The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-07-20
A CONFERENCE
Se"een England and the United States
DC arranged, With a View to For
1870 rurther Measures for Seal Pro-

~ arranged, With a View to For
lection.
W. WASHINGTON, July IT, Ex-Secretarv
roster Is believed to be meeting VITA
d large measure of success in his
eHorts to secure from the British gov
eminent additional measures of pro.
lection for the seals in Behrinp sea.
Whlle he has not yet reported that the
DrlCisn nave formally consented to
ParHclrate In conference with this
OBJECT ID view, unofficial advices in
olcate that this is about to be
accomplished. The ex-secretarv has
secured powerful assistance from
the great London skin dressers,
VINO handle all of the sealskins taken
In the North Pacific and Behring sea
and prepare them for use in garments.
1hese merchants are advised fully as
10 the prospects of each years catch
and the state of the sealeries. so it IS
regarded as strengthening Gen. Eos
ter case very much when, as he re-
ports by cable to the state department,
they affirm the correctness of the con-
illusions reached Oy the American ex-
pert Jordan, and by inference reject
those of the Canadian expert Thomp-
son. The issue between the experts.
shortly stated, was whether or not the
seals are being exterminated under
existing regulations.
The American finding was in the af-
firmative. If Gen. Foster has paved
the way for an international confer
ence to protect the seals he has secur-
ed the most urgent of the demands
made by our government, but there is
still no evidence that the British gov
ernmentis willing to enter in 20 modus
vivendi to save the seals while the in
termlnable talking of such a confer
ence is going on, and that was, it is
said here, one of the most important
objects of his mission.
At the Japanese legation here no
credence is given to the report cabled
from London that the Spanish and Jap
anese governments have entered into
an alliance against the United States.
1t is pointed out that the Spanish
newspapers are nearly as bitter in their
denunciations of the Japanese, whom
they charge with giving material aid
to the Philippine insurgents, as they
are against this government for per-
hitting arms and men to- be sent to
Cuba. 1t was stated in positive terms
that there was absolutely no truth in
the rumor, and it was explained that
the presentation of the Chrysanthemum
decoration to King Alfonso had nc
significance whatever, so far as the
United States is concerned, and does
not imply any change in the relations
between Japan and Spain.
The state department has no in.
formation whatever of any alliance
between Spain and Japan.
Friday night the conferees were nc
nearer an agreement on the sugar
schedule, which continues to be the
bone of contention, than they were
when they began. Each side is stand
ing out as firmly as ever for its own
rates. The house conferees are con
vinced that they can win, supported
as they are almost by the unanimous
sentiment of their party in the house
and some of them talk with rcsigna
ton of remaining here all sum
mer rather than yield to the
senate on this point. There were
rumors during the day that the
senate conferees were about to sur
render on sugar, but they proved tc
be utterly without foundation. Be
lieving that if the senate itself were
permitted to vote on the question, i
would recede from its rates on sugar
there was also talk during the day o
forcing an expression on the subjec
from the senate in some way for it:
effect on the conferees, but this also
on investigation, proved to be little
more than gossip.
WASHINGTON, July lit is under
stood among senators interested tina
the president has determined upon the
appointment of Mr.. Terence V. Pow
derby, formerly grand master work
man of the Knights of Labor to b.
commissioner-general of immigration
to succeed Mr.. Stump and that thu
nomination probably will be sent tx
| tha conofo within tho noxt few DAVIS