The morning call., 1891-09-17
AGAINST THE TARTAR
Impending Revolution in the
Chinese Empire.
Statement Of The United States Consul at
NdgaSaki.
Sealing In Alaskan WaterS-The Work of
the POaCherS Land Cases Decided.
Patents Issued.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

| is of Tartar blood. and there is great hatred
| OF the Tartar among the Chinese proper.
| They have been planning for years to over
| throw the reigning dynasty, and sooner or
later, think, the discomfort will break out
| in an open revolt. This is the underlying
| cause of the riotous attacks on the foreign
| missionaries The anti-Tartar element
| hopes to embroll the Government in quar-
rels with different nations. They are will
| ing that any number of missionaries should
be sacrificed if the responsibility is thrown
! upon the Emperor and his advisors, whose
downfall they are thus helping tO bring
! about. The position Of our country is hu-
initiating.
! III serious emeute should occur, Amerl-
| can citizens would be compelled to call on
| the English or Russian commanders of bat
| tle-ships to come to their assistance. TIE
| powerful ironclads that these nations hav e
| in Chinese waters make them feared and re-
| spected. Before | left Japan our sole fleet
! there was composed of three Insignificant
| vessels, the MOnocacy, PalOs and Alliance.
| miserable craft that would only excite de-
rison if crisis should occur. Not one Of
! them could be safely trusted to navigate tile
| yellow sea, aud the first was condemned
y
| been ordered over the situation is of course
! improved"
| SEALING IN ALASKA WATERS.
Major Williams, Special Treasury Agent.
| who, with j. Stanley Brown of the State
| Department. went to Alaska on a special
| mission concerning the seal industry. says
| the report VIII be submitted as soon as Mr.
| Brown arrives. The latter was left in
| Alaska to close up some affairs, and he is
| expected here in about ten days
Major Williams says: The Doachers
! had heard all about the Presidents prOcla-
| nation before we arrived there, but they
| knew that persnOal notice would have to
| be served on them, and so kept out of the
| way during tie foggy weather. There were
| about 1000 seals killed last year before July
| 2Sth, when sealing was stopped. Those
were chiefly used as food The natives
| were not in starving condition, As reIorted.
| As far as we learned they were not even
| insufficiently supplied with food. Only
| $3.50 OF 1900, the maximum number allowed
| for food, had been killed for this purpose.
Good care was taken of the nat YES last
| year and the company will do likewise this
| winter. The Seal Islands presented a lively
appearance when we were there, there being
present nine revenue cutters and war yes
sells with their crews. We met Professor
| Mendenhall and Sir George Baden Powell
of the British Parliament and DR.. Dawson.
| Canadian Commissioner"
THE CHINA STATION FLEET.
Secretary Tracy makes lengthy state
ment respecting the policy of the Govern
| ment in sending small ships to Chinese
waters instead of assigning new ships to
that station. The Secretary's reason for
this is, in the first place, our large ships,
1000 tons or over, are not so available for
the protection OF American missions and our
| other interests in China as smaller vessels
of lighter draught. For the purpose of
ascending the rivers, upon which our mis-
sir located small on bOats Iray
from ten to twelve feet of water, are the
most available vessels. Another reason for
not sending our large ships is on account of
the difficulty attended with their proper
| equipment. To equip modern ship with
modern guns and modern appliances In
manner that they can be safely relied upon
under all circumstances cannot be accom-
plished without many tests and expert
ments. I'VE are completing our new ships
as rapidly as possible" said the Secretary,
''but until they are fully completed and
| equipped and tested by actual experience
near home workshops, it would be mere
| fOolhardiDess to send them TO China. Our
| naval force to-day in the Pacific is more
than twice as effective as military force
as it has been in any previous time in the
history of our navy"
PATENTS ISSUED.
Patents have been issued to the follow
ing: William Cameron, Milpltas, impale-
ment trap; Alex n. Chalmers and j. K.
Wallace, San Francisco. clamp for planers
or other machines; Andrew Fraser, asslgn0r
TO Risdon Iron Works, ore cOncentratOr:
| Joseph Herring, Pomona, fruit gatherer; {;
| Heron Hink. st. Helena, assignor of one
| half to w. A. Mckenzie, Napa County,
! wagOn-tOngue support; Mark Z. Madden,
| Coronado Beach, device for tapping mains;
Francis NJ. Mecum,, Chico, gang plow;
| James c. Nicholson, San Francisco. revers-
| ing valve gear for engine; Edwin NJ. Reese,
| Santa Paula. ditchng machine: Henry Rich
| man, Santa Cruz, rotary air compressor and
pump; August A. Scheirholtz, assignor to
Risdon Iron Works, San Francisco. ore
cruSher; John T. Smith, San Francisco.
| oiler; Archibald w. White, San Jose, pump.
| Pensions have been granted to the follow
| ing Calfornians: Decentralization Fay,
| Bernard Meyer, Oliver Hart and Robert
| Elder; additional, John Myrick; increase,
| Thomas Mylon; original wldows-Rebecca
Lick. Susan Dagman and Mary GlennOn.
POWERS OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.
A very important case will be heard be-
| fore Justice Field of the United States Su-
| preme Court on the Goth inst. 1t is the first
hearing in the suit brought by the United
| States Government in California, involving
| the question of whether the Southern Pa
| cifc Company or Kentucky can exercise
general corporate powers. and especially
| hold leases of railroad corporations In other
States. The charter for the Southern Pa
clfc Company of Kentucky was secured by
! G. L. Huntington for the purpose of taking
| leases of the Central Pacific, of the CalifOr-
MIA and Oregon, the Southern Pacific of
| California and other railroads forming the
| s0-called huntington system. AS all the
leases involve guarantees OF interest and
| dividends on hundreds Of millions of Secur-
tiles the great Importance of the case Will
| at once be seen. 1t is considered by law
yers a dangerous suit for the defendant
| company.
ARMY CHANGES.
Assistant Surgeon Louis W. Champion of
the medical corps of the army has been
ordered for duty at Fort Townsend. Wash.
| and Assistant Surgeon James Z. Northing-
ton, now at the latter post goes to Fort
Thomas, KY, to relieve Assistant Surgeon
George Nj. Wells, who goes to San Carlos,
Ariz.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
of the General Land Office In rejecting the
application of James NJ. Streeten, trans
feree, for the reinstatement of the land en-
try of John Webb in the Humboldt Dis
trict Of California.
The Ninth Infantry, stationed In the De-
partment of Arizona. will exchange places
| with the Eleventh Infantry, now at Madi-
| son Barracks, New York. Company |, COM
posed of Indians, will remain in Arizona
| and become part of the Eleventh Regiment.
| All enlisted men preferring to remain in
| Arizona will be granted The privilege, and
those having less than six mouths to serve
aud who will not re-enlist will remain there
| also.
HOPS STATISTICS.
The statistics of hops is the subject OF a
bulletin about to be issued by the Census
| Office, from which 1t appears that New York,
| Washington. California. Oregon and Wis
consin, In the order named, are the princl-
| pal States yielding that crop, having pro-
duced 99h per cent Of the entire crop Of
the country last year. New York produced
20,063,029 pounds; Washington, S,3l3,2so
pounds; California, 6,547,33s pounds; Ore
gon, 3.sl3,726 pounds; and Wisconsin. 42s.-