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Show to AnuiTnATE oun CLAIMS. After eight years' delay It Is announced an-nounced that Itussla has agreed to ar-tltrato ar-tltrato tho claims of American sealers whose ships were seised by Itusslan vessels off tha coast ot Siberia. Tho claims, which aggregate only $150,000, will bo submitted to T. M. C. Asser, one ot the most distinguished lawyers of Holland an J a memler ut the Dutch Council ot State, and his decision Is to be final. The three American ships were about eight miles oft tha coast of Asia when they were selzod, Heretofore Hereto-fore It bun bo.i held by writers un lnternatlo- al V 1I..U the marine jurisdiction jur-isdiction 1 ' uatlon extends only one marine league from Its coast A league was tho range of one ot the old-fashioned cannon and on that fact the decision de-cision was based. Now Ilussla clalmr ftf T. M. C AS3i:it. that as the range ot cannon has greatly great-ly Increased, tho marine Jurisdiction of countries along their sea coasts should be correspondingly Increased. |