New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
REIGN OF TERROR IN THE MoNGOLIAN
QUARTER OF SAN FRANCISCO.


San Francisco, Dec 20.-Another highbnder
murder in Chinatown this week hes served
to intensity the reign of terror in the Mon
eolian quarter, where white mems laws are
held In contempt The latest crime grew out Of
a blood feud between two factions, and more
bloodshed is predicted by the police. This year
has been marked by much crime in Chinatown,
no less than seventeen persons having oeeh
murdered, nearly all in blood feuds between
local highbinders' societies. This is the largest
number of. killings for twelve years. Ihe
Chinese Six Companies are straining every nerve
to nut an end TO these crimes, they recognize
the evil effect that this lawlessness has upon
efforts of their countrymen to have the exclusion
law repealed. They also fear local movement
to issue bonds for the purchase of Chinatown,
in order that the Celesta1s may be removed to
some suburban district and the old quarter
destroyed and rebuilt Chinatown occupies one
of the fairest and most sheltered parts OF the
city, with superb view of the bay, and 1t is a
great pity that it has been given. to filthy
Chinese houses for many years.
Mayor Phelan's gift of branch free library
building at Fourth and Clara was formally
accepted this week by the library trustees. The
building is in a quarter which has needed library
privileges and this branch which was estab-
lished five years ago with 400 books, now num-
bers $500 volumes, and during this fiscal year
circulated $1,000 valumes. This is the second
branch free library that Mayor Phelan has given
to San Francisco. for which he has done so
much 1t was mainly through his efforts that
Carnegie was induced recently to give SloO.OO0
for free library.
The Merchants Exchange decided this week
to buy the Oil Exchange property, which has
40-foot frontage in MontgOmery-st and ex-
tends easterly 206h feet to Leidsdorf-st-. on
which it fronts J21a feet II adjoins the present
site of the Merchants Exchange, and the plan Is
to erect an eleven story building at Montgomery
and Leidsdorf SITS. with two story addition on
the rear of this new purchase.
William H Bone, who formerly worked in the
Ophir mine. on the Comstock, received an award
this week of $4,000 :lor injuries which resulted
In loss of sight and almost total loss of hearing,
besides other disabilities For thirty-eight years
he had worked the Comstock His injuries
were received by striking pick into the cap of
an unexploded stick Of giant powder which was
carelessly left in the tunnel after blasting.
Frank Green, City Chemist VINO has been
making a careful analysis OF food products de-
clares that stories of general adulteration are
not borne out by his Investigations. He is now
studying the articles that the highest priced
in order to ascertain whether a good price fur
nishes any assurance of purity.
George NJ Murphy. who died in San Jose this
week. was we'll known in San Francisco. For
thirteen years he had charge of the children's
playground in Golden Gate Park. He made
fortune out of the concession. for which he paid
only 81 900 a year.
Nothing noteworthy was produced at local
in RIP Van Wrinkle" a character with which
his father has been identified so long and local
critics praised his work. Next week Mary Man
nering opens at the Columbia in Janice Mere
dith" which ought 10 do big business despite
the rival attractions OF holiday week
Among the weddings of the week the most
fashionable was that of Miss Norma Preston.
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar F. Preston.
and Worthington Ames at Grace Church.
Bishop Nichols oficiated In Honolulu, on De
cember T. Miss Polly Dunn, a social favorite of
San Francisco. was married to Henry Richard
/ MacFarlane. jr., son of Honolulu millionaire
Judge Dudley Dubosc escaped something over
| a months life in Jail by his appeal to Attorney
| General Knox. The Attorney General decided
| that good conduct credits applied to contempt
cases. thus reversing the well known Terry de-
| cision of the Supreme Court. Dubose main
! tanned and still maintains that he was not
guilty OF contempt in the Nome cases, and has
| taken his Imprisonment philosophically.
The contest in Los Angeles Of John j. Bohn
of Chicago. for possession of his two young chill
dren has excited much interest because it re-
yealed methods Of theosophists. Mrs. Bohn. ac-
cording 10 the testimony. was good wife and
| mother until she fell under the influence OF
| Katherine Tingley. Her passion for attending
! theoscphical meetings was opposed by her
mother and husband. and the result was thal
| when she went to San Diego for her health she
| Ioined Nine Tinglay Point Iona. the home or
| the Universal Brotherhood, and took her chill
| dren with her In court she showed savage ami
| mostly toward her own mother. Mrs Tlngiey
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