The morning call., 1893-07-23
YANG'S RETINUE.
New Chinese Minister'S
Following.
1T NUMBERS EIGHTY-TWO.
The Government Puzzled to Know
What TO Do With Iheni-Brings
Riches, Too.
Special to The MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Chimes
Minister 1>ui has received a cab!egran
from the new Minister, Mr.. Yang, saying
he will arrive here about August II, havln!
left Shanghai yesterday by the steame
Gaelic. his party numbers eighty-two, in
cluding secretaries, attaches and servants
Yang is a very rich man. and his adven
into Washington with such retinue vii
create something of a sensation in th'
neighborhood OF Stewart Castle, now occu
pied by the Chinese embassy. Mir. 1anE
will bring his vile and children. among
them being several well-grown daughters
Tie State Department is good dea
puzzled to know what TO DO with al! theS'
Chinese.
1t is thought that perhaps not all are
bound for Washington, but that some ol
them may stop at San Francisco ana De
sent thence TO Peru. Yang is also Minis
ter to that country. Some NAV stay IN San
Francisco. Mr.. Tsui i'll remain here until
his successor arrives His wife and chlld,
now at San Francisco, will wait there for
him. 1t is said that the Registrar General
of China WILL by order of the Emperor. GO
favorable to Chinese Immigration.
Private letters from Paris state that
Senator Morgan, one Of the Berlng Sea
arbitrators, will sail for home August D.
All the other American members and
counsel have left Paris. The general I'M
preston prevails that the United States
case was not as strong as il should have
been, and q report in favor of England will
cause but little surprise.
Touching the suspension of Pension
Judge Charles d. Long of the Michigan
Court Of Appeals. Deputy Pension Com
missioner Bell says: commissioner Tan
ner jack-screwed' the pension up from
$50 per month to S72, and between May
and August, 1889. granted two reratings,
each carrying large averages. without any
legal application on the part of the pen
sioner or any medical examination. so far
as the records show, resulting in the pay
ment TO Long of S69J3"
1t is reported from Mexico that the i'm
port duties on foreign corn, cornmeal and
beans in that rerublic will be restored
August Is, the President judging that the
cause for the suspension of the duties will
by that time have ceased. The toligate
duties in the Federal district Oh domestic
cornmeal and beans will be restored on
the same date. The Two Republics of
Mexico says tic dacree restoring duties is
nor revenue ge asure as might be sup
posed, but tIe natural result Of the good
crops row assured throughout large part
of the republic Z he duties were removed
Oh account az rbe short crops of last year
or h.
- On. The Two Republics ADDS: Con
ing that Mexico sent S14.000,000 last
s. 10 the United States to pay for corn,
(. farmers & Mexico are to be congratu-
Chat they are now in position 10
y that very ecessary commodity"
IS acting Secretary of War has ap-
Ted rthe allotments ef the Missouri
r.sr Commission for the Improvement OF
as liver TO the amount of 100000 This
nal will be expended as follows: Expenses
al the commission, $4,000; surveys
gges. etc. $50, 90: operating snagboats
g GOO; repairing revetment near Counci
is, SIG, 600; "a airs near Belmont Bend
900; system ic improvement of the
5Fsi reach, S585.0J).
ne gun boat concord arrived at Glib
s on her way to China. and will prob
ab ) require two months time to complet,
tho voyage. if she does not stop al Bang
kok.
The Bureau Of American Republics learl
tlst the latest statistical returns from Ri
- Janeiro. Brazil. give the population o
{ at city as 100000. of which only
snail number relatively are foreigners.
The Bureau of American Republics j
Informed that in his recent speech to Con
gress the President of Chile intimated tha
circumstances might arise which wnult
render 1t incumbent on the Government t,
cos slider to what extent the restriction @
sbe expectation of nitrate ought to be per
mi.sed. Notwithstanding this intimator
the nitrate combination has, it is stated
resolved to restrict this years exportatior
10 100000 Spanish quintals. and tn,
exp0rtation Of the first four months O.
me- year to 100000 qulntals. The OBJ
jeet of the restriction is, of course. Il
kesD up the price OF the article in the con
suming markets. 1t is said that the price
desired is 60 per ton, or thereabouts
Bot1 the Government and consumers, how.
ever, are interested in preventing such re.
striations. the former to avoid loss of reve.
nue. and the latter to secure low prices
The existing condition of things NAV be
seriously affected by the sale of Goyernmen,
nitrate properties, which, it is thought,
may be brought into the market very
shortly. 1t is reported. says the Chilean
Tires. that several foreign syndicates are
preparing to enter the field, and in addi.
ton powerful attempt is being made tf
induce Chilean capitalists to invest tbei,
money in nitrate undertakings.
The President and Secretary Carlisle
have decided to make r. E. Preston dlrec.
toF Of the mint, vice Leech. Mr. Preston
is now examiner in the directors office,
bat has been acting director since Mr..
Leeeh's retirement.
Mrs. Frances 7. Tuck has been appoint-
ed postmaster at Rainbow, San Diego
County. California, vice Henry WOolman,
resigned.
Ihe following pensions have been
snted:
Oregon-lncrease. William B. Madge
oIislhai. widows, ETC., Louisa Kelley. issue
Of July IL. 1893
ailfornia-Original. widows. etc. lane
n hehehway ard Margaret Neary.
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