New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SIN FRANCISOO.
RAD FAILURES-SAND LOT-PEkSONAL
ny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE
SAN FRASCIsCo, Sept. 25.-lhe iaiiure oi 'un.'
Baum & Co. proves to be one OF tho worst IN 'he
mercantile history of this city. Inc assets VIII NOV
no more than one-fth of the liabilities and most Oh
the creditors will be heavy losers. ne urn was
credited at mercantile agencies with capi'ai oi
5000 900 vet it failed because $1,000 could not be
raised to pay note. queer prao'ioo' VI o
Baum are coming to light. Here is a specimen o,
his methods. lie held $4,000 OF BANK OF
california stock. On the strength OF this ana
GOO 600 in collateral he borrowed OF the oahA
q, O, OOO. The bank stock which he held ne
rshvnotbecated with the bank Of Sather o. Co.,
getting Sl2 900 on 1t. This operation he iepea'o'
with all the bank stock he held. lie hau 'ho Au
VANTAGE In his dealings OF an exceileh' business
.onutatior and 90 strong was tie confidence In his
large weat. that it took several hours to convince
wholesale merchants that he had 1aiied.
This week has a number OF iailures 'no
worst being that Of Hoffman q 20. LOT nearly
s4OO. OOO with assets of only nail tha1 SUM- Inv
rs.plt Of these failures will be much closer invesu
o,on If local firms by mel camille agencies. In the
ooso If Jnlius Baum il is thought that he INDUCED
In onts,de spoculations. but there are many ugly
features about the failure which demand tnoroush
inquiry.
The bistor,c Sand Lot is the scene every SUNDAY
of political harangae oy coroner IN independent
nas an. enr Eovernor on the anti-coolie Issue.
He resents the appearance OF any rn. nn On a.,
a iH v CON and began to speak there was row az
once. ODonnels gang seized kesrn .S ouanr
and dragged 1t of the SAND Lou. anu v ,nmned
Leader OF San Francisco hoodlnrns hau not JulnPou
| oil and fled he would have received nara USAGE
Ahout "a 600 worth of contraband Opium was
| tonnd This week In parcel OF Chinese medlclha'
| herbs consigned to Monogram urn T ~ to
| This is new device of the ingenious 0eie''ai ~
| ava1 ia the heavy duty on DIS la'oIlto vi M
MANY Ca,tornians going East now take the
| Canadsn Pacific Railroad, which sells round
| trim ticket good for sixty days for iZo. us
inc I, Wnv where car. are taken Tho failure to
| oreanize passenger association mas ieu w sio,d
cntting of rates here among regular agen.t anu 'a
| there ia a prospect that the war vi OLA n'"' "N
| may be renewed.
several English representatives Of the British
| Society for the Propagation Of the Gospel among
the Jews have been holding forth this Vice. VI
| iocai clercvmeu One Of the Engllshmen stateu
| 49, ;f converted the Jews would more tnan repay
the cost of preaching the gospel among tnenn' ne
| had noticed that Jews who became Cnl,s.la -;
not so clever at money making as oeaolo t". II
| aonxersion This seemed TO strike the assem1ietu
preachers as new. and no DOUBT II IL cou, - uo
demonstrated to San Francisco merchants ,ne ot
would he a large fund raised LOT 'ne oon '0i' "
their Jewish rivals in traio -, .;oa >,
Local Methodist clereymen have received In. In,
formation that the Rev. sam Jones Will SUI"
visit San Francisco.
to"rist Marty that ever entered the Yosemite. ana
who has lived Tor nearly thlrty-hvo years III .na,
valley has lust issued book contain i'R inc lcco
Of his experiences with history OF the Valley anu
descriptions OF the main Directs Oh ' ~ CIV
Hntchlngs with several Others located tHt
valley az a homestead and had long legal neht u
enforce their claims. Hutchings now lives in .n'
cabin which was the first house DuilI i'll Inc 'a'''
Senator Stanford this week entertained AT hi'
Palo Alto ranch and also ut his residerce III th'
CITY the Hon. and Mrs. James Arkeli ana par y
from New-York Tue party includes II. ). lie.
! | Evck, of he albany Journdl. Congressman, 60
, Of Saratoga and James II. Manning, son OIL oecre
tary Manning.
pol,tics moth local and State, are in tear'u
tongIe Tbe Independent parties comprising
Graupers and anti Chinrse associations na'c pccn "a
hornr in convention all the week. but nave pious
forth little The auti-Chinese people were ponsu
nm Inv the Democrats aud could NJ iihe u DVau
ticket. There Is a marked ausence VI n.''ncrot
in both of the regular parties, but the De"c ~, -.
axh;hit the more energy 1t is conceded that tn
| campagn was began too early ana that peopp "a" 81
he surfeited with speeches before Noyemoei. q, ~
>, | narties have finished their local tickets anu IL
Z | diffcnt TO say which is the worse Inc oossc
% | made their states and the delegates obcyed oiuoI
| and nonina ted men who will do exacJiy "naI W
, | hosses want Most of these nominees are chtonl
$ Office seekers uDon whom tue slime vi olu 49, IT,
lie, thick Ii Is reported that an independent oca
t;cLet made nm of prominent business men iroi
| bnth nartles whom the bosses cannot cohlro, VI
| he m ade The outlook is not hopeful, however. 10
I ! smashing the bosses, as they nave wel-oi san@e
u machinery.
The leading social event OF the week was q
| amateur theatrical entertainment AT tne hlVaHi
Theatre in AID OF the l honss and owe
T. ca NC0 was realized "Our Boys was the pla
II HHf tha evening in which General Barnes took
leading part.