text_original: The commissioners appointed to determine that portion of the boundary which was to run southerly through the middle of the channel were unable to come to any agreement on the subject, and the divergence of the claims made on one side and the other constituted a new question, which became a part of the famous Treaty of Washing  ton in 1871, and was finally settled by the arbitra  tion of the Emperor of Germany.
text_transcription: THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO DETERMINE THAT PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY WHICH WAS TO RUN SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE CHANNEL WERE UNABLE TO COME TO ANY AGREEMENT ON THE SUBJECT AND THE DIVERGENCE OF THE CLAIMS MADE ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER CONSTITUTED A NEW QUESTION WHICH BECAME A PART OF THE FAMOUS TREATY OF WASHINGTON IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE AND WAS FINALLY SETTLED BY THE ARBITRATION OF THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY
phonemes: ðə kəmˈɪʃənɚz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn ðæt pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə bˈaʊndɚɹi wˌɪtʃ wʌz tə ɹˈʌn sˈʌðɚli θɹuː ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə tʃˈænəl wɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə kˈʌm tʊ ˌɛni ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ænd ðə daɪvˈɜːdʒəns ʌvðə klˈeɪmz mˌeɪd ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɐ nˈuː kwˈɛstʃən, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈeɪməs tɹˈiːɾi ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋ tˈʌn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ænd wʌz fˈaɪnəli sˈɛɾəld baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹbɪtɹə tɪˈɑːn ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːməni.