Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-04
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Department of State Receives an
Important Telegram From Our
Minister to Brazil.

Rear-Admiral Benham has been Or
dered to proceed with his flagship, the
Newark, now at Genoa, to Cadiz to es-
cort the Queen Regent of Spain to HUI
elva on October 8, where the next day
. statue to Columbus will be unveiled.
The Bennington, which is now at Cadiz,
will accompany the Newark and the feet
Of Spanish vessels and participate in the
ceremonies.
The Treasury statement, just issued,
shows an increase in the net gold held
in the Treasury since September 9 of
~, $50, 900, making the total SIG, $50, $50.
The receipts from the custom-hous at
New York from September l to Septem-
Der 20 were 1884, 600, as against IS 531 :
757 for the like period in last Septem Der,
showing an increase despite the exist
ence OF quarantine.
The Department OF State has received
the following telegram from the Amer.
lean Minister to Brazil Recent regu-
lations compel all ships from the United
States to any Brazilian port to go first to
the quarantine station at Rio de Janeiro.'
The United States Minister has made
due remonstrance against this harsh
measure against all the ports of the
United Sta'es and has urged the adop
ton of local inspection at ports of ar
rival.
Secretary of State Foster had call
the other day from Mr.. Lauterbach, rep
resenting the Pacific Mail Company, and
the representative of the Panama rail-
road, regarding the action of the Column
bian Government instituting quaran-
tine against European and American
trading vessels, the effect of which was
a practical stoppage to commerce. They
desired the government to take some &C.
ton to relieve matters. 1t is considered
probable that the United States will sub
nit remonstrance to the Colum bian
Government.
Secretary Noble has received the an
nual report of the Utah Commission for
the year ending Septem Der last, during
which time three sessions were held,
one at Chicago and two at Salt Lake
City. Speaking of political matters, the
commission says change is apparent in
the political condition of Utah, which,
If properly fostered and honestly man.
aged, will be productive of good results.
Considerable space in the report is de-
voted to discussion of the subject OF
polygamy. The commission insists that
polygamy still exists, and that there are
many cases constantly coming to public
knowledge of the association between
polygamists and the plural wives thew
had pro essed to have put away is fact
that can hardly be controverted. The
commission reports fifteen persons who
are believed to have entered into po-
lygamous marriages during the last wear.
and more than 800 persons who are
known or believed to be now living in
polygamous relations.
A short time ago the Collector OF Cus.
toms at Port Townsend wrote to the
Treasury Department for instructions in
the case of one Ching You, the China.
man who claimed to be British suhiec,
and applied for admission to the United
States as such, exhibiting a certificate
OF natura ization issued at Vancouver
me Collector expressed the opinion that
this was a test case, and if the man were
allowed to enter. the authorities on the
other side of the line would begin OF
once 10 make British citiz ms of the Chi
nese In order to eyade restriction law
Assistant Secretary Spauldlng, in reply.
informs the Collector that the naturali
cation OF Chinese person by an ada
cent country would not qualify such a
person to enter the United States, and
he instructs him to dec inc to consider
the papers mentioned as in any manner
changing the sta us of such person as
far as admission into the United States
is concerned. An official of the Trea
Department said that it was debatable
question whether this action of the de-
partment in refusing to recognize the
British natural cation of Chinese nar.
sons is not in conflict with the treaty
with Great Britain whereby its subjects
are allowed to enter and leave the United
States at any time. -''O