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Show Tllr, tlllNLM: lAllfLD. The Chinese Minister at Washing-tou Washing-tou haa forwarded a written protest to IheBtateDejiarlmii.t agalnit thetievr exclusion tvlll. lie commenta on tho harsher feature of tho measure, which renew the Hcott law of US?, dejrlvc Culuoatj of the right ofball In habias corpus coiif, and Inclu Ju the rtgiatra-Uon rtgiatra-Uon clause of the Uiary LIU. Undtr these ( revisions It woul I be Imposal-ble Imposal-ble for Chlneaetuljecta to live peaceably peace-ably lu the United Htati-t. The Ml.i-liUr Ml.i-liUr aay It la a direct Violation of the treaty of lfiSO. What course tbe 1'ekluggoYermuent will lake la not yet stated, but the celeatlal themtelvea are Intensely at Ita ted on the matter. Conference a of Chinese are being held In L astern cltlr to dlacuaa thu propriety of an exodui from tho United Htatc. Itaj-peara Itaj-peara that tubllo mtotlugi have alio been held In China, aud the l.mperor exhorted In no uncertain tones to retaliate. re-taliate. He 1 asked to Like atepa whereby A rue r! cnu capital will be driven from China, and American hlra prohibited from entering Chinese porta. If these demands are compiled with every Chinaman In the Uulted Htate will tu expected to return home by certain date, and should he not comply, If he return later bla head will be dropped Into a basket. The law Is thu most radhal that haa ever been leased by the United Htalee lime the formation of the Federation, and It enforcement Is liable to rtoall upon American residents lu Chlneao territory, and to damage to aomu ex tent the trade Interests of thu country. The Chlneio aro at lesat humtu mid If they do not retaliate It will not be because be-cause of a lack of disposition In that direction, but from a simple deficiency lu courago |
