Show GROWING SERIOUS crisis in the mooted bering sea question revenue cutters proceeding in hot haste the waters port townsend wash may 10 abe united statha government realizes it will bo a difficult undertaking to intercept alio revenue now cruising in the north pacific before they have an opportunity of seizing canadian sealing vessels winch they may find within the prohibited waters violating the bering sea as they presume to exist being ignorant of great repudiation tion almost a week will elapse before the cutter grant receives sufficient repaire for a sea voyage the a hereabouts of the patrol fleet ie unknown other than the cutter rush carrying commander of the fleet 0 L hooper which ie supposed to bo slowly along the coast of alaska toward vila laska alie bear and corwin had general to take a zigzag cruise and northwest of cape flattery and report at early in july that the situation is critical is cu by the receipt of numerous dispatches from the department by captain tozier of the grant who is urged to make all possible lialete to atari in quest of alie sleet it is believed that the government will dispatch a vessel from mare island on similar mission A well authenticated report comes from victoria eliat a prominent naval officer of ali british ship Pheasant now supposed to lie cruising west along the alaska clift previous to hiie departure made the statement that great britain had eo lier orders ting year as to abrogate the restrictive this statement was made about april aoth when the relations between the two were somewhat strained over the nicaragua incident in communication the department admit the situation to be critical and are bending every effort to acet the grant ready for sea by next to berane sea san francis slay united shiites revenue cutter commodore perry hurried out of port last night on an important mission alie will make all haste possible in order to bering aea in time to fleet of cutters heading corthe sealing grounds from seizing any armed vessel ai JH the present intention upon the of the depend the warding off of ferlo iia ne nith england tho ettor government ha practically decreed that any interference willi armed scaling gessula hying llie Britis li flag will meet with retaliation in alie shape of claim tor heavy damage sand alio perrys sudden departure for alie north ie an indication eliat the administration does not beiro to invite any more with the the scaling question alien will housekeeping bp reduced f a ahen all other e newer their purpose a well as dr prices baking powder always hits the mark |