New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-01
IN LEADING CITIES.
gAN FRANCISCO.
CHINESE STRIKEs-ASsAULTs
SENATOR STANF0RD'S GIFT.
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SENATOR STANF0RD'S GIFT.
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BAN FRANCIsCo, Dot 3l.-Ihe strike OF Chlnese
eicarmakers which occurred last week presents
several curious features 1t began with the seces-
sion of about one hundred Mongolians from the firm
of Hebrew cigar manufacturer, ostensiby
because tho latter engaged a few white men and
boys aud indicated the cigars made by white labor
with distinct labels The Chinese for two years have
controlled cigar-making in this CITY, though
majority of manufacturing firms are white
merchants Their effort has been to supplant these
white manufacturers with Chinese firms and the
process has been going on gradually As 1t ia in tho
making of shoes overalls and cheap clothing.
The Chinese Six Companies, who rule the labor
market here have all their workingmen under far
better control than any trades union Hence IL
any attempt IS made by other cigar ma nufactnrers
to employ white labor they will order general
strike which, in the condition of the market here
wonld mean thata large part of the cigar manu-
facturers would be forced out Of business If tho
Chinese Six Companies succeeded in this scheme
they would Mt once raise the price of labor and
TINS make white competition hopeless as they
have already made it in the manufacture OF over
alls and shoes
No less than five assaults have occurred in this
city during the past eight days in three OF which
one case a brutal man in jealous rage hammered in
the head Of his sister-nlaw. In another. jealous
husband shot a man who taking dinner in a
French restaurant with his wife, An eX-conyict
was fatally stabbed in the street by al assailant
whose name he refused to disclose. In quarrel
between a saloon keeper and his bartender,
reyolvers were emptied. and each received mortal
wounds This utter disregard of life IL the direct
result of the failure of the corrts TO deal out Justice
to criminals Not one murderer In i've goes TO the
pallows: not one in score serves ont his sentence
in the State Prison The various systems of pardon
brokerage take the pith out of oil punishment and
free many of tAe worst criminals because they have
political influence
H. c. Wilson, principal Of one Of the public
schools, was forced to resign this week on charges
of gross immortality. which he declined to answer.
The specific charge which led TO his retirement
was that be met a young school girl repeatedly in
vacant house from which he had recently moved.
Sons months ag0 Wilson was accused OF teaching
free thought in his school, Dnt the charge was not
sustained. He 10 a prominent spIrltualist, ana
gained notcretv recently by an attempt 10
demonstrate that materializing seances were
genuine
Of tho regular winter excursion parties from
the East arive ed this week Ills expected by railroad
men that all unusual number OF tourists iron
New England and the Middle States Will come out
to California this winter. The Union Pacific will
make a reduction of fourteen hours IN time between
Omaha and Ogden, and the other lines viii De
forced t. Increase the speed Of trains Tins reducing
materially the time of the overland Quincy.
Jacob p Iee-e. who came overland in 1888, who
bnilt the first house in San Francisco then called
Yerba Buena. and W no first hoisted the American
fay in California the Fourth of July 1885, hes
arrived here after an absence of twenty years. He
is largely Interested In the claim 20 southern
California which he acquired by a loan Ia tho
Mexican Government Of 100000 at tue time OF
! the French occupation under Macmillan.
Ex-senator Sharon has been dangerously i'll, hat
lie is now in a fair way toward recovery. though
very weak.
Sarah Alttea is rehearsng for her appearance as
Torid. She hiss driven her theatrical supporters
frantic by obst,nacy in refusing to dress the part
according Ia prece dent She insists on wearing IN
the trial scene the rel velvet dress ia which shn
attended the wedding of Sharons daughter 10 Sir
Thomas fIosketh. at Belmont.
The Carleton Opera COMPANY has scored hit
in Nanon" at ths BALDWIN Theatre. Tho Success
was aided by the fact that nothing worth seeing
was Oh at the other theatres
It il announced that Senator Stanfords great
| vineyard at Vina, Tehama County will De donated
to the State next month. divided into acre plots,
| and rented for the benefit Of the university at
Palo Alto he transfer Of all The property, amount
ing to ~ 900 900, to twentyb citizens ia trust,
| will take place on March next