New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
CHINATOWN - RUSSIAN COLONISTs PER-
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SAN Francisco, Aug. lit has been decided to
hold parade here on the day Of General Grants
funeral, and committees are working to make the
procession the largest IN the history Of the city.
Meanwhile no progress has been made toward sub
scrptlons for the Grant statue. Sentiment here is
strongly in favor Of equestrian figure, as the
Garfield statue recently unveiled has demon
strated the defects of ordinary costume and po-
stion, and shown tho impossibility of making
Grant leok heroic except on horseback.
The Supery isors' Committee this week submitted
new and stronger ordinances for reforming tho
abuses of Chinatown These strike mainly at the
owners and lessees Of property rented TO Chinese
They provide for fine or imprisonment of owners
who, after fair warning. permit violations of
the Cubic Air Ordinance. sanitary regula-
tions, building laws and ordinances against gam
bling and opium smoking They even go
step beyond constitutional limit and declare that
IN Chinatown no brothels shall be maintained,
discrimination which will not hold in law. They
will have good effect. however, If adopted. az they
provide that Chinese who refuse to pay fines for
violation of ordinances shall work on the streets
Heretofore John has.becn sent to the county Jail,
where he has loafed and filed his belly with good
food at the city's expense. Accompanying the
committees report was O map Of Chinatown show
ing the location of all brothels gambling dens and
overcrOwded lodging houses. Meanwhile, energetic
efforts are being made to force tho Chinese to obey
the ordinance forbidding them to carry the
laundry business in any but brick buildings with
corrugated iron roofs an ordinance designed to
prevent heavy losses by fire due to carelessness of
Chinese laundrymen. who usually occupy wooden
shanties that burn like finder boxes and are the
dread of fromen. Such shanty in block nearly
doubles insurance rates on adjoining property.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood is here. She was received
by Mrs. Stow, who Is the head OF local assoca-
ton of short-haired women, who believe wearing
trousers and eschewing earnivorous diet. Mrs.
Lockwood has lecturcd to very scanty audiences
on Social and Political Life in Washington" but
is evidently chagrined at the small public attention
she has aroused.
The suit Of Charles Main against the Central Pa
citic managers 10 secure accounting for the old
California Pacific Railroad. which was controlled
by Latham. the banker who collapsed here after
trying to rival taston the financial genius OF
the Coast. drags along slowly in court.
The plaintiffs expected from a study
OF railroad books, TO secure sensational develop
ments similar To those III the Cotton case but
disappointed. Testimony has been very technical
and books by tho wagon-ioad are expected to be
brought into court when the defence gets fairly
under way.
Some months ago in these dispatches was given
an account of the success of a Russian colony IN
Southern Oregon. The immigrants NihIlists
from Odessa, who had grown weary OF police
espionage. They settled on large tract of good
land and conducted things on the community
plan; They numbered sixty. all members, of the
Greek Church. BY some means they obtained copies
OF Comics works and in n few months the whole
community went over 70 Postivism with unanim;
ity and enthusiasm which would have delighted
Frederic Harrison; but taste :for dialectlcs
grew rapidly and soon they were rent with dis
sensions. majority were Egolsts, while fftee
were Al'ruists. The latter became dsgusted re-
Gently and abandoning the colony and the fruits of
two years hard work camo to this city on foot.
Three of their number started this week to walk
to 81. Louis where they expect TO receive encour-
agement and found community They are all
well-educated and all have good trades so that
they are never troubled TO earn their own living
Mrs Theresa Fair. it is reported, has been
be foryardet soon to Naples NaRes for the the
Is soon expected to gladden. Grandfather Mackav.
The outht will cost 81 800, and is expected to be
the finest over made here This city has the rep
utaion OF furnishing some OF the best work IN
Infants dresses. and both the Countess Telncr and
Lady Hesketh. the Mrs. Maokay's sister and
the other Flora Sharon, bought their babies gar
ments here.
The still hunt after California millionares in
splred by Judge Sulliyans decision IN favor of
irah Althea goes on bravely. The latest quarry
brought down Is Joseph Francis, wealthy pioneer
oi santa Cruz, " lao is sued for breach OF promlse
widow ot the mature age OF fOrty-iiye. Francis
has grown children and when they heard the
widow had designs upon him they succeeded in
breaking the match. SAo demands $4,000 for
hor injured affections.
Suit has been brought by leweler Of this city
named Ohm to obtain possession Of 80 acres in the
heart of san Francisco. on Rincon Hill. Ills claim
is founded OH an Oil Mexican grant held by Peter
Sherrebock. which rejected in loji. but after
ward confirmed eight years later by Judge Hoffman
i'm the Federal Court short time atterin the United
Court Judge
Honnaus absence. ordered the decree vacated. and
gave the case a new trial. 1t is the illegally OF
this order that the present Suit is brought. The
de eendants number more than two Thousand prop
erty oNnerS aud mesno profits of 81 10000 are
prayed tor. Tho entire value of property claimed
Is not less than 2O,0OOO00.