The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-26
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patch rdatedI GeneyaE JpneI 24th, says:
Dispatches received since Saturday night
have induced the American agent tore.
questl0 Count Sclopis 10 summon the Con-
terence immdd ddiately. He Accordingly tele.
graphed to all themembers to meet ut 2
O'clock Tuesday. 1t Is not known
whether the indirect claims have been
Withdrawn. At 8 o'clock oil the mem.
bes of3the board had arrived.
II Is stated that the Secretary State
on Sunday telegraphed TO Bancroft DaviR
Q statement Of the object of the United
States In presenting the indirect claims
and the reasons for not asking a money
award. Also the reason whythey should
not be taken as an element Of oonsidera.
ton in the gross award q Davis. respond
ed yesterday that II was his belief that o
majority, of the board would accept our
view and believed the question could be
disposed Of satisfactorily.
INDIRECT CLAIMS UNTENABLE--PROs.
PRcTs OF A SOLUTION.
GENEVA, June ,25.-It is stated that tho
Board Or Arbitration, at its session, Mon
day the 17th inst, informed, the agents on
on the part Of England and the United
States that they considered. the indirect
claims presented in the case Of the Amer
lean government untenable. There IS
reason to believe the dispatches received
from the goyeFlment at Washington will
lead t0a satisla etoly solution of the en-
tire question. These dispatches Mr..
Bancroft Davis, the American agent, will
communicate to the court to-day, when It
reassembles After Wednesday the tribu--
nal will proceed to consider the direct
claims Of the United States.
General Sherman arrived last night. He
dined with the American Representatives,
and subsequently, visited Charles Francis
Adams in company With Caleb Cushing
TEXT oF;THE SUPPLEMENTARY AHTTc1Es.
WAsHINGToN, June 25-The following
Is the additional articles 81 the Treaty d
Washington rs amended and Sgreed To
by the Senate-Yeas, 4S; mays, 19: 4
WHEREAS, The government Of Her
Britanic 0 Majesty has contende1 einL q
recent correspondence with the govern
menttofIthe United States; namely, thai
such indirect claims as those for national
losses, stated in the case presented or
the part. Of the government Of the
United States, to the Tribunal o.
Arbitration at Geneva, TO have been sus
eddy loss in the transfer Of the Ameri
can commercial marine TO the British flag
the enhanced payments Of insurance; the
prolongation of the war and an addition
Of large sum to the cost Of the war,
and the suppression Of the rebellion.
HrStty, They we're not included in the
Treaty Of Washington, and
Secondly, They should not be admitted
in principle as growing out Of the act!
committed by particular vessels alleged
to have been enabled to commit depreda
tons on the shipping Of belligerent, by
reason Of such want Of due diligence in
the performance Of neutral obligations a
that which is imputed by the United
States to Great Britain. ~ El d f
/ WHEREAS, Both governments adopted
for future principle that claims for remote
or indirect losses should not be admitted
as the result Of failure TO observe neu
tral obligations so far as TO declare that /
will hereafter guide the conduct Of bott
governments in their relations with eacl
other now therefore in consideration
therefore the President OF the United
States, by and with the advice and con
seat Of the senate thereof, consents tina
she willmake claim on part Of the Unitet
States in respect to indirect losses a
Aforesaid before the tribunal OF arbitra
ton at Geneva.
YESTERDAYS MEETING OF TIE CONFER
4 ....-,s REcR. t
GENEVA, June 25.-In response TO tn
summons Of Count Sclopis the AlabamI
claims arbitration r,esssembled in the Ho
tel de Vile this afternoon at 20 minute
j past three o'clock, remained In session
untili6 O'Clock, and then adjourned t
meet again Thursday next. Thedelibel
atoms Of the Board were, as was the cas-
\ at the previous meetings, conducted Il
j secret. GO JCtB II CDUUD OIlL