Show THE CHINESE EXCITED THE chinese minister at washing ddn to 0 has baa forwarded a written protest to the state department against the new exclusion bill he comments on the harsher features of the measure which renew the scott law of 1888 deprive chinese of the right of ball bail in habeas corpus cases and include the registration clause of the geary bill under these provisions it would be impossible for chinese subjects to live peaceably in the united states the minister ays it is a direct violation of the treaty of 1880 what course the peking government will take is not jet stated but the celestials celesti als themselves are intensely agitated on the matter conferences of chinese are being held beld in eastern cities to discuss dir icuss the propriety of ari an cites to discuss the propriety of an exodus from the united states stater it appears that public meetings have also been held in china and the emperor deml aror exhorted in no uncertain tones to retaliate ta liate he is abbed ai ked to take steps whereby american capital will be driven from china and american ships prohibited from froin entering chinese ports porte if these demands are complied with every chinaman to in the unlaced states will be expected to return home by a certain date and should he not comply if he be returns later his head bead will be dropped into a basket the law is the most radical that has c ver fever been passed oy by the united states since the formation of the federation I 1 and its enforcement is liable to recoil upon american residents in chinese territory and to damage to some ex tent the trade interests of the country the chinese are at least human and if they do not retaliate it will nt na be because of a lack of disposition in that direction but from a simple deficiency in courage the city of umeo sweden has electric lights |