New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-16
LORD SALISBURY YIELDS.
THE CONDITIONS ACCEPTED FOR A CLOSE
SEALING SEASON.
PRESIDENT HAREIsON'S PRoCLAMATIoN3
SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED SEALS MAY BE
TAKEN-EITHER POWER TO ARREST
PoACHERS-OFFENDER TO BE
TRIED BY THEIR OWN
GOVERNMENTS.


Washington, June 15.-The President to-day Is
sued the following proclamation:
Whereas An agreement for modus vvendi bo-
tween the Government OF the United states and the
Government OF Her Britannia Majesty in relation to
the fur seal fisheries in Behring concluded on
the 18th day OF June in the year Of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and ninety word for word
as follows:
Agreement between the Government OF the United
States and the Government OF Her Britannia Majesty
for modus vvendi in relation TO the fur seal fisheries
In Behring Sea.
For the purpose of avoiding irritating differences
and with view to promote the friendly settlement OF
the questions pending between the two Governments
touching their respective rights in Behrng Sea- and for
the preservation the seal species the following agree
ment s made without prejudice to the rights claims
Of either party:
% Her Majestys Government will prohibit until
May next sealkng in that raFt OF Behring Sea ing
eastward of the line of demarcaton described In Article
No Of the Treaty OF 1867 between the United states
and Russia, and Will promptly use its best efforts 10
insure the observance OF this prohibition BY British
subjects and vessels.
(2) The United States Government will prohibit seal
killing for tho period in the same part OF Behi1na
Sea tho shores and Islands thereof, the properly
OF the United States n of 1900 10 be taken on
the Islands for the subsistence and Of the nave
and will promptly it's best efforts to insure the OBJ
servance of this prohibition by United states citizens
and vessels.
(3) Every vessel or person offending against ths
prohibition In the said waters Of BehFing sea OUTSIDE
Of the ordinary territorial limits of the United States
may be seized and detained by the Naval or other duly
commissioned officers of either Of the high contracting
parties, but they shall be handed over as soon as prac
tlcabe to the authorities of the nation to which they
respectively belong who shall alone have jurisdiction
TO try the offence and impose the penalties for tm
same The witnesses and proofs necessary to establish
the offence shall also be sent with them.
"a In order TO facilitate such proper inquiries as
Her Majesty's Government may desire to make, with
the view to the presentation Of the case OF that Govern
ment before arbtatOrs, and in expectation that an
agreement for arbitration may be arrived at it is agreed
that suitable persons designated by Great Britain VIII
be permitted at any time, upon application, to visit Or
TO remain upon the seal islands during the present seal
Ing season for that purpose.
Signed and sealed in duplicate at Washington this
fifteenth day Of June 1891, behalf OF their respective
Governments, BY William F. Wharton, Acting secre-
tary of State Of the United states, and Sir Julian
Pauncefote G.. c. NJ g., K. C. B., II. B. NJ, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary.
WILLIAM F. WHARTON (seaD.
JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE (seaD.
Now therefore be it known that /, Benjamin Hsrri'
son. President Of the United States OF America, have
caused the said agreement to be made public to the
end that the same end every part thereof may be OBJ
States Of America and the citizens thereof.
IN witness whereof, / have hereunto set my hand
and causd ts seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this fifteenth day
of June In the year OF our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and ninetyone and Of the independence OF the
United States the one hundred and fifteenth
(seaD BENZ HAhhIooN'
BY the President
WILLIAM F. WHARTON, Acting Secretary of State.
The Arrangement indicated in the above procla-
nation was carried to completion with degree
of speed without precedent in the history of tho
State Department, and the cable has been relied
upon TO an unwonted extent The agreement
was signed this morning by Sir Julian Paunce-
fote and Mr. Wharton and the Presidential
proclamation followed as quickly as it could be
prepared The Navy Department has also been
advised Of the progress and necessities of the case,
diate dispatch of probably two naval vessels from
San Francisco to Alaska, where they VIII assls5
the three revenue cutters In the task OF driving
off the poaching sealing vessels. 1t Will DC
noticed that the agreement authorizes the Imted
States vessels to seize offending British vessels
which however, are to be turned over TO the
British authorities for trial and this feature OK
the agreement is expected to prove Of great value
in the pressing emergency that is held to exist
of clearing out the law-brealling vessels before
irreparable damage has been done 10 the seal
fisheries