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The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

AS the Fort Smith Record
quotes the Springfield Mo- Dem.
ocrat- on good authority, we refer
Bro Williams to the following:
The senatorial campaign in Arkau.
sss is at c white heat. but in the
grand round up by the legislature
il will be placed TO Senator Berry,s
credit that he remained at his post
IN Washington eonteu6iag again :,
me seemingly inerlIa5i k sarraadar
OF . grest democrats principle.
Fhlse hls 2 Fsl- tF0rtrnuT l7ishlss,.t
abandoned the gubernatoriai chaiT
10 ssnmp the Stale in his own in.
teEes..'
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Locks Like Chslera.

PARIS, ARK. June IS--The doe
tors of this place are busy night
and day. a disease somewhat
similar TO the flux is raging in ter
rible fury about six or eight miles
vest of here. aud in its severity
and behavior the doctors are al
most inclined to call it a mild form
of the cholera DIR. E. l. Harley,
a. this place, reports ffty-seven
cases with many others in that
neighborhood. Several deaths
have occurred already.
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uen axaRDs O FxUrr.
e~nnfxssner yineeuheas<r nakn q
CxrrsxfSse n u Lkssk Received
hs lrknnxek

by Arkn1<kk
EDfYoR Arkansas DENocRAr-
notice = Tie Denoelzs q he
18th In the Es<s ofasards sse s-ase
Obtained n the Worlds Fair, that
oal! one award appears n Int ii
q fruits vhea- in facs. sAere we're
esghs Awards o. fruils- fEo Awards
o apples Aad tve o. peaches for
tie state =; large asd one award
each for tie eoansies Of Bentoa-
Washington Fulton aad Jobasoa
On appaex Eaelosed please ksd
. statement 10 this effect by the
Chairman O. awards Hoa- Joka
Boyd nh4scaes- Ver! Respect
fally.
W G. VEyCKyHKLLER
Com'r " " aad A.
In addition to the certificates
Of awards 20 the counties. the fos-
lowing awards TO the state have
beea certified 10 Commissioner
fIncenbezler by Joha Boyd
Thatcher. chairman Of ihe execa-
five committee on Awards, and
approved B! B. Si1r7esr. presi-
dent deparsDeaiL committee.
Applex-a large and Eaerifori-
oas display. ezbr2eang more than
one hundred varieties The ex-
Aibit was saperior for the wide
range of varieties. tie size and
color of tie speee12as. aud their
freedom from insect and other
hae1isheA
App,es-A collection of sixty
new and lnEzDed seeding ysrie-
ties 4say Of which show consider
Shle merit
PezcheS-A number Of varieties
Azoag which we're shoua Wei
Eagson Cling. Casford's Late.
ElbertA- Eshhaek. Carl Cling.
Columbia. Indian and Old Nixon
Cling. The fruit possessed excel
leaee il size. color znd freedom
from insect and other blemishes-
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAM oFFicr AT DAEpASEilE AK.

LASD OFFICE AT DAEnASEfLE Auk-
June ~. ls4.
Notice is hereby given ih4. the following
named settler has fixed notice o. his intention %
make hnAl proof in support OF his claim, ana
that said proof wiN lre made hetore the County
Ciers Of Crawford to-g.g. =. Wan bnren, on
August : lssA viz; tstSs. x. Webb II d, Enas
No isstS for the >Eis OF >El sec. "A, Tp ~
North. Range s. Vest -,
He names sbg following witnesses to prove d.,
continuous residence apo1 and cultivation ol
said Land, via: VIVA sseGsri L. sleFar'
j. T. Webb and W. Z. steward, all OF sta'le''
Ark wE- 4. weoTEN. ReeisieL
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

The postmaster-general has re.
eeiyed complaint that in the de.
liyering of mail matter from a
general delivery postoffice the
officials are in the habit of looking
for letters only when papers are
not especially asked for. An or
der consequently has been issued
to postmasters TO the effect that
all classes of mail matter shall be
delivered with the same care to
persons properly entitled to it.
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Chacnc<y r. Blaek.ex-lieuteuaut

Charneey r. Biaek.ex-lieuseBant
governor of Peunsylvania. has
Organixed . company aud siIl in
the Dezf few months locate sew
erzi colonies Of Northern people
in S0zskern states II il the par
pose Of his company TO acquire
interests in the South, and TO
establish manufacturing enter
pFises where they are MOS; needed.
aud where they rill pay the great
est pFoffs- We. therefore. invite
his particular attention 10 Arkan-
sas, xEsk the assurance that an in
vesfigzrioa vii prove our re-
sources and advantages beyond
Comparison sE.h those Of other
Soafhera states There . less
risk 10 tie inEest@en; Of capital
here shAa ia 2Gy other section oi
sAe country. for eresy industrial
esterpcse properly managed esn
be nzde 70 par handsome ciri-
6eads-L.;ir Rock Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

If PIshback gets FIVE more conn.,
ties in the State he will surprise
those who have given the race the
closest attention, and are most
capable of judging.-Little Rock
Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

Osachita, Calhoun, Chieot and
Drew counties instructed for
Berry. Thirty 1--we counties have
instructed for Senator Berry and
only Eve for Gov. Fishb2ek. The
Governors counties 20 far, are
Sebastian, Van Barren, WeodruG,
Pr1irie, Ashley, with . gloomy out
look for one or two more cOun-
ties to his credit.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND oFEIcE At DAEBsSErtE, AHK-l
May - ls4 J
Notice is hereby given ih4s tie following.
named settler has Sled n0siss Of hi iuisntlon 10
make ansi progf in support Il his claim and
that said pEo0i eili b. rasar kefQre the County
Clerk of CrS wford County 81 Van Buren, ATs,,
en- July q IS a. yiEs George ". Mcdaniel,
Entry No lS,sil. for The w wss ~ the SW =, sWs
u Nw's u See II, Tp. 4 Nersh. IA &c 81 We.L
lie nArzes the following = ltzsss.sss 20 prove ny
eon,iuugu> residence up0za. Sad cultivation o.
said lad VIZ. A. J. fs.ss joss g.A Lane, John
Brzaiord snd :. r. Lane. all 9f Amanda Ark
WI r. M0grES Rcgister
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Kentucky Breekinridxe.

LEXINGTON. KY June 90
Col. Breckinridge's son, Deshs,
says his father has received AID
is considering an invil2,iGn % de-
lives the annaA. EoaE.h OF july
oration il Tammany Hall this year.
He says several Chs,suqua assem-
blies have invited the Ashland
Congressman 20 deliver addresses.
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WANTED.

An SctsNe agent ID aACl t3lliA "
tas Uaiisd states, % s1i.cit sd'sSli,'ir l,i,
tlCus for tho Wl-u AN ets tt ",'-,. y,
a llherzs s.ssasll issiaa NIL oe i...l "
hustlers. Address, -,
Superintendent, Circal"Ii'''
Tue aErCRlLc
81. Loals, 10.
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A hnd rear for the Breckinridges-
Ge9d-kye, C6f Goodbye. Willie
Geed-kye, Madeline Goodbye all
Per. Snifh Record
And hxewer F.sh5aek-
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Ex-senator Bishop ". Perkins.
ofKsnsss. died suddenly in Wash
ingion City Wednesday. He
would have been prominent can
didate for the next Senatorial
nomination for Kansas.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

A most exaspersting spectacle
T. presented by the manner in
which tame-kiliing debate 10 be
ing allowed to proceed, in defer
ence to Senatorial courtesy and
fraditions.z
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

GeA- ArMistezd carries PeE4&ki
Gssnsy for Secretary Of StA.e. By
. vefe II - 70 - in the ccanty
esngexfioz- he Ein have D0re
fhas two thirds Of the ross IN the
Essze couveHfioa-
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

Tie payment Of the Cherokee
noney commenceda at vinitA We'd
nesday and will be continued
About . week. The attendance of
Oatsiders il large. The next pay
nent viii be at ClaremOre, near
CoReyyille, Kansas,
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Searcy county. amer Ill. did not
- for Gov. Fshhoek- S<E2sor
Berry esrTied is by . good vote-
II i = Estie rozgh on the Cor
esnef. baf Raeh il poiities-
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

Jsdge PsyBe has refased to
grant . fuFfker eoafineAsee 70
PfenAexE1st- the Asaaasia Of Nay or
Hansssa Of Chicago.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

A Rieh.ond, Va, special to the
WaAhicgtes Post s.yE "A prom
inent Richmond gentleman Who
retarDed from Washington today
brings the news that Senator Hill
Eenaxked in his presence that he
would mot be . candidate for the
preidesfzl nomiRation in 1896.
but that Stevenson will be his man
and the man that Seg York viii
sapport nsia gentleman is q
close friend Of Hills and did lay-
liant sork iu bis campaign In this
city two yearz ago.
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he Indications are that the
6eBaze uil pase the tariff bsli to-
dsy. sd ten esss in conference
~II1 sesd IL to The PreEdess for
hls signature.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

HnTrah for Fiskhacks He got
n ssae telling bsovs Saturday
Pen Smith Record
Bat, hog abost the voTRz.
Gatardsyi
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HKus NOTES asD oonnDTx

A Denber Of The Dalton gang
aFo that The nas killed Bear Ard
nore. L T. vze not the hssjif.
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AysMstEHEyyA

Hox. Jas p CLARKE ls zze<ssEesc
- . xzak5<xs< - Goy<raee - ArkBzl-
1ae- <sf5<<< to fAs z<.S7n ck skk Demo
cxzxze psimAxssA-
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escape from the United States
lal! a. tais place today. They na.,
been aeuae IS -ruslys and t0Oz
advantage o. shs 8aa.sT aoG.,
piled boxes sgaiHst the wall and
made their escape, unkaoEn 20
guards
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JOB PRINTING

y q tse PRESS oFFlCR NsssiT -,Ss,,.,,
a - =. a ns-Is rats oio, ai-S,a.rs In ,as Wsl.
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Boone county, the home of Hon.
lVerson A. Jones. of Grass Leaf

rarm' Instructed for James II.
berlg for United States Senator.
Helena World.
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FoR FEHEa1.
Fog BKEEf.

Lee.
Tel.
Drew,
.GsolI-
Stone,
Boone.
White,
De~hs,
Grant,
Miller,
>aliae.
Cbieos,
Seswy,
Benton,
Nevada.
ION ~sy,
NewtoD,
Philips,
yafks01,
Madison,
Johnson.
Franklin,
Faulkner,
Cso1rne,
jefferson.
Crawford,
Ooaehita,
Arkansas, Ashley.
LAwreaee. Prairie.
CrittendeD, Woodruff,
lafayette, Sebastian,
Mississippi, Van Barren,
Total, 81 TOTAL, 5.
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United States Prisoners Escape.

South McALisIER- /. T.. June
19--Txo prisoners named Silas
Lee and JET Carter made :heir
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no primary election, that l hoped
the Clark county conventaon would
pass resolutions instruetiIz for me
If . majority we're favorable to my
reelection, and 20 soon as l heard
that some desired a primary cleo
ton l wired Mr.. Cook. he being
chairman of the Democratic cen
tFal committee. before the eonven-
ton met. that l hoped the con-
vention would do thai which was
best for the Democratic party in
Clark county, without any regard
to my interests, and thai l vas
perfectly willing to submit the
question of a choice for senator TO
. direct vote OF the Democrats
of the county.
This 10 not the first time some
members of the Fishbaek Club, of
Fort Smith, have misrepresented
me before the people of Arkansas,
bat don't think the people Of
the state can be made 10 believe
iha. would do . dishonorable
or seek to take an unfair adTani-
sge ia this or any other contest.
As 10 the drs; and second whereas.
which speaks Of Mr. Robert Nc
Glare having bet money on the re-
su.t. and Of some one having writ
ten the Baresyllie paper on nv
behalf. ! know nothing about it,
never heard Of it before. and do
not knox whether j, is true or not.
bu; Il occurs 10 me that il is some
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-15
THE HISTORY OF MONARCHY.
Continued from page ID

"was tired of hearing a certain gentle
man spoken of as second King. AS
this amendment was in the interest
of that gentleman he voted against
it.n Allusions were also made to the
reports that the waterworks were 60
ing TO be pledged to him. When the
decisive moment arrived the indie
pendents cast their votes with the
Kings party, defeating the ministry
by % votes to IA. The result was that
the cabinet resigned that night, after
which Gibson went on his knees to
the King and begged to be reappoint-
ed.
The next morning, October II, to
the surprise of everyone and to the
disgust of his late allies, Gibson re-
appeared in the house as premier,
with three native colleagues, viz,
Aholo, Kanoa. and Kaulukou. But
from this time he had no real power,
as he had neither moral nor financial
backing. The helm of state had slip
ped from his hands. Mr.. Spreckels
called on the King, returned all his
decorations, and shook off the dust
from his feet. The Legislature appro-
priated 100000 for a gunboat and
SIS, 900 to celebrate the Kings fiftieth
birthday.
In this brief sketch it is impossible
to give any idea of the utter want of
honor and decency that characterized
the proceedings of the Legislature of
1886.
The appropriation bill footed up
So, $50, 1880, while the estimated re-
ceipts were $2,336, S70.42.
(To be Continued.)
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A Good Year For Whales.

A New Bedford (Mass.) dispatch says
that private dispatches received in that
city confirm the reports of the unprece-
dented catch Of the whaling feet in the
Arctic. Whaling merchants had begun
to fear that the season would be a failure.
When the little steamer Mary D. Hume
took 30 whales two years ago, the news
could scarcely be believed. Now the re-
port that the Narwhal has taken GO
whales has come. The Baelena has taken
81 whales, the Grampus AZ, the Newport
81, the Orca 26, the Karluck IS, the Bel
videre II, the Mary D. Hume IA, and the
Navarch II. This makes this year the
biggest in the history of whaling. The
steamers Baelena, Grampus, Karluck,
Mary D. Hume and Narwhal are still
shut in in the arctic ice and will winter
there this year.
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Married In the Middle of the Road.

A Muncie Qnd) dispatch says: A So
cial event that was to take place Thurs
day night in Hamilton township was de-
clared off. John Dick and Miss Maggie
Ford were to have been married. Wednes-
day the couple came to Muncie and got
their license. On their way home they
met Elder George Moore. In banter
ing way they asked him to marry them,
showing him their license. Almost be-
fore they knew it he had pronounced
them husband and wife as they tarried
in the middle Of the road. A reception
was given Thursday night to keep the
wedding cake from spelling.
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the astonished invaders. Before
they recovered he had escaped by
window into the back of the house,
but there he found another band of
four or five men, and another COM
bat ensued. 1t did not take much
time for the sturdy Portuguese lad
to get clear of them, leaving them
all 'hors de combat"
Those whom he recognized
through the masks were arrested
yesterday, but two cannot be found.
The case is to have its hearing
before District Magistrate Edwin
Thomas today at 10 o'clock.
The Kinau mail leaves at 9 A. NJ.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-15
COURT NOTES.

Following are items gathered
from the clerks office on Saturday
last:
The only hearing in Court was
an old horse-breakipg case, entitled
A. Medeiros VS.. John F. Bowler
before Judge Cooper, who gave judg-
ment in favor of plaintiff for $50,
less 500 partially paid. This was
a case decided in the Honolulu
Police Court on July LIST, 1892, and
was appealed to the Intermediary
Court of Oahu, now abolished by
the new Judiciary Act. w. A.
Kinney for plaintiff; P. Neumann
for defendant.
The jury summons for the next
term of the Circuit Court has been
handed to the Marshal for service.
Summons have been issued in
the following cases:
Rebecca Naeole VS.. George Nae
Gle, divorce. J. M. Poepoe for Ii
bellant.
Amy L. Clarke VS.. Allan w.
Clarke, divorce. w. R. Castle for
ibellant.
Jessie T. Naone VS.. Lorrin A.
Andrews, damage for an alleged
false arrest of the plaintiff by the
defendant under a charge of selling
liquor without a license. V. V.
Ashford for plaintiff.
A. S. Hartwell VS.. Egan 81 Gum
and Lycurgus, Fernandez & Co.,
Bishop & Co., garnishees, being an
action in assumpsit for the sum of
$3.50, balance of a promissory note
given by Egan & Gum and en-
dorsed by Lycurgus, Fernandez q
Co. A. Perry for plaintiff.
The following matters are due
for hearing this morning in the
Circuit Court:
In the matter of the estate of
LUX Sang, petition for letters of
administration. G. w. Ashford
for the application.
In the matter of the estate of
Kahuku (k), application for a de-
cree of heirship, before Judge WIFI
ting. j. M. Poepoe for petitioner
j. L. Kaulukou for contestant.
E. A. Jones, assignee of the bank
rupt estate of George K. Norton, VS..
Elizabeth K. Norton, wife of the
bankrupt, being suit in equity
for the cancellation of an alleged
fraudulent deed given to said de-
PENDANT by the bankrupt before
w. R. Castle for plain
tiff; ]. A. Magoon for defendant.
The clerks anticipate rush to-
day, of the attorneys in the filing
Of complaints and the issuing of
summons for the next term, to be
served not later than tomorrow.
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Celebration of the 18th Ar
ranged For.

A large an enthusiastic meeting
of the Annexation Club was held
Saturday evening. The principal
matter uader discussion was the
celebration of the 18th. J. A. Ken
Inedy occupied the chair.
G. B. Ripley moved that the fol-
lowing committees be appointed !:
Music, Speaking, Fireworks, Pro-
grammes, Finance and Decorating.
On motion of J. V. Simonson it
was agreed that a mass meeting be
held at Palace Square on the even
ing of January 18th.
The chair then appointed the fol-
lowing committees
Music-Hugh Gum (chairman)
and J. A. Kennedy.
Finance = Theo. F. Lansing
(chairman), L. G. Ables and J. L..
Mclean.
Speaking-C. B. Ripley (chair-
MANI, DR.. n. B Emerson, F. B. Nc
Stocker and G. S. Bradford.
Fireworks-T. B. Murray (chair-
man), w. o. Atwater and James
Mott, Jr.
Decoration-G. G. Stratemeyer,
J. S. Martin, J. Kidwell, DR.. G. B.
Woods, d. B. Smith, w. g. Smith
and J. V. Simonson.
Another meeting will be held at
Z o'clock this evening, at which
time the subcommittee will pre-
sent their reports.
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SeNNS~N SsSAsAhEtltE
B. D. HALL & SON
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Engineers Supplies,
Plantation Supplies.
Painters Supplies,
ALSO
Ship Chandlery,
Leather and
General Hardware

We have all grades from
cheap to the best Lubricating
Oils such as Cylinder, Lard.
Sperm, Castor, Mineral, Engine
and many others. Lubricating
Compound, Cotton Waste, Oil
ers, and Oil Cups; a large as
sortment of Machinists' Tools.
and about everything needed
around an engine room. Cane
Knives will now be needed.
and we have a good stock of
Disston's, the extra heavy
steel article. Our line of
Painters Goods is large.
Brushes, both Adams and
Writings of all sizes and
shapes. White Leads and Zinc,
Red Lead and Oxide; Mixed
Paints, all SHADES; COlorS IN Oil
or Japan; Dry Paints, Boiled
and Raw Oil, Turpentine, and
in fact everything a painter
needs to do good job with
we have.
Our large stock of Ship
Chandlery is as complete as
ever, and in the Leather Line,
we carry the largest and best
assorted stock in town.
W Give us a call and we
will prove all these statements
and show you that our prices
are low.
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SALE OF LEASE OF ISLANDS.

ON THURSDAY, the 18th day of
February, 1894, at the front entrance of
the Executive Building, will be sold at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
the privilege, the lease of the following
Islands
Morrell, Ocean, Pearl and Hermes
Reef, Midway and French Frigate
Shoals, SO far as the Hawaiian Govern
ment holds the right of possession of the
said islands and shoals for a term of %
years. Such lease giving the purchaser
the exclusive right to remove from said
islands, Guano, Phosphate, Fertilizers
and other materials for their free use
during said term.
The conditions of said lease are that
the lessee shall pay to the Minister of the
Interior for the use OF the Hawaiian Gov
eminent, a royalty of so cents for each
ton of 224O lbs. of the materials removed
from said islands and shoals or any of
them; such payment to be made semi
annually at the Interior Office.
And further, that if the said lessee
shall fail to begin operations or to re-
move fertilizers within five years from
any of said islands, the exclusive right
shall then cease, as to such Island or
Islands.
JAS. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, January II, 1894.
35S5-3t
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THE NEW CHINESE BILL.

1
| The Photograph Provision and the Dec1a-
! ration Concerning Merchants.
The senate of the United States on the
day before its adjournment passed the
| act for the amendment of the Geary ex-
clusion law precisely as it came from
| the house. In view of this decision and
| of the overwhelming majority which the
| measure had received in the house, it
| must stand as the matured expression of
| the judgment of the representatives of
! the American people as whole.
It is rather noteworthy that while the
| period of extension granted to the Chi
nese for registration is six months after
the enactment of this new law, the time
| will expire during the first week of next
| May, or almost exactly one year after
the period fixed in the original Geary
act. That year will have taught much
to our Monaghan fellow residents, and
they may be expected to avail themselves
almost to man of the privilege now ac-
corded by congress.
The new law requires of the applicant
photograph, and this provision has
sometimes been stigmatized as import
ing rogues' gallery methods into its ex-
ecution. This criticism is not sound.
Many railroads, as was pointed out in
the house debate, in giving their most
favored customers the privilege of what
are known as 1000 mile tickets for low
er price than ordinary mileage rates, re-
quire that upon such a ticket shall be
placed not only the purchasers name,
but his photograph. in order that no.
body else may use it. Most of those
,,or.conc u,ho had caocOY, ticlsntc Of froo
admission to the Chicago fair were in
like manner obliged to attach their pho
tographs to the tickets. In these and
similar cases the purpose is not humilia-
ton, but Identification, so that privileges
granted may not be misused by persons
who come wrongly into possession of
them. That is exactly the case with the
Chinese, and there is nothing else in the
requirement of a photograph for the GER
tiicate of protection.
Another important new feature of the
amendment act is that which defines the
word merchant" as used,in the Geary
law. No one can question that it is bet
ter to have precise description of what
is intended by this term than that it
should be left to conjectural interpreta-
ton outside of the lawmaking power.
A merchant Is now declared to be, for
the purpose of this act, ga person en-
gagged in buying and selling merchandise
at fixed place of business, which bust
ness is conducted in his name, and who
during the time he claims to be engaged
as a merchant, does not engage IN the
performance of any manual labor, ex-
cept such as is necessary in the conduct
of his business as such merchant" This
does not appear to be an unjust definition,
or one unduly strained for the purpose of
excluding persons from the status of
merchants who are fairly entitled to it.
But however that may be, the words
thus used in the amended act are direct
ly drawn from similar definitions, either
in preceding Chinese exclusion acts or
in existing treasury decisions interpret
ing those acts and establishing rules for
their execution.-New York Sun.