The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-30
THE RUSSIAN SEIZURES.
All Were I'm Russian Water-Poache
Are Extermi In atinI Eur Scala.

All Were in Russian Water-Poachers
Are discriminating Fur Seals.
TORONTO. Sept IA special cable dispatch
from London says regarding the dispatch OF a
British cruiser to Russian waters: "oaicials
here object 70 tho form OF Reuters statement
from Ottawa. which led to comments in English
papers indicating possible trouble with Russia.
Lord Rosebsry already possesses full informs-
ton from the Britain side respecting the
seizures, and 10 now awaiting Russ,s's version.
Meanwhile the cruiser goes to relieve the
sea.ers."
sAs Francisco, Sept 2a-The Russian
steamer Kotick arrived from Petropaulovsky
this morning with 5000 skins for the Russian
American sealskiu Company. Among the pas
sengers was N. A. Grsbinebtsky, governor of
Copper, Boring and Robin Islands. "The
English sealers have almost ruined the rock
cries on Copper, Boring and Robin islands,"
said the governor "This year about 5000
seals were taken, and next year II 20,0no are
caught IL will mean almost death to the industry.
Six English schooners and one American were
seized. and OF skins on board s6 per cent were
females. The Russian gunboats Jakut and
Zobiaxs were cruising around oil the time, but,
nevertheless, q number Of poachers escaped
them aud made good catches. The Vitiax, the
admirafs chip, was also there, but only d.
rected operations On one occasion, when no
men-of-wsr were around, l went out on the
Vancouver Belle. When we were at Peiropau-
lovsky the following schooners were there. hav.
ing been seized Ia the vicinity of Copper island:
The Carmeiite, Willie MCGOWAN. Rosie Olsen,
Vancouver Belle, Ariel, Maria aud g. H. White
Every one OF those vessels bad been taking fs-
males heavy with pun. and the proof will take
to St Petersburg" When the Rosie Olsen and
Maria were seized they had their bosts out and
were killing seals All the other sealers were
DC xed I'm Russian waters
VICTORIA, Sept -. ~tspecial. Tho crew OF
the schooner Maria and number of other Vie.
toria sealers made prisoners by the Russians,
sailed from Pe;ropauiovsky on September Is fer
San Francisco on al American ship which
called there for waier
Capt Ridder hjelke. Of the famous schooner
Challenge. is here, having come down from
Alaska few nights ago. IL will DO remembered
that this schooner. after having been given M
for lost for nearly year, turned up in Alaska,
having been seized for sealing IN Bering sea-
The crew was held, the skins couasca.ed aud
cold, and the master given ninety days In Sitks
tail, term which he has Just completed. TITO
vessel will In future seek souls instead of seals
having been purchased by missionary Tor his
work.
VAscouvKR. H. G. Sept 22.-lSpeclal. THE
prospect. of che owners Of the seized sealer
Vancouver Belle ever getting tie vessel back
slim The men who were oa the ship to-
fuse TO sign the statement which il is wished 10
send to Ottawa The men say that Copp in.
tended 80 make = small catch IN order to be able
81 buy out the small shareholders st once lie
was only induced to so 20 good sealing
grounds once, ard then the men took l02
skins Ia enc day. The Bellies mate was
drowned short time after they started out and
thereafter Capt Corps son Harvey acted as
mate ana kept the los- The vessel, IL lie true
Was taken some twenty miles from COPPER
Island, but u bad been within three miles of the
land and had sent cut boats when within that
distance. and 10 VA 80 recorded ia the log, fer
which the captain gave his son BLESSING when
the capture was NADIA
dispatch OF today gives 6 reported story If
tie governor Of Copper aud other islands who
Gays be went out Ga the ing steamer katieh
and captured the Rosie Olsen and Belle. In,
captain and crew oi the Belle agree that they
were taken hy tie Russian Inan-at- war zabsAAA
Capt no LsvioD iu command.
word has been received taa; the seslers' sup.
ply vessel Cc9aitism. which was sciEe.i in Res.
ing sea for the iairsc; on OF the United States
revenue laws, was released on nes bonds on
September Is The trial o. CAPT Mcclellan. her
commander. was 20 tsSe place Al s3tka on Sep
seneer -. sud IL Is thought she Lett for this
mort she DAY after that