The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-24
years, and should enact regulations O |
carry out the finding of the arbitrators.


WASIIINGTON, August 1o.-The de-
cision of the court of arbitration in the
Bering Sea matter appears to give gen
eral satisfaction at the State Depart
partment AMI to the members of the
Senate committee on foreign relations
which committee had all those uues-
tions in charge when the treaty was be,
fore the Senate. Senator Butler stated
that, if he understood the brief DIS.
patch that came early in the day
Alright, the award gives even more
than he expected. "I never believed, >
| said the Senator, "that the contention
OF the United States that the Bering
Sea was closed sea could be main.
talned; the sea was too large bodv of
water Tor such claim to be exercised
over; it and, necessarily, the court hav-
ing decided against US on that point
incorporated under the first four sec.
tlonS Of Article & of the treaty the
| fifth fell with it.
"Iho chief thing in which we were
| Interested was the prevention of that
klnd OF sealing which is surely destroy
ing the seal life, and if England. as
these dispatches say. intends TO join
the United States in the preservation
OF the seals and establish and main
lam a closed season between certain
dates In both the Northern Pacific aud
berlng Sea we have achieved victory
and gained material point"
~ dispatch from New York quotes
Frederick IL. Caudert, who was one OF
the counsel before the council of arbi-
tratlon, as holding views of the decl-
sion similar to those of Senator Butler.
MT. Coudert was especially pleased
with the clause regulating the use Of
firearms on sealing vessels. This pro-
hloltlon, he saws, will b. II deathblow
to pelagIc sealing.
Tho Accident at Clemson.
Fort HILL, 5. G, Aug lG Tine fol.
lowing preamble AMI resolutions were
recently adopted by the students OF
Clemson:
whereas q most unfortunate calami-
ty has befallen the cadets of Clemson
College owing to the giving way OF the
gangWay leading into the Southern Oh
trance OF the barracks; and whereas we
consider it our duty is students of this
college To express our sincere Sympa-
thles for the relatives and friends of the
injured, and we consider it our priyi.
llege to express our entire confidence in
The faculty, our trust In the board OF
trustees and our confidence in the
SuundnesS and stability OF the building
here; therefore. be il
Resolved, That we, the Cadets of
Clemson College, in mass meeting us
SemOled, do hereby state that this most
uniortunate alail is due to no fault OF
the faculty or of the students, but to
the faulty construction Of the Gangway
| Resolved, That we reiterate our en-.
Tire confidence in tho faculty and the
| board of trustees of this college. anC
since the architecture Of these buildings
ana It's extention are equal if not supe
rior TO any other college buildin ys in
the South, we feel assured that another
such calamity will naver again befaI]
Clemson Cadets.
Resolved, That we extend to the
relatives and friends of the injured our
heartfelt sympathles, and that we be.
heVe Lieutenant Donaldson, the Com
mandant of the Cadets, with the resi-
dent physician and with the aid of the
faculty, with the aid Of the ladies of
Fort I'LL and with our aid did all in
MS power to relieve the suffering.
ltesoived, That copy of these reso.
lutlons be furnished 10 one or more pa
pers of each county in this State.
Signed: II. ii. Welch. II. G. CHIT, O.
M. pegues, +. Brcaz"ale, j. NJ. Manld-
ing, Committee.