Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-06
TELEGRAAS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
FROM EUROPE TODAY.
The q alabama Claims Cont royer~y

hht IN oofua 0ha1ntS N0ntrOger$y.
1HE LONDON TIMES SAYS TIE TRkArY IL IN
OPERATIVE.
LONDON. Feb. 81 Herald cable. The r,aes
OF Monday morning says the treaty OF Washing
Ton has become Imperative, not being based on
"A perfect understanding between the parties
concerned. IL Is with the utmost reluctance
says the Tnss, that we contemplate the posi-
ei,iy OF reference OF the claims TO the Board of
Arbitration IL will come TO nothing. A salts
factory answer from Washington, excluding the
claims for indirect damages from the case, can
not be anticipated
THE QUEENS SPEECH PACIFIC
Inc Queens speech, so far as IL relates 70 the
Alabama claims, Will be short, friendly, and
general in terms.
THE LONDON PRESS TO-DAY.
LONDON, Feb. 6-The Tines, this morning
preserves the tone of moderation IL assumed
yesterday in treating OF the American claims
IL deprecafes the incorporate aenuncia,ion of
sne oesy' ana hopes it will lead TO no hasty
Engish statesmansis to say or do nothing likely
10 prejudice any attempt 20 remove the misun-
derstanding which has unhappily arisen.
The Telegraph pronounces the claim for iudi-
rect damages utterly indefensible, inadmissa HE
and baseless. liz regrets any hesitation on the
part of the London press to stigmatize the de-
mands as they deserve. The intentions OF Fnp
land cannot be too strongly Impressed on the
people OF the United States. The TeLecrapk feels
convinced that the American government will
withdraw from its extraordinary demands.
THE BOGUS SPECIE OF TIE QUEEN "a
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Times reprints, without
aword OF explanation or comment the report OF
the Queens speech as published i'm the Pan HIU
Gazette yesterday evening.
The Adrertiser also copies the speech and
adds -" The foregoing is clever anticipation.
In America IL will create a powerful impression.
which will only be mitigated when the speech,
as actually delivered, is published,
The Polynesian Slave Trade.
LONDON, Feb. "a bill to abolish Poiynesian
cooie slave trade will be introduced i'm Parlia-
ment this session.
President Theirs Shot at.
LONDON, Feb. Ga special dispatch 70 the
Daily Telegraph, from Paris, saws President
Theirs was shot at last night, but was not hurt.
The assassin escaped.
Lost at Sea.
LoNDor, Feb. "a dispatch from Hong Kong
reports the loss of the ship British Admiral,
Captain Reed, from San Francisco, which was
abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. The
crew were picked up and brought to Kong Kong
Rfstorf Injured by q Railroad Acct
dent.
FLORENCE, Feb. 6.-An accident happened
last night to train on the railway near Pesu-
gia. Ristori, the celebrated tragedienne, who
was q passenger, received some injuries.
Americans Buying English Torpedoes.
LONDON, FEB. cit Is reported that the Anne
r1ean government has ordered large number
OF sea torpedoes Of English manufacturers.
FOundered ut Sea.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The steamer wando,
yesterday reported foundered at sea, was for
merry q blockade-runner, and was captured
before the close Of the war. She belonged TO
Rivera & Co., and was en- route hence for Hs-
yana with cargo Of lumber and merchan-
disc.