, 1888-12-13

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self in closer and more helpful con-
tact with the necessities of human
ity Its good work has been seen of
all men, and the financial support
the association daily receive, even
from wealthy non-church goers, is
proof that its labors are appreciated.
The Chinese question, it seems,
will again demand the attention of
congress thos session. Representa-
tive Morrow of California said ND
ward of 800 Chinamen had arrived at
Victoria, b, c., since last August. 1t
is his belief that nearly all of this
number have gradually worked their
way across the frontier TO the United
States. At a meeting of the immi-
grafton committee this week Morrow
will urge upon his fellow members
the advisability of proceeding to
British Columbia and investigating
the matter from that standpoint.
Should he fail to secure the consent
of the committee, he will offer bill
requiring that every Chinaman in
the United States shall. within six
months after its passage, be officially
registered and given a certificate of
registration by which he may in 'fu-
ture be Unidentified Those falling to
register, or these who cannot, at the
expiration of the foregoing period,
produce certificate of official regis
tration, may be deported from the
country.
In an interview with the Suns
Washington correspondent, Senator
Sherman, in speaking of the union
between Canada and the United
States, said: My belief in the fu-
ture common destiny of the two Eng.
lish speaking nations of America will
never waver. l was led to form it by
my failure to find less radical rem
edy for the perennial occasions of
serious dispute between the two
countries The fisheries dispute and
question of right of free transit of
American goods over Canadian rail
roads are types of the disputes
that have veXed the two nations for
century, and will continue to dis
turb them SO long as the present con
ditions exist. To get rid of these
questions we must get rid of the
frontier. I studied the proposal for
commercial reciprocity only to be
convinced that it was illusorv and
impracticable. Political union is an
other thing. The advantage it offers
is more equal. Canada would get in
it all the advantages reciprocity
promises her. Advantages of politi-
cal consolidation with Canada to the
United States is not less palpable
and obvious. If less Immediate, they
will be even greater in the long run.
Political advantages of union are
emphasized by the present troubles
over fisheries, railroad transit and
canal tolls. These and other occa-
sions of border dispute would be re-
moved and the most grave provocative
of dispute and irritation taken out of
our diplomatic relations"
The wife of Gen. Sherman, just
deceased, was a daughter of a dis
tinguished American lawyer and
statesman, Thomas Ewing, who was
secretary of the treasury in 1S41,
secretary of the interior in 1S49, and
U. S. Senator from Ohio. Gen.
Sherman was educated in Senator
Ewing's family until he entered
West Point at the age of sixteen.
He married Miss Ewing in 1850.
Mrs. Sherman belonged to the Ro-
man Catholic church, as do her
daughters, and her only son is
Catholic priest. Her brothers are
ex-Congressman Thomas Ewing,
Gen. Hugh Ewing and Gen. Chas.
Ewing, all gallant Union soldiers
and all men of superior talents.
Springfield, (Mass) Union: So
far as we have observed no news pa
per in the country which has repeat
ed the report that General Harrison
will transfer his family altar from his
Indianapolis home to the White
House has ventured to do SO with any
sign of sneer or disrespect. There
are some things too sacred for ridi-
cule. Men may joke about churches
aud prayer meetings, but they take
off their hats reverently before the
family altar. A religion which be-
gins and tiourishes at home is uni
versslly recognized as honest and
sincere.
The value of the principal articles
of domestic merchandise for the year
ending June 30, 1883, was S6S3, ,S62,-
104, as against S703,022, ,923 for the
preceding year. The total value of
imported merchandise increased
from S692, ,319. .76S in 1887 to $723,-
957, ia in 1888, being an increase of
S31, ,637, ,346, or 6 per cent. OF the
imports and exports carried during
the year only 13 Al per cent. was
carried in American vessels.