Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16
The President States that an Arrange.
uent FOR n AOdus yivondl
Has been Made.
PULL TEXT OF the ARTICLES or
AGREEMENT.
Naval Vessels 70 be Dispatched from
sap Francisco 10 Alaska
without Delay.
The Problem solved To the saiIsfsc.
tiou OF nil Concerned.

tion OF nil concerned.
wAsius0roS, June lb.-The Prrsi.
dent today issucIa proclamation stat.
ing that an agreement for modua
vlvcrdi between tho government ~
tho United States and The government
Of hor Britannia majesty IN relation Ia
the fur seal fisherle. Ia Behrlng sen
was concluded on the 10Th dny Of lat
June. II reads:
"for the purpose Of avoiding lfriia.
ton, differences, and with vicw 10
promote n friendly settlement Of the
questions pending between tho two
governments touching their respective
rights Ia lchring sea, and for the prus.
ervatlon ~ the seal spcclts, the follow.
ing agreement Is made wlthsut pnju.
dice 10 the rights or claims Of either
party.
IrER NAJEsry's GOVERNMENT
will prohibit until May next seal Nil.
Ing IN thnt part VI BchTlng sea lying
eastward Of tho line Of demarcntion
detcflhcd In article No. Of the treaty
Of 1891 between the United States aud
Ilussln, and will promptly u-o IL best
efforts 60 Insure The Observance u this
prohibition by British subjects and
vessels.
"e-The United States government
will prohibit ssai killing Tor the same
period IN the same part u Hohfing sea
aud on the shores and Islands Thereof,
the property % the United States I'm
excess ofT5OD 10 be- taken on the Islands
Tor the subsistence Of tho naliv,al, aud
viii promptly uso IT, hest efforts 20
insure the Observance Of this prUhihl.
tinn by United States citizens and vcs-
sclp.
"a--Evcry vessel or person offending
against this prohibition IN the waters
81 the Ilehring sea outside Of the ~.
binary territorial limits Of the United
States may be seized aud detained ny
naval or other duly commissioned OIL.
crfs Of either Of the nigh contracting
parics, hut they shall be- handed over
~ soon ~ practicable 10 tho authorities
~ the nation 10 which they Trfpcct.
fully belong, who shall alone have
Jurisdiction 10 try the offcnse aud Inn.
pore Penalties Tor tho same. The wit
nsssc- and proofs NECESSARY 10 ,etah.
llsh III. Ofiensc shall also 10 sent with
them.
ain order 10 facilitate such proper
iuauifiss n her maIcstyis government
may dtslfu 10 make with n view 10 tho
pferrniAtlon Of the casc that an agree
ment for arbitration may b. arrived NJ,
II u agreed that suitable persons, detlg.
mated by Great Britain, will be- por.
mlited nj any time, upon Application,
70 Walt or remain upon the seal Islands
during tho present sealing season Tor
that uuTpOsc.
"signrd and sealed IN duplicate nj
Wellington THIS lSih day o. June,
lhpl, on behalf Of thelf REFLECTIVE gov.
efnmenu by William j. wharton,
acting secretary Of state OF Tho uniled
States, aud Mt Julian Pannceiote,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary.
Now, therrforr, 10 i Known tha' ],
Hem Harrison, President OF the
United States Of America, have caused
said agreement 10 bo made puhlic TO the
,hs,,e ,n n.v Wv \, oh,ss r ~ and n;iailsd
with good falth by the United States Of
America aud the citizens thereof.
"ln witness whereof | have here.
unto set my hand aud caused the seal
OF the United States 10 be hfilxed."
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Indicated In the above proclamation
was carried 10 completion with n de-
gfe- OF speed without precedent In tho
history Of the state draariment, and
the cable has been relied upon 10 an
unwonled extent. agreement was
signed this morning by slr Julian
pauncefote aud Wharton, aud the pro-
Hldeniial proclamation followed NJ
quickly ~ II could be- prepared.
Tho navy department has been M.
vlsed Of the prOgtcs- aud necessity OF
the ease and orders arr now IA prrpara.
tlon for tho Immediate dltpatch OF
probably two paval vessels from san
Francisco 10 Alaska, where lhvy WIN
assist the ihfo" revenue cutters IN ihe
task of driving on poaehlng sehlhg
vessels.
II viii b. noticed the agreement
authorizes the United States vessels
m, s,,,, o,,.r,,ntxo mtTtsll yrgsrfs.
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which, huwuver, arc 70 0e tufnri over
10 the British authorities iof tflali anu
this feature OF thchgreeinent !. expect
ell 10 prove OF great value ~ inc pf.Aa.
lux emergency thht J, h'li 10 exist OF
clearing out laW'uruaklhs Vsssnis pe'
i ,be s m s'hcpI,s