New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRINCISCO.
CHINESE NOTEs-TIMBER FRAUDS-IRRlGA-
TION-PERSONAL.
TnY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE

Iny TELEGRAPH To THE rRTDU'E-1
san FGANcisCo April 1O.-1he complaint OF In
civility to the new Chinese Minister on landing nj
this port proved TO bo greatly exaggerated. The
simple facts arc that the Collector and Surveyor
were notadvised of the arrival of the Minister as
they should have been by Nlce-Consnl Bee who Is
an American and when Collector Hager was in
forced by telephone that the Chinese Minister ana
ante wished TO land he replied that they must
show their credentials. To this reply came that
the credentials were packed away in a box and
coulJ NOT be reached without delay So the Col
Icctor promptly ordered that the Minister and suite
be landed without their papers.
The first of A series of suits against persons and
corporations charged with timber lana irauds mas
been bccun against the Sierra Lumber COMPANY,
70 recover over $1,000 900 for timber alleged to
have been crt from the public domain Most OF 1t
was smear and yellow pine, and the trees were SAID
70 he among the finest in the country. 1t l. alleged
that the combany has committed deprcdatlonS on
1000 acres of public land and that 1t has had to
pay a large sum t. the Central Pacific Tor timber
cut on ralroa sections. Another series OF suits to
punish fraud in timber locations has also been
hegnn. These are known ~ redwood cases" and
the complaints charge that large capitalists are
guilty of hiring men to take mp valuable redwood
timber claims and nen transfer them here IS no
question but that wholesale pcIjnry has been
committed and much valuable timber has been
eobblcd by wealthy mon in defiance OF law, but
conviction Will be dIlhcut
The work of " boycOttng the Chinese goes on in
the country districts and small towns but 40
apprcciahle effect has been produced in the cities.
80 many white men have taken advantage of low
railroad fares TO try their fortunes IN California
that the prospect of gathering the irult crop Will
ont the aid of Chinese is much brighter.
Some time ago the Supervisors attempted 10 dis
courage Chinese gambling by prohibiting lie use
of non doors III gambling houses. These doors were
put in by cunning Cclestials 10 guard against
sudden raids by police. Now two superior .Ih. ges
dee are that the ordinance prohibiting iron doors Is
unconstitutional This will probably lead to
boom i'll ian-tan.'
state Irrigation Convention is TO lie held in
this city on May TO prepare bills for submission
to the Leg stature next winter and to secure united
and trait growers who recognize that irrigation
laws must be passed this year
II is said at Presidio that General Towards first
act will he TO remove the Division headquarters to
this city and convert the old offices into barracks.
There is also talk OF ESTABLISHING at Iicsldio
school OF Instruction for young OincerS.
DR.. Joseph Wade died This week in Oakland. He
va, pioneer dentist who made a fortune in early
DAYS bu sunk the greater part OF II ~ an cXpe sive
ourra house " hich hc built on MissOn-st. Ii was
q block away from the main thoroughiares and
never paid interest Oh the money invested Finally
Flood ami air forccloscd mort gage which they
held Oh il and the place IS now known as the
Grand Opera House.
4 large collection of photographs of European
and American sculpture and architecture 10 on cX-
hilitIon n the State University 1t was gathered
durne many years OF travel by tho lato Judge
DWlnelc.