The morning call., 1894-03-29
WARM FOR POACHERS.
Vessels That Will Patrol Bering
Sea.
Secretary Gresham Proposes to Give
Illegal Hunters No Chance
at All.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The agree
ment relative to the seal fisheries has not
yet been perfected, although il is supposed
to be near that stage. II is understood
the main point of difference arises from
the insstence of the British Government
that warning be served on the Canadian
sealers who go into the forbidden seas be-
fore the agreement is ratified as prelimi-
nary to seizure. Secretary Gresham has
taken the ground that the vessels have al
ready had sufficient warning in the publi-
cation of the discussion Of the arbitrators
and their decision. This point, however,
does not appear to involve a difference so
rad cal as to threaten an amicable under
standing. Secretary Gresham had an in
teryiew with the President to-day after
Sir Julian Pauncefote's visit. and an evil
dence of the expectation of the :adminis-
tratiOn was afforded by the selection of
vessels for the patrol feet and the begin
ming OF the preparation of the sailing or
ders of the fleet. The vessels designated
for the service are the u ohican, Captain
c. Z. Clark; the Yorktown, Captain Fol-
ger; the Alert. Captain Morgan {;
the Bennington. Captain c. NJ. Thom-
as; the Ranger. Captain Longnecker;
the Adams, Captain Brice; the Con-
cord. Captain Goodrich; the Petrol,
Captain Emery; the revenue cutters Bear,
Rush and Corwin and the Fish Commits
siOn's vessel Albatross. The patrol will
include twelve serviceable vessels. and with
ore exception, the Rush, they probably
will all be ready 10 assume their position
by the 1st OF May and follow the seal
herds north from the California boundary
line as soon as they appear, making it
warm for the poachers who may seek to
operate 10 the North Pacific ana Bering
Sea this season. While Captain Clark of
the Mohican is the senior officer Of the
feet it has not yet been decided which of
the feet shall act as flagship.
LONDON, March S-Attorney-General
Sir Charles Russell will INTRODUCES in the
House of Commons tomorrow bill pro-
viding for the proper enforcement of the
Bering Sea arbitration. 1t is understood
the bill will not be op osed.
Sir Charles Upper, Canadian Commits
sioner to London, who was one OF the
British agents at the Bering Sea tribunal
of arbitration in Paris, held long inter
view to-day with Sir Robert Meade at the
Foreign Office. Sir Charles expresses the
opinion that although 1t would have been
preferable to have had o delay in legaliz-
ing the award of the tribunal of arbitra-
tion there was every reason TO believe all
the countries concerned in the seal fisher
les would peacefully conform to the award
directly on legaliZing.
VALLEJO. March 2S.-The first of the
Bering Sea feet has started on It's north
Ut.
can cast loose her moorings at the Mare
Island Nayy-yard this afternoon. This
morning final ielegraphic orders were re-
ceived from Secretary Herbert, and IN less
than one hour the Mohican was under
way. As the Mohican steamed down the
stream she was saluied by scores of
whistles. the monitor Monterey rendering
a parting salute of three blasts of the
siren, while the water front of both
Vallejo and Mare Island was thronged
with people wishing the Mohican and her
crew hearty bon voyage.