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Show i:y W. U. Teloitrfti.il. I 'I UK. "AI-AIEAM.V ACA1.V. New .York, (1 A special London dispatch, says the Timet yesterday used the following language: The treaty of Washington has become inoperative in-operative for the reason that it is not based on a correct understanding between be-tween the co-signatory parties, it is with the utmost reluctance that we contemplate tho possibility that the reference of this question to an arbitration arbi-tration court, will come to nothing, and that there will remain nothing of the expectations thus raised, of a sue cessful issue in the case. A satisl'ac tory answer from Washington, excluding ex-cluding the American claim for indirect indi-rect damages, cannot be anticipated, and tho misunderstanding which will thus be sufficiently established between us, can have no sequel but the aband onment of tho reference to arbitration. arbitra-tion. . A special Washington dispaclh says that advices lrom minister Schcnek, confirms the statements of attacks on the Washington treaty, as instigated by the Gladstone government to offset the attacks of tho Tories to the effect that Kngland was overreached in the Alabama Ala-bama negotiation. The view indicated indicat-ed by Schcnek is that the English (lurry was all gotten up by the prejudice preju-dice of tho arbitrators against tho American case. There have been rumors ru-mors in Washington that tho English press have been mado the vehicle of stock jobbing iotercfts. Secretary Boutwcll says the whole thing is n job. Tho President stated yesterday that the demand of the English government, gov-ernment, that (he confederate loan be considered as a proper claim, conflicts with the constitution. The suggestion which the President had heard would be accepted by England, was to withdraw with-draw the claim for consequential damages, dam-ages, one which had been submitted to the joint high commission at Washington. Wash-ington. The American government then indicated its willingness to accept ac-cept a gross sum in lieu of such demands, de-mands, but the proposition was rejected. |