The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-30


Amount of Damages Due Under the
Boring Sea Arbitration Gresham
Agreed With Great Britain But Con-
gress Refused to Paw the RiIi-Profes-
sor Burr's Report to the Venezuelan
Commissioa-Bismar Hornets Nest
Seattle, Wash, Oct. 2e.-Robert Lans-
Ing, one Of the counsel for the representa-
tIves Of the United States international
commission which is to meet in Victoria
next month, is in the city. This COM
mission is a joint one and is made Up OF
representatives Of the United States and
British governments Their decision VIII
be final as 10 the award TO be made to
the British seaiers seized il 1888. Mr..
Lansing said:
The International commission which is
10 meet at Victoria about the middle Of
November, IS organized in accordance
with the provisions OF a trsatey between
the United States and Great Britain
signed Feb. S, 1856, at Washington City.
an 1856 and 1857 the United States reve
nue cutters IN Boring sea seized a num-
Der Of Canadian vessels for sealing in
those waters, and in 1889 the cutters
boarded sealing vessels, Selling the arms
and sealskins On board and ordering the
vessels out Of the sea. The schooners
and other property seized were condemn
Cd by the United States court and sold.
The claim under which the seizures were
made was then stated by the United
States 70 be that Bering sea was Alaskan
waters and therefore within the jurisdic-
ton OF this country. This Great Britain
denied, and finally the matter was sub
mitted 10 the tribunal for arbitration
wkic1 met in Paris in 1898. and which de-
eided the Jurisdiction question adversely
10 the United States, thus establishing
this governments liability for the seiz-
ureS IL had made. The question OF the
amount OF damage sustained by the Ca
madam sealers was left 10 further dipIo- I
matte negotiations between the two coun- !
tries
In accordance with this provision Sec !
rotary Of State Gresham came 10 an IN
Outstanding with the British ambassador 4
10 pay 70 Great Britain a lump sum Of
S425. Ge0 Both houses refused 70 appro- (
pirate the money. The alterna tive re- J
naming was to submit the question TO a
"
5. 1895, was entered into for that pur-
pose.
The treaty provides for one commits I
sion. to be appointed by each country,
who shall take evidence at Victoria and +
San Francisco. and whose united decision I.
shall be final on any question submitted /
TO them; in cases where they disagree, the
questions shall be decided by an umpire
to be appointed by the president OF the
Swiss republic.
The claims numbering about twenty
hve) made by the Canadians, would. if
fully allowed. amount today 20 $500. 600.
TIE United States commissioner IS Hon
William Putnam OF Portland, Ne United
States circuit Judge, and the counsel for
the government are Hon. Don NJ Dick
lnson and myself
PROFESSOR BURR REPORTS.
Washington. Oct. 2e.-Professor Burr,
the map expert sent abroad by the Vene-
Euelan commission. returned last night
and was before the commission for three
hours today He presented a number OF
maps and documents secured from the
archives o. Holland. bearing directly or
the peadtng issue and not hitherto pre-
sented either by Great Britain of Vene-
Zuela- The British claim is based on
their succession 20 the rights OF the
Dutch, so that these maps and documents
are regarded as an important branch OF
the case Both Great Britain and Vene-
zuala presented maps and documents
from Dutch sources DR.. Burr's mission !
was 20 conduct a private inquiry without
the documents presented by
the TWO countries. but giving the COM ,
mission the bearing Of the Dutch archives ,
Il VIII take some time 20 determine the
bearing q the new documents or. the Is
sue The commission adjourned today
to Nov. 10. in order that Professor Burr
nay have tine 70 make a written report, /
that OF today being oral )
BISMARCK AND Won ARNIM
London, Oct. ga special dispatch !
from Berlin says that il Is understood ,
there that the proposed prosecution OF ;
Prince BiSmarck's organ. the Hamburg 7
Pr SacArichten. for publishing state Sc !
orets, has been abandoned out OF fear OF ]
the harm that such a step might do Ger :
nany's foreign policy. L is added. how
ever. that should Prince Bismarck pub ,
ish the circumstances under which he q
resigned Office. the government wiki be {
forced 10 act ard IL IS said II would pro-
baby treat Prince Bismarck in the same
-Cn Arnin- Z
Count Won ATnim was arrested in Oc-
ober. lS9i. and confined in Berlin for re-
using 20 give up document - sent 10 him ,
IS ambassador. On account OF illness
u vas released on bail some three weeks
ater out vas again arrested u about two
weeks time He was tried ii December.
80 vas convicted OF making way with !;
documents. was acquit-
ed OF other charges, and was sentenced =
@ three months imprisonment He az
'saled. was tried again in June. 1875. and !,
! verdict was rendered confirming the
entence.
In November. OF the same wear. II was r
nnounced that Count Won Amin was 10
e prosecuted fer treason IN a panphlet
Untitled PRO NihilO." published az Eur
cA. II January, 1873. and the count pub
shed Guild FacianuS Nos and in Nav !
M. ne died "a Nice. as a result IL IS
AID BY Prince Bisnsrck's enemies. Of the
'FosecCtiol 20 which he had been sub :
ected 5y the chancellor.
Paris. Oct ea-The Figaro. Comment !
ag on ne disclosures made by Prince :
'4SIllArcA n ne Hamburger Nach-ichtea :
eSsrdlnS the secret alliance between :.
and Russia from 1854 10 1Sso !. l
avs. l
Russia discovered that the trAsrx vas &
verit2ble Gelusioa FOR her. ara when
'rtnce Bismarck asked her in 1857 "a
enew ae- declaration q her naY,-aY.tv O
! the event Of the attack upon F~s1,a Y
-hieh vas then pending ii Germany 6;
-ussia formally refused n Go . ar5 T
hereafter al the blsndjshnea.s Of P-fnca n
bismarck only served 70 increase tbA y
-ien6ship OF France and Russia. n
The AaCia is Of the opinion that .hAi
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