St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-01
TROUBLE is NOT FEARED,
But England Will Undoubtedly
Ask for the Release Of the Black
Diamond.

But England Will Undoubtedly
Ask for the Release of the Black
Diamond.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The state de-
partment has not yet received any de-
mand for the release of the Canadian
sealing vessel Black Diamond, but such
a demand is expected by some as soon
as the British government learns of1i-
cially of the seizure. No serious trouble
with Great Britain is apprehended by
department officials, however, for the
reason that it is to the inter-
est of Great Britain and all other
great commercial countries that these
seals should be preserved from the
slaughter of piratical sealing crafts.
The United States, they say, protects
them against our own and foreign
poachers alike. Assistant Secretary
BatchelIor, talking with a reporter
to-day, said that the treasury depart
ment had no part in the political or
diplomatic side of the question. They
found the law on the statute books, he
said, and it was their duty to enforce it.
Moreover, they had the proclamation of
the president, which ann OIL n ced that it
WAC tlO PUA POoS VI oAiS
that it should be enforced.
4 don't see how there can be much trouble
about it, he said, for no nation can afford
to throw these fisheries open to destruction.
The commercial interests of the world are
too seriously involved. A great commercial
nation like England could not afford to have
this destruction go on. The protection we
give is for the good of the whole world. The
habits of the seal are well known. They
make three visits to these islands. On the
last visit when they are not breeding or with
young, they are taken. We limit the num-
ber that may be taken in any one year, ana
provide that the female shall be preserved
only 5 per cent of the catch being allowed to
be of that sex. AT certain times OF the year
they disappear. No one knows where they
go-perhaps out in the deep water. Again,
they are seen in the sea, far from shore.
That is where they are killed by these poach-
ers. and the mothers with young are the ones
that suffer, because they are the only ones to
be got at i'll any numbers. BY killing females
with yeung this way the breed would soon
be DESTROYED. England cannot afford to
have this DONE"
BLAINE TAKES NO BLUFFS.
BANGOR, Me-. July 31.-As Secretary
Blaine passed through this city this
evening EN- route to Bar HarbOr, re-
porter called his attention to declara-
ton in Boston paper to-day to the effect
that it would be impossible for the ma
tiOnal government to sustain the pre-
tension of Secretary Blaine that Behring
sea is distinctly American water" The
secretary of state simply remarked that
it might be well for the paper in ques-
tion to indicate the occasion, official or
unofficial, where he had said anything
at all on that point. Mr.. Blaine made
the further statement that everything
done on the fur seal question since the
Of loo month n annnIJannn
with the directions contained in the act
of congress, which was approved by
President Cleveland Oh the last day of
his term.
TICHENOR's PLAIN TALK.
WASHINGTON, July 81. = Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Tichenor, in
a talk with reporter tonight about the
Behring sea seizure, said:
There will be no child's play about this ad-
ministration. Officers of the revenue cutter
in Behring sea have plain and unequivocal
can or British, found violating the law.
Great Britain claims right to the fisheries,
it is true, but Great Britain is in the habit of
claiming everything. All idea Of redress or
indemnity under the circumstances is ab-
surd. The matter will be treated as small
trespass.
Commissioner of Customs holiday
said:
The only trouble is that we have not
enough vessels in Behring sea at present to
properly defend the fisheries. No men of
war, 1 think, are on duty in Behring sea. If
anything is done by the English government,
it will probably be as an offset to our claim
on the Canadian fisheries
,CANUCKs INVOKE IMPERIAL AID.
OTTAWA, Ont, July 31.-The report
that the Canadian government had
urged the adoption of retaliatory
policy in regard to the seizure of the
schooner Black DiamOndi is untrue. The
cabinet, after discussing the matter, for
warded two telegrrms from the Victoria
collector to the governor general with
the request that they be forwarded to
the colonial office. The cabinet also re-
quested that her majesty's government
should adopt prompt measures to pro-
tect British subjects on the high seas.
BEN HAS NO OFFICIAL ADvICES.
DEER PARE, Nd, July 31-No Off
cial information has been received here |
seizures of sealing vessels, |
but advices are supposed to be waiting |
the return of the president and the Sec
cretary of the treasury to Washington. |
Mrs. Harrison held public reception |
at the White house cottage this after |
noon. Mrs. Harrison was assisted in |
receiving by Mrs. Window, Mrs. Nc
Kee, Mrs. Glarkson, Mrs. Elkins. Mrs.
Halford and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Harri- |
son will not accompany the president |
on the Bar Harbor trip.
Only Small Shortage.