Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-28
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
The and of Gold Has Bad Attack Gold Feverchina-
town Slaves-Other Notes and Obser-
vaons-- Personals

San Franci3Co Cal. AUG. %. lsNn
If the predictions Of our venerable
mayor are entitled TO any corsidern'
ton. san Francisco Is on the threshold
OF an era Of prosperity, though IT
must be admitted that his honor has
Included several Ifs and provisions in
his prophecy. any one Of which might
change the whole aspect. So should
the good times fail to materal2e, the
honorable gentleman win not awake
from his dreams to find himself COM
mittcd.
His feelings of approaching prosperity
does not seem TO be general, except
among the wealthy and independent
classes, and the prospects are anything
but encouraging to a casual observer,
for vacant buildings, "To Let signs
by the thousands, depleted city
treasury. and a threatened Increased
taxation are poor indications for such
promising results as Mayor Phelan
foreshadows.
The life OF United states senator
is anything but continued round Of
pleasure, Especially is it so with Sem
ator Perkins, who recently returned
home from the capital, to find himself
thrown upon the mercy Of n pack of
disappointed ofllce-seekcrs, who lay
the blame Of their shattered hopes at
his door. 1t is not sufficient to be nc
cused of duplicity and other unpleasant
forms OF trlckery, but he must bear
the double burden of listening to the
grievances OF his accusers. and all
This comes to him at time when he Is
seeking rest and quiet at home after
months OF hard labor in the Senate.
The mining fever seems to have been
laid aside for the present though it
promises to revive again with the
melting snow next spring,
dollar mark In the United States has
caused the greatest furry OF excite
ment among Spectators and producers
In California The booming prices
seem to have frightened up the
farmers, gievn new life to the opera
tors and added fresh spirit to specu-
lation. 1t has also had It's evil effects
and left the traces Of severe nervous
strain on many an anxious face, Men
have awakened to find themselves sud
denly sick through their speculatlous
and many n shOestring has developed
into a handsome fortune. These men
are accredited shrewd operators. while
others, less fortunate, have helplessly
watched the hard denominations Of
9ftlS nut away WIN lUt tllllulllB
prices. For these unfortunates men
give n knowing wink and pass on
lightly for the shearing o u richer
lamb"
on the produce exchange in this city
the widest excitement prevailed dur
rag this advance in prices. To an un-
initiated spectator II looked very much
like riot or the mad struggle OF a
football team at a championship CON
test so noisy and reckless did every
thing appear. As each new point was
recorded the excitement seemed to In
crease and found expression in such
uproarous ordinations as grects the
returns of presidential election. At
first glance 1t looked as though Bed
lam had broken loose within the pit.
Men seemed bereft of all reason and
rushed madly to and fro waving their
notebooks above their heads, pushing
ana showing, regardless Of hats or
heads, feelings or feet. The rich and
the poor alike mingled together, all
bent upon seeing who could make the
most noise. as though they were UNI
dergoing great bodily suffering. While
TINS increase in price means much to
the Spectator, II Is better than a
h!ondike for the producer.
me Mechanics Fair opened its an
nual exhibition on the 18th Of the pres
ent month with pure Food" as a
special feature. 1t is the same old
sNNA'NNs Itl hlHIldY OF FORMER wears.
hardly new attraction being notice
able. All the leading business con-
Germs and industrial enterprises arc
represented by the test their lines
2Tord, The Pure Food promoters are
distributing samples gratis, and con
sequently have large patronage
The booths have very much the M
pearance Of free soup houses Of harder
times.
Impressive ceremonies were held last
week on the site OF tho proposed new
mission high school. the occasion be-
Ing the laying Of the corner stone. OF
course the same old battle-scarred
speeches We're rehashed by the mayor
and other prominent gentlemen. and
everybody In the neghburhond turned
out, not so much, II seemed, for the
sake OF the services as to swell the
crowd and be In one another's way
The inhabitants Of the elevated dis
tricts Of san Francisco were treated
TO grand and beautiful sight last
Friday evening, The hcaVens were lit
up and displayed all the beauty and
grandeur Of the aurorn boreulis. The
cause happened to be a forest fire that
for n time threatened to destroy the
whole Of Maria county, just across the
bay. II was soon under control,
though not before II had destroyed
much valuable property; still II gave
to the people Of the surrounding cuun-
try n sight they win long remember.
The prosecution in the case of Theo-
dore Figcl, arraigned for the murder Of
Isaac Hoffman, has closed its side uf
the case after six weeks steady attend
ance, and the defense has taken up
the thread with good hopes Of prov
ing an alibl for the accused, with nine
charges of cmhcGZlcmcnt and forgery
standing against him IN addition 10
the murder charge it looks as though
young Figel would have a hard time
clearing himself, though he expresses
himself as confident of doing 50.
Manager NininE of thcMarkot street
railway system, controlling almost the
entire street railway service of the
city, has earned much contempt by
ordering the arrest and imprisonment
OF ninc little news boys They arc
accused Of procuring transfers from
passengers, who accept them with ne
intention OF using the same, and Of
fernE them with their papers as N
inducement to help their business II
this way many people get ride anc
paper for a nickel. and the loss q
the rallrond is probably one dollar q
day Tho boys, who We're arrested
without an exception, have somebody
depending Oh their meaEcr earnings
For q long time past the women o.
the Chinese Rescue Mission here hnr,
been waging war upon the slave own
crs Of Chinatown and IN many In
stances have, with the assistance %
the police officers, raided many dem
and rescued therefrom Chincse girl
who were being held i'm slavery, Tn
slave owners have finally become 3,
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