New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SIN FRANCISCO.
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY-COOLIE ES-lloNDU-
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SAN Francisco, Dec 13.-Rcciprocty with Mex
leo in not viewed here with much favor py 'hc
great body of people. Although merchants au'o-
cate II. farmers see in IL competition whlch VIZ "o
ruinoua as Mexico m u short time. should the ica'F
bc approved, will import thousands oi 'niuesc
| coolies 10 work great coffee aud sugar pahia'l"n'
while oiEer industries in Mexico which 'oho 'h''
direct competition with California VIII Tco've u
| eti,uulus from Tho Mexican Govornmont' WHICH, ~
will hc remembered. some time ngo mAoe c"n''"''
for ,mpottnt,on of coolies agreeing TO pny bonus
of 400 per head for oil brought into the country on
thfoe ycarn' contract. II the itonly " approved
dealers Ia these human cattle wiz at once '"'h
Thousands into Guaymns md Mafntlan'
The oyefmling Of Justice fiolda Chinese deci'
eIon ~ regarded hero on an eyil which must be
countornoted IN somo way. One OF the new rules
Ia that the Custom House must recognize
return certificates issued 10y the Chinese Consulate
IN this city, The result of this VIII be thht con
sular authorities hero may send thousands oil GER
tGcatos to China and on these coolies may chlor
this port They must DO identified, but merchants
and other Chinese of this city commit PERJURY with
0nt any scruplcs to get their countrymeh lanced'
No one VINO has not lived here can form any idea
of the slight regard which Chinese have for the
sacrcdness of an oar In fact, they regard perjury
in such cases as perfectly justiiabe AS there are
claimed to be several thousand Chinese who leit
their country twelve or fifteen months before the
restriction act went into effect, all consular author
tiles will have to doIs TO take their nam, from
their books issue return certificates to them, ana
then have identity established for other coolies
who use them II Is expected than the
next few months will see big increase
in arrivals of Chinese This year more than 1000
have arrived against 900 Tor last year. Custom
Iouse authorities claim that only 500 Cinnamon
WHO come under the head of previous residents
are left behind III China and can come iii under
the new ruling of the Supreme Court The Chinese
Consulate here however. claims that here are fully
II 900 falling under this head, whom they propose
20 bring over at once
TIE Honduras Colonization aud Commercial
Company held its ANIMAL meeting this week for
election Of officers The report was very unsatis-
factory II will BE- rtncmb, cred that the company
was started about eighteen moaths AGO. soon after
tbo late President Soto's visit 10 this city L Oh
taiYcl concession of hell q million acres on the
Pacific side of Honduras and issucd glowing pros
pectus The land when inspected was found worth
less. Then SotO's successor gave the company IA
million acres on thc Atlantic sldo, near the coast
bat the agent for the company reports that thcSe
lands are fertile. sllubrious aud 1000 ieet above
the level Of the sea, hut owing TO heavy rains Ac
had not been able to inspect them thoroughly
The coiuD2nv off ~ each co'oni.t who remains ~
Honduras two yelr3 two hundred acres Of land
free of taxes for fifteen years but as nothing has
been DONE except on paper. for year and a-ha'l
there Is natural dlstrust among the people about
engaging IN the scheme.
The State Board Of Education is now wrestling
with The problem Of issuing trXt-bG3kS Tor use IN
public schools under The amendment 20 the state
Constitution adopted ut the last election. They
bnyc decided on grades of textbooks in sevcr.i
branches. but there is no intimltion in regard to
the compllers The prospect Is that the books will
be carcIessy prepared and that politics viii iniu-
cncc the choice of men for this work it does the
choice of educational officers, 20 thc great dc trl
mcnt of the school system. The system Of Issuing
xtbooEs hv the state Is vicious unless il could
be entirely freed from all political interest aud
even then The chances are that the books would nc
inferior to those written h trained educators and
issued by publishers IN the regular trade.
4 Spirituaist medium in this CITY has
created sensation this week by celebrating
what is called spirit marriage she claimed to
unite in marriage the spll Ol the dead daughter ~
Nrs Sleeper with the spirit of Prince OTTO a rela
tive of Bisnarck. The ghosy bride and groom
were mieriall2ed ior the benefit ~ The d2zsn
dunes present including tho crciulous mother
The woman who piiciaies has been repeatedly
exrosrd here aud IN CnraQp. hui revelation of the
rhea deyicos which she employs does not scent to
hurt lti business.
Atchhishun Alamnhv tprenilv bought snvrn lois
~ his riit. ad II "a stated puW ihni the Uuirr is
rs liriih hnpsr i'i sug rlinipl nnl s.hVrls TIE
loihilirs hatp q mission lria nry. hi II II sNaii
aud iHrs nu compare win the stlebls ~ spttial
Protestant denominations
una ~ ha rniee eliiis W., ihb seAia mis- Waeh
nf tho lfuiF ifidi nt Aailsnn, eafah 4 iie, .
nest flitRd, Nu q GiafaInt rHiefSlentH preferred
nf lhn fdi plauilli 10 tha oainia0i DIV liHn casa
hsii,un Iitiu tod his avn cd5i ahi oainn near ~
hlnws with iyer saral'i bell WCant ciunstl iho
case was made OIL against Nelson ani ho was
head ~ - 600 hail t0r ctOn Oi tho Grand Jury.
lie then sued I ylor and his son for attempting t0
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