Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-08
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found in the three mile limit or in oper
violation OF the law
Many prisoners were taken lust after
the raid, but were allowed 10 return 70
their vessels. as the guard was con.
sluefed insufficient to control so many
me prisoners buried their own dead on
the beach.
IN Trying TO return 10 the seal islands
WIN agent Lempke on July o. the
Feffy broke her cylinder pump a mil,
from shore and is temporarily out Of
business. This leaves the patrol short
OF vessels and the islands unguarded.
me Ihetis is In the Arctic. the Rush on
auty az Nushagak Bristol bay. the
bear out Of commission, and the Nc.
,ulIough under orders To proceed to
sltka TO take on board the governor Of
the district and land Fish Commission.
or Bo"ers, now at ST. Paul, on Kodiak
island.
The prisoners left on July 25 on the
monthly mail steamer Tor Valdez.
Where the court Of the Second judicial
district, in which the Seal Islands lie.
sits IN August The charge probably
VIII be piracy. Department OF com
merce agents are preserving the utmost
oeNieO9 ABOUT the aHair.
WILL OFFER NO APOLOGY.
Washington, Aug. s.-Actlng Secy. OF
STATE Bacon has sent to Ambassador
Wright at Toxic the substance OF the
dispatch received by the department
OF commercr and labor from Solicitor
sims al Sit&a, Alaska. regarding the
killing OF japanese fishermen on St
Paul island. In sending the dispatch
The acting secretary states that II IS
forwarded for the purpose Of giving
Information such as this government
has OF regrettable incident news of
which may reach Japan IN distorted
forms. There is no intention OF Of
fering an apology or any further re-
greet than IL contained IN this dispatch.
as the state department regards the
japanese fishermen as poachers Il
they were within the three-mile limit,
ana the dispatch from Mr.. Sims EN-
phsszes this fact. IL is stated that
American fishermen IN Newfoundland
waters II within the three.mile limit
would be subject 10 arrest by British
authorities and would have no re-
dress. as they would be poachers, the
same as the japanese who were killed
on ST. Pauls island
SOLICITOR SIMS DISPATCH.
Washington, Aug. S.--The following
contains the main features of the
dispatch Of Solicitor Sims. sent to
the department OF commerce and la
Dor and which was cabled by Acting
Secy. Bacon 10 Ambassador Wright
10 Toxic:
Fur seal rookeries ST. Paul island
were raided by crews japanese schoon-
ers July l6 ana IL. About 200 seals
were killed but raiders were eventual.
ly repulsed as result courageous ac-
lion Chief Agent Lenbkey aud Asst.
Agent Judge at head OF navigation.
Five raiders were killed and II cap
tured. two OF the latter being badly
wounded. Three boats and Some
small arms also captured, force pro-
tecting rOokeries suffered no casual |
lies. The schooners were first OBJ !
served on July l6 and were close 10 |
shore. easily Within three mile limit. |
on this day boats crew Of six men |
had landed at northeast point were |
surprised and captured by Agent |
LembkeY ana native guards without |
casualties on either side. On the /
morning Of July II two native watch
men shot and killed two and wounded |
one Of an armed landing party. Crews
ot schooner under protection Of a
dense fog, shot seals In water close
10 shore most Of the day During
ms time shotgun firing which could |
be easily heard from shore was fire.
cueni, Unknown how many were
Killed In this manner but number |
must have been considerable.
On evening Of the same day crews
u al least three schooncrs made con-
.eried raids ON widely separated rock
'ries' raid on Seapand rookeries was re-
pulsed by native guard after considera-
PIE trlng. Raid on northeast point was /
PARTIALLY successful. owing 20 dense
og raiders there were not discovered
iutil' nearly zoo seals had been killed.
Ihls raid, which vas apparently par
lcipated in by an an entire ship crew
u hve boats was repulsed by Agent
1embkey. Judge and native force only
ma three Of the raiders were killed
ma I'VE captured. Most OF the seals
'iled on shore by raiders were preg-
amt females with nursing young. a
eW days old which died OF starvation.
large proportion OF those Killed IA |
-" NAA'A WIZ uNtu lfINAdlfr IN search ]
Il food for their young. Some Of the
raiders taken state they sre from /
chooner Toyei-Maru No. .. and one of
he captured boats bears this number.
During the time'I was on the island
chooners were frequently sighted.
1t is evident that at least s or 10
chooners believed 20 he japanese are
ailiug I'm close proximity 10 tho ISL
nAe fTha so
he cutter Mccullough to Kodiak. ana
Iftcr hearing before the commander
'ere held before jury and taken i'm
barge by marshal"
The japanese charge. Mr.. Niyaoka,
allied AZ the state department this :
loInlng for Information about the Kill |
* Of the Jaranese. He had received {
q dispatches from his government con-
erning the AFFAIR and Acting Secy Ia.
on gave him the same information I
hich was sent 20 Ambassador Wright. .
Seal are recognized as property by In d
irrational law and the japanese killeI d
v American officers on st. Paul island Q
and IN the same position as burglars
hot In the sct Of stealing. according to
rominCnt authorities on international
iw. No International incident can
rise from the shooting OF the Japan y
u pOachers. Il is said al the state de- !
artment This government has no ! .
nends 10 make TO japan. other than
lose that courtesy may prompt. ana A., h
mere expression 81 regret that such r
u incident should take place. is all
iat Is looked FOR japan has no treaty
1ligatlQns which in any way require
'r to protect seals IN the Bering sea.
SOLUTION ARRIVES. +,
After discussing the matter with Mr. y
aeon. Mr. Niyabka agreed that It was X
u a case 90 cause an International n
cidcnt but that 10 was similar 10 9TH u
cases that have occurred between p
tizens Of one country on the soil u n
lother. y