The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Department OF State Receives ar
Important Telegram From Our
Minister ID Brazil.

| Relr-Admlral B.naam has been or
iered to proceed with his flagship, the
| Newark, now at Genoa, 10 Cadix to es-
/ cort the Queen Regent OF Spain 70 HUI
| eva on October 5, where the next day
statue TO Columbus will be unveiled
The Bennington, which is now at Cadiz,
| Will accompany the Newark and the leet
of Spanish vessels and particI pate in the
ceremonies.
The Treasury statement, lust issued
shows an Increase in the net gold held
in the Treasury since September . Of
s., 80, 900, making the total ID 80 .t.59
The receipts from the custom house at
New York from Septem Der to S-ptsm-
| Der 20 were 81, 54l 600, as against S6 53l =
I51 for the like period in las, 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 10 Brazil Recent regl-
lations compel all ships from the L ni,et
states TO any Brazilian port TO 20 first to
the quarantine station at Rhode 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 ador-
ton OF local inspection at ports OF ar.
rival.
Secretary OF State Foster had a call
the other day from Mr.. Lauterbach r.p-
resentlng the Pacific Mail Compa and
the representative oil the Panama rail.
road, regard ng the action OF the Colnn-
bian Government instituting a qnsran-
tine against European and American
trading vessels, the effect OF which xss
a practical stoppa2e to commerce. They
desired the government to take some sr-
ton 10 relieve matters. IL Ia considered
probable that the United States yiIl anh-
NIT remembrance TO the Columbian
Government
Secretary Noble has received the an
nusl report OF the Utah Commission for
the year ending Scptembe last, during
which time three sessions were held
one at Chicago and two at Salt Lake
City. Speaking Of political matters, the |
com mission says change 10 apparent in
the political condition Of Utah, which |
II properly iostered and honestly man.
aged, Will be pro iuctive Of good results
considerable space in the report il de- I
Voted ~ discussion OF the sub beet o. .
polygamy. The commission insists that
poi ygamy sti' exists, and that there are |
many cases constantly coming TO public |
know edge OF the association between
'olygamlsts and the plural wives they
lad pro essed TO have put away ia a fact
nat can hard y be controversial. The
ON mission reports fifteen persons who
ire believed TO have entered into no
yzamons marriages during the last wear.
nd m re than 800 persons who are
noTn or believed to be now living in
relations.
short time ago the Co lector Of Gus
oms at Port Townsend wrote To the
reasury Department for instructions in
ne case OF one Ching You. the China.
ran who claimed to be a British subiec.
nd applied for admission TO the United
tates al such. exhibiting a certificate
natura lzation issued at Vancouver.
he Collector expressed the opinion that
MS was test case, and II the man were
lowed TO enter, the authorities on this
her side OF the line would begin at a
ace to make British citiz M Of the Chi. !
'se IN order " evade restriction Law.
sslstant Secretary Spauldlng, in reply, g
Iiorrns the Collector that the naturali. /
Itlon OF aChinese person by an al ia
mt country won ID not qualify such a g
,rson to enter the United States. and 1
; instrncts him to dec inc 10 consider n
e papers mentioned a. in any manner +
angling the status Of snch a person AZ y
az admission into the United States n
concerned. An official OF the Treasury r.
'partment said that 1t was dsbatable
estion whether this action of the de- Y
rtment in refusing TO recognize the r,
itish natural zstion OF Chinese per- Ia
ne IL not in conflict with the treaty m
IN treat Britain whereby it's subjects n
allowed to enter and leave the United Ar
ites at any time. a,