St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-24
ARBITRATORS MEET.
Gathering of the Gentlemen Who
Will Settle the Behring
Sea Dispute.
After Organization the Members
of the Court Call on Presi-
dent CarnOt.

PARIS, March 23.-The court of arbi-
tratiOn appointed to adjust the diff
culties between Great Britain and the
United States, in relation to the seal
fisheries in Behring sea, met TO-DAY in
the Office of the French foreign minis
ter. All the members of the court of
arbitration were present. NJ. Develle,
French minister of foreign affairs, made
a short speech welcoming the members
of the court, the agents and the
counsel. The meeting was purely
formal. Credentials were pre-
sented, and the court Or
ganized by the election of Baron de
Courcelles as president. 1t was decided
to meet at II 80 a. M each day, and to
sit for four hours and half daily, the
meetings to be open to mem
bers of the press to whom cards should
be issued. The court then adjourned
until the 4th of April in order to EXAM
inc the printed arguments of the United
States and Great Britain which will
then be presented. These printed ar
gumentS are to be submitted 10 the
American congress and to the British
parliament probably next week and
then to be made public. The debates
of the court of arbitration will be held
in the English language, AMI the jour-
nal of the proceedings is to be kept III
the French language with an English
version.
All the members of the court made a
general and formal visit to President
Garnet today, Hon. L. j. Coolidge and
the Marquis of Dutferin, the British
ambassador, presenting the several
members to the president. President
Carnot received the visitors most cOur-
teOuSly, aAd~WelcOmed those who were
foreigners to France. Those present at
todsy's meeting were Hon. John NJ.
Harlan and Hon. John L. Morgan, APP
pointed by the president of the United
States; Baron de Courcelles, appointed
by the president of France; GregerS w.
w. Gram, appointed by the king OF
Sweden; Marquis Emil ViScOnte We
nosta, appointed by the king OF Italy;
Right Hon. Lord Hammer and Sir John
SD. Thompson, X. B., appointed by the
queen of England. Hon. John w. Fos-
ter was present as agent of the United
States, and Hon. G. II. Upper. Do
minion minister of marine fisheries, as
agent on the part of Great Britain. The
counsel present on the part OF the
| United States were Hon. Mr.. Phelps, of
Vermont; James G. Carter, of New
York; Hon. Henry w. Blodgett, of Hi
nois, and Assistant Counsel of the Part
| OF the United States, Robert Lansing,
| of New York. The counsel for Great
Britain present were Sir Charles rus
sell, attorney general: Sir Richard Web
| Ster, eX-attorney general; &. Robinson,
| of the Canadian bar, and w. IL. Cross.
Ex-Secretary Foster, the United States
| agent, when spoken to today in relation
to the appointment of ex-senator James
| B. EustiS as minister to France, said
that he considered the selection a judi
cious one on the part of President
| Cleveland. Justice Harlan and Senator
Morgan are living in quiet way at the
! Hotel La Fond. The others are at the
Continental hotel. Senator Morgan's
eyes are stronger End he is now nearly
WELL He heartily approves the appoint
ment of Mr.. Eustis, who is ripe French
scholar and brilliant debater.