The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-16
eEHRlr 9 SEA PATROL.
An Important Matter Engaging Secretary
.resism'- Attention. Iikr~ la- That ~
the Navy Department III british Want
Concessions They wan Not be Apt I"
Get = strong rartroi Fleet ordered to
North iacflc Matters.

Get = strong rartroi Fleet ordered ~
North Iacfic Waters.
Az IMPORTANT MATTER
| WASHINGTON, March s-Onc ~ the
FIRST Important topics toengage Score
tary Grcsham's attention on his return
from cunning trip on the North
Carolina coast was the troublesom" and
still unsettled matter Of the protection
of fnr->cal life in Bchring sea. II can
be stated positively that our govern
ment will make no change in the firm
attitude it has taken on the question
THE REGULATIONS
prepared al the state department.
which were contained in the McCreary
bill introduced in the house two weeks
ago. are considered wholly within the
decision Of the Paris tribunal. and
there is not the slightest likelihood
that this government will rccedc from
| them. The British contention does
not seek to find any fault with those
provisions as being unfair under the
| judgment of the arbitrators. but II
does set forth that the terms are too
harsh to the interests OF Canadian
sealcrs. and the United states is there
fore
ASKED TO AGREE TO NOTIFICATIONS
for the present year al least. The
United States has met this with coun.
ter proposition which would make the
suggested regulations operative on May
l this year and on April | next year
Secretary Gresham was disposed to be
firm in his demand for the CONNIE nee
ment of patrol a month earlier this
year until il was found that vessels
could not be had in sufficient mum beers
until May /. and he then consented not
to press that point for another year.
CANADIAN sEALERs DEPARTING.
The state department has rela BILE in
formation that Canadian sealers are
taking advantage OF the delay of the
Canadian government in issuing its
usual notice of warming and are thus
early departing in numbers ostensi-
bly, for the Japanese sealing grounds
Little doubt is felt that these early
sailing vessels will eventually turn up
in Behring sea and plead ignorance Of
regula tions which may be agreed upon
Il month or two hence, The law Of
ficials are satisfied that such an excuse
will bc put forward, and are just as
confident that it
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED VALID
n any court. for the terms Of the tri-
bunal's decision are too well known
and the publication of the regulations
of the NcCreary bill would probab
be held as sufficient notice. a few
officials intimate that England's effort
to modify the decision Of the tribunal
at this late day when the nitcd
States regulations have been known to
the British government for many
months is
SIMPLY TO GAIN TIME FOR TIE sEALEIs
to get out on the ocean and thus leave
the validity of seizures under these
circumstances to the courts or to sub
init to arbitration. thereby reopening
the findings of the Paris trib unal which
were adverse TO Great Britain while
holding the United States to strict &C.
count for its obedience where the find
ing set aside American claims.
NAVAL OFFICERS DISAPPOINTED.
Naval officers express emphatic dis
appoint ment that this government has
consented to take such a limited stand
as shown by the published regulations.
They hoped the whole North Pacific
ocean would be under patrol from
March to November. and it is well
known that as long ago as November
last the secretary of the navy thought
il would be necessary to provide ves-
sells for that purpose. The trouble in
Brazil requiring large feet there and
disappointment in getting
SEVERAL NEW SHIPS INTO COMMISSION
made il evident that such patrol could
not be made effective. The orders ca
bled by the secretary of the navy to
the commander Of the Benningto
which arrived at Pernambuco Tuesday
from the Mediterranean, directing him
to proceed with all dispatch around
Cape Horn and San Francisco cnot
later than May /, are a significant in.
dication that no change is contcm.
plated in the policy of having sufli.
cient naval force on hand. at the time
already determined upon by the ad.
ministration.
VESSELS ORDERED on DUTY.
Secretary Herbert has also shown
his confidence that the position of the
state department will not be modified
by his orders to other ships available
for patrol duty. The Adams, at Homo
lulu. is under orders to be at Sitka not
later than May |. The Concord, now al
Yokohama, is now under orders Ia
reach Ounala about the same time,
and the commanding officers of the
Mohican and Yorktown have been in.
formed that they will be ordered ia
rendezvous at Port Townsend by the
last week of April. The Marion,
which put back to Yokohama last Sat.
urday after suffering from
/ AN ENCOUNTER WITH A TYPHooS
three days out from that port, was on
her way to San Francisco. where she
was TO be docked and cleaned to be
sent north as soon as possible. has now
been ordered into dock at Yokohama,
and will then go direct to the coast Of
Alaska to join the other ships. The
Pinta is already az Sitka. The revenue