New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS.
THE OCEAN1C-CHESTER COLLISIoN-CHlLD
LABOR IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tRv rELEGRArH To rnH TRrBuNE.'

tRv rELEGRArH To rnE TRfBuNE'
San Francisco. Aug 25.-The campaign IN TINS
State was formally opened on both sldes to-hlghe
From reports received by the Kcpuphcan State
Central Committee the outlook is more favorable
each week. as farmers fruit-growers and mechanics
in the country arc showing deep interest in the
tariff question. and there is good demand for
Protection literature The San Francisco Tariff
Club proposes TO make an active hight IN the lVth
and With Congressional districts. Morrow Is sure
to be reelected in the WITH, as he has done good
work in Congress- and is far more popular than
whom last elected His opponent, ex-Judge
Albert Fcrrel is typical Democratic ward pohti-
clan end stands no show against such competitors.
The Surtrior Court Judges of this city have
naturalizcd during the last year 81 rs aliens, OF
whom zoo were Irish, 450 Italians, $50 Germans
COO English i5o Scotch, so Scandianavians, 9s
Frcneh o5 Canadians. and the others scattered
among various nationaltics With those who this
year c.st ther first votes. the voting number IT
San Francisco will be increased 5, 200. This does
not include the gain by immigration, of which no
accurate record can be kept. The rush among
aEens to secure naturalization papers has oceh
heavy lately, 1900 votc-s haN'hs
been manufactured in July. The Democrats are
doing all in their power to swell their voting hss
in certain wards and this week they tired 10 e.
on unnaturaiizcd Engshman registered. he
cancelled his registration just in time to escape
prosecution for perjury.
II is promised that searching inquiry VIII pe
made into the responsibility foc the disastrous
collision in this hacbo-. but those VINO nave
watched preyious investigations Of the same kind
have little faith in the punishment OF the ohicc.s
whose carelcssness led 10 so many deaths. I"e
collision was even more ineXcusahIe thah 'h'o
between the Geiscr and Thingvalla as here the los
was light and the two vessels were seen py each
other for scmc distance before they came togc'hcf
The cause wre no doubt, the strong hood uoe'
which swep; The City of Chester out OF her cou'sH
and directly into the path Of the Oc2anic A'uo
her captan had no right 80 take the FISK OF
RAISING so clcse to the huge liner. BNh stea!ne%S
wore also rcing at high rate CT speed.
Chinese Vice Consul Bee hns declared thnt here
nftcr no Chinese will be allowed II l"aVe Hong
Kong without proper certificates. THIS ord"r mas
becn issued bv th, Six CompaEcs here, hut it is
doubtful wl..ther it will bo obcycd. About
!. 600 coolies came in on tn Oceanic this week.
the greater part of whom have 10 pap5r', but de-
nend on the habeas cc-pus device TO secure their
admission
BIC Bertha. the Confd ncr Queen, has SUI
rendered to thr police as she proved fallure rs
n dino museum attraction and h. bondsnifn
wanted his money. lItr t-i1l pr:m!scs to create
sensation ia the Hebrew colony
The Young hoodlum murderer Golacnson, who
IS 70 hang next wee. has declared his conversion
70 Catholicism III, change frcm the Hebrew
faith is made in order that he may be bu@led IN
the Catholic cenicc-y. alcn~sidr OF the body OF
the young gil WIN he murdered.
The Palmer rapany have played to big houses
for two weeks Jim the Pcnman,' which was
originally pfoduccd here, has had another great
success Next week the Baldwin Theatre, winch
was recently renovated. will be lighted by eiec.
trio,y q chang which play goers viii relish, as IL
has aIwfys becl lnsn!IeraDiy not
At Go.6cn Gate Pail; the childEcn's playhouse
e,d crounds piyen bV the late Senator Sharon,
are fms ed and only await their furniture to be
thrown opcn Work is advancing rapidly on the
new spccd track which will be mile and Guar-
ter track, AID is expected to be iinished nJ Dc-
ccmbcr
Cccrrc w Cable comes here next month to give
readings the proceeds of which Will 60 TO the
Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
The grape growers and wne-make:s met here
this week 10 discuss remedy for the low p.1ce OF
wine and the poor GutiSok lS fhe an annsa, ~
winc- growers not 70 employ inferior grapes nKe
Mission ard Mavoise in wine-maltng' put ory
them for family use; to distil all inierior wines
instead of Sc ling Them to dealers and TO estapnsn
a cooperative distllcry for this purpose, which
shuuld guarantee the purity OF the BRANDS MADE
Tbc cxperilnent of employing boys and girls from
tbs city 10 pick and dry frat has been a success
The supply is greater than the demand, for In
mary cases the f-uit-groWers have not acconmouih-
tion for children. The Chinese whom most ranel-
men employed heretofore provided their own cook
, ing and sleeping arrangements hence on ranches
tents have been used for sleeping quarters; O1
% bovs pjckinc grapes on Senator Stanfords
VINEYARD at Rcina, twenty-eght are turning their
wages over TO the ranch superintendent 10 use IN
bying lands for them. 1t is hoped that many
5rmi-growers viii hire boys by the year and thus
replace the Chinese.