Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-17
UNTIL MAY NEXT
Seal POachers in Behring Sea
Will BE Seized
And Turned Over to the Authorities
for Punishment.
Proclamation to That Effect
Just Issued.

Englishmen Given Permission to Gather
rangemcnt of the Proclamation Carried
to Completion with IL Degree of Speed
without Precedent in the History of
the State Department.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-The follow
ing is the full text Of the proclamation
IN regard to the agreement between
Great Britain and the United States for
closed sealing season in Behring sea;
WHEREAS, An agreement for II modus
vivendi between the government of the
United States and the government of her
Britannia majesty, in relation to the fur
seal fisheries in Behring sea, was con-
cluded on the fifteenth day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-one, word for word, as
follows:
IAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERN
MENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
GOVERNMENT OF HER BRITANNIC MAJ
EsTY FOR MoDUs VIvENDI IN RELA-
TIoN TO THE FUR-SEAL FISHERIES IN
BEHRING SEA.
For the purpose of avoiding irritating
differences, and with u view to promote
the friendly settlement of the questions
pending between the two governments
touching their respective rights in Behring
sea, and for the preservation of the seal
species, the following agreement is made,
without prejudice to the rights or claims
of either party:
"First-Her majesty's government will
prohibit until May next seal-killing in
that part of Behring sea lying eastward of
the line of demarcation described in
Article No ! of the treaty of 1867 between
the United States and Russia, and will
promptly use the best efforts to insure
observance of this prohibition by British
subjects and vessels
'Second-The United States government
will prohibit seal-killing for the same
period, in the same part of Behring sea,
md on the shores and islands thereof, the
property of the United States, lin excess of
1850 to be taken on the islands for the
subsistence and care of the natives)
and will promptly use its best efforts to in
sure observance of prohibition by United
States citizens and vessels.
,"Third-Every vessel or person offend
ing against this prohibition, in said waters
of Behring sea outside of the ordinary ter
ritorial limits of the United States may be
seized and may be detained by the naval
or the duly commissioned officers of either
high contracting parties, but they shall be
handed over as soon as practicable to the
authorities of the nation to which they re-
spectively belong, which shall have
jurisdiction to try the offense, and impose
the penalties for the same The witnesses
and proofs necessary to establish the Of
fene~ shall also be sent with them.
% ourth-In order to facilitate such
proper inquiries as her majesty's govern
ment desires to make, with a view to
the presentation of the case of that gov
ernment before arbitrators, and in expec-
tation that an agreement for arbitration
may be arrived at, it is agreed that suita-
BILE persons designated by Great Britain
will be permitted Mt any time upon appli-
cation, to visit or to remain upon the seal
islands during the present sealing season
for the purpose.
"Signed and sealed in duplicate at Wash
ington this 18th day of June, 1891, on be-
half of their respective governments, by
William +. Wharton, acting secretary of
state of the United States, and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, G. C. NJ G., X. c. b., II. b.
NJ, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary