New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
THE CHINESE rOLITICS-HISTORY
AND SECTARIANISM.
SAN FRAN CISCO.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TaiBuSEl


SAY FpIScIsCo Aug 3O.-The Chinese war has
caused great excitement in tho French colony here
while the Chinese appear to regard 1t with Oriental
apathy Colonel Bee, the Chinese Consul. declares
that he il overwhelmed with applications from
military mon for positions in the Chinese army lie
says that from private dispatches he learns that the
Chinese are much better prepared for defense than
is reported and that the French will not have as
easy an undertaking rs they anticipate The war
has given great Impetus to trade in provisions, the
supply of many kinds of salt meats beng exhausted
by heavy orders. Ono curious feature is the strong
sympathy with China expressed by Americans the
cause of which is partly t:ade feeling, and partly
a desire to see the French punished for their uhJhs
tiablo course IN TonGun.
The Republican campaign will be opened III inns
State all along the line on September u. There Is
mucb enthusiasm among Republicans. and various
clubs show largo membership. The Democrats
make a show here by enrolling boys who are under
nge, but the membership of most OF their clnDs Is
weak in voters Among the mass oi the people Inv
coming election cNcitcs less interest than any fresi
dcnti,l contest for many years. Republicans are
never administrative here while Democrats hsuoI'y
so uproarious. now oppressed by the burden ol
candidates over whom it IS impossible to arouse any
enthusiasm
Tho bcitcr element Of the local Democracy Ia much
disoustcd because of the Governors summary re-
movol of Register johnson. The dismissed olhcer'
b.,ra a hiob renutation for honesty and efficiency,
and b,s removal at this time the eve OF an iror-
tant election gives rise to suspicious thnt lIlcRai
,e,istration will be attempted by the Democrats
Tho Goycrnor il in the hands Of political clique OF
Obi,h Il Boss" buckley IL one of the leaders, and
unless a sharp watch ia kept 10y the Republicans
the nemnorotc vote will br svelled by registration
Tr,uds Another cnusp Of Democratic disnnectoh n
the removal ui one If the Police commissioners Nv
tho t,nyctnut tu make place lut = iaNollir. We
Aitutnp lrnrihl saws there " no law 10 Fnncluh I'VE
dismissal. the dprantatcd olhoihl 9llll h"a4 NV
HrAi
tnmrral in a teapot ha7 boon cause lay charges
al snptaiian teaching n puhlit Htluula, " arrihH
that Professor singer who irhrhrH mallory ~ ln'
,ui's iliah Nohnol, WA n7hrl ht one "i ha rura
whrtber slateinentA IN text book about Catholic
oorfuption ia Iuthrr'a time Wrfn not lhlan' no
professor read from number OF anth4ihieh lo ah9"
tuat al the htatOmontS were tuo' IA" Phl"l Nl'p
,,a, "A Catholic reported the mhllOi 10 "A priest anu
the latter tried tu secure tho professor dismissal
one priest declared that the sale ol ihdugthtes Nv
1rt lei aud the Horrors of ST. Bar thomows Massacre
were not historical iacta; nut lh1 t3mhi'lleo M,h
investigated the professor decided that Ii htd com
mltTed no offence which justin ed punishment.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
here has received orders To cut down wages o en-
pluyes from ten to thirty pr cent y number OF
designations will be the result among higher o1lceIs'
General Kelton, of MajOr-Geucral Popes stan, has
been carving on experiments here with dynamite
shells fired from ordinary cannon lie demonstrated
that such shells can he fired and Will not explode
until they hit the target. In one exp rimeht now
ever. too much powder was used. and tho smell OK
plOded and blew the cannon to pieces HcheTa mel
ton is an ccDmplished artillery man, and engineer
and the result of his experiments Will be valuable
contribution to military science.