The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

MORE SEIZURES
OF SEAlERS eY UNITED STATES
VESSELS IN BeHRinG SEA.

VESSELS IN befhif0 ocN
Victoria Greatly Excited Thereat-In
stafc- Orders and Prize Crews Treated
with Contempt-inscrc.t in England
over the Exposition Of 'as.
VICTORIA, b. c., August el.-Captain
Agar, of the sealer Allie Agar, just
arrived here from Deep Bay. reports "a
follows. "Oa July 30th we were board
ed by the cutter Rash i'm Behring sea.
fifty miles from st. Paul. The lieutsn-
ant boarded us, but although We had
skins aboard he found none. lie told
us that on July 10Th he had seized the
schooner Pathfinder. of this port. pat
prize crew aboard her and sent her TO
Sltka, taking out eight hundred skins.
lie also told us that he had seized the
schooner Minnie. also of Victoria, Cap
lain Jacobs. the owner. aboard. with
eight hundred and nifty skins. lie also
put a crew aboard her and sent her to
Sitka. lie also told Us that he bad
Overhauled the schO0ncrs Ariel and
Theresa and although he found skins
aboard them had let them go out
Of tho sea without molestation. Pc
did not give his reasons for this. y
Intense excitement prevails in
this city. Both schoOners are well
known here. and their each is very
valuable one. The Agar had three
hundred skins when boarded. lt now
appears that on the trip down Captain
Agar sighted first the Minnie and the
prize crew on board. Both signalled
their intention of not going TO Sitka at
all but OF coming 10 Victoria, So that
within twenty-four hours we may ex-
pect TO see them in the harbor. When
Lieutenant Tuttle went aboard the Agar
several of bis sailors expressed them
selves as heartily sick OF their work.
\ public indignation meeting will be
held by Mayor Grant 10 morrow. The
Captain has been closeted with the
American Nice-Consul for two hours.
STRIKE N THE LONDON DooK-yARDs.
LONDON, August 2l.-Ihe strike OF
the employees of the London dOck-yard
is Spreading rapidly. The men em-
plOyed nc the Commercial dock. OO0in
number. loincd the strikers this morn.
ing. Thirty thousand strikers marched
in the procession to-day. The Socialists
are endeayOring 10 lead the movement.
aud a number of red illgs were dis
played in the parade. The paraders
were orderly and quiet
THE HOME SECRETARY IS CONSULTATION.
LONDON. August 2l.-Mr. Henry
Matthews, Home Secretary, Is holding
conference with Mr.. Addison, the
government attorney Tor the Liverpool
district. who conducted the prosecution
Of Mrs. Mlybiick.
MRS MAVERICK s CONDITION.
LIVERPOOL. August 2l.-Mrs. May
brick 3 condition is much worse to-day.
aud she is sinking rapidly. lier mother
called 10 see her to-day. aud
scarcely recognized her. Her friends
attribute her iilue's To tho su.pense &C.
casioned by the delay OF the Homo
Office in coming to decision as to her
fate,
INTEREST ~ THE FAIR OF %.
LONDON. August el.-The proposed
/ World 5 Exposition nm cOmmemOratiOn
of the four hundrodth anniversary Of
the discovery Of America Is already at
tracing considerable attention on the
part of the English press and that OF
+ the continent. The German papers are
urging the company that is organic
/ ing an exhibition Of German products
to be carried from port to port on 'hip
now builiing FOR the purpose. 10 hurry
/ up their enterprise 80 that their eXhibi-
tion snip may sail To Americ,
when the exposition opens ana be on
hand with their rival show.
PAJPER IMMIGRATION.
LONDON. August p. -Englishmen are
becoming quite as sensitive as Ameri-
cans on the subject OF pauper immigra-
ton To these shores. Workmen COM
PLAIN of the competition Of the otf-
sc0urings Of the continent. which ID
keeping their wages down TO the starya-
ton point. They are loud in their de-
mgnd for similar law 10 that passed
by the American Congress few years
ago.
CONsTANIINopLE. August 2l.-The
Sutans yacht will convey speclal
mission ACCOMPANIED by large suit TO
meet the Emperor and Empress OF
Germany. They are charged with a
complimentary message from the Sui
ian 10 the German ruler. IL Is reported
that deputatiOn Of Cretans are going
10 Athen. 10 solicit the protection Of
Emperor William.