Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-01
). THURSDAY MORNING. oeToBER /, 1885.
FAR AND NEAR.
RESTORATION GF MAIL SERVICE
TO THE ORIENT.
Massachusetts Republicans Silver
Question-Race Reports
Foreign News Items.

Question-Race Reports
Foreign News Items.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoN.J
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Hawaiian Chinese Regulations.
WASHINGTON, September 30th.-United
States Minister Merrill has sent to the De-
partlnent of State copies of regulations re-
Gently promulgated by the Hawaiian
Kingdom controlling the immigration of
Chinese. IN substance, the regulations are
as follows; No vessel to be allowed to land
more Than twenty-five Chinese passengers
at any part of the kingdom, unless the pas
sengers in excess of tnat number are pro-
vided with passports emitting them 10
enter. Passports, entitling holders to return
to the kingdom, viii be granted persons Of
Chinese nationality. or who may hereafter
become resident of the islands. provided
such persons bave been engaged in trade.
or have conducted some industrial enter
prise during 1t least year of their resi-
dence. No return passports will be given
to Chinese laborers leaving the islands.
Passports will be granted at the Foreign
Office, also by his Majesty's consular officers
at Hongkong, Shanghai and San Francisco.
to any Chinese women desiring TO come to
the islands, and TO Chinese children whose
parents are residing in the Kingdom, or
who may not be more than 10 years of age.
Passports emitting the holder to enter the
Kingdom will also be granted at the For
eign Office to such persons of Chinese ma
tionality as the Minister of Foreign Affairs
may claim it proper 10 admit to the King
dom. All orders and instructions regulat-
ing the incoming of Chinese into the King
dom heretofore made and promulgated are
rescinded.
Restoration cf Mail Service to the Orient.
NEW YORK, September 30th-The de-
cision of the Postmaster General, made
public to-day. to discontinue sending the
Asiatic mails by way of Europe and the
Suez Canal and restore them to The route
via San Francisco, using the four steamers
of the Occidental and Oriental Line for
that purpose, has given rise 10 rumors that
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company may
withdraw its steamers from the China
trade. In this case, it is said the Pacific
Mail steamers may be available for the
Australian service, touching at the Sand
wich Islands. 1t is learned ON good au-
thority that the Canadian Government is
willing to give a subsidy TO line of Brit
ish-built ships, provided their western
terminus at Puget Sound is adopted as the
port of destination. A well-known railroad
man said to your correspondent This
is virtual back-down on the part of the
Administration. The storm raised by its
refusal TO subsidiZe the Pacific Mail steam
ers, thus causing Il delay of thirty-two DAYS
to,,New York merchants sending by mail to
Yokohama via Europe, is being felt at
NaSliy,crfnr Tho ,t-oI,,
cannot dispense with the Pacific Mail SER
vice and give satisfaction to the many mer-
chants in the Chinese trade. The delay of
thirty-two days in transporting the mail
would prove fatal to any business inter
ests." A meeting was held yesterday of
members of the Importers and Grocers
Exchange, at which resolutions were
adopted urging the Government to facili-
tate rapid and regular mail communication
with China, Japan and the East Indies,
saying {" Trade was already embarrassed
by the recent delays in the service" About
thirty leading bankers and merchants also
signed circular, which has been forwarded
to the Postmaster-Genera urging him to
make some arrangements by which East
ern~mails could be expedited.
Rosecrans and His Subordinates.
WASHINGTON, September 30th There
has been a good deal of talk in reference
to the designations of General Rosecrans'
office, and it has been stated that he re-
quested the designations of all his chiefs of
divisions, and that the President and Sec
retary Manning advised him to retract that
action. The General has denied that his
wishes in regard to the disposition of his
force have been interfered with in any
| way, and two changes of chiefs of division
were made to-day. As to the others. Gen
eral' Rosecrans says that their designations
will be accepted from time to time, when
ever he and Secretary Manning can agree
upon the proper men TO take their places.
He says he will not force upon the Secre-
| tary any man he has doubts of, and the
Secretary will not appoint any one General
Rosecrans does not want. Meanwhile the
present incumbents will continue to serve.
The General says that when the President
spoke of giving him the Register
ship of the Treasury, he replied
that he thought the duties of the
Office were not Just such as
would be suitable to his qualifications, as
bookkeeping was entirely outside of his
line. He talked the matter over with both
the President and Secretary Manning, he
says, and finally told the President that
he would accept the place under the con-
ditions that he should have a good second
in command, whom he could trust to at
tend to the details of the office, and in
struct the clerks as to their duties More
over, that he should have the designations
of all the chiefs of divisions in his hands
al once. The President, he says, told him
he could settle with Mr.. Manning He
talked the matter over with Mr. Manning,
who finally said, Well, go ahead He
then took the place, he says, and has been
going on since acquainting himself with
- ,s,fl u L.. n
proving it. The first thing was to get the
designations of the chiefs IN hand, and then
to act upon them as men cUuld be agreed
upon to fill their places.
Renewed Activity in Railway Building.
CHICAGO, September 30lh.-The {2d3,pay
Agc, i'll an article to appear in the issue of
October lst, says 4 surprising awakening
activity in regard to railway building has
become evident. The year opened with
gloom and depression in business circles,
but the record Of the past nine months
shows the total number of new roads in
progress and proposed in the United States
to be o26, with q total mileage of Al, ,393
TEis mileage of proposed new roads, and
those already in progress of construction,
are distributed as follows: New England
States, S13; Middle States, 1888; Southern
States, 9414; Western States, 1886; Pa
clIlc otateS, 4, lof. Inc greater part OF the
proposed roads are to be short local lines,
intended for the legitimate needs Of com
munities, and generally wanted TO open up
regions destitute of railway facilities In
the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
and Tennessee this activity is especially
noticeable and cheering.
Massachusetts Republican State Con-
veniion.
SPRINGFIELD, September 30th.-The Re-
publican State Convention met here this
morning. A. w Beard acted as temporary
Chairman. Senator Hoar was elected per-
manent President and made a long address
The platform adopted reaffirms adherence
to the principles of freedom, equity and
national supremacy and liberal constitution
upon which the party was founded renews
pledges to the soldiers and sailors of the
war that all shall be done for them and
theirs that justice and gratitude demand; !;
demands prompt enactment by Congress of
q general bankrupt law, substantially as
passed by the Senate during last Congress :
demands inmediatn and unconditional