Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-16
| NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
is NOW 4 CLOSED SEA.
Vessels Ordered to Cruise in
Alaskan Waters.
]. K. EMMETT, The COMEDIAN, DEAD.
Fight Between Pirates and
Russian Soldiers.
An ARABIAN REVOLT IN Yemen.
Further Details of the
Railroad Disaster.
An ARABIAN REVOLT IN Yemen.
WHERE SEALS ARE CAUGHT.

WHERE SEALS ARE CAUGHT.
The Behrine Sea CLOSED by order OF
the Presfdent-Revenue Cutters to
Enforce the Proclamation-The Or
ders to Captain Hooper.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15.-The president
has issued proclamation closing the Beh-
ring sea to seal takers. The secretary of
the treasury this afternoon telegraphed to
Captain G. L. Hooper, commanding the
revenue cutter Corwin, as follows:
Call upon collector of customs at San
commanders Of Rush and Bear and agents
on Seal islands and for two hundred copies
of proclamation issued by the presi-
dent this day in reference to seal fisheries
in Behring sea. When everything is ready
proceed with all possible dispatch to Pre-
bylof islands under orders of the 10th
inst. and deliver instructions intrustsd
to you to parties to whom addressed
and then proceed to enforce the pro-
visions of this proclamation. Notify all
American and British persons and vessels
you meet of the proclamation and give them
copies of the same. Warn all persons and
vessels of either nationality engaged in
sealing in Behring. sea east of the line of
demarcation, as shown on the photograph
ic Office chart No. SO, to leave the waters
forthwith. Make entry of warning on
register or log of sealer. Seize any Amer
lean or British persons and vessels found
to be and to have been engaged in sealing
in the prohibited waters after notice, and
bring or send them in charge of a sufh-
Gent force to insure delivery to
nearest convenient port of their
own country, together with witnesses and
proofs, and there deliver them to the
proper officers of the court in said port.
Send at least the master of the seized YES
sci, her mate OF boatswain, all her cargo
and such of her crew as you may deem
safe in the seized vessel At time of seiz-
ure draw mp declaration in writing show
ing condition of seized vessel, place and
date of seizure, giving latitude and longi-
tude and circumstances showing guilt.
Sign declaration and send with the ships
papers and the seized vessel to the officer
of the court. Deliver to the master of the
seized vessel signed and certified list of
papers found on board.
The officer in charge of the seized vessel
will at the time of the delivering of the
vessels papers to the court sign a certifi-
cate stating any changes that may have
taken place in respect to the vessel, crew
or cargo since the seizure. Keep list of
all vessels to which the proclamation has
been given and furnish the United States
and British war or revenue vessels with
copies of the list. Furnish the command
ing officers of the Rush and Bear with
copies of these instructions and the Rush
with seventy-fve copies of the proclama-
ton and leave twenty-five copies on St.
Paul island for the Bear.
(Signe0 CHARLES FOSTER,
Secretary.
The secretary also telegraphed the full
text of the presidents proclamation to tho
collector of customs at San Francisco, with
instructions to have one thousand copies
of the same printed, delivering two hun
dred copies to the commander of the Cor
win and the balance to the naval vessels
to be sent to Behring sea for distrib ution.
The collector is also instructed to forward
by tho Corwin all documents in his posses
sion addressed to the treasury agents at
the Seal Island, including the instructions
to limit the catch of the North American
Commercial company to $500 seals for the
benefit of the natives.