The herald., 1897-02-03
person" is stricken out and umpire
in

person is stricken out anu umpire
inserted.
Article VII. of the original treaty
reads as follows: Objections to juris-
diction Of the arbitration tribunal con-
stituted Under this treaty shall not be
taken except as provided in this arti-
cle."
If before the close of the hearing upon
the claim submitted to the arbitratal
tribunal constituted under article III.
or article V. either Of the high contract
ing parties shall move such tribunal to
decide and thereupon it shall decide that
the determination Of such claim neces-
sarily involves decision Of a disputed
question of principle Of grave general
Importance affecting national rights of
such party as distinguished from pri-
vate rights whereof it is merely interna-
tional representative, the Jurisdiction of
such arbitratal tribunal over such claim
shall cease and the same shall be dealt
with by arbitration under article vi
Article vi as amended by the commit
tee is as follows: OBJECTIONS to juris-
diction of the arbitration tribunal con-
stituted under this treaty shall not be
taken except as provided in this article.
If at any time before the close of the
hearing upon any matter except terri
torial claims submitted to the arbitratal
tribunal constituted under this treaty
either of the high contracting parties
shall declare that the determination of
such matters necessarily involves a de-
cision of a disputed question which is
excluded from arbitration except by
special agreement by operation of arti-
Gle l., then the Jurisdiction of such arbi-
tratal tribunal over such matter shall
cease"
Article x. which reads as follows, was
stricken out and nothing inserted in its
place: IF in any case the nominating
bodies designated in articles III and v
shall fail to agree upon an umpire in
accordance with the provisions of said
article. the umpire shall be appointed
by his majesty, the king of Sweden and
Norway. Either Of the high contracting
parties, however, may at any time give
notice to the other that by reason of ma
terial changes in conditions existing at
the date of this treaty, 1t is of the
opinion that substitute for his majesty
should be chosen either for all cases to
arise under the treaty or for particular
specified case already arisen, and there
upon the contracting parties shall at
once proceed to agree upon such substi-
tute to act either in all cases to arise un-
der the treaty or in the particular case
specified, as may be Indicated by said
notice, provided, however, that such no.
tice shall have no effect upon an arbitra-
ton already begun by the constitution
of an arbitration tribunal under article
III. The high contracting parties shall
also proceed to name a substitute for his
majesty in the event that his majesty
shall at any time notify them of his de-
sire to be relieved of the functions gra-
ciously accepted by him under this
treaty, either for all cases to arise there
under, or for any particular specified
case already arisen"
ARBITRATORs APPOINTED.
RERNE SwitzerIand Feb o-Tha
bundesrath has appointed a court of
three arbitrators to settle the dispute
between Great Britain and Colombia
in regard to the construction of a rail-
road between the Magdalena river and
the town OF Medlin.