The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-03
THE ENGLISH TREATY.
Negotiations Closed and Reonon,,

LONDON, June la SPECIAL dispatch
from London says that on Thursday ihe
Alabama negotiations were ended, All
efforts TO secure the agreements of the
governments In the supplementary article
were definitely relinquished. Yesterday
negotiations were reopened on the part Of
the British Government, which gives
color to the supposition that Il has recon.
stdered It's determination not to adopt the
Senate's amendments and supplementary
article. The point oil the present difflcui.
ty Is the absence from the article of any
words which can be held as defining the
Indirect claims, The failure to declare
what class Of claims ls designated by the
term "indirect," 1t Is thought, would be
likely to lead to the Introduction, under
the title of direct claims, Of claims which
England would deem inadmissable.
New YORK, June 1.-The Government
has received no dispatch from England
to-day. Gentlemen high in position
openly express fears Of the failure Of the
accommodation to consummate the Trea.
ty Of Washington. IA.
STILL NO CoNcLUs1oN,AT LONDON.
LONDON, juno 2.-The London Oh.
Serper states that the Cabinet Yesterday
had under consideration tho treaty Of
Washington and the last communication
from the American government concern.
ing the supplemental article. No conclu.
sion, says the Observer, has been reached
which islikely toreconcile the differences
Of the two governments with regard TO
the treaty. The final decision Of the
American government Is expected here
within twenty.iour hours.
NEW York, June "A Washington
special In relation to the treaty says It Is
understood that request for time for a
more careful consideration of the supple.
mental article has been made by the
British government This request, If II
means anything, must mean a POSTPONE.
ment Of the Geneva Tribunal, Which
should meet on the 18th inst.
THE VERY LATEsT-THE PRESIDENT WILL
MAKE NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 2,-our govern.
ment Is In receipt Of frequent telegrams
from London, but up to late hour 10.
night nothing has come to hand showing
any definite action on the part Of the
British government concerning the pro.
posed additional article 10 the Treaty OF
Washington. 1t Is known that the min.
istry desire q modification, but Of such a
character as would be inadmissable by
our government, and Of this they have
been informed, according to official utter
ances, itremains for England to accept
the article as modified, as this extent 10
which the President and his advisers are
willing to go. The President has 70.
marked to his inquirers and sur.
rendered his personal views to what he
considered a proper concession in order
to save the treaty on behalf OF the finan.
cial and commercial interests OF the
United States, and to maintain peace
between the countries. There was point |
hesaid, beyond which, further concessions |
would be a sacrifice of the national honor,
and as we had reached that stage, it
remained for England to decide whether |
or not the treaty should be abandoned. |
Last Friday, there was hope of British
acquiesence, II such had been the case, a |
treaty would have been Immediately
negotiated between Secretary Fish and
Minister Thornton, ratified by the Senate
the same day, forwarded to Lon.
don, for further official action, and
thence dispatched to Geneva in time for
the meeting Of the arbitrators on the 10Th,
but 1t is now too late TO accomplish this |
object by that time, as the treaty could be
transmitted only by mail, and the agent
OF each party Is required to deliver in du.
plicate to each OF the arbitrators' agent
OF the other party written or printed ar.
gument showing the points and referring
TO the evidence upon which his govern.
ment relies, and this will be done
by our agent irrespective of the un.
settled questions between the two gov.
eEnments 1t remains to be seen wheth.
efAEhere will be any interruption OF |
the proceedings before the tribunal by |
the British Ministry. The arbitrators
have power to adjourn on the 18th to |
such day as they may think proper, in |
order to accommodate themselves to the |
circumstances Of the business before them,
or to await the further action Of the two
governments should there be prospect
OF Sreconciling the present differences.
1t is the opinion OF eminent gentlemen
that the new treaty is not absolutely nee.
essary to adjust the difficulties, as this
may be done by the two nations by in.
structions to their respective agents and |
counsel. While there is no present pros.
pect Of coming to a satisfactory under.
standing on the proposed new article, 1t |
cannot be said 1t has failed, as negotia.
tions are still pending.