The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-28
THE GENEVA COMPETENCE.
More Flnesse Over the Indirect
Claims.


Claims.
NEW YoRK, June 97.-The Herulds
special Of last night states that the mem.
bers Of the tribunal are less reticent, and
yesterday communicated the fact that at
the meeting ofthe Court to-day Thurs
day the business would be In such a
condition that the arbiuators expected to
give positive answer favorable to the
preservation Of the treaty. all the rep.
resentauyes are in excellent spirits, and 1t
Is confidently expected that the result Of
to.day's sitting will be satisfactory. II Is
believed that declaration will be made
to-day to the tribunal that both govern.
ments have discovered common ground
Of agreement The British messenger,
yesterday, brought dispatches to Lord
Tenterden ol importance. The represen.
tatives Of both America and England,
visited each other yesterday, and 50 far
have agreed upon the business to be
brought before the Court to-day, that II
should not be delayed in consequence Of
any misunderstanding or requests for
time for reference 10 home governments.
Both sides have absolute confidence in
the impartiality Of the tribunal.
A Washington dispatch states that Ban.
croft Davis telegraphed to the State De.
partment yesterday, that he had on Tues.
day, submitted the instructions sent him
last Monday to the Board OF Arbitration,
viz: that the United States. insisted upon
the Arbitrators considering all claims pre-
sented by the United StateS, and to decide
upon the amount due the United States
for the alleged violation Of the rules Of
neutrality during the war.
Lord Tenterden replied that the British
government had instructed him to dis.
pute the statement Of the American
agent, claiming that England had acted
upon the demand Of the United States for
the award Of gross sum, and disputed
the claim for money awards for the loss
to marine insurance by prolongation Of
the war and other indirect claims.
Lord Tenterden further contended that
il England was In any way culpable, her
Commissioners had already expressed re.
gret, which regret Is recorded in the
Treaty. But Il the United States insisted
upon money awards for indefinite claims,
then England must interpose objection;
that the Tribunal Is not empowered to
decide anything but the amount due by
her to the United States for violation Of
the rules Of neutrality agreed upon in the
sixth article oi the Treaty. Heconcludcd
that he must submit the American agree.
ment TO his government before asserting
to the Tribunal proceedings, and asked for
an adjournment to Thursday.
LONDON, June 27.-A special from
Geneva contains the following.
Lord Tenterden, the British agent, yes.
terday received reply to his govern.
ment to the last dispatch received by
Bancroft Davis from Secretary Fish. It
is possible that final setting of the Tri-
bunal will be held on Friday. Davis
leaves Geneva for Paris, Friday, but con-
templates returning to Geneva in a few
weeks.
New York, June27.-Dispatches from
England, expressing the fear entertained
there, that the Geneva Board will make
an affirmative decision on the American
claims for direct damages, are known
here to be well founded in fact The ad-
ministration has for some months been
well satisfied that NJ. StarmpflI as well
as Baron Itajuba are strong believers in the
Justice Of the claims. These gentlemen
with Adams constitute the majority of
the Board. Among the claims which are
10 be regarded as Of a direct character
will probably be that for the equipment
and maintenance OF cruisers on our part.
ADJOURNMENT TILL FRIDAY-TuE ENG
LIsH STATEMENT CONCERNING NDI.
RECT CLAIMS.
GENEVA, June 27.-The Board Of Ar
bitrationlwas in session to-day, and then
adjourned until Friday, when an official
declaration will be given 10 the press.
The delay is caused BY Englsnd's desire
for greater precision in the language re-
specting indirect claims.
The Tribunal ol Arbitration reassembled
in the Hotel de Vile at II o'clock this
morning, and remained in session until 2
o'clock this afternoon. All commnnica-
ton was made in close sitting, and
secresy was agreed to be preserved for an
other twenty-four hours. The Tribunal
adjourned until tomorrow morning at II
o'clock, when decisive and final com.
munication is expected. The Arbitrators
who were stopping at the hotel have left
there and gone TO private apartments.
The English representatives reached the
sitting with a voluminous collection of
papers, showing that a question Of fact
would succeed q question Of form. The
Arbitrators, on quitting tho council ap-
peared IN excellent humor and were jok.
ing among themselves. During the ses.
sion Of the Tribunal the telegraph was in
reqpisition almost continually.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-0fflcial in.
formation has been received here from
Geneva, that the British Government
having accepted the declaration Of the
Arbitrators, that the claims for indirect
damages, not involving a money consider
alton, are not subject to consideration by
them, Lord Tenterden to-day formally
J withdrew his motion for adjournment,
J and then filed the British argument &C.
cordiugly. Now that the indirect claims
have been disposed Of to the satisfaction
Of both governments, the other business
before the Tribunal will be considered.