Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-11
Efforts Made to Enforce the
Bering Sea Entente.
A British Agent to Be Sent to
the Seal Islands.
Poachers Slaughtering Seals While
the Government Is Waiting.
Judges of the Private Land Claims Court
Appointed-MInister Porter
Not Recalled.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The govern
ment is actively engaged in preparing to
carry out the plan for closed season in
Bering sea this year. 1t is understood
that the force OF revenue cutters now in
those waters is to be supplemented by
one or more naval vessels at the earliest
possible moment. The necessary
orders had not been sent out
from the navy department up to
the close of business hours, today,
and the detail officers will not discuss
the future movements Of the depart
!ment, but there is reason to believe that
the orders will not be long delayed.
There are four vessels at Mare island,
California, ready for sea. The British
men-of-war available for service in Alas
kan waters are few in numbers. The
larger part of the Pacific squadron was
sent to Chile some months ago, and has
not yet returned. The British govern
ment, it is known, wishes the agreement
strictly observed.
A proposition was made by Minister
Il
British government to station an agent
on the seal islands to see that the North
American commercial company does not
kill more than the 1900 seals fixed in the
agreement, but on this ground the re-
quest was promptly denied by the presi-
dent, who felt that it was reflection
upon the good faith of this govern
ment that could not be permit
ted. For another reason, however,
he saw fit to allow a British agent to
visit the seal islands, and that was in
order that he might see for himself and
report to his government for its guild
ance in arbitration, the actual state of
the seal fisheries. Meanwhile poachers
are believed to be taking large num-
Der of skins and killing the mother seals
while they are at sea in search of food
for their young.
& IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS.
The president this afternoon made the
following appointments:
Leonard w. Colby, Nebraska, assistant
attorney-general.
Joseph d. Reed, Iowa, chief justice of
the court of private land claims.
Wilbur F. Stone, Colorado; Henry G.
Sluss, Tennessee; Thomas G. Fuller,
North Carolina, and William Murray,
Kansas, associate justices of the court OF
private land claims.
Matthew M. J. Reynolds, Missouri,
United States attorney for the court of
private land claims.
Chief Justice Reed is resident of
Council Bluffs, Ia.; he was born in
Ashland county, o., in 1885; served
through the war as an officer in the
1iOh 90
wards in the legislature and later a
Judge of the district and supreme court
of the state; was elected to the fifty
first congress as Republican, and since
the close of that congress has practiced
law.
Judge Murray, of Kansas, was form
erly judge of the district court, and re-
sides at Wichita. He is Republican.
The Democratic members of the court
are Col. Fuller, of Raleigh, N. c., one
of the leading lawyers of the state, and
Judge Stone. of Colorado, who was
judge Of the Colorado supreme court
many years.
The United States attorney before the
court is M. j. Reynolds, of St. Louis,
president of the Young Mems Republi-
can league.
AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE.
From private advices received at the
postofice department from the Uni
versal Postal union congress, now hold
ing sessions in Vienna, it is learned that
the long-desired accession OF the Aus
tralian colonies has been effected. This
means reduction of more than 30 per
cent in rates of postage to those coun-
tries.
A DELEGATION OF TARHEELs.
A delegation of seventy persons, rep
resenting all the southern states, called
upon President Harrison, today, and
invited him to attend the exposition at
Raleigh, N. c., in October and Novem-
ber next. The president said he would
endeavor to arrange his matters 80 as to
accept the invitation.
HARMONY TO RELIEVE BELKNAP.
An order was issued by the navy de-
partment today ordering Rear-Admiral
Harmony to hoist the flag on the Lam
caster on the 23d inst, and proceed to
the Asiatic station and relieve Rear
Admiral Belknap.
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM..
A census Office bulletin shows that
petroleum Is produced in eleven states.
In 1889 the total production was "a $780,
900 barrels, valued at $26, ,554, 900.
PORTER NOT RECALLED.
1t is denied positively at the state de-
partment that Porter, minister to Italy,
has been recalled.
THE CAUSE OF THE WAR.