Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-03-25

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Commons.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The serious
ness Of the Behring sea situation is per-
haps shown by the fact that Secretary
Blaine attended the cabinet meeting to-
day, notwithstanding he had not yet
fully recovered from his recent attack OF
grip. All the other members were
prompt in attendance. Foster and
Tracy had a conference prior to the
meeting. presumably in regard to the
orders to be sent to the naval and reve-
nue. vessels, to be assigned to the outy
of patrolling the grounds. 1t is practi-
cally settled that this service will be as
signed to the warships Charleston, Bal
timore, Boston, Yorktown. Adams,
Ranger and Mohican, and the revenue
vessels Corwin, Pear, Rush and Alba
tross.
TORONTO, March GA despatch from
London to the Globe says:
Sin official circles great reticence is
maintained respecting the tenor OF Lord
Salisbury's reply to Mr.. Blaine's request
for renewal of the mOduS YiVendi, but
it is generally urged that Lord Salisbury
could not comply with the request with
out implying an admission OF the United
States demand to exercise jurisdiction
in Behring sea, and without utterly ig.
noring the request of the British com.
missioners who declare that there is no
single case where permanent injury has
been done any habitat of seals through
sailing in the open sea"
LONDON, March 25.-In the house o.
commons today Mr.. Louis John Jennings
progressive Conservative member tol
Stockport, asked the government wheth
er, in view of the gravity of the news
from Washington published during the
last few days concerning the relations
between the United States and Great
Britain on the Behring sea question, the
government would inform the house a.
to the latest communications on the sub
ject.
Mr.. lanes w. Low ther, parlamen
tary secretary OF the foreign olhce, re
piled that communications had beer
passing between the two government
during the last few weeks regarding tn
arrangements for the approaching seal
ing season, and that negotiations on thi
matter were still pending.
The Star which yesterday held tina
Lord Salisbury ought not have knucklet
under to Blaine in the Behring sea mat
ter last year. declaring that the prim
minister was now right in declining t.
assent to a prolongation of the modu
vivendi, has made sudden change in it
views and today publishes an artlcl
strongly advising Lord Salisbury to IT
new the modus vivendi. Yesterday
Star said that renewal of the arrange
ment would be an injustice to the Cs
nadians; today it says that renewf
will cause Canada to scream. adding
But better that than serious QUAR-,
between Great Britain and the Unite
States"
A dispatch from Victoria, B. c., t
Reuters telegram, says it is reporte
there that Rear Admiral Hoteam. con
mander-in-chief of the British Pacific sts
ton, has sent cable dispatch to Esqt
malt that the warships Melpomen'
Champion and Warspite have star
ed for Esqumalt and that the
will reach there on May l, two month
earlier than the time previously arrange
for the arrival. Warspite and Me
pomene are now in Chilian waters. TIL
sudden change in the disposition OF Il
ships has caused no little comment, ar
is taken to indicate serious phase
the Behring sea dispute.