The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-10
BERING SEA CONFERENCE
The Seal Experts VIII Probably Begin
COMMANDING. Nnfes nm Thmrs.Inr,

Comparing Notes on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-General Foster
and Sir Julian Pauncefote conferred to-day
as to the arrangements for the meeting Of
British, Canadian and American represent
atives relative to Bering sea- A general I'M
outstanding was reached that the arrival to-
day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the Canadian
premier. and party. would permit the meet
Ing to open on Thursday, as tomorrow is
likely to be given to an exchange of views
between the Canadians and British The
British ambassador will accompany the pre-
mer to the White House tomorrow morn
tFsg and introduce him to the President.
This will be a call of courtesy, however,
and it is not expected that any of the pend
ing questions will be referred to. The Brit
ish embassy has extended an invitation to
Sir Wilfrid to be a guest during his stay
here, but he has determined to remain with
the other Canadian representatives at the
Shoreham, where quarters have been en-
gagged.
1t is now definitely settled that the COM
ing meeting will take much broader scope
than was at first anticipated. At the outset
there will be a comparison of notes between
the seal experts Mr.. Hamlin for the United
States, Professor Thompson for Great Brit
ain and Professor Macoun for Canada. The
Canadian premier and Mr.. Louis Davies, Sir
Julian Pauncefote and General Foster will
be present in an unofficial capacity ready
TO take up the larger phases of the question
when the seal experts have concluded their
exchange of technical information. 1t is
said that the relations existing between
Great Britain and Canada make it essen
tial that all questions of an imperial char
acter should be concluded by the direct rep
resentatives of the imperial government AT
premier is expected to assist in reaching
speedy conclusions without the usual de-
lays OF acting through the British Foreign
Office. The formal execution of these con-
illusions would devolve entirely on the inn
perial authorities in London. and their rep
resentative here, the British ambassador.
il was said at the State Department to-day
that the first object would be TO reach a
settlement on the Boring sea question. and,
with that out of the way, there would be
every disposition to favorable conference
on border immigration, Canadian-American
the other questions which Sir Wilfrid and
his associates regard as paramount TO the
Boring sea issue.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and party arrived here
at 4 o'clock to-day and took quarters at the
Shorehatn. The members of the party are:
Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier. Sir Louis and
Lady Davies Miss Ethel Davies, Professor
j. NJ Macoun, Mr.. r. M. Venning, Mr.. X.
Roudreau and Mr. e. b. Williams. Sir VIII
frid asked to be excused to all interviewers.
During the evening Professor Thompson,
the British seal expert, called on the pre-
mier and his associates. The British am
bassador and his staff will call tomorrow
morning and at IL o'clock the ambassador
VIII escort Sir Wilfrid and Sir Louis to the
White House for call of courtesy.
Experiments i'm Tree Planting.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-B. e. Fernow,
chief Of the division of forestry of the Agri-
cultural Department in his annual report
TO Secretary Wilson says the principal ex-
periments made during the year were in
tree planting on the plains and investiga-
tions in timber, physics and biology In
tree planting five additional experiment sta
tions were authorized-at Caluge Station,
Tex, Saltwater. o. T., Logan, Utah,
Crooksson Mimi, and Grand Rapids, Mich
The total area now in permanent planta-
tions at all experimental stations is over
ffty-nine acres. Professor Fernow says
many of the most important timbers are
still unknown as to their quality especially
Pacific coast timbers, which soon Will have
TO be used by the Eastern wood consumers
when the home supply begins to wane. The
government the report says, should furnish
reliable information to check the waste of
our timbeTs, the only hope of lengthening
oar supplies of homegrown forest materials
being in a more conservative and economical
use. Among the recommendations is one
Tor $4,000 to defray the expenses of timber
Investigations.