The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-07
NEW YORK.
Bu,Iesaue ON the Queens speech
A Joke.

BulIesque on the queens speech-
New YORK, February 6.-The follow
ing cable dispatch was received from
the London agent Of the American Press
Association to-day:
LONDON, February g.
at is reported here that a bogus
satire on the Queens speech was caoled
to the Associated Press at New York,
Yesterday. The report in queetlon
canses much merriment."
The above dispatch refers to bogus
extracts OF the Queens speech whicn
appeared in the Associated Press papers
of this morning, credited to the IA"
MAI Gazette. The absurdity OF the
hoax is only equalled by the apology
contained in the Associated Press even
ing papers, that owing to the bad Work,
ing OF the cable wires the speech failed
to reach them till after four o'clock,
when in fact the true substance OF the
speech was received by the American
Press Association at l:3O T. NJ. and
published before three o'clock.
The London s.Times" on the Claims
Question.
A special London dispatch says
The Times yesterday used the following
language: The Treaty OF Washington
has become imperative, for the reason
tha, it is not based on perfect under
standing between the signatory parties.
1t is with the utmost reluctance that
we contemplate the possibility that
reference of this question to the arbl-
tration OF court will come to nothing,
and that there will remain nothing OF
the expectations thus raised OF a sue
cessful issue Of the case.
A bill to abolish the Polyneslan
Coolie slave trade will be introduced
into the British Parliament this ses-
sion.
Advices from Minister Schenck.
A special Washington dispatch says
that advices from Minister Schenck
confirm the statement made that the
attacks on the Washington treaty were
instigated by the Gladstone government,
to Offset the attacks Of the Times to the
effect that England was overfeached in
the Alabama negotiations. Another
view indicated by Minister Schenck Is
that the English furry is all gotten up
to prejudice the arbitrators against the
American case. There have been
rumors in circulation in Washing
ton that the English press have
been made the vehicle of stock Jobblng
enterprise. Secretary Boutwell, says
that the whole thing is job. The
President stated yesterday that the
demand of the English Government
that the Confederate loan be considered
as a proper claim conflicts with the Con-
sittution. The suggestion which the
President has heard would be accepta;
ble to England, to withdraw the claim
for consequential damages, was one
which had been submitted to the Joint
High Commission, at which time the
American Government indicated It's
willingness to accept the gross sum IN
lieu Of such damages, but the PROPOSE,
ton was rejected.
1t was reported this afternoon that
P. B. Sweeney and Pugh have returned
from Canada and are now in the city.
1t is understood that the indictments
stated have been found against Mayor
Hall and Sand will not be presented in
court till Saturday next when the
Grand Jury will close their labors.
A general meeting Of the book pub
fishing trade was held this evening to
receive the report Of the committee
appointed to draft the International
copyright bill. The report was present
ed with the form Of the bill agreed on.