Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-07
EAsTERN NEWS.
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..sof1ATED PRESS DisRANHE9
>...s,su. IN the RestTsrtlsa Art.
w,swxoroS. Sept. Ca special agent
.f the Treasury has made inquiry Of the
S.cavtment whether, where Chlnaman
= travelling from one point to another
= this country, through foreign coun-
.,v on through ticket. IS entitled to
sntsr the territory of the United States
.ithout producing the cernhcate re-
rn;red bv law in cases OF Chinese seek
mo 10 land from vessel at one OF our
nr,ts No actual case Of the KIND has
I'm presented, and Acting Secretary
rrsrch declines to decide the question
ant;l case actually arises. Section
= ,enteen of the Act relating to Chinese
.,,"vides that no Chinese person shall be
Emitted to enter the United States by
md without producing to the proper
s.f:;cer Of cus.oms the certificate in that
80 renuIred Of Chinese persons seeking
a. land from vessel, which must he
s;ther the certificate Of Identification,
snch AZ is given to Chinese laborers
msidino ia the United States at the
time Of the passage Of tho act,
snd who NAV desire to return a cer-
t;dcatA by the Chinese Government that
rs Is not a iahorer, and therefore enti-
lied 70 enter the United States. II is not
sssy 70 determine what, If any duties
sra imposed on the Treasury Depart
mrnt with regard to ChiEaiMen, coming
into the United States BY land. The
statement that the Acting Secretary Of
the Treasury had decided to leave all
ench questions 70 the discretion Of the
cnstom officers is erroneous, il being the
duty of the Department to decide such
nuestions actually arising in the course
n business. This duty Of removing
Cinnamon found in this country and not
entitled to remain devolves by an not of
Congress upon the President Of the Uni
tad States, after proceedings before
come officer Of the United States Court,
and not upon the Treasury Department.
whether the right of Cinnamon to pass
from one place of the United States to
another through foreign territory can be
determined by the Treasury Department.
will be decided when properly present
I'd.
Cenxressional Nemsiaaelons.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The Republicans Of
the Seventh Congressional District at
Starling have nominated Thomas j.
Henderson,.
Tho Greenbackers Of the Fourteenth
District, at Clinton, nominated A. +.
Stephenson for Congress. The Demo-
crats als0 nominated him.
Tho Democrats Of the Fifteenth Con-
ersesional District nominated A. j.
Hunter at Danviile.
At Grand Rapids, In Michigan. the
Democrats and Greenbackers fused IN
the Fifth Congressional District. and
nominated Jul US H. H0useman, Dem
Ocrat and banker.
RallreaA Alliance.
Responsible officials Of the Union Pa
cific state that at a recent visit OF Cen
eral Manager Clark aud Freight Agent
shelby to San Francisco q trAffic AZ
raucelnent more equable and advan'
tspeous to both companies than evel
before made was contaminated with thu
Central Pacific, and that thus pefma
nent peaoe has been established. Thii
il believed TO set at rest rumors OF thu
Union Paoific being left ont in tho cole
by other alliances made by the Centra
Pacific.
uebraska ssseA.
LINCOLN, Sept. 6.-The condition o
stock never was better than nov. TIT
mild weather of last winter, hne pas
ture this summer and good care have
done wonders for cattle.
sparlsless Eleclisn.
HUNTINGTON, Vermont, Sept. Cleo
] ti0u returns come in slowly beyond pre-
cedent. Much less than One-half Of thu
State haR been heard from. Returns IN
iioate Republican vote of S,OOO, and
Democratic Of 1900. The vote is ver,
nQht in the second districek only 6ve
towns being heard from. Less than bali
theeo oivo ROLAND 1883, Fletcher 5l52
Grant and scattering 2802. Indications
are there is no choice, which will necee.
eitate a second election. In the first
district Stewart Is elected BY l0.OO0 ma
jority.
Clsse shssslns.
LIvEnpooL, New York, Sept. Elm the
pigeon shooting match in New jersey
Yesterday between G. Dustyn. champio1
wing shot Of Detrois, and d. Guthey, oi
California, for $3.50 q side, ..Dustyn vor
BY a to u.
steamboat NlsasteP Feared.
FsANxroRr, Mich., Sept. 6.-Captair
Matthews, Of the Life Saving Station
reports that he found bottom mp the side
Of a steamer, the upper cabin cofres
ponding to the anchor line boats. The
agent Of the line in Chicago thinks The
description does not tally with that Oi
their boat. The Annie YOUNG, however
iaoverdue, and may possibly have ms'
Win diaas1sr.
A Proper Punishment.
NAsHvrrL., September 6.--Mrs. Sarah
Young, a respectable woman. aged =
years, was outraged on saturday last
near the city BY q negro named :WinRlol
Wade, and last evening 4 mob OF Ona
hpndred men Oyerp0wefed the guard
took tho wretch from Jail and hung him
ne tree.
Mere er che star Rsase Case.
WAsHlxoroN. Sept. Elm the stal
route case Ingersoll and the Court a
enoe became engaged In = controversy
q to whether the failure Of tho proeecu
tton 70 present 8. w. D0rsey's state
ment smedo 70 Postmaster Genera
James Wa evidence Of Dorsey's hon
egty. Tho Court said hc saW nothing II
NJ position and il was . quostioG
whether he would allow argument 70 b.
boood ON q nero vacuum OF W1n(
amounting to nothing. He diecusse(
he improbability Of Walsh 'aotestimOny
though he thought IL had been already
ground to powder. It amounted 4
tAiD: rich man borrowed without NO
eeMity, and . poor broker loaned with
out security. No man would ever b
dsve his story. Assuming Walsh's stor.
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