The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-05-07
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the seals al aung or they VIII be past dong Tor.
4 have the rea authority Of Prot Henry w.
Elliott. who undoubtedly knows more about
seals thaH sar other man ia the world, that
another such q seas0n of reckless slaughter as
fhe recent uup have been viii practically exc
terminate lsn ans'- and destroy the whole Of
that pr0rla q, business. lie urges that the
Govonuo.. absolutely prohibit all seal kill
ing tl.s year, cNcep. The few thousand small
ones-GO01 are bis exact fguros-which the
natives Tognre ror food. il us understood that
the British Government, mindful Of the large
intorests lis cilz us have in the manufacture
OF scalsl5ins, willing TO support this plan, and
agree, 10 AmcgiraHs arc kept from killing any
seals this vcas. to keep out the Canadian
poachers.
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There IS q fierce opposition to any such
arrangement as THIS. The American Seal Co,
with wonderful selfish shortsightedness, insists
on SIS rigid io 90 on this Summer killing the
maximum uambar allowed by Its contract
Next year. 81 l'gc-a are none to kin, they connt
upon bCina S 'i'r io get released from their con-
tract Tir .rl So much influence chat they
have succeed. in getting Special Agent Croft
recalled, because ho reported the truth in re-
gard 10 die condition OF the sealing grounds.
Other specia. Agents are now on their way 10
Alaska, ana tHcy are men Of character. and
not likely 10 yield To the Seal Co.'s blandish-
mems, 81 Is expected that they viii tell tho
truth, and confirm GIaiTs report Then there
are the Canadian poachcrs who have largo
amount "a capital invested I'D vessels and other
appurtcuaHeae, ANA are looking forward to as
profitable 4 -garan as they had last year. They
are fcrceiy opposed TO any such arrangement,
and 30 is fumared chat the Sayward case was
really postponed hy Great Britain 50 as TO run
no risk O. decision n favor Of the United
States 10 support a Strong policy Of interler-
ence with the roachers The massing Of
British mcH-orwar In tho Canadian Pacific
balbors Is TezaFlgl as an encouragement TO the
poachors Ru5 a bluff at the United States.
In the meanwhile Secretary Poster has pre-
pared Dis iustruc, ions Tor the revenue cutters
Rush and Bear which viii sail from San Fran
cisco Tor Lerng SEA on the l4th. These are
sealed, AID w not be opened by the Captains
until they ere w . out to sea- But everybody
about the Treasury Department believes that
they arc nose positive and stringent than any
issued bcilsn and mean great deal Of trouble
10 che poaciers. For my part. sincerely hope
this Is So Wo have shown altogether too
much pa,ieuro n this matter The American
people believe ineir Government is right, and
they viii -lpporl il IN bringing the matter to
az issue.
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ID 81. rT.irsE rt.rorrr1u- 10 bo
ing put utot hc board Tor the consideration
OF liquor cruscs They don't want 10 incur
the undyiug crmity ~ Che men who sell liquor,
and those who want 10.
SIS
met Col II. T. Swords on the street the
other day ius after his return from an official
tour through tie South.
went b. E.DEtlurg, said be, land deter
mined 10 ga down 10 the true inwardncss Of
the mattcr n regard 10 Hill, the newly-ap-
pointed negro Postmaster. ] went where
knew ! couid re' at the bottom facts as to the
sentiment 81 the people, and talked TO men
whom knew would reflect il. One represent
alive citizen sald 10 me:
sol COURSE Kunuel, we accept the appoint
ment Of Er. liiH Ia good faith, En6 will make
mo trouble ]. really dul't make much differ
ence to a. who handles our mail. SO long as he
does il honestly and efficiently but we will
Say there's od Bi! Jones, who lives ont a few
miles uH3 WHO'S hard character particularly
when hes .u llgg0r. lie hates q Tiger poliii-
clan gs De- 6aes q rat,esuake Presently it's
Bis Time 10 como into YicksiHrq for his peri
odical spree. Ho GID, up with lightning wills
Ky aud looks around for some one to have
trouble W5ih. Hes very likely TO think or the
niger Postmaster and bee not long IN pick
ing fuss W:tn him. The result is, the Post
master Is s..1i dead, aud Bin slzips the country
We hold an lad rnatiOu meeting deBOuuce the
murlCr in strongest terms lament the dis
credit 10 our law-abidiuF community, aud sub
scribe 10 a seward Of $1,000 Cor the apprehcn-
BiOI q! The murderer. Old Bill keeps out Of
thC way uHtH Tho excitement les dOwn-wc
may even EHy tBat he is protected by those
who arc in sympathy with him. Soon some
thing else claims public attention, the matter
IL dropt. We are ucyor called upon to make our
$1,000 subsc ll'ion good, and 50 the thing onds
Don't yoH secs'"
Bat" said thores good many negroes
in Miss pUi. suppose another E appointed
in HillIs place."
"'Ihe more Niger Postmastez the more
niggeF funerals said he quietly"
am no. making any charges but from what
know OF politicians j should Imagine that
our present Minister 10 China-Charles Den
by-had not q uie 10 DO with calling the al
tcntiOu Of the authorities al Pokin 10 the reA.
SONS why as Senator Henry W. Blair should Dc
a persona ,ioh g,ata % them. There Is no par.
ticuiar reason why COL Blair should Dc obnon-
ious 10 The Lord of Heaven aud Earth. HIS
position oB tae Chinese exclusion iii was nC
more ultra taan that OF several other Senators
Bes.des, thc Chinese claim Jbal they are very
much opposed 10 their people cuIigristing, and
consequently they ought % be well disposed 4,
men who favor keeping them out Of hi,
country. Ca ODE other hand the Minister q
China Is b particularly nice little plum. Tho
salary a $4,000 year which, with the won,
derlul chgapuess Of everything in China count,
for moro tAsl twice thai much Ia European
capital. DENLY has been there since Nav
1s-5-0uly d month after Clcyclaud's eutranc,
into 0lIcc-aAd He wants 10 stay longer III,
has inprt.atod himself into the good graces O
The Chinese Maudarius, is reported 10 be inter
cstCd iI seine valuable c0ucel .0ns n CHM ana
Korea aul b recall az tAiE time would 10 yer,
incouyeliont llc is one Of Tie shrewdes
rfr. Ir.. "a.