Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-06
have two children. Gotch is almost insane
over the result of his act
Arrival from the Orient-Marine Dis
aSterS.


San FRANCISCO, July 5th.-The steamer
Oceanic arrived to-day with Hongkong
dates to June 9th and advices from loBo-
hama to the 18th.
The American bark b. F. Watson, Cap
tain Hawkins, from New York with 35,000
cases of kerosene to Bangkok. caught fire at
the latter place, May 10TH and was burned
to the waters edge. The cargo was fully
and the ship partly insured.
The steamer Glamorganshire, Captain
Williams. while entering the harbor of
Kobe, Japan, to complete loading a cargo
of tea for New York. was struck on the
port side, abaft the bridge, by the American
ship Clarissa b. Carver staving in her
Accompaniment, which filled with water.
and made it necessary to beach the steamer
and discharge her cargo. The Clarissa b.
Carver sank in thirty-fiye minutes after the
collision.
The conhagration which occurred Oh the
Goth of May at Toyama, Japan, was of eX-
ceptional magnitude, destroying 5,917
houses No estimate of loss is given.
The Mikado of Japan has bestowed the
ribbon of the third class on d. w. Stevens.
who for many years was first Secretary of
the United States Legation in Japan, and
later was Secretary of the Japanese Lega-
ton in Washington. Orders higher than
the fourth class are seldom conferred on
foreigners by the Mikado.
A fire at Bangkok, May 18th, destroyed
the sawmill of Grassi Bros. and other prop
ertv, estimated at 100000. Also q mum
ber of lives were lost. Nine bodies have
been recovered, and more are believed 10
be buried in the debris.
Return of EX-Minister Young-The Inev-
table Interview.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5th.-JOEn Russell
Young, Minister to China the past four
years, arrived to-day on the steamship
Oceanic. In an interview with cal re-
porter. he said the higher class of Chinese
are proud people, and the Restriction Act
effects them, only by touching their pride. 1t
does not deny them any privilege which
they desire their countrymen to enjoy. The
rulers of China are as anxious to prevent
the emigration Of Chinese from the Empire
as the Californians are to prohibit Chinese
immigration to this State; but the eXclu-
sion of Chinese from free immigration to
this country has offended their pride. Ii
Hing Chang spoke with much feeling
upon the subject on this ac-
count. He said America permits
the immigration of japanese, negroes
and natives of the islands of the Pacific,
but prohibits the Chinese from going to
that country But the laws of the Empire
are much lAore prohibitory in regard to
emigration than the provisions OF the
Restriction Act The Chinese who come
to this country are from Hongkong, q
British colony, wholly outside the ilrisdic-
ton of the Chinese Empire. The laws ot
Canton explicitly prohibit Chinese from
emigrating, but they do not prevent them
from going to Hong kong, only seven
hours ride down the river. | can
say positively that the Chinese Gov
ernment has carried out the treaty
with this country i'll every de
! forbidding Chinese subjects from emigrat-
ing to America than the Restriction Act
contemplates. | was instructed by the
Government TO inquire into the matter
fully. Senator Miller had made COM
plants at the State Department that the
treaty was not being observed, and inStruC-
tions were sent to me to investigate the
matter. ! went to Canton and found that
the laws of the province prohibited emil
grafton, and that they were faithfully ex-
ecuted If had asked that the Chinese al
Hongkong be prohibited from emigrating
| | would have been referred to Lord Gran
Vile In fact, Governor Bowen, o
| Hongkong. told me that he woulC
! stop the ChlncSc emlgratlOn u
| America if his Government instructed him
to do so. The British Governor of Hong
I kong could enforce the treaty if he wa'
required to do so by his Government. The
| Chinese Government, therefore have done
all in their power to prevent emigration
1t is encouraged, however by merchants il
! Hongkong. who make it very profitable
There are two steamship lines from Hong
kong, the Peninsula and Oriental line, an(
the Pacific Mail The Oceanic brough
| over to this country to-day 1,200 Chimes
/ in the stecrage at $50 a head, max
ing $72,GoO for that cargo of human
freight. The Pacific Mail wants to get al
| the business it can in that line, anC
encourages emigration, and the merchant
| in Hongk kong. who find it highly profitable
to send coolies TO America and the island
of the Pacific encourage emigration. II
this way there are powerful forces at worl
| to evade the provisions of the Restriction
| Act. with which China has nothing what
ever to do, and for which she is in no way
responsible. If asked how the Act could b.
fully and completely carried out, shOulC
answer, without hesitation, Negotiate
j treaty with England by which coolies from
Hongkong shall be prohibited from sailing
| to this country.
An Oakland Tannery Burned.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5th.-Derbys tan
merry, at Oakland, was burned tonight
! All the buildings, with their contents
| eYcppt the enuiue-rOOm were DESTROYED