Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-01
WASHINGTON.
A New Point Raised In Connection
with the Seizure Of Fishing Yes
sells ia Behring's Strait.
TIE Indian onioe Issues Instructions re.
garding the Allotment OF Lands
In severnlty TO Indians.
VINO ooNrRoLs rHE wArERY

WHO CONTROLS THE WATER?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-A new poin
has been raised in connection with tn,
seizure by the United States revenue cut.
ter OF the two Canadian vessels In Behr.
ing straits, on the ground that they were
catching seals in water ceded to the
United States by Russia. OF the vessels
one is said to have been captured sixty.
five miles and the second twenty miles
from the nearest land. The point
made is, did Russia have the right to
convey TO the United States, as 1t did
by the terms Of its treaty In connection
with the sale OF Alaska, the greater part
Of Behring straits? VIII any foreign
government recognize such right under
the international law2 If the United
States has the right to prohibit British
fishermen from taking out seals 100 miles
from land hasn't the United States the
same right to prohibit Norwegian whalers
from taking whales within the same sea ?
Our treaty rights in BehrlDg sea have never
been tested. 1t Is possible that the seiz-
ure OF these two Canadian vessels by our
revenue cutter may bring these rights to
dispute. Inquiry was made at the state
department to-day to ascertain whether
the department has considered the mat
ter. Assistant Secretary Porter said
the subject had not yet been
brought officially to the attention OF
the state department. 1t was wholly
under the control of the treasury depart.
ment, where it would be likely to remain
unless the owners Of the Canadian vessels
should complain to their government, and
Canada should in turn report TO the Brit
ish government, and the subject 10 this
manner be called to the attention OF the
state department.
WARNING INVENTORS.
WASHINGTON, Aug .SI-A bill in equity
has been filed in the district supreme
court by C. G Bergman, for Henry C.
Strong Of Chicago against Robert b
Vance, acting commissioner of patents,
and Elisha Gray, for an Injunction to
abstain from using the patent of the
latter. Complainant states he is the
Inventor Of railway eecrlc telegraph
and telephone and made application for a
patent May Is, 1877. That his applica-
ton had been kept alive by amendment
to claims, etc. That Gray subsequently
filed an application for the patent for the
multiple telegraph, which he alleges was
by trickery aud deceit stolen from him,
and Is nothing but reproduction of the
principle and design of his machine and
invention. plaintiff charges, on iuforma-
tion and belief, that by undue
influences and by completely with
the examiners, Gray Is about to receive
patent iheref r; that issuing
patent to complainant is delayed by
undue influence, exerted by Gray, and
the patent to Gray is about to be issued
by fraud and collision with officers OF
the patent Office, and If SO issued will
greatly injure and delay him and necessi-
tate long tedious litigation on his
part He further alleges that he is enti
tied to Official action taken on his claim
and asks injunction and relief. Judge
Haner set the first Monday in September
ut II O'Clock for hearing.
INSTRUCTIONS TO INDIAN AGENTS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 Acting Com
missioner Upshaw of the Indian Office has
issued the following letter of instructions
to agents upon the various reservations.
where, under the existing laws and treaty
stpulations allotments OF lands in
seVeraity may be made: "The business
OF allotiDg and patenting lands to
the ln0ians should be pressed with the
utmost yigor The Indian is awakening
to the Importance of individual owner
ship and the agents must foster and en-
courage this feeling by all means In their
power. The Indian asks for paper for his
land, and with that in his possession has
some guarantee that the land he
Improves will not be taken from
him. The Indians must be impressed
with the fact that they If they desire to
make their stay upon the reservations sure |
and stable, they must take up lands and |
get regular title to them from the gov
ernment.n
Mr.. Upshaw said to,d day that MANY |
tribes are now as clsmorous for a,lot- |
ments and patents as they were formerly |
OF holding all lands.
HIS COMMISSION SIGNED,
WASHINGTON, Aug, 3l.-The commits
sion OF Thomas L. Benedict, as public |
printer has been received at the white
mouse hearing the presidents signature of
uate the 10th OF August. II is understood |
mat the new printer W. relieve Mr..
ROUNDS aooutthe 10Th of sept mber.
READY TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE,
= WASHINGTON, Ang. 3l.-Secretary of
otete Bayard received this afternoon a
telegram from Mr.. A G, Sedgwick, stat.
ing that the stories circulated about him
we're rldiculously false, and that proof to
mat erect would be produced whenever
Called upon by the secretary therefor.
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