Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-24

Arthur Threatened-Presbyt Gen.
eral Assembly-Greenbac Labor Ma.
tiOnal Communicable.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UNrosl
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Anti.Chinese Law.
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has published a circular in
relation to the enforcement of the anti-Chi.
nese law, to be delivered to customs officers
at all ports. The certificates to be given the
Chinese have been prepared by the Secretary
of the Treasury and sent to the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, to be engraved in
manner that will prevent counterfeiting.
The circular directs the attention Of Collect.
ors Of Customs to the Act of May 9th,
which is inclosed. "To prevent any just
cause of complaint as regards the admins
tration of the law, Collectors and other
officers will take pains to carefully carry out
the provisions of the Act, so far as it devolves
duties upon them. The certificate must con-
form in all particulars to the list entered in
the registry books kept in accordance with the
requirements of the Ac'. The names entered
10 the registry books should be numbered
bered as to correspond" The form Of the
certificate is as follows
Number and descriptive list of Chinese labor, Act
May 6, 1882. Certificate furnished the following
named Chinese aborer departing from the United
States, for production to Custom officer on his
turn. To knowingly falsely alter this certificate,
or to substitute any for that written in the
certificate to falsely peIsonata any person named
herein, is to be guilty of misdemeanor and to sub
ject the offender to fine and Imprisonment de-
/ rNtor NJ
dence, hight, complexion, color of eyes, physical
marks or peculiarities fact OF identification certif.
catel The above Chinese laborer, to whom this
certificate is issued is entitled in accordance with
Sections 3, and Of the Act of Congress approved
May g. 1882 to return to and to reenter the United
| States upon producing and delivering the same at
the time Of re-entry aforesaid to the Collector Of
Customs Of the district at which he shall seek to
| enter.
Witness my hand and official seal this - day
| OF - lS-.
Collector of Customs of the port of -, United
| States.
Representative Page said this afternoon
that be would see the Secretary Of the Treas
uTy, and request him to call the particular
attention of customs officers in the circular
to the fact that whenever the word "la.
borer" occurs in the Act it means skilled az
well as upskilled laborer.
The ChfIe.Peru Investigatfon-Testim
WASHINGTON, May 23i.-Robert r. Hit,
ex-Assistant Secretary, testified to- day before
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
touching matters connected with the Chile.
Peruvian investigation. Witness had nc
personal knowledge of any connection of any
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States with the affairs Of the Peruvian Com
pany, and knew nothing except what he had
seen in print of a contract between Morton,
Bliss & Co. and the Credit Industriale
Witness arranged an Interview between
Count de Montefee, q representative of the
Credit Undesirable, and Secretary Blaine, at
which witness was present. The Count un-
folded the plans of his company, which EN-.
braces protectorate by the United States
Blaine said he could do nothing, promise
nothing. Witness did not know whether
Suarez ever had an interview with the Secre.
tary or not. He was often at the Department
asking for an interview. Randall was
at the State Department on two or three
occasions. Witness never saw the miss nQ
papers. 1t was hardly probable that they
would come direct t. the Department with.
out he seeing them. Prescott was consulted
in regard to the Chile Peruvian matter, made
thorough investigation, and prepared Q
statement of facts, upon which the ex-Sscre
tary could act. he was specially charged
with this matter in connection with the pre-
paration of dispatches, and with the exception
Of the Secretary, was the most competent
person to explain the meaning of every wore
in the dispatches. He was highly esteemed
in the Department, and on account of hi
high standing as diplomatist was selected
as Commissioner to visit South America.
The Chairman announced that Blaine
would again come before them to- morrow
and the committee adjourned.
A Cold Wave in the West.
JACKSONVILLE I'm, May 23d.-Thers hal
been frost in this section for several night
past, but not hard enough to seriously injur
the crops.
MINNEAPOLIS (Minn.) May 23i.-The colo
weather of the past few days eliminated in
sharp frost last night The wheat wa
nipped, and also few fruit buds and suci
vegetables as were above ground
Advices from POINTS along the st. Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba and Northern
Pacific Railroads, show that the frost in thoss
sections nipped the fruit buds and sarly gar
den truck, but did no further damage.
KEoKUK (Ta), May 231.-The Constitu
toms special from Boraparte, Mt Zion, Given
Ottumwa, Nobleton, Pella and Prairie City
reports that snow has fallen from half al
inch to two inches. This morning there wa
some little frost, but no serious damage wal
| uOhCs 90 Lax GO huOhAs az any pOiub. -
Oskaloosa four inches of snow fell, and tn,
fruit and vegetables are all damaged but i
is generally believed that Sunday night
frost was the more damaging one.
CEDAR RAPIDS Qa), May 23i. - TIL,
weather was cloudy last night, with ligh
snow early this morning. The fruit is not
materially hurt
The Republicans special indicates that Their,
was material damage at State Center an(
further west
OTrUMwA (Ia.l May 23d.-There was
heavy frost Sunday, and half an inch of SNOW
last night, which showed plainly two hour
after sunrise. 1t did no damage whatever +,
the grain. The tenderer vegetables suffered
somewhat, but the fruit is not peroeptibly in
jured. There is no prospect of a frost to
night.
BURLINGTON ia J. May 23i.-Last nigh
was cloudy, with furries of snow. Their,
was 10 frost to-day. The fruit is not mucl
Injured. Snow fell an inch deep at Noun
Pleasant.
DAVENPORT Ua. J. May 23l-At 2 o'clocl
this morning a heavy snow. storm set in here
and continued for four and a half hours
Fully three inches of snow fell, but at day
light only about an inch was on the ground
because Of melting. No such storm has &C
Cured here since the 7eh of May, 1876, whe,
about the same kind of weather prevailed
The frost yesterday morning did much dam
age TO vegetables and small fruits in thi
region.
MUsoATINE ia May 23l.-About tw,
inches of snow fell last night but no frost
Slight damage was caused by Sunday night
frost. The crops generally promise we'll.
Terrific Tornado In Arkansas.
Hot SPRINGS lark J, May 23d.-Report
of the destruction by the terrific tornado las
week in Polk county are coming in by mail
The residence of Mr.. Turner, at Iron Forks
was demolished; two children were killed
and Mr.. Turner was badly, and his wifi,
fatally, injured in trying to escape. Some O
the inmates had their clothes torn from thei
backs. DR.. McDaniels' residence was tori
to pieces, and his wifs seriously if not fatally
hurt. The entire family of Scott Lindse,
was badly hurt, and Mrs. James Davis,
visitor, is probably fatally injured. Mr.. Bar
Der lost every building on his farm, and Mr.
Meningitis residence was destroyed, the oc
cupants escaping Joseph Peppers littl
daughter was killed. Mr.. Holmes and wifi,
were fatally injured. The Baptist Church
that fifty farms are devastated, and the de
struction in the county never had prece
dent. The damage is not less than $3.50, OO(
in Cecil and Polk counties.
The Proposed Abolition OF Newspaper
Postage.
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-Postmaster. Gen
eral Howe, in his letter to Congress recon
thending the abolition of postage upon news
papers and magazines, says: at may vel
be doubted il the whole people.get as much
information of public affairs from the vol
umes thrown at them by the Government al
they do from the newspapers and magazine,
which they purchase and pay tor" The
Postmaster General recites other considera
lions which lead him to this conclusion, aud
says; Congress may at the present time