New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CHARGES OF CORRUPTION IN THE CUkllS
TRIAL-DEPORTATION OF CHINESE
IRRIGATION
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c.r francisco Oct 2-The sensation caused
nv published charges that Actor NJ Is. NuiU'
secured his acQuittal OF the murder oi Ioiioo
man Alexander Grant by using money hperaH!
on four corrupt jurors has not been allowed u
die ont The police authorities, who moved
heaven and earth to convict the actor, 90 not
hesitate to say that money was employed 10 III
huence each Of the three juries that trled Cur
It's and the public generally believes tha' 'ie
charges are true There was plenty OF evidence
that Curtis killed the police officer ana that no
one else could have done it, and still ne was ac-
Quilted on the third ballot The lawyers for the
defence strenuously deny that they knew at
tempts were being made to tamper with jurors
6ut there seems to be considerable proof that
Curtis authorized the expenditure OF money In
this WAY II he had paid his agents as ne prom
ised there would have been no scandal. III is
not believed that he spent such sum as $SO,oo0,
as he has stated He might have promised so
much but he was too thrifty to pay 1T when his
neck was out Of danger Probably there VIII be
an attempt to convict some one concerned in
this miserable affair but 1t is likely to come to
naught
The Chinese Six Companies see in the new law
a chance to get rid Of the troublesome high
binders and have entered into campaign OF
deportation with the aid of the police. The
fighting men of Chinatown are being gathered in
and lodged in the city prison, and will either be
convicted of vagrancy or turned over to the
Federal courts for deportation on the ground
that they are illegally in the country The spe-
cifc reason for this crusade is that the indus
trious MongCli ans ara beginning to return from
the interior and the northern canneries with the
savings of a seasons labor. They are the nat
ural prey Of the hignbinders. and their return
te he for
Titles between the murder societies Of China
town.
When the steamer Australia arrived from
Honolulu four days ahead of the schedule time,
1t was thought that she bore news of serious
trouble in the islands. but instead she brought
the passengers of the Miowera, the steamer hav
ing been lost on a coral reef at the entrance to
Honolulu harbor. This is a hard blow to the
new Canadian-Au line, being loss of
over 100000 before the service was fairly es-
tablished. The accident was due to bad manage
ment on all sides. II the Hawaiian Government
Iilot had been on duty there would / ave been
mishap. The captain of the Miowera tried to run
Ter into the narrow channel and put her where
the bones Of several other vessels lie Lloyds
agent here has gone down to oversee the wreck
ing Of the vessel. There has been some talk of
sending one or two powerful tugs to haul the
Miowera off, but experts say that it can't be
done.
When the big battleshp Oregon Is launched
next Thursday, the customary Ratchet used TO
cut the last string will be dispensed with. In
its place a sort of guillotine in miniature set IN
motion by the touch Of an electric button will
free the grea. vessel from the ways. No ship
big as the Oregon has been launched the
coast, and th- occasion will accordingly be
marked ty unusually elaborate ceremonies.
feature growing out If a misunderstanding will
be the participation of three young women, Miss
Daisy Ainsworth. representing the State Of ore
gon; Miss Ruth Dolph. the Navy. and Miss Eu-
all tha cit ~ Pnrfla md no hon
have been divided TO avoid the unpleasant conse-
ouences Of the mistake made in inviting too
many young women 10 offciate.
The SSH Francisco Free Public Library is
tablishsd In the best quarters IL has had.
The rooms in the new City Hall are splendidly
fitted up and ample room for the growth of the
library which slready numbers $1,000 Volumes.
IL provided. The reading gallery. a portion Of