Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-28
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NEW York, June 2T.-rhe Herald's Geneva
special of last night states that the members of
the tribunal are less retieeut and yesterday
communicated the fact that at the meeting of
the court to-day Thursday the business would
be in such position that the arbitrator are eX-
pected TO give positive decision favorable to
the preservation of the treaty. All the repre-
Sentatives are in excellent spirits and confident
ly expect that to-day's sitting will be satiSac-
tory. 1t is believed that declaration will be
made to-day to the tribunal that both govern
mentS have discovered common ground of
agreement. A British messenger yesterday
brought dispatches 10 Lord Tenterden of i'm
portance. The representatives, both of America
and England visited each other yesterday, and
so far agreed upon the business to be brought
before the court to-day, that it should not be de
| layed in consequence of any misunderstanding
| or requests for time for reference to home gov
| ernmentS Both sides have absolute confidence
in the impartiality Of the tribunal
NEW YORK, June PA Washington dis
| patch states that Bancroft Davis teegraphed to
| the state department yesterday that he had on
| Tuesday submitted the instructions sent him
| last Monday to the board of arbitration, name
| ly, that the United States insisted upon the ar
bltrators considering all claims presented by
the United States in deciding upon the amount
due the United States for alleged violation of the
rules of neutrality during the war
Lord Tenterden replied that the British gov
| eminent instructed him to dispute the statement
| of the American agent claiming that England
| had acted upon the demands of the United
| States for the award of gross sum and disputed
| the claim for money awards, loss to marine in
| surance, proOngation of the war and other indi-
| rect claims. Lord Tenterden further contended
| that if England was in any way Cupable her
| commissioners had already expressed regret
which regret is recorded in the treaty; but if
| the United States still insist upon money
| award for indefinite claims, then England
would interpose the objection that the tribunal
| was not empowered to decide anything but the
| amount due by her to the United States for vo-
lation of the rules of neutrality agreed upon in
the sixth article of the treaty. Lord Tenterden
| concluded that he must submit the American
| argument to his government before asserting TO
| the tribunal proceeding, and asked an adjourn
ment to Thursday.
| GENEVA, June 27.-[ World special THE
| board of arbitration was in session to-day, and
| then adjourned until Friday, when an official
declaration will be given to the press. The de-
| lay is caused by England'S desire for greater
| precision in the boards language rejecting ind
| rect claims.
| GENEVA, June 27.-[rribune special. 1t is
| believed by high authority that America Will be
| nonSuited on Mr.. Palmers motion on the indi-
| rect claims, and not by the arbitrators' indie
| pendent action. Mr.. Palmer leaves Geneva to-
| night, and Mr.. Davis leaves tomorrow. Gen.
| Sherman went to Paris to-day.
GENEVA, June 27.-The tribunal of arbitra-
| ton reaSsemhed in Hotel de Vile at eleven this
morning, and remained in session until two
| O'Clock this afternoon. Communication was
| made in close sitting, and secrecy was agreed
| upon, to be preserved for another "a hours The
| tribunal adjourned until II o'clock tomorrow
morning, when a decisive and favorable com
| muncation is expected. The arbitrators who
were stopping at hotels have left them and gone
toprivate apartments The English representa-
| tiycs reached the sitting with a volumnous col
| lection Of papers, showing that a question of
fact would succeed a question of form.
| The arbitraors, upon quitting the council
| room, appeared in excellent humor, and were
joking among themselves. During the session
of the tribunal the telegraph was in requisition
| almost continually.