Deseret Evening News | 1896-12-23 | Page 1 | For Seal Question

colas aaaeqnJgovau5 110 51rIaD lIou nftS Onh 0 II 10 d d NEW YOIIK Dec 23A special tba herald iron Washington eayii A en remit or Ibo Investigation c0s50 Into the fur seal quHtlon t > y Iltlsb and American experts It la I ex hooted by ofllclalB of Ilia tlalo and tiseaury < epartmenta of Url Britain and the UnlluJ States will Lu more Mlllog 10 agre to Ibo reward regaIn lIon having 11IIw thu letter probe floe Dr Ibo alllrl NrKotlatlous or In progreu between the two ovetomentf Data bearing pan the Tort ot the ilMlldi lommUslouers 1abo fesphad the state depariment and 500 i Uia 111101 rpon ut Jftitauot David Stare Jordan who ixamlned Into tin condition of the lur nest 1 Herd for thin covernmcnt Prof Jordan showt It If said that more strlugei regulations moot bo adoi tud If the fur aral late be preserved He Soled that the decrease III I thelmd la due to pelaelo sealing aoll h urllOl that the conceal govern menti Interested In tbe Industry agree to rrKUlatlous which will give thotouju prslectlon to lie eealt Inc In-c no cbacge In the regulations cub cu-b agreed upon Prof Jordun fungnu that the pittrol maintained by the United Slates be lluiliod to tho ISerlng Hen Instead 01 covering them waters In tin norchern Iarlllc