The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Second Phase of the B. hiring Sea Arbltra'
tion-Number OF Immigrants for
the Month of July.

The Department OF State is advised by
the United States Charge d'Affaires at
Const antinople that the Turkish govern
ment has aequiesced in the claim OF the
United States for protection to American
missionaries in the province OF konia,
Asia Minor, and in Ieparation for in
juries to the person and property OF DR..
Bartlett.
The Navy Department has assumed
charge OF the Quarantine patrol OF New
York harbor. II will place an officer
from the Brooklyn navy yard in charge
OF the patrol vessels in the lower bay
The old receiving ship New Hampshire
Will be tnrned over to the State author
tiles for use as a hospital or for the de-
tention OF cabin passengers.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
issued the expected order, deputzing
postmastersin free-delivery cities, towns
and rural communities to put up letter
boxes on the request OF citizens, for the
collection and delivery OF mails at house
doors. The order, it is said, affects
nearly $1,000 900 residences to which
iree-dehvery service is already ex-
tended, and it is regarded by post ex-
perts as the most important departure
In free delivery of mails since the begin
ming OF the system under Postmaster
Blair.
The second phase OF the Behring Sea
arbitration closed the other day with an
exchange OF cases between the agents OF
the principals. The preparations OF thu
orig nal case for the Tn ted States ha.
largely engaged the attention OF Secre-
tary Foster recently. IL embodies the
minutes OF the historical collection ot
the acts connected with the Russian
ownership OF Alaska as far as they bear
upon the question OF maritime inrisd t.
ton over thring Sea, the control Of the
seal fisheries, etc. also an exhaustive
analysis OF the correspondence early in
the present controversy with Great Brit
ain. The American arbitrators have
been supplied with a copy OF the British
case, and they will be occupied with
their reply Tor several weeks.
The monthly summary ISSUED by the
bureau OF statistics shows that the totai
imports OF merchandise into the United
states in the month OF July last am cunt
ed to Sal ,ol5, 100, as against So or QOU
or the corresponding month OF last year
The exports OF domestic merchant sc
Tor the month oil july amounted 10 So. :
Sol 600, as against '6l 40, 90. I'm por |.
from countries with which we have rec
lproclty treaties had increased during
the month ~ against the corresponding
month OF last year as follows: Brazil
IS, lsS 600; Cuba, $50 $50; Puerto Rico
IS 500; Br tish Wet Indies, 5000
salvador, SIP 900. Our exports OF do
mest.c products to those countries dur
ing last month increased as follows over
last year: Brazil, $4,000; Cuba. 1882
700 San Domingo, So, 900, Salvador,
S2l ,OOJ; British Guiana, $4,000. The
tota! number OF immigrants admitted
into al ports OF the United States dur
ing July was 40. 900, as against Is 600 in
1891.
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Mason talked recently concerning the
issuance OF Photographic certificates TO
Chinese in iris country. Mr.. Msson's
attention was called To the reports in the
san Francisco papers 10 the effect that
the Chinese declined to register unit.
they got word OF advice from the Chinese
Minister. Mr.. Mason said he had also
seen such reports printed, bat his de-
PARTNER, had not been advised BY col
iec.ors oil revenue or by officials az 10
the intentions OF the Chinese. 'It they
don't choose to register" said NJ.
Mason, we will not quarrel with them
about it. for then we will be spared a
great deal Of trouble and expense. The
Chinese well know the penalty for their
negligence TO provide themselves with
cert ticates, All those found without
them at the date stipulated will b. sent
TO the ttowerJ kingdom. There can b.
no doubt about that" "Blt would YOU
have funds sufficient to deport them BY
tue wholesale ." I'VE would dou btlsss
md the way" said the commiss oner
We Md .end them in our naval yes
sells or charter ships especially for the
purpose. We can pack them Ike sar
lines in box. they are u,ed to incom-
n9d'ous quarters, anyhow" said the
Treasury official.