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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
A DROVE on THE ISLAND.

csts of this corporation, Il law was II
acted by Congress in 1868 prohibiting
the killing of any mink. sea otter,
sable, fur seal. or any other fur enring
animal within the territory OF Alaska or
the waters thereof" Under this ar
raigcment the company and its stock
holders reapcd n yolGen harvest and the
treasury of the United States obtained
an immense revenue. From the lease
to the Alaska Commercial Company of
the Tribyloff Islands, two small barren
rocks IN Behring Sea, and designated in
the map as st. Paul Isle and st. George
Treasury received nearly $4,000, 900.
Under the present lease of the same
property the rcvcnu derived by our
Government would be more than 81 ,0OO,-
OOO annually: that is, providing the
lessee is able to take the maximum
number allowable-lOD,O 900 skins each
year.
Very few Americans are familiar with
the causes lending up to the difficulty,
which might have been prophesied when
the United States purchased Alaska
from Russia. Up to that time that part
of the North Pacific Ocean, north of
the Aleutian chain of islands and ex-
tending northward TO The Behring
Straits, was recognized as an inland
sea. The Car of Russia jealousy re-
garded it as such. The Aleutian chain,
us will De seen from the map illus
trated here, forms an almost complete
land boundary to the southern limit OF
the Behring Sea. These islands were
included in the purchase. England,
from the first. held the Behring Sea to
be neutral waters. She took a more de-
eided stand as her northwest possess
sions began to develop. The treaty Of
1867 resulted. 1t gave England rights
to carry on a sealing trade in the sea.
The trade has since been pursued with
vGcr. especially in the vicinity of the
Prybilov Islands. The sea continued
to give up its wealth to English and
Canadian seal fishers until the end Of
the SOS, when a scarcity of the animal
became manifest to the Alaskan Com
mercial Company. A cessation of
work was sought by that company,
which finally brought the matter before
the United States Government. Then
began the controversy which has con-
tinued up to the present time.
In 1890 our Government finally made
IL formal request of the British Govern
mcnt for cooperation in protecting the
scals-for the benefit of all mankind.
The English Government was slow to
respond but finally agreed TO arbitratc
the matter. Tho arbitrators were also
to settle brewer the right of the United
States in Behr:ng Sea to the exclusion
of all other countries. The agreement
to- arbitrate was entered into in the fore
part of 1891. Pending the action OF the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

tho X River. the vast tiel.Oid mouth
OF which opens into Norton Sound of
Behring Sea, discharges every l,ouronn-
third more water than the Mississippi.
Also Mount st. Elias, whose estimated
altitude. 10, o feet, makes it the mon-
arch OF nll mountains on this continent.
Nitus Rehring was Il native OF Dem
mark, who enter d us IL CAPTAIN The
newly formed navy of Peter tk.. Great.
His known ability and during displayed
iii the Wars with Sweden led 10 ms be-
ing appointed TO conduct y VOYAGE of
dis, Ovcry in thu Sea of klm.hatl.a. lie
crossed the continent from ST. Peters,
burg TO kn%mchatka, where he supcrin-
tended the construction of IL vessel
which was named the Gabriel. In .uly,
1928, he sailed i'll this vessel to the
north and east, discovering the island
of st. Lawrence, whit h he named in
honor OF the saint ON Whose day il was
discovered. He continued norihward
until he reached what he supposed
was the northeastern extremity of
Asia, and was satisfied that thu Two
continents were separated by The sea.
Returning to ST. Petersburg; after pass
ing through the sea and ~s;;raits viii, h
bear his name, with the fixed orininn
that there was a large body of and 10
the eastward. he aroused the spirit OF
disc very and Undue d his government
to toltinun the explorations. Again in
1852, with u commiss on of Admiral am!
Under the auspices OF the Rus. ian gov
eminent. he repeated the journey across
the desolated wastes OF Siberia. and in
june, 174l, set sail upon TIE sosase fa-
tai to him. but fruitful. with yreat iMturc
results. In July of that year he sighted
the American Continent AZ 80 degrees
north latitude. Some authorities claim
ut IS degrees, but tho former rests upon
the statement of Stellar. who accompu-
MED the expedition, and is probably cor
rect. He discovered several of the
Aleutian Islands, VIII h our government
claims form the chain which then bound
Behring Sea to Russia, and, since the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

many of the inlets anil islands and much
OF the main land We're explored and set
Elements established. In l7St, II Rus
sian named .-erhman pribylov, sailing
from Cnulas1sa in IL small sloop called
the st. George" discovered the islands
which peal his name, located in the
heart of the Behring Sea, and now far
famed az the only seal rooicries in the
known world.
Alaska was ccdfd to the United States
in 1867. BY the treaty of cession RUS
sia convt yed to our COVE rnmcnt all / S
sovereignty over Alaska and the waters
thereof. The United States paid s7,2OO.
900 for the territory. Previous to the
purchase a San francisco syndicate
offered SlO,iOO,, for the domain, but
for diplomatic reasons the Russian Gov
eminent did not accept the offer. This
originally occupied by Russia, and guar
to that imperial government. Russia's
claim to absolute dominion over Alaska
and the Behring sea was based upon dis
covery, conquest and settlement. The
6, ography of the country demonstrates
indlsputably to the careful student that
the Belring Sea is a land-locked ocean.
Immediately after the transfer a cor
poration vas organized in San Francisco.
known as the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. Many OF its stockholders were
men occupying high positions in the
world Of finance and politics. To this
corporation a lease was given by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the seal
islands located In the Behring Sea Tor a
period Of twenty years. with the privi-
lege to kill, under certain restrictions,
lou, 600 fur seals annually. In consider
aaon Of this lease and the privileges and
protection guaranteed to it, the company
agreed to pay as rent S55,O00 annually.
and in addition to this amount $2.64 for
each skin taken. the Government guar
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
A scotch Recipe for Orange Marm.lade

A Scotch Recipe for Orange Marmalade.
Before the orange season wane
wise housewives will lay in a stock of.
orange marmalade for late spring and
early fall breakfasts. Here is a rem
uine Scotch recipe for it: Pare the
oranges as thin as possible, and cut
the rind into tiny strips. Cut the
oranges into four pieces, and put
them in the jelly pan with water
enough to cover them Squeeze them
the while with the hand until you
ear bear the heat no longer, and then
press the pulp through a clean hair
sieve. Add the chips Of rind, and to
every English pint Of juice allow one
pound of sugar. Add the Juice and
grated rind of one lemon to every four
pounds of oranges, and the Juice OF
two sweet oranges to every pound of
bitter oranges. For jelly, proceed as
above, emitting. skins and chips.
While the jelly is boiling throw in
the rind Of a couple of sweet oranges
and OF two lemons, but remove them
when the jelly is turned out.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

brought. thousands of t~oarists TO its
beautiful Waterways, and it is difficult
TO believe it is still IL terra incognita to
the great majority OF our counlrymen.
But somehow the very name is So s,ig-
gestive of wintry wastes and arctic ST
lences, of great icc-iloes and towering
icebergs floating upon lonely seas, that
even among persons of great insorma-
tion it is oniya geographical expression,
bestowed upon an isolated domain, and
covering but little space upon the cN-
treme northwest portion of the maps of.
North America, without any regard To
the scale by which the other States and
Territories are ~delineated.
In reality it is Il colossal domain,
nearly as large as all of tho United
States lying cast of the Mississippi
River, or three times as large as France.
So vast is it, so varied it's climate, its pro-
auctions, and its native people, that the
description of portions OF it as COM
pared with others is like telling of coun-
tries widely separated. Here is IL giant
territory belonging to the United States,
extending more than 1,GOD miles from
north to south, whose area embraces
nearly 600,0on square miles, whose
coast ike, washed by the waters of the
Pacific Ocean, stretches from latitude
81 degrees ~ minutes to Point Barrow
in the Arctic, which holds within its
boundaries probably the mighticst river
in the world, for it is entirely within the
bounds of honest statement to $ ~ that
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

that more seals were caught IN 1891
than during any previous summer called
for prompt action On the part Of the
President Of the United States.
1t is undoubtedly true that q continue
ance of pelagic hunting adjacent to the
islands will, within a short time, either
exterminate the seal or intimidate them
80 that they will seek other breeding
places. Testimony Of officers of seal
ing vessels, as given before the Alas.
kan court, is to the effect that they
do not secure more than one third OF
the seals killed on their hunting expedi-
tiOns. The method of slaughter pur-
sued ON the islands by the company is
as follows: From the herded animals,
who gather in great numbers on the
rocks, a selection Is made Of such as
are valuable and can legally be killed
These are driven inland for some die.
lance, when they are dubbed to death
and Immediately skinned. The Aleu-
tian natives, who are employed by tho
company to do this work, are very en-.
pert, and accomplish the killing and
skinning with great rapidity. Tho
skins are counted, sailed and baled,
ready for shipment.
ALI this is done under the eyes of a
special agent of the United States
Treasury, who is appointed expressly
for the purpose. The skins go to Lon-
don, where at the annual sales the mar
kct price is established, They also &C
there to be cleaned and dyed, the latter
process being u trade secret which has
been retained inviolate by one firm TO,
many years. An abandonment on oul
part of jurisdiction over the entire
waters of Bchring Sea, as determined il
the ease cited, means, the ultimate eX.
tinction of the industry, and any con-
cession prescribing this area is Il virtua.
abandonment of our original claims.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
MURPHY FAILED TO DIE.
spartacus Was Bullyraggcd by IA Red.
Headed freshman.

1t was at Il certain East Side thea.
ter recently that IL tragic star of me-
dunn standing produced in the course
of his rcpertory the well-worn tragedy
of "~Spartacus," says the. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Late in the afternoon the manage.
ment was notified that the gentle
man who had been accustomed to
portray the fighting Gaul i'm the
arena scene had succumbed to the
grip and wouldn't be around that
evening. After an hour or so of
sharp hustling for Il substitute u Mi
lcsian of diminutive proportions was
secured, and there being no opror-
tunity for Il rehearsal he was told in
a general way what to do and in
formed that he was to give up the
ghost when the star told him to do
80.
When the evening came the stage
manager and his assistant rugged un
the volunteer in %breastplate and he'll
met, gave him his little tin sword,
and at the proper moment turned
him loose in the arena.
The star opened the combat by
giving his antagonist a lively crack
in the ribs. This reused the latter's
Celtic blood and he retaliated by
whacking the stars helmet i'm good
gladiatorial fashion. Pleased by this
display of enthusiasm ON the part of
a tyro. Spartacus sMotc the fighting
Gaul i'm the neck by way of encourage
ing the same and received IL sharp
jab i'm return.
For two minutes the battle was a
sharp one, when the star. who is a
stout man and not much given to en-
ercisc, began to retreat.
"Dic, Murphy. die" he Kissed be-
tween his teeth, as he vainly tried to
dodge the trip-hammer blows tho
Gaul aimed at him.
"Divil IL bit," Missed the fighting
Gaul in reply, "Oi've just clapped me
oics on the tarrier that's runnin' agln
me FOR sargint-av-arums i'm our so.
cicty an it'll niver do for him to say
me bate"
The curtain was rung down on the
unusual spectacle of the doughty
Spartacus being chased all around
the ring by a small and rcd-headed
gladiator OF generally measly appear.
ancp
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

ihe shores of the Sea of Ohotsk ald tho
mouth OF the .Alnoor River, Tor Voyages
of trade and exploration in the now
country. 1t has been estimated that no
less than twenty five different companies
with quite Il fleet of small vessels were
thus employed as early as 1872.
Under The anspices of Those companies
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

Now THAT the largest private yacht
in the world has been built for the
Count Stroganotf there is another op-
portunityfor some purse-proud Ameri-
can Millionaire to justify his existence
by having one built which shall be
larger yet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

board of ari,itr ton, which was to con-
sist of woreprc>en'atives of the United
States, two OF ENGLAND and three neu-
trail to be appointed one each by the
President of France, the King of Italy,
and the Emperor OF Austria, England
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
Hints for

Written Work-Too much written
work remains in many of our schools.
The little pupils have to write words
and sentences over and over too many
times, and older ones too many pages
of geography and history, instead of
examining, thinking and comparing;
work too many problems on slate or pa
per, rather than learn the reason, to cx-
plain and apply the few simple princi-
pies of the subject, in their varied
applications, under the guidance and
stimulating influence Of a skillful teacher
in oral recitation.
Few things are more painful to a
thoughtful observer than to hear one or
a dozen pupils glibly relating some
event, in oil its little details, In pre-
cisely the same words. as if written, re-
vised and committed to memory. AS it
seems to me, this does not make think
ers; does not cultivate the reasoning
powers or make Independent speakers.
Report.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

4 HoNEsDALE, Pa, lady has a fui
SGT Of carpenters tools, which sh.
uses with remarkable skill in maxim:
useful and ornamental articles for he
home, q full set of chairs being anon;
the productions of her mechanics
genius.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

1ALNN 10 Cbic iItOSU
profound ignor-
ance prevalent ~
garding Alas k IL
generally. The
territory is the ui-
TINA thule of
northern. travel.
upon the American
continent. IL is IL
land OF fuys and
fish, of gold and
glaciers, of mist
and mystery. Tho
summer seasons of
recent wears I.;,va
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
transfer Of Alaska. the possessions Of

transfer Of Alaska, The possessions Of
the United States.
On this voyage he also discovered the
Komandorski group or couplet. On the
largest Of these, now bearing his name,
he was shipwrecked and died Dec. 10,
l741. But an indomitablc spirit Of enter
prise and discovery had been awakened
among the Russian people, and almost
Immediately traders, hunters. and adj
-yerturers made their way from island to
island. until the whole Aica:ian chain.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

IN some lowly organized worms art
found green bodies, who seem t,
be identical with the green substance
of plants enabling them to Absorb
carbon from the air when baskirx il,
the sunshine, but it may be thcs
green bodies are merely vegetabl.
parasites which finally secure Il FLAG.
of abode in the skin Of the worm ane
in return manufacture food for it
Nature teens to have tricks of traG.
which are almost past finding out.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

A COAL dealer can't be a musician.
He can never learn to run the scale
accurately, Republi.
can.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

anteeing them protection in tho pursuit
of their business and what amounted t.,
an absolute monopoly of tho immense
fur trade of the Western ocean. Fox
the further protection, and in the inter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
Curlou. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

a traveller in Germany sometimes
finds little to interest him in the
newspapers except advertisements.
many of which are extremely curious,
and unlike anything of the kind in
our own newspapers. Here are IL few
specimens:
Wamted-A reliable young lady. or Il
widow without children. who has had cXpe
riencc in II first-class retail 81 or. The ad.
vertiser. who has lately lost his wife. wants,
above all. q capable aud honest person Il
whom an active retail trace can be in
trusted. and who can give security. AT
offer OF marriage may be expected whel
ability TO care for the business has beef
demonstrated.
announce to the relatives and friend:
of the deceased that Carl NJ, to whom
was engaged to be married. was relieved
by death of his severe sufferings on July III.
in Hamburg. His deeply sorrowing BRIDE
Helena II.
The welcome arrival Of "a strong. we'll.
developed boy is with joy b..
Wilhelm j. butcher. No. street, ant
wife.
His royal highncss Prince William q
Wurtemburg has again been most gru.
ciuusly moved to cause Il subscription of 4;
marks TO lie sent to us. For til $ renewed
and muniticent assistance to u cause W,
desire in the most obedient and respectful
manner to express our most heartfelt graft.
tude. The Committee for Country ExcIr.
sions for Poor Sick School Children.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Stuttgart. july .3.-Public praise il here.
Ivy given to Hans Jeor.. IL student in tl,.
Polytechnic School I'm Stuttgart. for hi.
noble. determined and courageous cOnduc-
in saving II person from drowning.
The RnyAI. ClTy (nVNvSSrnN
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

to cooperate with our Governs
ment in the laudabie work of restricting
the catch Of seals, especially By poach-
was performed. however. and the fact
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20

and with 1t the main land of Alaska,
were discovered.
In l76s two captains of the imperial
navy, Krcnitzcn and Lcvn slioff, sailed
from Kamchatkn in two government
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-20
ALASKA AND THE SEAL.
EPOCHs LEADING TO THE EEH-
RING SEA MIDDLE.
Uncle Sans Nor,hcrnmo., ro..css,o,-r,s
Discovery by Russia and subsequcnt
Purciias by tho Unitod Statcs TIL.
Trouble with England.
"A Prehistoric Lnn,l.

HERE is the mo
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-30

The sale OF tickets fort special trip to
PLYMOUTH and return on Sunday nexl
will commence tomorrow morning at the
station. The fare is only si.25 and the
number of tickets strictly limited.
The banks are being connected with
the police station by electricity so that
. door or window opened, or the safe dis
turbsd In any OF the banks, will alarm
those at the station.
The managers OF the Day Nursery ex-
psct to have the house, No. a Capital
street, open for the reception OF children
on Tuesday. The age for admission eX-
tends from two months to seven years.
Thomas y. Clarke, Past Grand KING ht
OF Delspy Council, X. Of C., left last evan
ing for New Haven, Conn.,, to attend the
meeting OF the Board of Government To
make arrangements for the celebration.
Steamer Carrie will begin running to-
morrow from Division street bridge To
Csble Cottage. This is an excellent way
for the people Of this city to reach this
delightful retreat. The time table will be
found In our advertising column.
The Pawtucket Steamboat Company
viii commence running It's summer time
table Sunday making six trips on week
days and nine trips on Sundays. The ac-
commodstion afforded the public by this
company this season puts II to considera-
BILE expense and they should be literally
patroniEed.
Il 10 stated upon good authority that
Frank 4. Spencer OF this city will be pro-
noted July to the position of Superin-
tsndsnt OF the division between Providence
and Worcester OF the Consolidated road.
Mr.. Spencer has had 26 years experience
and will oubtedly be successful I'm his
management II appointed.
Tuesday evening Branch Parnell, /. N.
r., elected officers as follows: Chief
Ranger, John O'Donnell; Sub Chief
Ranger. Peter Flanagan; treasurer,
Patrick McHugh; Financial Secretary,
Owen Mcdonald; Assistant Secretary,
Owen Harding; Senior Woodward,
Thomas Hsrtwell; Junior Woodward
Francis Healey; Senior Beadle, Joseph
Tisrnsy; Junior Bsadle, Daniel Healey.
There were i've limitations and eight
propositions.
special Omcer Mooney had quite q
tussls for nothing In Providence Monday.
He was taking two prisoners to jail and
when he got In the Providence depot he
espisd peanuts" Dun who was sent to the
Farm from this place and who had
escaped. He collared him and told the
ofacer In the depot to look after his other
prisoners. He started up Canal street to
the police station and Dun threw him in
attempting to get away. Mooney clung
to him and finally landed him before Lieu
tenant Rankin. Rankin telephoned to
this city and word came back that he Twas
not wanted. The officer who answered
the "phons" here thought Rankin said
Duffy. He was allowed to 60 and Mooney
had his trouble for nothing.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-30
Shoe Department.

We are selling ladies' OK
oxford ties this week at al
most your own prices.
We are receiving them
everyday. Goods that we Of
lered months ago. So we don't
intend to have any of them
left over this season. You
can buy them from 5Sc per
pair to 81 per pair.
We are the leaders in Gents
Outing Shirts. You can get
almost anything i'll the line OF
Gents Shirts at the lowest
prices at
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-30
TELEPHONE.
THE WEATHER.

For Rhode Island: Showers followed by
clearing weather.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-11
PUBLIC SALE
OF
$4,000
OF Anne Arundel County Registered
Coupon Bonds.


nY VIRTUE of the act of the General
ID Assembly of Maryland, passed jan
nary session of 1892, Chapter 499, au-
thoriziuy their issue, the County Com
missioners of Anne Arundel County,
will offer a. Public Auction at the Mary
land Hotel, in the City of Annapolis on
THURSDAY, the 18th DAY of October. 1897,
arm O'CLOCK A. NJ,
COUNTY BONDS to the amount OF
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS. These Bonds are all of the de
nomination of Five Hundred Dollars. and
are issued in Five Series, each series
amounting to Five Thousand Dollars,
maturing respectively in Five, Ten, Fiji
teen, Twenty and twenty-five years
from the First day of July, Eighteen
Hundred and NinetY-two, bearing IN
terest at five per cent. per annum, pay,
able semi-annually on the first day OF
April and October in each year, Tor
which interest coupons are attached,
running from October first. 1892. These
Bonds under the act of Assembly will be
registered in the Office of the County
Commissioners, and are forever exempt
from all taxation.
BY Order of the Board,
VIM G. GISCHEL,
929 President.
A. X. STARLINes. Clerk.