The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11
LONDON BUDGET
OF WEEKS NEWS
Mrs. Langtry Will Shortly Marry
Prince Esterhazy dc Golanthan.
PROF. THOMPSON CRITICIZED
his Reports on Sealing kritten ia Favor Of
NeS Firms nOM Engaged 10 l'slasie
Sealing--lnteresting Details.

london. July igt-li Is stated from an
excellent source THAT airs. Iangtry win
shortly marry Prince Esterhazy de Ga
larthaU. Tf prince II abou, @ years Of
axe ana ha' been married before. both
Of his Ny, being dead. He IS great
sportsman and the purchaser of horses
FOR tie Austrian government The prince
is fslnted to the Earl Of Jersey and his
{tSations TO Mrs. Langtry are reported
.t6b be most ardent
Mr.. J. H. Liebcs the expert on sealing
o. the American Commercial Company.
has cent the Hon John v. Foster, the
United States scaling commissioner. a
severe criticism Of the report made 10 the
British government by Prof Thompson.
Mr. Llebes says:
PROT THOMPSON 81 doing everything
IN his power 10 assist in the destruction
o. the few seals stin remaining on tie
zeal islands Had he been the paid at
,orney for the Canadian alters. ne could
DO no more tnan he did In shading all
the material facts His entire report IS
written IN favor Of the new firms which
are now so largely engaged in ppelagic
sealing. He quotes from American re-
ports whenever it suits his purpose and
calls them correct. but contradiets all
former American statements wheA mol
favorable to his views"
Referring to Prof Thompson's state
ments that the 3ooe male seals taken
this year could nave peen ..--.ea as
easily as lo0.eo0 could have been taken
twenty years ago. he points out that the
entire male catch on both seal isianos
Tor the last seven years amounted 20
only 10 &c, while the total number OF
seals taken was $4,000.
Mr. Liebes asserts that he can give
satisfactory proof that s. per cent OF
the seals taken are females. He declares
that Prof. Thompson secured from c. II.
Simpson 4 Co. figures which were so
stroaEly in support OF the American con-
,cntIou that he suppressed them. Most
OF the natives and old residents on the
islands testified to Prof. Thompson that
the dead pups found in such large num-
brrs died because their mothers had been
killed by the traders. but this subject he
ave rs. thu report touched on vert agility,
although admitting that half Of them
died from that cause The statement that
many pups are killed by bulls, drowned
In the surf or smothered In the sand, he
contradicts. and he endorses the con-
tention OF Prof Jordan, who made the
investigation for the American govern
ment. that only two pups perished from
other causes than loss of their mothers.
MIR. Liebes impeaches the accuracy OF
returns OF 1895 OF T. r. Milne, the Ca
madam collector of customs at Victoria.
These show that the years catch
amounted to 5000 skins, crediting the
Behrinr sea with s5.OOo of which lO,MO
were males and l5,OOO females The col
lector WIS imposed upon by masters OF
vessels, ne believes, with false returns.
Had he examined the returns as is now
done in the United States. and according
to the Paris treaty. he would have found
the returns to be false, as eouS be
proven by London dealers.
Preparations are on foot in Dublin for
the Parnen anniversary demonstrations
in October, and 1t is believed this year 1t
viii be larger than ever. John Redmond,
the parliamentary leader, expresses him
self as being confident of the future.
He points TO the dissentions between
John Dillon and Timothy NJ. Healey as
proof that the anuParnellite party is
breaking up.