The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-01
ARE THEY CITIZENS?
TEST CASE TO BE MADE REGARD
ING CHILDREN OF ALIENS.

Point 10 Raised in the Particular Case of y
Returning Chinese, Who Claims Land
Ing on the Ground that He Is Native Of
AEnerica-Whom the Decision will At
Securing Evidence at the Medical Col
lege-Important Railway Employees
Meeting in Denver-Western News.
San Francisco, Sept. 30-The ques-
Eon as to whether a Chinese born on
American soil is a citizen of the United
States is to be tested in the courts.
Wong Kim Ark came here recently
from China demanding a landing on
the ground that he is a native of Cali
fornia- The collector of the port, while
admitting his nativity, refused him
landing, claiming he is not an Ameri-
t;an citizen. This decision was in &C.
cordanoe with an arrangement already
made with the attorney general, who
is anxious to test the right Of native
born Chinese to land here According
to the contention of the government, a
person born in the United States must
not be at the time of his birth subject 10
any foreign power, thus making IL in-
dispensible to citizenship by birth that
the parent be then an American citizen,
for if the father be an alient the child
will be subject to the country of the
sire. In other words to be an Ameri-
can by birth one must be born in Ameri-
can and of American parents If this
contention Of the government is up
held the standing Of all people born in
the United States OF alien parents will
be greatly affected. If the decision in
the local court is not favorable TO the
government the case will be taken to
the United States supreme court
WITNESSES FOR DURRANT.
Since the adjournment of the Durrant
trial last Friday the prisoners attor-
neys have visited Cooper Medical col
lege severa! times. and have had fire.
ouent interviews with students whom
they will put on the stand in hopes Of
hracing up the alibi which the defense
hopes to esta bli :
1t is thought several of the college
boys will testify to having seen the ac-
cused between l and 2 o'clock on the
afternoon of April 3. but if any will
give evidence of the fact that Durra n {
was in the college until $50 in the af-
ternoOn il is not known. The atttor-
neys for the defense are building much
Diggins is a member of the sophomore
class. but frequently attended the SEN
Tor class lectures. There he met the
defendant. The latter claims that he
spoke to Diggins during DR.. Cheney's
lecture on the afternoon that Blanche
Lamont disappeared, but Diggins' me-
znory is rather hazy jast at present
When proceedings are opened tomor-
row morning Charles Lenahan will be
pr1f Al 20
taken a diamond ring, somewhat re-
sembling the one worn by Blanche La
mont, to Hawnbroker Oppenheim. At
first great deal of Importance was at
tached to this witness by the defense
but of late his testimony has lost weight
as he did not visit the store until the
afternoon of April IS.
Again, Lenahan does not bear the
slightest resemblance to Durrant. and
it is not possible that one could be mis-
taken for the other. Their G-ess was
dissimilar and in personal appearance
they form a strong contrast on account
OF a difference in size, build and facial
expression.
District Attorney Barnes and Can
TAIN OF detectives Lee are getting ready
TO put In their rebuttal testimony, which
they expect to make almost as strong
as the direct. They will have a lot Of
writing experts to combat any testf-
mony that might implicate Rev. J. B.
Gibson, in having written the address
on the newspaper in which Miss La
mont s rings We're sent to her aunt, Mrs
Noble. .
RAILWAY ORDERS TO UNITE.
Denver, Sept. 30.-One of the most i'm
portant meetings of railroad EMPLOYEES
ever held in the west will occur here
-161y, Il
sent1ng 1000 members in Colorado and
adjoining territory, of Eve of the hest
known labor organize tons in the coun-
Try, Will assemble and the Federation
o. halfway Organizations" will be per-
fecoed. The outcome of the meeting is
not dreaded by railroad magnates, as
every sperl1tendent, manager and re-
ceiver OF every great western system
mas lrnorS9d the move of the men. The
organizations which will take part in
the conference are: Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, Brotherhood of
Hallway Trainnlea, Order of Railway
Cond' actors, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Fire men and Order Of Railway Tele-
era pliers.
WESTERN NEWS.
Denver, Sept S0.-The Denver Times
his evenig announces the probability
of the transfer of Archbishop Chap
pelle from Santa Fo, y. NJ. TO Denver
as result of the deliberations of the
arctbishops at their regular meeting TO
be held at Washington. D. c., this week
Denver. Sept. 30-The old bcndsmen
OF County Urea T. II. Wygant hav-
ing failed to comply with the demand
made upon them by the county commits
sioners to pay the shortage of s219. 600
in the treasurer's Office, the commits
sioners today instructed their attorney
to bring suit against the bondSmen
without delay.
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