The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-16
The Geneva Arbitration.

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ment. No official communication will, how
ever, be furnished to the press until the final
settlement, which 10 likely to be reached
much much sooner than was expected.
It is stated that the English representatives
have presented to the Board . supple men
tary case establishing, in the belief of the
s~igners, that England faithfully executed
her laws in connection with the Confederate
cruisers. The American agents have in
consequence submitted q retort to the effect
that the questions cannot be judged from
the mere local standpoint of English law
alone, and arguing that E~ngland's liability
for the ravages committed by privateers
arises principally from her non-fulfllmens
of the maxims.o of international law.
GENEVA, Aug. Sit 10 now expected that
the Board of Arbitration will complete ie
work within a month. The adjournment Of
last week was due TO the necessity Of ex-
chspging communications with the Cabinet
at Washington. I'd
GENEVA, Aug. 5.-The Board Of Arbitra-
ton met at noon to-day and adjourned at B.
A considerable amount of business was dis
posed OF, no obstacle occurring to impede
progress. No confidence, whatever, is to be
placed in the rumors which are published
from.day to day of the decisions of the Board,
The strictest secrecy is enjoined on and
maintained by every person connected with
the Court, to prevent the premature publ
cation and improper use of news in the
stock markets Of Europe and America.
GENEVA, Aug. 6.-The Board of Arbitra-
tors met at noon, to-day, and at 3 adjourned
to-day's proceedings has tr~anspired.
New York, Aug. GA special despatch
from Geneva says that, as arbitration pro.
crosses, the probabilities increase that the
verdict will be against England, and that il
will be in the form of a declaration Of her
general responsibility for the acts OF the
Confederate cruisers, and an award of q
gross amount of damages of some magni-
tude, thus obviating a resort to a Board OF
Assessors. The American counsel will ap.
paren:ly endeavor to secure this instead OF
q detailed award. The Judgment Of the
Court on each particular ship is, therefore,
Of less consequence than it Otherwise would
have been; but there is reason to believe
that the case OF the Georgia is the weakest,
and has been practically abandoned. The
case Of the Shenandoah, however, is pressed
closely. Indemnity for losses to the whal-
ing fleet is especially urged. The discussion
proceeds faster than was generally expect
ID. The English counsel give particular
emphasis to tho argument that the Tribu-
nal, under the Treaty of Washington, hiss
no right to examine the conduct OF England
in her execution of municipal Law. They
maintain that no nation is responsible to
smother for its internal administration.
GENEVA, Aug. THE Board, at its session
yesterday, was engaged in hearing she ar.
guments of the British and American coun-
eel in relation to the case of the cruiser
Shenandoah, which case, it is understood,
is now closed. The r~eassembling Of the
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bic that it may not meet again before next
week.
A German Deputy Convicted Of Treason.
Herr Bebel, the well known Socialist
Deputy in the German Parliament, has
got into trouble again. 1t appears that
a few months ago he made some speeche.
at public meetings in the vicinity of
Leipsic, in which he said, according to
the evidence of two gendarmes who
were present, that when the Franco
German war broke out the King of
Prussia promised to give his people
unity and liberty if the campaign should
be successful and the unity had been
accomplished, but only in the barrack
and in the station-house, while of liberty
there had as yet been no trace. This,
however, was not to be wondered at, as
it would not be the first time that
princes had broken their promises.
These words were reported to the judi.
cial authorities, and Herr Bebel was ac-
cordingly tried on the 9th inst. for high
treason. He said in his defense that he
had no intention of accusing the Ger
man Emperor of breaking his word. but
that he had spoken merely of the
princes in general, and had asserted as
a historical fact that princes had mad,
promises when in difficulties which they
ai,erward did not fulfill. He thought
the police must have mistaken his
meaning. The latter. however, adhered
to their evidence, and said there could
be no doubt as to the intention Of Herr
Bebel's speech. For the defense an
inn-keeper and two carpenters were
called, all of whom admitted that the
words had been used, though they did
not understand them as conveying any
censure on the German Emperor. The
tribunal then declared that it found
Herr Bebel guilty of the charge, and
him to nine months i'm.
and "the loss of the rights
derived by him from public election
/. e., the loss of his seat in the German
Parliament.
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