New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
JURY-FIXERS-BOSS BUCKLEY-CHINESE-
TOURISTS-SOCIAL.
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| SAN FRANCISCO, June Il. 1t is seldom that San
| Francisco courts have so shameless trucking
20 political bosses as in the cases of the jury
| bribers. The three men accused OF this grave
offence are prominent local politicians whose con
vicion would 10 certain to result in dam aging dis
closures 1t Is therefore of vital interest to the
bosses who hired them that the cases should never
| be fairly tried. Presiding Judge Edmunds of the
Superior Court assigned the criminal suits against
the three accused men to Judge Murphy's court
! This caused great excitement among the bosses as
the new Judge Murphy, having four more years
to serve. could afford to be independent. Hence
they had a consultation with Judge EdmnDds. after
which they made affidavit before him that Judge
Murphy was prejudiced against them and they
feared wouldn't give them fair trial On these ali-
davits OF men who had been fined for contempt of
court and of whose guilt there is not a shadow of
doubt, Judge Edmunds arbitrarily rcassigned tho
cases to Judge Wilson. The latter will be unable
TO hear the cases for two good reasons: His caen-
dar is crowded with criminal business and lie is an
intimate friend OF one of the accused men. Hence
Judge Freer, of Butte County, has been called into
the proceedings, which is repugnant to the citizens
as they will have no means of Furnishing HIM ut the
polls, should he acquit tie crimipas who have
tempered with the administration OF justice
Naval Officer Stuart NJ Taylor threw a bomlshell
INTO the camr of the local Democracy this week nv
a slashing attack on the blind Boss Buckley who
he showed has been guity of balot-box stufling
and other crimes He had aflidavis 10 bear out
his assertions He also pointed to the rapid in
crease of Bucklry's wealth which he showed could
not he due 10 the profits of the liquor business alone
The steamship Oceanic this week brought back
over 500 Chinese from Hong Kong 700 OF whom
for this port The great majority were re-
farming from a New Years visit to the old country
A nav nltasa of lqh her IA
developed this week by tue refusal OF the Pacific
Mall steamship company TO return without pay
ment of fare Chlnaman whose application for
writ TO land had been refused. Heretofore the
steamship company has cxacIed guaranty at Hong
Kong for return passage of all Chinese whose rapers
were detective. The officials here oi.er TO allow the
Chinaman to 20 TO Honolulu at bis own expense
and it is feared that this example MIL he initiated
by other Ceestial5 Who tdll to evade the KestIlc-
ton Act
Among other excursions this week there arrived
two carloads Of Cooks tourists They are well-to-
do English people Of the middle class who max
ing tour OF America. They are now in the fose-
mite but expect to return here and 90 Last by way
of British Columbia and the Yellowstone Park.
Tie Palace Hotel has been oy erhauled in antici-
patton of q great rush to the Grand Army epcamp
ment in August; The walls are tinted and rooms
furnished with bright colOred upholstery 50 that
the place looks less like morgue than formerly
when everything was dead white.
The contract for mounting the great Lick tele
scope at Mount ilami ton Observatory has been
awarded TO W arner ~ Sw3SeN. OF tIeNclanu Tor
$4,000. All rel, Dratcd foreign makers connected
except Repsolds, OF Hamburg. The objective is
thIty-sX inches and the telescope Is to be Fifty
seven feet long with a diameter of tuhe of forty
two inches. 1t is expected that the telescope viii
be mounted by next July. The total cost OF the
dome ana telescope will be @liO,OUO.
The National Convention of Teachers OF Deaf
Mntes and the Blind which will be held in July at
Bcrkcly promises to be the largest gathering OF its
Kind in the country. II is expected that 200 teach
crs Will attend DELEGATES will start from Jackson
vile. ILL.,, by special tain and all Will be enter
tanned at home near Rerkely.
The California Kennel Climb will hold bench
show here next month. Owing to dissatisfaction
over rulings ut the last show judge will be I'M
ported from New York.
Thu advance IN price of grain bags has led to IN
creased work in the iute MI at san Q1entin
prison. About two months ago it was thought the
mill with its costly machinery would have to DC
idle because of the low price of bags. Now. how
ever, all available hands Mt work and 10000
bags are Turned ont daily which there is clear
pro ut OF $3.50 per day.