Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
All the Points Asked by the American
Commissioners Conceded.

Swift, one of tho commissioners to
negotiate the treaty with China, who
returned by the steamer GacIic yes
terday. He states that the report
regarding the treaty published in
the ". y. HrahI, and telegraphed
TO this coast, was authentic, the in
formation contained therein having
been impaired by the commissioners
to the Hrahi correspondent, who
accompanied the commission. Mr..
Swift says that in addition TO the
points heretofore made public, the
treaty contains clause reserving to
the United States the right to ter
inmate, mt any time, the residence
of Chinese labolets in this country.
1t was also tacitlv understood that
the Chinese cannot be naturalized in
the United States, and that natural
izations already accomplished shall
be considered null and void. The
negotiations were concluded Novem-
Der Goth. Everything was ready on
the 18th, but the word disaster"
occurred in the treaty, and it is
law of China that that word cannot
be presented to the attention of the
Emperor within five days of certain
important events, in national history,
among which is the birthday of
member of the royal family which
recessitates delay. About two weeks
before the conclusion of the treaty
the commissioners were SO much
disheartened that they were on the
point of giving up negotiations and
would have left Pekin but for the
fact that communications were in
terrupted by severity of weather,
and pending their renewal, Chinese
officials made the concessions de-
sired. Mr.. Swift denies the report
that the Chinese met the commits
sioners half way in their PROPOSE
tons, and says that the points sought
were only accomplished by persist
ent effort. He also denies the re-
port that Minister Angel contem-
plates resigning his position.
Japanese Steamer Lost.
SAN FRANcIsCN, Jan. 1O.-News
from Yokahoma by the Gaelic re-
ports that on the 18th of December
the Japanese coasting steamer, with
sixty passengers and crew of TWEEN
ty-two, foundered in the island sea
and Ga lives were lost.
a Man who Wants Justice.
Justin Chenoweth, who was con-
victed some time ago in Washington
Territory of violating tho timber reg
ulatiohs by cutting trees from swamp
lands, forwarded n petition to Wash
ington which was filed by Delegate
Brents in the House to- day, in which
he charges Chief Justice Roger G.
Green and United States Attorney
John b. Allen, who secured the in.
dictment against him and subsequent
conviction, of corrupt administra-
ton of the criminal law in their
prosecuting him. He demands a
full and impartial investigation by
Congress, claiming to be able to
substantiate the charges by ample
and competent testimony. He states
that he had repeatedly laid these
charges before President Hayes,
who though having pardoned the
petitioner before the sentence of tho
court was passed, refused to order
an investigation of the outrageous
injustice done him wilfulIy by JUS
tice Green and Attorney Allen,
who were fully aware of his limo
cence.
a Swell Party.
CHICAGO, Jan. S.-A special car
containing Senators Sharon and
Jones of Nevada and party, the for
mer Senator's new son-in-law and
his bride being of the number, ar
rived here with the afternoon train
on the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy road yesterday, and were
Immediately attached to the outward
bound fast train on the Lakeshore
railway. The party is taxed 81 500
for the use of the train from San
Francisco to New York.
Loss and Gain by Apportionment.
Congressman Thompson, of Ken
lucky, has prepared new Congress
sional apportionment bill, whereby
the gain on the present number
would be: In Arkansas l. Califor-
mia l Georgia l, Iowa l, Kansas 3,
Michigan l, Minnesota 2, Mississippi
l, Nebraska 2, North Carolina 1,
South Carolina l, Texas 4, and West
Virginia 1. The States loosing rep
resentation would be: Florida l,
Maine l, New Hampshire l. Yer
mont 1, New York ., Pennsylvania
l.
Representative Sherwin introduced |
a bill to regulate the export of oleo-
margarine. 1t provides for the APP
pointment by the Secretary of the !
Treasury ofan inspector of dairy pio-
ducts for the port of New York and
for any other ports where he may
deem it necessary to secure the car
rying out of provisions of the bill in
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