New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28

AN UNPOPULAR RULING-DINNER TO GEN.
ERAL NE-INCENDIARISM
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San Francisco, July 27.-The ruling Of Attor
ney-General Miller that the Chinese may have the
right of passage across this country, which has
peen approved by Secretary Window, Is regarded
on this coast as breaking down the force Of the
scott Exclusion act Nine-tenths of the Cali
iornians irrespective of party, are opposed b
giving the Chinese such privileges because 1t has
oeen demonstrated that they are not to be trusted
When inducements to commit fraud great
lhere is no way under the present arrangements Ia
prevent the dropping of Chinese on long railroad
Journey across the continent, unless the registrs-
tloh ana pass system is adopted. When knowledge
OF tiis fuiihg reaches Hong Kong this country may
expect TO hear that there is sudden demand for
ohlhese laoofers on Cuban sugar plantations and
thousands Will lock in here by steamer for trans
port across the country The coolies will also
claim admission across the Canadian border. and
under this ruling they cannot be refused. The
desire of the Chinese to get into the United States
has been increased within year, as Hawaii has
placed heavy head-tax on them the Australian
colonies have virtually excluded them, and even
in Java there is agitation about barring them
out as they threaten to dispossess natives and Eu.
ropeans. On the Pacific Coast politics cuts no ig-
ure. There is only opinion in regard TO tha
folly Of weakening the strength of the Exclusion
act.
The electric lights seem TO have had small indu-
ence in checking crime in Chinatown One pool
coolie cigarmalzer was assassinated this week I'M
der the brilliant glare and the feud that has now
cost nine lives promises to be waged until both
factions are stated with blood.
Senator Stanford approves the proposition Of
the California brandy-makers that the period in
which brandy may remain in the United States
bonded warehouses before paying the duty OF
90 cents per gallon be extended from three to
five years The brandy-makers say that the
present regulation forces brandy upon the market
before it has fairly aged and under unfavorable
circumstances.
One of the musicians who refused to parade on
the Fourth of July with the military regiment to
which he belonged because the other bands were
composed of men outside of the Musicians Union
has been dishonorably discharged by court-mar-
tial. AS this was test case, the others who
obeyed the order of the Musicians Union in
preference to the command of their officers will
also be discharged.
The Probate Judge this week trdered paid the
bequest Of go 500 made by William Dein TO be ex-
pended in keeping in repair Lincoln's grave at
Springfield, Ill
Colonel Frederick Croker has offered to defray
the expenses of the Lick Observatory expedition
to Cayenne. Guiana. to study the total solr
eclipse on december % next His offer was ac
cepted, and Messrs. Burnham and Schaebere havt
been selected for the work.
General Wager Swayne, of New-York, repre-
senting the Gould system, has created some COM
motion here in railroad circles by inspecting the
al flcili "A
pal = across the bay. dinner given him
this week by old military friends here, at which
General Miles presided. General Swayne lost his
right leg while colonel of an Ohio regiment in
Shermans march TO the sea.
An idea Of the rapid growth of the residence
portion of this city last year may be gained from
an official report which shows that 1872 home
steads were built, and the total number of home
steads is 1888 At the statutory valuation this
amounts to one hundred millions out Of total
valuation of two hundred and forty millions OF
real property
Among the deaths Of the week was that OF
Andrew WEIGH prominent commission merchant,
who came here from Scotland twenty-four year,
ago He was largely interested in sugar. and until
recently was president of the American Sugar
Refinery.
The DAILY company at the Baldwin. has had
anGhr great wf 5e Roaif 9fpg OF Love and
" 1905" The other theatres have not single
rcdeeming feature.
Incendarism in interior towns is increasing
This weeks record shows fires at Sacramento
in Chinatown which had a suspicious origin, ana
the burning of two disOrdery houses at San Ber-
nardino, which had been literally covered with
kerosene The latter is the fourth incendiary AZ,
tempt in San Bernardno within two weeks, ana
the citizens are alarmed lest the town be destroyed
by the miscreants. There was Q narrow escape
from great destruction in the Crocker-Hunman
wheat fields near MERGED, this week. IL was
only thr large canal that saved thousands OF
acres from destruction AS it WA, 500 acres OF
wheat were lost.