Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-10-12
PACIFIC COAST.
The Exclusion Act to be Put
@ to the Proof.
TWO TEST CASES SELECTED.
Breezy Budget of Bay City Items.
Two Ranchmen Shot by
Their NeighbOr.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Their NeighbOr.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, October 11.-Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, of the United States
Circuit Court, returned to-day from
Oregon, and in Court issued two writs o.
habeas corpus, designed to test some o.
the questions to be raised over the right
OF Chinese arriving here after the Exclu
sion act went into effect, to land. One
writ was for Chinaman arriving by the
steamship Belgic, having a return certif-
cate. The question raised is whether
Congress can constitutionally deprive
Chinese holding Custom House certif-
Gates Of the right to return. AS the
Belgic is Pacific Mail steamer, the claim
will be set up that the Chinese who came
on that vessel were technically on
American soil before the Exclusion act
was signed, as the steamer left Hong
Kong last month. In the other case,
that of a Chinaman arriving by the
steamship Duke of Westminster, appar-
emily the only question to be brought up
is whether Chinese without certificates
in transit to this country at the time the
act went into force, come under it's prior
ism, as at the time of the passage of the
act, said Chinaman was on the high seas
and had no means of knowing that such
an act as the Exclusion act had been
passed.
BAY CITY BRIEFS.
Tho data ~ Tho avoork;ox, - Tohr Nc
Nulty, for the murder of James Collins,
was fixed to-day for Friday, November
Both.
The Republican City and County Con-
vention met this evening, and adopted
the platform reported by the Committee
appointed Monday night.
Judge David S. Terry received Wash
ington dispatch to day stating that the
Presidents Cabinet was discussing his
case. A decision is expected before
Monday.
About twenty excursionists arrived
from Boston few days ago on the first
Raymond excursion of the season. The
party will leave for Santa Cruz to-mor-
row, thence to Del Monte and afterward
to Southern California.
Ethelbert Dowberry, who was sent out
by the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington to examine the diseases of vines
in Los Angeles county, made his first
report to-day, which contains much of
interest. Further reports are expected
soon.
The Masonic Grand Lodge resumed it's
session this morning with Grand Master
Rucker presiding. The entire day was
occupied with reports of the judiciary
Committee on questions that have arisen
in several lodges within their jurisdiction
during the year.
Captain Wallace of the City of Chester,
sunk in the collision with the Oceanic,
August, %, to-day appealed to Supervis-
ing Inspector Lubbock for a re-hearing
of his case, whereby he was found culpa-
BILE and his license revoked. The appli-
cation was granted.
The Democratic Convention tonight
Thirty sixth District, Charles Herman !;
Thirty-ninth, John Mccarthy; Fortieth,
Edward j. Murray; Forty-third, John
Gaitleman; Forty-fourth, H. M. Black.
The Convention adjourned until Monday
night.
General Manager Cutting, of the Cali
fornia Dried Fruit Association, has ap-
pointed the j. X. Armsby Company,
of Chicago, agents for the Association
for the country between the Allegheny
and the Rocky Mountains. The Armsby
Comp any has already telegraphed for a
Fge invoice of dried fruit.
The Pilots Association has ordered
Captains B. @. Benson and Richard
Benson, members, to appear before them
October 18th, for a hearing as to their
conduct in accepting command OF steam
ers of the California Steam Navigation
Company, with which the Association is
at war for discharging Captain Turner,
of the steamer I. q. Wallace.
Conflicting rumors have been circu-
lated this afternoon and evening as re-
CARDS the condition of Millionaire James
9. Flood. There were rumors Of his
death up to late hour tonight. Floods
son here had received no news of his
fathers death, the rumors could be
traced to no reliable source. A private
telegram received this afternoon stated
that he was better.
The Masonic veterans held meeting
this evening and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: DR.. James l..
Cogswells, San Francisco, President
Edward A. Sherman, Oakland, secre-
tary. President, for Oregon,
Christopher Taylor; Washington Terri.
tory, A. D. Rock. The Pacific Coast
Genealogical Society, for the purpose Of
preserving information as to Pacific
Coast pioneers. was formed, with the
same officers as above.
Max Rosenstein, formerly in the EN-.
ploy of the Anglo California bank, wa'
arrested to-day on warrant charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses in swindling Charles Levy gu
of nearly $1,000. Levy states that h,
loaned that amount to Rosenstein q
various times on the latter's representa-
ton that he had valuable property com
ing to him in Germany, but that he ha
discovered Rosenstein's representation
were fraudulent. 1t is claimed that
number of other persons have been vic
timized by Rosenstein in the same man
ner.
PREFERRED WITH SHOT.
A Ranchman Shoots Two OF HI
NeighbOrs.
MONTEREY, October Thames Nc