The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-30
Tremendous Financial Crash In
Australia.
European Politics-GIadstone Hooted-
shipwrecks and Loss of Life-News
Notes from Both Hemispheres.
The Geary Act Stands.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States,
with Fuller, Field and Brewer dissent
ing, to-day declared the Act providing
for the registration of Chinese to be
within the letter and spirit of the
| Constitution, and, therefore, valid
and effective as law. Justice Horace
Gray delivered the opinion of the
| Court. Proceedings will be delayed
pending decision of a motion for re-
hearing and argument before a full
bench at next term. The decision has
| caused general satisfaction among the
people. 1t is not likely the Chinese
government will interfere, and
while the Chinese minister at Wash
ington has spit out little against
European emigrants, he has intimat-
ed the Chinese will obey the law if it
is enforced. Cleveland is said to be
against the law and it is asserted that
the pro- Chinese sentiment is growing
in the Eastern United States. It is
probable Congress will give the
Chinese another chance to register.
Registering Chinese.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE re-
turns on Chinese registration from
thirty-five out of sixty-three internal
districts in the United States show
that 1859 Chinese have complied with
the law. The districts most densely
populated by Chinese have not
vet made returns. 1t is estimated
that there are 10000 Chinese in the
United States.
Claims OF Britain.
PARIS, May 17.-Sir Charles Russell
continued his argument before the
Behring sea tribunal today. He pre-
scented additional documents designed
to prove that Behring sea was not
mare clausum over which Russia had
exercised sovereign domination. Great
Britain emphatically denied that Rus
STA had any right to the 100-mile limit
claimed in the ukase of 1921. The
Duke of Wellington refused to nego-
tiate the treaty of 1925 until Russia
withdrew her pretension TO the 100
mile limit, and Russia admitted in
1926 that she had not the power to in
terfere with foreign vessels fishing in
Behring sea. Sir Charles quoted from
the American historian, Bancroft,
dIlu puSSldl
in support of his statements, which
were cOntroverted by American Agent
Foster. lively alteration taking
place.
Sir Charles next proceeded to dis
cuss questions ) and 6-"Has the
United States any, and if so, what
right of protection or property in the
seals frequenting the islands of the
United States in Behring sea when
they are found outside the ordinary
three-mile limit?"
Sir Charles said that the United
States could not eXcludeother nations
from Behring sea unless She possessed
sovereign dominion over the sea, and
such a claim was repugnant to all
principles of international law.
The tribunal adjourned until Tues
day, May 23d.
Copies of the report of Henry w.
Elliott, United States treasury agent.
in 1890, concerning the seal rookeries
on Pribylof islands, were distributed
by the British counsel among the
members of the tribunal. Sir Charles
Russell and Sir Richard Webster re-
gard this report of the greatest i'm
portance in support of their case.
England and Russia VIII Aid.
VICTORIA (B. c., May 13.-Col-
lector of Customs Milne received the
following telegram from the deputy
minister of marine at Ottawa: "I
have now to advise you that the Eng
agreed to prohibit sealing vessels
from fishing within ten miles of the
Russian coast and within thirty miles
of Robbon island and the Commander
islands during the present year. Warn
sealers to observe this prohibition,
communicating with those who have
sailed whenever possible. Give
a copy of this to the officers COM
manding the ships at Esquimalt."
Thurston's appointment.
The selection of Thurston as Hawai-
ian Minister at Washington to sue
coed Mott Smith is good one. Thurs
ton is one of the ablest of the young
men of Hawaii. He believes thor
oughly in annexation, and it was
largely due to his ability and energy
that the Provisional government was
He was selected as the |
chairman of the commission which |
laid the annexation proposal before |
this government. He will do all in |
his power for the cause in Washing |
ton, although it is evident that he can |
accomplish little because of Cleve- |
lands desire to upset everything done |
by the Harrison administration.
Gladstone Was Hooted.
LONDON, May 1.-THE reception of
the Prince of Wales at the Imperial
Institute today was successful. Glad
stone was present, looking tired and
irritated. Before he appeared, the
fifteen or twenty thousand persons at
the reception were in the best temper,
but as soon as the Prime Minister
came into view the temper of the
crowd changed instantly. At first a
ew Kisses were heard then sup
pressed groaning. AS he proceeded,
he hooting and kissing swelled to an
lproar which the Liberals present
Gould not drown with their counter
cheers. The opinion almost univer-
ally expressed tonight in London is
hat the demonstration was not only
|, disgraceful exhibition of partisan
hip, but also a direct insult to the |