The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14
CHINESE
WILL COME.
Certificates Issued Abroad Rec
OgniZed.
Chinese C0nSulS Can Flood This Country
With Coolies.
An Apparent Evasion Of the Restriction AGt.
Rulings In Land Cases -POStOfiCe
Changes Pensions Granted.
Epecial to The MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, June 13.-CODcerning the
Issuance of Chinese certificates by the Chi
Rese Consul at Yokohama, the Customs
Department Of the Treasury has sent tel
gram to Collector Phelps at San Francisco
directing him to 'accept certificates from
the Chinese Consul at Yokohama for two
Chinese merchants and one student by the
City of Peking," and in a letter to-day to
Collector Phelps Assistant Secretary Spauld.
ing says: The Department is advised
that Chinese COnsuls are authorized by the
Chinese Government to issue such certif-
Gates" The Assistant Secretary says that
the Department is in receipt of a letter
from the Secretary of Slate, dated June
9th, inclosing q letter from the Chinese
Minister. in which he states that the I'M
perial Government, in order to facilitate
more perfect compliance with the terms of
Section of the act of May 6, 1882, as
amended by the act of July 8. 1884. has
authorized the Consuls of China in foreign
countries to issue, in behalf of their Gov
ernment, to the exempted or privileged
class of Chinese residents in such countries
the certificate Of identity required by said
section, and the Treasury Department has
informed the Secretary of State that in its
opinion the delegating Of such authority by
the Chinese Government TO its COnsuls in
foreign countries is not Incompatible with
the intention of the above section. and that
such certificates will be accepted by the
customs officers.
LAND CASES DECIDED.
The following land decisions have been
made In the case of Wilson T. McVay VS..
Abram i. Bowers, involving land in the
Marysville district, the decision of the Com
missioner is sustained. In the case of Milton
Withers vs.. James V. Houghton, involving
land in the San Francisco district. the de-
csiOn of the Commiss ioncr is affirmed. In
the case OF the appeal of Hiram Mason, entry
man. and Leland Stanford Jr. University.
transferee, rejecting final proof of Mason in
support OF pre-emptlon cash entry on the
land In the San Francisco district, Acting
Secretary Chandler modified the decision
aud entry Upon compliance of the trans
feree with the requirement Of the circular
OF May s, 1891, will pass to patent.
In the case of the appeal Of Henry l..
Davis, involving land in the Shasta district,
the decision of the Commissioner is affirmed.
PoSTOFFICE CHANGES.
D. r. Mason has been appointed Post
master at Dunnigan, Y010 County, Ca /, vice
II. W. LangenOur, resigned r. NJ. Wood
man has been appointed Postmaster at En-
terprisc, Butte County, vice p. KlaS, re-
moved. The site of the pOstOffice at Lynne.
San Luis 0bispO County, CAL. has been
ordered changed from its present location.
A new postoffice has been established at La
gona Beach, Orange County, Cal, with
William ii. Brooks as Postmaster.
EXPORTS OF BREADsTUFFs.
The Treasury statement, issued from the
Bureau of Statistics TO day, gives the fol-
lowing table of The value of breads5uffs ex-
ported for the month of Nav. 1891: Oregon,
Sls961; Puget Sound, S315, SS5; San Fran
ci,cO. 81, 343, ,S09; willamette, Oregon, $685.
7S2; total, S317,890.
PERSONALS AND PENSIONS.
T. Jamily of Los Angeles, Y. Kawia of
Japan and c. w. Eldridge Of 5 III Francisco
are in the city.
California pensions have been granted to
John l.. Hawkins, Charles Wilson, W. Ii.
Brown, James II. Pope, George B. Shearer,
Charles L. Aiken. Charles b. Wagner. john
Thompson, Samuel McRae, Bartholomew
Whelau,