The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-17
From the New York World. ]

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Britanuie Majesty, being DESTROYS to pro-
vide for en- AmioAble settlement OF all
causes Of difference between the two eoun>
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentisries, that is to say,
the President of the United States has sP-
pointed on the part of the United States as
and PlenipotentiAriss Hamilton Fish, Sec
rotary of State; Robert Canning Schemes,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PleniPo-
tertiary to Great Britain Samuel Nelson'
an Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
of the United States; Ebenezer lockwood
Hoar, OF Massachusetts,; and George Henry
Williams, of Oregon and her Britannia
Majesty on her part has appointed as her
High Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries
the Right Honorable George Frederick
Samuel, Earl de Grey and Earl of RipOn,
Visoount Goderich, Baron Grsnthsm, q
Baronet, Peer of the United Kingdom,
Lord President of her Msjessy's Most Hon
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Noble Order of the Garter, etc., etc.; the
Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry North.
cote, BAronet, one her MAjestys Most
Honorable Privy Council, a member of Par
Lament, . Companion of the Most Honora
BILE Order of the Bath, 40, &o.; Sir Ed
ward Thornton, knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath, her
Maiesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentisry to the United States of
America Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
knight Commander OF the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath, mum Der of her Majesty
Privy Council for Canada, and Minister OF
Justice and Attorney General of her Maj
esty's Dominion Of Csnadss; and Montague
Bernard, ESQ.,, Chichels Professor of liner
national Law in the University of Oxford
and the said PlenipotentiAries, after having
exchanged their full powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed to and concluded the following Arti
ces:
arisen between the government of the
United States and the government of per
Britannia Ma esIy, and still exist, growing
out OF the acts committed by the severs
vessels which have given rise to the claims
generally known as the Alabama claims,
and whereas her Britannia Majesty has su
thorized her High Commissioners and Plen
ipotentisries to express, in friendly spirit
the regret felt by Her Majssty's government
tor the escape, under whatever oircum
stances, of the Alabama and other vessell
from British ports, and for the depreciation
committed by those vessels now, in ordel
10 remove and adjust all complaints snt
claims on the part of the United States, anC
TO provide for the speedy settlement of suct
claims which are not admitted by her Brit
annie Malesty's government, the high con
tracing parties agree that all the said claim
growing out of acts committed by the Afore-
said vessels, and generally known as tbs
Alabama claims" shall be referred to a
TRIBUNAL of arbitration, to be composed o.
Eve ArbitrAt ors, to be appointed in the fol
lowing manner, that is 10 say One shsl
be.nAmed by the President Of the United
States, one shall be named bv her Britannia
Majesty, his Majesty, the KING of Italy
shall be requested TO name one, tht
President of the Swiss Confederation
shall be requested to name one
and his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil shall
be requested to name one. In case of tbs
death, absence, or incApscity to serve of AM
or either of the said arbitrators, or IN the
event of either of the said arbitrators omit
ting, or declining, or cessing to act as such
the President of the United States, or heI
British Majesty, or his Majesty the King OF
Italy, or the President Of the Swiss Oonfed-
Grafton, or his Majesty the Emperor of Bra
zil, as the case may be, may forth with name
another person to act as arbitrator in the
place and stead of the arbitrator originally
named by such head of state and in the
event OF refusal or omission, for two month";
after receipt of the request, from either o
the high contracting parties, of his Majesty
the king of Italy, or the President of tht
Swiss Confederation, or his Majesty the EN-
peror of Brazil, TO name an arbitrator, eithe
to fill the original appointment or in plAc
of one who may have died, be absent, or in
oapAcitAtsd, OF who may omit, decline, o
from any cause cease to act as such arbitrs
tor, HIS Majesty the king of Sweden an
Norway shall be requested to name one o.
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such arbitrator or arbitrntors.
ART. 2. The arbitrators shall meet 6
Geneva, in Switzerland, at the earliest da
convenient after they shall have been named
and shall proceed impartialIy aud CAREFUL
to examine and decide all questions tina
shall be laid before them on the part of th
governments Of the United States and he
Britannia Majesty respectively. All que
tions considered by the tribunal, inoludin
the final award, shall be decided by ma
iority Of all the arbitrators. Each of tn
high contr acting parties shall also name on
person TO attend the tribunal as it's agent I
represent it generally in ell matters oonne
ted with the arbitration.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
ART. 3. The written or printed case
each Of the two parties, accompanied by Ii
documents, the official correspondence, an
other evidence on which eaoh relies, sha
be delivered in duplicate to each of the az
bitratoEs, and to the agent OF she other part
as soon as may be after the organization
the tribunal, but within period not excee
ing six months from the date of the g,
change Of the notifications OF tnis treaty.
ART. 4. Within four months after the d.
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case, either party may, in like manner, d
liver in like manner to each of the said arb
traitors, and to the agent of the other part.
g counter case and additional document
correspondence and evidence, in reply to tn
case, documents, correspondence, and ev
denoe 80 presented by the other party. TIL
arbitrators may, however, extend the tim
for delivering such counter case, documents
correspondence and evidence, when in thei
judgment il becomes necessary, In const
queHce of the distance of the place froI
which the evidence to be presented is TO b
procured. If in the case submitted to tn
arbitrators either party shall have specific
or alluded 10 any report or document in il
own exclusive possession without snnexin
q copy, such party shall be bound, if th
other party thinks proper to apply for it,
furnish that party with copy thereof, al
either party may call upon the other, throug
the arbitrators, to produce the originals @
certiEad coniaa nf any panara addueed n