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Show THE liniltlMI rPl tOMIiOTUtir. ftix-t.iTdlaptcliea from Washington Washing-ton call attention once more to the Ilehrlng Hea controversy. What'la known aa the "Hay ward" case Is cow befure the United Metes Hupreme Court. A few daya ago when this case waa opanid, the chamber of the Hupreme Court was crowded with men distinguished In national politics. Mr, llayard, Mr, Garland, Uenator l.d. munda, Henator Mitchell, r.Hj ringer and several other celebrated lawyers aud atatfameu wer present. When Ihe hearlug began a full court waa also tnecaslou. During the trial It became known that a aittlenient of the much talked of question waa all but effected between toth governmeuta. Attorney General Miller abated ou behalf of the Admluls. tratlon that the controversy was discussed dis-cussed recently between hla government govern-ment ani that of Ureal llrltalu; aul that a trealy was now completed which only required the ratlrlcatlon of the United rttatea Ben., to have the whole matter aettled amicably by arbitration. arbi-tration. The history of lh Hay ward case datea back Into the early daya of tha trouble, The W. P.Sayward" wasa Canadian schooner, owned by Thomas Henry Coo(r, a llrltlsh sulject. Un July B, 1837, this vessel, while the crew were killing aeal In llerlng Hoa, ii mllea from land, was Belled by the U. ri. revenue cutter "Hush" aud taken lo Hltka Alaska. Here she was libelled tyth Unllel Htatea District Court, aud after a trial waa declared forfeited, A wrllof prohibition to stop the Alas ka court from enfirclug It dure ladngappllej for, an appeal was taken to the Hupreme Court at Washing, tou. The ground of motion for Ihe writ was that tbo Alaska court had nojurlidlctluu In the matter, the vowel being raptured flfiynlne relies from land Cooper, after loJglng this appeal, reconsidered the filiation auJ withdrew It, on Ihe ground that by reason of lionjurlsdlcllon1lieilecne if the court waa a nullity, an I the rase properly belonged to International dlplimacy. It was elpected that the mandate of lh Hupreme Court lo the courier Alatka would be lo enforce Its decree. II Will remembered that about on year ago thla appeared likely like-ly to baaorltlcal ata In the dispute. Alout that time 8lr John Thompson, Attorney(leueral for Canada took up Ihe matter and to ' the surprise ol both Canadian! and Americana brought Ihe case before Ihe U. H. Hupreme Court, with her .Msjesly virtually aa one 1 arty lu the litigation. And as an Individual, Thomas Henry Couer la not known In the case at present. However, at the time that Cooper withdrew hla appeal to the higher court, It was distinctly stated by aev eral papers that It was clearly at the auggestlon of his goverameat. And when later an Cal Jerun Carlisle, Hlr John Thomiaon'a counsel, renewed the appeal, Attorney General Miller was so taken aback that he required two weeka from the Hupreme Court to consider the matter, Th appeal was dually entertained and the revelations In the court a dsy or two ago Indicate that a controversy which had at times a very threatening aspect Is now all but peaceably Battled, |
