Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-28
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Washington,
The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday
sent telegram to the Collector of Customs at
San Francisco with reference to Chinese i'm
migrants. The following is copy: Section
six of the act of 1884 applies only to Chi
nese merchants coming for the first time to
the United States. Chinese merchants who
we're former residents in the United States
may be admitted on any satisfactory proofs
of such facts by certificate or otherwise.
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday re-
ceiyed cable message from Rear Admiral
Davis, commanding the Asistic station, say.
inc the Trenton had returned to Naseasaki
from Corea. She LETT affairs there quiet.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ccivld COMMUNICATION from the ColleelSss
! Of Customs at New Orlesss, saying he is
! informed by the Spanish Consul that one
/ Gomese recently left the city for some
( point on the GulfCOast with the view, il is
! believed, OF getting out flibustering expe-
diGon to Cuba, to be conveyed By the
schooner Phoenix. The Collector says he
has notified the collectors of the Cult ports
with view Of interrupting the proposed
expedition. The Secretary Of State has
been furnished d copy o. the letter.
Domestic.
A fire at Lauriuburg N. c., yesterday
morning destroyed eleven stores. No de-
tails.
A ire in Egberts knitting mills at Troy,
N Y, yesterday afternoon, damaged the
property to the extent of $4,000. insured
for $25, 900.
The imports of specie into New York for
the week ending yesterday was S+22, 900.
Ever Bros, cotton brokers, Of New York,
assigned yesterday. No preferences.
Oscar Gufcks brewery at Worcester,
Mass, burned yesterday morning. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The imports at the port of New York for
the week ending Yesterday were Si,9O6,000,
of which 81, 10000 were dry goods and
g, 100000 generslmerchandise.
The schedule of Messrs. 0pdyke 4 Co,
bankers, of New York, was filed by Vim.
Peet, assignee. II shows debts of 1926, 900;
nominal assets, S563,O0O; actual assets,
S256,GC0.
Foreign.
The French Senate yesterday adopted
the clause of the budget establishing taxa
ton Of religious bodies.
information offurther robberies of mails
along the Rocky Mountain division of the
Canadian Pacific Railway has been received
by the Postoffice Department, but the parti
culars arenot obtsinsble as the Government
and railway company think publication
would tend to thwart their efforts to catch
the robbers.
George Augustus Sala sailed from Lon
don Yesterday for New York. February
18th he starts from San Francisco for
Australia.
The story is now told that the emeralds
which adorned the crown of the Empress
Eugene were false The crown was
among the Jewels at the government sale at
Paris. The bogus emerslds were purchased
nv an English nobleman for $4,000, and
the money paid the ex-Empress for her
claims to the emerslds as personal property.
The monev, however, was returned when it
was found the emeralis were only Imita-
tons. The Paris Figaro asserts the Empress
was aware Of the deception.
The Irish executive has ordered the
Chief of Police to enquire into the charac-
ter of the appointments to the detective
force made under the regime Of French, the
disgraced inspector.
The German negotiations with France
for the naturalization of the territory OF the
African International Association has been
renewed at Paris. Bismarck has sent
snecisl request to Prime Minister Ferry,
urging him to withdraw his opposition to
the scheme.
The Berlin National Gazette says; The
majority oft Reichstag intends to place
new check upon Bismarck BY rejecting his
demand for a credit OF $4,000 to conduct
the expeditions to Africa.
The Berlin Elberfeld Gazette has opened
a subscription list to provide Bismarck with
an additional secretary. In two days sub
scriptions to the amount Of 1850 marks
were received.
The Cologne Gazette says that at the last
Council Minister Bismarck raised the ques-
ton of the dissolution of the Reichstag, but
considered the moment inopportune and
decided to await further hostile manifesto
tons before throwing the country into
fresh election.
The Russian Government is about to es-
tablish a naval station at Noycroasis on the
Black Sea, at cost Of ten millions OF
roUbles.
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