New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02
BEYOND THE SIERRAS.
CHINESE Observation-Disclosures MISSIONS
COMMANDER WHITING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
San Francisco, April 1.-The settlement Of the
Chinese question is veXing Federal officials here far
more than they are willing TO admit. Not more
than 500 Chinese have registered: yet on May .
the Geary law goes into effect, and. II It's provl-
sions he carried out, the $4,000 MongOIans now IN
San Francisco must be arrested. lodged IN some
secure place. and then shipped back To CHINA 10
carry out this scheme will require large eNpendi.
ture and from the present temper oil the Chinese
il will not be done without some desperate resist
ance which may easily lead to mob violence
The great majority of the Chinese IN California
would have swallowed the humiliation in the law
had it not been for the order of the Six Companies
forbidding them to register. No American can
understand the power which the presidents OF the
Six Companies WELD. These companies have al
ways denied that they enforced their commands
by means of highbindcrs, but 1t Is dlhcuit 20 see
how they inspire such terror unless they hold the
power of life or death over their members
A case showing tlieir great influence was that
Of the $50 Chinese employees In the Jute mill
across they bay. They were persuaded TINS week
by the white manager To register; but when the
officials arrived the Mongoans refused to 1ulhl
their promises. because they said an agent OF the
SIX Companies had visited them tine previous night
and threatened them With punishment II they oi'-
obeyed the Companies orders There Is talk oil
ndctng the presidents of the Sin Companies lor
consplracy to violate Federal law, bat 1t Is i'm
probable that this extreme measure Will he taken
The leading Chinese here believe that no whoie-
sale arrests will on that date. for they say
test will be made of the iirst arrest III
NcwYork. which will occur several hours before
any arrest could take place here, and that IN
appeal on this case will stay action under the law
whether the law is constitutional or not.
There is deep mourning among California Demo-
Gratis over the failure of PRESIDENT Cleveland TO
give the State any representation IN the iorelsh
missions. Mr.. McCoppin expected to 90 TO Japan :;
but it turns out that senator Whites support OF
Young lawyer named j j. Dwycr disguised Mr..
Cleveland. and lie gave the mission to an ONO
man. Dwycr is simply shrewd political manipu-
lator who did much of the management IN tho
last campai m and who performed valuable service
for White He ought never 10 have been consid-
cred foI a moment as IA representative 10 'ohlo'
but the Cafornians followed Whites lead ana
refused TO agree any other canildatc 30
McCop,i1. who is an able man and who would
have made a good' Minister to Japan, lost the
appointment The Californans also thought they
had good prospects for the missions TO MeNlco anu
Chilli but both these places were snatchcd from
them The Democrats here worked hard Tor ClcVe-
land ard words fail to express their soreness over
his ingiatitujc.
The announcement of the engagement OF COM
mander Whiting. of the Alliance. TO Miss An fons'
of Honolulu. has created much talk III local So
cety and in naval circles. The young woman +
beautiful and accomplished, but sl" Is Only one
quarter white being one-quartcr kanaka ana one
half Chinese blood Even on the islands, where
color il m IN
Fong girls. despite their fathers great weai'n'
have never held first place Old All FOng is now
living in China with his Mongollan wife, "hiie ms
half caste wife at Honolulu maintains me
household with her daughters: Her entertain
mcnts are lavish and naval officers have always
been welcome at her receptions. Wiat puzIt'
naval officers is how Captain Whiting VIII ne an'
to maintain Iii, position in the Navy In Inc la..'
Of this proposed mc saance. y lac has given lhtl-
nations of iesignnG. il is thought he VII tetTc
before he WEEDS his Hawaiian pride. lleT father
will probably give her a substantial dowN
Students from the State University and stan,
ford will hold debating contest IN tins city on
April ~, on the Hawaiian question lac nj
,crsitV of California men VIII tax" vi" glo"ih
that the United States should annex Hawai-,
-, ,,e rhe stanford will present the arr uln aus
against annexation. As the first OF SERIES ol
proposed forensic contests. thlS ufDd'r II '\cl"-
much attention. and Will attract large au"ic''o''
"Thc cgalallas" has had a good run at the
Baldwin all the week, the new opera rerrNlh9
praise from tie critics. The Bostonian' VIII de-
vote their fourth week to the popular kooil
Hood" which seems to have phenomenal drawing
nowers. At tine 1ivol Opera House ncw conn
is the work of two local artists. Flcischmln and
Gottschalk. but, though well presented IL ana NOT
score a success as the plot l. thin and the music
las few striking numbers