New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

s55S OOO leaving only $4,000 for the payment
Of November and December salaries wh,cn
amount TO 5000 600 Much OF this waste IS que
to jobbcry in contracts and repairs ana Pu'
chase OF unnecessary articles
The Chinese highbinders are now pretty thor
oughly suppressed. az the police Keep an 800
detail of officers In Chinatown from
until daybreak. These, with strohS vieN'r
nrhts in dangerous quarters. serve To discour-
age hatchCt-men from seeking victims Tor " ""I
heads their society has offered rcNeIu. ~,
highbinders are also barred from entering 'ni-
nese theatres which have been favorite places
for assassinations because Of the difhcuity OF
identifying the murderers in the large croNu,
The president of the See Yup Soclely ms
n proclamation calling upon all chinese 10 intlh.
tain noacc and obey the laws and it Is thought
that its influence Will he good
The sudden death of Samuel Flint this week
removed one of the Oldest railway man &c
on This Coast Flint has been superintendent OF
tho Mail Service for over twenty years. and MS
knowledge OF railway mail matters III tanloriia
and other States on the coast was w,ur , anu
accurate His health began to fall, however,
several months ago. and new superintendent
was installed. Flint being made assistant. ne
was run down by switch engine In OAKLAND
and died in a few hours
Special Agent Moore who has done good
work here in investigating Chinese admission
frauds is accused OF misconduct. The evidence
seems 10 be clear. but Moore declares II Is
Matchmaking device TO try to force him to ahan-
don the investigation Of corruption In the Chi
nese Bureau
The surrender Of Charles Becker. the forger.
after three years Of legal fight and his agree
ment to accept seven years sentence for
forging a check for SD 900 on the Croker
Woolworth Bank. ends one of the most cele-
brated California criminal cases. Beckers
nerve was shaken by the trcachery of Crecgan.
one Of MS accom- ,ces. who turned States evil
dence and whose testimony would have been
sure send Becker to prison for life. Creegan
will be sentenced next week. and ii is thought
he will receive not more than three four
in 10
hacker Of the forger. and has valuable property
in NeW-YOrk.
There was nothing noteworthy at the theatres
this week. "Gayest Manhattan ended its run
at the Columbia. and "Cyrano de Bergorac" will
he withdrawn tonight at the Tivoli Opera
House. "Cyrano' has not been successful be
cause the audiences are quick to see that the
local companies cannot cope with the play. In
fact these poor presentations have simply
stimulated public desire To Rostands great
play produced by worthy company.
Two large business blocks are soon 10 be
built BY the Croker Estate Company. on the
north side Of Post-st.. adjoining the Bohemian
Club building. 1t will be occupied by w. & i.
Sloane & Co, furniture dealers and will cost
oyer 5000 600 The other is siX-story building
on the west side Of Taylor-st. between Golden
Gate-ave and Turk-st.
All stocks and bonds being slowly adj
Vanced. Market Street Railway rs closed at
1l6 with heavy transaC lions in the week. ana
the stock closed at -. Alaska Packers ad-
vanced TO 1919. Sugar stocks fell Oft trife.
Hawaiian closing at - and Hutchinson At
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