New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
TIE MINNEAPOLIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ONS-FRUIT-GROWING.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBUNRI


San Francisco. June 1l-Naturally the cher
interest OF the week has centred in the Republican
Convention at Minneapolis. Though California u
4 long way of and the echoes have been ialh''
still the excitement over the struggle was ere''e'
thnn for many years because Mr.. Blaine was ;"
preat a popular favorite. IL is idle TO deny 'na'
California wanted Blaine There was stronger
sentiment in his favor than has ever bccn SHOWN
here for any other candidate since the se'"h"
nomination Of Lincoln. His name always pro"s''
out cheers when il was displayed Oh "" vas
boards and these cheers came from DIV" P
The crowds that gathered around the he"'P"P
Offices Yesterday we're Blaine crowds an" WV,
Harr;son's nomination was displayed on the Duie-
tins there was not a single cheer. lhis was "o'
due TO the fact that President liarrlsoh Is III"
popular here, but to the superior at'rac'on VI
Mr. Blaines strong personality nad he "." o'''
Of the field, there would have been no hesi'a'io"
,hout casting tho fun strength of the State for
Harrison. When the first soreness OF ue'ea' -
ever the Blaine enthusiasts will accept the result
and will get in and do good work WIN inc
admirable platform and with the record oil the
Administration there ought to be no diifculty In
carving California against any available Demo-
cratic candidate Cleveland can be beaten mere
as thoroughly as he was four years ago. Inc
silver plank in the Republican platform Will oe
a great hello, az it voices perfectly the sentiment
OF all the far-Western States on the subject.
Oreronjhas shown again this week the strength
NJ the Protection sentiment on this coast. Inc
Democrats asserted that they sure OF NJ least
one Congressman and declared that the workings
of the Mckinley law had disgustcd thousands Oh
Rcpublcans The result shows that they were as
badly in error as four years ago, when the immense
Replblican majority led one witty Democrat 10
assert that all the sheep had voted for Harrison.
The murders of Chinese here and at Sacramento
this week and the threats made by Nightmares
against Christian missions in Chinatown nave
excited much attention. The Sacramento cases
grew out of the failure Of the reputable Chinese
merchants 20 paw blackmal levied by the secret
societies but in this city Christian Chlnaman was
shot down in the street on his way to church be-
cause he had aided Monaghan woman slave
70 escape from a den in which she was prisoner
The day after this murder occurred, several dcle-
gates from the recent Presbyterian General AS
scmbly, who we're in this city. discussed 'he
evangelizaton of the Chinese. They assertci that
the Mongolians were eager to accept Christianity.
but that the prejudice Of Californians prevented
this. That very day Miss Culhcrtson, supcrin-
tendent of the Presbyterian Mission Home. re-
received warning from Chinese brothcl-kcep'rs.
saying that unless she stopped taking girls from
lhcir houses there would be bloo1shcd Her
mission, as we'll as others, has since then heen
guarded by police. A translation of secret So
ciety records found in Sacramento, shows that
q price has been put on the heads of many rep
utable Chinese and that the worst charges made
against the hiahbnders cocites arc true Inc
Chinese Consu(ieneral in San Francisco has male
tho grmly humorous suggestion that he I've allowed
TO deal with the hghbindens in Celestial fashion
He saws that if he were allowed to lop of their
heads he would break up the gang in short time
Two bad defalcations lave occurred this week
One was that of Joseph F. Moselcy. of Stock
ton, who dropped 100000 in wheat gambling
and fed to Mexico. Moseley made large sums by
real estate speculation but every dollar he gained
he sunk in wheat, as he had an idea that a
European war would break out at any time and
that wheat wonll boom. When he saw failure
certain he borrowed from every one, forged sew,
eral large notes, cleaned mp about $4,000, and
left town between two days. The other defaultcr
is r. c. Bcggs OF the Oakland Electric Kiii-
road Company. who forged orders for about
$4,000 lie was caught while attempting 10
escape from the State There is no excuse for
him. as he had good salary
The Tribune interview with +. Il. Goodsell
was read with much interest here as II upnein .he
views of California frnit-growcrs in regard to tie
nromisc OF n great Eastern demand for all fruits
from this State II also brought out the Jolly OF
tire Transcontincntal Association in falilng TO
etimulate by cheap rates this great industry thi'
in ten years, il carefully fostered. could make
greater returns than all other freight.