New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ANXIETY OVER CHINESE SITUATION
LANDMARK OF SAN FRANCISCO'S
EARLY DAYS DEMOLISHED.
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San Francisco july 14.-Great anxiety has
been manifested here all the week over the peril
of the legations in Picking and the danger to
missionaries in other places. Many missionaries
have relatives here, and relations between the
leading local churches and the mission societies
in China have always been intimate. From
their knowledge Of Chinese character, Califor-
mans are ready TO believe the worst, but well
informed Cinnamon still cling to the hope that
the foreigners in Peking have been saved by
the imperial troops, as they declare the Empress
Dowager would strain every nerve TO protect
the legations and thus save China from the dis
grace OF seeing European representatives butch
cred. A remarkable spectacle was afforded this
week by Consul-GeneraI Ho Vow, who. in an
address TO the Chamber of Commerce. appealed
10 Californans not to let their preJudces against
the Chinese be seen in any unfair treatment Of
his race.
There is great activity here in Army circles.
as transports are being secured for sending
troops to China, and stores and horses are be-
ing purchased so that no delay viii be met with
when the regiments arrive
The death record of the week includes Frank
H Woods pioneer banker and stock broker.
who was one Of the charter members of the San
Francisco Stock Exchange; W. E. Hale, who for
years was Warden of San Quentin Prison, and
DR.. J. D. CoggsweIl, an eccentric philanthropist,
who gave much to charity and education, but
who was chiefly known for his temperance work
and his foolish desire TO present to American
cities drinking fountains that were surmounted
by ugly statues of the donor cast in pig iron
and galvanized. The Coggswell fountain in this
city was destroyed by some artists who OBJ
jected to its lack Of beauty. and other cities
rejected his gift for the same reason.
The retirement Of George Crocker from the
presidency Of the Occidental and Oriental
Steamship Company was a natural result Of
the sale Of the Crocker interest in the Southern
Pacific Company. The railroad company de-
sired at the head of the steamship line
who would be in close touch with it and who
was also a resident of San Francisco. The new
president is R. P. Schwerin. who for years has
been the general manager of the Pacific Mail
company. With the same man in control of
both steamship companies even the fiction of
rivalry and competition is ended
An important suit was brought this week by
the Interstate Commerce Commission in the
United States Circuit Court against the South
ern Pacific Company TO complete the
counting for the excessive freight charges on
sugar shipped from this city TO Kearney, Neb.
The case has been in the courts for ten years,
and it turns on a discrimination IN favor of the
long haul, the freight rate on sugar TO Kearney
being "a cents hundred pounds, while the rate
TO Omaha, beyond Kearney was only 30 cents
hundred pounds. The Interstate Commerce
Commission ordered the rate reduced to 65 cents
to Kearney but the company has failed to obey.
Henry Miller did good business this week
the Columbia Theatre in "A Marriage Of
Convenience Norma Whalley, who made a
hit in vaudeville with Walter Jones, the come
dian, last season, appeared this week in the title
role of Hoyt's "A COntented Woman at the
California Theatre.
A landmark Of San Frencisco's early COM
mercial history is being demolished. This is the
old Pacific Mail Steamship building. at the
northwest corner of Sacramento and Leidesdorff
SITS. Here in the ffties passengers were landed
from steamers in small boats the waters of
Across the streets the What Cheer House.
a, famous resort of miners and near by the
Rassett House, then the leading hotel This
quarter is now largely given over to job printing
offices and Chinese cigar factories.
The associated students Of the State Univer-
sity have deficiency OF $1,000 in their accounts
which the new manager will try to remove in
the coming year The football game left a sur
plus of $1,000, but this was all wiped out by
losses on the glee club and other features
The project Of securing Southern negro labor
for the Hawaiian sugar plantations has taken
definite shape and two commissioners
their way TO Southern cities to arrange for
oughly disguised with the japanese as hands
in the cane field. They are so uncertain of
temper that strikes frequent over imaginary
Sights and injustice, and lately they have be
have the political rights as whites and
Hawaiians. IF any substitutes can be secured
these Japs will be returned TO their homes as
soon as their contracts expire.
ACCUSED OF SWINDLING IMlfIGRANTS