The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-23

lowed. only sailing vessels shall be per-
United to carry on, or take part in fur
sealing operations. They will. however,
be at liberty to avail themselves of the
use of such canoes or unlocked boats,
propelled by paddles or oars or sails
as are in common use as fishing boats.
Art. A. Each sailing vessel author
lied to carry on fur sealing must be
provided with special license issued
for the purpose by it's government.
quired TO carry distinguishing flag pre-
scribed by its government.
Art. 8. 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 governments to each other
at the end of each season.
Art. 6. The use of nets. fire arms 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.
Art. Z. The two governments shall
take measures to control the fitness of
the men authorized to engage in sealing.
These men shall have been proved fit
to handle with sufficient skill the weap-
with which seal fishing is carried
on.
Art 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 no more than five persons in the way
hitherto practiced by the Indians, pro-
vided that such Indians are not en-
ployed by other persons and provided
that when so hunting in canoes or UNI
decked boats the Indians shall not hunt
fur seals outside the territorial waters
under contract, or deliver skins to any
body.
This exemption not to be construed to
affect the municipal law of either coun-
try. shall it extend to the waters OF
Boring sea or the waters around the
Aleutian islands. Nothing herein con-
tanned is intended to interfere with
the employment of Indians as hunters,
or otherwise in connection with sealing
vessels as heretofore.
Art. 9. The concurrent regulations
hereby determined with a view to the
protection of the fur seals shall remain
in force until they have been wholly or
in part abolished or modified by a COM
mon agreement between the United
States and Great Britain. Said concur
rent regulations shall be submitted every
five years TO new examination, in
consider whether in the light of past
experience there is occasion to make
any modification thereon.
The arbitrators make a special finding
on the facts agreed upon by the agents
of both governments with reference to
the seizure of British vessels in Boring
sea in 1887 and 1889. In addition the
arbitrator make certain suggestions
to the two governments, the most I'M
portant being that they should come 10
an understanding to prohibit the Kill
ing of seals on land or sea for period
of from one to three years and should
enact regulations TO carry out the hnd-
ings of the arbitratOrs.
The consensus OF opinion among the
American agents and counsel is that
though techanical success rests with
Great Britain on legal points, on prac-
teal grounds the victory is to the
United States. as the arbitration was
entered upon to preserve the seals ana
the decision accomplishes that result.
After the Battle.
The question of the amount of dam
ages for seizure of British vessels in
Bering sea was not submitted to the
arbitrators, but by mutual consent was
reserved by treaty for future negotia-
tions.
In an interview given this evening
Justice Harlan expressed the opinion,
in agreement with John w. Foster, that
the regulations specified by the tribunal
would check pelagc sealing and thus
go far to accomplishing one of the chief
aims of the United States. The general
result Of the arbitration, he thought,
was far in advance of anything that
had been demanded.
The members of the tribunal reserved
the right to prepare and file individual
opinions in the case at any time before
next Jan. l. Justice Harlan will pro-
coed to Switzerland to prepare there
his opinion He will sail with his family
for America probably Sept. q. Senator
Morgan will leave Paris Thursday and
will sail on the steamer New York from
Southampton on Saturday. Sir Charles
Russell British counsel. and Charles II.
Topper British agent, have left for
London. All the Englishmen connected
with the tribunal are exceedingly reti-
cent and apparently are disappointed
because it was not more unfavorable to
the United States.