Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1890, Page 6

THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE. prevent such violations of the common rights Correspondence on the Subject Sent to Congress by the State Department. MP. BLAINE UPHOLDS AMERICAN RIGHTS—A RE- MONSTRANCE AGAINST LORD SALISBURY'S CHANGE OF POSITION—UOW THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE STOPPED—THE FINAL LETTER, The Behring sea correspondence, the receipt of which by the House late yesterday afternoon was announced in Tar Stan, includes letters on both sides of the question, beginning with a let- ter from Mr. Edwardes, first secretary of legation and charge d’aifaires atter Minister West's recall, dated August 24, 1839, and closing with one from Secretary Biaine to Sir Julian Paunce- fote, the British minister, dated July 19, 1890. Mr. Edwardes writes to call the attention of Secretary Blaine to reports of seizures of Can- adian sealing vessels in Behring sea and to ask that stringent instructions be given to the United State rs to prevent further seiz- es. pearl gi majesty’s government that no more seizures would be made pending negoti- atio “In conclusion,” he says, “the Marquis of Salisbury desires me to say that Sir Julian Pauue . her majesty’s minister, will be pre- pared on his return to Washington in the autumn to discuss the whole question. and her Inajesty’s government wish to point out to the United States government that a settlement cannot but be hindered by any measures of force which may be resorted to by the United St ae To this Mr. Plaine replied: It has been and is the earnest desire of the President of the United States to have such an adjast- Ll remove all possible ground of nding with her majesty's govern- ng existing troubles in the and the President believes that ity for delay in the adjustment y churged to the government * * * Ju the opinion » points at issue between are capable of prompt ad- “entirely honorable to both, Mr. Edwardes n he could request of his govern- ons be given to prevent the of the [ ing to give any cate- ical response Mr. Eatwarde in another letter complains of the seizure of ¢ q ium ntion to Mr. Bayard’s at no more seizures should be made per sotiations. MR. BLAINE’S PRESENTATION OF THE CASE. The correspondence between Sccretary Blaine and Sir Julian Panncefote began with a long letter from Mr. Blaine, under date of January 22 of this vear. He says: Can: In the opinion of the President the ‘licn vessels arrested and detained in the s Sea Were engaged in a pursuit that was lf contra bouos mores, a pursuit which of ssity involves 4 serious and permanent in- ¥ to the rights of the government and peo- »f the United States. To establish this dit is not necessary to argue the ques- he extent and nature of the sover- is government over the waters of not necessary to explain, 3and pri the Em- treaty by which the y Was traneferred to the United States, considerations growing t of the acqu f that territory, with all rights on iand and sea inseparably con- nected therewith, may be safely left out of while the grounds are set forth upon this government rests its justification for the action complained of by her majesty’s gov- ernment.” ‘The Secretary then speaks of the value of the seal fisheries, which were controlled by Kussia without interference or question until the cessation of Alaska to the United States in 1 ‘This undisturbed possession continued to the United States until 1886, passing whaling Yessels abstaining from seal capture. He says that this uniform avoidance of all attempts to take fur « u those waters had been a con- stant re¢ tion of the right held and exer- cised, first by Russia and subsequently by this government. It had also been the recoguition of a fact now held beyond denial or doubt that the taking of seals in the open sea rapidly leads to their extinction. The Secretary. continuing, says that this is proved not only by expert testimony,but by the total deat on of ail seal tisheries except the one in the Behring sea, which the governmen‘ of the d States is now striving to pre- serve, not altogether for the use of the Ameri- can people. but for the use of the world at Ta He recites the successful efforts of the United States government to improve and pre- serve the fisheries, resulting in the payment of more than $12,000,000 to English laborers for the preparation of the seal skins, and the ele- ¥ation to civilization of the natives of the Alaskan I s. He says: “This. in brief, was the condition of the Alaska tur-seal fisheries down to the year 1838, The precedents, customs and rights had been €stablished and enjoyed, either by Russia or the United States, for nearly a century. The two nations were the only powers that owned a foot of land on the continents that bordered, or the isiands included within,the Behring waters, where the seals resort to breed. Into this peaceful and secluded ficid of labor, whose benefits were so equitably shared by the Aleuts of the Pribyloff Islands, by the United States and by England, certam Canadian ves- sels in 1596 asserted their right to enter, and, by their ruthlexs course, to destroy the fisher. ies, and with them to destroy also the resulting industries, which are go valuable. The govern- ment of the United States at once proceeded to this movement, which, unchecked, was sure to do great and irreparable harm. ENCOURAGING A PERNICIOUS COURSE. It was a cause of unfeigned surprise to the United States that her majesty’s government should immediately interfere to defend and en- arage (surely toencourage by defending) the Canadians in disturbing an in- had been carefully developed for n uinety years under the flags of lus- ne United States, developed im auch ner as not to interfere with the public Lts or the private industries of any people ay other person. did the ships of Canada derive the Ke. ned from doing for more than ninety Upon what grounds did her majesty's meut defend in the year 1856 a course of nu the Behring sea which she had care. er since the discovery of that by what reasoning did her majesty's gov- nt conclude t uty against the rights of the 5 which has never been attempted ame rights when held by the Rus- “So great has been the injury to the fisheries from the irreg and destructive slaughter © open waters of the Behring sea els that, whereus the govern- LLowed 100,000 to be taken aunually of it is now compelled number to 60,000. If four years not watural law and neighbors’ ed the annual slaughter of axy to see how short ed to work the total de- 8 “h her majesty govern- st detends, the co! sscls rests upon the committing act their acts of destruc ° high ve. -, more than three from the shore hne. It is er her majesty’s government by this rule if the empt to interfere with the pe xt i more than twe without station ever on. So well recognized is the British owuership of those fisheries, re- gardless of the thr Je line. that her t feels authorized to sell right from year to vear to N lible that me on the Grand Banks. alto- cable but highly destructive, even permitted by Great britei to scientific authority, 8 of fish’ on the ‘Newfoundiand 1ere They remain sta- ‘ange of water in at ‘colo~ rt judgment, com- lode dynamite or giant ns to kill vast quanti- time destroy count- ‘nt laws have been king of fish by the the rivers and lakes ihe same mode of fish- lily be adopted with effect on the partsof the Banks; but the de- f fish im proportion ‘to the catch, a high suthority, might be as great as ten thousand to one. Woald ber m: 0 wicked rpetrators punished simply cen commitied outside of the ccordiug to € m such mann es of fish and at th ty in many o} of the United States, an e lane? 7 he asks,“are not the two cases paral- en? He asks if her majesty’s government main- tains that the law of natious is powerless to an act may be commit- | vl fisheries ne plea that the vicious acts were | 2 three miles from shore. | resemble the seats of | He states that Secretary Bayard had! of man. ONE STEP MORE TO PIRACY. “One step beyond that which her majesty government has taken in this contention,” he says, ‘and piracy finds its justification.” * * * He said that the President of the United States had proposed a solution of the trouble, which was not only equitable but generous, but that her majesty’s government had thus far re- fused to accept the proposals of the United tates, “The President now awaits,” he says, “with deep interest, not unmixed with solici- ‘tude, any proposition for reasonable adjust- ment, which her majesty’s government may submit.” * * * “Tn this contention,” he continued, “the government of the United States has no occasion and no desize to withdraw or modify the positions which it has at any time main- tained against the claims of the imperial gov- ernment of Russia, The United States will not withhold from any nation the privileges which it demanded for itse!f when Alaska was part of the Russian empire. “Nor is the government of the United States disposed to exercise in those possessions any less power or authority than it was willing to concede to the imperial government of Russia when its sovereignty extended over them. The President is persuaded that all friendly nations will concede to the United States the same rights and privileges on the lands and in the waters of Alaska which the same friendly na- tions always conceded to the empire of Kussia.” PROPORED REGULATION. The correspondence then turned upon the question whether the number of seals was diminishing, Mr. Blaine contending for the af- firmative and Sir Julian arguing in the nega- tive, and both sides presenting evidence to support their positions. Finally, to quiet all apprehension of extermination, the British minister proposed the following regulations: First. That pelagic sealing should be pro- | i i j With United 3} | promised to cause at hibited in the Behring sea, the sea ot Ochotsk and the adjoining waters during the months of May and June and during the months of Octo- ber, November and December—which may be termed the ‘migration periods” of the fur seal. Second. That all sealing vessels should be prohibited from approaching the breeding islands within a radius of 10 miles. ‘THE BRITISH SIDE OF IT. Tho Marquis of Salisbury under date of May 22 last, in a letter to the British minister, un- dertakes to reply to Mr. Blaine's arguments. Relative to the statement that the seizures | were justified by the fact that they were en- gaged in pursuit that is in itself contra bonos h by the Rush as | mores—a pursuit which of necessity involves a serious and permanent injury to the rights of the government and people of the United States—the marquis says it is obvious that two questions are involved; first, whether the pursuit and killing of fur seals in certain of the open sea is, from the point of view of international morality, an offense contra bonos mores, and, gecondly, whether if such be the case, this fact justifies the seizure on the high seas and subsequent confiscation in time of peace of the private vessels of a friendly na- tion. He says further: “It n axiom of international maritime law that such action is only admissible in the case of piracy or in the pursuance of special inter- national agreement. This principal has been universally admitted by jurists aud was very distinctly laid down by Presideat ‘Tyler, in his special message to Congress, duted 27th of Feb- ruary, 1843, when after acknowledging the right to detain and search a vessel on suspicion of piracy. he goes on to say: ‘With this single exceptian, no nation bas, in time of peace, any authority to detain the ships of another upon the high seas, on any pretext whatever, outside the territorial jurisdiction.’ w the pursuit of seals in the open sca, under whatever circumstances, has never hitherto been considered as piracy by any civil- ized stu Nor, even if the United States had gone so far as to make the killing of fur seals piracy by their municipal law. would this have Justified them in pumhing offenses against law committed persons other than their own citizens outside the territorial juris- diction of the United States, He contends thatthe pursuit of the seal in the high seas cannot in itself be regarded as | contros bonos mores. unless and until, for special reasons, it has been agreed by in- ternational arrangement to forbid it. It requires. he says, something more than a mere declaration that the government or cit- izens of the United States, or even other coun- tri ed in the seal trade, are losers by a certain course of proceeding, to render that courge (of the Canadian sealers) an immoral one. He says that her majesty’s government cannot depart from the principles on which free com- merce on the high seas dependa, Says the marquis in conclusion: ‘The negotiations now being carried on at Washington prove the readiness of her majes- ty’s government to consider whether any spe- cial international agreement is necessary for the protection of the fur-seal industry. In its absence they are unable to admit that the case put forward on behalf of the United States affords any sufficient justification for the for- cible action already taken by them against Pe ceful subjects of her majesty engaged in awful operations or the high seas,” PROTESTS FROM BOTH SIDES, The next letter in the scries is from the British minister to Mr. Blaine under date of May 23 and in it the minister says that as the Secretary has contirmed the newspaper state- ments that revenue cutters have been ordered to Behring sea to seize foreign sealers, he is instructed to say that a formal protest against such interference with British vessels will be forwarded without dela ecretary Blaine’s response three days later iseven more brief. being a simple acknowl- edgment of the receipt of the letter. Later, however (on the 29th), he wrote Sir Julian that in turn be is instructed by the President to protest against the conrse by the British gov- ernment in authorizing, encouraging and pro- tecting vessels which are not only interfering With American rightsim the Behring sea but which are doing violence as well to the rights of the civilized world. The President, he says, is surprised that such protest should be au- thorized by Lord Salisbury. especially because the previous declarations of his lordship would seem to render it impossible. A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. The Secretary then rapidly sketches the hi tory of the negotiations under the previous ad- ministration, beginning November 11, 1887, when Lord Salisbury in an official interview tes Minister Phelps agreed that regulations should be adopted for the preser- vation of the seals, and invited him to procure from his government such a system of regula- tions. This was done and Lord Salisbury t of parliament to be introduced to give the regaiations effect andto = the United States in preventive measures ¥ orders to navul vessels. ‘The Russian gov- ernment desired to have this arrangement ex- tended to their waters on the Oxhotsh sea, and Lord Salisbury suggested that, besides the whole of Behring sea, those portions of the Sea of Okhotsh and of the Pacific ocean north of north latitude 47° shoutd be included. Says the Secretary: . “You will observe, then, that from the 11th of November. 1547, to the 23d of April, 1858, Lord Salisbury had in every form of speech assented to the necessity of a close season for the protec- tion of the seals. * * * These assurances were given to the American miuister, to the American charge, to the Kussian ambassador, and on more than one occasion to two of them r. The United States had po reason, | therefore, to doubt that the whole dispute ‘ouching the seal tisheries was practically act- WAITING FOR CANADA. Continuing, Secretary Blaine says that five days after the assurance Lord Salisbury said that neither an act of parliament nor an order in couneil could be drafted “until Canada is ard trom.” and he adds this government can- not but feel that Lord Salisbury would have dealt more frankly if in the beginning he had informed Minister Phelps that no arrangement could be made uniess Canada concurred im it and that ritish gov- mae. ary writes Sir Julian that es that an arbitration can- June 2 the Necre the President belt suggests that Lord Salisbury make for a single season the regulation which in 1888 he offere to make permanent as a step which would cer- tainly lead to a friendly agreement. To this the minister replies, June 3, that further examination of the question, which has taken pi | be conciuded in time for this season, and | . has satistied his lordship that 4 ernment of the | sels navigating outside the territorial such an extreme measure as that proposed in 1888 goes far beyond the Tequirements of the case. He adds that, while willing to adopt pre- servative measures, there would be no legal power to enforce the observance of such an agreement on British vessels. BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS, The communications then begin to get short and sharp, leading finally to the abrupt break- ing off of negotiations, of which Tue Star in- tormed its readers some timo ago, Secretary Blaine replied June 4 to Sir Julian's letter of the day before. He says that the most “extreme measure proposed came from Lord Salisbury himself,” and he gbyenils, closed the negotiations because, in bi my cli phrase, “the Canadian government ob; . In conclusion he says: “The President. not conceal his disappointment that ceshlit the sake of securing an impartial arbitratro® of the question atisue her majesty’s government is not willing to suspend for a single season the practice which Lord Salisbury described in 1588 as “the wanton destruction of a valuable industry,” and which this government has uni- formly regarded as an unprovokod invasion of its established rights,” June 9 Sir Julian presents a copy of a tele- gram from Lord Salisbury, in which he regrets that the President should think him wanting in conciliation, but that it is beyond the power of his government to exclude British or Canadian ships from any portion of the high seas, even for an hour, without legislative enactment. He adds that he does not think he could have used the expressions attributed to him. In reply June 11 Secretary Blaine says this government would be satisfied if Lord Salis- brry would, by proclamation, simply request British vessels to abstain from entering Behr- ing sea for the present season in order to give full time for impartial negotiation. Sir Julian, June 11, writes Mr. Blaine that he has informed Lord Salisbury that Secretary Blaine could not give any assurance that Brit- ish sealing vessels would not be interfered with during the negotiations, and expressed the hope that the decision is not final, and that while there is yet time the commanders of the United States revenue cruisers will be in- structed to abstain, June 14 comes the letter from Sir Julian Pauncetote to Secretary Blaine protesting against the orders sent to the commanders of the revenue cutters in the Behring sea, which letter was shortly followed by the breaking off of negotiations, MUST HOLD THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIPLE. In this letter Sir Julian says: “Her Britannic majesty’s government haye learned with great concern, from notices which have appeared in the press, and the general accuracy of which has been confirmed by Mr. Blaine’s statements to the undersigned, that the government of the United States have issued instructions to their revenue cruisers about to be dispatched to Behring sea. under which the vessels of British subjects will again be exposed in the prose- cution of their legitimate industry on the high seas, to unlawful iuterference at the hands of American officers. “Her Britannic majesty’s government are anxious to co-operate to the fullest extent of their power with the government of the United States in such measures as may be found to be expedient for the protection of the seal fisher- ics, They are at the present moment engaged in examining, in concert with the government of the United States, the best method of ar- riving at an agreement upon this point. But they cannot admit the right of the United States ot their own sole motion to restrict tor this purpose the freedom of navigation of Bebring Sea, which the United States have themselves in former years convincingly and success- fully vindicated, nor to enforce their municipal legislation against British vessels on the high seas beyond the limits of their territorial juris- diction, “Her Britannic majesty’s government are therefore unable to pass over without notice the public announcement of an intention on the part of the government of the United States to renew the acts of interference with British ves- aters of of which they had previously the United States, had to complain, “The undersigned is in consequence instruct- ed formally to protest against such interference and to declare that her Britannic majesty’s government must hold the government of the United States responsible for the consequences that may ensue from acts which are contrary to the established principles of international law.” A BRITISH PROPOSAL. The minister next, June replies to Secre- tary Blaine’s proposition looking to a procla- mation by her majesty’s government that British vessels shall not enter Behring sea the coming season, He says that only under the condition that the following agreement be approved would such a proclamation be issued: 1, That the two governments agree forthwith to refer to arbitration the question of the legal- ity of the action of the United States govern- ment in seizing or otherwise interfering with Lritish vessels engaged in the Behring sea, out- side of territorial waters, duriug the years of 1836, 1887 and 1889, 2. That, pending the award, all interference with British sealing vessels shall absolutely cease. . That the United States government. if the award should be adverse to them on the ques- | tion of legal right, will compensate British subjects for the losses which they may sustain by reason of tueir compliance with the British proclamation. LORD SALISBURY'S MISLEADING QUOTATION. A sharp controversy sprang up between Mr. Blaine and Lord Salisbury ut this point as to what Lord Salisbury bad formerly said as to the protection of the waters of Bebring sea, and Mr. Blaine accuses Lord Salisbury in ve vigorous terms of deliberate misquotation in saying that Seerctary John Quincy Adams had protested against Russia's claim to exclusive Jurisdiction over Behring sea. The Secretary say ‘he quotation which Lord Salisbury makes is unfortunately a most defective, erroucous and misleading one. ‘Ihe conclusion is sepa- rated from the premise, a comma is turned into a period, an important qualification us to time is entirely erased, without even a sug- gestion that it had ever formed a part of the text, and out of eighty-four words, logically and inseparably connected, thirty-tive are dropped from Mr. Adams’ paragraph in Lord Salisbury’s quotation, Noedition of Mr. Adams’ work &iVes authority for his lordship’s quotation, while the archives of this department plainly disclose its many errors.” MK, BLAINE’S FINAL LeTren. The correspondence closes with a long letter from Mr. Blaine to Sir Julian, written last Sat- urday. Touching Lord Salisbury'’s denial that he gave an assurance with respect to the pro- posed convention, Mr. Blame says that he simply quoted the facts communicated by Min- Phelps and our charge d'affaires, Mr. He says that Mr, Phelps has long been known in this country as an able lawyer, accu- rate in the use of words and discriminating in the statements of facts. The government of the United States “necessarily reposes implicit confidence in the literal correctness of the di: patch quoted, Mr. Blaine says that he is instructed by the President to say that this government is willing to cancel, so far as it is concerned, the assur- ance received on April 16, 18%, from Lord Salisbury that the protected area for seal lite should be extended southward to the forty- seventh degree of north latitude, and also the Promise that he would have “a draught con- vention prepared for submission to the Bus- sion ambassador and the American charge. ‘This government, however, asks Great Britain to adhere to the agreement made between Lord Salisbury and Mr, Phelps on February 25, 1382. In conclusion Mr. Blaine declines in any way to quality his statement to the effect that Lord Salisbur; bruptly closed the negotiation be- cause the «lian government objected, and that he assigned no other reason whatever,” aud concludes as follows: Lord Salisbury expresses the belief that even if the view [have taken of these transac- tions be accurate they would not bear out the argument which I found upon them. The ar- gument to which Lord Salisbury refers is, I presume, the remonstrance which I made by direction of the President against the change of policy by her majesty’s government without notice and against the wish of the United States. The interposition of the wishes of a British province against the conclusion of a convention between two nations, which, ac- cording to Mr. Phelps, ‘had been virtually agreed upon except as to detaiis,’ was, in the President's belief, a grave injustice to the gov- United States,” FROM ‘CHILDHOOD, ‘When an fnfant my body broke out all over with an eruption orrash, which became more aggravated as I grewalder. Every noted physician in oursection was So When I came of age I visited Hot Si) Ark.,and was treated by the best medical it was not benefited. When all things had failed a? ahaa try 8. 8. S, andin four months was entirely cured. The terrible Eczema was all gone, not ‘Ssign left; mygeneral health built up, and I have Never had any return of the disease. GEO. W. IRWIN, Irwin, Pa. ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free, 026 SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Atlarta, Ga, é SALES. _____._THIS AFTERNOON. Retcurrs, pare & CO., Auctioneora, 920 Pennsylvania TWO TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSES. 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VEISS KOUIC, Jn, OF a8 MBIA. ICT OF COLL By virtue of a de District of Coluw tin, of J. Ralston va, Sylvester Hodge ct al., No. . Equity docket JO, U trustee will seil at public auction, upon the sex on ‘TUESL FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1860, at FIVE OU P.M, all that lot of ground. consisting ot one-third ot , lying on the west side of the ue partot er tractof land crlied “The Addition to the Rock of Div. wrtou,” and Inore R ticularly described mm a dese trom barles HH. Payne and wife, recorded in libe of the laud re Terms of sa: not compli served to rege cost. All col THE CK tuin ten days the right is re- efwalting purchaser's risk and cyancing ut cost of purchaser, A de- will be required at eor sale, FREDERICK L. SIL ‘Lrustee, Room in Building, Apuomias DOWEING, Aue KEGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AT MY AUCTION ROOMS SAT! TWENTY-SIXTH, 18: TEN O'CLOCK, EMBRAC! FIVE HANDSOME FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS, ONE V! HANDSOME FRENCH PLATE CHEVAL ONE ELEGANT CHEKKY . 860; LAKGE NUMBER OF ILK AND OTHER DRESSES, PARLOR, TURE IN SETS AND SEPARATE PIECES, TRE OF HAIR AND HUSK M ETS, DINING ROOM £1 DESKS AND CHAI ‘TOP WALNUT DE ARTICLES I é ALso, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, ONE ORANGE BLOSSOM BAY MAKE, 4 YEARS; SHOWS SPEED AND IS BROKEN TO HARNESS AND SADDLE, ONE SORREL, 7 YEARS; IS A GOOD FAMILY HOK: HAS BELN DRIVEN BY A LaDy, ALso, AT TWELVE O'CLOOK, A NUMBER OF WORK AND DRIVING HORSES, Axso, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS, BOTH NEW AND SECOND HAND, INCLUDING SEVERAL BUCK- BOARDS. Axso, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, ONE DAYTON WAGON, HORSE AND HARNESS. t G20. W STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 ¥ st. nw. ‘TKUSTERS’ SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY IN tusrers: 5 IN THE COUNTY OF WASHING- TON, D. By vi. tnegf a certain decd of trust, bearing date of Getober 15,1888, duly recorded in Liber No. 13350 fo 10 406, ct seq., of the Innd records of the Districtof Colm bia, and “at the request of the party secured thereby, We will sell at public auction, in Iront of the on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OESULY, Isv0,at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. lotuumbend 142, in the subdivision ofa tract ot and culled Garfield, pitts tu the county of Washtaxton, District of Colum: bia, together with the improvements, &c. erin of sale cenh, All conversicing and record ing at jpurchaser’s cos me! Gitirea'at time of sale. Sale to be closed within peven Ci) days from date of sale. ie geolige F,ERMONS) trastoee RAILROADS. (CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. (THOMAS DOWLING, Anctioncer. FOR SALE! _ A NICE LITTLE FARM WILL he SOLD ON THE PREMISES Behedule in Effect May 18, ON JULY Cane a AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. CONTAINING ABOUT THIKT —_— MORE OX L Ne ——_ LAND, 8. ‘This Farm is situated on the Rockville road, about half a nule west of Four Comers, op the Washin«ton and Colesvilles Turnpike. There is a good Dwelling House of ten rooms and other buildinys 1m good repair; @ nice orchard of diferent varieties of fruit. 1 ‘There ix sufficient wood for supply of place; balance of land cleared and in good con" ition, inclosed by sub- ‘Trains leave Union Depot, 6th and B streets, 10:57 Rm. for Newport. News Old Point Comfort and Noriolx daily. Arrive at Old Point at 6-10 pm. id Norfolk at 6:40 p.m. Sm., Cmcinnati Express daily fo r stations in Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati. vireimia, W Vestibule Sleepers through without change to Cin stantial fencing. This Farm adjoins the lands ot the innati, Beale betre and tbe lands of 0-H. B.Clackeand tsabout nto pee eee, ey ate. ond wo mt from Silver Springs Station, Metropolitan Branch Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ‘Terms of sal (rains, with dining cars, run through without hange to Cincinnati Vestibule Sleeper for Lex- : One-third cash; balance on time to ton and Louisville. Pullman Care are open to suit purchaser. seenaers at 9 fu, References: O. HP. Clarke, Sligo, Ma.: Samuel D. | omec.’S Waters Burnt wits, 31a dag, Be Wurst. Hock: O13 Peunsyivania avenue, vi owing, Atictioneer, Washinton, meshes: W. i. MCKINLEY gy12-4¢ H.W. FULL FR, iS ___ General Passenger Agent. ) Spee sD gui0 RAILROAD, sag hc btdule im effect June 26, 18H Leave Washington trom s' Ne pe SON BILOS., Auctioneers, REMPTORY SALE OF ENTIRE CONTENTS OF DKUG STOKE, GOOD WILL, BUDA FOU: “ tion corner of New Jersey Ee OM od atte SAD qMEEABATUR | Bor Chicanoand Northwest Vecrinaled Limited en- Midis Re ii baw carte | Mrs wens ae see NINTH AND 'H EI: 1s JORTHW kot, NoW aly, 3 30 and 11% Lous aud Indiabapolis, express OCCUPLED BY, L. 6. BISHOP. oF Fitts opm. a On SATURDAY “MORNING, TWENTY-SIXTH | mt sus Syguettd Cleveland, express daily 9:30 a DAY OF JULY. at ELEVEN OCU sell by order of L. C. BISHOP, wh business, the entire contents of t corner %th and H streets northwes' A, we will is retirine from Fige Drug store Comprising im ine Line of Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles, Patent Me es 4 For Lexiugion ‘and points in the Shenandoah Valley, For Winchester and way stations, Fer Luray, 133.30 and °8 "40 pau. —— 2, 4. WO, 4:32 7210, minutes) (4:50, iter and Side Case, Files, Chairs, settees, £4 Lxo. One of the Finest Socal lants and Apparatus South of » York, 3 Gylind aud Latest Improve- ments, being Matthews’ 201 Generstor. This is one of the dest locations in Washington, The ‘stock is fresh and well 1 and the Dxtures are cabinet work, e Bishop as drucgist is ky irous of en- tering the business the opportanity cannot be sur Pale peremptory and terms easy and announced at gale. ‘Will be sold a Bt BAS, C250) 45 minute) 3 piitites)” 6:00. Us Th30 pee edocs 200, 12 6200, 60, 7:00, Vand 11-00. p d:30, 9:30, 10, 10:10 10:20 and 11-00 pm. 39 and § 12-10, and 4:30 Leave Auuap- 3:50 pam Sundays, litan Branch, 6-30, 6,10 ), ou the Metroy >pan. For Principal stations only. » 5 wid 5-30 p.m. District of Ce of the Supreme | For Kockville and Way Stations, t4:35 p.m, ros se No. 1144 or Gaithersburg aud intermediate poruts, $9-00. auch 00, T1100 am, tloou, 15:00, 5:39, TVA 00 p.m. Wasiington on Sunday at 1:13 Bem... stopping at all Ktations ou Metropolitan Bratch. For F Ri 88:30, 69:50, 111:30 am, 110.40 am, and 15:30 p.m. mive trom Chiesgo daily 11-4 : from Cinciunatl and St. Louis om; trom kittsburg 7:10 aam., 5.50 NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION. For New at public AY, THE TW E n 1s), ue hundred and forty (140), pe 10:00; 111200 p.m, For Boyd's and intermediate station Church train leave: numbered « ‘the city ot Washington, D. ‘erms: One-third of purchase money in cash, and the residue in three equal tmstallments at one, two &nd three years, respectively, with interest at xix per cent per annum until paid, fo be secured by deed of trust on the property. #300 deposit to be paid when pied, and terns of asic to be complied with days froin day of sale, or trustees re: tht MT at risk and cost of di ser. ‘or Hage ‘Trans m. and it rk, Trenton, Nev J..and bh el ‘litle good or no sale. Will offer lots wholeorim | NJ, *9-05, 15 U0. “10 00, "12 ripe <2 o parts, “4:00 and £10.30 P Buffet Parior Cars on ail WILLIAM L, BRAMALL,» cay trains, “Sleepidg Car ou the 10:3 JOUN W. WARNER, —— — ee ery dy22-tu,tudss is 452 Louisiana Aphis, *4:05, +8 -00, *10:00, *12:00 noon, ae 0:15 and 10-00 pin. rpuemas vows Wiluan wou atid Chester, *4.05, 30,"*4:50, "6:15, and ween Baltimore and am, 12:00, “4.20 New York for Wahi j {2489 am."%2:00 «S20, *S:00 pus fand’® tht, traing leave Philadelphia for Washington, P8215, 91139 am, 110, 431," 50 p.m., with Pullman Buffet Slee through to Boston without change chkee| sie Lsidac, landiug passengers in B. uid mu ut Bonton. ‘or Atlantic City, 4-05 and 10 am. 12:00 noon. Sundays, 4.03 am. 12 noon and 10:30 pau. FOR BAY KIDGF, aim, 1:30, 4:30 p.m. Sundays, im, kK days, 6:30, 8:30 p.m. Sun- ANCERY BALE OF VALUABLE YLOPERTY ON THE LINE OF THE ELECTIUC RAILWAY, GEOKGETOWN, D.C By virtue of'a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Coin Homiiler et IMPROVED dor intermediate points Philadeiphia, 10:00 ‘apd bm. ‘Trains lea onting about dormerly High street), with stree depts 0: t, improved by Axtecn FoOMS, ne-thitd cash aud Ut interest wt M. stat balance in er cent yer Week days, 9:1 | 9:35am. 1 em days, 5:00, TEacept Su: Baxeawce cal: by L of pure quired at time of 5. G, PAYNE, City Hall, 5, PAY a ily. {Sunday only. dtor and checked from hotcls and resi- Trausfer Company on orders lett at Pand 1 Veun. uve., and at depot. . SCULL, Gen. Pass, aweut, 3 ay J.T. ODEL vay . HE GREAT ANCIAL. PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE ee a —— TO THE NOKTM, WEST AND >OUTHWFST, J NO. W. CUKSUN, J W. MACAKT DOL BLE TL CK. SPLENDID SCENER' ietmber ».X. Stock kz. BIELLL KAIL MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT. f In effect May 11, 180. TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGION, FROM STATIO! CORNER OF 6TH AND BS pIS, AS FOLLOWS: For Fitteburg and the West, Chicago Linuted Express gt Pullman Vestibule Cars at 10:00 aun, dallys Fust Line, 10:50 am. daily to Cuicao, Columbus aud st Louis, with Sle-ping Cars from. t-airie burs to indcnapolis, Hitteburg to. Columbus Autnat fe Chicago, | St. Lauia, Chicago aud Cin CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N.W., Baukers and dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits, Exchange. Loans. Collections, Railroad Stocke aud Fonds, und all securities listed on the Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. Cinnati Express, 3:20p.m. duiy Car Wash- _Aspeciaity made of investment securities, et juston to Harrisburg, aud Sleeping Cars Harrie- Ponds and all Local Kuilroad, Gas, Insurance and. Louis, Chicago aud Cincinnen ed ephoue Stock dealt in, # Harnsburg to St. Louis, Chicaco aud American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold.jy18 z , Western Express, at 7:40 p.m. dally, ying Cars Washutxton to Chicuro and St. SPY hep ral Louis, conneccng daily at Marrisbi ti POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. Sleepers for Louisvite amd Memphia Ysa ITE ER “WAKEILIFELD" Pacitic Express, 10:00 p.m. daily, tor Pittsburg and oO Leaves Zih-st. whart on MONDAYS, THURS- the West, with through Slee; to bits be id DAS a BAIL AYSat7 gan. Returning TURS- “Pittsburg to Chicago, a a om bay, } VAY ana SUNDAY BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. ae _ on Va. wpandaiwua, Kocbester aud Niagara Falls Dundas; “Passenger aceon) Cacren id isucuester daily: for But turdas, 10-00 p.m, to isctios ti t, Lock Maven aud Eluins, at 10:50a ik pee DINGS. nday. F . THOMPSON. : " londay and Friday ax tar as Ni ABEL PHILS, mn. FOR PHILADELPHIA, NEWYORK AND THE EAST, apd Lecuarat 7:20, 9:00, 11-00 aud 14:40 am, 2:1 reel ‘ | £230) 5-40) 10200 nn mn,” Ou Sunday, adi j S0y ITO am. 2g to 08 and at i * 20 p. aiiman Parlor eleplone 1390. ed Bes Cars, 9:40" am. rept Sunday. For New RYLAND AND VIKGINIA STEAM BOAT York ouly Lin 8s with Dining Car 3:00 p. muy any's Ste m= ealy E YGERT.” apt. John A. Ketchui, tor Baltimore and landings on the Potomac river, Lvery Monday at 4 o'clock p.t. FOR PHILADELPIA ONLY. | Fast express 8:10 a.in. week days aud 4:00 p.m, daily. | Lxpre-s, Sunuay only, 5:40 pau. mire bor Boston without change 15 p.m. every day. Apply t VE BRO. For, Brooklys X.¥-jall ‘thr mu trains connect st rai nena ran = Fgh jersey City with boatsof Brookiyu Aunex aftord: Telephone 3 e26-Su] —: ing direct transfer to Fulton strect, avoiding double fernage across New York city Nonvouk axp OLD Por z For Atlantic City, 1140 atu, Woek days, 11:20 pam, FARE, $3 ROUND TRIP, For, Lattimore, 6:35, 7:20, 8:10, 9:00,9:40, 10:00, Steamers Leave 6th street wharf at 5 p.m. Tues 1020, 1k woes 238 O09, 210, 33:13, das. sured ‘ dayat foro im | 3:86, 4,00. 424 4 urther elephione Call 1300. Lands at 0 Golutal Beans wececaare oon 10:90, 11:40 an, = 240, 6:00, For Pope's Creek Line, except Sunday, For Annapolis, pam, duily and 4:20. WASHINGT IN EFFECT MAY JL, 4-350, MPO. NOKFOLK AND FORTE Steamer GkO. List. ‘wharf Mon- ucaduys and Fridays, at pau EXCLUSIVE: | LOX Wilt BORLON AND Pi S MONKOE. 0 and 9:00 am,, 12 pt Sunday, 05 and 4:20 Sundays. 9-00 am. SOUTHERN RAILWay. . Tickets | and 1301 | 1890. JOLOMAC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, For Baltimore and River Landings Steamer SUE, Capt. Geoghexan, leaves Stopbenson's wharf every Sunday at 4 veieck pun kor durther iniurmauen apply to inEton, 600, 0,300, 7 sud 1108 pan. 07 wan. ; 2200, o:10, 705, m, the office, northeast cor- Iwania avenue, and at the LADIES’ GOODS. dk st. and Feuns; Fests: FKON FRONTS!!! | station, where orde beleft “for the checking of Always in order by plain combing Tuswase ty destination trom hotels aud residences, at Chas. &. FUGH, J. WOOD, 13: ogee KE. M. oa ase ¥ General Manager. [my]! General Passenger Agent, 329 Fst. new. cors. Hacris n eee BRe1WIOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD Co. Fino French Hair Goods, ‘Schedule in elect JULY 13, 1850. Haindressina. 3.50 nan—bast Te Mail, “dau =e Shampooing, tot. Soidnaviiie, Chiaricttesvd cCH DY, “ot SG Stations between “Alesundria, a FY NCH DYEING, SCOURING 4 oke, Atlanta, bristol, hnoxvalle, ath LES . ~ _ T, 1:20 ' Pullman sleeper Washingtup to home, Ga wud Gent | uf daily tor Culpeper, Stations Chesapeake a hourg, Rocky Mount, D: ‘Char: wh, Velvet and Lv sees, 1 ly with A. Fische Ohio” Koute, and Ntations be- Grecusboro’, Kaleuwh, Combis, Auwrusta,” Atinute, uns, ‘Texas and ork to Atlante ers Atlanta to New Urieans. Pull- » vile to Columbia aud Augusta. Puil- mau Sicepers Washington to Cincinnati via C. aud Q, Loute. 3:40 p.m.—Duily, except Sunday, for Manassas termediate statious, y ya Lynchburg, Bristol and Chat. tibule Sleepers Washington to ‘tins thence for all Arkansas points, 21:10 p.m.—Western Express daily for Manassas, Charlottesville, Staunton, Lowsvule, Cimeinnath, Pullman Vestibule ‘irain Washiugten to Cimeinnat, AND aud Maison Yric NTON FISCHEI’s DRY CLEA LISHMEN1 AND DY WORKS, 906 Ladies’ aud Gent nts Of ail KiMdine Dyed without be ies! Aven Aspecialty. ‘thirty-five year: rience. Pr Goods called for und delivered, LL-WOOL GARMENTS, MADE UP OR KIPPED, dyed a good mourning bisek, A. FISCHER, sl4 G ippe Memphis, coun ND ORGANS, | Se with a Pullinan Sleeper for Louisville. — 1 FER FFF OFPY 11.00 ther Extroas daly for Lyuehbarg, i. =: oo ££ Ff Danvilie, “Haleich, “Asheville, Charlotte, columbia 83 F oH Ee oe ke Acietstay Atlanta, “Mcutwomery rs : = | aud California. “Dalian Vestibule Car Washington to S38 2 tf kee FF New Orleans via Adauta aba twomery. Pullman Sicoper Washington to Birmingham, Ala, via AUante und Georgia Pacitic Ki Prize Medal Varis Exposition, 2200 first prenitums; a i by over 100 music schools and colleges for uy, and "Pullman Sleeper ability. | Uld Pianos taken in exchange. ‘Lne only | Wasiington to Asbevilie and Hot Spring N.C. vie Upright that Jace of a Grand, balisbury. Also Washington to Augusta vis Dativille dysesm 411th st, and Charlotte. 3 7 = * TE] drains on Washington and Obio division leave Wash- AKAUER Bos, USE BEST MATERIALS " Sop. daily exc uuday Bie ae ee ta eee am Ey ey pic ye Supervise personally. Resuit: | Superior Instruments. G. H, KUHN, sole Agent, 1209 G st. Burdett Organs, om 0 pin. , returning leave hound Hiil 200 pei. daily and’ 12:20 pm daily ept Sunday, arriving Washington ‘ata and Dan- 3:U9 pm, and 7:30 pane ‘Throngh trains frou the south via Chariotte, villeand Lynchburg arrive in Washington 6:3 a.m. sud 7:10p.in.; via East lenuessee, Bristoland Lynch- burg at 2770 pan. aud 7:10 p.m; via Chesapeal and 40 To Charlottesville at 2:48 p.m. and 7:10 PIANOS Fem aut — so rasburg local at 10: m. ESTEY ts, sleeping car reservation and information 1VEKS & POND furnished and navaxe checked at office, 1300 Penn- s3Fhauis ave aud'at pascouger staueay Potuaylvauia tread, GUL abs Tae Ot an ASE. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agent. ESTEY ORGANS. TSTRY ORGANS. MODEKATE PRICES. EASY TERMS. Old instruments taken m part payment Tuning _OCEAN STEAMERS. SHORT ROUTE TO LONDON, HOLT OMDDLUTSCHEL LLOYD &. 8. ©0, o'clock during July and Angus BANDEKS & STAYMAN, U4 F street northwest, 13.N. Ch: . m ey ‘Faust bapress Steamers, no io Meee To Scuthanuy ton thon, Havre), Bremen. a Wed., July 23, 10 am, KK NN 26, noon; Laity Wed, July m. : kK NN hay Al am. Alles, Wed, aug. 6,10 K NK #2 Nortable stato Toomn, enpellent table, hi stato Touhus, € & K WN WI Comfortal ‘Prices: Tat cabin, 8100 and up, unrguatzn 1£ fofe sec wonxaaname | $359 HER SOE oe oe SE NEC N NE, TOUCH, We 200 tb i. a - UND perder _ DkKOOP, 920 Penn. ave. ‘18 ‘pecial attention “Purchasers” is invit their 7 —TASt GOA aaan mon “hew “Arusiie ‘Styles, dunisbed in destnnaet bre c=. LINE—STATE ROOMS CAN BE RE- EeT DECOKATIVE' Ait, Pianos tor rent. served at the Washibgton agency; Sret-class ac- a ae commouations tro1 #00 up: second’ clase 839 and ce BARD, FIAnOE. Take a ts | aus stectane, 820. CHAS. LDU BULB “e 'Co., every. ie i ot. 4 Ccuntry, in thorough 1eEx ——— a ayn iF. will be closed out ut ver dew figures. SPECIAL UNDUCEMEN 1S offered both : naw hich GENTLEMEN’ 5 SCM RSA Sheds S| __ GENTLEMEN'S GOODs. WAL KNABE & CO, a6 317 Market space H, D. Bazz, IMPORTER AND TAILOR, SPRING AND SUMMER 1890. Full Stock of ke., ke, __EOUSEFURNISHINGS. Cooxrxe By Gas. FOREIGN SUITINGS, BUSINESS, RECEIVED AND OPEN FOR YOUR INSPECTION A full line of HL D. BARR, 3111 Peans GAS COOKING STOVES —_ = ‘On hand and for sale, AWLER, J FUxek L DIRECTOR AND ww mb31 WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPAXY. Teeshond fat a 46 009, > ow 52.8 eset fale | OO 1 NN NW STITT g8Sg reste is © 8 HOES So = ‘THE EVENING STAR is offered to the pub lic, in good faith and with confidence, as THE BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, it may be truthfully said that it is without ap equal in this respect any where in the world, These averments are borne out by the figures sven beiow, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on euch Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1889, published.in Taz Sram on the 18th of January, 1890, Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. ‘Whe Star has three times the cireu- Jation of any other paper in Washing= ton! 2 The Star's circuiation in Washing- ton is double that of all the other daily Papers published in the city added to- gether!! 3. The Star has a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, im proportion to reading and purchase ing population, than any other news: Paper in the world!!! 4. The Siar has the largest regular and permanent home circulation of any two-cent afternoon paper in the United States!!! In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the paper, attention is invited to the figures following: DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885-85-87-88-89, isso, ISS3. ISS. ISS7. JAN...20,4856 23.388, Pes...22,029 24,321 MAK...25,559 25,504 APR...22,572 24,227 MAY. 22,474 24,359 JUNE..21,933 23,902 IULY..21,406 23,186 AUG...21,445 22,364 SEPT..21,033 22,302 Oct...21,497 21,701 22,049 23,651 Dec...23,000 24,687 Isss, 25,470 26.386 26,299 27,161 26,009 27,490 25,575 2, 25,116 27,453 2AS70 26,363 24,559 25,521 2 24,905 25,324 24,807 25,046 25.087 2s.su4 26,166 26,752 Av'go. 22,123 23,682 25,484 27,082 Increase ....... 1,559 1,803 1,598 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 80,090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, railway trains, etc., leaving as « net circulation am the city proper the PHENOMENAL Pi PORTION of 9234 PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permaneut sub scribers, The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, end by newsboys. But of this Intter number a very large proportion is supplied reguiarly to per manent residents of the city living in lodgings, &c. (not householders), so that its whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family circle. While its aggregate circulation there- | fore gives Tue Stan a distinctive and enviable | position in modern journalism, the fullness of | its home circulation, the extent to which |it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal sow | published can furnish a parallel. | This is no idle boast on the part of the paper, | It is a well established fact, demonstrated to | the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter- prising business men of Washington, who seck and know where to find THE LARGEST RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PAID OUT FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tue Stan's advertising patronage. | Nothing can more surcly illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than a constantly increasing demand | for it—day by day, week by week, month by | month, and year by year,—in the face of ad- verse claims and pretentious competition. The figures following tell the story on this point: BUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMANTS #KINTED Et 1885-86-87-88-85, 1886. 1SS7. ISS% 1889. 3,200 3,615 4,076 3,064 3,847 3,928 3,806 4,669 4,603 4,353 5,475 4,956 May.....3,% 4,197 5.395 5,171 IONE...3,474 3,935 4,522 5,529 IULY....306S 3.235 BASE 4,483 2852 2170 3.508 4,604 4,208 4,517 4,904 5,599 | 4,879 5,313 5,412 6,589 4,250 5.035 4,659 6,107 3,596 5,093 5,007 5,795 TOTAL £1,499 45,910 54,038 54,801 65,523 But it is not alone in numbers that the great increase of advertising is shown. The larger space required for advertisements during the year 1889.as compared with that occupicd im 1888 iseven more striking. ‘The average daily space filled by advertise ‘Ments in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 columns for the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily average was 29.75 columns, or 9228 columns ip the aggregate, being a total gain over the pre vious year of 1444 columns! And this, it mast be remembered, consisted exclusively of the ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing in the way of tax sales, poil lists, election returns, etc, such as occasionally swell the business of Political organs, being included im its patrom age. In conclusion, it is only necessary to say that, fn proportion to the extent and high character ©f its circulation, Tax Sran's advertising raws take rank with the very lowest in the country, and to add, finally, that every statement hereia ¢ made can be abundantly verified. THE CIR- CULATION OF THE PAPER 18 SWORN TO; ITS PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ITS BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY ONE HAVING aN INTEREST IN THEIR EXAMINATION. 4