Show STATUS IWHAXGED fliHEl Americans Gain n Vast Tract of Land in Venezuela WASHINGTON Aug SInister Andradem of Venezuela returned today to-day from Deer Park The status of the British Venezuela question remains unchanged Recent advices received at the legation give the text of the official cial resolution by which Venezuela confirms to an American company a vast tract of land south of the Orinoco and near the scene of the British contention con-tention The resoluton sets forth that tenton this grant was originally made to the Manoa company of the United States but was subsequently transferred to the Turnbull company in which English Eng-lish interest predominated but in view of the fact that the Turnbull company has not proceeded with the development of the concession the resolution recites that the Turnbull grant is cancelled and all rights of the original Manoa company are revived and renewed This gives the new American syndicate the same terms under which the Manoa company operated oper-ated |