Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-16
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Philippine Commission Studying
About Applying 1t to Islands.
A DECISION ON RAILROAD RATES.
The Interstate Commerce Commissions
Ruling In Case Against the st. Louis
y San Francisco Road Reward
to HerOes-The "Open Door"

Washington, Nov. IA Whether Chi
nese exclusion should be applied to the
Philippines is among the subjects en-.
gaging the attention Of the Philippine
commission. Considerable evidence
bearing on the matter has been collect
ed and, besides presenting this testi-
mony with their full report, it is ex-
pected that a recommendation will be
made which may have considerable in.
fuence in shaping the course Of this
government and the action of congress.
1t is understood that two of the mem
bers OF the commission, Messrs. Denby
and Worcester, have expressed them.
selves as favorable to an application of
the Chinese exclusion act to the Philip
pines. From the fact that Gen. Otis
has issued an order for Chinese exclu-
sion it is assumed that his voice,
as member Of the commission, also
would be for Chinese exclusion in the
Philippines. The position of Admiral
Dewey, however, is understood to be
favorable to Chinese admission While
this personal view Of the admiral has
been expressed TO friends, it is not
known whether he would give it Off
cial expression in case all his colleagues
on the commission favored a recon-
mendation of exclusion. The attitude
OF President Schurman has not been
made known even in an informal way.
1t was stated yesterday in an authori-
tative diplomatic quarter that in case
the United States adopted permanent |
policy Of Chinese exclusion in the Phil
lippines there was little doubt such
course would cause China to be less
friendly in cooperation with the plans
of the United States to extend our
trade in the empire.
A DECISION ON RAILROAD RATES.
Washington, Nov 1.-THE interstate
commerce commission yesterday an
nounced its decision in a case against
the st. Louis & San Francisco Railway
company. The opinion is by Chairman
Knapp. The case and decision are
shortly stated as follows:
The rates enforced by the St. Louis L San
Francisco on live poultry In carloads to Chicago
are higher from Marshheld Mo-, than for the
longer distances from Springfield and other
more distant stations on It's line. The commits
sion holds that the greater charge for the short
er distance from Marshfeld constitutes q de-
parture from the general rule OF the fourth sec-
lion, which the carrier was bound to Justify
and that such higher rate, II found to be without
sufficient excuse, must also be deemed unrea-
sonable and undue prejudice in violation Of the
third section The st Louis & San Francisco
company 1t holds cannot lawfully call itself
merely local carrier from Marshfeld, while en-
gagged in through carriage from Springfield and
other points on Its line and thereby Justify
higher rates to Chicago for the shorter distance
rom Marshfeld than for the longer distance
rom Springfield and more distant points of
shipment.
THE REWARDS TO NAVAL HEROES.
Washington, Nov. IA. Admiral
Jrowninshield, chief of the navigation
bureau, has made change in that
portion of his annual report which
'efers to the failure of the departments
.fforts to redeem its promise to reward
he naval heroes of the war The Ian
,uage of the report now stands:
The greatest among these has not as much as |
he medal which was given to each of the hun ,
reds who shared in a victory won in an hour
more propitious for reward 6
The change is explained as follows
n foot note attached:
In the original draft of the report the words
won in an an hour more propitious for reward, "
cad won in a more proptious hour" mis-
obstruction of my meaning in these words as
hey originally stood has led me to make the
resent reading correspond exactly with what
vas meant and generally understood in the first
lace, {
REPLIES TO AN ''oPEN DOOR,"
Washington, Nov. A. The replies of
he European nations interested in
,hina to the request of the state de- ,
'artment for formal undertaking to
reserve the open door" in the east
re not expected for several weeks, in
smuch as the exchanges are not taxi
ng place in Washington, but at the
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