The age-herald., 1899-07-08
TWENTY DOLLARS TEMPTED TOMMY
 WHITE ID KILL MOTHER AND SISTER
MoOIhner By Name of LaWOn Killed OId Man White and
 GOaded Boy On to His Unnatural Deed.

mediator himself that the compromise or basis of an amicable understanding pro- posed by him has not been accepted.
 Have Character of Counsel
 Article 6. Good offices and mediation have the exclusive character of counsel, and are devoid of obligatory force
 Article '. The acceptance of mediation unless otherwise stipulated, may have the effect of interrupting the obligation of pre- pairing for war. If the acceptance super venes after the opening of hostilities it shall not interrupt, unless by a convention of a contrary tenor, military operations that may be proceeding
 Article 8. The signatory powers agree in recommending the application of special mediation in the event of threatened in- terruption of peace between members. Contendng states may each choose power to which they will entrust the mission of entering into negotiations with another power chosen by either side with the object of preventing a rupture of pacific relations, or in the event of hostilities, of restoring peace.
 Articles to 14 provide for the institution of an International commission of inquiry for the verifcation of facts in cases of minor disputes not affecting the vital inter- est or honor of states, but impossible of settlement by ordinary diplomacy. The re- port of an inquiry commission will not force an arbitral judgment leaving the con- tending parties full liberty to either con- clude an amicable arrangement on the basis of the report recourse ulteriorly to mediation or arbitration.
 Articles IA to 19 set forth the general ob- jects of and benefits it is hoped to derive from the arbitration court and declare signing the convention implies an under- taking to submit in good faith to arbitral judgment.
 Permanent Court of Arbitration
 Article 20. With the object of facilitating an immediate recourse to arbitration for in- terna tional differences not regulated by diplomatic means the signatory powers un- dertake to organize in the following manner a permanent court of arbitration accessible at all times and exercising its functions un- less otherwise stipulated, between the con- tending parties in conformity with the rules of procedure inserted in the present convention.
 Article 21. This court Is to have compe- tency in all arbitration cases, unless the contending parties come to an understand ing for the establishment of special arbi- traton jurisdiction.
 Article P. An international bureau es- tablshed at The Hague and placed under the direction of a permanent secretary general will serve as the officer of the court It will be the intermediary force. The court is to have the custody of archives and the management of all ad- ministrative affairs.
 Article 23 Each of the signatory powers shall appoint each within three months of the ratification of the present articles not more than four persons of recognized com potency in questions of international law, enjoying the highest moral consideration and prepared to accept the functions of arbitrator The persons nominated will be
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