The herald., 1893-12-03
TAMMANY'S TOPICAL TALKS,
Affairs Of Interest Noticed in
San Francisco.
The Result of the importation Of
the McCreary Act.
l.. K. stockweII's Financial Difdculties,
Political Gossip-News Notes
and Personal Men,
tion.
Special correspondence to the HERALD.

Special correspondence to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, December 1, 1898,
One month of the six allowed by Con
gress for the registration of Chinese
under the provisions of the McCreary
act has already passed, and as yet not q
single Chinese has complied with the
law. This time it is not the fault of the
willy heathen, but the delay of the
treasury department in sending forms
and instructions to the collector Of in
ternal revenue that is proving an OBJ
stacle to the enforcement of the law.
Under the provisions OF the act the
collector is to charge the sum of 81 for
each certificate issued, which sum he 10
entitled to in addition to his salary, and
as the Chinese population runs up into
the thousands it may be readily seen
that the passage of the McCreary act
will net Mr.. Welborn handsome for
tune during the early months of his ad-
ministration.
Those who will serve as deputies dur
ing the period of registration are already
losers to the amount of 500, one months
salary, and the uncertainty Of how much
longer they may have to wait is making
them old men before their time.
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That comical genius, l.. Il. Stockwell,
who has delighted California audiences
for many years and during the past few
years has been the proprietor and lessee
of the pretty little theater on Powell
street that bears his name, has, like
many other good men, been forced to
the wall by the opportunities of greedy
creditors, and seeing the uselessness Of
attempting to do what he could for them
here, has decided to leave them wall
and gnash their teeth, while he is
starring in New York with his pet
play, Maine and Georgia.
Mr.. Stockwell's friends, who are legion
wherever he is known, say, that if given
an opportunity, he will come out all
right yet, and the very ones who now
exult in his temporary downfall will be
among the first to tell him how de-
lighted they are at his success in over
coming the obstacles that misfortune
may place in the path of the best Of
| men.
The ill-fated Pacific Mail steamship
| City of New York that became fastened
on the rocks off Point Bonita on th-
afternoon of October 26th is still there,
Notwithstanding reports to the CO
| trary. Although there is not es much
of her as at first, yet as a ship she SUI
exists, and so far has been almost n,
vincible to the attacks of the rough sea !,
that have of late washed over her decks
The Pacific Mail people have not yet
given up hopes of her ultimate release
from the dangerous position she has SO
long occupied.
Billy Hurd. whose experience as a
member of some of the swell New York
clubs and the friendly little games OF
draw he gave in his parlors at one of
| the fashionable hotels were recently the
subject of great deal of notoriety in
| the press, is now here, and, If permitted
by the police, will undoubtedly prove
an expensive acquaintance to some of
the midwinter fair visitors.
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Harry Gray, former member of the
Los Angeles fire department, has re-
turned to California, after an absence of
several years in the eastern states, DUR
ing which period he was in business in
Chicago during the worlds fair.
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Frank Loskay, who conducted the st.
Elmo MOTEL billiard rooms during the
boom period, has lately engaged in
similar place here.
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Albert Osthoff, one-time politician
and liquor dealer of your city, is now
living in this city, devoting his time to
the interests OF wholesale liquor estab.
lishment.
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Harry Burns, one of Los Angeles old
time mixologists, who left that city
after losing all his earnings in wildcat
oil speculation, is dispensing Lucky
Baldwin's o. P. S. at the latter's hotel.
Nv
Banker J. S. Slauson, whose efforts
in half of grand display of the beauties
of Los Angeles at the midwinter fair
are worthy of emulation by more of the
wealthy men of the south, is at the
Palace and devoting ever ymoment of his
time in the interests of the people of his
city.
Charley All Him, who was accused of
every CRIME in the calendar by those
who were instrumental in having him
ordered deported, is once more free
man and as natural consequences feels
julilant at the unlooked-for victory over
his Los Angeles enemies.
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Jesse Hsrdesty, whose career as
deputy district attorney OF Los Angeles
was one continual combination OF ex-
citing events, is quietly pursuing his
vocation here. TAMMANY.