New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
COOLIES IN CALIFORNIA.
ELECTION FRAUDS-NEWLANDSS PURCHASE
EHORSES-GOLD IN ARIZONA
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ELECTION AUDS-NEWLANDS'S PURCHASE
-RACF-HORSES-GO IN ARIZONA
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San Francisco, Dec. 2e-The evidence taken
before the court in which the recount of the vote
for Mayor was held has shown the singularly
hwless methods of the Democratic managers in
this city. They violated about every statute
designed TO protect the ballotbox from fraud, and
q systematic canvass Of all the votes would
probably show thousands instead of hundreds
Of crrors Ono of the schemes exposed this week
was the voting Of inmates Of the almshouse.
These pensioners were bundled into omnibuses
and taken to the polls One dollar and an extra
good dinner were promised each of them if he
would vote the ballots given him. Several Of
them who were examined admitted that they did
not know for whom they voted for Mayor. They
simply dropped in the ballots given them by the
Democratic managers who carted them TO the
polls Eghty-ive Democratic voters were thus
secured Judge Finn, who had charge Of the
recount refused to order new election for
Mayor, as the frauds discovered had not material
" reduced the winners large majority. More
frauds remain, however.
Senator Hearst his week bought the Madrone
Vineyard in Sonona County. The estate COM
prises 400 acres about half of which is planted to
vines and fruits There is also part of ! 90
acres full of old madrone and oak trees. The
vineyards are among the finest in the State, as
Eli F. Sheppard, their late owner, devoted much
care TO cultivating foreign varieties of grapes
The rancho is a historical one, as the mansion
on it was built and occupied by General Sherman,
and afterward was the home Of Fighting joe
Hooker and of General Stone, who after his
courtmsrtial, took service under the Khedlve
Simultaneously with this purchase by Senator
Hearst his newspaper here has appeared with four
column articles daily, TO show that the vineyard
lists and fruit-gro want more coolies. Inc
gist of the articles is that the enforcement OF
the Restriction Act and the increase of manu-
featuring among the Chinese have withdrawn
them from the ranks of the farm laborers until
now there not enough Chinese in the State
10 handle this seasons crop. The paper there
fore declares that an effort will probably be
Sade to secure the repeal of the Restriction
Act at this session of Congress. 1t calls the
present situation great labor crisis, but the
simple fact is that the large landowners and
the importers of coolie laborers have united TO
try to secure the repeal of an act which made
a law mainly by the exertons Of a Republican
Senate. These men have secured the services
of one morning and one evening newspaper
both Democratic, TO aid their scheme Their
newspapers were the very ones which before
election were bitterest in denunciaton of Gen
eral Harrison for his alleged pro-Chincse record.
plan of relief for the vineyard and orchard own
ers in the employment of the young and in the
encouragement OF immigrants from the East, who
would come here by thousands if they had an
assurance Of work at the wages usually paid IN
California The trouble heretofore has been that
the employers dld not want to board their help
or to give them any decent sleeping accommoda-
tions; so that farm labor fell TO the Chinese, who
will herd together in old shanties or texts and
cook their own pork and rice.
A suit of much interest TO stockholders was
begun here this week by Colonel Dean and 9th
ers against the Challenge Mining Company to
have the recent election Of directors set aside.
The election was carried by the brokers' who
voted stock belonging to their customers Of
which they were not trustees. The object Of
the suit is to prevent the borrowing or
hiring of stock for few days. IN
order to carry the election OF directors.
Although the Comstock mines never Looked
better than now, the stock market is practically
stagnant, as the public has lost all confidence
in the mine management. There + no reason
mines should not be paying dividends, whereas
not a single mine Is now paying anything u
It's stockholders, and the assessments are IhcFeas
ing.
The recent purchase of house in Carson,
Nevada. by Francis w. Newlands, one of the
Sharon estate heirs and executors, has revived
the rumors that Newlands is ambitious TO succeed
Jones from Nevada IN the United states senate,
Newlands is young, able and ambitious, so that
he would be a far better representative OF the
Silver State than some OF the bonanza Senators
who bought their seats In that BODY lie repre-
scnts O large property interest in the Gold HIu
mines, SO that he probably could secure the
support OF most of the mining community. ne
is a Democrat who is unpopular III Cal1orma,
because he belongs 20 the Stockton Convention
wing Of the party, that tried TO bolt the regular
party organization and run the State poHu1Gs
emselves. They cut out more than they could
perform, and all the leaders have been knl1ed
since then. The agents Of Newlands deny that he
has any the designs eyoda on politicians believe the
rumor. and declare that the next Senatorial hgnt
in the Sage Brush State will be very lively, eS-
pecaly should Mr.. Jones desire re-elecuoh'
At the Church of the Advent this week H. J,
Stewards oratorio. The Nativity" was produced
for the first time. The purpose OF the oratorlo
Is TO describe the scenes attending Jhe advent
and birth of Christ II comprises the Annp u nhi-
ton Birth and Epiphany. The oratOrlO was hlghiy
praised by local critics. MI Stewart Is ofeaillsC
Of the church at which his work was produced
1t rained four days this week, and the rain in;
fall was about the heaviest Of the SEASON AZ ~
rain 70 insure a fine crop In the lower Sacra-
mcnto and San Joaquin Valleys the ground mas
been thoroughly soaked for the first time s in i've
wears The prospects for large yield OF grapes
and fruit were never Better.
II Volantc and Miss Ford can stand tram
ing they will be sent East next season with
Lucky" Baldwin's string. tstrella and Srrlsette
will be bred to the Emperor of Norfolk. MT
Baldwin is reported TO have sixteen promising
yearlings at his Santa Anita Ranch
Additional reports from Harqua liala, the new
Arizona bonanza. 60 far to prove that the ledges
are very rich. Many tons of ore have been taken
ont which assays from $500 TO $1,000 per ton
A large amount of beautiful nuggets ranging IN
value from 81 10 $500 continue 10 be taken OUT
49,. undor +be surfoce of the ledge. The
shows little gold TO the eye, but the decOmposed
iron rock is largely made up OF gold Prospectors
are that much suffering will result from lack of
shelter and food In fact. the experiences at the