The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-26
The Treasury Department Preparing the
Instructions Governing It,
NUMBER OF The CATCH TO Be LIMITED
Tho Population of Maine-A Number of
Naval ChanCcs-Secretary Tracy Takes
a Trip -Washington Notes.

Will be sent by the steamer huaH WIZ" si'o
sails from San Francisco about the middle of
MAY. The Government agent VIII probably
60 on the Rush.
The delicate diplomatic situation between
the United States aud Great Britain makes the
preparation of instru ctious very difficult, and
they have been submitted e. botn Secretary
Blaine and rney-tfrneral Miller. They
are very general lu their scope. All the lniOr-
nation received az the Treasury Department
Indicate that the number of polchers IN the
Behring sea this year viii exceed those Of last
year.
A representative Of the North American
Commercial Company said to-day IF poaching
was not prohibited his company would De un-
able to take even,the number Of seals allowed
by the Treasury Department. which number.
however. bas not yet been fixed. 10 Is under
stood that Secretary Foster intends 10 limit
the number Of the catch 10 "a minimum.
SECRETARY MOBILES yIEWs.
Secretary Noble has written letter to
Commissioner Carter. Of the General Land
Office giving his views of section OF the act
of March g. 1897 particularly that part COM
tanning the words. when there shall be no
pending contest OF protest against the validity
under the second section of tie act for The re
lief Of settlers on the public lands.
approved May a. 1870. many n the
contests and protests have been
legally filed under the law and regulations
q en- i'm force after two years had elapsed from
the date # the final receipt. and were still
pending when The act of March 3, 1921, took
effect. The Seer tary says. II 1t had been
the purpose OF Congress to provide that the
protest must be pending within two years
after the receivers receipt upon the hnm
entry IN AN os-es before the statute OF March 3,
1891 as well rs after, 10 certainly would not
have used $50 ambiguous q term as are here
found. No new cases can arise under the
timber culture or pre-emption laws; but II
was necessary that tins act should notice
them TO cover the whole ground. NeltheF
does tine proposition seem sound one that
by this statute 10 was intended 10 expedite
the public business and issue patents long
held back by contests.
TIrR POPULATION or MAINE.
Superintendent Porter to-day issued bull
ietin giving the complete population ~ Maine
lv counties. cities. towns. wards. and othor
minor civil divisions The population Of the
State f0r the year 1890 Is Gbl0s6. while the
population IN 1870 was 6,4SJ36, showing an
increas Of l2.150.
a bulletin was issued ON the distribution of
the population relating to the density OF the
rural as dlstiugushablc from the urban pOpu-
lrln of the country and the ACCOMMODATING
fables in COMPARISON with the figures Of the
other census. The rural population has becn
divided by the area of the country IN square
miles. and the Quotlcrt accepted as the aver
ago density Of settlement OF the country III
Tho average density Of each county OF part
Of a county having been ascertalned, the
figures representing them were plated upon
map They are divided into subdivisions.
Tie total area of settlement of two or more 10
the square mile ia 1880 was l,9l7,295. two 20
SIX o. the square mile. 592 O37 SIX 10 eighteen
% the square mile, 393 HS eighteen to forty
five % the square mile, l0l,14o; iortN-hNe 20
ninety 90 the square mile. 235. las. ana ninety
and over ID the square mile, Ef,olk.
nFcIphocIry TREATY.
Scnor Manuel De j. Calvin has arrived in
this city from San Domingo. and has notified
Secretary Blaine that he has been given
power t. negouate u reciprocity treaty with
the United States. IN an interview yesterday
Senior Calvin said. "Sau Domingo is very
anxious to negotiate this treaty, and as an
earnest ~ its desire it proposes 90 cut down
its custom receipts, which are the sole
revenue Of t.c country 10y admitting
American good. either free OF duty
or with "a yerv low tariff The United States
has been quietly negotiating for a long time
b. secure 4 coaling station within the West
Indies and efforts have been mnde 10 locate
the station on Mole ST. Nicholas IN Hayt.
San Domingo is now about 90 oher samoan
Bay fog tai. purpose This is "a. .Laroor large
enough t. hoat navy many times the SIZE OF
that oi the United States.
Bmips Is THY aFHEING SEA CAeB.
Canadian Government. and Attorney General
Muller for the lnitcd States. IN the Behrng
Sea cases. now pending IN the supreme Court,
We're given ont tonight. Mr.. Carlisle con-
tends that the Sayward was captured hity-
nue miles from land. that the supreme
Court has no jurisdiction IA the case, ana the
iuredictiou OF the United States only eX-
tends marine league ir'in shore
Acknowledgement Miller co 70 d as the
owner of the SayNaru appeared
a. thof ufttt tuu tDL rsftx
cdgneut of the jurisdiction of the court, and
It's decision is unimpeachable. that the act
complained ot killing seals was committed
within The jurisdiction oi the United states,
and made the capture If the vessel lawful ln
any place and that the question 10 he settled
is political one. and is primarily for the TX
ecutiye and Congress O. decide The court
has orfiered the case postponed until October
18th. owing % the Illness % Judge Bradley.
full oonch is desired TO hear case OF 81
much Importance.
The lottery case is also postponed for the
same reason.
NAVAL CHANCES.
Lieutenant Hetherington ordered TO the
Marion May 9Th Engineer J. l. ID. Borthwlck
ordered as - member OF tho Experimental
Board nQvy-yard New York, May lst Car
renter John /. Davis ordered 20 appear before
Retiring Board. Cadets ihliIp Williams.
Julius prochaka, j. Is. Patton and William
Douglall detached from the Baltimore and
ordered 70 examination for final graduation
May lst Assistant Engineer Anderson do
tached from duty in the Bureau Stonn tngi-
uerriuy MAY l.t .nd ordered to duty 40 tDo
uayy-vard. Portsmouth. n. IT,. Juniot-Lieu-
tenant = 4. Wsoovorth has resigned. 60 take
eAect April 10. 1902.
CM'trAL NolIs.
Bids were today opened az the Treasury
Department for supplying ucw boilers for ihe
revenue cutters ConaN and Woodbury..
keedci- and Sons of Baltimore. Md. at
56.I.5. ale the lowest bidders for tbe Dodcr
Tor thc Colfax and p Holse. oi Boston. Mass,
81 95t0I. is tho lowest bidder for tho Wood
bury.
H. b. Bullone Worlds Fair Commissioner
fOr Missouri has written a letter - Secretary
Foster ia which he c0nculs IN the position
taken by Coionc. G.. III. Jones IN regard To
Miss Ph0be Coueins Mr.. Bullene asks that
Miss Cousins 5e lenstated as secretary 81 ne
Board 9f lady Managers of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Secretary noble viii leave Washington to-
morrow night ioT Now YORK, whore he viii A.
teud the banquet in honor Of General Grant +
birthday on the 1lth instant. and the banquet
u the American Protective Tariff League on
TIE z.th 40 Madison Square Garden.
Secretary Foster to-day withheld from tho