New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
CALIFORNIA; COMMERCE.
ups CRACKERS cHARrTTEs-ToPoLoBANro
.'~ -pFN uoLLApAY's CLAIM

.,g 3f.-The Chamber oil Coh''
0'-i ..o,.ion here this week IS inc nos' i'''
".,ont Gathering OF representative pusi"ess '"
P,,,sh los bcen held on this coast io' No.
80 A strong effort made by 'he
oont5rcent 20 get their views lndo'Se" ~ %
sort;on was defeated, as the gfeaV h'''ul s,
,Loso on this Coast have witnessed 'ne -, -.
lie Of pro,ection in building up eNvi' ~
,~dnstrv. The stringent fight was ii""o ,aI
,,rorosi,ion 10 admit duty-iree sllPS t-et.aas
oL.soa nv American firms from lorclsners'
49,. ,ba ec.ship@ resolution WAS i'n"i'' -
a. oor,.cntiop viii have n poSluNo 800
Inc oon' - recommendations to Congress- IN
-, tocether representative m'io."'''9' y"
pfinsihs leaders Of trade organizations, ana
wen aS ', ~. 1c.son that all must work together
en'c- rsb TO defeat the powerful SuDsio'zeu
III 'ney ND rail-oad lines Of the Dominion CT
Csnada.
,.,- 0s.,,e trustees. afte, rejecting all thu
,..ia.,s Tor an embematic group of statuary for
49, onvv Civ Hall. have decided 10 give $3.50 each
% four designers. whether their models are ac-
.ortoa n, moi, peculiar feature Of this arrange
mont is that one Of the chosen four is the designer
CIV Trustee Plum. the furniture maker; another
DESIGNED the Mount Hamilton Observatory; the
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tho fourth designed the Garfield statue in the
PARK one Of the least artistic works in the city
Another charity largely due to the generous
cirs Of Mrs Charles Croclier was opened here TINS
oeck. This is q home for girls out of employment
The building and site cost $4,000, of which MIS-
Cracker gave $4,000. There are ffty-two rooms,
and the institution is under the management OF
tho Young Women's Christian Association Mrs
e r Alexander, of New-Yor1 Mrs. Crockers
daughter. h,s also been generous contributor
and has given many books for the library
The last official act OF Bishop Kip before MS
departure for the East tomorrow was the coiise'
Grafton Of ST. Stephens, new Episcopal ehurch il
the Western Addition
Among the deaths this week WAS that OF CharlcS
V. Gillespie, who had been scarcher oil recorus
here for forty-two years. He knew more apou'
disputed San Francisco titles than did any othef
man.
Chinatown has been adorned this week in ceie
bration Of the annual feast OF the goa OF C""i'''
held bv the Yung Wo Association. II is held TO
commemorate the escape of the Yung Wo Province
from famine. centuries ago. and at the headquaf-
ters of the association severa! thousand poor chi
nose have been fed and clothed, while a free
lupch7 is oDen day and night. Next IuesuaN w
festival viii end with great dragon procession
through the principal streets.
Tie end Of the Pacific Insurance Union IS nelF
at hand as the State Investment one OF me Lrses'
local companies, has withdrawn. Inc re"soh do
signed is jealOusies and Guarlels
The Yosemite Valley Commission has decided to
clear M the brush in the MarpOSa 49, rec ,foNe
and surrounding woods so as 10 prevent lle lurcSt
fires that every year threaten to destroy lhese
giant sequoas.
Los Angeles and San Diego claim TO be civilized
counties: vet Jesse James never had gfe'tlcr
swing In old Missouri than native Cahiornlah
horse-thief and highwavman has enjoyed Iot SE I
eral weeks in these southern counties ms lei-
low who is named Morales is protected ny ms
eountrymen, ard, being a dead shot Win me
revolver he has made his name a terror. Wlthh
month he stole DOZEN fine horses. robbed i's
many men on the highway, and finally ended by
carving off q girl for whom he had a fancy. y
sLerins posse lave been close on ms tlell lOr
three days but he has finally given them the slip,
leaving the girl behind HIM
Tie first authentic news for months from the
TouolobampO colony in Sinaloa comes from
Fresno where n cOlonist returned this week. lie
saws that due bills gwen for work done on the
farm and the men are fed on corn. beans, ana
coffee made OF parched corn. There is no money,
and fine 1870 men, women and children orc wait
ing for the beginning Of the railroad work. Re
Gently band Of free-lovers visited the colony ana
tried 10 Introduce the free-IoVe system Dut lne
coonists expelled them.
Chinese coONeS are pouring INTO InSpllHCd. 10
work in the mines near That place. Two hundred
have been taken from San Francisco within a
month and more are now on the way
The third victim Of starvation on the Colorado
Desert was brought into Indis this week. He
was unknown but seemed 10 be a German.
Like the Others ne probably wandered from
scme mining camp and became lost. When found
he was dying only four miles from the station.
The claim Of Ben Holiday against the Gov
eIument for $4,000 for Indian depredatiOnS
upon his overland stage route was knocked down
his week az Portland to General ingalls, for S75e.
Ingalls, is executor of Mrs Holidays estate, and
will make an appeal 20 Congress on behalf Of her
two children President Lincoln promised that the
full claim should be paid the senate sealed II
halt, and tho Government finally offered $780,
00O which Holiday refused. II is now thought
Congress will vote this sum 10 lIoiiaday's TWO
orphan children