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SENATOR GRAY OF DELAWARE.
Rumor That He VIII be Nominated
for Supreme Court Justice.

Rumor That He VIII be Nominated
for Supreme Court Justice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Cleveland, it is
said has stated privately that he has
chosen for the Supreme Bench. in place
of Hornblower, whose nomination was
rejected last night in the Senate executive
session. Senator Gray of Delaware. Gray
holds the key to the situation himself
If he chooses to resign his legislative po-
sition for the exalted seat on the Supreme
Bench he can have the nomination. If
he declines the President will name some
one else, but New York, it is said, will
not get the place in any event, because
the President has declared his belief that
in the existing temper of the Senate no
New York man car hope for confirma-
ton to a place outside his own State. The
appointment of Gray, if made, will prob
ably cause the retirement of Bayard from
the British mission and his reelection to
the Senate.
Senator Gray. it is believed, would vote
to reverse the former decree of the court
affirming the constitutionality of the pro-
vision in the Chinese Exclusion Act de-
porting unregistered Chinese.
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Bnrglarx Near Tracy.

STOCKTON, Jan. 17.-Last night burglars
broke into the house of farmer named
Johnson, who lives few miles from
Tracy. They secured some trinkets of
small value. This morning the men
tried to sell their booty 10 Maurice
Bvrnes. Tracy Constable, who promptly
arrested them. They gave their names
as Shea and West. The former escaped
through the window of railroad car
upon which he was being brought to this
city to be lodged in the County Jail. lie
has not been recaptured.
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HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
Testimony Before the Committee Re
lating TO the landing of Marines.

Testimony Before the Committee Re-
lating to the Landing of Marines.
WASHINGTON, Jan. H. Lieutenant
Commander Swineburn of the Boston,
the only witness before the Senate SUBJ
committee investigating the Hawaiian
question to-day, is the officer who had
active command of the American troops
on shore in Honolulu at the time of the
revolution, and his testimony is consid-
cred important. as it bears upon some
points which have been in dispute, and
to which much importance is attached.
He was questioned concerning the time
of the landing. the location OF the troops
in Arion Hall. and the time of the
surrender of the station house. He was
also asked to explain how the troops
chanced to be located at Arion Hall, and
was reminded of the charge made by
Blount and friends of the Queen, that of
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
A Family Buried Beneath Tons of
ROck-NO One Killed.

A Family Buried Beneath Tons of
Rock-No One Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-Six persons
had most miraculous escape from in
slant death this morning. About 6 o'clock
about five hundred tons of rock which
had become loosened by the rain of yes
terday came down from Telegraph Hill
with rush on two-story house occu-
pied by Peter Brown, his wife and three
children, and a Greek named G. Fassu-
lus. AS soon as the timbers began to
crash all made break for one room, and
as the mass of rock fell on the roof the
latter formed an arch over the occupants
of the house, all of whom were rescued
uniniured, excepting one of Browns
daughters. Il years of age, whose legs
were cut and torn. VIM. Cooper, fire.
man, took the little girl out of the ruins,
and on returning for the others fell
through one of the timbers and broke his
right leg.
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Heavy Judgment Against Royce.

SAN Francisco. Jan. 1.-THE civil
suit brought by the Directors of the
Veterans Home Association to recover
from Clark E. Royce, their ex-Treasurer,
money said to have been appropriated by
him, was brought to a conclusion to-day,
the verdict OF the jury being in favor of
plaintiffs for the full amount of the alleged
deialcation, SIS,000. with interest at per
cent. per annum from April y, 1883, to
date AS Royce is now under sentence of
seven years at San Quentin for the crime,
and as he has no property as far as
known, the judgment is not of much
value to the directors of the home.
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Murder in the Air.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. ia crowd of
1000 men collected outside Turner Hall
last night to take vengeance on lecturer
J. V. Mcnamara, who styled himself
"Ex-Priest of Rome" The speaker ap-
peared on the platform with rifle aud a
revolver, stating there was murder in the
air. After the lecture he and his wife,
both armed, entered a carriage, when
some one threw a stone. McNamara
fired into the crowd and running fight
of several blocks. in which many shots
were exchanged, ensued. The two finally
reached their hotel in safety.
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WEATHER NOTES.
An Unexpected Storm Over the
Coast.


Coast.
SAN Francisco, Jan. H.-An unex-
pected and somewhat unusual storm was
reported this morning as having moved
during the night from the ocean, and, be-
ing off the Washington coast, the storm
developed with unusual rapidity, and
gave rain over Northern California to-day
with severe gales along the coast. The
wind had velocity of 81 miles an hour
at the mouth of the Columbia River, and
36 miles, from the southeast, at San Fran
cisco. The storm tonight is over western
Washington and. due to it, the barometer
has fallen over the entire Pacific Slope.
The weather o-night is cloudy, and rain
is falling, with snow in the mountains,
over Northern California.
PORTLAND orr, Jan. 1.-THE wind
and rainstorm that has prevailed over the
entire northwest coast for the past week
is slowly abating in this vicinity, but con-
tinues north of here, without little signs
OF a change Seattle and Tacoma report
brisk wind and signals set for storm
off the coast. All streams are very high
and are still rising at Portland, but fall
ing above.
DUNSMUIR, Jan. lit commenced
showing here last night and has contin-
ued throughout the day. There is now
about fourteen inches, with prospects of
more. All the snow plows on this divis-
ion have been ordered out to keep the
track cleared. Trains from Oregon are
all delayed. Telegraph wires are down
in some places.
ASHLAND or. Jan. 17.-About one
foot Of snow fell during the last twenty
four hours on the Siskiyous. Trains are
rIlnnipor fhrOI1oh bn bob t;D,o In
dications for severe storm are not very
pointed tonight.
SIssON, Jan. 17.-There was a heavy
snowstorm to-day. Up to P. NJ. about
twenty inches fell. The south bound
train was blocked a few miles north of
here. After delay of two hours it sue
ceeded in breaking through the drifts.
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WORLDS FAIR.
President Palmer Submits His Annual
ReDort.9

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Worlds Columbian Commits
sion was submitted by President T. w.
Palmer to-day. Detailed statements of
the scope and various features of the ex-
position are left for the final report to be
prepared by a special Commission, which
will be a work of great magnitude, and
practically history of the fair. IL is esti-
mated that it will require $4,000 to COM
plete the work of the commission, not in
Guiding the Committee on Awards made,
and Congress is asked to permit its trans
fer from the funds OF the Committee on
Awards and the Board of Lady Managers
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six Prisoners Escape.

SoLoMoNvILLE (Ariz.), Jan. 17.-Six
Mexican prisoners, all charged with fel-
ony, escaped from Jail here last night.
They used piece of wood saw, and, with
the assistance of short bar of iron,
sawed through the floor and dug trench
under the Jail and through the adobe
wall to freedom. Posses are in pursuit.
Three were shackled. Jailer Sam Olney
was asleep in a room adjoining the jail.
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California Fruit Union.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.-At the an
nual meeting of the California Fruit
Union the former Board of Directors
were reelected, consisting Of L. w. Buck
of Vacaville, II. Meek of San Lorenzo,
w. Treat Of San Francisco, j. c. Boggs of
Newcastle. r. G. Kells of Yuba City, w.
B. Parker OF Vacaville, J. Il. Anderson of
San Jose, A. Black Of Santa Cruz and ID.
Reese of Floriu.
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yyrecked santa Clara Bank.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 17.-Bank Coinmis-
sioner knight of San Francisco and j. P.
Pierce of Alameda. the latter formerly
President of the Santa Clara Bank, which
was wrecked by Vice President J. NJ.
Leonard and Cashier c. c. Haywood.
were before the Grand Jury to-day in re-
lation TO the causes of the banks failure,
which the jury is lnquiring into. CASH
ier Haywood died shortly before the
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ESTATE of seuator Stanford.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE inven-
tory of the appraisement in the Leland
Stanford estate was filed to-day. The
principal items are: Stocks, Sll, ,752, 1856;
bonds. s., ,S33, 100: household effects. Sl3l,
600; cash, l5,l76: notes and accounts,
1896, 6,506; real estate. 1858, ,9S9. Total valu-
alton of San Francisco property, Sl7 $685.
3l9. This does not include the Palo
Alto, Gridley or Nina ranches, which
were decided to the Stanford University.
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DR.. Jalap-I have had him on my list
of patients for year, but he does not i'm
prove. Something must be seriously
wrong in his system. DR.. Pellet-Isn't it
just possible that there is something seri-
ously wrong in your system?-Boston
Transcript.
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Southern Pacific system.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. H.-H. e. Hunt
ington, President of the Central Pacific
Railroad; J. G. Stubbs, Third Vice-Presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific, and J. A.
Fillmore, General uperintendent OF the
same line. will leave this city tomorrow
for a two-weeks' inspection Of the COM
pany's property in the south. The trip
will be extended to New Orleans.
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Arms and Ammunition for Mare Island.

VALLEJO, Jan. T.-Consignment after
consignment of arms, ammunition and
ordnance stores continue to pour into the
Mare Island Navy Yard day after day.
The labels on the boxes show that they
had been shipped from Chicago. where
their contents had been part of the Gov
ernment's exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
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Several Overdue Vessels.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-The Ameri-
can ship Charmer arrived from New
York to-day with general cargo, having
made the voyage in 1872 days. She re-
ports having seen nothing of the ships
Louisiana, Isaac Reed, George Curtis,
Manuel Llaguno and Alameda, all OF
which are long overdue.
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Estate of Mrs. Coleman.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-James V.
Coleman has filed with the ProbAe Court
a final accounting of his mothers estate,
and asks that the estate be distributed ac-
cording to the terms of the will. The
estate is valued at Sl,750,0O0 and the
property will be distributed among her
three children, James V. Coleman, Mrs.
Cecilia May and Mrs. Isabella May.
Both daughters live in Washington d. c.
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PRESCOTT (Ariz.), Jan. H.-John
Rufus Holder and Tennessee Alfred
were married last evening. To-day
noon. while eating dinner at his resi-
dence a mile and half from Prescott,
two shots were fired at the house. One
struck the door casing. The other came
through the window, striking and shat
tering sugar bowl on the table where
they were eating. The parties shot from
ambush in the rocks near the house.
Officers investigated. but found no clue
to the would-be assassins.
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Heavy Mortgage Foreclosed.

ORovILLE, Jan. 1.-THE largest fore
closure of mortgage ever executed in this
county took place to-day in the suit of
James D. Phelan ct al, executors, against
ID. NJ. Reavis and wife. The judgment
was rendered for the Phelan estate for
S355, 200, and tor c. w. Clark, Jr.. a mort
gage for Sl25, 900 against the same parties.
The land ordered to be sold embraces
5000 acres of the finest land in this
county.
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McAuIifTe Challenges Yonng Mitchell.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. H.-Jack Nc
Aulife, lightweight champion of the
world. has challenged young Mitchell,
middle weight champion of the Pacific
Coast, to box six rounds for any amount
that Mitchell may name. Young
Mitchell and Jim Ryan boxed ten rounds
in Oakland about month ago, which
was declared a draw, but the general
opinion was that Ryan had little the best
of it. The decision in favor of McAuliffe
in his contest with Ryan last night leads
him to suppose that he can easily defeat
Mitchell.
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Ex-Railroad Commissioners Cone.

RED BLUFF, Jan. 16.-Joseph Cone, ex-
State Railroad Commissioner, who was
reported seriously i'll yesterday. is some
what improved this morning, but his
condition is still critical.
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Semi-ArId Lands.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Senator White
to-day introduced bill for an irrigation
survey of the Great Plains and the semi
arid belt between so W. and the eastern
foothills of the Rocky Mountains. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Irrigation
of Arid Lands.
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HERoIsM OF A YOUNG BOY.
He Rescues Six Children From a
Watery Grave.

he Rescues SIX Children From a
Watery Grave.
CARSON (Nev.), Jan. 16.-Three chill
dren, while playing on the ice in Carson
River at Brunswick Mill, five miles from
here, broke through, and three play
mates. trying to rescue them, went in
also. Johnny Crow, IA years old, jumped
in, rescuing five of the children in turn.
When he went after the sixth he found the
child had disappeared under the ice. He
Immediately plunged in, and, getting
hold of the child's clothes, swan forty
feet under the ice to hole caused by the
rapids, and landed his precious burden
on the bank, with the assistance of on
lockers attracted by the screams of the
children. The brave boy was more dead
than alive when taken from the water,
and was resuscitated with difficulty.
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KILLING OF HARRY POOLE.
Trial of Mrs. Shattuck-Yesterda
Testimony.

Eld1 VI SSLSFQd9
Testimony.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE prelim-
mary examination OF Mrs. Jane Shat
tuck, who shot and killed Harry Poole,
her daughters lover. was commenced IN
the Police Court this morning. Mrs.
Shattuck continues to act like an insane
person, and during the proceedings she
stared straight in front Of her. seemingly
taking no interest whatever in the case.
Mrs. Newlands. mother of deceased,
testified that he never had any idea OF
marrying Miss Shattuck, or anybody
else. He thought an early marriage
was a failure. Miss Shattuck was al
wavs running after her son. In fact.
She called so often that witness eventually
told her she had better let him call on her
instead. Poole did not carry a revolver.
s.Truly" Shattuck was then recalled 10
the stand, and related her story of writing
notes to Poole, and of his death.
The examination then went over until
tomorrow.
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Austin Creek Accident.

SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 1.-THE latest from
the Austin Creek accident is that all the
bodies but two were found. The names
could not be ascertained. AS the bridge
is washed away, and as the storm is
again raging in that section of the coun-
try. it will be sometime before railroad
communication with the northern sec
ton of the country can be had. An in
quest was held on the remaining bodies
by the Coroner's Jury, which resulted in
a verdict of accidental drowning.
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Harrlson,s Nomination Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate to-
day rejected the nomination of J. Scott
Harrison for Surveyor at Kansas City.
Harrison is brother of ex-President
Harrison, and was appointed over the
protest of Senator Vest. vote was not
taken after this statement was made by
the Missouri Senators.
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Funeral of rather bowling.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 1.-THE funeral of
Father P. Bowling of st. Patrick's
Church took place this morning with i'm
pressive ceremonies, and was largely at
tended. Father Bowling leaves property
valued at $50. 900.
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A Dam Washed Away.

here from Tocoloma that Paper Mill
Creek, near there, is higher than it has
been in twenty years. The dam has
been washed away. in consequence of
which resumption of work at the mill
will be prevented until next summer.
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A Mount jefferson Phenomenon.

SALEM (Or.), Jan. 17.-Creditable wit
nesses declare that Mount Jefferson
belched forth clouds of smoke and steam
at sunrise this morning. The phenome-
non was only visible thirty minutes.
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Discharged for Lack of Evidence

SAN JOSE, Jan. 16.-James Sullivan and
Ike Story, who were brought here from
San Diego few days ago, suspected of
having burglarized a house on the Mon
terey road, in which much booty was Sc
cured, were discharged this morning Tor
lack Of evidence.
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Miners Refused to Obey Orders,

PTTTsBURG. Jan. 17.-Reports from the
different districts of railroad and river
coal mines indicate that the miners did
not obey the order issued at joint meet
ing of these bodies last night ordering a
strike in all the mines not paying the co.
cent rate. Most Of the pits are still work
ing.
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y Confidence Operator at Woodland.

WOODLAND, Jan. II. - A confidence
operator named Asa Andre, alias E. l..
Simpson, came near swindling one of our
best citizens out of his business last even
ing, but was prevented from doing so by
prominent citizen, who recognized An
drews as formerly of Delanti, n. Y. He
skipped town, leaving hotel bill unpaid.
He is about 60 years of age, with bulged
eyes, and very smooth talker.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Collision in South Carolina-No One
Killed.

Killed.
CHESTER IS. C.), Jan. 17.-About l
o'clock this morning the New York and
Florida express, going south on the Rich
mond and Danville road. was run into at
a crossing by the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern train. The sleeplng-car sus-
tanned the most of the damage, and none
of the occupants escaped injury. The
greatest excitement and confusion pre-
vailed for q time.
At first it was reported that twenty five
were killed, but this proved erroneous.
The wounded We're carried forward in or
der that they may receive treatment at
the hospital. 1t is understood that most
of the persons in the sleeper were wealthy
residents of New York and other North
ern cities.
NO ONE KILLED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE General
Passenger Agent Of the Richmond and
Danville road gives an official statement
of the accident at Chester, S. c., to the
effect that the south-bound train struck
the opposite forward trucks ofthe sleeper,
and that car and coach in front were de-
rallied. Nobody was killed, and only five
persons hurt; none seriously. No one of
special prominence was injured.
FELL THROUGH A TRESTLE.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia construction
train on a temporary road connection,
building new tunnel at Fairview, n. j.,
tell through the trestle this morning
killed one man and injured twenty eight
others. a number so badly that they will
die. All were Italians.
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Rio Saiznra of Onir,,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA seizure of
opium, valued at $1,000, was made on
the steamer Walla Walla, which arrived
from Victoria, B. c., to-day.
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SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.

A Man Caught in the Act OF Stealing
Blows Out His Own Brains.
BESIcIA, Jan. IA sensational sui
eide occurred on the steamer Dauntless
inst below this place this morning.
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Death of a well-Known Physician

SAN Francisco, Jan. 17.-Dr. Charles
E. Blake, well-known physician of this
city, and ex-President of the Medical So
ciety of California, died this afternoon,
aoed so wears
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
The Civil Service and Federal Elections
IaxvS niScuSsad in the Senatn

The Civil Service and Federal Elections
Laws Discussed in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. = The civil
service law and the way it is admins
tered was discussed in the Senate to day.
Berry took exception to the policy of al
lowing fourth-class Postmasters to re-
main in Office in order to carry out the
spirit of the law.
Gallagher criticised the law, and said
it ought to be repealed.
Hoar defended the law, and Cockrell
said it was a good law if carried out ac-
| cording to its intent and purposes.
The Federal election laws bill con-
sumed a couple of hours. Chandler
tried to secure an amendment recogniZ-
ing the right of Federal supervision over
elections so far as to permit every candi-
date for Congress the privilege OF ap-
pointing watcher in each precinct to
guard his interests and the registration,
but a vote was not reached.S
Gray tried to get the Republicans to
name day when final action would be
taken on the bill, but his request was
evaded, and Fry said he wanted to hear
the other side discussed.
At 5:15 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Ways and
Means Committee suffered it's first defeat
to-day. when by vote of 112 to l20 the
Committee of the Whole rejected Will
sons amendment fixing the date on
which free wool is to go into effect at
August l. 1894, and adopted the substitute
of Johnson of Ohio, tree-trader and
single-taXer, making it go into effect inn
mediately on the passage of the bill.
Many Republicans voted with radical
Democrats tor the substitute. 1t was
Wilson's intention, had his amendment
prevailed, TO have offered an amendment
making the wOolen schedule go into
effect December l, 1894, but when the
committee overruled him he decided to
let the latter schedule stand and go into
effect with the rest of the bill in June,
1894. Just before the vote was taken,
Wilson stated that jobbers were now hes
itating whether to place their orders for
fall goods here or abroad, and if the COM
mittee amendment was carried home
manufacturers would make next fall's
goods.
Only one other amendment was acted
on to-day, to allow free entry in bond of
machinery, as we'll as materials, used in
the constructions Of ships built for for
eigu account.
The rest of the day was spent in dis
cussing the amendment of Burrows, q
substitute for the present wool schedule
for that proposed by the Wilson bill.
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TO RELIEVE THE TREASURY.
Secretary Carlisle Invites Pro-
posals for New Bonds.
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS THE
AMOUNT TO BE ISSUED.

Testimony Before the Senate COM
mIttee Investigating the Hawaiian
Question in Relation to the Land
ing of Marines From the Boston at
Honolulu-The Chinese Envoy OBJ
jects to the Photograph Clause in
the Restriction Act.
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CHINESE PROBLEM.
Photograph Clause of the Registration
Act Offensive to Mongolians.

Act Offensive to Mongolfans.
WASHINGTON, Jan. T.-There is reason
to believe that Yang Yu, the Chinese En-
voy in Washington is not making much
progress toward securing new treaty to
take the place of the one considered null
lifted by the Geary law. Upon his arrival
here it was hoped the United States was
about to be offered opportunities for a
valuable extension of our trade privileges
in China. The expectation of this seems
to have been based on differences drawn
from the Chinese Envoy's talk. His
ideas of the immigration question, re-
flecting accurately, it is supposed, those
of his Government, We're so entirely in
accord with those of our people that it
was believed the troublesome question
would not prove an obstruction to an
agreement, but the compulsory photo
graph clause of the Geary law is the
stumbling block. To compel a China
man to be photographed he considers an
indignity. 1t is said to be the belief of
the Chinese Envoy that this clause was
inserted with an intent to aff'ront the
Chinese residents of this country. He
considers his sovereign is affronted in the
same degree. This may prove an insur-
mountable obstacle to the agreement for
q treaty from which, a few weeks ago,
much was hoped for the good of our trade
privileges in the rich Oriental field of the
Chinese Empire