Chinese May Come

Washington, July 7. - Acting Secretary Batcheller has issued the following instructions in regard to the re entry Into the United States of persons after a visit to China: 1. Chinamon who are laborera are. under the exclusión act of October, 1888, absolutely debarred from landing in the United States, unless it be for transit across United otates territory. under department regulatious of July, September and December. 18S9. a. Colnamen who are not aborers and who may have lirntofore resided in the United States are not prevented fcy existing law or treaty from rrturning to the United States aftcr visitinií china or elsewhere. No certíflcates or other papers, huwever, are issued either by the department or by any of its subordínate ofneers to show that they are entitled to land in the United States, but il is suggested that such persons provide themselves with such proofs of identity as may be deemed proper, showing that they have been residents of the United States and that they are not laborers, so that they can present the same to and be idtjtit itied by the Collector of Customs at the port where they may return. 3. Chinese persons, not laborers, who may come to the United States for the first time, are only entitled to land upon compliance with section 3 of the act of July 5, 1884, which prescribes that such persous "shan obtain the permission of and be identified as so entitled by the Chinese Government, or of such other foreign Government, of which, at the time, such Chinese person shall be a subject, in such case to be evidenced by a certiücate issued by such Government, which certifícate shall be In the English language and shall show such permission with the name of the benefited person in hi.s or her proper signature," etc.