New-York tribune., 1886-02-14
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
COOLIES-SHARON CASE-REAL ESTATE
FXTRADlTION.
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SAW FRAyCIsCO Feb I3.-The news OF the at
tempt to expel the Chinese from Seattle caused
considerable excitement here, but led tC no demon
stration on the part of the anti-Coole agitation
majority of the people dcplorc the outbreak because
of the evil effect which it will have on public SELL
t;ment at tho East. especially in Congress. where
nnII-C Chinese bills soon 10 come up III mas pcch
dec ded in California that bOTcOttlng Is the
most effective way relieve the pressure OF Chlnese
compctition AntI-Chiuesc leagues are belngf0rmed
by scores IN country towns, the members OF when
bind themselves to employ no Chinese ana 10 trade
with no one known to hire Chinese or TO buy chinese
made goods. In this city no such unanmty can
he expected and the boycott has not been
applied The cause seriously hurt here by
such moun,ebanks Coroner ODonnei
and Denis Kearncy who barangue crowds
Oh the Sand Lot every Sunday. a feature of the
movement throughout the State whicn gives IT
strength is a lack of confidence among The people
in the Presidents desire to do anything to enforce
the restriction act or to aid i'll securing more ei-
fectiuc legislation.
The everlasting Sharon case came mp in two
forms in the courts tins week. In one case Lawyer
Barnes attempted to get the Supreme Court to
nostponc the appeal from Judge Sullyan's decision
and Substitute for it a mining ease IN which he was
Interested In the discussion which followed. +. G
Newlants Sharon's sOa-in-law, created scnSa ton
BY suggesting that Justice Mckee ought not To slt
in the Sharon ease for the reason that ms son-ln-
law Major McLoon. was member OF the law hrin
which would receive SlO,O)0 and onc-sNth inier-
est,nybatcyer sum Sarah Althca secured should she
be successful. Justice Mckee ignored the sugges-
tion. Another phase of the case is the release OF
the notary public Brown and Mrs Wcile from san
Quentin prison. pending an appeal or order from
Jnsticc Mckee. They gave $4,000 bonds. They
were sent to State prison for six years each i0r IN
ducng an imbcclle woman 10 sign an aHdaNt
against sharon
Some startling frauds have cone to light in the
city archives Important records in several cases
have been cut ont of books, wmle the Official map
Of the city known as the Nannrss map has dlSap-
peaIcd from the books of the NuperylSorS lhcre Is
but one c0py of this map remaining alih3uHn ~
constitutes the only evidence of the "tL dtcd 10
parks and plazls. Another curious fact dlScoyrrnd
is that Mitchell, indicted for murder III lN'o
secured release bail. shad the case postponed
half a dozen times and finally escaped without tri9l,
the papers III the case beng plg"pn-hocd ana th11
bnnd Snrn never prosecuted. The criminal escaped
TO Mexico, whore he now lives
Rincon Hill. which for many years was fashion,
able quarter Of san Francisco, VIII soon cItNrI'd
and It's old residences suppanicd ny WarcIouN'9'
Ii is pronoscd TO cut through B"ali-st. ana wheh
fms Is done all adjacent streets must come down 10
the same level 4 few of the old residents stlll
cling to RmcOn lIll. but the majority have moved
to Mob Hill and other fashionable quarters.
Well-informed real estate agents declare there
are more visitors from the East III California th ;
winter than ever before. An increased demand Is
noticed for small fruit farms, e'pcGlaIIy III
the southern counties, which can IL uN'd
rs winter homes by people who viii spend the sum
mer East The regular IucurSIons from Is Iston ana
other Eastern cities bring many OF these people
who are charmed by tn" advantages OF southern
California "a a winter resort. McanWnIIr th' lIu'
OF regular imm grafton Is increasing and the 'occty
which has this III charge reports an unu~ually H,oh
class of them. from Texas, Kansas and other
Southern states.