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Show SHUTS OUT ALL MONGOLIANS. The Kft'ot of the KnoxBt Decision of th. Snpr.ln. Court. San Fkani isco. Aug. 14. The landing land-ing of Chinese from the steamer Oceanic was stopped yesterday morning by order or-der of Collector Phelps. The order is due to a circular received from the treasury department quoting the decision de-cision of tho Supreme Court of the United States in tho cav.j of Wan Swing. Tho latter is a laborer and wanted to land en the ground of a prior residence. The court held that no Chinese Chi-nese merchant or otherwise could land in the United States unless he was provided pro-vided with consular certificates. To obtain the certificates he must prove that he was conducting a mercantile business in the United Stales, which would be almost an impossibility in China. Phelps holds that this practically practic-ally excludes all Chinese, except those connected with the diplomatic corps. |