The daily gazette., 1883-06-14
rnE cHINEsE TREATY.

OCLaA1A0AANA
n Baby Transported 10 san Francisco
A novel and humorous result Of the new
treaty with China, and the recent law re-
slrSztiny Chinese immigration to this country
ID related hy the San Francisco Exdmiiler.
The law prohibits that the coming Of
Chinese laborers TO the United States
be, aud the same Is hereby sus-
pended, and during such suspension
il shall not be lawful for any
chinese Lahore 20 come, or, having so
come, after the expiration OF said ninety
dsys, to remain within the United Stats.
both the treaty and the Act specifically
excluded all classes OF Chinese trom the
effect of their operation excepting 'laborefs,
and the term was defined tolerably clearly.
While the grave diplomatic eoalerencys
which set agoing all this machinery 81 Law
were being held, tender little love epso'fe
was being transacted right under the noses
of the diplomats, but it would have re-
ceived no consideration whatever in this true
chronicle had not after events closely inter
woven ths shreds of destiny. One OF the
American Commissioners was accompanied
to China by his wife, and for.waIt OF female
society along the way she took With her
her neice, 4 bright San francisco girl.
Across their path Fate threw handsome
Young Engiishman, a merchant OF Shanghai,
and his Wooing of the niece OF the diplomat
was short and effective. She returned 10
her native country pledged to marry him.
His arrival in San Francisco soon after gave
her an opportunity to reIeem the pledge,
and the opportunity was not thrown away =.
Accordingly the young merchant took hrr
back to China as his wife, and iu the course
of time q boy child was born to them.
Almost before the child was old enough 10
travel. its grandfather in San Francisco in
sisted strongly that it should be brought
| across the intervening 1900 miles for him to
| look at. The parents consented aud in the
| regular course the f,ther applied for pass
ports for himself, the mother, child and \
nurse, the latter being Chinese woman.
"Nurse nurse r said the clerk in charge
of the consuls office, musingly, "What is 4
nurser
'Sir don't you know what a nurse is :
| am astonished, sir i'i exclaimed the father
OF the child.
.Yes, yes," hastily ejaculAeed the official.
| Il know what q nurse, but what want 10
| know is this: Isn't a nurse a laborerE
"Aha! The Restriction Act" muttered
the father. Time in its flight had brough,
on August the 9th, aud it was then lSS2.
Aud, as far as that is concerned" re
marked the official as parting shot, Il
don't know that your child can get pass
port He's Chinaman, as he was born in
China"
The disguised parent wrote TO friends in
San Francisco, stating the problem, and re
| ceived an early reply to the effect that q
/ passport could be procured for the child
| without difficulty, but as to the nurse-well,
| that was q serious question, and it had been
| referred to the Secretary o: the Treasury at
! Washington for solution.
/ The readers who have followed this his
! tory thus far must now on to Washington
and into the private office Of His Excellency
the President II a Cabinet meeting OF all
tl.e Ministers - Trrasury, State. ARMY. n
teriDr, etc.-that You are invited To attend
The wise meu are discussing grave ques
ton, namely, Is a nurse laboreri Mean
while the parent aud the mother in Shang
hal and the grandparents aud relatives il
San Francisco are chafug over delay tha
seems inexplicable. The mother will no
come away without the nurse
At last decision is reached by the CAbi
net
A nurse is a laborer
The passport cannot be issued.
But the Attorney General still entertain:
a doubt as to the correctness of this deci
sion. Remember, the law WAS as vet fresh
and in view of the fact that a nurse /,
usually woman. the Cabinet wisely held
Z n
American people do not wish to give th,
Chinese women Of the kind they have 80 ia
seen in this country any loophole to craw
through to aud here. So the matte
/ WAS
REFERRED TO TEE ATTORNEY. GENERAL.
Alter studying the law that official agar
convuSrd the Cabinet to hear his decision
Il believe said he graveiy, THAT undei
the laws of China any person born within
the limits Of that country is, 70 all intent,
and purposes, a subject OF China. Now the
second article Of this new treaty under
which this Restriction Act was passed reads
Chinese subjects, whether proceeding lC
the United States as teachers, students
merchants, or from curiosity, together with
their body aud household serysn =. AMI the
Chinese lahorers who are now in the Cnitet
Ststes shall De allowed IN 60 ami come o.
their own free will and accord, and shall b,
accorded all the rights, privileges, immuni
Ties ard exemptions which are accorded l,
10 the citizens and subjects of the most IA
vorei nations -
Now" said the Attorney C ienerAl, :.
claim that this child Is Chinese subject
travelling iron motives OF curiosity. an,
that the nurse IS his body servant"
"Tneu." concluded the President. "tel
: them 10 issue the passports. John, fetch il
{ TIE cigars.
The decision oflhe Cabinet flew over III
wires, and - soon as wind and steam pei
mitted the istber, the mother, the Chimes
subject aud It's body-serYAnt were welcome,
70 san Francisco, where they spent joyou
time. There is only one bitter thought t
mar tie pleasure Of nv visit, the fathe
said as he stood on The deck OF the Arabi
the other 3ay just before that steamer wit
him and lis ou board sailed for Shanghai
And What is that - his friends asked.
ut is THE should l decide TO give N
son an American education, he could nc
enter your pIolil schools"
5 The innocent cause Of all this trouhl,
I perched on Is hoIy-seryAut's arm, was iu.
then Growing delightfully."- as rhroug OF Al
Inirtrs, mostly iema.e. ieuGerly saluted
aud nade il gooi-by
: The grandfather Of tie inf,nt whose .,
: cul'ar situation is auova irsCri, ed is Charl,
? J. Turbrrt, ESQ, Of SAu Francisco. Cal
aud son ol the late John Torhert, ESQ, ,
Nhmiugf6u, Del, formerly cashier of h
Farmeis' Bank Of this city, and well know
70 Wi miugtouians.
Flies and Bugs.
Flies, roAches. ants. bed Bugs. rats, mic,
-ophers. cAipmUuks, cleared out b
Rough on Rats = IS ceuts.
Too MpgH, 4