New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ANXIETY AS TO THE FINANCIAL oOI-
LOOK-A NEW RULE FOR CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRiBuNEl
San Francisco Aug 15.-The feeling of appre-
henson over the result Of the election Is increas
ing in California, and especially IN TINS CITY,
where so many interests would he Vltaiiy aHe0'eo
by the success Of silver and the reduction OF the
tariff The savings banks have refused 10 make
any loans even on gilt-edged city real estate and
they have enforced the time limit on withdrawai
OF time deposits The Sub-Treasury has re-
fused 10 receive silver and the National banks
have followed suit Some of the big commercial
banks insist upon the opening Of gold and SILVER
accounts for their patrons who tender silver for
acceptance Trade IS very dull. and will remain
so until the election is decided for no business
men care to venture new enterprises when the
financial outlook is so uncertain one OF the
worst features Of the situation is the boarding or
gold which has put safe deposit boxes at a
premium.
Nearly all traces OF the once absolute rule OF
the Blind Boss" Buckley. over the Democratic
party OF San Francisco have vanished. one OF
the last memorials was the Occidental Club. III
Stockton-st near Sutter. which Buckley had
fitted up IN sumptuous style The lambs as
his henchmen were styled failed to pay their
dues and SO Buckley has closed the place ana
billed it TO let. The blind boss may be seen fIe-
quently on the streets. led around by faithfui
attendant, but his power Is broh"h- iie sum
dreams. however. of regaining control of the
party which he ruled long. and az he Is an
ADLER manipulation than any who have succeeded
him. he may yet accomplish his purpose
Collector Wise has decided that six years Is
the limit beyond which Chinese merchant may
not prolong his visit and still retain the rish'
70 return TO the United States. This ruling mas
been approved by the Treasury Department. ana
q Ia Dlk
the case of a Chinese merchant who had been
away for a score of years. This new rule VIII
close the door to much fraud. as the courts have
landed many Chinese who We're coached in the
early history Of Sar Francisco and were mus
able to pass a satisfactory eXaminat ton.
Professor Hayne. Of the viucultural staff of
the State University, has perfected IA appara
tus for reducing the temperature Of fermenting
wine. and thus preventing what IS known IA
stuck tanks" When fermentation is arrested
by undue heat the wine must he converted
into brandy or else u comes out as an inferior
,rodnct The yearly loss from ibis cause is
large The new invention is designed to cooi
the wine by bringing il in contact with cola
water 1t has been tested successfully at the
university. and next week the inventor VIII
give it a practical trial in one of the largest
vineyards in Sacramento County.
Twenty feet Of additional space has been Sc
cured in Third-st by William Hearst. proprietor
Of The Examiner" who will soon convert the
old building at Third and Market SITS into
newspaper office With The Chronicle and
"Cal" on the opposite corners, this will con-
vert the junction Of Market. Third and kearney
SITS into newspaper headquarters
The mystery of the theft Of the twelve-thou-
sand-dollar gold bar at Ensenada. Lower Cali
fornia. last year was cleared up his week, when
James Garrett. the suspected thief. was sur
prised while digging UP the buried treasure
Garrett had served fifteen months In MeXcah
prison for the offence. SO that he could not be
tried and punished again. He revealed all de-
tails OF the robbery. which was accomplished
through his great skill in working the cOmhlna-
ton If the safe in which the gold was deposited
The saddest feature of the CRIME IS 'hat hdNeiuI'
the merchant who was held responsible Tor IN"
los of tha treasure was ruined. and his wife
died from worry over the trouble II was
PivercH however who put the detectives on
CARROTS track and thus recovered the gold
The town of Sisson which is in the shadow Of
Nount SHASTA has evicted all its Chinese and
yin PROBABLY have to pay indemnity as Eureka
and other towns have done IN the past The SIS
kivou Lumber Company, which IS building
small branch railroad TO the head of the McClcuc
River recently imported twenty Chinese 10 push
the work as it was important to c'mplete tne
rnadhed before Snow came. The COMPANY en-
Moved all sober white men who applied fof WORK,
Tut I, could not secure enough hands; hence the
engagement Of the Chinese The CROWD that
dove then, out was composed mainly of men
who have steady work and who had suffered IN
no wa from Celestial competition.
Dr. William G. Parker. who was surgeon IN
Colonel Stevenson's regiment mat salIeu loi
california I'm 1876 died this week at Santa Cruz
After his retirement from the Army ne made a
large fortune in mining. but lost nearly every
thing i'm unfortunate speculation. Another po-
neer who died this week was Henry NJ Bishop.
who came TO California with the late senator
Sharon in lSf9
The Pacific Coast Wonen's Press Association
has begun york 10 secure funds FOR bringing
hor,e iron, Hawaii the body of Kate Field. All
nress clubs in the country will be asked to con-
tribute and II is hoped that enough money VIII
be raised 10 provide monument