Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
HERRING SEA DECISION.

I l Against the United States on Five oi , the Points-A Close Season and s
 Protected Zone Established-Pclagfc
 Sealing Allowed Outside the Zone
 American Arbitrators Satisfied, !,
 They Say.
 PARIS, Aug 15.-The decision of the Der
 ing sea tribunal of arbitration was handed
 down at 11:07 o'clock this morning. The
 five points of article 6 are decided against
 the United States.
 A close season is established, to begin May
 and to continue until July 21. This close
 season shall be observed both in the North
 Pacific ocean and in Boring sea.
 L. A protected zone is established extending
 for sixty miles around the islands.
 Pelsgic sealing Is allowed outside the zone
 in Boring sea from August l.
 The use of firearms in sealing is pro
 hibited.
 The American arbitrstors have expressed
 their satisfaction with the text of the de- cision.
 Baron DsCourcel, after the decision was
 rendered, thanked the srbitrators for the
 close and intelligent attention they had brought to bear upon the case. | Lord Hannsn and Senator Morgan, in ] replying to the president of the tribunal, | acknowledged his courtesy and hospitality. The American arbitrstors believe that the regulations decided upon by the tri- bunal mean practically the end of pelagic sealing. and that they are better terms
 than were heretofore offered to the United States by Great Britain ss @ settlement of the questions involved.
 The following regulations were adopted by a majority of the arbitrstors, MT. liar Ian and Sir John Thompson dissenting: Article The United States and Great Britain shall forbid their citizens and sub jects respectively to kill, capture or pursue at any time or in any manner whatever the animals commonly called fur-seals within zone of sixty miles around the Pribyloff Islands, inclusive of the territorial waters, the miles being geographical miles, sixty to degree of latitude.
 Article 2-The two governments shall forbid their citizens or subjects to kill, cap ture or pursue in any manner whatever, during season extending in each year from May 1 to July 31 inclusive, fur seals on the high sea in that part of the Pacific ocean inclusive of Boring sea, situated north of the 35th degree of north latitude or eastward of the 1S0th degree of lonst- tude from Greenwich until it strikes the water boundary described in article 1 of the treaty of 1867 between the United States and Russia, following that line up to Boring straits.
 Article 3-During the period of time in the waters in which fur sealing is allowed, only sailing vessels shall be permitted to | carry on or take part in fur-sealing opera tions. They will, however, be at liberty to | avail themselves of the use of such canoes | or unlocked boats propelled by paddles, oars or sails, as are in common use in fish | ing boats.
 Article 4.-Each sailing vessel author | ized to carry on fur-sealing must be pro- | vided with special license issued for the I purpose by its government. Each vessel | 50 employed shall be required to carry | distinguishing flag prescribed by its gov ernment.
 Article 5-The masters of vessels engaged | in fur-sealing shall enter accurately in an | official log book the date and place of each | operation, the number and the sex of the | seals captured daily. These entries shall | be communicated by each of the two gov garments to each other at the end of each | season.
 Article 6-The use of nets, firearms or | explosives Is forbidden in fur sealing. | This restriction shall not apply to shot | guns when such are used in fishing outside | of Boring sea during the season when such | may lawfully be carried on.
 Article 7-The two governments shall | take measures to control the fitness of the l men authorized to engage In sealing | These men shall have been proved fit to | handle with sufficient skill the weapons by means of which seal fishing is carried | on.
 Article S-The preceding regulations shall not apply to Indians dwelling on the coast of the territories of the United | States or Great Britain, carrying on fur sealing in canoes or unlocked boats not | transported by or used In connection with other vessels and propelled | wholly by paddles, oars or sails and manned by not more than five persons, in the way hitherto practiced by the Indians, provided that such In dians are not employed by other persons, and provided that when so hunting in canoes or undeoked boats the Indians shall not hunt fur-sesls outside the territorial waters under contract to deliver skins to anybody. This exemption is not to be construed to affect the municipal law of | either country, nor shall 1t extend to the | waters of Bering sea or the waters around the Aleutisn Islands. Nothing herein contained is intended to interfere with the | employment of Indians as hunters or oth- erwise in connection with scaling vessels | as heretofore.
 Article 9-The concurrent regulations | hereby determined with view to the pro- | teotion and preservation of the fur seals | shall remain in force until they have been wholly or in part abolished or modified by 8 common agreement between the United States and Great Britain. Said concurrent regulations ehall be submitted every five years to 6 new examination in order to enable both governments to consider whether in the light of past experience there Is occasion to make any modification thereof.
 The arbitrators make special finding on the facts agreed by the agents of both gov ernments with reference to the seizure of British vessels In Boring sea in 1887 and 1889. In addition the arbitrators make certain suggestions to the two govern ments, the most important being that they shoCld come to an understanding to pro- hibit the killing of seals on land or sea for a period of from one to three years, and should enact regulations to carry out the findings of the srbitrators.
 LONDON, Aug. 15.-The Paris represen- tative of the Central News telegrsphs: "The question of the amount of damages for seizures of British vessels in Boring sea was not submitted to the srbitrators, but by mutual oonssnt was reserved by treaty for future negotiations"
 Justioe Harlan this evening said the main result of the arbitration was far in advance of anything tha. the United States had demanded. The members of the tri- bunal reserved the right to prepare and file individual opinions at any time before Jan usry next. Justice Harlan will proceed at once to Switzerland to prepare there his | opinion.
 All the English connected with the tri- I bunal are exceedingly reticent regarding | ho 1 aiafn nd dtsa int | ed because 1t was not more unfavorable to | the United States.
 MT. moody,s Work in London. l LONDON, Aug. 15.-D. L. Moody, the
 evangelist, in replying to @ memorial from
 London ministers asking him to conduct 8 great mission In London this winter, In conjunction with MT. Sankey. says that l his home work has more claim upon his