The record-union., 1893-06-03
Argument in Favor of Great Brit
aims Case Continued.
NO LIKELIHOOD OF AN EARLY TERM.
NATION OF THE TRIAL
Great Damage Done by Extensive
Floods In Eastern Standardization
Persons Drowned-An Internal Ma
chine Found in the Corridors of the
Exchequer Court at Dublin Duel
to Death in Russia.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

h5pSCtdi W ILlc TECOhD-UNlON
PARIS, June 2.-Sir Richard Webster
continued his argument to-day before the
Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration in
behalf of the British cause. He pointed
out that the exclusion of seals by Senator
sumner, who had charge in the United
States of the measure for the acquisition
OF Alaska, from a description of the
Alaskan products, refuted the assertion
that the value of seals induced the United
States TO pay 81 100000 for Alaska Sir
Richard Webster quoted from the debates
in Congress on the purchase of Alaska to
show that no importance then attached to
seals or to exclusive jurisdiction obtained
in Behring Sea.
The Foreign Office has issued a blue
book which contains correspondence con-
corning the agreement between Great
Britain and Russia as to the protection of
Russia's sealing interests in the North
Pacific Ocean of Behring Sea. The orig
inal contention of Russia was that her
cruisers should have exclusive right to
police the seas in question and convey
British treSpassers to Petropaulovski,
where the cases should be adjudicated.
Lord Rosebery declined to agree to such
proceedings, and suggested that British
vessels caught trespassing be conveyed to
Yokohama, where the cases should be
adjudicated by British Consular Court.
Eventually the Powers agreed that tres
passers should be delivered to a British
cruiser, or to the nearest British author
ity on land, Great Britain at the same
time undertaking to bring them speedily
to trial.
Among the contents Of the book is a
text OF the agreement submitted to Privy
Councillor Schickine on May 18th last. It
provides that during the year ending De-
cember Dist next British subjects be pro-
hlbited from killing or hunting seals
within the following limits: (a) Within
zone of ten marine miles following the
sinuosities of the Russian coasts which
border on Behring Sea, and any other part
of the North Pacific Ocean; (6) within a
zone of thirty marine miles around Ko-
mandorsky Islands, and around Robin
Islands, and Tulinew. British vessels
poaching in said limit may be seized by
either British or Russian cruisers, but if
seized by the latter shall be handed over
as announced above.
The Russian Government engages to
limit to 10000 the number of seals that
may be killed in the whole year 1898
upon and around the islands of Roman
dorsky and Tulinew.
Schickine, in accepting the agreement,
said it was with the distinct understand
ing that it leave intact all right of Russia
in her territorial waters.
Rosebery, in reply, said it may be
mutually understood that the rights and
position of each power remain unaffected
by this provisional agreement.
NO EARLY TERMINA TON EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Unofficial adj
vices from members of the American
Commission at Paris i'll connection with
the Behring Sea arbitration do not give
any hope of an early termination of the
present proceedings. Besides Sir Charles
Russell, Great Britain will present four
other attorneys. After they have finished
Z. J. Phelps and H. w. Blodgett of coun-
sci for the United States are still to be
heard. After argument is concluded the
arbitrators have three. months in which
to render a decision. 1t is hoped that
final result will be reached by the first of
October, at which time the mOduS UiUendj
expires by the terms of the treaty of ar
bitration.