The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-14
SHALL THEY ENTER I?
Chinese Visitors to the Worlds
Fair.
RoH The Exclusion Policy Is Being AS-
sailed in the East.
a Prospect That Is Viewed With Consider
able Apprehension of
BreadStufS.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

Coast men, now in this city, have expressed
considerable apprehension that the next
Congress will take steps to allow the Chinese
TO enter this country for the purpose of visit
ing the Worlds Fair While not many
Cinnamon would avail themselves of this
privilege ordinarily, great many may
take advantage of the opportunity to enter
and manage to remain in this country. The
Washington Post. professedly an admins
tration paper, but at heart Democratic, has
an editorial this morning which is signii-
cant. Other Eastern papers have indicated
like sentiment Without doubt there is
some danger that sentimentalists in Con-
gress may be able to let down the bars to
all tile Chinese who may come.
The Post says: "If anything were needed
60 show the absurdity of the policy of this
Government toward the Chinese it Is fur
nished in the embarrassing position in which
our Government finds itself in relation to
the admission of Chinese exhibitors and
visitors TO the Columbian Exposition. The
President, as in duty bound, extended his
invitation to the Government and people of
china, requesting their participation in the
great exhibition to be held at Chicago, and
now there is a question as to how this invi-
tation may be affected by the provisions Of
the Chinese Exclusion Act 1t is easy to
see that it would be wholly unworthy of
the dignity Of this nation to invite the
people of another nation to take part in the
commemoration OF great historical event,
and then to refuse them permission to land
upon its shores. But it is not easy to see
how an obnoxious law, which provides
that all Chinese citizens, except in a few
specified cases. shall be strictly excluded
from this country, is to be got over. The
problem has been submitted to the Treasury
Department by the Columbian Commission,
and A ssistant Secretary Netteton has re-
piled in effect that if the difficulty cannot
otherwise be got over Congress may be
asked to enact IA provision which will war
rant the extension of proper and credtable
permission To The Chinese to accept the
Presidents invitation and 20 visit our
Worlds Fair. If the discussion of this EN-
barrassing difficulty has the effect of attract
ing the public mind to the narrow. illiberal
and utterly unnecessary character of the
Exclusion Act it will not have been all in
vain"
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
Inquiry at the Treasury Department to-
day develops the fact in relation to Secre-
tary Fosters plan for continuing the 4 "a
per cent bonds at 2 per cent, that SIS, 800, coo
gregating So, 600, coo must be presented on
or before September 2d, or the Secretary
must be prepared to redeem them on
Presentation, or make terms with the
holders for an extension of time at the
present rate of interest of x per cent.
The available cash balance to- day outside
Of fractional silver and deposits in national
banks is SI3500,000, and it is gradually in
creasing. While there is no question of the
Governments ability to redeem the bonds,
it is well known that it would prefer to con-
tnue them. There is no doubt that the
SS,000,000 held by the banks will be con-
tinued, the uncertainty is in regard to the
S15,000oo0 in the hands of individuals.
LAND CASES DECIDED.
In the case of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way VS.. Ira w. Goodman, involving land in
the Walla Walla district, Wash, the COM
pany's appeal is dismissed and the applica-
tion Of Goodman remanded for re-examina-
ton by the Commissioner In the case of
Thomas Mcconnell, eX-parte. involving land
in the La Grande district, Oregon the de-
cison of the Commissioner is affirmed. In
the case OF the Southern Pacific Railway
Company VS.. the Allen Gold Mining Com
pahy. involving a mineral entry in Los
Angeles district, the decision of the Commits
sioner Is affirmed.
NEW NAVAL ORDERS.
SUuDDlau ". OuO
Is detached from the Charleston and ordered
as Executive Officer OF the Pensacola. Lieu
tenant Duncan Kennedy will be detached
from the Baltimore the 18th inst. and ordered
as Executive Officer of the Yorktown on the
18th inst. Lieutenant Hugo O>terhaus will
be detached from the Baltimore and ordered
to Atlanta on the 31st inst.
Ensign T. b. Bassett has been detached
from the Ranger and ordered to the Charles
ton.
LOWER CALIFORNIA RAILROADS.
The Bureau of American Republics is in
formed that work has begun on the rail
way from San Quintin, in Lower California,
to Yuma, AriZ 1t is expected that the
track will be laid as far as Colnett, dis
tance of forty-eght miles, by September
10th. The Peninsuar Railway Company
has decided to begin operations very soon
on that part of the road between Tia Juana
and Trinidad Valley.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Californians: Frederick III. Hennng,
benjamin F., Dean. Thomas johnson, John
j. Sitton, Thomas Kerst. Bernard Stephens,
f. Bixby, Harvey Hemenway, Adolphus 5.
Thompson, George f. Dutton George F.
Haven, Hermine Bielock.
THE ARGENTINE WOOL CLIP.
The wool clip in the Argentine Republic,
which is now going on, promises well, and
an estimate received by the Bureau of
American Republics places the value of
wool which will be available for shipment
to Europe in October and November at
S30,0000o0.
JULY EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFs.
The value Of the exports of breadstnffs
for the month OF July. 1891. from the Pacific
districts. is given as follows Oregon $50, ,313,
Puget Sound (WashingtoD s1S6.s7l, San
Francisco S3.165,075. Willamette (Oregon)
SS5,971; total S3, 46S go.
PoSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
E. Roller has been appointed Postmaster
at Rio Dell, Humboldt County, and B. F.
Smith at Folsom State Prison, Sacramento