Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-01-06
prevent the commission of acts which

Will inevitably result In the speedy ex-
termination of this race of ANIMALS, the
basis OF that industry, while they are
on the high seas, beyond territorial wa
ters, and temporarily absent from their
breeding grounds or land-home on these
islands"
"In the Case before us il appears. by
overwhelming evidence, that if pelagic
sealiay continues to any material ex-
tent, the important industry which the
United States has established and main
tains at great expense on the Pribylov
Islands, for purpose of revenue and
commerce, and for the benefit of all
countries, must perish by the acts of
individuals and associations of individ-
uals, committed beyond the jurisdic-
tional limits on the high seas, where
ships and people OF all nations are upon
an equality. The industry was never
interfered with until pelagic sealers de-
vIsed their barbarous methods for
] Strengthening female seals, some i'm
pregnated. some hetvy with young, and
others sucking mothers in search of
and offspring.
"lf, as already suggested, these cts
are done In exercise of the right rec
|
tons, then they cannot be prevented
or restrained by the United States, how
ever Injurious they may be to any citi-
zen within the territory in that neigh
borhoOd; but If these acts are not rec
ogniZed and protected by the law of
nations; If no one can claim that all
nations have assented to the doing of
that on the high seas which no single
i fr, lNa
its own territory; in short, if no one
has the right, for mere temporary gain,
to destroy useful animals by methods
that will inevitably and speedily result
in the determination Of the race, then
the United States, whose revenue and
commerce are directly involved in the
preservation of the race, may consist
emily with the law of the nations, pro
| tect these interests by preventing the
commission of these wrongful acts"
| The majority of the tribunal did
not accept the views of Justice Harlan
and Senator Morgan on the subject
of the property rights of The United
States in the seals. They did, however,
adopt regulet ons, establishing a close
season in Bearing Sea and the North
Pacific Ocean, to begin on May l and
end on July 81. A protected zone. ex-
| tending sixty miles around the islands,
was also est 'blIshed. Pelagic sealing
was allowed outside >this zone from
August to April 30.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The report on
the mining resources of the country,
prepared by Chief Day, of the Division
Of mining statistics, of the geological
survey, shows high water mark in
mineral productions reached IN 1892,
both in this and every other country.
The total value OF all mineral produced
during that year amount to S6S4, 49,
76S. This is 52O,OOO,OOO a quarter than
for apy previous year.
Among the large gains was 81, 1O4
tons in pig iron with an aggregate
product of 9,l57,O0O tons, valued at
sl31, Isl ,O39.
God showed a slight loss on the
years product. being valued at S33O,OOO,-
coo which was 1,596375 ounces.
Copper gained 57,465,666 pounds,
making an aggregate of 35l, 275,742
pounds valued at s37 ,977,142.
Lead gained lO,S59 tons, aggregating
2l3,2 tons, valued at Sl7,051, 800.
The loss of 1000 tons in zinc aluml-
mum was almost doubled by the years
product. Zinc aggregated $1,000 tons,
valued at sSO,279.2O.
Quicksilver, 1888 TASKS, valued at
51,2i5,6S9.
Tin from the mines of California.
10000 pounds aggregate for the year
10000 pounds, valued at 532400.
Nickel 92,252 pounds, valued at
s5O,739.
Aluminium, 259,SS5 pounds, valued at
Sl72,S24.
Bituminous coal increased 100000
tons, total 13,237,S45 tons, valued at
sl25, 1888
Petroleum is declining rap dly. In
1891 there we're 54,OOO,OOO barrels pro-
duced but only 5O,5O1,l 1876, valued at
S26,034, 196.
Natural gas is also falling off both in
quantity and value. It's high water
mark was reached in 1888 when the
product was valued at S22,629.870.
Total production OF silver was 5S,000,-
ounces, valued at s74,9S9,9O0. Amount
increased 77,130 ounces for the year
Increased valuation of the product for
the year S7,S21,O54.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a robbers roost
rich with punder, has been found
beneath the floors of the great agrlcul-
tural building on the Worlds fair
grounds. The thieves escaped, but
much valuable stolen property was
recovered. The den was sumptuously
furnished with Turkish rugs and fabrics
from foreign looms, rich draperies and
comfortable divars. Fine brandles
high French wines and imported cigars
were scatettered about in great con-
fusion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-After reading
the journal designations of Fellows of
New York and Fitch of Penn, who had
Cetu ei6CieQ dlJOIu6y anu COMP
troller of currency 10 New York city,
the speaker presented the credentials |
of Adams of Pennsylvania t. succeed |
the late O'Neill. Then the Hawaii fight |
began. Boutelle in behalf OF the repub- |
leans bringing 1t up the antaRonistic |
bill. McCreary, chairman of the foreign !
affairs committee, sought to avoid this
su6js set by try ing to make arrangement |
by which Friday and Saturday of this |
week should be set aside for the con-
of the resolution reported by |
the foreign affairs committee in lien of |
the II and Boutelle resolutions. Hit /
head of the minority of foreign affairs
committee vas Oh his feet as soon as
McCreary made his proposition. He
stated that inasmuch as this PROPOSE
ton gave the republicans substantially
what they dssired, namely. time fixed