The National tribune., 1891-07-16


States to investigate The actual condition Of
the Alaska z.wl raokgres in connection with
two cypc..s .naoiutcd 10y Great Britain, is re-
pardcd as 30 .rc,ally good thing There were
A number oI d.cavrd politicians pressing Tor
the places aHd tAeir salaries, and also num-
Der Of yamg gontlomcn with a strong political
"uull.' who wanted To take q trip TO Beung
Sea at Government expense. IL was much
feared hy those who have the good OF the seals
an heart that raoo. these would he appointed
The result would have been 10 put Us at
strong disadvantage I'D the discussion win
Great Hrituia. whose representatives are men
ar science uui who viii come back from the
pribyloa Islands with big bundle OF accu-
rate information bearing directly upon tho
question nd issue President Harrison saw
this very clearly, and, dsregarding all The
recommend atoms ana pressure, selected
two mon %. science OF at least equal ability
with those sent out by England.
Thi, win De q grieyous disappointment TO
the ALASKA Semi Company, TO its President Mt
ID. d. Mills. ana TO ils chief lobbyist here Mr.
Steven D. sl.ms. They do not want anybody
40 90 thither who IS likely to know anything
about the seal- on who cannot be controlled 10
say what they want said They want such
men cas- Special Agent Tinge, who has been an
enormous embarrassment 10 the discussion oil
the question l.y Dab, astounding report that the
seals are real. Increasing in numbers, Ihey
caused the removal Of Special Agents Con ana
Murray. because these men knew the truth,
aud could NOT &c Induced TO say otherwise
Prof IT, W. Elliott, who knows more about
seals ihan guy othcr ltan in the world, and
who h., hecn doing the hardest part Of the
work lor their protection, maintaining the
fight almost single minded against the greedy
seal company is confident now that the future
protection ~ the fur-heuers is assured. lie
thinks that tIc Governments Of the United
States, Great Britain aud Russia, with probably
some others, wi.. join in an agreement TO stop
iIll sealing lur seven years. which viii restore
the former numbers 0f the animals. The agreo-
mont will Cd arhcr than anything that has
been yel proposed ior il viii not only stop kill
ing the seals in Boring Sea, but for 100 miles
south ID thc chain OF Aleutian Islands, in the
open waters of The North Pacific,
How wil you carry out such an arrange
mcut2" a-..gd " You win have TO cover that
part Of The ocean with armed vessels will you
u0t2"
90 DO" hc answered; Il viii be very easy.
All poacaug has 10 be done with small vessels,
with crews got exceeding IS or 30 men. For
many rlas5us ID viii not pay 20 use large YES
tels which can carry supplies for long voyages.
Then too i.ose large vessels would be easily
discovered ~ The armed ships patroling the
region. Small vessels win have to be used, as
] said before, aud these must put into port fre-
ouonay Co feat aud get supplies. There viii
be officers at an these poris-Ameriean. Cana
dian, Klsaiai. and perhaps Japanese-to inspect
the vessels aud make them give an account Of
tbcmse,vos. They cannot bring ia any NUM-
Der % s.ius without being brought TO book FOR
itn
The Secretary Of the Korean Legation, and
his quaint charming little wife, Mr. and Mrs
BE Cha Yum arc rapidly becoming American
ized, and readily talae 70 everything American
in their housa-lUruishing dress and customs
Mrs. BE Cha Sam delights 10 dress herself ia
the mos, Jay shing costumes that Washington
nodistas can furnish. to ft mp her house IN the
American Wy, aud follow the methods Of our
ladies iu the management Of her kitchen and
table. TIey have surprised everybody By be-
coming regular attendants at the Church Of
the Covenant. whore the President W0Fships.
#r
Uncle Jeremiah Smith, the venerable gen
ticmar pf African descent who s intrustod
with The solemn duty Of hoisting and lowering
the Gag t.at waves over The White House, was
90 overcome By the Importance Of the act
on the glorious Anniversary OF our National
Independence tlat De go, itupwith the Union
down. and did not discover his mistake until
some time after when he almos. tainted, as
De bad reason 10 90.
Many of ti.a atroCIgus lies about the Pension
BuEeau bro .anWu 10 emauate from a man who
was ciscHrfgo8 from tie Bureau for PERJURY,
and is seeking 10 ualig. the men who exposed
Biz yi.laluy.
Washington har been disturbed By very con-
Trajectory reports OF Secretary Blaiues coudi-
ton. IA, auIacu o, these Was alarming aud
last honda. ..eTr was D report on the street.
thai Doe as dead 0n the contrary, Dr. Blanet
friends iu Maine say that De looks like a man
who i- Iucor.r lga from q long illness; that h.i
color Us ari.ug Dlttcr every day, Dis eyes be-
coming brighter; that ho takes drives around
thc town. Isl ah are cztondUd every Gav. and
that ho e1i- D and out Of The buggy with caa
and Iallrty BIZ Blaine himself told the Dc
porter Of lAe associated Pres that be was no
HFicls maus '.e E, taking no medicine goes on
every dav. and sometimes twice a day, BIAS
good appetite cats What De wants, rises even