Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-07-31
AT THE CAPITAL.

ate report from Secretary Bayard made IN
compliance with the Senate resolution re-
speeding the seizure Of American fishing YES
sells asfollows: Instantly upon receiving au-
thentic information of the alleged seizure from
the owners o. the vessels or their agents. or
from the consular officers of the United States
in Canada this de oartment gaveinstructions
TO the consular officers to make full AMI com
p!ete investigation of the facts in each case,
| and wherever an infraction Of treaty rights
or OF CONNER ial rights and privileges of cit
liens OF the Unite State appeared to lave
occurred, representation was promptly ma lie
to her Britannic Ma ,esty's Minis or at this
Capital, calling for redress, and notification
given of demand for com ensation for all
loss and injury to the vessels in question and
| their owners.
| In order properly to assert and maintain
the rights of our citizens and our in ernatioaal
rights under conventions and by the law OF
rations which might be brought in que tion
by these proc ceilings and by the action OF
the Canal an Government, the Irofes-
! in the law - Mr.. George w. Bid lie,
of the city of Philadel hia, and MIR
| William T. Putnam of the city of Portland,
Me.-were retained by the Executive, and
! since the Goth of May last these gentlemen
| have bestowed their careful consideration
upon the circum tance5 and the law in con-
nee ton Herewith iu each c. Proce .dinys
have Teen commenced III the Vi Admiralty
Court at Halifax, N. S., in the name of Her
Majesty the Queen, as plaintiff, against
schooner Ella NJ Doughty, in both of
| which asses the complaint IS substantially
the sa re. Copy is hereunto appended of the
complaint signed by the solicitor for the At
torney General of the Dominion of Canada
against the Ella Nj. Doughty, which sets
| forth at length the allie ,ed grounds for the
| seizure and detention of that vessel
| Concurrent with these events correspond
ence has begun anil is still proceeding be-
tween this department and the British Min
! lister at this capital, and also between the
| Mini ter OF the United States i'll London and
! the Fore gn Office of Her Britannia Ma ,es-
tvs Governme nt to obtain suitable recogni-
ton and enforcement of our rights I'M
der treaty AMI international law and the
laws and com nercial usages of both
countries. which are brought in question
by the action of the Canadian authori-
ties in making seizures aud detentionS of
An erican fishing vessels herein referred to
! and desert ed. , p II this cor eSponden O.
viii h it is believed must soon Terminate in
amica5le settlement, mutually just and hon
| orable, and therefore satisfactory to Eo;h
countries and their inhabitants, the unde
signed is urable to recommend the President
to communicat, its conenti in its prese 1t i'll
complete atuS, believing that to do So
would not lie eompatibla with the pub i in
tereStS as connected with the transactions re-
ferred to-
'T. F. BAYARD, Sc ore.a"y of State
There are two in 'losures. the first merely
gives in tabular form the names of the YES
sells seized and d stained the date, amount of
bail or fine, or length of detention. The
other, very long esa document, emto lies
the charges against the Ella NJ. Doughty.
1t is understood, and comes from those
who have iaJmats relations at the White
Housa, that Mrs. Cleveland and the Presi.
dent are considerably annoyed by the foolish
gossip publish ed concerling the daily life,
personal habits and literary tastes of the
former. Several of these stories are on the
rounds. One puts into her mouth the most
inane coversation. another makes her a re =
ular bluestocking and literary prig, another
tells how she eats and how she look with her
hair down and in bel, and ali sort OF stuff of
similar nature is written and printed about
her Most Of these are of would be compli-
mentaTy character. None of them are ills
natured criticisms of her private life. All
of them are creati rs of the ina gina. ion
with no more foundation ir fact than that
very entertaining to readers, doubtless, but
very annoying to a sensible and modest
woman. They are written with the knowl-
edge that they caunot and will not be denied
1t is said that the President occasionally
laughs at these tictions good-humordly, AMI
then again is highly indignant at the unwar-
ranted liberties taken with the private life Of
his bride and himself. He cannot UNDER
stand the interest the public feels in every
Thing they say or do, and that such a thing
as private life at the White House is not
recognized outside of it. Mrs Cleveland
seems to bear it good deal be ter than
might have been supposed. Probably it Is
l. is difficult for people to accept her as she
is-a lovely and sensible young woman,
neither brilliad5 or stupid, we'll bred and
we'll educ ,ted. with refined tastes and cHl-
tured brains, in private life about the same
as other women ofthese characteristics.
Boston Wool Market.
There has been liberal Inquiry for wool
at quotations, but the market cannot be said
to have advanced although certain grades Of
medium wool are held, not sold at hi cher
figures than last week. There have been
fewer manufacturers in the market and tho
purchasing for the most part has been of
large parcels. Fine wool has failed to show
any symptoms of strength, although steady
at quotations.
Interior markets continu, strong. Chicago
marks up price daily for the local mills who
are buying there, andS'. Louis clings to high
prices for her medium woo, although at
present there is less Inquiry.
Manufacturers are holding off somewhat.
The spring goo1s, mainly worsteds, that have
been opened to da'e do not give much en-
couragement of further advance, as will be
seen by reference to the dry goods market
The number of the manufacturers with large
stocks of cheap wool on hand is apparently
sufficient to keep prices down to nearly last
years figures. II mannfactu ers would keep
their goods out of the m ,rxet for two weeks !
more clothiers would probably more readily |
pay the advance, but competition has pre- !
vented that and the weak: st is to go to the
wall. Knit goods, fl ,nne!s and dress goods
display Il constant though moderate advance
in prices, but as for as mems wear woolen |
are concerned the improvement as yet is en-