New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
BAN IRA NOiSOO.
THE CHINESE QUESTION SWIFT JUSTICE
THE LICK OBSERVATORY LIEUTENANT
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R,N fRANclsGo, Aug 0,-Ihe United Sta tea Cir
cult Court has been occupied during tho week with
Interpretation of tho amended Chinese Restriction
Act Efforts have been made 10y the custom house
authorities here TO check the issue Of certificates by
the Chinese Consulate and prevent the landing OF
Chinese on wris of hdbeas corpus and to stop the
entrance INTO this country of Cinnamon who left
here between the date of the signing of the
Buringamc treaty and the passage OF the first re-
srictlOn act The latter class it was thought. the
amended act ruled out; but Judge Sawyer on
Thursday delivered decision which practically
admits these and recognizes the validity of parole
evidence in establishing the identity of Cinnamon.
About the only point therefore. which is gained by
the amended act is that requiring women ana
children to be provided with certificates like men,
This will rule out pretended students" who are
really young boys brought over on contract to do
homework and women imported for immoral pur-
poses and who are kept in the worst slavery.
Twenty Chinese lcpers were shipped from hero to
China this week. the city paying the passage money
and giving to each of the poor wretcheS five dollars
THIS clears out all the lepers known to be in the
city
Argument on the part of counsel in the Sharon
case has been begun, although there has been
break in the proceedings this week by the death OF
the Judges sister II is estimated that the lawyers
will talk for a fortnight
The filing Of the Grst annual report of the adj
ministrator Of the Blythe estate shows it to be
worth a tribe over two and half million dollars.
Roach. the public administrator, will get about
800 900 ont of il in fees Just before the last local
election he protested against being put OH the
Democratic ticket for So paltry an Office, yet his
fees. owing to this Blythe windfal amount to more
than those of all the other offices combined.
Some lively discussion over the Panama Canal
has been caused by the publication of the obsorya-
tions of an intelligent tourist who inspected the
work lie is of the opinion that the canal could not
he built M the specified time and that it would
cost far more than the original estimates. He is
corroboratcd by Rear Admiral Schufcldt, VINO has
lust arrived from Panama. Admiral Schuioldt
thinks that the be Iesscp+ Company viii throw mp
work in fcw wears and that the United states will
then be able 10 buy tho canal at bargain.
Ilutchirps. the young hoodum who slrlnglcd
his mistress has been sentenced ~ be- hanged on
September ~. n ncks several days of being
month since the murder wa4 committed ana IA the
quickest time on record Tor puushiuonl 10 follow
the commission of capital cinir 10 this city.
Tho State Unworthy NJ rcrtroy began ita ris
ircnlh rolloro Aom this week with ltcslnnnn class
ui ninety. ihl niltuIiuh o. 10 bn rhll ~ lhV
study uf Iunlish Literature, history and political
science. Neither Latin nor Greek ~ required. INT
both may hc taken. Guiding lho 'niWlnR class,
there viii bc 500 students nt tho l'nNoisitj.
The Lick observatory. ON Mount Ham lton. In the
Santa Cruz Mountains. rs approaching completion.
i ~ already attracting many visitors The build
ings will hr finished no,i fall and Will cost NjOOO0
When the observatory receives IT, great telescope II
viii be- tho finest m equipment 10 America.
1,icutcpnut schwaikn. tho Arctic explorer. who
arrived thp week. from Arizona. declares There
= no foundation IN the report That hc has rcqRnrd
from The army f. enter foreign Frrvrr llo intends
to into business uulcs hr is offered - commission
Tor ArCtic research.
A complimentary dinner WAS giy0n 10 George J. |
BROMLEY, recently appointed Consul 10 IrutNin !
China tie Starts l0r hn post on thu lptl iuHt.
Frederick W. sharon The only ION of thc cA |
senator Whs nutltd privately 90 Mr.. Lucy linck |
infdgc daughter ol lloyd Ioyt- he brdn WAS |
divorced recently from John w, fe'kinfitlgr. one |
ol tho Democratic ,ologatos 10 tho Chicago ConSon-
ion, aud son Of the famous Kentucky senator aud
taudidatc for the Presidency