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Show Tin: miiiiiMj m:a ijci.stio, TilkHehrlugSeaquistlou Is coming to tho pelut when it willshoitly to known whuther an nmlcahle settle tin nt can be it'ltiled. fho Amrrleau Commissioners recently lulled ou Se'cretary Hlalne to arranzs rellnilna rles for a olnt confereuco to bo held In nfew dt. Tito work of this torn mission will be of un advisory char-ncler char-ncler for the Hoard of Arhllratlon, which nit ets latiruu. It Is agre. d on by both His American and l.ntlsh Commissioners Hut destruction 1 1 the leal has l eeu abuonually lsrgu during the past live years, Hut tho qurtlou wlileh irumtsts the m ist serious Ir n blel "whether or no' icle I il clll I extiriiiinateil by a her wu itu u kO Into Hie lleh tig maul fit " it) da!j..d that i,onr, k. ., , t-i1--"! 'uring Hie coming season J..U. eu'crlngtbs dll'Je' marlue , ".r r The eals iiake anim.: la. s i '.one re -tin Aleutian I '. Utt- lfsee. It Is said Hi . If nsi qu'xtloii can k ,. ? v il, i o mplaie v lis'... , "i i, r- tlrul... Thct fMitn e, ale.1 ., amlsi f-e-s are Thomas C. Medenh..', Sjsilu-taiident Sjsilu-taiident of the United States CoA.t anil Ueodctlo Survey, and l'rofessor (.'. Hart Merrlam, Ornithologist or the Department of Agriculture. Hoth aru men of national renown lu sclen-' II flo attal tuts. On the part nt ths Hrltlsli aovemment Sir George Smyth Iladen-i'owtl! and Dr. G. M. llswsou oris the commissioners. Thesu gentlemen gentle-men are also a. knowledge' atlthorltlt on scientific niattert. Tim work iecrlld for this Joint Commission was to visit the sealing grounds.and prepare from observation mado tbe basis of tact un which will bu fotlnded tho arguments beforu tho coming Hoard or AlbHratlon. In this rcct the gentlemen of the commission have dnipteled oieiarl of their mission. They have visited theonseisoachliggrounds and the principal sealing Islands. I hoy even visited many of tho Hussion Islands. Therosult of their Investigations will las emtiodlcd In two repoits, one to BlrJullau I'auncefotu by tho I.ngllsh men. These reports wllr serve as a fair Index to tho situation on which thu seal question rrsts. |