The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10

a party of eminent diplomats will ar
rive in the city at an early hour this
morning. Its personnel includes Don
NJ. Dickinson, former postmaster-gen-
eral and now chief counsel for the
United States before the Behring sea
claims commission, Charles b. Warren
of Detroit, Mr. Dickinson's law partner,
and an associate counsel with him be-
fore the commission. Besides these
gentlemen there are Hon. Justice King
OF the supreme court of Canada, repre-
sentative of Great Britain and Canada
on the commission, Charles A. Ander-
son of New York. joint secretary of
the commission. Hon. Frederick
Peters, Q. c., premier of Prince Edward
island and chief counsel for Great
Britain and Canada before the COM
mission, F. L. Beique, Q. c., associate
counsel and Mr.. E. n. BOdwen. repre-
sentative for Great Britain on the COM
mission. Accompanying these gentle
men are a NUMBER of clerks and other
attaches of the commission. The party
will make it's headquarters at the
Knutsford
Justice w. L. Putnam, of the United
States circuit court for Maine district.
who represents the United States on
the commission, went east from Port
idAAO Nlll1C OH OHdIlcS upper, COuilSel
for Great Britain and Canada proceed
ed in the same direction from Victoria
ITS LAST SITTING.
The commission has been sitting at
Victoria since Nov. %. taking testimony
on claims that aggregate 1861, 600. All
of the evidence is now in and the COM
mission has adjourned to meet in Mon
treal, June 16 next, to hear oral argu-
ment by counsel. In the interim, cOun-
sci for Canada will file a written argu-
ment by April / and the American
counsel by May 1. The commission is
the outcome of the Paris seal fisheries
tribunal, which found that the United
States owed Canadian sealers damages
for unjuStly Selling their vessels while
catching seals in Behring sea between
1886 to 1892. The award Of this tribunal
was that a commission should be ad-
pointed to fix the amount of the dam
ages. The commission was to be COM
posed of one United States jurist and
one judge to represent Great Britain
and Canada and, in the event of their
the president of the
Swiss republic was to be the referee.
The United States attempted to avoid
the necessity OF this commission by
offering to pay Canadian sealers $425,-
900. They were willing to accept this
sum to obtain speedy settlement, but
the house of representatives Directing,
the commission was appointed and
counsel selected.
MIR. DICKINSON'S VIEWS.
In a recent interview by Don NJ.
he said that as about 10
per cent of the business of Victoria
related to seal fishing, the feeling there
was bitter against the United States.
Owing to the public sentiment it was
therefore difficult at times to obtain
persons who were in possession of evil
dence favorable to that government.
He believes that the United States has
made out a good case and exposed a
number of shady claims, the worst of
which were fathered by Americans who
had Canadians to act as their dunn
mics. He declared that both justices
had been eminently fair in their rulings.
A SPECIAL CAR.
The party travels in a special car
over the Central Pacific and will come
)ver the Rio Grande Western from Og-
len, stopping at the Knutsford while
here. They leave this evening for the
east.
WILL EXTEND COURTESIES.
Mr.. Dickinson will be met here by
.x-Congressman Dorsey. l. A. Benton
md others, who will extend courtesieS
o the distinguished visitors.
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