New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SIN FRANCISCO.
LABOR NS-SUICIDE-SHARONC CASE
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Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIRUNE
SANFRANCISCp. Dec 12.-Thc farcical LahorCon-
venton ended its sessions this week. as the KNIGHTS
Of Labor ard most Of the reputabe bodies OF work
incmen had withdra vn. Tine last thrc" days were
given over to cranks who de aimcd aganst capital,
the introduction of machinery and oyerproddctlon.
TnE TRIBUNE was roundly denounced for ITS
editorial approving the action of the knights OF
Labor The convention was forced to rcscind the
resolution demanding the expulsion OF the Chinese
in sixty DAYS but this did not bring back the seccd-
inr delegations who had grown weary Of the windy
rhetoric Of the professional demagogac5
There il much discussion here now over convict
labor. Varions labor organizations demand that
manufacturing and other work IN the two Siate
Prisons he stopped because it comes Ill conflict Win
free labor and violates the State constitution NJ
San Oucntin Prison Il inte factory was started sew
eral years ago to manufacture wheat bags COSTLY
machinery was pat in and iutc was carded, spun'
wove into cloth and made into bags. Now tho
price of inte bags has fallen low that The enter
nriso doesn't Day aud the works will he closed
dovn NJ the end of the month. The chief manntac-
ture at San Quentin is that of furniture and window
sasbes blinds and doors. At Folsom Prison is val
liable stone quarry in which the convicts work.
The plan of tie workingmcns society is to boycott
every dealer known to have prison made goods
A sad snicidc. which NAV be traced to the Civil
Service Reform" of the Administration, occurred
this week. Iqsey +. Cooper. an old Custom House
officer ending his life by drinking carbolic acid.
Cooper was an editor in Memphis at the outbreak
of the war and narrowly escaped lynching because
of his Union sentiments. He came ont here and
for more than twenty wears has been in the Customs
Service He was Deputy Surveyor Of the Port.
When CLEVELAND was elected he received iutma-
~, hat IL nj pp "
RECOGNIZED his fine executive abIllH 40 he rrslgnr
lie tried several mining adventures hut iled IN
each and then attcmrtc TO get another place IN
the Custom House. Tho APPOINTMENT OF llnnrn
ended his hopes. His wife is Sarah Il. Cooper. he
we'll known founder Of the kin lcrsarter system IN
this city, The sa'dcSt feature OF the ease IL that
friends of Mrs Cooper cXpccted this Christmas 20
pay The mortgage on hr home. and it was this debt
which drove Cooper 10 suicide. There is no doubt
that mental worry unhIngrd bs mind
The latest phase of tho Sharon case is extra;
iudiral. The Nuc.ioH MAIL a newspaper controlled
Ny David : Terry. has been Publishing for several
week. letters si-ncd and pnrp'jtlnE u he written
Nv Mrs sharon" The letters are caustic reviews
Of the conduct of the sharon case and decision 81
the supreme Court on appeal Ire last Ie Ter
charges that the supreme Cont ORIGINALITY dc"d'1
10 grant sarah Nlthcl'S appeal and Justice Mckee
was instructed to write the decision when the
time came to render thc decision an opinion IN
direct variance with N"kc : was presented 10y
Justice >haIpstcin AND 81 med by four ~ ms a~so-
cateS. The Justice. are called on 10 rNpIlln t,'I
change of heart. Tie letter which Is very bitter,
is s ~pcctt 10 he the work of Terry ~ N Is mn oI
legal terms and hears mIr,s al his peculiar 50 Ie
II was for such q charge as This that Ferry, then
chief Justice of the Supreme Court. cha Il"ng'd
Brodcrirl and shot him down. Justice Mckee has
REPLIED % the letter ia au interview statu2 that no
con lerrnc" was hell the case and that j" Wrot"
the OPINION on his own responsibility. Whom IN"
fustcrs met they ds,cntcd from his opinion and the
new one was drafted
Ty-rou.u'-Gtu.ml Uc1ni. is now iu this city ON
his wa, - Seoul {, take cu l" OF the Customs De
nlrtmcuf of Corca. lie is 10 take The place from
which Won Mcllcndo,. recently retired. ilr
declares that American, ought to contr" H." trad"
of Corcl. Japan and China. aud could cHs.Iy do so
were proper attention gl'cn To- til. matter by the
Fovtruu rut.
The Intelligence comes from IIolliSfcr San Bcnito
Comfy. thar wealthy friend. of the men who w"r'
engaged DOB the murder of pr Powers are Iut'm'Gat-
m, witnesses for thc prosecution They have re-
taiurl able counsel and .ry"ra' witnesses VIII" are
prepared 10 give damaging testimony AGAINST
pi"WItt an! hts accom-. lr,~ have boon warned That
appearance Iu tlr case will 10. 1t their own peril.
Dr. Powers 10 will Joe rcn"m cred. was shot hN
Prcwift AGAINST whom - -ai evidence of fraud ~
land it lr- aud then thr body was hung 10 tree 10
give the impression that hc had been Euchrd. Sew
cr,l rich rnuenmcn are Indicted with PgcwItt for
completely n tie crime.