The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-06-30
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Washington, June 18th, the Presiden
to-day issued a proclamation Stain!
that the agreement for the "modu;
vivendi" between the Government O
the United States and the Government
OF Her Britannia Majesty, in relation tc
the fur seal fisheries in Behring Sea, was
concluded on the 18th June.
Art. l. Her Majesty's Government
will prohibit until May next seal killing
in that part of Behring Sea eastward OF
line of demarkation in Treaty of 1867,
etc.
Art. 2. The q. S. Government will
prohibit in excess of $500 to be
taken on the islands for the subsistence
and care of the natives, ETC.
Art. 3. Every vessel offending out
side ordinary territorial limits may be
seized by duly commissioned officers Of
either contracting party. and handed
over to the authorities Of the nation to
which they shall belong, who alone shall
have jurisdiction, etc.
Art 4. In order to facilitate proper
inquiries which H. NJ. Government may
desire to make with view to the pres
entation of the case for arbitration, it is
agreed that suitable persons named by
Great Britain will be permitted at any
time on application, to visit or remain
upon the seal islands during the present
season for that purpose.
To the condition allowing the capture
of $500 seals Lord Salisbury wished to
add, =" To be taken on the shores and
islands as food skins and not for tax Or
shipment" To this Mr.. Blaine demurs,
as entirely inadmissibIe," and Lord
Salisbury consents to accept the objec-
ton. The phrase therefore does not
stand.
a terrible railway accident is reported
from Switzerland through the collapse of
bridge beneath heavily-loaded excur-
sion train. The train was crowded with !
people on the way to attend musical |
fete. Sixty persons were killed outright, |
while hundreds were injured. Two. en-
glnes and the first car plunged into the
river; all the passengers in the car were
drowned. Two cars remained suspended
from the bridge. All the trainmen were
killed. Thirteen cars were saved. The
only apparent reason for the collapse of
the bridge is that the train left the rails
and threw its entire weight on one side
Of the bridge.
The total number Of people who lost
their lives is now placed at eighty, with
hundreds more or less injured. Fifty
seven bodies have been recovered. They
we're mostly leading citizens OF Basic and
is neighborhood.
The steamship Servia, which left New
York on the 9th inst, arrived at Queens
own on the 14th, reported the Inman
steamer City of Richmond on fire and
lying signals of distress. The vessel
'arrled 1000 bales OF cotton which were
discovered to be be on fire. The ship
vas on fire from Tuesday at midnight,
trough Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
lay; on Saturday it was supposed the
ire was out. The crew and passengers
behaved exceedingly well, and during
'art OF the time there was such sea on
hat the boats could scarcely have lived
lad it been necessary to abandon the
hip.
The servia (Cunarder) stayed by the (.
Richmond and saw her into Queenstown
whence she went on to Liverpool. The
}. d Counsellor remained by the Rich ,
nond Tor three days. The captain of the
counsellor dropped dead on his deck as
lie came alongside the Richmond.
Senator Abbott, named as the new /
'remier of Canada, is engaged in form
1g Cabinet. The Government will be {
arried on in the old lines till after the ,,
ession, when reconstruction will take
lace. ALI the recent colleagues of Sir
ohm Macdonald have been invited to :
Din Abbott's new Ministry. :
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