Show fitsim ali imperial Imp trial dlinn 0 o canadian in CHICAGO aug 22 the daily news ottawa ont pays important dispatches from the british government armed here monday regarding the behring sea difficulty and sir john I cDonald who has been spending a holiday at the seaside has hurriedly started for ottawa the cabinet met today to day to consider the dispatches w inch it is learned say explicitly that the british government declines to allow its to afford protection to the canadian sealers found inalie behring yea the dominion government govern meLt lias also been requested to prepare a schedule of damages calmed by the owners of the seized vealera ee alera it is intimated in the advises advices received that negotiations are now in progress between the united and the british governments to affect a settlement of the difficulties by arbitration A member of the cabinet aid today to day that he biad not the least doubt that in the end the behring sea question would be settled to the of every one interested and before very long LONDON ang 22 air james fer gunoa under foreign secretary informed mr gourley in the commons this evening eliat communications are passing between the british and united states governments in regard to the seizure of the sealers in lie behring sea Ef publican slate NORFOLK va aug 22 the republican state convention opened this afternoon when general sia hone stepped forward to call the con antion to order the band struck up dixie and the applause was uproarious ro at the evening session the contest of the delegations was settled the committee on permanent organization organisation reported for permanent chairman congressman george K of norfolk the platform wa then reported and unanimously adopted it reaffirms the devotion of the republicans public ans of virginia to the national republican party anil its principles earnestly approving apo roving the policy of protective tarin which favors and renders necessary a repeal of the existing onerous war taxes on tobacco and fruit brandies and whereby american labor is securing its best rewards and american production prod action its best markets while it abundant means to pursue the noble boheme of patriotism and statesmanship thrice proclaimed by the republic senate in the blair bill to afford generous aid to the free schools of the state by a national appropriation the platform avowed a positive knowledge that a true return of the polls last november would leave given alie electoral vote to the Ke publican party it exhorts republicans public ans to remember that a loyal to the republican party of virginia and the organization is indispensable pen sable to harmony and success and that a full recognition of alie civil and political equality of aliis party its organization and constitution by the national party of the administration is an essential condition and precedent to such a recognition here or elsewhere the platform says the party relies upon a cordial recognition from the people because among other things it made the suffrage free it is the original author and ever ready champion of the free school system the pepe being now deprived of free books by the hereditary enemies of popular education and elevation efe because it Is a zealous friend of the poor whom it rescues from jails and poor houses to which the democratic authorities consign them because it lightens the burdens of taxpayers and practices an economy in sinking contrast with the extravagance which in the last five years has on the mere administration of the government a million and a half of d liars in excess of what four years of republican ad demonstrated to be nee ess iry because it is not on both sides or no side of any public question state or federal because it fill fills its promises because it does prate of unjust taxation on laud aad then increase its burdens by new because it alone has show nan honest disposition and rom detent capacity to manage the state department because it ia manifest that this party only a rightful and peaceful solution of the race aud factional difference of which the democrats persistently complain and because in everything state and national republicanism truly represents popular aspirations for american progress and prosperity erity the platform further favors a restoration of silver to nil monetary functions by a full and unlimited coinage at the conclusion of the reading and adoption of the platform general mahone was nominated for governor by colonel lamb of norfolk the nomination was 8 brown alien of stinston and K A colore dot 11 camond who has heretofore been a prominent anti mahone republican general ilanone was nominated by acclamation and accepted the nomination in a brief speech campbell S kierod of lee county was nominated tor lieutenant governor |