Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-08

Her Minister Ordered Not TO Land by
the Collector of San Francisco.
New York Herald special
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, April 6.-Chan Yen
Woon, the new Chinese Envoy Extraord-
mary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
United States, Peru and Spain, arrived In
this city to-day by the steamer Gaelic. He
is mandarin of the second degree, with
peacock feathers, and an ex-member OF the
office Of foreign affairs. He has with him
IS attaches. His chief translator and In
terpreter will be Sing Sing, a graduate of
Phillips Academy.
The new minister is so years of age, with
u tall and dignihed presence. He brings
with him dispatches Of very special nature,
until their arrival in Washington. The
general purport Of the dispatches is to pro-
mote more friendly feeling between the
two countries.
How this friendly feeling is to be pro-
NOTED was not advanced very much by the
manner of the Collector OF the Port, John s.
Hager. The minister was on deck preparing
to step into his carriage to convey him to
the Palace Hotel, when W. J. Tinnin, sur
veyor OF the port, approached Consul Bee
and told him that his orders were impera-
tive not to permit the landing of the minis
ter and hts suite unless the minister for
warded his credentials to the collectors
office, where an investigation would be
made, and II they were found satisfactory
to the collector the minister would be per-
mitted to land.
In vain Consul Beeprotested. Mr.. Tinnin
was inflexible, and the consequence was
that the minister and his suite were ordered
back on board the vessel. The minister
was indignant. He told Consul Bee that
his credentials were for the President OF
the United States and not to any subordin-
ata T,ata in tba nfternoon the aOpIlgt No.
tentate of the port was satisfied and the
minister and his suite were permitted to
land.
The minister refused to be interviewed,
excusing himself on the ground that he was
tired and also upset by the indignities
which had been placed upon him In the
morning.
Consul Bee said to your correspondent
that he had great difficulty in explaining to
| the minister OF what use American collec-
tors Of the port were.
SAN FRANcIsoo, April THE Chinese
| consul has made the following statement
in regard to the refusal of the customs
authorities to allow the minister to land
without producing the necessary papers :
Secretary Bayard sent instructions to
the collector of this port to permit the
legation to land freely and extend to them
every courtesy. just at the moment his
excellency and suite were about to step
ashore, the surveyor informed me that
the collector had just sent an order not
to permit the legation to land until his
excellency's credentials were sent to the
custom-house fer examination. This was
communicated to his excellency, who
expressed much surprise at the action of
the collector, remarking that his govern
ment had instructed him to only present
his credentials to the President of the
United States, adding that they were
packed in his baggage under seal, and
that it would be very inconvenient TO get
at them at that time, and, therefore, he
preferred to remain on the ship until
Communication could be had with Wash
ington. Finally, after delay of an hour
and half the minister and suite were
permitted to leave the ship"
The sheriff OF Chester county has seized
the property of Hon. Jesse @. Dickey o.
New London Township, Pa. Mr.. Dickey
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