Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-25
San FRANCISCO.
Dem0RstratIVe ApprOVaIs of the Pas
sage by Congress OF the Anti-ChI-
nese BiI-AdditiOnal Relief for
SItka - MOre Particulars
of the Boiler EX-
plOsSOn.

SAN Francisco. February 24.-The dele
gates to the Pacific Turnbezierk of North
America turner's union), in convention as
sembled, unanimously passed the following
resolution:
ResOlred, That the thanks of this body are
due to those representatives and senators who
so molly stood up and voted for the anti
Chinese bill.
Rev. Allan Carr, who has been visiting the
State for the last four months, in his fare
we'll lecture at the First Baptist church, last
night touched for the first time on the Chi
nese question. He said ne had made it a
careful study, and he had no hesitation IN
saying that those IN the State have a perfect
right to stay and be protected as any other
people, under the solemn rights of treaties.
at the same time he was satisfied that 1t
would be better for the country if they had
never come, and If they should all go away
He thought that the President should sign
the bill. Ii he did not, the people must
wait patiently until laws are passed which
will relieve them Of their presence.
The church was densely crowded, and the
following was adopted by unanimous vote,
and will be telegraphed to the President 90
morrow:
Ron. r. B. Hayes, President of the United States:
Two thousand christian citizens, assembled
for tdeir ordinary services IN the Metropolitan
Temple, last evening, by rising vote, petit
ton you to sign the Ebill restricting Chinese
immigration, as a measure vital to our peace,
our business prosperity and our christian
civilization.
A Portland dispatch says that revenue
cutter left Pert Townsend for Sitka on the
twentieth instant.
Lieutenant Wood, Of General Howard
staff reports that he has delivered 70 Chief
Moses the intelligence from the interior de-
partment that ne cannot have the reservation
ha for aet full oh lIPnpF1I
ard. Moses expressed great disappointment
at the denial of his request, but SAID he
would try TO persuade his people to do the
next best thing the government would allow;
but could not youch for the manner IN which
they would receive such bad news.
At the time OF the explosion, winch oc
Cured so disastrously Saturday night, the
steam Indicator showed forty pounds, with d
heavy fire Ia the furnace. Both ends Of the en-
CINE were blown out and the tly-wheel blown
INTO atoms. Five minutes before the explosion
Engineer Avery was told be could never
work the engine IN such condition. he an
swersd: ''She will either work or burst. ]"
Practical engineers and boilermakers, alter
examining the boiler this morning, declare 1t
was in good order and safe.
Charles Harris, skull fractured badly, not
expected to live; Thomas ). EdgewicE, not
dead, as reported, aud will rec-ver; Frank
Andrews, very badly injured and recovery
doubtful; Arthur 1lnknamy j., very badly
scaldsd, recovery doubtful; Lot Bliss, very
| badly hurt. not expected to live; Milton Hart,
| badly scalded, died this evening. No fur
| ther deaths or wounded reported or bodies
| found in the slough. Men are stall engaged
| IN dragging he slough. The balance Of the
| wounded are doing as well as could be eZ-
| perted. Avery, We'll and C0sgrove were
| buried to day, and the rest will be buried to-
! morrow. 1t Is expected that FolsOm's re-
/ mains viii be forwarded to his family IL
/ Maine. Parties and balls announced fol
next week are postponed on account of the
| explosion.
The constitutional convention to- day
adopted the following:
ResOlred, That the thanks of this couven.