Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-16

NO CAUSE FOR TROUBLE.
Interview With Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain on the Seal Fisheries.
New YORK, Aug. 10 The Sun pub
fishes long and interesting interview
on the Behring sea dispute, which its
correspondent has had with Hon, Joseph
Chamberlain, member of parliament, of
England, who is now visiting the home
OF his wife's father, EX-Secretary Of
War Endicott, at Salem, Mass. Among
other things Mr., Chamberlain is quoted
as saying:
so far as | myself understand the
case, there seems to be two leading
features: First, that the people of the
United States demand some arrange
ment for the protection Of the seals,
which. they allege, will be destroyed to
point dangerously near determination
if unrestrained fishing is allowed; and,
second. that there appears to be some
doubt in their minds whether to set up a
claim for clausum"
The Protection of SealI
AS to the demand that the seals should
be protected, Mr.. Chamberlain said:
"There cannot possibly be any difference
between the two nations. England is
not only perfectly willing to preserve
the seal fisheries, and is ready at all
times to accord every necessary protec-
tion, but she has, in fact, an especial
interest to do SO, since more than 5000
people in London are employed III curing
and dying the sealskins,
"This is an open and plain fact, and it
seems to me strange that it has been
left out Of account by the American
nt IN, ifa ftCt, nf IN
case. There cannoG possibly be any
ground not only for quarrel-it seems
wrong to use that word-but even for
any difference of opinion. If now, or
at any time, there occurs any misunder-
standing, though it be the slightest,
England is ever ready to meet the
United States in any reasonable way"
Poachers Have Secured go, 900 Skins.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 10. Capt
Erskine, OF the steamship ,St. Paul,
which arrived Thursday from Oun-
alaska. says the poachers at Victoria
this year have secured 10000 sealskins
and in consequence the North American
Commercial company, which leases the
seal rookeries from the government,
finds its take reduced to 2J,00J skins
The captain says ii is only matter Of
q few years when seals will become ex-
tinct.
At Ounalaska it was reported that
there were fifty-five poaching vessels at
Sand Point on their way to Behring sea,
and that not a single attempt has been
made thus far to interfere with any OF
these contraband vessels.
The Seizure of the Matte c. Dyer.
NEW YORK, Aug l6-A special TO
The Herald from Port Townsend,
Wash, says:
From government official who ar
rived on the steamer Queen, from
Alaska. it is learned that vigorous ut
tempts are being made by the authori-
ties 10 square the seizure of the schooner
Matte G. Dyer
When the schooner was seized, Capt.
Mockle, her commander, made the
claim that his vessel was guilty Of no
offense against against the government
and that Deputy Collector Edmunds far
exceeded his authority when he seized
her at Ounalaska. His story was veri-
fled by the crew, and the only grounds
Edmunds had to set up as justification
for the act was that the vessel had seal
skins aboard. The vessel was from Oun-
alaska to Sitka.
Capt. Pracht and District Attorney
johnson, have been investigating the
case and they find no tenable grounds
upon which to hold the vessel As the
collector is responsible for the acts Of
his deputy, and his bondsmen response
BILE to heavy bonds for the collectors
acts, Pracht feels himself placed in q
very unenviabie position.
Should Mockle sue for damages he
world probably win his case, but the
trial could hardly be reached for long
time, and as the captain is poor man
he cannot afford to adopt this course.
He is at present in Sitka. Collector
Pracht and the district attorney have
made overture to him, agreeing to re-
lease the vessel if he will promise not TO
sue for damages.