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XXX
The members of the naval trial board
have returned 10 Washington from the
final acceptance trial of the battleship I'LL
nois. They state that the big boat behaved
very satisfactorily, and, despite the preva-
lence OF fog, exhibited unusual maneuver-
ing abilities. No attempt at a high speed
was made. it being simply desired to show
her at her best pace under natural draft
Her speed was about fifteen and one-half
knots. and at some times ii ran up TO about
fifteen and nine-tenths- The sixteen-knot
mark, however, was not reached during the
trial.
The Industrial commission created sew
eral years ago to investigate Industrial
problems and report on them, with recon-
mendations to Congress. expired by limita-
ton of law to-day. The quarters of the
commission have been dismantled of most
of the furniture, but number of the COM
missioners, clerk and messenger will
be here for several days longer, closing up
affairs
The President to-day agreed to appoint
Hugo Muench, of st. Louis, consul at Zit-
lau, Saxony. Mr.. Muench is a son of Far
West Muench. one of the early pioneers I'm
Missouri, and the place was requested for
him by Representatives Joy and Barthold-
XXX
Former United States Senator Thurston.
of Nebraska, made an argument before the
Senate committee on immigration to-day
against the proposed Chinese exclusion
bill. He said that the regulation Of Chi
nese immigration should be left to diplo-
matte negotiation in order to prevent irri-
tation which already was such as to af-
feet the Chinese legation In the United
States and possibly the Chinese court it
self He cOntended that the Chinese gov
eminent would be willing to cooperate
with us in meeting our desires, and said
that it Is far preferable TO approach the
solution of the problem in that way in
view of the fact that we are now asking
! of China more than ever before, while We
are in a position to give less. He also said
| that, while he did not favor cOolie labor,
| he was sure the Chinese had been a most
valuable factor in the development Of the
West, and that they had not interfered in
| any way with the labor operations or the
| American people.
Capt William B. Seabury, of the Pacific
| Mail steamship line testified before the
| committee to the efficiency Of the Chi
nese as seamen, and Maxwell Evarts con-
| cluded his argument for a modihcatlo OF
pending exclusion bills. Other persons
| heard during the day were the Hon Simon
| Wolf, in opposition TO the bill as breach
| of good faith In our relations with China,
| and Representative Kahn, Mrs. Charlotte
| Smith and President Gompers, of the Fed
| GRAFTON Of Labor, all of whom advocated
| exclusion legislation Mrs. Smith an
nounced herself as opposed to the admis-
| sion OF the Chinese because OF their bad
morals and their injurious influence on the
| female sex She filed a brief giving Stats
tics in support of her position.
Secretary Root has received a report from
Capt. Ferrand Sayre, Eighth Cavalry. who
is in charge of Geronimo and the other
| Apache prisoners of war at Fort Sill, o. T,
| saying that the Indians are preparing to-
| ward self-support. No clothing was issued
| to them gratuitousy during the past year
and their rations probably will be reduced
| this year.
During the last few weeks the Treasury
| Department has received petitions and re-
monstrances signed by approximately one
| thousand women, principally in the East,
| complaining against the present system of
| baggage inspection at the port OF New
York. With view to getting at the exact
| facts Secretary Shaw has addressed cir
cular letter to each of the signers of the
| petitions asking for detailed statement Of
| just what occurred at the time their bag
| gage was inspected and asking them TO
| state specifically the amount of dutiable
! articles they brought in; the amount de-
| clared; the amount claimed by the inspec-
| ton officer as dutiable, etc. As soon as re-
| an investigation of each in which
wrong is claimed to have been done.
XXX
Col. Francis L. Guenther, now in COM
! mand of the Chesapeake artillery district,
which includes command of the artillery
school at Fort Monroe. will retire for age
on the 22d inst. In view OF his long and
valuable services 1t is probable that the
President will promote him to the grade of
! brigadier general before his retirement in
order to give him the benefit OF increased
rank and pay in his declining years. Colonel
| Guenther was born in New York and was
graduated from the Military Academy In
July, 1859. He served with distinction
throughout the war of the rebellion and
the Spanish war and Is now the senior
colonel in the army. He was brevetted
four times the last time colonel for gall
liant and meritorious services during the
civil war. During the Spanish war he COM
manded the First Division of the Second
Army Corps at Camp Alger. while holding
the rank OF briSadier general OF volunteers.
XXX
While the Russian retaliatory tariff upon
certain American goods is still in force,
an effort is being made TO have the Rus
sian minister exercise his discretion under
section of the new regulations as to port
dues in the empire which confers to that
official the right TO decrease charges on
! goods OF little value or to remove them
entirely, and by which American machinery
/ in parts might enter Russia at the reduced
or free rates. This information comes 10
the State Department in letter from Com
mercial Agent Greener, at NladyOstock
dated Jan. 20, which was made public to-
day. together with one from Consul Cen
eral Holloway, at st. Petersburg, upon the
same subject, dated Jan. Is. The consul
general says that new regulations govern
ing port dues in Russia went into effect the
first OF the year, and will greatly facilitate
the present system OF levying such dues.
as henceforth there VIII be but two kinds
Of port dues, namely. that paid by all ships
entering Russian harbors and the ''poOd
dues levied only in the Russian harbors
named in the Russian act on the subject.
The ship dues amount 10 10 8 cents per ton
for each ship OF a nation with which Rus
STA has concluded commercial and naviga-
ton treaties. and $lO3 per ton for other
ships. Consul General Holloway calls at
tention 10 the fact that the Russian min
lister OF finance Is empowered TO raise this
rate for ships OF certain states, and doubt
less he says. such an enhancement will be
forced against nations which have tariff
difficulties in Russia