, 1886-03-11

/ t.CSh "iitEt Itu ctItuCdttS were -"t'i'i'H
exchanged for white tags. and the holder
hustled along TO the gang plank, where
{ two rows 81 employees, Cinnamon on one
{ side ard white men on the other, rapidly
examined papers. took up tickets and
passed the holders on board.
On one side Of tire enclosure were two
tables, at which sat men taking 4 de
EcriPtion of those who did not have white
tags and did not want return certificates.
This W. composed of old, dccrepit, worn
out iaborers- sick men, cTiPPics and
opium fiends. Many of them were &f-
ilictei with loathsome diseases, which
made them anything but pleasant com
panions FOR 4 long voyGge IL the close
steeTaGe az a ship. They were ali Going
home on what are called poor mans tick
cts. and most of them at the expense of
society to which they belonged. 4 Chi
namsn who was directing the movements
of the poor class explained that as there
we re so many ChiUamen ont of work
noL7, 1t was necessary 10 send home all
tho Sc who were likely to prove burden
on the rest He also called attention to
the fact that there were an unusually
large number of women and children
going. This, he said, was because they
feared trouble here this samml :, and
they wanted to get the women and chill
dren out of the way. Pointing TO the
old men and cripples, he said: They
ought 20 put that lot on ship by them
selves and sink them IN the ocean. They
are no good to any one, and China don't
want them any more than America does"
An old Chinaman, who had all his world
ly possessions in small bag, said he had
been in California for thirty-four years,
and that he had been mining IN the
mountains most of the time. Sometimes
he had plenty of money, which he spent
playing poker. He was 50 years old, but
liked good game of five cent ante now
as well as ever.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate: Brigadier General Alfred H.
Terry to be Major general, wee Winfield
Colonel Alexander Chambers, Dist |
Infantry, TO be colonel of the 18th |
Infantry; Major John S. Poland, 18th
Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel of the |
Dist Infantry; Captain George K. Brady,
23d Infantry, to be major of the 18th |
Infantry. First. Lieutenant Wm. c. |
Manning, 23d Infantry, to be captain;
Second Lieutenant Wm. A. Nichols, 23d |
Infantry, to be first lieutenant; Second
Lieutenant Jas. Locke, 4th Cavalry, to |
be first lieutenant; Joshua L. Child, of |
Missouri, to be minister resident and |
consul general OF the United States to |
Siam.
The Last Republican.
WASHINGTON, March st IL under
stood that Villas has asked the resigI ION
of Third Assistant Postmaster Ge-l raj
Hazen, who Is the last republican bureau |
officer to remain under the democratic |
administration. Hazen has been in the
Office for many years. and has risen from
an ordinary clerkship to the position he |
occupies at present Chief Clerk Nash !
of the department, is said to have been
decided upon as his successor.
Arrest of Oregon City 2 'oters.
PORTLAND, (Or.), March Twelve
men identified as being in the Oregon
City mob on the night Of February 2lst,
were arrested today by the United
State= marshal, All waived examina-
tons and were held on $4,000 bonds each.
Ten gave bonds and two are in Jail.
The grand jury has been called to meet
on March 23d.
Howard and Terry
New YORK, March 4.-The Sun says
editorially on General Terry's appoint
ment: The friends OF General Howard
are likely to feel hurt that he is passed
over for Terry, and may impute this
action to motives which they cannot
approve. 1t is quite true that Howard
may receive the nomination to the next
vacancy. which will occur on the 10th of
this month by the retirement of General
Pope for age, bur the Hancock vacancy
is the older, and General Terry in filling
that is carried over Howard's head and
stands before him in the possible COM
mand of the army"