New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
IN LEADING CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
THE FOR LOWER WA'ho-
POLITICS. PORK AND PRlSoNs'
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..o,,, Nav 15-CaIiforna Democrats
,oo decided 70 hold their ate Convention III .nis
c,tv nm August 81. This gives them WecN -
,yb,ch n nroGt by any errors made py INC hop"o
1,cops IN thoir platiorm. The state Coh'c""o"'
,,s roor will he scenes of acrobafic lea's oi "o
mort of thc statesmen assembled. There are 'n,e'
,,roo+ ouos,io,s 10 be considered -lrrgatioh' ."-
nose and Labor and people VIII eApeo. so"
definite Oh each. Ii is not eXpeceoo Una. Va"
nublicans will uphold the "boyco', "s"'"'
Oh ncse. bnt the feeling among Denooi"'' -
ho;r rortv will have 10 indorse IT, The parties 'io
~ rhetontial accord on the eight honr system. anu
ho. are ogainst contract labor in the state r'So
On IRRIGATION neither has any decided opii''o" a.
the blanks on this subject Will he curiosi'o'
delegates from the southern counties VIII VIC
aunt for an appropriation as agiins' ~ 10 Or
and they may have enough influence W so' INV -
hotb partics of the fence on the question:
The parade of labor unions on Wednesday nisn'
,ros marked bv good order but scaht enthusiast"
The crowds that lined the streets seeheu "''i".
mainly nv curiosity and no such cheers wcro '"i.
ont as by political professions Ill ircSiuou'a. '
wear The whole police force was on u"''' w
'or;oos ,rore not needed as there was no disturp-
ance Among the men III tue ploo''''oA ;.o
nrinters of The Bulletin and call recently taken n'o
hl
r,ocro,bicaI Union was almost Identical WITH
tSat Of Tur TRIDUNE. Both Offices employed union
onl ro, union men and paid them the highest rates
! :, tbe city Tho Union ordered them to dlscharee
| q noriou of the men and take union snleh III 'n0'
! nloces or else boycott would be hs'''u'eu'
| They refused but after moatns nen' d 0o'p
mise was made bv admitting the entire Offices i"'o
! +ha Ipion except about dozen men VINO were
fined from $50 to $50 each for old offences against
| the Union. The lulicrous feature OF the "ho'o
afIar is that compositors on Ihe but'e'h ieoe,'1
now five cents per thousand less thah 'ieS .''u
| Iof,ro tbe old schedule being above union rates
for evening paper Work
A peculIar comedy has been played AT the ''ou'o
of Correction i'll a suburb of this city. Oharee' u
| d,,oke,ness cruelty to prisoners and general IN
competency were preferred against oup -:
sedgv;cl and investigation has led t. queer dis.
Is7,ros IL was shown by the testimony of several
,r,sooers that Captain Hill, the immediate supordi'
+o &C Sedowick beat and tortured drunken
n,;sonor so that death resulted in few days. anu
,nouv acts of gross cruelty perpetratcd py thi'
man and known to Sedgwck, were recouhteu'
Last Friday while the investigation was going vi
before the supervisors. SIX prisoners heu 'nious"
bn,e sawed in the fence and three made eoou 'no'
escape This week Captain Hill, VINO 1e'rcu n'
,rorId he held for manslaughter disappeared Ih'
| Institution is hopeicsSly dcmorazrd ana IL ha
been shown that the chief trustees had Il nanu IL
the escape Of the conyIcts. SedgwicK clal'ns .n'
Investigation is due to his political enemies, bu' h
record is not good. He came from luIoiu"n'
Co,,tv served a term as sheriff of this city, an'
for some time manager or the Iaiaco i''o'
but WAS turned out for drunkenness
> The trade in fresh pork, which has so long Dee
controlled by Chinese in TINS Guy Ia
now passed into the hands OF WI.
1ca,ors. Heretofore although hogs were slaugh
tered by white men. the Chinese took 'he caicas'o
., r. chinatown. and after keeping the heads, fee
, a,,d .houI3ers delivered the remainder to whit
} dealers Now rigid boycott" has been institu'
cd AGAINST butchers who buy pork of Chinese bn
,bc re.rH will be TO advance prices as no WIFI
customers can be found for the parts OF the 10
; which the Chinese used TO buy. II IS openly pi'
dicted by many retail butchers that the boycott
c will 20 to pieces in few months.
- Tine Chinese ex-Miniser Chang Tso fu, sale
II This week for China. He has been III poor heaii
y since the paralytc stroke received whlic Oh !.
;, ,,ovoce from CaIlao to Panama. lie endured IL
y overland Journey very we'll but caDie ihcS'at
. wa, sent from here to Yokohama agylslng u
mn holiles there that he could not Iaho oco"u''
g | il-health.
II ,1orce ,ot ON the northwest corner of Jones an
t. stir 81. Las been sold for $4,000 ana iah
I"+J viii he built on it. II Is also reported IN
e the properly Marketst belongHs TO t1G Scn n
y fathers has been sold Tor , ooo'oVV. in.S Pi
l. ia,t, art, lies onposltc the Baldwin Hotel and
g porered poi,g by the ST. Ignatus School buildings no
IA used for offices.
u That urie, have often been G>ed here and u
81 tire defeated is well known but 1t Is seldom thai
AZ ", a case has been brOu. Int TO bgnt AS III
10 1"inst three we'll known local politicians tor
tesmptirg to influence jury. The case was SIN
:, a widow named Wright sned the Ge'Ty sure
- f'aov f,r 600 900 damages for the death Oi h
te H"sband who broke iii, neck 10y falling into an op
no hItrhway in front of the company engine nous
~ | WRIGHT was earning r20O per month ana was !
"a sIe ,nnnort of his family. The jury WAS expect
y TO brng in prompt verdict but it i9nr hol
re ana then returned a verdict Tor THooo ms ;.
l.. | ririous delay led to inquiry ard three JuIyin
made affidavIts that they were offered brlbes
hiring in a small verdict. The men mplicated
fins alleged bribery are State senator Crelghi'
:, ~ eY Snncrysor Deane and rank Northey. BAG !,
'' these according to the af1idavitS, was jim
Cord a local boss whose influence WAS pioihl