The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-21
No Truth in the Statement that China
Will Withdraw Her Legation
Because of the Passage
Of Unfrlendly
Legislation nj the Last Session OF
Congress ChattanoOga's Tenn.
pest in a Teapot.
The Railroad War in the Northwest
Begun in Earnest-Liyely Gut
ting OF the Rates.
The Halls Of Congress Swept and Gar
niShsd, Ready for the Assem-
bling Of the SOlonS.
The Queen DecOrates Egyptian Heroes
To-Day at Windsor.
Ninct, Arabi's Right Bower, TO That
WOrthy's Rescue.
Professor Draper Dead, and Thurlow
Weed Following.
Other Foreign aud Domestic News.
Washington News Notes,
EAIInn To nEr nEAnIM

means committee, called to meet this morn
ing, failed to secure quorum. Messrs
Kelley, Kasson, Speer and Errett were the
only members present. Mckinley is ex-
pected to be here tomorrow.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Colonel Milton Cogswell, a retired artl-
lery officer, and deputy governor of the
Soldiers Home, this city, died suddenly
this morning, of appoplexy.
PRESIDENT HAYES,
of the tariff commission, is in the city, and
says; Notwithstanding newspapers TO the
contrary, the commission has been doing
good work, which will be recognized when
their report is submitted to congress, He will,
it is understood, draft a bill covering
charges in the tariff which the commission
think necessary, also to be SUBMIT ed to
congress.
DENIAL.
1t was stated at the CL,2eSe legation to-
day that there is no foundation FOR the
statement that the Chinese minister and
suite will be withdrawn from the United
States on account of recent legislation re-
stricting Chinese emigration.
VAGUE, BUT ALARMING.
The following telegram was received at
| the railway mail service department.
| CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Nov. 20 TO Q. Free
| man, Assistant, Attorney General
Get the secretary OF wars permission to
use government building as hospital
| Emergency great.
ISigned1 II. Il. GEIssoM.
UNFoUNDED.
The rumors of disaster at Chattanooga
are unfounded. They arose from an ~
tempt of the city authorities to place pest
house on the United States reservati "a
attached to the National cemetery. The
superintendent ordered the city authorities
from the grounds, and he at once stationed
guards around the place. No further
trouble is apprehended, as the authorize:
will not act without permission from Wash
ington.
SUPERVISING SPECIAL AGENT MARTIN,
of the treasury department, has submitted
to the secretary of the treasury his annua
report for the fiscal year ending June 30th
1882 detailing operations of tho specia
agency Service during that period. 1t show'
that the amount recovered on account o.
seizures, fines and suits was SS2,519; in
creased duties. $500, ,ii6; miscellaneous, Sl2,,
1853; number of seizures, 2l7; appraised
value, 81, AIS; reduction in expenses recon-
mended, SIS, 800; number OF arrests, 81
number of reports received, 2,976; o
these reports 5S relate TO snug
Cling, $40 to under-valuation, u t.
misconduct of customs officers, lS2 to seiz
ures, 100 to inspection OF customs districts
10 to suits commenced, and 239 TO miscel
laneous subjects. The supervising specia
agent says; To secure more efficient ad
minstration of customs service through
out the country, consolidation of collec.
ton districts and the abolition OF larg'
number Of ports at some OF which there ar,
no duties collected, and at others, where
, expenses are largely in excess OF re
ceipts, would seem absolutely neces
sary, and in this connection II is crafty
ing that during the last session OF congress
bill for the consolidation OF customs col
lection districts, theabolition of all fees ant
: giving collectors fixed salaries was intro
duced by member of the house who wa
, formerly q special agent and familiar will
the wants o. the service Respecting SNUG
Cling he says; Activity and vigilanc
largely has been consigned to very marrow
limits. The seizure on the night Of Janu
ary Sd last, of nearly ton OF opium value,
at 500 900, while an attemptwas being mad
, to land II from the steamship rokio
, at the wharf of the Pacific Mai
steamship company. the largest and mos
important case of smuggling during tn
e year. 1t is reported that the business q
c opium muggling on the Pacific coast ha
@ been carried on by an organized company
a which includes capitalists, custom.hous
EMPLOYEES, steamship employees, loca
5 politicians and Cinnamon. Local custom
officers suspected Of completely with tn
smugglers have been dismissed from th