The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-16
WAsHINGToN, February 13.-Ex-

FeDTuaTy ~
Congressman Stokes was arraigned
yesterday on the second Indictment,
and it was shown that during the
late war a military company, known
as "Beatty's Independent Scouts
was raised in Fentress county, Tenn,
and after the closing of the war
Stokes secured the passage of a bill
by Congress, to pay the men, recelv-
ing Tor his services the sum of so,
o0O. The company never exceeded
fifty men, although the rolls as pre-
sented tor payment contained one
hundred and two mi The jury
to-day rendered a verdict Of guilty
against Stokes. The penalty is a
fine not exceeding 1000 or impris-
onment not to exceed a year.
The British and American Mixed
Commission adjourned to-day to
meet on March 20.
The President to-day sent a letter
to Colonel Forney accepting his
resignation as Collector OF the Port
OF Philadelphia and expressing his
high appreciation of his services in
that office and his regret at his de-
clslon to leave it, and concluding
with a warm expression Of his per-
sonal regard.
The Senate, In executive session
yesterday, confirmed the following
nominations Edward S. McCook,
Secretary of Dakota Territory AS
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue, John
Taggart, for Utah.
New YORK, February IA spec
ial London dispatch Isl the English
Government is continuing negotia-
tions in regard to the Treaty of
Washington. or otherwise the Min
istry could not hold their Offices for
twenty four hours. This is abso-
lutely certain. It cannot be stated
too certainly that should the Gov
eminent go out on this issue their
successors, from the nature of the
case, would be equally prevented
from continuing negotiations, and
that therefore the arbitration will be
ended and the opportunity for any
accommodation will be lost. unless
a mutual understanding, modifying
the point of indirect losses is waived.
The English Government. having
positively refused topay agross sum
for all damages, a proposition of
that nature cannot now be advanced.
SHOULD the American Government
renew its own proposition, made
March S, 1870, naprotocol, it could
be arranged on a basis that England
pay the highest sum named by Amer
ica-S30, 600, 900 in gold.
LONDON, February 14.-,Lord Chief
Justice Cockburn. British member
of the Geneva Board, approves of
the Governments refusal to admit
the claims for indirect damages.
The English expedition, in search
of DR.. Livingstone. has left London,
sufficient funds having been sub
scribed.
1t is stated that the Geneva Arbi-
tration will have only a formal meet
ing in April. The statement of the
cases submitted will require to be
translated into the French, as Count
Selopis, Baron Italmba and Staemtii,
cannot read English. Charles Fran
els Adams viii return home, though
on business personal to himself, and
may have to go back to Geneva to
attend to work vet to be done in con-
nectlon with the presentation OF the
American case.
OMAHA. February 13.-Acting
Governor James arrived from Wash
ington to day and issued a procla-
nation revoking the call for an extra
session of the State Legislature made
by the President of the Senate dur
his absence, and which was called
for February II.
ST. Louis. February 13,-The
State Labor Reform Convention met
here to-day and selected delegates to
the National Convention to be held
at Columbus, Ohio, on the 2lst inst.
After nearly half q century of SER
vice as United States District Judge
OF Delaware, the Hon. Willard Hall
has resigned. He has reached the
great age of ninety-one. He gradu-
ated at Harvard in 1899 =; removed to
Delaware, and in 1911 was elected
Secretary of State was elected to
Congress in 1916. and reelected in
1918. In 1923 he was appointed
by President Madison, and
for forty-eight years has ably dis
charged the duties of that office.