Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-21
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Envoy Sedgwick Arrives at Washing
ton and is Closeted with Secretary
Of state Bayard for Some Time.
the seizures In Ainskan waters-One ana
Two Dollar silver Certificates WIZ
soon BIO Issued.
srnaw1cK IN wAsnINaroN.

HEDNMlGh IN WAolAtfBAO+ff
WASHINGTON, Sept. s0.--Enyoy Sedg-
wick rariyed at the state department this
morning and awaited the coming OF the
secretary OF state. lie declined TO be In
teryiewed with regard TO bis business IN
Mexico or statements which had been
published regarding his personal conduct
there liz the latter respect he says he
can only repeat what he has already said
many times, that the statements are lies
from beginning TO end He says he com
pleted his work In four days, but declines
10 say whether he will report verbally or In
writing. Upon the arrival OF Secretary
Bayard, Sedgwick formally reported bis
arrival in Washington and the completion
Of his errand to Mexico. He was clos
eted with the secretary about an hour,
after which he left the department, an
nouncing his intention to return tonight.
Secretary Bayard said that Sedgwick
had not made any report, and that It's
completion would require several days.
lie declined TO disclose the nature Of
Sedgwck verbal statement.
ABOUT THE ALASKA sEIzuRBs.
WASHINGTON, Sept Dispatches
have been received at the navy depart
ment from Lieutenant Commander
Nichols, commanding the Pinta, from
Sitka, Alaska, relating to the seizure of
the British sealers. In dispatch dated
August 20, he says
"On the Path inst the revenue steamer
Corwin came in, bringing the American
vessel San Diego, OF San Francisco,
seized for catching seals unlawfully. She
also reported the seizure OF three
English schooners for the same offense.
The latter were left at Onnalaska in
charge OF United States deputy mar
shall, the officers, crew and Ecargoes
being brought here. A large quantity Of
arms and ammunition was also seized.
The matter comes up before the district
court here next week, and It's probable
that interesting international questions
will come up as well also to the iurisdlc-
tion of the United States over the entire
seas In the Arctic and Behring's strait
east OF the boundary line,
In dispatch dated September 9 he
says thai two OF the crew have been dis
posed of as follows The captain and
mate OF the British schooner Thornton
were tried by jury and found guilty and
sentenced each 10 imprisonment for
thirty days and fined, the captain 5000
and the mate $500. The captain and mate
OF the American vessel San Diego waived
jury trial and were tried before the
court. Both were found guilty and the
captain sentenced to two months Inn
prisonment, The cases of the otner two
schooners will come up IN a day or
two, The captain OF one Of them
has disappeared and it ls
supposed has committed suicide.
From an enclosure in one OF these dis
patches il is learned that the Corwin when
conveying her prizes In port sighted five
other vessels, all doubtless engaged in
unlawful sealing They made sail with
all possible haste as soon as the revenue
vessel was sighted, and the cutter was
unable 10 follow them without abandon
ing her prizes.
THE NEW CERTIFICATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 0.--Arrangements
are being made at the treasury depart
ment for an early distribution OF the new
silver certificates which are now being
printed as rapidly as possible. The first
batch OF 81 certificates was received at
the treasury department to-day It con-
slsts Of 5000 sheets, amounting to
10000, and they now need only the
seal of the treasury department to be
finished. The bureau Will continue to
print these notes at the rate OF 10000 a
day during the present week and addi-
tional facilities will be supplied next
week, by which the issue will be in.
creased to $4,000 per day. Orders
tor these notes In large amounts running
up to several hundred thousand dollars
have been received from all parts OF the
country, II is the purpose OF the depart.
ment, however, to hold the notes until
the supply viii allow proper distribu
ton OF a respectable amount TO each sec
tion OF the country. They will be shipped
from Washington so as to secure stimuli
taneous delivery at the different sub
treasuries. II Is expected that the noteI
viii be put into general circulation IL
about two weeks. The so cer,in
Gates will not be ready for issue fo
about three weeks yet. They ar,
In great demand and their completion
will be hastened as much as possible
The printing OF the So certificate
will not be pushed particularly, as Their
does not seem to be the same demand TO
them, This is due TO the plentiful suppl
of United States and national bank note
OF the same denomination.
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