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GAOAA w VIII
WASHINGTON, d. c., MAY s.
THE WORK OF THE HIGH COMMISSION.
The following will appear in the Washington
National Republican tomorrow morning: 1t is
the authoritative official statement of the result
OF the labors Of the joint high commission; "The
treaty is TO be known as 'The treaty of Wash
ington for the adjustment of claims of injury al
legged by the United States, on account of the
escape of confederate cruisers from British
ports, and depredations committed by those YES.
sells during the late rebellion in this country
A tribunal of arbitration is constituted, to con-
sist of five arbitrators, one appointed by the
United States, one by Great Britain and the
other three each by designated sovereign of
state in Europe or America.
The treaty establishes special rules of neutral
duty and obligation, in addition to the generally
received ipublic law, which rules, although not
admitted by the British commissioners to have
been in force at the time, are yet to govern the
decisions of the tribunal Of arbitration. This tri-
bunal may either award damages in detail or in
gross, at its discretion or tmay refer this duty to
board of assessors, sitting in the United States
who shall report from time to time, with pay
ment to be made accordingly. The British gov
eminent frankly expresses its regret for the oc-
currence of the incidents complained of by the
United States. For the adjudication of all other
claims of citizens of the United States against
Great Britain, or of the subjects of Great Britain
against the United States, during the same
period, that is from the 18th of April, 1861, to
the 9th day of April, 1865 an ordinary mixed
commission is provided, to sit at Washington,
with an umpire to be nominated, if necessary,
by designated friendly power
"This limitation of time is material, for it
confines reclamation against the United States
to incidents of actual war. \ 1t is accompanied
also with declaration on the part of the Brit
ish commissions excluding claims on account of
slave property. Great Britain does not recog
nize the claims of subjects who complain of the
seizure of cotton in cases where they took up
their abode in the south, as they became subject
to the contingencies of war
"In regard to the fishery question, in addition
TO the liberty already secured to them by the
treaty of 1918, the fishermen of the United
States shall have liberty to take sea fish on the
sea coast and shores, and in bays, larbors, and
creeks of the provinces of Quebec, Nova
Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the col
ony of Prince Edwards island and the islands
adjacent, without being restricted to any dis
lance from the shore, with permission to land
upon such coasts, shores and islands, and also
upon the Magdalen Islands, for the purposes of
drying their nets and curing fish; subject, of
course, in this respect to the local rights of pri
vste property; and the same liberty is granted
to British subjects on the eastern sea coasts and
shores of the United States north Of the seth
parallel of latitude. This liberty is not to in
clude, on either side, shell fish or salmon and
shad fisheries, or other fisheries in rivers and
mouths of rivers.
Its further agreed, that the fish oil and fish
of all kinds except inland lakes and their rivers
and except fish preserved in oil, the produce of
fisheries in the United States or the dominion of
Canada or Prince Edward Island, shall be admit
ted into each country, respectively, free OF duty.
The privileges thus conceded to the United States
are obviously the most important ones II is
asserted by the British government, but not adj
mitted by the United States, that the privileges
accorded to citizens of the United States are of
greater value than those accorded TO the subjects
of Great Britain; and to prevent or avoid con-
troversy on this point it is agreed that mixed
commission, with an umpire, to be appointed by
a designated friendly power, shall determine
whether any compensation shall be allowed for
such alleged excess of privileges, and see how
much ought to be paid by the United States.
Next come various questions of navigation
and commercial transit, which are disposed of by
declaring the navigation of the river st. Law
renee and the rivers Yucau, Porcupine and Still
line forever free and open to the citizens or SUBJ
jects of both countries, by providing for equal
use of the Welland and st. Lawrence and other
canals in the dominion on one hand, and Lake
Michigan and the st. Clair flats and canal on
the other, by providing for the free transit of
merchandise to and fro, as well in the British
provinces as in the United States, and abolish
ing the provisional export duty on American
lumber on the river st. John.
All luOSC plOflolOuo uSltIlCS anu
commercial transit are, of course, made contin-
gent upon their being approved by the congress
of the United States, the British parliament,
Canada, and legislature of Prince Edwards
Island. BY these various stipuations all Irivi-
leges of fishery navigation and transit accorded
to the United States by the treaty of 1854 are
once more obtained, in better form, and with
out the burdensome conditions of that treaty in
the matter of reciprocal importation.
"Of the pending subjects of controversy be-
tween the two governments, there remains to be
considered the question of the northwestern
boundary line. 1t is to be remembered that the
line of the treaty of 1886 runs by the middle of
the channel, which separates the continent from
Vancouvers island; but, several such channels
exist. Great Britain contends that the channel
of that treaty is the Rosario straits, the United
States that it is the canal Deharo, the two chan
nels being separated by the island of San Juan.
"This question having once been reported on
by a mixed commission, that for the survey Of
the line, the United States are not content to re-
fer it to another such commission, nor has it
been deemed convenient, even though such tri-
bunal be appointed by friendly sovereign power
instead of this. 1t has been agreed by the pres
ent treaty to submit the question directly to a
neutral power, and the emperor of Germany
has been selected for that purpose.
'The government of the United States has in
its possession much documentary evidence in
support OF its pretensions, not heretofore made
use of; and, on that as well as on other grounds,
is confident of the better reason on its side to
assume to the United States possession of the
island of San Juan.
"Such are the outlines of the provisions of
the present treaty, and such are some of the
considerations which have commended it to the
appreciation of the president"
FINANCIAL.
The internal revenue receipts today were
ST1S,S57; subscriptions to the new loan, SPA,
900.
CATTLE IN THE COUNTRY.
An investigation of the condition of the farm
animals Of the United States, recently made by
the department of agriculture, shows that fewer
losses, either from disease or winter exposure,
have resulted during the past season than for
several years previously. Losses amounting to
millions of dollars have been heretofore reported
yearly, but no epizootic has prevailed lately in
any portion of the country. The foot and
mouth disease, which spread through portions
of New York and New England, was not fatal,
and has nearly disappeared. The pleuro-pneu-
monia has been reduced to few cases, near
cities of the middle states. Horses have been
comparatively healthy. Swine have exhibited
the greatest comparative mortality but less than
in former years. Sheep have suffered slightly
from disease. Farm stock of all kinds is almost
uniformly in good condition. This improved
condition is attributed to abundant feed more
than humane treatment, and the mildness of the
past winter.
GER0LT.
Baron Gerolt sails for home on the 25th