The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-21
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.


chauts here interested inA the China
trade. predicts direfal consequences
following the Chinese b,ll,- should it
become law. 1t thinks all treaty
rights now existing will be swept away.
Diplomatic usage and common sense
alike must repudiate the assumption
that one OF the subscribing parties to
the treaty can abrogate or abolish as
much OF it as it has ceased to approve,
and insist at the same time upon hold
the other party to the observance of the
remainder. AS Webster said, "a
bargain or treaty broken on one side is
broken on both sides. 1t no longer
exists" Americans have now no
rights ia China which the Government
or people there are bound to respect.
In all probability one of the first effects
of the nulIitication of the treaty will be
to deprive US of steam communication
waters of the Pacific the only steamship
line that carries the American flag in
that part of the world. Its most lucra.
tive business has been the passenger
traffic. Deprived of that is is doubtful
whether. under steady diversion OF
the tea and raw silk trade by the
cheaper Suez Canal route, sufficlen.
business would remain to enable them
to pay their way. We know this is the
conviction OF merchants who are eu-
gagged in the China trade. Our exports
to China have grown under the Burlin-
game Treaty from $l2,000,00O 10 1862
to SlS,OO0.O0O 10 1877. The commerce
we have been building up will be trans.
ferred 60 our rivals--the Eaglish
French aud Germans.
la view of the Indifference shown by
the Ministers to the arrest of Deputies.
Fritzche aud Hasselman, great indigna-
ton was expressed that an inferior
police agent should be thus able to af.
front the Reichstag. The debate
in the Reichstag, however. was
calm. The principal speech, that of
Lasker. charged the Project of Police
with acting in opposition to the En-.
peror. He said the Emperor having
summoned all the members of the
Reichstag, without exception, to the
opening ceremonies, it Was the duty of
Deputies Fritzsche and Hasseman to
obey him; bat the police now asked for
sanction for proceedings against them.
apparently. for responding to the EN-
peror's summons. Resolutions oppos-
lug their arrest were signed by So
Deputies, mostly National Liberals.
The New York Sun says: The
menace that the Pacific States will So
cede from the Union if the anti. Chinese
bill isrnot allowed to become a law, is
ouly piece of wild, senseless buster.
No sensible man in California, Oregon
or Nevada has any idea of attempting
new rebellion against the law and au-
thority of the United States The
same paper says: 'fhe employment of
Cinnamon as servants in the hotel at
Rye Beach. N. H., the coming summer
was contemplated, but for some reason
the arrangements were not completed.
Unless attacked. the British forces
will coufine their operations to the
maintenance OF the statu quo and the
retention of the strategical positions on
the border until strongly reinforced.
Two hundred volunteers from Port
Elizabeth will relieve the Eighty eighth
Regiment at King Williams Town, SO
as to permit the latter to go to the front.
O'Leary. the pedestrian. has arrived
in New York, and in an interview said
of the International match on the 10th
of March: Il honestly say that am,
not confident as to anything but place
ia the field. l have walked ten times
since l came from England l think
my best walking days are past"
The trial of Robert L, Burton, for
murder in "the Morrlsite war;" Is now
progressing in Salt Lake City. The
Court room is crowded with people. and
deep interest is taken 10 its progress