará, por los Arbitros que asientan á ella.

La decisión se extenderá por

A.

Aberdeen, Lord, 276, 287; "the Ab-

erdeen line," 288.

Adams, John Quincy, 17, 242, 248, 249.
Agualarge (in Colombia), 59.
Aguire, the, 274.

Alcedo, Don Dionicio, queer story of,
13.

Allegiance, ultimate, 136.

Alta-Plain of Bogotá. (See "Savannah
of Bogotá.")
Amacuro, the, 274.
Amazon, the, 173, 280.
Ambalema, 47.

Amerigo, Vespucci, 192.

Andes, the, 49, 62, 77; mule ride in,
49-62; scenery in, 52-58; temper-
atures in, 58, 59.

Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary dispute,
272, 273, 280-284, 285-305; ter-
ritories in dispute, 274, 275; Eng-
land's claim, 273, 275, 277, 281, 283,
284, 286, 292-294, 302, 311, 317;
Venezuela's claim, 273, 277-280, 289,
290, 291-293, 302-311, et seq.; status
quo ante (of 1768 and 1850), 273;
the final settlement, 306-325; the
new boundary line, 323 (see map).
Antémino or "Little Tyrol," 205-206.
Aratura, the, 274.
Arbitration, International, 326-333; in

the Venezuelan case, 291, 295, 297-
299, 303, 304, 306–310.
Archives, Dutch-Spanish, 311, 312,

321.

Aristotle on Democracy, 133.
Arsenic springs, 57.

Asphaltum, deposits of, 239.

Assassination of Bolívar attempted, 132.
Atrato, the, 13, 18.

Autocracy in Venezuela, 137, 138.
Award (of Oct. 3, 1899) by Arbitration
Tribunal, 306-323; a compromise,
324.

B.

Bacon, Sir Francis, 270.

Balance of Power, European, 243,

244.

Bamboo, the, at Guaduas, 52, 54.
Bank of England, the, 124.

Barima Point, 279, 281, 314; Barima
Caño, 279, 280; Barima River, 278;
Barima, the fable of Dutch "Post"
at, 314-317.

Barranquilla, 27, 31-35; inhabitants
of, 33-35; exports, 35, 36.
Bayard, Thos. F., 298.
Bayonne, Treaty of, 125. (See
"Treaties.")

Beggars, 94, 95.

Blanco, Gen. Guzman, 209–211.
Bogotá, capital of Colombia, 63-76;
location and plan of city, 64, 66, 67;
when and by whom founded, 66; the
first European structure, 73; archi-
tecture, 67, 68; the poor classes in,
67, 68; streets and sidewalks, 68, 69;
plazas, 70-74; cathedrals, 70-74;
monasteries, 75; the inhabitants,
90-94.

Bolívar, General Símon, 16, 17, 70, 74,
126, 127, 130, 132, 134, 210, 212, 214-
216.

Bonaparte-Wyse Canal contract (of
1878), 15.

Canal Projects, Isthmian (see "Pan-
ama"), 16-19; diplomatic questions
concerning, 19-25.

Canning, Mr., Prime Minister of Eng-
land, 246-248.

Caracas, capital of Venezuela, 205-219;

when and by whom founded, 205, 208,
209; origin of the name, 207, 208;
plan of the city, 208, 209; parks and
gardens, 210; the National Univer-
sity, 211, 212; some mythical stories,
213, 214, 216; Masonic Temple, 217;
Grand Opera House, 217; Church
edifices, 218, 219; Pantheon, the,
115, 216.
Carocali, 46.

Carthagena, 27-31; fortifications of, 28,
29; trade of, 29-31; the old Inqui-
sition Bastile, 29.

Cattle breeding, 83, 84.

Cauca, the, 39, 40.

Chação Valley, the, 205, 207.
Chagres River, 5, 13.

"Charleston, the, of South America," 30.
Chauncy, the steamship Henry, 2.
Chibcha Indians, 87, 88.
Chicherias (drink shops), 50.
Chimbi, 60.

Chocolate (cacao) culture, 235, 236.
Church, the, 111, 128, 141, 153, 154.
Citizenship, 156-169; who are United
States citizens, 156-160; changes of
allegiance, 160, 161, 162; naturalized
citizens, 161-164; incongruous legis-
lation, 162-164; abuses of citizen-
ship, 165, 166; the remedy, 166;
status of married women, 166, 167;
passports, how obtained, 168, 169.
Clay, Henry, 17, 127.

Clergy disfranchised in Colombia, 141.
Cleveland, President Grover, 299, 300.

Coal deposits, 85, 239, 240.
Coffee planting, 52, 55, 174, 193, 231-
234.

Colombia (formerly New Granada):
topography, 170, 171, 172; rivers,

172, 173; area, 170; geologic forma-
tions, 172; exports, 177, 178; trans-
portation, 178, 179; "Revolutions,"
153-155; constitutional changes, 139-

144.

Colombian Union, the old (of 1819-
1821), 130-136; principles of the Con-
stitution, 130-132; mode of elections,
131; the judiciary, 131; Bugaboo of
"Centralization," 129.
"Colón-Aspinwall," 3, 4, 6.
Copper mines, 238.

Cotton planting, 83, 227-229.
Crusoe, Robinson, fiction of, 128.
Cumana, 192.

Cundinamarca, 130.

Curacao, Island of, 180-191; climate,
184, 188, 189; Willemstad, 180, 181;
soil, 183; leprosy, 184, 185, 186
(note); population, 186, 187; reli-
gion, 189.

Cushing, Caleb, 18.

D.

Death penalty abolished in Colombia,

141.

Declaration of Independence, the, of
the United States, and slavery, 116,
117.

De facto divisional line in Guayana,
273, 276, 286, 288, 289, 290.
De Lesseps, M., 15, 19, 22, 23, 246.
Democracy in South America, 123-145;

origin of, 123-126; perversion of,
133, 134, 144, 145.
Diplomatic controversy about name of
"Aspinwall," 4.

Dique, the, of Carthagena, 27, 30.
Disfranchisement of the clergy, 141.
Dissolution of the old Colombian Union,

136.

Drake, Sir Francis, 195, 196.
Dress, modes of, 96, 97.
Dutch, the, in Guayana, 271, 282.
Dutch Archives, 311, 312, 321.