Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-05
PACIFIC COAST.
Hearing of the Clock Game
Gamblers Postponed.
COOLIES FORBIDDEN TO LAND.
Big Democratic Rally at San Ber-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Scientific
Explorers.

Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald,
SAN Francisco, October 4.-The cases
Of about three hundred persons charged
with visiting gaming place at Platt's
Hall, came up in court this morning.
Prosecuting Attorney Coffey asked that
the cases be continued few days,
as it had been impossible in
the limited time he had to
prepare the complaints and decide on a
mode Of prosecution. Attorney Wright
appearing for some Of the parties asked
that one case be taken as test case, as
it was proposed to show by testimony of
experts that the clock-game at Platt's
Hall did not come under the ordinance.
Another attorney asked that the cases
be postponed three months, but the
Judge issued an order that the cases 60
over till next MONDAY.
HARRISON RECRUITS CAN'T LAND.
Collector Hager to-day received re-
ply to his telegram to Washington inquir-
ing what course he should pursue to-
ward Chinese laborers who were on their
way to this country at the time of the ap-
proval of the Exclusion act, the Presi-
dents recommendation that such be
admitted leaving him in doubt.
The Collector is advised by the
Secretary of the Treasury that
the Chinese Exclusion act is in full force
and operative on and since the date of it's
approval, and applies to all Chinese
laborers arriving in this country since its
approval. Notice of this decision
was posted on the doors of the
Custom-house this afternoon. The
several hundred Chinese on the Duke
of Westminster and on the Belgic, and
also on the City of Feking and Arabic,
which will soon arrive. will thus be re.
fused landing, with the exception of
those who successfully escape by the
new citizenship plea.
AN EXEMPLARY FASHION.
w. H. Mills, Land Agent of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad, who has returned
from visit to the East, says: My conclu-
sion from what 1 saw and heard is that it
will be the fashion in the East this win
ter to come to California Most of the
travel will 60 to Southern California, as
there is a great revival of interest in
that section.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
California parties have bought the
rights for the Pacific Coast of a system of
towing timber RATS at sea. 1t is under
stood that the consideration is 5000, 1000,
and active operations will begin imme-
distely.
Deputy Sheriff Russell, of Los Angeles,
placed Louis Appel and Stewart Wiley in
the city prison tonight for safe-keeping.
Both men are en- route to San Quentin
for burglary, committed in Los Angeles.
. The American State Central Committee
tonight nominated J. L. Lions, of Ala.
meGa, Presidential elector, in place of P.
D. Wigginton, now the candidate of the
party for the Vice-Presidency OF the
United States. James F. McSwain was
nominated for Congressman from the
Second District.
The Executive Committee of the Amer
ican Municipal Nominating Convention,
at their meeting tonight, reported that
number of Republicans and Democrats
have been interviewed as their willing.
ness to form non-partisan convention
and that on Saturday evening there will
be meeting of fifteen Democrats. fifteen
and fifteen members OF the
American Municipal Nominating Con-
vention to decide what course is best to
pursue in the matter of nominating city
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