St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-13
All the Talk About Retalia-
ton Against Uncle Sam
Is Buneombe.
Like Corporal Tanner, the
Celestials Are Adopts at
Jawsmithing.
A Blaze of Entertainment
ary Utteranees Expected
in England.
SalisbuPy's Shaky Govern
ment Cannot Much Longer
Exist, Says Papnell.
Special Cable to the Globa

Special Cable to the Globa
LONDON, Oct. IA dispaeh from
Hong Kong this evening states that Sir
Robert Hart. director of the Chinese
customs, says that he does not believe
that the Chinese government entertain
any intention of diSmissing the Ameri-
cans in their service as a retaliation for
the recent anti-ChineSe legislation in
the United States. tits true that such
course has been proposed, not only by
censor, but by much more important
personoge, Chang Chin H. Tung, the
vlceroy of Canton. Chang has specially
charged himself with the duty of look
ing after the Chinese abroad, because
most of the emigrants have gone from
the provinces over which he rules Two
years ago he dispatched commits.
sion to the Philippines, Siam,
the Straits settlements, the Malay
archipelago and Australia, to in
vestigate the condition of his country.
men in those places, and in consequence
OF their report he made several reports
10 the emperor, which, as the drastic
| measures he recommended have moi
been carried out, it is needless 10 reca.
| pltulate. He, however, suggested the
| creation of feet which should con.
| Stantly visit the places IN which Chinese
resided, so as to demonstrate to them,
| and to the rulers of the various couns
tries, that they were not
WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROTECTION,
He also proposed to deal with the
United States by prohibiting absolutely
the importation of kerosene into China
and diSmissing all Americans from the
Chinese service. These recommends
nons, like the others. were unheeded;
and where one of the most DOW
erful, energetic and popular vice.
royS failed, censor, who is
created to give advice and to make COM
plants, is not likely to succeed, But
the main reason for thinking that the
Chinese government contemplateS no
such step against the United States citi-
Zens in their service as that suggested,
Is their inherent timidity in handling all
international questions They will talk
and argue and protest with ample dignity
and abundant logic, but when it comes
to action, especially if that action is Of
vigorous and telling kind, they hesi-
tate, and finally compromise or surren-
der. Besides, the number of Americans
IN their service is very small. One has
quite lately been employed by Lii Hung
Chang to develop the silver mines OF
Manchuria, and, save in the customs,
there are not half dozen Americans
in the whole Chinese service. One at
least of these, DR.. Martin, the head of
the foreign office at Pekin, is man
whose eminent and loyal service to
China is admitted by the Tsung-Li-
Yamen itself. Sir Robert Hart. in con.
cluSiOn. said he had not yet received
any orders regarding the discharge of
Americans from the customs service,
and ii he should receive such orders
HE WOULD REMONSTRATE
against their execution. The holidays,
political and professional, are now dis
tinctly at an end, and during the re-
mainder OF the month there will be
blaze OF eXtra-parliamentary utterances.
Mr.. Morley, Lord Harrington, Mr..
Chamberlain and Lord Randolph
Churchill will pour into the intermina-
BILE Irish question the thoughts matured
in the first month of the recess, and Mr..
Parnell, too will be heard before long.
MIR. Parnell, as usual, cOnceals with re-
markable success the place of his re-
tirement, but he Is known to entertain
the opinion that next session will be the
most difficult of this parliament for the
government, and he does not expect
that any decisive issue Will arise. He
is said to be of the opinion, however,
that the government will display a
largely diminished power for the con-
duct of business next session, which he
seems to believe will prepare the way
for the fall of the Salisbury adminiStra-
ton in the following year. The Parnell
special commission inquiry will be re-
sumed on the oath inst. MIR. Glad
stones letter, which has been much dis
cussed, appears to assume that tho
judges report will be distributed to
members of parliament very soon after
the beginning of the session. But that
is view which one or two of those
prominently engaged in the case think
may not be realized. When the count
meets Sir Henry James will begin his
reply, which lie himself expects Will
occupy fortnight. Mr.. Sexton, who is
remarkable for
ELoQUENCE RATHER THAN BREVITY,
has his own case to deal with. and there
are other speeches to which the Judges
must give ear if the interested parties
wish. Is is not expected that under any
circumstances the judges will be able to
close the court for the preparation OF
their report before the beginning of De-
cember, and if their report is laid upon
the house in the second week of Febru-
airy, its publication in form to admit of
debate may possibly not take place
much before Easter, SuppOsing the gov
eminent to determine upon a simulta-
neouS publication of the evidence,
which will I'LL four blue books.
There can be little doubt that
the desire of the government
to delay the publication of the
report is as strong as that of the oppO-
SitiOn to expedite it III order that the
whole matter may be in shape to invite
parliamentary debate. 1t is expected
III agricultural circles that Mr.. Chaplin'S
accession to the cabinet will lead to one
or two changes during the next session
of parliament in the law relating to con-
tagiOuS diseases among cattle. The ag-
ricultural members on the ministerial
side of the house are pretty nearly
unanimous in thinking that the restric-
ton on the importation of cattle from
infected districts should be increased,
and that the burden of compensation
for animals slaughtered in purSu-
ance of the acts should be shifted
from the local funds to the
imperial eXehequer On the other hand,
there is movement in certain quarters
in favor OF giving the county councils a
wide discretion in regard to the en-
fOrcement of these acts in the districts
under their supervision. These and a
number of other questions relating to
practical agricultural grievances will
be pressed on the attention of the new
minister of agriculture by the agrlcul-
tural members of the house of COM
mons, who have hitherto knocked in.
vain at the door of the prlyy council,
and MIR. Chaplin will naturally be
tempted to justify his official existence
L. L.