Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-16
TR YING TO BOOM OLD JOHN
SHERMAN FO r
PRESIDENT.
\ RED HANDED MUIR
DERER ACQUITTED.
SULLIVAN ANXIOUS TO
FIGHT ALL CREATION.
4 Chinese Actor.

is regarded by Celestlais on this side OF
the Pacific as the most promi nent actor
thst has ever delighted Chinese
audience in San Francisco, arrived here
this morning. He was received by q
delegation of his countrymen. among
the number So Lum Lee, his cousin.
the actor is large and powerfully
built man and wears spectacles. His
dress did not disjer from that of any
ordinary laundryman out for holiday.
His face bri yhtened up aud he stepped a
trlfie quicker when he saw the Quintet
OF mo1golians who awaited him at the
depot. He kissed Lee upon the cheek
and received a similar token of atlecti d.
Having received his illustrious cousin
IN what be supposed was proper style,
he removed the standing linen collar
which encircied his neck. This done,
the party went 10 Lees store, where
Coon sipped tea. ate sweet-meats and
received scores of his fellow country
men during the AFTERNOON and evening.
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fair English; in fact, his cousin declares
that Coon speaks better English than
any one he ever knew. Lee introduced
your correspondent as a Chin Chin
man. Coon said he had been an actor
for twenty six years. He is now forty
one years old. Thirteen years Of
his professional career were spent
as d star player in China. He
first became prominent at one
OF the annual theatrical festivals
IN Nankin, and remained in that city
until he was induced to come to Amer
ica by an officer of one Of the Six Com
psnies of San Francisco. His salary is
81. 900 per annunl, and he made his first
appearance at the jackson street thea
ter in San francisco, but lately ne has
conceived an idea OF starting similar
place of amusement 10 New \ ork, aud
with that object in view he came east.
He says the ordinary expenses Of the
| production OF Chinese play that VIII
last eight hours amount to about 81 coo.
| This does not include the cost Of the
dresses, some of which are very expen-
sive and are kept In stock. Coon says If
he decides to open theaterin New y ok
il will be done next Autumn. A COM
pany will be brought from San Fran
ciscn aud viii consist Of a Il, zen people.
He has seen many English drama pro
duceions. aud, Judging from the con-
| tenlptuous way he shrugged his Shout
ders when speaking Of th IN, they did rot
come MP TO his standard OF excellence.
T. was with some difficulty that he Was
: givel iaint lea OF S4lv!Di playglot
entertainments, aud he smiled drisively
when the possibility OF his playing with
an English speaking company was sng-
gested. H had heard something
OF a Russian play when in San
! in Francisco, but explained that as
the dramas in which he took part
generally began IN the afternoon and
| ended a. midnight he had no opportuu-
lily to witness it. Coon once saw John
Mccullough play '.Nirginius - and
praised the performance very much, bu.
, he is OF the opinion that the play is
much Inferior to ;he Chinese drama of
| the same kind. He declined to say
anything about the anti-Chinese law,
except that he was pleased TO see that
Celestial actors are free to come and 60
at their Wi |, they being professional
gentlemen aud not laborers. He in tends
to make this country his home.
Booming Sherman
WASHINGTON, II arch I5.-Letters
received from members of the Ohio
Legislature state that movement is on
foot to make Senator Sherman the Re- |
publican candidate for Governor with a |
view of placing him in an advanta-
geous position for the Presidential |
nomination in 1884. Among the most
prominent candidates whose names are |
mentioned for the United States Judge
ship in Southern Ohio, vacated by the |
death of Judge White, are ex Congress
men But erworth and Neal Of Ohio, ex.
Speaker keifer, George r. Sage, "a
prominent Cincinnati lawyer, and War
her \. Batemau. Ohio men here say
BItterworth is first rate lawyer and
that his appointment would be very
popular 10 Ohio. Mr.. Bateman is best
k""wn IN Washington as the gentleman
who had charge of the Sherman Li.er;
~ Bureau In a building across the street
from the Treasury Department when
Sherman was seeking the nomination
for the Presidency.
BRAIDwooD. Ills, March l5.-Only
six and half feet of water remain to
be pumped ous of the Diamond mine.
The water now coming out must be di-
rectiy from the place where the bodies
lie, as it bears an insufferabie stencil.
and the men at the pumps are obliged
to occasionally move away aud go into
the fresh air. From this it is surmiseu
the bodies are horribly decomposed
New YORK, March l5-The Coron-
ers Jury in the cases of Mrs. and Miss
Wakemap, sufocated at fire in Cam.
bridge Flat, recommend the Legislature
to pass laws prohibiting the erection of
buildings over six stories high, as the
fire department seem unable to cope al
vantageousiy with fires over that hight.