New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30

IAWLESSNESS OF BOSS" BUCKLEY-A BIG
CLANI-A PARTISAN POSTMASTER
TrrrcR Apu TO THE TRIBUNE.

lBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
San Francisco, Sept. 20. There is great public
indignation here over the hwless efforts of the
blind Democratic Boss Buckley, to cast dis
credit on the Republican primary election in this
city The great protection parade last Saturday
night showed the Boss" the power that opposed
him this year in municipal we'll as in National
politics The result was that he determined so to
befoul the Republican primaries as to make his
local success sure by splitting his opponents into
factions He succeeded fairly well by hiring
gangs of ward strikers to capture ballot-boAes
and by organizing what have been called indie
pendent Republican clubs, with an opposition
ticket But his success was neutralized by one
of his rufians, who added murder to lawlesSness.
Harrington, the man who shot down three men in
the Republican County Committee rooms, is
claimed as an Independent Republican, but he
now occupies position in the Democratic License
Collectors Office which Buckley gave him for
selling out his own district to tho Democrats two
years ago. He is more scrviceabc to the Boss
as a pseudo Republican than as Democrat
Buckley cares nothing for National politics.
He would like to see Cleveland defeated. because
the President always favored the dresS-coat
Democracy Of California, and has given no fat
places to Bucl;ley's friends All Buckley cares
for is the courts and local Offices Through his
is an impossibility in this city TO convict any
criminal who has Bucl;leys friendship This has
been demonstrated repeatedly within the last
two years Even among his own
party Buckley's shameless methods have aroused
disgust, and this rufiianism that has ended in
murder will 90 far to arouse public sentiment
TO the point Of ousting the blind boss from power
at coming elections
The latest and most prominent California Demo
crat converted to protection is Stewart Menzies.
Mcnzies is a wealthy stevedore TO whom free trade
woull mean large increase in his profits.
He has Just returned from tour Of Scotland and
England in which he paid special attention TO
the condition of the working people. lie found
the best mechanics in Scotland earning only
Sc % a week while if they ate meat, they paid
sixteen cents per pound for it. At Greenock,
which was once a famous sugar refining place,
he found all the factories closed and the seaport
trade dead. He has come back an enthusiastic
protectionist.
James Addison Reavis, the shrewd young Amer
lean who LAYS claim through his wife TO about
seven thousand acres of the best land in Arizona
and New-Mexico, is now here with documents
which he claims substantiate the proof of his
wifes absolute title to the great Peraa grant that
now includes the capital Of Arizona and many
valuable silver and copper mines. He has Just
returned from Spain, where be found in the ar
chives important documents bearing on the grant
He is now waiting for Congress to pass a bill
establishing a court before which such records of
the completed grant may be fled
The iasco in the wrestling match between
Acton, of Philadelphia. and Faulkner, of this
city, has given bad blow TO sporting matters in
this city. Acton out here TO meet faulk-
ner, who is instructor at the Olympic Club.
There was a large crowd, men paying 81 0 ticket
TO see the sport and though Acton was plainly
stronger and more sllilful man. Faulkner secured
one fall Then another match made Acton
agreeing to reduce MS weight twenty pounds.
After one and quarter hours wrestling without
result the referee on crheard Faulkner offer Acton
$3.50 TO call it draw. lie Immediately an
nounced the fact and declared all bets on taulk-
ner was suspended by the Olympic Club, but the
public is so disguised that ii will be difficult TO Sc
cure an audience for another wrestling match Tor
q long time
The California Dried Fruit Association has
opened an Office here, and General Manager Cut
ting will start shortly for the East 10 make ar
rangements for the best disposition of California
products. The cooperation of fruit-Srowers Will
be secured and public meetings held in fruit cen zen
tres to en- plain the objects of the ASSOCIATION Inc
first meeting was held to-day in San Jose.
The new speed track at Golden Gate Park is
nearly finished, but several thousand dollars are
needed to complete the road Popular subscription
will be depended on, and II Is expected that TINS
fine driving road one hundred feet wide will be
finished before the winter rains sci III.
Postmaster Stevens, who tried to stop Il the de de-
livery of protective tarn edluon OF me Sun
Francisco Chronicle on the ground that IT was
an extra publication that demanded additional
postage, has been overruled by the Postmaster
General. The eight pages forming the taIlH sup
pement were an integral part of the paper, but
this partisan postmaster, when he saw bundles
containing thousands Of copies OF NaluaDIe cam
paign documents coming to Republican Hcadquar-
tiers in this city, conceived the happy idea Of d.
verting this information from voters 1t was
pcrnicious activity Of the most partisan kind, but
OF course the Administration is unable TO see II In
that light, but calls it an error III interpreting
rules.
Contracts have been LET for the new Chron-
icle. building at Kearney, Gcary and Market
SITS. and work will be begun November l. 1t
will he nine stories high and the finest structure
west Of Chicago.