The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-02
CANUCKSARE NERVY
WANT ALL KINDS OF UNCLE SANS
MONEY.

MONEY.
Claim for the Rent of Apartments In
Which the Bering Sea Claims Commits
sion is Sitting-Nervy Demands Resisted
by Counsel-England Coaxing Canada to
be Good-Retchstag and williams Navy
-Hamburs's strike-Baimaceda Honor
ed-Foreicn News in General.
Victoria, e. c., Dec. 1.-When the Ber-
ing sea claims commission met yesterday
General Dickinson stated that he had al
ready flea an answer in the first case and
that the others would be put in as they
were got ready for the printers. He then
fled a motion to dismuss case No. IS,
for So, s27.12 for costs of the Sayward
case. The ground Of the motion was
that these cases were incurred by the
Canadian government and not by indf-
S;duals, and therefore the claim did not
come before the commissioners within
the terms of the convention. In case his
friends on the opposite side intended 70
press the claim he would ask for an adj
justment, pending an answer from his
government.
Mr.. Peters expressed surprise at the
motion and said ne certainly intended
10 press the claim. The sum named was
actually paid by the Canadian govern
fnent which, as far as the tribunal was
concerned, was the British government.
Mr. Dickinson stated that such a
loir tr,iS m mora rioroT he mr.
in than would a claim for the costs or
his government before the Paris tribunal.
Costs incurred by individuals might be
put in, but not costs incurred by either
government They were excluded by the
terms of the convention.
Mr. Peters was satisfied 10 let the mat
ter stand over and he further proposed
that judgment be delayed in the Black
Diamond and James Gaudin motions un.>
til he had heard from Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, to whom ne had wired, and who
would interview Secretary Olney.
Justice King announced that nothing
further would be done in the SayWard
costs until counsel again mentioned it.
1t WaS.then arranged TO take up the Car
!. Dina case Wednesday. The replies fled
by the United States state generally that
the seizures were made in good faith by
officers Of the United States within the
line of their duty and authority and the
mandates Of the municipal laws OF the
United States for violation of the stat
PIES of the United States, and such seiz-
ures were ratified and adopted in good
faith by the government of the United
States for violation OF their statutes. Sec
ton of the reply reads:
The United States ayers that before,
at the time Of, and after seizure of Said
vessels, their apparel, outfit and cargo
were wholly or in part the actual prop
erty of citizen or citizens of the Uni
ted States. and further, that at the time
aforesaid the beneficial interest in the
whole or in part of said vessels, their
apparel, outfit and cargo, were possessed
and owned by citizen or citizens Of the
United States, and that said voyage wac
entered upon and prosecuted in whole
or in part for the benefit of citizens OF the
United States"
The reply further alleges that the dam
age claims are speculative and excessive
as to damages claimed for the arrest and
imprisonment of the masters and mates
of the vessels. The United States AYERS
that the only damage to be considered
1n the case of any liability on the part OF
the United States for such arrests and
detensions, are those for actual pecunia-
~ losses, which are not in their nature
BETTER WATCH CANADA.
London, Dec. LIN the course of an
editorial article discussing the probable
ity OF tariff revision in the United States
and Canada, the st. James Gazette to-
day urges the government to give con-
Sideration to the needs of Canada which,
1t says, constitutes a question of infinite
1y more Importance than those attaching
10 Guiana and South Africa. The St.
James Gazette's article continues: 1T
would be well, before it is too late, Cor
the gov eminent and parliament TO con-
slider whether the Dominion has received
the attention it deserves. The CONSOLE
dalton of the empire is an absolute
necessity, yet nothing is doing TO accom-
plish what Mr.. Chamberlain long ago
promised. What has ne done and what
is he going to do for Canada?"
Continuing, the ST. James Gazette
points ont Canada's temptations, and to
the alleged boast of the Anglophobe
American papers that she has no chance
even of customs union until Canada
Joins the United States
PAN-COLONIALISM
The Daily News contains a eulogistic
article on the nomination OF Sir Samuel
Strong. chief justice of the Dominion Of
Canada. as privy councillor. which will
enable him 10 sit on the judicial COM
mittee. ThsD Daily News comments upon
the fact that the law does not provide a
salary for these colonial judges. and Il
advocates a radical reform OF leSislat ton
hmalSamating the peers appeal court
and the judicial committee into a single
great appellate tribunal for all the
queens jominons
BRADFORD'S BIG FIRE.
Do E..+
broke out in John Holdsworth & Sons
block. Forester square, was much more
destructive than al first supposed.
About forty firms were burned out The
Offices of the Anglo-American Cable
company and the Commercial Gable
company here were destroyed. The
damage done is estimated at 81 100000.
WILLIAMS NAVY.
Berlin. Dec. 1.-The debate on the esti-
hetes was resumed in the reichstag to-
day. Admiral Won Holman. secretary of
the navy. declared that 10 strengthen the
German flee,. the value OF which was
S20,000.o90 marks. by new vessels, the
sum of 32.G9e COO marks annually or 20
Per cent % the value of the feet. should
be provided in the budget. The govern
n1ent. il is explained, only asked for co.
600 900 marks.
Continuing. Admiral Won Holman
paid a warm tribute TO the sailors OF the
German warship Itlis. who went down
with their ship in a storm off the coast
a. China, cheering FOR the emperor. This
reference to the gallantry OF the German
Sailors was warmly applauded.
Count Won Pasadowsky, secretary Of
the treasury. declared that the title of
the federal states 10 share in the sur
plus of the imperial revenue could not
he set aside. although he was willing to