New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO,
FEATURES OF TIE RAILROAD WAk-bOl-
COrTING COOLIES-GRAPE CULTURE
LEY TELEGRArM IILE TRIbUNEI

SAN FRANCisco March 2O.-The phonomenaHy
low railrood rates are n GOd-send to CalitornlahS
who with TO make visit to the East, as fouhu
trip tc1et costs more than hall OF the o.u'n'iS
fare to the Missouri River Arrivals from the E'''
arc unusually numerous, as excursion parties nave
lost their attractions in the fight 0i raroauS iol
patronage San Francisco Is full oi strangers anu
tbe southeru counties are reported to he oNeliun
with tourists eager to escape the last months oil
Eastern winter.
News of low railroad fares has been spread
throughout Chinatown and emiCrant cars c. ntalh
large number, Of coolies who are going to try the
fortune in Eastern cities la Oakland are several
thousand Chinese out OF work many having come
from interior towns. Tho boycott continues to
spreal in country towns and the movement has Just
been begun here by the State Executive Committee
on,ojnted by the Sacramento convention Unless
there is reaction from 10000 to 10000 Chine'o
will be idle within month. What to do with
these rcople, many of whom are reckless ana
DESPERATE. will soon become serious problem. IL
!, probable that fund will be raised TO ship these
bovcotted coolies back to China or to transport
them TO Eastern cities.
One Of the anomalies Of the overland freight war
is the shipment OF ilargc amount OF corn TO this
cty from Kansas. California farmers nave
hitherto given little attention TO corn aiIlouHH
from the San Joaquin Valley south TO the border
line corn grows as luXuriOusly rs on hanSas plailcS
or a Georgia river bottom. The fact th4t Sc pro
ductive a staple is neglected simply shows the
desire OF farmers to grow wheat ana 0thet grains
which demand less labor than corn. Anotner SIN
gularitv of the market IN this city Is thlt thou-l
Strawberries are reported rs plentiful In Los
Angeles County not single boz has Yet appeared
in the local fruit stalls The supply OF good oranges
has also fallen Oh since wholesale shipments 10 the
East were begun from Southern California
The company for the colonization of Chinese III
McXico witch was formed about year ago mas
within five days chartered the steamer SardohIA;; I;
OF this city, to transport coolies from lcorla n4
this city. The object II to relieve inc coast oi
thousands OF supeTtluOus coolies whom the DoyCott
ha, thrown ont of work. As the company receives
thr sum OF S5:j for every CoOio brOuGht into HeN-
ico il viii make n GOOD thing on the traffic The
Chinese Six Companies arc aiding the scheie aS
they wish to he rid of the idle coolies whom tHeS,
will soon have to support. Those who have had
evnprienco with the Chinese declare that tais
cmiCraton viii not succeed coolies after enjoy
ing liberal wages in California Will refuse 10 WORK
for the wrotched pay OF Mexican poems IN sum
event tbero i, nothing to prevent the Chinese
from struggling back into this country across the
border which cannot be properly guarded against
smuggling.
udicrous example of the farce of police lnyesti-
CATION is furnished by the inquiry into the christ
mas present of a silver table service gwen 10
Sergeant Barnstcad. of the city police. mere l.
rigid rulc prohibiting presents from ihitrioI ~
superior officers of the police department. HtNti'l
members OF Barusteads squad subscribed fOr me
present which was sent anonymously 10 ms holSe'
The affair leaked ont and the result Of the inNestl,
cation was that the sergeant was acquitted ana
twenty-One officers were fined 80 each
At the annual session of the wne-growels OF
California here this week il was shown tlat IN Ten
years exports Of wine had been qualiuped' ~
uahlc reports were presented on the ncSt HttHOuS
of rai,in culture and on remedies lor vine pests
Z. II. pinnev. corder and sealcr in the Custom
Uousc wa, discharged this week without cause.
lie was fourteen months in AnderoonyIl!e Prison