New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
TALK AT GREAT CENTRES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
GRASSHOPPERs--IN NDIARIsM-PERSoNAL
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
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tBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TBibuhh-l
SAN Francisco. June 6.-The trial of young
Adolph Spreckels son of the Hawaiian sosar
king for his attempt to murder NJ. H. De Young
Editor Of The Chronicle has excited much interest
here. The prosecution made out a plain statement
of facts-that Spreckes entered the newspaper
office and without other warning than calling DIS
namc. fired two shots at De Young, who was wholly
unprcpared for the attack. Both shots took eiiecI
Int neither proved fatal Tho defence OF Spreckeis
il comprehensive 10 say the least. IL is emotonai
insanity and sclf-defence." Spreckels says that
when no called to Do Young as he entered the once,
De Young made motion toward his hip pocket anu
on the strength OF suspicion that ne was arined
Spreckels fired. He admitted on cross-examinatioh
that he so expert with the pistol that he eouIo
take off the head of pigeon On the wing Inc
insanity plea Is based the testimony OF doctors
that Spreckels received injuries on his head seVeral
years ago in accidentI which predisposed him TO
sudden attacks of insanity. The predisposing
cause in this was the exposure by the Chro"ce
of the sugar ring this coast which long main
tanned the price of sugar two cents above the East
crn market rate, despite the fact that the Reci'
procity Treaty admitted Spreckess sugar duty free
Ex-Governor Hubbard, the new Minister to
Japan, was received here this week and maze.
good impression in short speech.
Chinese mission, and who. with ex-Judge Wallace,
is credited with killing off California aspirants for
the place. has returned from Washington. He has
made sophistical explanation OF his letter to Mr..
Cleveland declaring that the post should be given
to an Eastern man. II is generally believed mere
that the fight between Wallace and McCoppen led
to the State losing tho Chinese mission, but he
declares that his letter was prompted by the
attempts of a picayune politician named Kinds TO
capture the Office
Ross defeated Whistler this week In n mixed
wrestling match gaining three ont of five bouts. it
was one of the best contests given in this city
for exhibition of scientific wrestling between two
closely matche athletes, without the foul play and
unfair decisions which have marked so many recent
contests here.
The rapid growth OF low saloons in which slug
cling matches are carried on in the early morning
hours in order to draw beerNlrnkng crowd mas
led TO tho passing an ordinance requiring any one
giving boxing entertainments. TO take ont 500
license. and forbiddng, the sale of liquor where
such 'sparring Is going on. This cuts the ground
from under the dives which have been doing
lively business for months
The Thomas Concerts closed this week, and
though prices were reduced during the last three
nights, Manager Locke tgnres out that he has lost
wns in placing the price of good seats NJ rs ana
making tho lowest admission ~. After long
season VI Italian opera the pnbllc faled 10 resp9n1
AZ literally AZ IL would otherwise have done HAD
the concerts been postponed 10 October there Is no
question but that they would have been peeuniarIly
a, we'll as artistically successful FRAU Materna
aoes not return TO New-York with the other mem
b.rs OF the company hut will give series oi con-
certs through this state.
The country papers with singular disregard Of the
intsrcsts OF their sections, continue 10 publish
exaggerated reports of the grasshopper plague; In
a few pacos In the mountain counties crops nave
been badly damaged by the pests, but TINS datnSge
N not general Is reported last week. report WAS
circulated that forty acres or senator StauloIds
great VINEYARD in Tehcma County hal been eaten
down the stalks. but this has ben denied ny ene
Sen ltOr. No wellauthoutcated report Oh extohsi'e
loss has yet been received.
Coroner o Donnel. who visited Eastern cities last
fall lccturng about leprosy aud telling VIVA tales
about two lepers whom he claimed To nave Win
him delivered an anti-Chlncso harangno IN san
Jose last Sunday. from which his bearers appear 20
have drawn tho advice that II they could not get
rid Of tine MOngO!iaus to Apply the loren 10 tne
buildings Of the Chinese ~ well as 10 thpsc OF the
capitalists who employed them. A, any ratio thls
course was promptly taken by james bee. a wan
derng farm hand. who set fire to no less than SIX
bindings in different parts OF san Jose That same
~ g,t On the following night he transferred ms
operations 10 tho neIghbOring towns Out was cap
tured Tuesday night while Sncakng away IRON a
burning building Evidence against him IS CON
elusive. but the police believe no mas accomphces,
IA there have been several inccnd.dry attrnpts
since hs has been IN jail. The prisoner refuses 10
talk and evidently will siain insanity. Oponnell,
whose harangue appears To have been responsible
for all Theses fires. is notorious deinagoVue VINO
often indulges in such outbUrsts. Not more than a
month ago his speeches prompted sand Lot mob
TO stone and otherwise matrett the Chinese IN the
streets OF this city. Iio thinks he has MISSION %
eXpel the Chinese from Che state and IN his lawess
efforts To accomplish this lie would out-koarney
Krnruey lie holds about tho same place IN public
a'timntion that @ Donovan ROssa or IRstu5 Schwab
doe, IN New.York; but tho unfortunate thing Is
that Eastern people regard his vaporlngs as tho
nl,prs
20 lar more than the Chinese.