The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-08
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WAsnINufoS. nov. 4, 1896.

wAsmNoroS. nov. 4, 1895.
Negotiations we're ih. week begun for
convention between the United States
aud Great Britain, 20 aarortain tho dam.
age TO Canadian scalcr- whose vessels
were scisel Ia Bcung Sea by this gov.
eminent. previous To the decision OF the
late arbitration tribunal, Secretary
Olncy representing tie United States
and Sir Julian Paunceiole, tho British
Ambassador, who ha- the advisory A.
-islanoc o. the Canadian Premier, aud
minister % justice, Great britain. Il
will be- remembered that congress re-
fused al The last session 20 appropriate
the sisj 900 which, Secretary Gresham
had agreed 10 paw Tor these damages.
because ii was clearly shown that the
amount WIS ah.urlly excessive.
4 mild tort Of a sensation was started
Ia connection with this negotiation, by
arumor that IL was also to include the
new dispute which the discovery Of gold
In Alaska has raised over the boundary
line between Alaska and British Colum.
bia. ether. knew that there could be
no ground i6r any negotiation on that
subject until the report Of the Joint
commissioners appointed under the cou.
vention made la 1879 between the
United States aud Great Biitain for the
survey OF the boundary M.e between
Alaska and Canada, has beer. n.ade, aud
that will not be for several mouths ret.
General pnflled, chief Of the coast and
Geodeiic Survey, Is the commissioner On
the part Of the United States aud Mr..
u. y. King the commissioner ON the
part OF Great britain. This commission
has completed the held work OF the sur.
vey and is now engaged In making the
computations. As soon ~ they are
finished the report will he made. Either
government may then protest against
the acceptance Of the report as iinal. In
that case there would be work Tor neyo.
tiaiions, but there il none now Gen
eral Duineld has expressed the opinion
that all Of the recently discovered gold
regions oi the Yukon and Forty.mle
creek are within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, and his opinion is doubt
less based on the survey.
According TO the annual report OF
Commissioner Loehren, OF TIE United
States Pension Bureau, the men whom
the records show 10 have done the least
lighting are the ones who are the mos'
clamorous Tor pensions. Probably th'
most striking feature about this repor
isits charge tina, for fear Of derieasin.
the amount Of pension money paid II
their communities, citizens have thrown
obstacles 10 the way OF the special ex
aminers who have sought the necessar!
evidence TO convict fraudulent pension
attorneys. That's saying great deal
and it will be strange Il Commissions
Lochren doesn't hear from that charg
more than once. The total number d
pensioners ON June 80, 1895, was va, l0l
the new names added footed 30, 1855 an
old ores restored i,2O5. The death
numbered "a SIG and those dropped f.
other reasons lA,555. The net inereos
In the numher Of pensioners for the yea
was 500 The commissioner estimat,
that slil 400, 600 win be needed by III
Pension Bureau for the next fiscal yea
The state department will sherlI
determine what Il anything, can
done Tor Waller the ex-United stat
Consul who O. now IN prison In Franz
as the result Of q French court-marti