The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-27
CHINESE RETALIATION.

CHINESE RETALIATION.
They Boycott American Products.
Territorial Progress-Prize Fight-Etc.
HEIDELBERG, Oct. 26.-James G..
Flood. of California, is rather better.
WON ON FOUL.
PROVIDENCE, R. L, Oct. 26,-Jack
Ashton, Of Providence, and Jim Fell,
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, fought
twelve rattling rounds here last night.
Ashton won on q foul. Fell was bad.
ly used up.
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Co1UsA, Cal; Oct. 26.-A building
owned by s. Furth, of the Maxwell
and Winter, sisters, of New York, was
totally destroyed by fire last night.
The lower portion was occupied by
Sterner & Mogks, general merchan-
disc store, and the upper portion was
occupied by the Masonic lodges.
Sterner & Mogks' loss is $4,000; in
surance, $25,000. The lodges loss is
$500, partly insured. The loss on
the building is $4,000, partly in
sured.
A CATTLE MURRAIN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The commits
sioner of agriculture has informed
the treasury department that cattle
driven from Sonora, Mexico, to Ari-
zona imparts to the cattle in that
territory contagious disease, known
as splenetic fever, from which large
numbers have died. He requests, in
view Of the large cattle industry and
the great danger from the infection,
that importation of cattle from So
nora into that territory be prohibited
except at points where the animals
can be properly inspected. The
treasury department has accepted
the suggestion and prohibited impor-
tation, except at Nogsles and Yuma,
and at these points only when shown
that they are free from contagious
disease.
A CHINESE FIRECRACKER.
New YORK, Oct. 26.-The following
circular has just reached the Chinese
merchants Of New York from their
home Offices in Hong Kong and
Shanghai:
"GKNTLEMEN:-Yod are hereby no.
titled that you are to Immediately
discontinue the purchase of the fol-
lowing articles from American sources
and markets, as they are being &C.
verely boycotted by kim maid, or by
members OF the trades union, or the
citizens of China. These articles,
now prescribed, are petroleum, white
sheeting of all kinds, American cali
cos, watches, and American fire arms,
ginseng root and -four"
With the exception OF a few Chi
nese firms in New York the above
circular will have no effect, but many
San Francisco firms will feel its effect
severely, as several of them are heavy
dealers in American -four, petroleum
and cotton goods.
HARD TO ENFORCE.
Ell PAso, Oct. 26.-The task of en-
forcing the Chinese exclusion act
proves to be no easy one along the
Mexican frontier. Ell Paso, Texas,
and Paso del Norte, Mexico, are
separated only by the Rio Grande,
which is at present practically ford
able, and is always so for ten months
in the year. There are two or three
hundred Cinnamon in these two cities
and heretofore they have crossed
freely from one to the other. The
collector is enforcing the law as
fully as his small force of inspectors
will permit, but it is an easy matter
for Chinese to violate them. More
over, the Cinnamon can easily come
up the Mexican railroad or cross the
country from Guaymas or other Pa
cific points, and slip across the line
into the United States.
ARIzoNA's PROGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. &C. M. Zu-
lick, governor of Arizona. in his an
nusl report to the secretary of the
interior. states that during the year
there has been steady progress in
growth and development OF the terri
tory. The population has has largely
increased. Indian depredations are
things OF the past, and life and prop
erty are now safe and Law and order
are supreme.
During the year 292,S41 acres of
public land were entered by settlers,
200 miles of canal for irrigation are in
operation, and 100 miles additional
are to be built during the present
year.
The importance OF congress author
izing photographic survey of the
territory to demonstrate the FEAST
bility of artesian wells, and water
storage reservoirs is dwelt upon at
length. The yield of gold and silver
last year was S5,771,555.
Governor Zulick renews his recon-
mendation of last year for survey
Of public lands in that territory and
urges an early settlement of private
land grants. He opposes the propo-
sition before congress to transfer
these claims to special court created
for this purpose.