The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-11
WASHINGTON WISPs.
An Epitome of News from the
Nations Capital.
THE AGRICULTURAL REPORT
The Reading Strike-Fast Mail Ser
Ytce-In the HoHse-Miseel-
9laueous Items.
AT the Capital.
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WASHINGTON, February 10. - Lone
Chew, Chinese merchant. residing in
Portland, Oregon, recently inquired OF
the Treasury Department whether the
requirements of section 6. of the
Chinese restriction act, might not be
waived in the case of his nephew q
young Chinsman now at Hong Kong,
whom he intended to bring over and
give an interest in his business.
He was Informed that inasmuch as
by the express terms of the statate, the
certificate therein spedaied shall be sole
evidence permissible to establish on
the part of any Chinese person, not a
laborer, the right of entry into the
United States.
The inquiry admits of no other than
a negative answer.
THE READING STRIKE.
The special committee to investigate
the Pennsylvania labor trouble
listened to an informal statement from
Representative Brumm, whose district
is in the Reading regions. He thought
the whole lockout was fostered by the
Reading Company. He declared the
blame of refusing to arbitrate rested on
the railroad officials. After the first
interview with superintendent Sweigert,
said Brumm, representatives of the
men had attempted, they said, to send
kilograms declaring the strike of, and
orde ing the miners back 10 work; but
the Western Union Telegraph, which
to q considerable extent was controlled
by the Reading Company, has reused
some messages and delayed other and
when, in consequence, many o! the
men at distant points did not return TO
work, the company had next day
laughed in the strikers faces. The
hearing Will be continued TOMORROW.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
The February statistical report of the
Department of Agriculture gives the
following in relation to numbers and
values of farm animals; There is an
increase in horses, mules and cattle,
and a decrease in sheep and swine.
The largest rate of increase is in horses,
3 per cent, and it is general throug out
the country, though the largest is west
of the Mississippi. The aggregate ex-
ceeds 13 COO. coo. The increase in mules
averages 315 per cent; increase in cattle
2H. 1t makes an aggregate of over
100000. The increase is nearly as
large in milch cows as in other cattle.
In sheep the decline appears to be be-
tween 2 and per cent, aggregate the
of flocks being 43 SOC, 900.
There is smaller decline in the mum.
bers of swine, less than l per cent,
leaving an aggregate of over "A 900 900.
The aggregate value OF all farm ami
mails was SIS, 100000 more than year
ago.
FAST NAIL SERVICE.
The Postmaster General has entered
into a new contract with the Chicago,
Burlington, & Quincy Railroad for
last mail service between Chicago and
Council Bluffs, to take effect March
18th. The present contract calls for
fast mail service IN the schedule of six
teen hours westerly, six times week.
The new contract is for daily service
both east and west, npon a schedule OF
fourteen and one hall hours, leaving
the time at either end to be controlled
by the Postoffice Department.
By this arrangement California mails
leaving San Francisco in the evening
after business hours, and arriving at
Council Bluffs in the afternoon of the
third day, will be taken up by the new
fast train, and will reach Chicago in
time for the first morning delivery on
the fourth day from the Pacific Coast.
1t is the purpose of the department to
secure, if possible, a fast mail from
Chicago east. to leave Chicago on the
arrival of the Pacific Coast train, and
to make New York in about twenty-five
hours from Chicago, and about 112
hours from San Francisco.