Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-09-26

legitimate business of government in
stitutions The prohibition Of private
assaying and chemical works in United
States mints and assay offices has
special reference to the fact that at the
several mints and assay offices of the
Government there are more or less
active members Of professional firms,
and in certain instances it has long
been notorious that the distinction be-
tween official and private professional
'wokr has not been sufficiently marked.
Fr-xinisfor Young's ideas About tho Emit
grafton Qucstion.
On the emigration question he says.
"The Chinese Government is
indifferent to the emigration question.
In the first place, they don't care to
have their people emigrate. They
would de willing to adopt any regula-
tions you might suggest, and even make
them more stringent against emigration.
We have no interests in China in com
mon with any other Western power. That
should be the fundamental principle ofall
our diplomatic relations with that Govern.
ment. We are placed in a curious rela-
ton to China. We have no possible
desire of territorial aggrandizement.
We do not seek provinces. like France
and we do not care for colonies, like
England, with Port Hamilton anc
Hongkong We have the second lar
gest trade in China of any foreign
power. With nothing but commercial
interests in China, with no desire for
aggrandizement, on possible opportunity
or temptation to enter into any alliance
or agreement meaning war, we natural,
became their ally and friend among al
the Western powers.
II always avoid discussion by nevel
introducing question that nigh
bring up the Restriction Act. Ii Hung
Chang received some reports of outrage.
committed upon Cinnamon in Califor.
mia, and said: "You come to us asking
recompense for the Canton riots anc
attacks on missionaries. Your Gov
ernment makes demand for this, bu
why don't you pay us money for the
way you treat our Cinnamon in Cali
fornia1 You exclude them. Are W,
not as good as the Japanese or til,
negro? In what respect are Chinamer
worse than those races2 Why are the,
not as agreeable7 And yet you tall
about your wanting me to pay yol
money"
The office of Chief of Police O
Phoenix, A. T. does not seem tt
be sinecure by any means. TIL,
Gazette says that the offer is " mar
shall, ex-officio, assessor, tax-col
lector, road commissioner and road
master" under the charter, and he i
made fire warden" by city ordinance
A communistic uprising in the cantor
of Cordova, in the state of Vera Cruz
is giving great concern to the planter
of that section. The Governor of tn,
State processes his ability to put dowr
the rebels without the aid of Fedra
troops. The printers having armed tn,
poems in the effected locality The re
be,s demand division of all property
Cablegrams from London say tha
more is known by the American peopl,
probably about the Dixie scandal thai
by the people here, as not word Of i
has yet been published. The topic
is, however, on everybody's lips. TIL,
general hope has been expressed that i
was not true, but it is now said that al
order for legal proceedings has been al
ready filed
Specie shipments from San Francisco
during the first eight months OF 1888,
were ST. 3,aS8,Soo of which $S,3S7, ,6oc
went to Hongkong and $I,oo5,ooo tc
New York. The exports of produce from
San Francisco by sea during the same
period were $a3,S4I,7oo, against $2r,
$4,000 during the same time in 1884
The Custom-House returns show tina,
the duties collected in the first eigh
months of 1885 footed up $4,o65,7oo
against $4,4Ie,ooo in the same time
last year and $6,459,7oo in 1883. The
San Francisco Sub-Treasury sent ou
$3276, 500 in standard dollars in this
period, against $I,33r,5oo in 1884.
Sincethe sthinst. there havebeenseven
teen deaths from yellow feverat Guymas
twelve being soldiers, two Americans
and three natives. Many new cases are
reported. Consul Willard informed
the State Department and Governor
Stoneman on the 9TH that yellow fevel
had broken out here, and on the same
day declared the port infected The
fever attacks those from high attitudes
and foreigners, old residents not being
affected. There have been heavy rain!
and the trains have been delayed three
days by washouts. The nights are COO
and the days hot.