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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
AMENDMENT OF HE ANIL CHINESE LAW.
Weak Points in tie Present Restrictive
Immigration Measure.

The enforcement by the Treasury Department
of the law prohibiting the coming of Chinese to
the United States has been effective to such
as st Elk to land from vessels entering our ports
I he result has been 10 divert the travel TO
sells entering the ports of British Columbia,
whence passage into the United States at OBJ
scure points along the Dominion boundary IS
easy. very considerable number of Chinese
laborers have, during the past year entered the
nitcd States from Canada and Mexico.
The officers OF the Treasury Department and
of the Department of Justice have used every
means at their command 10 intercept this i'm
migration; but the impoSsibility OF perfectly
guarding our extended frontier is apparent
1 he Dominion government collects head Ia Y
OF SO from every Chinaman entering Canada
and thus derives Il considerable revenue from
those who only use its ports TO reach a position
of advantage TO eVade our exclusion
laws. There seems 10 be satisfactory
evidence that the business OF passing
Cinnamon through Canada to the United
States is organized and quite active. The De
partment OF Justice has construed the laws TO
require ;he return of any Chinaman found TO
be unlawfully IL this country to China, as the
country from which he came, Notwithstanding
the fact that he came by way of Canada; but
several of the district courts have, in cases
brOught before them, UVerrulet this view of the
law and decided that such persons must be re-
turned to Canada.
This construction robs the law of ali effective
ness. even If the DEGREES could be executed, for
the men returned can the next day re-crOss our
border. But the only appropriation made is for
sending them back 10 China and the Canadian
without the payment of the $50 head tax. |
recommend such legislation as Will remedy
these defects in the law.
In previous messages have called the atten-
tion of Congress to the necessity of so extending
the jurisdiction OF the United states courts to
make triable therein any felony committed
while in the act of violating law of the uited
States. These courts cannot have that indie
pendenCe and effectiveness which the constitu-
tion contemplateS so long as the telonlous Kill
ing of high court officers jurors ard witnesses.
in the discharge of their duties or hy reason OF
their acts as such is only cogniza in the state
courts. The work done by the attorney general
and the officers of his department., even under
the preSe inadequate legislation, has produced
some notable results in the interest of law and
order.
The attorney general and also the commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia call atten-
tiou 10 the effectiveness ana inadequacy of the
laws relating to crimes against chastity in the
District of Columbia. A stringent code upon
thi, subject has been provided by Congress for
Utah. aud il is IA matter of surprise that the
needs OF this district should have been long
pyprlpokpi
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
REBUILDING The NAVY.
Immediate Completion of Vessels Con-
structing and Planned.

The report of the secretary Of the navy shows
a gratifying increase of new naval vessels IN
commission. The Newark, Concori, Benning-
ton and Miantonomah have been added during
the year, with an aggregate OF something more
than II, 900 tons. Twenty tour Ur-shipS of all
classes, are now under construction i'll the navy
yards and private shops but while the work
upon them j. going on satisfactorily, the
completion of the more important vessels will
yet require about years time Some of the
vessels now under construction, 1t is believed,
Will be triumphs of naval engineering When
it is reco!iccted that the work of building Il
modern navy was only initiated in the year
1883, that our naval constructors and ship
builders were practically without experience i'll
the construction of large iron or steel ships,
that our engine shops were unfamiliar with
great marine engines, and that the
manufacture of steel torgingS for guns
and plates was almost wholly a foreign
industry. the progress that has been
made Is not only highly satisfactory but fur
nishes the assurance that the nited States will
before long attain in HE construction of such
vessels, with their engines and armaments, the
same pre- cminence which it attained when the
clipper shin and the most impressive eX-
hlbl OF naval power the old wooden
three-deckcr man oi-war. The officers OF
the navy and the proprtetors and engineers
OF our great private shops have responded with
wonderful intelligence and professional zeal TO
the confidence expressed by Congress in its lib
eral legislation. We have now ut Washington
II gun shop, organized ard conducted by naval
officers, tina: i'll its system. economy ana product
is uneXcelled Experiments with armOr plate
have been conducted during the year with most
important results. It is now believed that n
plate of higher resisting power than any in use
has been found and that the tests have demon
Strated that cheaper methods OF manufacture
than those heretofore thought necessary can lie
used.
/ commend TO your favorable consideration
the recommendations of the secretary, who has,
/ Am sure, given to them the most conscientious
study. There should be no hesitation in
promptly completing Il navy of the best modern
type large enough to enable this country To dis
play its flag i'll all for the protection of lis
citizens and of its extending commerce. The
world needs no assurance OF the peaceful pur-
poses OF the nited States, but we shall prcba :
bly, be in the future more largely competitor
in the commerce Of the world. and II is essen
tial to the dignity of this nation and to that
peaceful influence which ii should exercise on
this hemisphere. that its navy should be a3e-
quate both upon the shores OF the Atlantic and
of I, Par
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
UPERATTUN OF The PUSTAI SERVICE.
Marked Efficiency of All Departme nts
Recomr me n atious.

In the report of the postmaster general some
very gratifying results are exhibited and many
betteTmentS OF the service suggested. \ perusal
of the report gives abundant evidence that the
supervision ana direction OF the postal system
have teen characterized by an intelligent and
conscientious desire 10 improve the service.
The revenues Of the department show in
crease OF 5000. Gao, while the estimate for
the year 1898 shows surplus of rec, pts over
expenditures
ocean mail post-offlces have been established
upon the steamers Of the North German lloyd
and Hamburg lines saving. by the distribution
on shipboard. from.two to fourteen hours time
in the delivery OF mail al the port OF entry and
often much more than This in the delivery at
interior places. SothorUughly has this system,
initiated bv Germany sud the United states,
evidenced its usefulness that Il cannot be long
before il is installed upon all the great ocean
mail carving steamships
Eight thousand miles OF new pO>tG service
has been established upou the railroads. the car
distribution 10 sub stations in the great cities
has been increased about II per cent, while the
percentage OF errors in distribution has. during
The past year. been reduced over one-half An
appropriation MSS given by the last Congress
fcs :he purpose @! making sQEas expffimeDts IN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
CHANGE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS,
New Methods of Naming the Electors
Are Condemned.

The method OF appointment by the states OF
electors of President and vIceHresident "a' re-
Gently attract cd renewed Interest by reason o n
departure by the state OF Mlen!gau from the
method which had become UNIFORM IN ali the
states Prior 10 leS2 various methods had been
used BY the different states and even 1y the
same state. in some the choice was made Dy
the legislature IN others electors were chosen
nv districts but more generally BY the
voters OF the whole state upon gen
erGl ticket The movement towards the
atpption Of the last named method
mad an early beginning and went steadily Tor
ward among the states, until in loS2 there re-
Tnaiued but single state. south Carolina that
haduot adopted Ii. That state, until the civil
Vgr continued to choose its electors by vote
of the legislature, nut after this war changed us
method aud contoYmed 10 the practice OF the
other states. For nearly sixty years al! lhe
states save one have appointed heir electors by
a popular vote upoI. a general ticket. and tor
c.sriy thirty years tats method was universal
afIe1 full test OF otisr METHODS, WiiheBIiEi'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
PACIFIC RAIL WAYS DEBT.
Commission Urged to Agree Upon a Plan
for DispOsinE of II.

The report OF the commissioner Of railroads
shows that the total debt Of the subsidized
railroads 10 the United states was, on Decern-
Der 81, ise0, sII25l26lSO6 A large part OF this
debt is now fast approaching maturity, with no
adequate provision tor its payment. some pol
icy tor dealing with this debJ. with view 70 its
ultimate collection. should be at once adopted.
Il is very difficult, weIl-nigh impossible for 80
large 6 BODY the Congress 10 conduct the
necessay negotiations and iQYEstig atiouS.
therefore recommend that plavisiGa be made
for the appointment of E Commission % sgEes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
SEIZURE Of THs lTATA.
Congress Informed of the Capture of the
insurgent War Vessel.

evil Var in chill, which ocsa1 In Jau-
arz a>t. was continued hut. fortunately, with
e aeat armed collisions. until August -
...E She CONGRESSIONAL forces landed near Val
sa>a l0a! after Il bloody engagement, capt
s3 that city. President lfalmaceda at once
stzcgt tHHt his cause was loSJ and pro
>s#4l government was speedily established
aa victorious party cur minister was
ilrettrito recognize and pat himself
z@uutealau with this government a. soon
>asH4t hAvt Established its de faCto char
h!gH was done. During the tendency
t> eNit contest frequent indirect appeals
at.r to this government 10 extend bclliS-
ga-at> u the Insurgents aud To give audi
Il ihelr representatives, This WAS de
- a5tI tht policy was pursued through
@.lca tins cover 4ment. when wreuchcd BY
2 5" streuuoN>ly insisted upon on the
stzt tHrUpesu nations.
i.ata. an araed vessel commanded by
oiherr ef the insurEent feet manned by
ssssES aad with soldiers on boaE,t, Was
= tlies process Of the uited states court
lieEa. Cal. fur violation OF our neu-
>N> While iii he custody Of an officer
1outt tho vtSS i was tu-Cibiy wreStei
ltH Fat ana put to >t'A- X would have
consistent with the dignity and self re-
Ii. = government not 10 have insisted
..4+a should hc returned 10 San Diego
=s' IRE alignment of the court This MAS
= ie Tie 5Huta 81 The congressional party,
>-ei ht l8uiIGe THAT before the arrival
t+t# = II thaI Fatt, tile secretary OF foreign
s' a5 sEe PROVISIONAL government att-
49, y Ee#r Admiral bruwu, comma nd
43ttI states naval forces. s
h..1.ieatlaa, from which the follow
aa extract: .sIhe provisional
-tFs#l. tat ha> learned BY the eableErams
associated Press that the transport lIata,
..t .A an Diego hy order ot the [ nitcd
dst tahlt4s ON board munitions of war, and
*ssse>>.9.t u the marshal left The port.
'lA acari this official " no was landed
HILL iit.r rtr coast. and then cyIuuued
tt W. Ii this news be correct.
eminent woEtd deploTe the conduct of
- H alte as an evidence that il Is not dis
sEo >apE eEt or agree 10 The iHfractlon OF
.t the Cuifei states. the undersisne
- '-N aiiaEe OF the personal relations you
Es' good enough 10 maintain with him
- ..ss Aolr arrival IA this port to declare TO you
s4iA. 't'vl II saF i within reach q! our orders
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

rho following is the message of Pres
Harrison. read to Congress at the
opening session:
Io-.,r SENATE AHD House OF REPREsENTv-
The re,oTts of the heads of the several
r.,e aepartments, required by law to be
'Ntta',srrsa Is me, which are herewith trans
sutt',9t sutt and the reports of the secretary of the
il.ta', a',,sarI the attorney general, made direct
li5as li5 y -nrrrss furnish comprehensive view OF
n administrative work OF the last fiscal year,
me ~ IN internal aft hrs Ii would be OF
FttA, artHse if thu sc reports could have an
~. sla-tite persal by {, err member of Congress
, III. sI VINO take hn interest In public at
alN- .rrh a parusal could not fail TO excite q
i.At.fa-4ppreeiation iAt OF the vast labor and con-
ILL., ul-,,i4is effort which are given 10 the conduct
n our civil administration Inc reports viii,
lsa..rbed. considered. and decided from the
l.aa-4I,ift IF public duty, and upon considera-
,ne aferjins the public interests alone
ao" invite t. every branch Of the service the
a+.sttion and scrutiny of Congress
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-12

berry have relation to the selection of members
of the House OF Representatives. The power of
Congress Is ample to deal with this threatening
and intolerable abuse. The unfailing test of
sincerity in election reform will be found in u
Willingness 10 confer as TO remedies and 10 put
into force such measures as will most effectually
preserve the right of the people 10 free and
ennAl IepreSentatiOn.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
RHaI EHtatH memlerx.

TOR SALE.--The following property, from
l one to three miles from Washington
City, near and along the new electric
railroad now being built through Alex
andria County, near Arlington: g.
room house, d acres, price s2,260; 4-room
house, large barn, l acre, $1,000; Groom
house, "a acres, chicken house and barn,
S1,6SO; Groom house, II acres, 81, 900; 7-room
house, necessary outbuildings, 90 acres, So, 600;
"a acres, 10-room house, S, 800; 4S1 acres, new
store house and dwelling, S4,95O; acres, g.
room house, 81 400; "a acres at S75 per acre;
30 acres at SIS; Al acres at $3.50; Z acres at
$275; Is acres at $275; 7acres at $3.50; so acres,
large house, and barn, $3.50 per acre; 1913 acres,
large mansion, stately trees, barns, stable,
ETC., S15O per acre; 16 acres, new Groom
house, 5000 per acre; 2 acres at $3.50; acres
at 1915; large house, original trees, 10 acres
at $50; 90 acres, Groom house, fine shade
trees and orchards, 800 per acre.
j. e. CLEMENTS,
1921 ST. NV, Washington, d. G.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
HOUSES FOR SALE.

HOUSES FOR SALE.
619 st. n. W., 196x104 to loft. alley $17, 600
414 9th st. n. W., Ax119 to alley.......... $4,000
719 st. 8. W., 6 rs., IL #. 'front.' @3, 100
building lots on the south side of
Maryland ave., bet. 9th and 10th sts
n. e., 81 per #. II sold at once.
Also lots on 10th ST., In same square,
at SO cts per foot.
Cor 9th and G sts 8. e., 5 building lots,
house on premises renting for 500 per
mo-, rs IT. on G st. and "a #. on 9th
M St.; al 1900
st., bet. I'd and Sd cts N. g., 60x95 to
80 it, alley, rs cents per foot.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
GOOD INVESTMENTS.

a Handsome Residence on Rhode Island
avenue northwest. Also
A Choice Lot on Massachusetts avenue, be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
northwest, improved by frame house, renting
for $25 per month. Price, 81 per foot, If sold
immediately
Two four-story bricks, ten rooms and bath,
natural wood. Mantels and tiled ireplaces
in all rooms. Good location. Prices, 81, 600
and $500, one-third cash, rest to suit pur-
chaser.
avenue, near Dupont Circle, ten rooms and
bath, beautiful mantel and tiliag in rooms,
built for owners use, will sell furnished or
unfurnished. Price, $4,000. Terms easy.
Beautiful homes and property of every de-
scription for sale on easy terms at our Office.
j. s. Lawrence & Co.,
GIT Fourteenth Street Northwest
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
F'oR SALE.
VALUABLE COUNTRY PROPERTY
BY
DUCKETT 81 FORD,
DUCKETT 81 FORD,

NO. OI7 I SIREEI N. W.
One of the finest old estates in Prince
Georges County, 404 acres, very conven-
niently located, one mile from Mullekin
Station, sixteen miles from Washington.
improvements are fine brick mansion of
nineteen rooms, situated on commanding
site and surrounded by beautiful grove Of
venerable forest trees. The outbuildings
are numerous and we'll arranged. The soil
is magnificent forest land, the finest in the
country, and section In which it is located
is one Of the thriftiest in the State. The
improvements alone cost probably as much
as is now asked for the entire property.
There is fine apple orchard and other
fruit. This is one Of the finest estates In
the State, and Of kind rarely offered for
sale. Price, $4,000, on easy terms.
Twenty acres OF fine garden land, ON Bladens-
burg and Benning Road, one-half mile from
Bladensburg. Only $1,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
THE NEW ORLEANS OF TEXAS.

In certain quarters there has been a
quiet effort to keep dark the magnlh-
cent success of the engineers at the
mouth of the Brazos But the inter-
view with Col. Gaines, published yes
terday, indicates that the friends OF
Galveston will soon have to acknow l.
edge what is the fact, that Texas has,
at last, a deep water port. Ocean
steamships drawing 10 feet can now
cross the bar at Velasco. Two years
ago there were only Az feet, and a
fishing smack could hardly cross. The
engineers say IS feet can be main
tanned. The harbor accommodations
will be ample, there being depth OF
25 feet up the river for thirty miles or
more.
While Galveston, with all the six
millions to be expended there is but
an experiment, Velasco seems visible,
tangible certainty. The facts as given
by Col Gaines, point to the immedi-
ate building OF large seaport and
commercial city at Velasco.
The benefits to the people of Texas
the new port, and the cheapering
transportation that must ensue,
will, as correctly observed by Col.
Gaines, amount annually to many
millions.
Locally we are specially interested
in the new port ard the sooner Aus
tin can link herself by trunk line to
ocean transportation at VelaSco, the
better for her future trade and com.
merce. Velasco, with the stretch OF
deep river behind it, will be the New
Orleans of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

SPECIAL attention is called to the
advertisement of Nolan county, stu
ated on the Texas and Pacific railway,
forty-two miles west OF the city Of
Abilene. Homeseekers and investors
will do we'll to visit Nolan county be-
fore buying land. 1t is recognized that
the controlling inducements that
prompt industrious, law abiding PEG.
pie to remove from one portion or
section of the country to another are,
lucrative emf loyment, prospect Of
rapid enhancement In value ofstheir
investments, good health, educational
and social advantages for themselves
and families. These are only few Of
the many resources and advantages of
Nolan county 1t is a land of great
capacity, of great fruitfulness, of great
promise. No other county presents
superior advantages. Society in
Nolan county is of good, intelligent,
law abiding, liberal minded and pro-
gressive people. Schools and churches
are we'll attended. The benevolent
societies Of every kind, and among
than. t tne Masons, the Odd Fellows,
the Knights OF Honor, Young Mems
Christian Association, all have large
memberships.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

VALUABLE in many respects, the
statistics obtained and preserved in
the Office of the superintendent OF
public instruction form one OF the
the most prominent features OF the de-
partments of the state government.
The reports coming in from day to day,
as shown in the department notes OF
THE STATESMAN, are an index to the
condition of the state, which can be
relied on as almost infallible. They
show the growth of the country; they
show the sentiment of the people;
they show the prospects of both
country and people. AS the country
grows and prospers, the reports show
the advance made. A prosperous
country has increased lots of children
and improved educational facilities.
A progressive country puts its children
in the schools, and the average daily
attendance shows the improvement II
this respect. The indications point al
advancement in the past which is in
deed gratifying, and prospects for the
future well calculated to fill the people
with courage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

been In progress at Pearsall for some
days past, has been postponed al the
instance of the state to Monday, June
%. Attorney Thomas H. Franklin,
who has been employed by Governor
Hogg to assist in the prosecution, has
been hard at work, and he has made
the application for continuance.
His affidavit says he expects to prove
by Gus J. Dreyfus, Dallas
drummer, that Immediately after
Alice and Lyons entered the
car one shot was fired and the @ tor
sank back in his seat practically s&d
man. Also by j. F. Babbitt, drum
mer for New Orle ms house, h. ex-
poets to prove that Alice fire. tbs
first shot. and after Bowen fell fred
again and again into the pro trate
body.
Yesterday FRANKLIN went to Cuiulis
and obtained from w. J. Bowep the
wounded brother Of the dead zoe VS.
paper man, a sworn statement q the
occurrence.
Bowen will be able to go upcn the
stand next Monnay, and will swear
that he and his brother were sitting il
the car; that Alice and Lyons walked
down the aisle toward them; that
when near him, he saw that Lyous,
who was behind Alice, held pistol III
his hand; that at the same moment
Alice jerked his weapon ano fred
that he wv. J. Bowen) sprang, UNI
armed, toward Lyons, and wa shot
through the arm and fell between the
seats; and that if his dead brother fired
at Alice it was after he was shot
w. j. Bowen's two physicians state
that he will not be able to appear on
the stand for ten days. Alice and
Lyons, the defendants, remain perfect.
lv cool, and claim to be able to estab
lish d complete self defense.
Alfred Y. Alice has been anxious to
bring his preliminary examinatiop to
conclusion. On account of failing
health he made application today to
be taken to San Antonio, SO as to he
near physicians, and will be removed
to that city tomorrow. He will be
confined in Jail there until his triad ie
resumed here next Monday.