New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO WILL KEEP THE
PRESIDENT USY-BREAKING TIP
TRADE IN CHINESE GIRLS

san Francisco. April 21.-President Mckinley
viii find il difficult to get time for sleep il the
f,r programme planned for his reception and
entertainment in San Francisco is carried out
= dozen societies viii have him guest OF
honor. and he must attend the launching OF the
battleship Ohio. three large banquets and
the commencement exercises OF the University
81 California. In addition TO the large military
rarade there will be large naval display, in
which the battleships Wisconsin and Iowa will
take part. Probably the most spectacular scene
viii be the reception given by the President to
the public in the great Naval Ferry building,
which will be brilliantly Illuminated
II is not creditable to the city government Of
san Francisco that It was found necessary TO
call IN the Federal authorities to break up the
traffic in slave girls in Chinatown For years
this traffic has been going on. and by various
cunning frauds young Chinese girls have Sc
cured entrance 10 the city. either by false certi
Gates al this port by being smuggled over
the British Columbia border. AS a good looking
chinese girl is worth several thousand dollars.
there large profit in the business TO the
slaveiealers. and these men now fighting in
the courts against the Federal officials move
-aents 10 clean Chinatown of this Infamous
traffic. Several raids have been made by United
States District Attorney Woodwork and num-
Der Of slave girls have been seized. 1t is the
governments plan TO deport 70 China these girls
as fast as proof can be established that they
are Illegally held. As this will mean a dead
loss of from 81, 600 TO S3 900 each girl. the
slaveholders cannot long endure such drain
on their resources and the result viii be that
the practice VIII be broken up. and this foul
business will cease. A good beginning was
made this week when one girl. recently arrested.
was ordered deported. as she had certificate,
and Il was proved that she was not born here
The removal of restrictions on the height Of
freproof buildings Is assured. The ordinance
limiting the height Of such structures was alb
sIrd and should never have been passed. II
proved a dead letter. many secured special
permits 10 violate its provisions. All the new
buildings planned are ten stories or over The
fear Of earthquakes has been practically re-
moved by the new style Of construction. as the
steel frames sway with the motion Of the earth
and thus the motion causes no damage
The Rev DR.. Robert Mackenzie has retired
from the pastorate Of the First Presbyterian
Church after fifteen years service Dr. Mac
Kenzie's last public appearance was at the
funeral OF Coils P. Huntington He tried TO
regain his health by trip ABROAD put TINS
failed 10 bring him strength he has been one
Of the ablest public orators on the coast
The death Of Thomas Tennent this week re-
a
long continued and accurate daily observations
Of tide and rainfall in San Francisco. For fifty
years he kept this record which proved invalu-
able. especially in regard 10 rainfall, as there
are few old settled places in the country which
can boast Of such q record Tennent was q
nautical instrument maker, and was known per
sonally TO thousands Of ship officers who fire.
quented this port In the early days
The divorce suit of Mrs Madeleine MacOndray
against young Robert Arthur Macondray
fled this week. Her charges are cruelty. intem-
and l2ZirRSE and she asks leave
resume her maiden name, Richardson She al
ieges that ATacond--ay deceived her in regard 10
the portion he to have and in regard 10 his
means She found he had future. but was
absolutely dependent on his family for support