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Ceverg oon, Pa, Taos, May, 14,
SEAL FISHERIES.
Secretary Blaine on the Contro-
versy with Evgland.
OUR RIGHTS IN THE BEHRING SEA.
The American Premier Pays His Re-
spects to Lord Salisbury in a
Lengthy Communication to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British
Minister.
WasHmiyaroNn, May 8. — Secretary
Blaine last evening made public his lat-
est communication on the Behring sea
matter. It is addressed to Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British minister, and
reads as follows:
Sr: The modification which Lord Salis
bury suggests in the questions for arbitration
do not wholly meet the views of the president,
but the president changes the text of the third
and fifth in such manner, it is hoped, as will
result in an agreement between the two gov-
ernments. While Lord Salisbury suggests a
different mode of procedure from that herein
embodied, the president does not understand
him actually te object to the question, and he
therefore assumes that it is agreed to.
The six questions as now proposed by the
president are as follows:
First— What exclusive jurisdiction in the sea
now known as the Behring sea and what ex-
clusive rights in the seal fisheries therein did
Russia assert and exercise prior and up to the
time of the cession of Alaska to the United
States?
Second - How far were these claims of juris.
diction as to the seal fisheries recognized and
conceded by Great Hritain!
Third The body of water now
Behring sea included in the
Ocean” as used in the treaty «
Great Britain and Ruosesia, and what rig
any, in the Behring ses were held excel
by Russia after said treaty?
Fourth—Did not all the rights of Russia as
to jurisdiction and as to the seal fisheries in
Behring sea east of the water boundary, de-
scribed in the treaty between the United States
and Russia of March 30, 1867, pass unimpaired
to the United States under that treaty?
Fifth— Has the United States any right, and
if so, what right of protection of property in
the fur seals frequenting the islands of the
United States in Behring sea, or such seal
found outside the three mile limit?
Sixth If the determination of the fore.
going questions shall leave the subject in such
a position that the concurrence of Great Brit.
ain is necessary in prescribing regulations for
the killing of seal in any part of the
waters of Beliring sea, then it shall be further
determined: 1. How far, if st all outside the
ordinary territorial limits, is it necessary that
the United States sh 1 exercise an exclusive
jurisdiction in order to protect the seal for the
time living upon tae ands of the United
States and feeding the rom? 2 Whether a
closed season (during which the killing of seal
in the waters of Behring sea outside the ordi.
pary territorial limits shall be prohibited) is
necessary to save the seal fishing industry, so
valuable and impo { to mankind, from de-
struction. a bis 1%, or parts of
months, shot od in such season,
and over what ‘wate } id i vtend?
The president wi object to the addi
tional quest ting alleged damages to
English ships proposed by Lord Salisbury if one
condition can be added, namely: That after the
issues of the arbitration are if the
United States shall pr 1. all th® seals taken
period shall be
for which skins
president to be the
Salisbury's proposition,
secure his lord.
known as the
» “Pacific
we between
hts, if
fur
joined,
paid for at the o Ary
are sold 4
complement of Lord
and he doubts not that it will
ship's assent,
Here follows a lengthy argument as
to the statements made in Lord Salis
bury’s dispatch of Feb. 21, in which the
British premier complains that Mr.
Blaine did not deal with certain pro-
tests made by Lord Londonderry and
the Duke of Wellington in 1822. Mr.
Blaine points out that the points urged
by these representatives at that time
have nothing to do with the points now
at issue. He then proceeds:
Two or three instances of the power which
Great Britain exercises beyond the three mile
line have already been quoted, but have failed
thus far to secure comment or explanation
fram lord Salisbury. Another case can be
added, which perhaps is still more to the point:
In 1888 -two years ago-the British pariia-
ment enacted a law, the effect of which is
price
% tothe
outside the three mile line the parliament of
Great Britain has attempted the control of
waters beyond the northeastern section of
Seotland, 2700 square miles in extent; to direct
that certain methods of fishing shall not be
used within that great body of water under s
prescribed penalty. It will be observed that
the inhibition is not alone against British sub.
Jects, but against “any person.”
If Great Britain may thus control an area of
2.500 square miles of ocean on the const of Seot-
land why may not the United States prescribe
a space around the Pribyloff islands in which
shnilar prohibitions may be enforced? The
following would be the needed legislation for
such a purpose by congress, and it is but a
paraphrase of the act of parliament: “The far
seal board may, by law or bylaws, direct that
the methods of sealing known as spearing or
harpooning, or with firearms, shall not be used
within a line drawn from the shores of Priby-
lofY islands sixty miles in the Beliring sea, and
sald board may from time to time make and
revoke bylaws for the purpose of this section,
but no such bylaws shall be of any validity
until it has been confirmed by the secretary of
the tremsury. 2. Any persons who use such
method of sealing in contravention of such
bylaws shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
$100 for the first offense and pot exceeding
$506 for the second or any subsequent offense,
and every spear, harpoon or firearm attempted
to be used in contravention of such bylaw may
be seized and destroyed or otherwise disposed
of as maid seal board may direct.”
In the opinion of the president, Lord Salis.
bury is wholly and strangely In error in mak.
ing the following statement:
“Nor do they (the advisors of the president)
rely as a justification for the seizure of British
ships in the open sea upon the condition that
the interest of the seal fisheries give to the
United States government any right for that
purpose which, according to international
law, it would not otherwise possess,”
The government of the United States has
steadily held just the reverse of the position
which Lord Salisbury has imputed to it. It
holds that the ownership of the island upon
which the seal breed, that the babit of the
MORE FOREST FIRES.
Narrow Escape of a Train Load of
Flame Fighters,
HALF A DOZEN BURNED TO DEATH
The Men Forced to Take Refuge in
a Brook, the Water of Which Was
So Hot That Many Were Severely
Scalded Michigan's Dread Visitas
tion.
Pa.,
Wax
May 12.—
raging in-
KEATING SUMMIT,
While the forest fire
tensely a work train of the Sinnemahon-
ing Valley railroad, in charge of Buper-
intendent Badger, with seventy men on
board, steamed out of town and up into
the woods to fight the flames. The train
proceeded about five miles from Austin,
into the heart of the forest, when in-
tense heat blinding smoke pnt an
end to its further progress. An attempt
was made to reverse the course of the
train and retreat, but it was too late.
The train was overtaken and caught
fire. All hands jumped from the cars
and sought safety in a creek that owed
near by. The water of the creek was
boiling hot, and all the men were se-
verely scalded, Superintendent Badger
was overtaken by the flames while ran
ning and was burned to death, His
charred remains were found late yester-
day afternoon. ;
The fire is now under control. Thirty
persons are badly injured, fifteen of them
seriously.
Six Others Roasted to Death,
It is known that six others also miser-
ably perished at once or died soon after,
and thirty others of the party were
badly burned, many probably fatally,
owing to fears that they inhaled the
flames that seemed to fairly spring into
their faces. Seven others of the party
are missing, and their fate is un-
known, though they are likely to
be in the charred wood of the logs of
A wrecking pat started for
the scene as soon as the fearful news
spread, many relatives of the men in-
jured insisting on accompanying the
wrecking train, though they will hardly
be able to reach the place of the wreck
unless the fires have burned themselves
ont.
and
Under a Pall of Smoke.
RKeaTiNG SUsmiT, Pa., May One
of the largest forest fires for many years
is raging south and east of Austin on
the land of F. H. and C. W. Goodyear.
The fire has been burning since Satur-
day. It is estimated that 30,000,000 feet
of logs and 10,000 cords of bark have
been destroyed, beside ten miles of tram
railroad.
WILLIAMSPORT,
city was buried all
a pall of
ashes fell, te
forest
abated fury in diz
from the Pine Creek regions
mountain sides are all
tale mountains, east, west and south
of this city, are burning, while the hill
sides to the north are invisible, owing to
the smoke, f fires,
CURWEXSY
fires have been
12
May 12.
ay vesterday
ally
y of the rag
ntinue
INE
mol shif
with
Bs ports
are that the
fy
BARES,
ablaze
f other
Forest
12 here for over two
have broken ont
al of damage has
3 le timber lands, but
80 far no buildin have lewen } i
The local fire companie
controlling the fire close to
which was in imminent
i FA: :
% succeeded in
the town,
Anger.
Losses at Warren, Pa.
Warren, Pa., May Forest fires
have been raging in this vicinity since
Saturday afternoon. | vinds
» flames and destroyed prop
we: Six oil rigs of Brown &
J. Thomp-
weet her y station and five
oil tanks, one 600 barrels and four 200
barrels. Two rige of Morck & Boyer;
three rigs of 8. H. Briggs. BR. R. Armor
lost eight rigs, together with pump sta-
tion and two 250 barrel tanks: F. P.
Hue lost twelve rigs; Best & Cable, six-
teen: Midland Oil company, six; Allen
Higgins & Co., two. Property owners
ars paying $1.25 per hour for men to
fight the fire, which is under control.
The loas will be £200,000,
be have
ght rigs of A
vith pun
WHOLE VILLAGES DESTROYED.
Michigan's Fearful Experience with
the tire Fiend.
Detroit, Mich., May 12. —~Each addi.
tional report from the region of the for.
est fires shows that damage, instead of
being exaggerated, has been underesti-
mated. Altoona, a small village ten
miles from Morley, is in ashes. Big
Rapids reports that fires are raging in
several places in that county. A report
from Bear Lake, a small settlement in
the northern portion of the county,
states that several houses were set on
fire by sparks from the forest, fully half
a mile away,
Harrison, the capital of Clare county,
had twenty-four hours of imminent dan-
er, and summoned help from other vil-
Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan
road, was wiped out.
Millions of Logs Destroyed.
Wagner & Pierce had 2,000,000 feet of
logs and Hyde Bros. 1,000,000 feet
burned. Farwell was burned, with all
the houses in the settlement, The con-
gration is now spreading in all direo-
tions,
A train which arrived here from the
north brought news of the burning of
the railroad station and a train of
freight cars at Batchelor, Manistie
county, and the destruction of 100 rods
of railroad track, 1,000,000 feet of lum-
ber and 1,000,000 shingles, The towns of
Dodge and Baldwin, the county seat of
Lake county, are both fill in danger, as
the rain has had but little effect on the
fierce fires now burning there, Deer
Lake, Osceola county, iad a narrow es-
cape, nothing but the arrival of a steam
Sniine from Grand Rapids saving the
wh.
So imminent was the danger that the
inhabitants had packed all their goods,
and in many cases buried the most val.
uable in the ground, while a crowd of
men stood about the only brick buildi
in town in, which all the more valuable
The Fit & Pes Marq il
he Flin ore nette road
bridge, on the Mt. Pelia TRAnCl, was
The Flint & Poe tette round.
ried by spatks from the woul fire, und
Rot Bat dioion aae Thos
th. lian gone, with 2,000,000 feet
LOCKED OUT BY THE BOSSES
Building Operations in New York
Paralyzed by the Move,
New York, May 12.-1be Lannber
Dealers’ association has declared a gon-
eral lockout, Not one foot of lamber
was delivered in New York vesterduy,
por will any be delivered uni the baci.
bone of the labor union is broken or the
dealers themselves suceurah, Eughty
lumber dealers, employing in all 8,500
men, comprise the DE Dealers’ as
sociation, and other dealers are joining
daily. This lockout will affect probably
15.000 men in this city, [It was precin-
tated by the striking of thirty men in
Bucki's shops, and by the snbsequent
falling ont of men from three other
shops. Building operations will be par-
alyzed until the controversy is at end,
Of the 3,500 men idle today not more
than 25 per cent, belong to the union.
The Ilnmber dealers will not deliver one
foot of Inmber until the boycott against
the shops of Decker, Schuyler and
Buckin is raised. They will, it is said,
stop the delivery of lnmber to all build-
ings where union men are employed,
and will refuse to give credit to or have
business dealings with lnmber merchants
who do sell lumber to contractors or
firms engaged on buildings where union
men are employed.
The dealers say they can stand the
siege as long as it holds, but building
contracts now under way must be got
through or money will be lost.
Jimmy Larkin Wins,
New York, May 12. Jimmy Hagan,
of Philadelphia, 122 pounds, met his
first defeat in the prize ring last might,
Jimmy Larkin, the famous cross coun-
try runner and 122 pound champion
prize fighter of New Jercey, defeated
him in the fourteenth round. The bat-
tle took place before the members of the
Granite club, of Hoboken, an organiza-
tion recently started and composed of
all the influential sports of Jersey. The
purse was $1,500.) The men entered the
ring at 10:45 p. m. Jere Dunn was ref.
eres, Walter Campbell and Jack
Fogarty were the seconds for the Quaker
city lad. Tom Murray and Jack Hines
sttended to the wants of Larkin.
It was give aud take from the very
start. After the fifth round Larkin had
everything his own way. Towards the
close of the encounter Larkin pounded
his opponent all over the ring. It was a
most brutal exhibition after the fourth
round, and in the last round many of
the spectators had to turn away, the
Philadelphia lads face wing a mass of
blood. He was knocked down nine
times in the last round and, finally, out
of pity, the referee stopped the affair
and declared Larkin the winner
Visiting His Old Home.
Burraro, N. Y., May 12 —Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland is visiting this
city. This is the first visit he has made
to Buffalo since November, 1885, when
he came h ¢ to vote for the state
ticket that year. Last night Mr. Cleve.
land addressed a meeting given in his
honor by the German Young Men's as-
sociation, and this forenoon he held a
public reception at the mayor's office,
To-night he will speak at the opening of
the Cleveland Democracy's new club
honse
Caused by Reckless Driving.
Reamisa, Pa., May 12. —Five young
men of this city hired a double team of
Liveryman J. 5. Mover, under pretense
of going to Birdsboro, but instead they
drove recklessly in the suburbs. In go-
ng down Chestnut street team be.
came uncontrollable and dashed into a
telegraph post. One of the was
killed other badly crippled.
Joseph Kinney, who was driving, was
thrown npon his head and severely in-
jured. The carriage was demolished.
the
horses
f : tl
ANG The
Mr. Gladstone TIL
Lospox, May 12.-Mr. Gladstone is
the latest of the prominent men of Great
Britain to be announced as on the sick
list. In the forenoon he seemed in his
usual health, but in the afternoon he
was seized with a succession of shiver.
ing fits. Alarmed at the symptoms,
Mrs. Gladstone sent for Sir Andrew
dark, who, though not pronouncing
Mr. Gladstone's illness to be of a very
serious nature, declares that he must
not leave his room for several days.
The Pennsylvania Conrt Sustained.
Wasminoron, May 12. ~The supreme
court affinued the judgment of the su.
preme court of Pennsylvania in the case
of the Pullman Palace Car company
against the state. The court holds that
the state law taxing the company on a
basis proportionate to the total number
of miles of railroad within the state over
which the company’s cars ran, compared
with the total number of miles rail
road in the United States over which the
cars ran, is constitutional.
More Short Termers Jailed.
PruaveLrnia, May 12. —P. M. Stack-
house, of 2446 North Tenth street, and
M. Hall, who resides at 1502 Allegheny
avenue, were arrested late last night on
a warrant sworn out by Frederick Weid-
meyer, who charges thom with having
obtained money by false pretense,
Stackhouse, who is a well known u
town real estate agent, is the wide
of the Perpetual Guarantee Saving Bond
Investment company, of which Hall is
secretary.
A Disputed Tax Question.
ReapiNG, Pa., May 12.—In the court
of common pleas was commenced the
trial of the suit of the Reading school
district against Bishop Howe, trustee of
the Episcopal Diocesan school, to re
cover over $100 school tax. This is a
test case to determine the question
whether an institution of this character
is a charitable institution and exempt
from taxation.
A A AA EO Ao ol
Terrific Boiler Explosion.
Loxpox, May 12.--A terrific ex
caused by oil gus ocenrred in Bowen,
hold of the B; tish oil tank steamer Tan
carville, Capt. Carter, which was un-
TR rs in the dry dock at New.
men were stant] killed
On Was 80 [frost that the
torn from its fastenings and
blown off,
’ Only One Escaped.
Sr. Joux's, N. F., —Particn-
lars of the wreck of the, Swedish bark
Helga on Renews Island show that thir.
teen out of the crew of fourteen were
drowned in the surf. Alexander Alli
son succeeded in swimming ashore,
Italy Will Not Appeal to the Powers.
Loxpox, May 12.-—A to T
Standard from Rome
Thority, that Joaly has any w
boc som By og Po Bd
ume SUPPLIES AT
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
CHILLED
Bexp Fiow
REDUCTION IN p
GREAT Fry Chg ,
SHARES .
reduced from 40 to 30 cents, —
All ether repairs reduced accordingly.
Roland
SOUTH
CHILLED PLOWS are the best bevel
landside plow jon earth; prices res
duced,
POTATO PLANTER.
The Aspenwall is the most complete potato
planter ever made Farmers who have them
lant their own crops and realize from $2.00 to
0.00 per year from their neighbors, who wills
ingly pay $100 per acre for the use of an Aspen
wall plapter,
HARROWS- The Farmer's Friend Horse Shoe Luck
Spring Tooth Harrow, seventeen teeth, one side
of which can be used as a single cultivator,
THE HENCH AND BTEEL KING SPRING
TOOTH HARROW,
Allen's Celebrated Cultivators, Garden
Tools and Seed Drills, which were practically
exhibited at the Granger's Picnic,
PLANTERS AND CORN BHELLERS,
-= latest improved, —
CORN
) wee HAY RAKES AND HAY [TEDDERS, —{
at cut prices, Farmers who barvest fifteen or
more loans of hay cannot afford Ww do without one
of our Hay Tedders, which are bullt witk 8 fork
outside of each wheel, the mme tedder can be
operaied by one or two horses.
CONKLIN WAGON SB,
CHAMPION WAGONS, are superior in
bulid, ine finish and durability.
BUGGIES,
NOBBY ROAD CARTS,
PHAETONS,
AND PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS,
neat
- “ * The Bows,” Beut Wood, Oval and
Churns—{ ic. Churns, Our sale of churns
is constantly lpcreasing,
WHEELBARROWS,
Our steel and wood wheelbarrows sre adspled
to all kinds of work of which we have & inrge
assortment at very low prices
A large stock of
JR AND GARDEN gp, Ds
FLOWER POTS AND URNS,
FERTILIZERS, [~]
Agricultural Salt, our Champion 1 weniy«five
Dollar Phosphate; Lister's best make; Baffaio
Honest Phosphate for use on barley, corn, potas
toes and wheat, as well as Mapos > Fertilis.
er, all of which have the highest reputation lor
phoduging an honest return for the money invest-
Oar large trade justifies us in buying
our supplies in large quantities, hence
we buy at the lowest prices, which eoa-
bles us to sell at the lowest prices;
therefore, it will be to the interest of
every farmer in Central Pennsylvania to
examine our stock before purchasing
We take great pleasure in entertaining
farmers. It does not cost anything to
examine the articles we have on exhibi-
tion,
McCALMONT & CO.,,
Hale Building, Bellefonte, Pa.
Wan, Showtlidor,
lp
» FHEINCRE L Silo
Rodd. McOalmont, § Business Managers,
apréim
rE PENNSYLVANIA BTATE OOLLEG
LOCATED IN ONE OFTHE MOST BEAUTI
FUL AND HEALTHFUL SPOTS IN THE
ALLEGHENY REGION; UNDENOMINA-
TIONAL: OPEN TO BOTH BEXES;
TUITION FREE: BOARD AND
OTHER EXPENSES VERY
LOW. NEW BUILDINS
AND EQUIPMENT.
LEADING DEPARTMENTS OF STUDY.
1. AGRICULTURE {Tree Courses) and AGRL
CULTURAL CHEMISTRY; with constant
instrations on the Farm and in the Labors
BOTANY and HORTICULTURE, Uneorets.
oa i. Students tsught original
stud th the microsoope.
CHEMISTRY: with an unususliy full and
thorough course in the Laboratory.
{CIVIL ENGINEERING | These
! ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, >oour a
MECH BERL AL ENGIN an ay
scoompanied with very ex ve
exercises in the Field, the Shop, snd the
Laboratory.
HISTORY, Ancient and Modern, with orig!
i ¥
INDUSTRIAL ART AND DESIGN
LADIES COURSE IN LITERATURE and
SCIENCE; Two yeas Ample facilities for
Music, voonl instrumental,
LANGUAGE and LITERATURE: Latin
{optional,) French, German and English (ree
quired.) one or more continued through the
entire course.
MATHEMATIC and ASTRONOMY; pure
and .
MECHANIC ARTE; combining shop work
Jith i athdy, shies Jory course; New bulld.
10 MENTAL, MORAL and POLITICAL SCI
ENCE; Constitutional Law and History
Political Jpocnom ele.
MILITARY SCIENCE; instroction theorets
oal and practioal, mncinding seh arm ofthe
18, PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT Two
Winter term Jan 7, 891; 8
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GRO. W, ATHERTON, LL.D. Prest
Slate College, Centre Oo..Pa
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To The Farmers of Cenire
County.
Iwish to say 1 will again be among you
offering the following farm implements, The
Deering Binder and Mowers, the Albright spring
tooth cultivator with double row cornplenter
and also his sixteen and eighteen spring tooth
one fork outside of each wheel, Buperior grain
drill with or without fertilizer attachment, the
Champion hand cloverseed sower i will save its
cost in seed in one season, Buckeye Foroe pump,
Empire storm engine and Thresher, Alleniown
phosphates, Belipse steel wagons from a one
hose 0 & heavy lumber wagon, I would
those who think of buying a new wagon
0- LYON & CO
«MONEY SAVERS” FOK THESE TIMES!
0 of Lo} 0
A limited quantity of yard wide, extra
quality, unbleached Sheeting at 6 cents
per yard.
A special lot of good quality and good
styles Dress Gingham at 73 cents per yard.
Beautiful line of fine, Scotch and Zeph-
yr Ginghams from 124 to 28 ceats per
yard.
Only one or two Dress Patterns in each
piece.
.-: Furniture at Less Than Cost
O 0
In order to reduce our stock, we will sell
you goods at such prices that will astonish you.
We have a few Parlor Suits, Chamber Suits,
and other goods that must go regardless of
cost.
— WALL PAPER.
Big cut in prices of Wall Paper, to close
out my stock. You can buy at your own
price. Do not wantto cary it over.
—WINDOW SHADES —
A large stock of new and latest Window
Shades must be closed out. Bargainsin them
await those who first take advantage of this
opportunity.
—— FINE PICTURES.
A fine line of Engravings, Oil Paintings,
handsomely framed, at half price.
a 5 SF AOR STB A A HA RAIA AAR
Do not miss this closing out sale as will only last
jodays and this advertisement offering you very
low prices will not appear again, Bring your cash
as cash alone will buy at the reduced prices at which ~~ ™