Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-07
Interesting Point Regarding the Chine
Eaetric4ia,, 49,

Interesting aiCeSllOu III regard 10 inc en-
forcement of the Chinese Restriction Act.
One OF the methods employed to evade the
law was for emigrants to land in British
Columbia and cross the border into Wash
ington Territory. When such persons
were found, they were taken back into
British Columbia and warned not TO re-
turn TO the United States. 1t is possible
that many Chinese la5orers, who had en-
tered the United States in various other
ways were driven into British Columbia,
under the impression that they came from
there. The authorities of British Column
bia have protested against this practice, and
called attention to law imposing a tax of
| S50 on all Chinese who landed in the Brit
! ish possessions. The Collector of Port
Townsend reported the situation 10 the
! Treasury Department and asked for ia
structions. The Secretary has called on
| the Attorney General for an opinion, and
| it is likely that the matter will be brought
before the Cabinet at its next meeting.
California Wines East.
New York, October 6th.-A representa-
tive of one of the Oldest California wine
houses said TO your correspondent: : So
many conflicting accounts of the Pacific
coast grape crop have reached the dealers
here that they hardly know what to be-
lieve Speaking for my own firm, have
no hesitation in saying there were more
California wines sold in the East this year
than last but at somewhat reduced prices.
Dry wines continue to be in most demand.
New Orleans is not consuming such a
quantity of California wines as formerly
This Is chiefly owing to hard times among
the laboring people there, who always have
been large consumers. On the whole, you
may say that we are doing fairly good
business"
The Australian Mail Service.
New YORK, October 6th.-A Central Pa
cific official said TO your correspondent this
afternoon Private advices from London
indicate that the Australian steamship ser
vice will be kept up monthly, until Con-
gress or the Postoffice Department have
had an opportunity to decide whether they
will devote the money already appropri-
ated as extra compensation for mails car
RED IN ships bearing the American flag.
Unless Villas recedes from his present posi-
ton, the service to the Sandwich Islands
and Australia will be conducted entirely in
British ships. 1t is well known here that
the Canadians are figuring to get the ships
to run to British Columbia. The Canadian
Government is SO heavily embarked in its
Pacific Railway that it stands ready to give
subsidy of 100000 per annum for the
privilege OF this steamer connection at both
ends Of its line"
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, October 6th.-The Utah
Commission meet in this city on the 10Th
instant, to prepare and submit to The Secre-
tary of the Interior their report upon the
operation of the Edmunds Act in Utah
during the last year.
When the Senate meets there will be a
list of between 800 and 600 Postmasters.
appointed during recess, submitted for con-
tirmation. In addition, il is estimated that
during the session of Congress the terms of
at least 600 Postmasters will expire, so that
the nominations of over 900 Postmasters
will come before the Senate during the
next session. There are 1886 Presidential
Postmasters in this country, and at the rate
observed during the past six months, all
Presidential Postmasters will be changed
in two years.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held to-
day, at which all the members were present
except Secretary Whitney. Among the
questions considered was the Spanish COM
mercial treaty and several appointments
under the Treasury, Interior and Justice
Departments.
The Treasury Department purchased
100000 ounces of silver to-day for delivery
at the New Orleans and Philadelphia MINIS
for coinage into standard dollars.
The President has accepted the resigna-
ton of William B. Fleming as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico, to take effect upon the appoint
ment and qualification of his successor.
DR.. Theodore Canisins, of Illinois, after
having spent twenty years in the consular
service of the Government, the last three
at Samoa, has returned here, broken in
health. He brings a letter from the King
and some gifts.
The United States Patent Office to-day
granted the following patents: Stephen
Uren, Sacramento two patents), machine
for making nuts, and utilizing scrap for the
manufacture of nuts, etc.
Joseph e. Hayden, a 81, 400 clerk in the
Pension Office, was dismissed to-day, for
using gross language toward the Executive
of the United States.
Raisins and Cholera Germs.
New YORK, October 6th.-Dr. Smith,
Health Officer, says a do not believe
cholera germs will be conveyed in dried
raisins in the condition in which they are
imported TO this country. l do not believe
there is any possibility that either raisins
or the boxes III which they are packed may
become infected and cholera germs trans
planted in a condition to communicate
cholera. The fumigation of cargo of raj
sins would not injure the fruit for market.
know OF no authentic instance on record
where sugar has transported the germs of
cholera. 1t does not necessarily follow that
because food has been in the room with
cholera patient that it is infected. Whether
1t should be destroyed would depend upon
whether or not it had been in contact with
a person sick of cholera or liable to have
been injected by the excretia of the patient.
High heat, dry or moist, and desiccation,
or such condition as secures driving, are be-
lleyed to be efficient in the destruction of
the causes upon which cholera depends
Dealers in raisins express different views
regarding the probability of the introduc-
ton of cholera germs by the importation
of fruit"
DR. James thought it not likely that
cholera infection would be transplanted in
dried raisins. 1t was believed possible for
the germs OF disease TO be transported in
sugar. 1t was customary to destroy any
food that had been in the same room with
a cholera patient. Ventilation would be
likely to kill the germs of disease, though
the possible length of their life was not
known.
At the store of Thurber, Wylagd & Co,
| wholesale grocers, it was said there was no
Hanger IN the importation of raisins The
California crop has constituted about one
nth OF the country's supply. The quality
shows marked improvement each wear
! in California raisins, but consider them in
ferior in quality to the imported article.
The California product would control the
| market west of the Missouri Hills Bros.
sent consignment of California raisins to
Maine the other day.
The Iri6une's editorial says Health Off
Ger Smiths opinion as to the danger of in
lection is not held by other physicians Is
II necessary to prove absolutely that an
| article has carried infection with it in order
to justify watchfulness over it at quaran-
tine? Our native raisins may not be equal
to the foreign products in some respects
| concealed in them.
The Oregon Senatorship.
NEW YORK, October CHA Washington
special says; An Oregon Republican, who
has just arrived, says that the Governor of
that State has not yet determined to call
an extra session of the Legislature to elect
United States Senator, and that it is the
impression in Oregon that if the Governor