The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-19
THE SEIZURE OF SEALERS.
Captain Hooper, Of The COrTin, Reports
the Taking Of The Ethel.
ANOTHER PENSION OFFICE SCANDAL.
A IAborer and Former Laborer Arrested
for Stealing Property OF the Depart
ment-Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August 1S.-Captain
Hooper. commanding the revenue steamer
Corwin reports 10 the Treasury Department
under date Of Unslaska. July 81. 1891. that
while cruising in the vicinity Of Pribylof
islands, July 2sth hc seized theschooner Ethel,
hailing from San Diego. Cal. for violation Of
the Presidents proclamation Of June l5 1891,
inregard 70 sealing in BehTing sea. lie says he
towed the vessel to Unalaska and turned her
over to the senior naval officer present on the
S0th. The Ethel, lie says, sailed from San
Francisco May "a on a hunting and fishing
voyage, and entered Behrng sea July 81, and
appears 20 have remained near the seal islands
until seized. Continuous thick fogs prevented
her being seen before. The master admitted
the firing Of guns from his vessel, but
said that some of the crew had merely
fred at tin can for amusement lie
expressed surprise when told of his
proximity TO the seal islands and
said he thought he was forty or
fifty miles from them. When seized there
were found on the Ethel 1s1 salted fur seal
skins. ~ fresh fur sealskins Ii unborn pup
sealskins, sea otter skins, l hair sealskin,
and 200 pounds of whalebone. The vessel
had a complete sealing outfit. with boats, guns,
ammunition. salt, etc. She was surrounded
we're they, said Captain Hooper that several
might have been killed from the Corwin's
deck while lying near the Ethel.
Captain Hooper also reports the seizure of
quantity Of LIQUOR on the steamer Lakme,
chartered by the n. A. Trading Company,
and $ quantity OF quass (Aleut whisky at
Unalaska, enough, he said, TO intoNcate the
entire settlement lie says he vii! report the
fact 20 the United States attorney at Sitka Tor
such action as may be found necessary. AT
the date of his report the United states
steamship Mohican Alert and Thetis, II. j.
NJ. 5. POrpoise and Nymph and the steamer
Alk were at JnRIaska.
ANOTHER PENSION OFFICER sLANDERED.
Detective Raft and Special-A gent Brooks,
of the Pension Office served q search warrant
on Erastus D.. Adams g. laborerin tho Pension
Office. to-day and arrested him and recover
ed a number Of articles alleged - have been
purlolned from the Office
Mr. Adams room, at No. 2lS Four-and-a-
half street northwest was searched and in
his trunk were found two United States flags,
"A quantity of writing paper. several ink
stands, sponge holders. boxes of rubber bands
and more than dozen boxes of paper tasten
ers. The property recovered was taken
10 police headquarters and Adams was sub
seQuentlv arrested and also taken there,
Mr. Nolney l.. Waffle. a former empl0ye Of
the Pension Bureau, was also requested 70 60
90 police headquarters The officers found
him on train about 70 leave for hls former
home In Minnesota. Ia his trunk was an old
flag that had done duty on the Pension
building. and with it he had a certificate
showing that it had been given 20 him 10y Air.
King the superintendent of tie building
The old flag was not very valuable except rs
relic. and Mr.. Waffle was going to take II To
Minnesota TO present 1t TO the e. A. il. post
recently organized.
Mr. Waffle was summoned as witness and
Adams Was held rs defendant. hls statement
was that he had picked up most OF the arti-
cles from time 20 time until they had accumu-
lated. which accounted for hIs having 50 many
Of them. What he did not pick up he SAYS.
were given 90 him from time to time, and ne
put them IN hs trunk.
Superintendent King says that be never
gave any hags away. although he says he has
loaned them % persons at various tunes
Adams was locked up at the Sixth precinct
station for a hearing Iii the police court to-
morrow.
TIP PRnU SILVER NuNEs
Interesting information has been received
10y the bureau of American Republics in
regard to Cacachara silver mIues IL Peru The
mines are situated about sky miles from
puno. near the Bolivian boundary, and arc
j. 900 feet above the level of the sea. The
region s uli Of silver ore. and the wealth
lying there s reported 10 be incredible lu eN-
tent All the mines nre said 90 be good, but the
Conception. Santa fosaand Victoria minesare
especially rich tie ore running 40 pounds
10 the caiOu u small box about four feet
square The vein IN the Victoria mine ls
from five feet TO SIX feet wide. There IS hne
tunnel. already 1900 feet IL length, where
several veins OF different width have been
cut and where ores OF a high class VIII be OBJ
tanned The sheds are bow full Of ores for
export which will not fall below fifty pounds
10 the caiOn and the whole amount IS esu-
mated at Z, 500 tons.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Acting Secretary of War Grant to-day
informed Governor Toole. of Montana, that.
u compliance with the petition Of cltizens OF
Custer county MOn.. the cavalry detachment
has been ordered from its camp on Tongue
river 10 the Indian agency on that rlyer. ln
the opinion Of the military commanders TINS
force will be sufficient 10 guard thelnterests OF
both Indians and settlers
s board of engineers, consisting OF General
o. NJ. Poe. MAJOR Alexandria Mackenzie and
Captain W. H. Marshall has been ordered to
take under consideration and report upon the
western terminus of the llhnols ana Mlssis-
sippi-Riyer or Hennepln cana.
Secretary Foster has returned from cape
May Point and was to-day at the treasury
Department.
Adyices were received Mt the Navy Depart
ment to-day, dated July 2sth. from Rear
Admiral Belknap. commanding the hslalic
squadron. tie reports that the condition OF
affairs in China is unchanged. The situation
is gradually becoming more peaceful.