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Show I WASHINGTOM ITEMS. Tie Supreme Court Finally Disposes ot the Chinese Case. THE CHIMSE MISISTtll TALKS I rrttnt Imtj( In Trouble -To IfecHe I filial 81ood Kcpcr !. Ajipoliitmcutf. WaciiinutoN, D.C., May "-',0 maudalo of tlio Supwmo Court of lb. United Blalea to lh clrl:ult """i' "J Mk the touth.ru dUtrlct of Iw I Bfflrmlngth. decision of Uit court In Ri tho t.ctuilon cm... wa. iran.raltled iM yraterday. Tula dlirosei of lue matter Kf finally, untu the caw aitaln con Uforo the court on n.r qur.tlon, th. preeent Indication pointing etrong. M ly lo the auumptlon that a copy of th. rn.lorlty opinion of tu. court will cor- taliily iio 'forwarded to tli. Olilutie RoTernm.nt through diplomatic chau-mil chau-mil before any extended ejitoo. of hoatlle action under the law will be luaucurated. Tho probabllltlea acm i loiavorBprolouj.datatuKiuoon Hie Uhlncae ezpulilon queitlon. T1IK OIIINUR MINOTUt AMD SKCHB- TAKV UKMUAII. An aulh.ntio lUtemenl haa been eb- talnod ai to the Int.rrlew between Hecretary areiham and the Chltwi. mlnlilerattbe atato departraeUWed. neiday lait. The Interview wan en. tlrtly devoid of tone and feature or any luirMitiou of aeniatlomllim. Nothing whatever wai laid by the minister oonoer .In any lty ; that the Chinese lentlou In i aMjl; . ton would lie withdrawn a. a result of v the enforcement of the law, and It can be ataled on tho authority if Hecretary (Jrnliiru that he liai not received an ! Intimation from any lourco I bat any 0 such proceeding! are contemplated. During tbo Interview the OMneio i mlnliter ensured Beorelary Uresbam that he tellev.d the Chluete povorn- intmt woull not reiort to any retalla- itory mcaiurei and there would bo notblnK done by bll governuitnt lhat would dliturb the present friendly relation! re-lation! between the United Hlateaand China. The mlnliter li of the opinion that no trouble will mull from the law. The Interview wai pleaiant throughout through-out and laited about twenty minute. LXrollTS ANU IMPOllTB. The ohl.fot the bureau of itatlitloo, In a ilatement to the leorelary of the tr.aiury, report! the total value of e.iorti ofmerchmdlae from Iho United Btalei durlnir the twelve monthi ended April SO, 1601, at f.4S,o9M27, decrease ol J102,7M,7J over the preceding pre-ceding year. The value of the Import, during Ibe lame period li Ju:o,161,OSS, an lucrcace of 191,000,017. During the twelve tnontbi ended Ajrll 8OU1, the export! of golJ amounttd to f 110,030,020, and the lm-lorn lm-lorn to 110,541,000: the excess of ex-rU, ex-rU, OO.tllS.OSd. During the oorrei-ponding oorrei-ponding twelve month! lait year the export! of gold amounted la 175,014,702 and the Import! to $49,109,123, au ex-net ex-net of exporta of $:o,oJI,OJO. During the twelve luontha ending April Ruth, the expoiti of illver ntuounted tu JM,S50,787, and the lm-(Kjrlito lm-(Kjrlito J.'3,455,'J41, an excel! of ex-priiof ex-priiof $15,433,513. During the cor-letpondlug cor-letpondlug period of the precodtng year the export! of illver amounted to $20,755,673 and the Import! to 118,-601,747, 118,-601,747, au rxcee ol exporU ot 11,273,- B 10 SHOW CAUSE WHY TIIKV SHOULD IE nut 1113 meuiiuiKi). If The commissioner of pilonti hu IK lnued a rule upon W. V. Wmom, late W Lommlmloner of lent, and Poller & W'. Frornau, attorney! for the American Hell Telephone company, directing ., them to appear liefore blm uexi fa Wedneidiy, May 24lh, and ihow i cauie why they ibould not be dli- c barred from practicing before the I'atentOnice. 1MB 1111AL Of THS MONTKREY. Hecretiry llerbert liai detailed a board of ollkert to oonilit of Captain llowlion, Chief Engineer llurnap, lieutenant Commander Ollmore, IdtutenantlluincUand Naval Constructor Con-structor Taylor to conduct the final trial of the coait defenie vessel Monterey. Mon-terey. I.ADOitr.u Oil UKIICJUNT. BAulitant Hecretary Curtli of the treiuury department bai bien called r upon to decide whethor a Chlueie laloort keeper li a laborer or rt merchant. mer-chant. I-09TMABTMI3 Al'POlNTKD. l'reildeatlal poitmaitera today wero aopolnltd aa follow.: Cherlea Jjynu,ai Ureut Falli, Mont.; William U.Kallou. at Walla Walla, W.ih.; U. C. illgglei, nt Alcoro, Wyo.j C. W. l.ewli, at Hunter, Ida.; ai.d 1'eter Hhoo, at H Bweet, Ida. |
