New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
HINEsE LABOR TROUBLES-DEFAULTER-
CATHEDRAL-FRUIT.
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San FR,NcIsco. Feb 2O.-The boycotting of Chi
nesc still continues in a large number OF interior
towns. and the result is heavy addition 20 the idle
population of Chinatown in this city. Leagues
have been formed in many towns and measures are
being taken to boycott merchants and farmers who
persist in employing coolies The result will be fet
disastrousy in the fruit districts this year. as no
provision seems to he made to supply laborers for
picking fruit ana grapes Orchardsts who have tried
the plan of taking boys and girls from TINS city
have found 1t disastrous as the children VIII run
away as soon as they get pay for single week
work The class Of white men wandering though
the State cannot be depended on either. as the
chances are they will get drunk OH Saturday nlght
and abandon good paying situations. what should
be done is to organize labor bureaus in all lhrgo
towns and secure trustworthy men and women VINO
can he youched for There are plenty OF uncm-
plOyed people, but a foolish prejudice ABOUT
"Chinaman's work detors many from taking ad-
vantage Of the present demand. Unless plan OF
this kind is adopted there will be big loss on fruit
this season One of the results Of driving the Chi
nese ont of small towns IS TO food San Francisco
with IDLE coolies They may be seen gathered by
hundreds in Chinatown or roaming curouoly about
the business streets One of these fellows this week
threw pepper into the eyes of lady and attempted
to snatch her purse. This in broad daylight III
u residence street where many people were passing.
The Chinese fooipad caught. ana coolly CLAIMED
that ho was driven out OF Santa Rosa, had nothlhg
to eat, and must have food. The police fear
trouble, as there is not work for one-tenth OF the
Chinese now in tho city. Tie City of Stockton at
tempted recently to enforce laundry ordinance
which forbade laundries or pubc washhouScS
within habltatiOn limits. Beyond these limits IS
one vast swamp. so that the city has practically no
Suburbs. The Chinese. against whom the ordnance
was directed, TOOK the case to the supreme court,
which holds that the ordnance ls Invalid because IL
is virtual prescription OF II G. ass OF people VINO
have II right TO carry OF tho laundry business SO
long as they do not menace the heath or safety OF
their neighborS. Judge Sawyer, who gives the tie
cisiOn, declares that Chinese laundreS IN them
selves caunOt be called dangerous.
To the long list of tate and municipal defaultors
must be added Frank L. Murphy, Chief Clork oil the
Police Justice Courts in this city: lto mas en-
beZzlcd several thousand dollars OF public lunds'
but il IS probable that his friends Ill be allowed 10
make good the shortage, as lie l. a ward politician
with some influence.
Arcbbishop Riordan has becnn solicitation for
funds for a new Roman Catholic Cathedral in this
city, One hundred thousand dollars Will be expected
to start with bat il is estimated the cathedral VIII
cost several m,l!ons.
The frequent attacks made on land titles in san
Francisco recently have led to The formation oi me
"Iitle Insurance and Trust Company, whose OD-
iecs will bo to make careful search of titles. convey
land guarantee Titles given and undertake. SUITS lot
prosecution or defence Of titles TO real estate
Among the heavy stOckhOldcTS are ). I. lLoou'
William AlyOrd. Warren Olney and others.
Southern California orange grower, are shipping
all choice fruit 10 Chicago and ~. Louis so lht III
IL difficult 10 got box OF fine oranges III thls Guy
for less than three four dollars. The markct -
flooded with small poor fruit Tor winch from one 10
two dollars per box asked. The Central Paclhc
eA pects TO deliver oranges in Chicago in four and
One-haIf days from shipment at Los Angeles.