The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

esvsns snould be removed from the islands and
uno. understand how British interests can be
pIoino'eo oy allowing them TO go to waste Re-
saruing the British claim that the interdict
sover all the Bering sea shores
snu include all the islands, the president points
". .na. tne shores and islands belong to the
ls on'sea states, being within territorial limits,
any mutual policing OF United States terri
waters, its undisputed property, involved
insuperapie difficulty ON our part and conces-
~ s.on wnieh no independent government could
eApected to make. The president once more
nsis'es the agreed points and his own views
as .nolcated on the others. This letter bore
date. June 9, and proved 10 be the ultimate
:, ,oi ~ oi tne agreement which was signed today.
- was cabied to England, and in the interim, be-
~ Lord saiisbury's reply, Pauncefote wrote
ne STATE department urging conclusion of
sefins lot arbitration, and supplements Sails
uaIy "ior tax and shipment suggestion rela-
States
On the 10th Lord salisbury's final reply is de-
nsereo, In which he accepts the presidents 8
I'm oi agreement, uttering some objections,
noWever, Which are not pressed He accepts,
snougn, on condition that the United States will
give assurance in some form that they will con-
cur cur IN reference to joint commission to ascer-
tam Wnat permanent measures are necessary
Ior the Preservation of the fur seal species in the
northern Pacific ocean.
On June IL the state department responds
agreeing to the agreement OF Joint com mis-
sion, such appointment to be signed stimuli
taneousiy with the convention for arbitration,
anu 10 De without sjudiee to the question 70
DC submitted to the arbitrators In the same
communication the president names Monday
June 10, as the time for signing the agreement
founcefote was notified accordingly
The president today issued proclamation
SLatlug that an aprep1naut for N rncdus x,iyapdf
between the government of the United States
ana the government of her Britannia majesty in
relation to the fur seal fisheries in Bering sea
nad been concluded. Tho proclamationsis as
follows:
For the purpose OF avoiding Irritating differ
enees, and with view to promote friendly
ssltement oil the questions pending between
the Two governments touching their respective
rights IN Bering sea, and for the preservation of
tne seal species, the following agreement is
maae 4, without prejudice to the rights or claims
OF either party:
Article l.-fIer majesty government will pro-
niDit until May next seal killing in that part OF
berlng sea lying eastward OF the line OF de-
Inarkation described in article of the treaty of
1901, between the United States and Russia, and
VIII promptly use its best efforts to insure the
observance OF this prohibition by British sub
lects and vessels.
Article o-The United States government will
prohibit seal killing for the same period in the
same part OF Bering sea and on the shores and
oAohds tAeISUl, Inc property Ol OHlbel 0bdlGS,
In excess OF 800 to be taken on the islands for
the subsistence and care of the natives, and will
promptly use its best efforts TO insure the OBJ
servanceof this prohibition by United States
citizens and vessels.
Article 3-Eyery vessel or person offending
against this prohibition in the said waters OF
bering sea outside the ordinary territorial limits
OF the United States may be seized and detained
by naval or other duly commissioned officers of
either OF the high contracting parties, but they
shaii De nandeo over as soon as practicable to
the authority of the nation to which they re-
spectively belong, who shall alone have juris-
dietion to try the offense and impose penalty
for the same Witnesses and proofs necessary to
establish the ofiense shall also be sent with
them.
Article Ain order to facilitate such proper
inquiries as her majesty government may desire
to make with view to its presentation of the
case, that an agreement for arbitration may be
arrived at, it is agreed that suitable persons des
ignated by Great Britain will be permitted at
any time upon application to visit or remain
upon the seal islands during the present sealing
season for That purpose.
Signed and sealed In duplicate, at Washington,
this 18th day of June, 1891, in behalf OF their
respective governments. by William F. Whar-
ton, acting secretary of state of the United
States, and Secretary Julian Pauncefote, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
Now, therefore, be IL known that I, Benjamin
Harrison, president OF the United States of
America. have caused this said agreement to be
S4ads public to the end that the same and every
pars thereof rray be observed and fulfilled with
good tstth by the United States of America and
citizens thereof. In witness whereof have
hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed
The arrangements indicated in the above pro-
clamation were carried to completion with de-
gree of speed without precedent in the history
of the state department, and the cable has been
relied upon to an unwonted extent The
agreement was signed this morning by Sir
Julian Pauncefote and Acting Secretary Whar-
ton and the presidential proclamation followed
as quickly as it could be prepared. The navy
department has been advised of the progress
and necessity of the case and orders are now in
preparation for the immediate dispatch of two
naval vessels from San Francisco to Alaska,
where they will assist the three revenue cutters
In the task of driving off poaching sealing
vessels. 1t will be noticed that the agreement
authorizes the United States vessels to seize
offending British vessels, which, however, are to
be turned over to the British authorities
for trial, and this feature of the agreement
is expected to prove of great value in the press
ing emergency that is held to exist of clearing
out law breaking vessels before irreparable dam
age can be done to the seal fisheries.
WINNIPEG, June 15.--John Robson, premier
Of British Columbia, passed through Winnipeg
today Ell route for Ottawa, where he goes to
discuss with the Dominion authorities matters
of great importance at present pending between
the central government and that of his province
One question that he proposes 10 discuss is that
of sealing and the manner in which the British
Columbia interests are affected under the new
sealing law which has just passed the British
house of commons. To interfere with the seal
ers this year would, Robson holds, be ruinous.
Another important subject Robson said, Is the
settlement OF the Alaskan boundary.
CALIFORNIA AT WORLDS FAIR.