Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-10

information has been commune
Gated to the Navy Department by
officers in command of the North
Pacific Station that American
ships and American masters of
ships are now engaged in the
Cooie trade, in violation of the
laws quoted; that the wrecked
American vessel, Ii. N. Carl
ton, has been recently discov-
cred on the island of
Molokoi in the Pacific ocean with
about so Chinese on board over and
above the number testified to by
the United States Consul at the
port of her departure and that two
other American ships are expected
to reach Honolulu with cargoes of
Chinese under such circumstances
as are calculated to create reason.
able belief that they are engaged
in the Coolie trade, therefore, by
direction of the President you are
hereby instructed to employ any
and all ships, officers, marines and
seamen under your command to
keep watch upon all vessels navi-
gated or owned in whole or in part
by citizens of the United States or
by foreigners residing in the United
States that you may have reasona.
BILE cause to believe to have on
board any subjects of China, Japan
or other Oriental country known as
Coolies, and if, therefore, you shall
find sufficient proof that such ves-
sci or vessels ale so employed you
will cause her TO be carried with
her officers and crew to the most
convenient port or district in the
United States and delivered to the
United States Marshal of said dis
trict to be dealt with according to
law.
Secretary EvHrts 1t Omahs.
OMAHA, Neb., April 9th.-Hon.
VIM. NJ. Evart5, Secretary of State,
accompanied by his wife and
daughter, arrived here to-day and
met his invalid son, William, on
his return from China. The party
returned eastward on the evening
train. In an interview Mr.. Evarts
said, among other things, that the
great mass of the people are in
sympathy with the administra-
ton, but that their sentiments
were not represented through the
leading politicians in Congress or
through ma ority of the press.
sraitc.nis for Surveyor General
The M,nt.
WASHINGTON, April 9th. - The
Republican members OF the Cali
fornia delegation are already re-
ceiving an avalanche of Geographic
applications and recommendations
in behalf of candidates for appoint
ment for Surveyor General of Cali
fornia, who are taking time Ivy the
| forelock. Senator Booth on Sat
urday received three dispatches
simultaneously - one announcing
the death of Surveyor General
Ames and the other two making
application to succeed him. Among
the names of candidates, that OF
j. A. Robinson, Deputy Surveyor
General, is regarded by Booth and
Sargent with the greatest favor,
but they have made no formal rec
concentrations as yet. Theodore
Wagner, of Visalia, is also an ap.
plicant. He is here urging his
claims in person. He is personally
acquainted with Secretary Schurz,
has been a surveyor, was in the
Union army and is German, for
all of which reasons his chances of
appointment are considered espe-
cially good. The President and
Secretary of the Interior, in view
of there being no probability OF
speedy action on the pending bill
for abolishing the Surveyor Gener-
ais Office, have concluded that ii
will not be eXpedient TO further
postpone appointments to fill va
cancies caused by death or the ex-
piration Of commissions; hence the
nomination was sent TO the Senate
to-day of Talmans, to succeed
Simpson as Surveyor General for
Oregon, and the vacancy caused by
Ames's death will be promptly
filled.
The Senate Committee on appro-
priations to-day inserted in the de-
cheney bill an item of $4,000 for
contingent expenses of the San
Francisco mint during the remain
der of the current fiscal year.
Lindermann officially recommends
it on the ground that last years
appropriation is nearly exhausted
and that it will he needed in
order to continue the requisite
amount fgold coinage and to make
absolutely necessary repairs at the
annual settlement next June. He
estimates the amount of gold COIN
age that the San Francisco mint
will be called upon to execute du-
ring the ren, einder of the fiscal
year at $4,000, GOO. about ST.
100000 were coined during the fis-
cal eight months of the current
year, besides 1929, 900 trade dol.
lars and S3,740,000 in fractional
silver. Nearly $101 900 was col
lected rs the coinage charge upon
the trade dollars thus mannfac-
tured.