Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-17
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
The Hard Lot Of Native Christians
In China.
1Hs pEPosED NEW MEXICAN JUDGE
Same Big Appointments Made YES
terday by the Presi-
dent
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON. O,tober l6.-A report hsa
bsep received By the Secretary OF State
from Consul Charles Seymour, at Canton,
China, enclOsing pamphlets Issued BY
Shanghai and HsndoW committees Dc
scribing persecution o! Caris!ian' in Ch'Ls
Mr. Seymour says the material on the
pamphlets is from the pens Of eminent
American Eaglish and German mission
aries. and is published With the purpose
of disseminating information that may
lead 10 bs.les the provision
being made ty tie western
powers 70. pr tecting native Christ an''
The subject" be continues is one OF IN
podsace, and although such persecution Is
clearly forbidden by treaty stipulation
there SCENE 10 be no prescribed manner
for enforcing prohibition Or for obtaining
indemnity for losses sustained BY It's viola
t,ou. have tried TO avoid troubling the
deoartment with details Of the many
cases OF trouble in which missionaries from
the ni,ed States AMI Europe and their
native converts and co workers, native
preachers aud helpers have been involved
n this the most turbulent consular district
"a China or 10 the world, but have labored
tai,kC:ll; and someshat successfully In
l.. ,fg1a I'D "a
and quietly as possible. Prosecutions OF
Shich missionaries complain, comprise OF
rcbbiug, or distraction OF ehapels, rob
peFy, beating, blsekmsihng aud
boyeotliny native christi Ins often vIth the
encouragement Of local authorities and
the refusal Of the authorities to punish Of
tenders and protect Christians or take
measures to secure restitution. IL is not
INTENDED 10 leave the impression that the
Chinese authorities have in every case
been unwilling 10 deal Justly by native
christians. On the contrary the not IN
frequent sid rendered by local officials in
suppressiug outbreaks is greatly acknoRE
edged.
A. OFFSET TO The CENSUS CLAIMS
The stats of Colorado and the Territory
Of Dakota base msde application upon the
Treasury for thsir proportion OF the money
]upr,pristed for the EXPENSES Of the SENT
=. suaisl census recently taken. Aot!rg
SeC -. lleg Garrison has written letter to
~" 80 So. ny Of toe ia.erior, in which he
VIC - ~, u The 5 sts ana the Territory
a ;oJaL,aS 80 % Ne United SlaIes On &C
Slo - l., UiJ August 5;h. 1851
in the SUN of S3.24I.~H Sno 9-.;,'Io &c - -
respectively, and IN tccore ~1'e Et.u s.S .oS
rule 10 such cases it has heel A5se'Su 5S 81
that a sum equal in suount 10 that 'ue Ee
withheld uarii further action bs taken. IL
the case of the Territory Of Dakots w, :
2G5 So of the amount (35. .jO6.sSJ certified
70 be due, has b, en oleecled 70 oe Pald,
and in case Of tie S,a'c Of Colorado no
amount has been directed to Do psld, as the
State 3 indeOrsiuass IL in excess OF the
amount, $9o.GT3OT, certified TO De due.
LAMAR ExFoRCEs AN Old oRDEG.
L,ms-. \ short time ago, revived the OF
der wa,so has flilrG into d'suse closing the
Interior DeparJmeur RJ : oeloSS IN per
SOUS no. connected with the Department
He followed The old order, which exempted
those who had business with the Patent
O8.es, but II was fJGnd that everybody
who Raa denied admission claimed that
,hey had business with the Patent Once,
which rendered the order practically mop
ersliye. Yesterday h0Esver, ths SscretA'
~ who mas been ANNOYED sT Office seekers
after his usual time issued a modified or
der uhich excludes everybody TilhSut eS
cpp,iou Noz admission can Oaly 5s Sc
cared after ? O'Clock by procuring pass
FROM lhe cbi,i clerk. A similar order hss
been ia operation at the Treasury Depart
Inent for year,
A. OFFICIALS SEIGSATION REQUESTED.
NJ, D,vis. Deputy Fourth Auditor of the
Yraaury, b. been requested TO resign and
.siIl ba sueeasAra by friend of Auditor
Shelley, B6o j. row CEisf Of Division 10
TIA. Bureas
CRANE CORRESPONDENTS.
Ia the Presidents mail the other day
- = uisSige, ghich at FIRST glance sp
40 Be cosarea Sith the myst'c CHAR
pear >afsR gnkno&p tongup, surround
"cters % ~s4siiB s3oraed ms framing
ed oy /" ish'as k0SeSer, L vas eva
. Ga close IDspscuCh, -, 10 .chool boy
dent that the writer, h, J.g,s- DaueI
fashion, had cpeusd = sheet .ISss o,
and rpread ink along tha thre. Ss.s
one side. Then, By folding the
sgain, the ;rk had spread out iato fantss-
nc sh.ps. on both sides shse making q
symmetrical edgiug around the whole. In
sids this frame were written strange charse'
ters. which. a. 6rss glance, bore strong re-
semblauce to lctters, but which were IN re-
Arty nothing bat pen mSsks. meaning
} nothing. The miSsiys was evidently from
one Of the army OF cranks who are coutin'
ually wiring TO the President, the most oI
them advising him about things oi which
they are entirely ignorant or sho sing theu
lack of even common sense. The Presl
deors daily msil seldom fails 10 conlair
something of The kind OF course they q
4 no further than the desk Of the clerk woC
breaks he envelopes, and it is seldom ths
repcr;tr is alloEtd glance Of them be
fore they kre destroyed.
A BOUNTY DECISION.
The Second Comptroller OF the Treasur.
has decided that the Government esuno
Tersin Auy part Of q sOlGisr's or sailor
bounty upon his dischsrge, and that II
cases where this has been done the amour
retained must be refunded.
The LAST REPUBLICAN TO BIZ DISPLACED.
Il il Understood that Mr. Jsnisou, th
only remsinipg Republican ehiei OF q d
vision of the Registers Ul6ce, will b
displaced BY Democrat.
THE pEPoSED JUDGE