The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-17
ALSO 4 GUARD AT RookERlEs.
Victoria Sealers Realize That Their
Business Is Utterly Destroyed.
Nothing 20 DO Ras ssii rAsir vssssls--
foachers Raid the Rookeriss -Knr-
land Gets sAs 0iery. Ansries Gets
the seals, Canada Gets Ne thing.

| - understood his views are shared by ether
cabinet officers. The regulations are in
tcspreted TO mean a st tho United States
viii have entaiied on them the cost and
worry Of patroling Bering sea without
benefit to its seaiers. while Russia, Japan
and perhaps other nations reap the har-
vest. the regulations being binding
only on Great Britain and this
country. 1t Is not likely any
definite policy respecting guardian
ship Of the ses will be outlined until the
opening Of the first season next year BE-
cause the weather will put an end TO the
operations of the sealers IN about two
weeks. The restrictions placed on the
seaiers with references to firearms, nets,
explosives and steam vessels will have the
effect II Is believed. of causing Canadian
sealers to resort TO desperate methods 20
secure good catches. and much poaehing Is
| feared.
In the close season. during the moath
of May, June and July. both Great Britain
and the United States will be obliged to
maintain feet Of naval vessels TO keep
/ poachers from the sealing waters. and IL Is
believed at the navy department that this
will result in the establishments OF Q per-
manent Bering sea squadron for duty dur
4
| States win also be obliged to maintain
watch on the waters within the sixty mile
| zone around the Pribilof islands during
the entire mild season from April 20
| September I. and 1t is probably this duty
| marine service.
PoRr TOWNSEND. Aug. l6-FSpeciaI. r.
The steamer Queen arrived from Alaaka
this evening. bringing the news Of dar-
i ing raid on ST Paul and ST. George islands
in Bering sea during the night Of July 1.
| Two unknown scaling schoonsrs landed
crews on the islands after dark and
slaughtered several hundred seals without
detection. The watchmen on the islands
were overpowercd by the raiders, who
broke Into the saiting house and carried
| away large number Of skins belonging
TO the iessees Of the islands. The identity
of the vessels is known. but they escaped
before the government cutters could be
| Informed of the occurrence
YfcToRIA. Aug. 10 Special. l-R. r.
| Rithet Il Co. limited. this morning ad-
vanced the price OF sealskins 81 each n
result of the publication Of the finding OF
| the board Of arbitration. This action fails
! to please, however. for IL Ii taken a. indi-
eating what al here feel has come, the
death OF the sealing industry for all save
the Alaska Commercial Company. Capt.
John q. Cox. president of tho sealers' As,
| sociation, puts IL thus:
Arbitration was merely . farce cover
ing the desire Of England TO find IN az
cnse FOR not protesting English rights,
| The finding shows that they
| were rights, bat takes them away
50 that England may in future
| say. I'D like to protect you, nv children,
but the Law 10 against you The whole
when they most need protection on the
islands or when irooplngs in March and
/ April. They will. however. kill the busi-
| ness for all save the Commercial Company.
| and that evidently was the object. Our
schooners are for sale a. soon as they re-
| turn, and unless the press reports have
been very misleading the fndustry has re-
ceised its deathblow and no schooners will
/ be sent out next season."
/ Another seaisr. Capt J. d. Warren.
| who has seizure claims aggregating 500. 900
himself. says the sealers would better get
their claims cashsd as soon as possible.
sell their feet and close tho shop. The
prohibition of firearms, the time chosen
| for the closed season and the absence Of
! restriction upon island killing make it im-
| possible for vessels 20 compete with any
/ prospect of profit while there are no seals
worth killing In the southern seas.
| A few conservative firms. such a. Rith-
| cts and Wards, decline 10 express an
/ opinion till all the facts are published. bat
| the genersi opinion IL with Cox and War
rem. that yietoria's day has gone ~ the
| headquarters Of ths sealing industry In
| North America.
ToRosro. Ont. Ang. i8.-Ths Globe, the
leading opposition journal, says: 1T
1 scarcely seems possible 70 accurately judge
/ Of the effect Of the award on the Canadian
| industry until those who are intimately
| acquainted with the conditions uader
| which IL IL carried on are heard from. One
| thing Ii very apparent. the regulations
1 ought not 10 be severely disappointing 70
our neighbers. Meme of their privileges in
| this very profitable calling are abridged in
| the slightest degree. The Iessees Of tho
island will likely resume the slaughter Of
| 100. 900 animals yearly. and the American
treasury will be enriched TO the extent Of
10000 or 10000 year as rental and
| royalty on the franchise. The close sea-
1 son will affect them very little. whereas il
cuts off the three best montha Of the year
| from outside hunters"
The Nail tIud.l says: $50 far a. the
| question OF exclusive jurisdiction IL con-
crrned the arbitrasors have detersained
wisely and well. IL In trne they have
| given ali the American Arguments eoD-
| piets denial. but our neiEhDors can at
least congratulate themselves that as-
| though the decision has gone against their
attitude OF today IL amply sustsins tbs
position taken BY Tyler. Marcy. Cass.
Grant and Evarfs in relation ~ free navi.
gafion OF the ocean in years gone By. Th<
| regulations. which by the gay must b
agreed 10 by all the maritime nations "a
be effective. are obviously q ccmproniss.
The arbitrators appeared 10 have decided
that they would agree 70 the demands d
neither country. but would meet both hall
/ xay, and they hare carried eat their pro
gramme most eifectnalIy."
The Emplre. the leading gosernmenl
newspaper. today says: The court 81
arbitration has given its judgments On al
the points submitted % il IN favor ol
| Canada and the Ganadian contention- &
fell 70 the iot Of this countFy % protest
against the acts Of usaspai5on and aeeres
sioa ecsnmiftsd By The suthoxfxed agents
Of great nation; 10 eonseut Tor frsedon
| ef the seas. TO assert tbe right cf sezIsr,
70 pursns their voc>sion eumolensed a.