Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31
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Four Dollars N Basket for Peaches
Fine Free nrtdns.


Fine Free bridge.
CHFsTERrows, Nd, July 25.-The increust
10 the number OF visitors from the country
has been very percsptible In this town sine,
the bridge ov Chester river was dec AIRED
free. Amos b. Kelley has been appotatsi
Keeper. IL Is proposed to spend is 600 ia
repairs, and proposition to erect an itou
structure mas met with favor. No smoking
Is allowed upon It.
Captain John =, Vickers Of ths schooner
Landlord fell overheard while asleep few
nights ago. He was unable to attract at.
tentlon and the boat dritted away from him
he was compelled to swim mile /. jack
sons eteek 10 bridge, where he was res-
cued by some fishermen.
| Mrs. James 8. Harris has shinnad ON
baskets OF reaches to Baltlmors The last
brought "a per basket He gays the erop
ID ~ Gays earlier than Tor the past 80 years.
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An unprominng Negotiation.
New YorS Times.
ere Is nothing in the corr Responsiveness
pertaining to tina Behring Sea oon.ro-
versy, just submitted to Congress, that
bears out the reports of disagreement
between the President and s Secretary
Blame IN regard to the negotiations or
the policy of the government while they
are pending. To ell appearance Mr..
blaine conducted the correspondence uu-
hampered, and at no point is there any
distinct Indication OF prospect OF agree
hient between him and the British min.
ister. Ia fact, the Representatives OF the
TWO governments seemed to agree only
IN tnelr professions OF desire to reach
an amioable settlement of the mater.
Inc secretary OF State appears to have
carefully refrained from any assertion of
AXGlrPtga II id
behring Sea possessed by thu Unit.d
States, but he did contend yery
strenuously that this country was en-
titled to oil the rights formerly aceotd "A
TO Russia in that quarter and held by ner
without dispute down to the time she
transferred Alaska to the United St.tez
he confined himself mainly, however, to |
asserting the right to protest the seal
fisheries from depre iarion, on the around |
that they indisputably belonged to the |
United States and that the slaughter OF |
the seals in the open sea on tneir yay 10 |
the breeding grounds was not only in |
]urious to our rights, but destructive OF /
OF interests in which the whole
civilized world had a share and, lik,
piracy, contra bones mores. He con
tended that the RICH to the seal fisnarias
and TO ia ir protection WAS pracncaly
reoogniz d down to 1886 wnsn Cana liam
vessels began their systematic maraudine
In the controversy between tine Secre-
.ary or state and Lord Salisbury the
former seems distinctly to have the bet
Ter or the argument, and he sharply re-
minds the British premier that his pres.
sAt position IL quite Inconsistent with
mat which he held two years ago, Wien
nc virtually agreed that the promisouous
'iaughter or seals was q wanton injury
70 great International interest and
'ngnt 10 DO stopped by international
'greement. In fact, Mr. Blaine almost
ixo9' ded the bounds OF diplomstio
courtesy IN Charging Lord Salisbury with
nconsist ncy and iiltmating lack OF
.ood faith on his part in yielding to the
demands of Canada and shifting his
position.
Throughout the negotiations of the
resent year, since the correspondence
1as taken up with Sir Julian Psuucefote, I
here Is little sign of an approach to an !
sreement. provisional proposition !
of closed season in the mon'hs OF Nav,
une, October, November and Dscember. I
I'd the exclusion of British vessels to a
lstance OF lO miles from the seal islands =
'as rejscted by our government az in Q
dequate. This included provision for =
mixed commission to report on certain a
lsputed questions, with view to a more !.
ktended convention, and for O final ar 1
ltration OF points that might remain In
lspute. This proposition being rejected 4
lere were protests on both sides. The q
fitish government refused to admit the n
ghts contended for by the secretary OF G.
ate and protested against the seizure OF
rltish vessels engaged in catching seals g,
the open sea. Our government pro- al
sted against the defence aud en-.
OF the course of Cana IF
an VESSELS in invading Behriug m
~ for the slaughter of seals, and OF
ked for proclamation forbidding them st
90 there for that purpose. That re-. th
lest was declined unless it should be on
reed to refer to arbitration the contro. OF
rsies relating to the seizures OF the last til
rec years, to refrain from interference
tn Brltish vessels in the meantime and "
pay any awards that might he made. mi
the matter IS left in very unpromIs- ~
condition. The two governments are W
timer from agreement than they ap- BIS
AIRED to be two years ago. Canadian 90
'seia are LETT, with the encouragement al
the British government, to continue
~ slaughter Of seals ia Behring Sea, tar
lie the officers Of our revenue cutters OF
under Instructions to seizs any YES. do
found engaged in that business. ma
9 situation as disclosed by the diplo. sol
.ic correspondence is anything but re-. ma
uring, and there is great danger that foU
complication may become still more Tor
ions. mi
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