New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
HE PRESIDENT AND THE GEARl LAW
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San Francisco. Nav 97.-The uncertainty over
the enforcement of the Geary act has cauScu in"o"
comment here which is not favorable to President
Cleveland and his Administration. 'ailiofii'""'
believe that if Mr.. Cleveland really desired 10 III"
force the law he would have given the heceSN"i!
instructions for deporting as many '"no'c 10
could 10 shpncd out of the country with the
funds that are available. In that case the San
Francisco authorities would have selected the
most troublesome hiqhbindcrs and dcported them.
A. il j. now the Chinese will soon recover from
tlfnir alarm and will he more insocnt than ever
Business is so dull in Chinatown that the nigh
binders are suffering. and the police force mas
been STRENGTHENED TO keep this lawless element in
check. Denis Kcarncy, the Old sand lot leader,
has selected this time as good occasion for ha-
rancuing street crowds, urging them TO adopt rig
orous measures for freeing the State from the
Chinese Kearney has lost nearly all his old fol-
lowing. but he may still do much mischief in
arousing anti-C Chinese prejudice.
Much surpris6 and Indignation have been caused
here this week by telcgraphc and mail queries
from mayors of Eastern cities asking about the
correctness of reports of great restitution among
wOrkngmen in San Francisco These reports were
appeals made by two professional labor agltators
named Wclley and Fry. They president and
secretary of sO-caCd organization for relief OF
unemployed which they conduct mainly for their
own benefit They have sent out circulars to TN"
mayors of many cities and to charitable societies
asking for aid for starving people of San Fran
cisco who are out of work. These circulars are
filled with msstatcmcnts. There is no distress
here for the simple reason that every man who
can work is needed in the country to harvest the
ONyin hp cXc
Chinese it has been difficult for fruit-growcrs to
secure enough help.
The San Francisco Supervisors this week de-
cided that licenses for dives" should not be re-
newed The enforcement of this order means that
every dive" will be closed by the end of July.
The "divc" nuisance has become very offensive
lately because of the maintenance of these dis
reputable resorts on main business thoroughfarcs
like Kearnev and Market SITS. and an organized
effort has been made to suppress IT, san Fran
cisco dives are particularly dcmorali2ing be-
cause of the large number of young people VINO
are attracted 10 them by the music and lights.
Their doors open until an hour after md
night at all seasons and they do large bust
ness. The keepers of these resorts are united
and hired some of tie ablcSt local lawyers ~
order to contest the validity of the ordinances
which will shut up their places.
Wheat reports from all parts of the state show
that average crop may be expected ~ all
the large srain-growing sections except the sac
ramento Valley In this valley the heavy rams
and the overflow of lowlands prevented the
sowing of large areas of land. and. as re-
suit not more than one-tllird of the usual crop
will be harvested Throughout the San Joaquin
Valley wheat will amount to about the same Us
last year. The falling off the upland is made
nv ,el0
southern counties all report fair yields OF wheat.
hut the average is being reduced by the enormous
increase of fruit planting CahiornIa whca'
crop last wear was 3s,JJi.0OO bushels, ana en-
perts declare that the yield this year VIII nov
exceed this The stock Of old wheat left over
is smaller than for many wears
Five wears ago the sudden announcement Of ,nt
failure of William I. Coleman N co. caused er.lao
surprise in New-Y York and other cities. where the
reputation of this pioneer firm was we'll ana favor
ably known. 1t was known at the tihe tha'
the failure due TO bad JUDGMENT ana spccu-
lations by subordinates whom Mr. Coleman trust
ed, yet he manfullv bore all the blame. Now 1t APP
pears that for the last two years he has been slowly
paving oil all his creditors. with full interest ana
that he has nearly succeeded in having dollar FOR
dollar of all his Indebtedness. The fact that h"
is under no legal obligation 10 discharge these
dcMs makes his action noteworthy. and proves
that the confidence bestowed upon him by pioneer
merchants when they made him head OF the bis
Vigilance Committee justly given: Mr. ole
man is still vigorous in mind but lie will not
again en-2gC in active business
The Olympic Athletic Club this week elected
Henry j. Croker president 10 succeed Greer
Harrison. 1t is believed that his election will
restore harmony between the opposing factions.
Among the deaths Of the week was that Of
Robert J. Creighton for years secretary TO j; ID.
Spreckels, the head of the big shipping firm.
Mr. CREIGHTON was an authority on Hawaiian
matters. having spent many years on the ISLANDS
Another old resident who passed away TINS
week r. p. Peckham. for many years
prominent mining stock broker. He was prcsi-
dent of the Mining Stock Exchange for six
years.