Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-03-12

| put the CONSTITUTIONAL question, "Shall tns
bill pass, the veto of the president to the
contrary Notwithstanding" the bill was 70
jected, by 100 yeas to 95 nays-much lesi
than the necessary two.thirds. The presi
dent begins by stating that the bill, as il
was sent to the senate from the house, was
confined to the adoption of means to restrict
the immigration of Chinese to the United
States by limiting the number of Mongoliana
to be brought to our shores in any one ship,
but the bill as amended in the senate and
presented to him includes an independent
provision, which aims at and in terms re.
quire the abrogation of articles five and six
of the Burlingame treaty. At the date
of the negotiation of this treaty our Pacific
| possessions had attracted . considerable
Chinese emigration, and the advantages and
inconveniences feltor feared therefrom had
become more or less manifest, but they die.
tated no stipulations on the subject to be
incorporated in the treaty. Article FIVE of
said treaty recognizes the inalienable right
of man to change his home and allegiance,
and also the mutual advantage of free migra.
ton and emigration of citizens and sub jeets /;
it also contains an agreement to pass laws
making it penal offense for citizens of the
United States or Chinese subjects to insti-
tute measures for involuntary migration or
immigration. Article six extends privileges,
immunities or exemptions in respect to
travel in both countries,a as may be enjoyed by
the citizens or subjects OF the most favored
nation, but does not provide for naturaliza.
ton of citizens or subjects in either coun.
try. The fifth article, if it falls short of
what the pressure of later experience in
our Pacific states may demand, seems to be
in the right direction, and to contain i'm
portant advantages which once relinquished,
cannot be easily recovered. 1t commits the
Chinese government b measures to suppress
the iniquitous system of involuntary immi.
grafton. The object which prompted the
sixth article of the Burlingame treaty was
the protection under solemn and definite
guarantees of Chinese subjects already in
our country and those who should seek our
shores. The treaty of 1858, to which articles
five and six are supplemental, provides tor
a great amount of privilege and protection
both OF person and property of American
citizens in China. The power to make new
treaties or modify existing ones is not
lodged by the constitution in congress, but
in the president, by and with the consent of
the senate. A denunciation of treaty by
any government is justifable only upon
reasons of the highest justice and
necessity. The president continues
that while the bill before him does
not abrogate the entire Burlingame
treaty, denunciation of a part of a treaty
is denunciation of the whole, and
while he is convinced that whatever ur.
gency might require the suppression of
further immigration from China, no reason
can require the immediate Withdrawal of
our present treaty protection from Chinese
subjects in our country, and no circumstance
cali tolerate an exposure Of our citizens in
China, merchants or missi onaries by so sud-
den an abrogation of their treaty protection.
Mysterious Murders.
A Kansas City dispatch of the I'd inst.
says: Michael Carolon was assaulted to.
night, while in his store, on East Levee. He
was sitting on the counter when an un.
known man came to the window in the
porch and shot through the glass. The ball
entered Carolon's body in the back, under
the shoulder blade, and passed through the
lower portion af the heart, killing him
Instantly. A companion sitting near sprAng
to the door and q shot was fred at him, but
missed. The officers are in pursuit of the
assassin, but as he is unknown it is not
likely that he will be captured.
A special to the avalanche from Iuka,
Miss, gives the following account of dou.
BILE murder perpetrated near that city on
the 25th: Major A. N. Hutchins, accompa-
MED by Thomas McNstt, both highly re.
spected citizens of the county, left Iuka
together in the afternoon to 60 home, being
neighbors. Hutchins had drawn $l,7OO in
gold from the express Office, sent from u
Cincinnati house. which was to be used in
purchasing q farm. Late in the evening,
McNatt's horse returning riderless with
blood marks on the saddle, aroused sus.
picions in his family Of foul play. Search
revealed the dead body OF McNstt, terribly
mutilated, about two miles from his house.
A hundred yards further ON Hutchins was
found in q like condition. It is thought
some parties knew of the gold being at the
express Office, had waylaid and murdered
both for the money.
storm and shipwreek.
Several persons were drowned in Lake
Geneva, Switzerland, during the recent
storm. The damage in the canton Vaud
alone is 100000.
The schooner David H. Tolck was driven
ashore on the 26th, at Barnegat, on the coast
of New Jersey. The sea being very
heavy, she commenced to break up rapidly,
and her crew Of eleven, including woman
and child, took refuge in the rigging. The
life-saving station men succeeded in rigging
Beecher buoy and landing six Of the crew,
including the child. Those rescued were in
dying condition when landed. Two were
drowned in the buoy while being drawn
ashore by the line breaking. Captain Saw.
yer and wife, and three seamen were
drowned. Geneva Sawyer, daughter Of the
three seamen were saved.
Tremendous storms continue in southern
France, where hundreds of people are
thrown on public charity by the destruc.
tion or inundation of their houses.
In Spain the tempest lasted four days, and
there was much damsge and loss Of life.
Various villages and farms in Navarro and
Asturias were destroyed. A bark, name
unknown, was wrecked at Corunna and
thirty persons drown. The steamer Mem.
phis, from Liverpool for New Orleans,
ashore at the entrance Of the harbor Of
Corunna, has been abandoned. She is con.
sidered . complete wreck.
The great storm Of the Gath was most die
astrous along the Italian COST. which 10
strewn with wrecks. At many ports small
crafts were blown out to sea and lost. The
new quay ct Poailipps was almost entirely
destroyed. In the interior the storm was
equally violent. At Puagginole, near Eiena,
the campanile OF church was blown down,
while the people we're ct mass, killing two
priests at the altar and three other persons
and wounding twenty -four psrsons. A
similar catastrophe occurred at Anontauro
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