New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-24

SdV FR1NCISCO.
DUSINESS- COOLIES EGAL- PERSONAL
CHINA AND FRANCE.


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S,v FrANClsco, Aug. 23-Nnlmp"riant meeting
of committees from the Chamhor Of CONNIE &c, the
Uoorl of Trade and the Manufacturers Association
WIS held th, week 10 decide on some remedy ioI
/ Jrlrcss IN husiucsq Some Of thc chi'f rcWcde
discussed were abolition Of oycrla' freight con
tracts. completion OF the California ana oregon
Eailroad rcmoya. Of local taxation ON shipping ana
reduction Of port charges aud expenses Easi't'
COMPETITION t. forcing California business men 70
npprccatc the fact that they cannot LONGER dcman1
flo prices which they have been recci'in lhi'
il no good ira. on why port charges nero s1"nlh h'
go dear. Hut their elect has been materially to
,o.Iucc the abiprinc importance of the place. IN
other meeting will bc held on Wednesday. when
nranpomcuts VIII ice made for effective WORK
1ndrc Hoffman has delivered decision IN u chr
ucso cnAc which will pat an end Ia the attempts "l
Coolies to enter the country without proper Ger
HHcnica. Tho ciac Wufthut of o. Chtnnmnn VII" i'ii
hcrcabout ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cNrIclion act went
into effect, bnt who claimed That he did not set q
Custom House certificate lor hi r'turn because ol
the crowded condition of tho ohico when wohlI
hnvc DELAYED him beyond the sallnRoi hoHioam'f'
Tho judge holds that the door cannot ho thrown
omen 10 such parole testimony ANA that hocflllohlo
properly viscd Is tho sole evidence OF u right 10
land.
One of the aide issues of tho celebrated Cotton
suit against the Central Pacific magnai'S came mp
this week 1t was the SUIT of tho mother ana SISTER
of the late General Cotton TO recover tho amount
which they claim Is due 70 them from his estate.
Evidence showed that two men were suffering Tor
the ncccssarics of life. vho tho widow received u
yearly income Of 10000
The slow.moying Lick trustees have Mt last, nu-
thorizcd an architect to prepare plans for a$i0OOO
free bathing-housc. There viii still bo loft $40
600 of the fund bcqucathcd for this purpose bnt
the trustees will probably take two or three years
10 decide on the disposition OF tins sum-
Frauds in the Public School Department have
grown 80 common here that thoy are almost ccaoIng
10 excite comment. Muchroitcnncss has been found
in contracts for all suppl =, and recently 1t was
discovered that $50 had been stolen outright from
the school fund There is little prospect Of effective
investigation a majority oi inc SchOOl DOid III
yariably whltcWash the cuipllt
Attorneys are still talking in the Sharon case.
Two men are still To speak before tins legal comedy
j. ended. The trial was diversified by the arrest OF
Nelson. who started IN as SaIdh5 best Hlcnl, iOl
drunkenness at tue new Clty Hail. ho CIdihcu IL
was an epllcptlC ut.
The American nrcnt for the Now-York gun manu-
facturcrs, who arrived from China tins week, de-
e. I1cs that hc had talk with the head of the Gov
& 900 900 indemnity. lie says the hineso all
over the Empire are eager TO fight France.
4 suit has been brought here in the superior
Court which threatens to disturb all those holding
property under Aicadr grants WITHIN me Il,mtS 81
the recent public lands decision 10y the Interior
Department. Tine plaintiff holds that the recent de
cisipu utilities all previous judgments bE thccourtH
aud thus leave. the field open To endless litigation
The untcome of IN" suit viii be awaited with much
interest by piopeltyowncrs IN the lowerpart OF this
city.