Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-08

long docket Of unsolvrd diplomatic
problems, rs follows. The italian and
Bcriny Sea complications, Canadian
reciprocity, Newfoundland fisheries
negotiations, CHILEAN troubles, spanish
agreement, Venezuelan treaty, Haitian
coaling station, refusal Of China To re-
ceivc our minister, trouble over the
failure " the consul at Victoria to
toast the Queen and quite number Of
minor matters, including the claim OF
tho Barrundia family.
A nRRso SEA NOTE.
Another note from Secretary Blaine
10 Sir Julian Pauncefort, under date Of
April i4lh, Ia made public. Itsays In
part;
The notifications which Lord sails.
bury suggests Ia the questions for nrbi'
tratlOn do not wholly meet the Views
OF the President, but tho President
changes the text " the third aud nth
In such a manner, II IL hoped, ~ Will
result IN an agreement between the
two governments. while Lord Sails
bury suggests different mode OF pro-
cedure from that embodied In the sixth
QUESTION, the President does not under
stand him TO actually object 10 the
question and therefore assumes that II
IN agreed to. The six questions now
proposed by the President ARE:
Fint-what exclusive Jurisdiction In
the Bcriug sra, aud what exclusive
rights In the seni fisherlrs therein, did
Russia assert and exercise up 10 the
time Of the cc.slon Of Alaska 10 the
United States?
Sccond-How were those claims con.
coded by Great Britain?
Third-wss Boring sea Included In
the phrase "Pacific oican" In the
treaty Of 1850 between Great Britain
aud Russia, and what rigbtr, " any,
In the Boring sea were held aud ex.
clusively exercised by Russia after said
treaty?
Fourth-Did not all tho rights OF
Russia pass unimpaired to the United
States unuer the treaty OF isDT
Futh-us Tue onlteu states any
right, anu " 70 whM iignt OF protection
OF property IN fir seal itequenung the
Islands OF the uni,eu states ia Bering
sea, wmeh suen seals nto iouni OUTSIDE
'he oruihary .htee mis- lini,.
oiAtn--u .nc ueuernination OF the
foregoing Questions shaii ienve tue sub
lect IN sucn POSITION uha' inc CONCUR
renee o. ufeat b,i,Mn y n.eessary IN
ps "sums,vns Tot .ho n,ilIhg
q, Iur ecal ~ any paIt oi wv waters OF
i.rmined
0ne--How far, II Mt all, outside the
ordinary territorial limits II Is necessary
that the United States should exercise
exclusive Jurisdiction In order ~ pro.
tect the seal Tor The time living upon
Islands Of the United states and feed.
Ing thereon?
Two-Whether q closed season, dur.
Ing which the killing OF seals In tho
waters OF Bcring SEA outside the ordin.
AIRY limits shall be prohibited, IN ncces.
sary 10 save the seal fishing industry.
No valuable and important 10 man.
Kind, from deterioration or destruction,
and II 30,
Three-Whnt months or parts M
months should be included In IN. sens.
on and over what waters should II ex.
tend?
The President does not object In mn
additional question rssp.,cting m.
alleged damage 10 English shlps. IN
the condition can be- agreed 10 TINT N
the United States shall prevail I'M the
arbitration all seals taken by Canadian
vessels daring the perioi shall bc na,a
for nj the ordinary prlces for which III.
skins are sold. '
M ,o,n ..,,s,,,y,. -
" ' '~''"o"' - pi9rA'O"
OF February 2lst he makes the declara-
ton that u Is now quite clear that the
advisers OF the President do not claim
Boring sea as u mare c,ausuni, and, in.
deed, repudiate that contention In ex.
press terms. Mr.. Blaine says. "I.ord
Saiisbury's expression IL In n form 10
Imply that the United STATES has
hitherto been setting its contention
upon the fact that Berlng sea was a
mare cidus,i'n. IL that was the In
tention II would have been well for his
l.ordshipto specify wherin the United
States ever made tho assertion. Lord
Salisbury complains that / did
not deal with certain protests OF
Lord Londonderry aud the Duke Of