. Christian herald and signs of our times . he dujes he is nowinvited to undertake, as President of theTribunal on the Venezuelan question. Itwill be noticed that Venezuela is not directly represented on the Tribunal andthat fact may prejudice her against thearrangement: but it is hoped that she willbe satisfied that her interests will be suffi-ciently protected by the two memberswho will represent the United arrangement is a distinct triumph ofAmerican diplomacy, and is creditable toall parties. We may hope that the decis-ion of the Tribunal will be so equitablethat other nations w
. Christian herald and signs of our times . he dujes he is nowinvited to undertake, as President of theTribunal on the Venezuelan question. Itwill be noticed that Venezuela is not directly represented on the Tribunal andthat fact may prejudice her against thearrangement: but it is hoped that she willbe satisfied that her interests will be suffi-ciently protected by the two memberswho will represent the United arrangement is a distinct triumph ofAmerican diplomacy, and is creditable toall parties. We may hope that the decis-ion of the Tribunal will be so equitablethat other nations will be encouraged toTesort to arbitration instead of to war,and so the world may have a foretaste ofthat time of which the prophet wrote: He shall judge between the nations, and shall re-buke many peoples: . nation shall not lift upsword against nation, neither shall they learn warany more (Isa. 214). Lost Her Propeller. i Shipping reports from Halifax. N. S.,announce the arrival there in tow of thesteamer Cotchelt. which sailed from New. >? > > > >J^ AND THE X WSPAPER; York for Hull. England, on November5th. It appears that five days after leav-ing port the Cotclule was caught in theheavy She was heavily laden, andhad great difficulty in keeping her batding bravely with wind andwaves for two days, a serious disaster be-fell the devoted ship. The main shaftbroke and her propeller fell to the bottomof the sea. The ship was entirely at themercv of the waves, and the crew for sometime gave themselves up for lost. Thecaptain, however, eventually inspired themwith hope sufticiendy to make an effort tosave the ship. For five days and nightsthey were kept busy in holding the shipshead to the wind and sea. If there hadbeen the slightest relaxation of vigilancethe ship must have foundered. Shedrifted as helplessly as a logon the surface of the sea. On ythe morning of the sixth daythe crew were gladdened bythe sight of the smoke of asteamer. It was the
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