The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-08
POACHING IN BEHRING SEA.
l Number Of Vessels Catching Seals
Illegally.
DECISION ABOUT U. S. ATTORNEYS.
Circulation or Catalogues OF virginia Iands
IN Foreign Countries Capital News
and Notes Ina General.

under date If Ounaaska. 9th, that on the 9th
ultimo. while cruising 10 the northward of
JDimak pass with his command for tho pur-
pose Of warning vessels in pursuit of seals not
10 enter Bchring sea. he fell in with the
British schooner Z. b. Marvin, Caleb Nc
Dougsll master. Of Victoria. -. c.. having
On board twenty-three men and all
Of tho implements, rats, &c. neces-
sary FOR sealing Upon being hailed
Captain McDOugall said he was sealinV
Captain Coulson. therefore. lowered boat
and sent lieutenants Newc0mb and Cantwell
TO board and thoroughly examine the vessel
lt was then ascertained that the Marvin had
been boarded on July lst by the United
states steamship Thetis near the Island Of
Nuca and furnished with a COPY Of the Presi-
dents proclamation and the necessary warn
ING was gwen o. the master not TO enter the
Benring sea for the purpose OF sealing. On
that occasion the master reported that he
had 10 sealskins on board" He refused t.
allow the boarding officer OF the Thetis
% indorse on his register the fact
that he had been notified ard IS re-
ported being Otherwise uuciviln ON
examination by officers Of the Rush two fresh
sealskins were found on board. The circum-
stances OF the case and ths evident intent Of
the master Notwithstanding the warning. was
considered sufficient by Captain Couson TO
justify the seizure Of the vessel Lieutenant
Quinsn was placed OIL board and the vessel,
crew, arms, sealskins. papers, &c. were de-
hYered INTO the custody If Lieutenant-Coui-
mandcr Mead United States NAVY command
ing the steamer hlh. and were subsequently
turned over TO Captain Turner cf IT, B. NJ
ship hymphe which arrived at Ounalaska on
the 7th uitlmo.
AMERICAN SCHOONER CAUGHT.
Captain Hooper. commanding the revenue
steamer Corwin. reports 20 the Treasury De-
Md Intr. q la. L.. fr,I.-
the seizure of The American schooner Ia Ninfa /
of san rancisco near st. Paul's island on the |
l4th uhinO for violation Of the Presidents |
proclamation. This vessel was boarded in |
bohrlng sen and warned By the t. S. S. Ihetis |
on the fth ultimO aud a certificate 10 that ef- |
feet indOrsed on her manifest She had then |
on board nineteen sealskins. Instead Of heed |
ing the warning TO leave forthwith the la /
Nina remained there until seized seven days |
later bv the Ihotig No additional slSins vera
found on board Third Lieutenant Johnston |
was placed IN charge # the prize. with a de-
tal Of four armed mon. with orders 10 pro-
coed 10 Ounaaska. The Corwin nrri ved there
on the 10th ultlmo and will await the arrival
OF the La klnfa. On July is the United
states ships MOhlcan. Alert and Thetis and
the British ships Nymphe and Pheasant wers
cruising ia Behring sea The M0hiran and |
Rush were at It. Paul Island or the 18th ulti-
mo. Eighty sealing vessels were known TO
be N the sea or on their way there CAPTAIN
Hooper says there has been great deal Of
fog, which makes It difficult 10 find the seal
ers, but OF those boarded the catch has been
small on account Of rough. windy weather
LITTER CARRIERS AND CIVIL SERVICE.
MElor Pollock, the superintendent of the
free-deilVery system. IN speaking to-day Of
the resolution adopted by the Letter-t tarncrs
Convention IN Detroit iayOTng the extension
of the ciyll-seryice rules throughout the
service, said that in his opinion all the
letter carriers ought O. be appointed
by ciyllservice rules Under the pres
ent regulations all Offices where the en-
ployes numbered not less than fifty were
subject 20 the civil service. There were some
fOrty-nine Of these Offices. and the letter car
riers attached TO them embraced about half
Of the total force of letter carriers. The num-
Der Of free delivery Offices Z the entire coun-
try was about 81, and the letter carriers |
number about 1880. MAJOR Pollock said
that If the entire service was placed under
civil service there would be some 1000 letter
carriers affected by the change.
L. s. ATTORNEYS.
The Attorney General to-day delivered an
opinion on the question whether a United
states attorney appearing IL behalf of the
government IN proceedings which may be in
tltuted by importers under section 10 of the
ustOms administrative act are entitled to ex- O.
IA compensation for such services. lie con- !
'udes that suits against the United States J
inder that section are directly in the line Of '
therefore,, they are entitled to nothing more
han their official ices.
CATALOGUES OF VIRGINIA LANDS I
Mr.. w. N. Ragland. secretary Of the Viz
.nlA immigration Land aud Improvement
'ompany. recently inquired Of the Treasury .,
department. whether there is any law v
Thich prohibits the circulation in foreign a
'nds for sale for the purpose Of III
ucing self-sustaining persons to immi- -
rate 10 that State, purchase land and ! =
ermsnently reside thereon. Acting Secre- =
sry NettletOn has informed him in reply that = =,
sctions 3 and Of the act approved March 3. II
'n, include the only provision Of law bear ~
Y on the question submitted, and that these =,
D not prohibit the form of advertising ~
enuoned by him unless the publications SO W W
attributed contain or amount 10 promise Of ~
nployment upon the arrival of aliens in this "a
'untry. a M
THE PENSACOLA ARRIVES. in
The Navy Department received a telegram 10
day announcing the arrival of the Pen al
cola AZ San Diego, Cal, last night. She WI
ayes to-day for San Francisco, at which hs
ace she Will be examined by board Of
hcers to ascertain what repairs she Will Pt
ed and the expense of making them It en-
IS been frequently stated that the Pensacola su
IN a bad condition. and It IS thought She 70
III be put out of commission service as soon nc
tho survey IS completed. She has been the ar
g-ship Of the SOuth-Atlantic and was sent tel
Chiiian waters when the troubles IN that vi
,tion began. Admiral McCann left her az
nj aud came 20 New York by steamer.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Attorney General Miller has decided that tn
ited States district attorneys are entitled SET
fees as prescribed by section s24. H. s., ne
en defending suits against the United Al
ites in their respective districts brought | we
importers under the customs adminstra- Vls
9 act. As an incidental question. the res
.Orney- General decides also that the United i9f
ties and not the collector Of customs is sd
Die where judgment IS obtained against the las
tied States. the
'aptain Healy. OF the revenue cutter Bear. Tor
oTms the Treasury Department under date gro
OunalRska, June goth, that he will leave for ne'
Arctic ocean on june 3Oth. iOt
he Comptroller ofthe Currency has to-day
pointed Mr. Timothy B. Merrill receiver Of
First National Bank, of palGtka. Fla.
y in charge Of a National bank examiner gen
s expected that Mr.. Merrill will assume egr
duties of the reoeiyership on or about the ing
b instant red
he Treasury agent has recommended the init
porty at the northwest corner Of More pos
d and Scales streets, Reidsville, N. g., as sho