The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-29
LATEST NEWS.
TIE GEARY EXCLUSION ACT
WILL STAND.
Tremendous Financial Crash In
Australia.
European Politics-GIadston Hooted-
Shipwreeks and Loss OF LIfe-Sews
Notes from Both Hemisphere.
The Geary act stardS.

for the registration of Chinese to be
within The letter and spirit of the
Constitution, and, therefore, valid
and effective as a law. Justice Horace
Gray delivered the opinion of the
Court. Proceedings will be delayed
pending decision of motion for re-
hearing and argument before q full
bench at next term. The decision has
caused general satisfaction among the
people. 1t is not likely the Chinese.
government Will interfere, o&nd
while the Chinese minister az WASH
ingtcn has spit out a 1iittle against
European emigrantss, he has intimat-
is epiIorced. Cleveland is said TO be
I against the law and it is asserted that
the pro- Chinese sentiment is growing
in the Eastern United States. 1t is
probable Congress will give the
Chinese another chance to register.
Registering Chinese.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Thc 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
! yet made returns. 1t is estimated
! that there are 110,0 900 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
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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
1925 that she had not the power to in
terfere with foreign vessels fishing in
Behring sea. Sir Charles quoted from
the American historian, Bancroft,
and the Russian historian Tikmenief,
in support of his statements, which
were controverted by American Agent
Foster, lively alteration taking
place.
Sir Charles next proceeded to dis
cuss questions 5 and 6-"Has the
United States any, and if SO, what
right of protection or property in the
seals frequentiDg the islands of the
United States in Behring sea when
they are found outside the ordinary
three-mlle limltY
Sir Charles said that the United
States could not exclude other 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 r0okerIes
on Pribyloff 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., Nay 13.-Col-
lectOr of Customs Milne received the
following telegram from the deputy
minister of marine ut Ottawa: al
have now to advise you that the Eng |
fish and Russian governments have !
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 |
already sailed whenever possible. Give |
a-cOpy of this TO the officers COM |
mahdiDg the ships at Esquimalt"
Thurston's Appointments.
The selection of Thurston as Hawai- |
ian Minister at Washington to sue
ceed 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 &C 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
rritated. Before he appeared, the
fifteen or twenty thousand persons at
.he 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
ew misses were heard then sup
pressed grooming. AS he proceeded,
he hooting and kissing swelled to an
lproar which the Liberals present
could not drown with their counter
cheers. The opinion almost univer-
sally expressed tonight in London is
hat the demonstration was not only
4 disgraceful exhibition of partisan
ship, but also a direct insult to the
Prince of Wales, with whom the |
Prime Minister had just dined at the
Institute In company with the visitors
rom India. .
bohemian Riot.
PRAGUE, May 1.-THE Bohemian
Diet scene today was display of
violence and disorder unparalleled in
he protracted and bitter struggle for
supremacy between the Czech and |
herman elements. The bill before the
Diet was intended to strengthen the !
position Of the Germans as against
he Czechs. The young Czechs' fill {