Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-11
A Point Of Agreement on Arbitration
Reached Between The United
States aud England.
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE IN
THE SUPREME COURT.
Secretary Blaine Positively Refuses
10 Make any Statements
Touching the Matter.
~ Telegraph 70 thu Sswsi
THE sAywARD CAsE.
Announcement That the seal risheries
Qacstiop viii he Settled.

Question will he Settled.
wAsnSaros, Nov. l0.-rhe public
was taken into the confidence OF the
diplomatic branch OF the government
this afternoon IN The continuation Of
the hearing In the 5ayward case and
the first annou ncement made that the
prolonged correspondence between
Secretary Blaine and Lord Salisbury
had resulted IN AN agreement by
which, with The consent Of the Senate,
tho pending dispute over tho seal
fisheries In Behring sea would be
definitely z settled. Solicitor. General
Taft, who was addressing the court,
made the first intination that the cor
Repentance between the two countries
had reached point Of agreement on
arbitration. He stopped at this point,
and when Justice Gray desired some
more explicit statement rs 10 whether
mn greement upon arbitration had been
actually reached, tho solicitor-general
hesltated TO reply and intimatcd per-
hapa he had revealed more than he
(noi being q cabinet officer ana being
authorized TO speak only on legal
qucstions) should have done. There.
upon Attornoy-Gencral Miller inter-
posed aud not only substa inflated all
The sollcltor.Reneral had said, but
went further nnd announced tho gov
eminent had effected mn agreement.
This was practically tho first an
n0uncement made as 10 the progress
of the Behrlng sea negotiations since
the last correspondence was made pub
lie, showing the difference OF opinisn
between the two governments as 10 the
points OF arbitration. II was SUI Uprising
that the news should first come out Ia
Rn argument In court, and the attorney
general was asked after adjournment
II ho would throw some light on tho
subject.
at Is truo an agreement upon arb.
tration has been reached" hs aaid.
"Yos,v he added, the matter ha. been
settled between the two governments,
that j., subject to ratification by the
Heantu."
"What arc the points Of arbltra.
tlong"
al cannot say any more than I said
In court. Why don't you 20 10 tho
state department? Yea, you can state
n q fact, that an agrooment has boon
cOnclueed."
Solicitor General Tan was next seen,
but would only confirm what tho at.
torney-generaI had said. "In the last
corrcsI Ondenco, you know" no said,
'thcre was simply difference b,twocn
tho two governments "a 10 the points Of
arbitration. Well, the correspondence
since then has resulted in "A treaty
which now only needs 10 DO ratified by
the Senate"
The reporter suggested II was some
thing unusual 10 hear the announce
nsnt ofsuch important news made In
an argument In court. "Blt II 4 a.
TACT" was tho response. Secretary
Blaine positively declines 10 make any
statement touching the matter.
Tho Inference drawn from tho devel.
opmcnh today, Including the state.
ment made by tho attorncy-general 10
representative Of tho Associated
Press, n shown above, In that the
President viii submit IN the Senate an
agreement Ia the nature OF treaty
betwoon the United States and Great
Britain, by which tho parties bind
Themselves TO adopt n final aud con.
elusive the definitions 10 be given by
arbltraiors OF the exact rights Of the
Quilted States In Bchring SEA, as well
NJ TO pny any awards OF damage suffer
ell by the nation declared 10 have had
the true contention. II is also ptesum'
ell the srbltrAtors have been selected,
but none OF the officials seen would
discuss tho details Of the agreement,
doubtless for the reason II has 10 10
submitted to tho Senate for ratifioa-
ton, and therefore comes under tn.
executive session rules Of the Senate,
which require secrecy 10 be observed. |
When Tat finished his argument,
Mr.. Choatc, In behalf Of Great Britain,
addressed the court.