New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
PART II.
APRIL 10, 1893.
THE BEHRING SEA COURT.
.,prIRANCE OF THE ARBlTRATORS AND
COUNSEL WHEN AT WORK.
Paris, April G

w. There are two other folding doors at one
"a ond one pier glass and at the far extremity
,N.. windows on each side and equal number
'. Tho end give you these details to convey
.lo.r idea of the exceeding length of the apart
ant in proportion 10 it's breadth. The greater
~. If this room, between two doors at eX-
r;tv and the windows at the other is fur
.;.hed with parallel rows of forms, covered with
"a velvet fringed with gold twist, and bordered
..,b broad gold braid. The division of the apart
,rent in which there are forms only, is for the
,rhlic. which is composed chiefly Of ladies' enter
;,c on tickets issued by the Marquis de Name
Vile. a Foreign Office attache. Most of the
,odies are American. They listen attentively,
rever showing fatigue to the interminable argu-
vnsnts of counsel on both sides. The press part
g separated from the public part by ropes COW
cred with red plush and Is nearer to the tribunal
Beyond the table for the gentlemen Of the fourth
estate is another rope barrier and wide stretch
~ red and yellow carpet, on which are set down
six tables, three on each side Of gangway
They are for the gentlemen learned in the law
and the agents Of the Governments whose sew
oral cases are before the tribunal l have no idea
what rule Of precedence has been followed. The
British Canadian side is TO the right, facing the
Arbitra Court, and the American side to the
left The Hon. c. II. Upper, Minister of Fish
cries and Marine for the Dominion, sits at the
cangway end of the first of the three tables 10
the right, at which also Sir Charles Russell. the
Attorney General, and Sir Richard Webster are
seated with Mr. Box and Mr. Robinson, light
Ct the Canadian bar. MIR. c. Russell son.
nresume of Sir Charles is the British solicitor to
instruct counsel. He is young The ladies judge
him favorably both as regards manners and APP
III, ,y,iah
courteous, and the latter good looking, and, as the
fair Americans say, bright" There are some
secretaries who have won golden opinions. Two
Of them are attached TO Lord Hammer. and an
other is a young Irishman. Mr. Maxwell. Some
Of the American ladies who are so appreclatlve
OF their good form have the Washington style and
are from that centre of all that is socially first
rate in their country On the left side there are
at the first table Messrs. Carter, Phelps, Lasting
and Blodgett Mr.. Phelps is well known TO the
British side, having represented the Cleveland
Administration in London, but his colleagues are
not.
Tue tribunal sits with its back TO the three
end windows facing the deep space Of badly lighted
room given over to the press and the ladies. A
fierce light beats upon all the judges at all times
during the five hours or 20 in which they are
ENGAGED hearing counsel on tuesdays. Wednesdays.
THURSDAYS and Fridays. The central figure be-
hind their horseshoe table is Baron de Courcel,
of the Foreign Office, ev-Anbassador 10 Berlin,
dsratch writer. and now Director of the Com
mercisl Lenar,ment He was brought up to dir
n,omacy and is one OF the ablest men al the
Ministry 70 which he is attached, End looks farmer
and higher than most Of Iis diplomatic brethren.
He adopts the philosophy and the pohcy eh'",n'
IN the Sermon on the Mount, verse from whic"
he doV m
Cow, 6rst met. His letter to The German Re-
view" Is in the spirit oil that sermon Inc pa,o"
;s shonld say about fifty or little older
II. ;s -. Norman. and therefore born lcgist. The
chair on which he sits is, like all the others IN
- h,oo.de United. and gold-framed, with rlch
carved ornaments on the frame. But 1t diners
tro,, rho armchairs round it in superior size ana
r-,icularlv in height the back rising far above MS
ia On his left is Judge Harlan, man OF
..o;nh. and cravity'of mien, beseems member
-, ,Lo Snnreme Court of the United States, which
,,irl, 7 NAV speak Of as the highest tripunal Ill
49, ,ror,d Next 10 Judge Harlan comes Herr
cr;ooer Gram the representative OF sweden WIN
,.s or is. Marine and Fisheries Minister OF NOT
,rav He is the youngest Judge OF the court, an"
;r,nrosses onc as an unsophisticated man, ana mas
nbvsioonomy expressive of simplicity OF cha'
.o,.r and sweetness One often sees phSsios"o
r.s lilo his in the high ATTITUDES where 'he sun
ss,s not in summer and people nav" 10 ""'' "
,he aurora boreais for light for the pes' pa, -.
tho year. At tie end OF the same sue Vi y"
chair sits Sir John Thompson, frime Ni',e', y.
Carada a thickset, honest, unafiected-iooK'hs
..,sd,o aced nerson. His appearance progresses
!, b;s favor 1t is almost Brltisn anu .i'a' "
~ ~, ordon merchant who succeeded pc
1900 no deserved to. Lady Thompson Is nice
,..,..n devoted 70 her husband and children anu
49,. co.,, ,aritv As Louis Blanc used to say Oh
,;s ,,;to she s reposcful, which vain vi ''''
assertive person never Is. :. "a.
r.. ,,o loft Of the chair and next TO IL si's
Jora Hammer. who was raised two or 'hree years
.ro troD tho Divorce Court TO higher Juhlca'"'e'
IIe las the clean. shiny, hale. rosy ana goou
h,,rorod countenance of a prosperous Ehs"'"
,,.r but q .eenness of eve and quicKhess Vi
rcreention that are Irish. He was born a' n''''
witch. near London, but his family came iioi' w,
Conn,v Cork. Before heard of this detec'e'
a resemblance in him of the great OConncii, WHO
was also a Cork man. Lord llannen Is 'aii '''' -
powerful build, but graceful in his a'ti'u'
Count viscon;i VcnOsta comes ai.er Lulu i''
and is an Italian pa'rician OF wiue eApr'ic"'o -
life and international politics. VICTOR E','i'r"'
who was No mean Judge of character and talents
TOOK him INTO his commence hi''i ~
reiying on his advice almost entirely III ques'iVn'
relating TO foreign policy. The Count was MS
constant correspondent when they could not no''
c,nvers ton with each other. During victor hi'-
manuel's visits 20 Berlin and Vienna he "ro'c u
the Count sometimes several times day Ills I'LL,
pressions of what he saw and heard. par. u
their correspondence was published ias' year III
Count is old but tough. lie is the only member
Of the tribunal having thick bear'l ana heao 0,
hair The beard is trimmed in the fan shape an
the hair left pretty much 10 iselt-tc BEST WY "
treat it, it being curly and apt 10 have l's own
way Tie man is one can sc. liari-heade' ah
lard-orained. lie is no sentncn.alist anu vet ne
Is all over l. stnctv'. The ready VT OF the ~o'ih'
was dear TO Victor Emmanuel ard made him vaIu'
able "a q dplomatist. When THEIRS in 1870 went
TO Florence 10 try and draw Italy 10 side with
France, in a conversation with Visconu Vcnosla
who WIS deaf TO his arguments and entrcaties, nc
APPROACHED the Italians with ingratitude. Moth