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Show The Itritisli l'ress Hlames the Whole Itehring Sea Trouble on the l'reinier. And Ask Why the United States Navy is Being Massed in the Pacific Pa-cific Ocean, SOME THREATENING UTTERANCES. Scotch Strikers Hefuse to he Fvlctcd and a Itlot in the Kesult. Troops Attacked and Riilway Property Wantonly Destroyed by the Rioters. NO KICK COMING FROM ITALY. She t Well Katuned With Her Trade With America I'ndrr tha Mckinley Mckin-ley Tariff Law. London, Jan. 0. A press association dispatch announces that Salisbury is engaged on the consideration of a forty page dispatch received from Blaine December 30 last from Washington. It does not contain a definite acceptance of Salisbury's Proposal, for Arbitration on the main question, that of the right of British sailors to catch seals in the Behring sea. The dispatch says Blaine discusses only tho subsidiary point of arbitration on the line of closing sealing. seal-ing. The dispatch adds that Blaine has not replied to Paitncefnrte's Note of June last, in which the latter says Her Majesty's Ma-jesty's government must hold the giv-crnmeut giv-crnmeut of the United States responsi-blr responsi-blr for the consequences arising from the acts of interference with British vessels contrary to the principles of international in-ternational law. The association also states that no preparation has been made to augment the British licet in the Northern Pacific ocean, as such a step might be Regarded a. a Menace. Lonpon, Jan. 0. The St. James Gazette Ga-zette today sa s it acceps as official the denial in regard to the Behring Sea troubles, adding, however: "But why is the United States navy being massed in the Pacific, unless it is to make the Behring Sea A Mare Clausem. Officers of the American navy do not act upon rumors printed in Americau papers." -...' The Pall Mall Gazette says: Blaine obviously means to try more "bounce" for the sake of making political capital, capi-tal, We are convinced however that the Americans will not support him. It le Imperltive to arbitrate the matter In dispute. The Globe says it altribntcs the friction fric-tion to Blnines "bragging spread-eagleism" and it is of the opinion, in view of a possible though unlikely American I Kloplay of Force in the Behring sea, that Great Britian ought instantly to strengthen her Pacific squadrons. The Globo also advocates ad-vocates a settlement of all matters in dispute by means of arbitration. No Information at Ottawa. Ottawa. Ont., Jan. ft. It is stated on the best authority that no official information in-formation has reached here as to whether or not Blaine replied to Lord Salisbury's offer to submit the Behring sea question to arbitration or as to the expected Nature or III. Reply. Neither is. there any information regarding re-garding thedispatches recently received respecting tho probable action of the British fleet in the Bohring sea next season. |