East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
NEW YORK LETTER

| TEN WnlCn mas IeuCneu as nlSn a
stage of development in China as it
ever had in Scotland, promises to
cause considerable trouble to the
authorities in this city, San Fran
cisco, which has probably the largest
United States, has had its share of
| troubles in the past and even now
there are frequent outbreaks of hosti-
lities between the clans. Wherever
Chinese are found in considerable
numbers, there is sooner or later
trouble to be expected.
The outbreak in this city the other
day, which cost several lives came as
a perfect surprise to the police de-
partment, although it was known for
some time that there was i'll feeling
between Hip Sing and On Leong
Clans. The authorities are almost
| helpless in the matter. as it is prac-
| tically impossible to obtain evidence
against any clansman. Unless a man
is caught red-handed by the police,
he disappears and all the ingenuity
of the detective department will ever
find a trace of him or any witness
willing to betray the fugitive. Every
Chinaman knows that it would cost
his life to give the least evidence or
clue to the police.
Deaf Mutes' Grievance.
The deafmutes who recently held
their state convention in Elmira,
have a grievance against the city
authorities. Under the laws the au-
thDrities require that every deaf
mute who desires to obtain free edu-
cation in the public schools must sub
init a declaration that he is INDECENT
and unable to pay for his education.
This, the deaf mutes decided, was
humiliating and they passed resolu-
tions condemning the practice and
! demanding a change of the method.
Railroad Tunnel Under North River.
The south tube of the New York
and Jersey Railraod company under
the North River is drawing rapidly
to the New York shore. In a few
weeks the workmen in the tube are
expected to connect it with the Man
haitian section. When this connection
is made the building of the old Nor
ton street tunnel which was begun
thirty years ago, will be practically
completed.
A few minutes before noon on
March IL of last year the shield from
the Jersey end of the North tube of
the tunnel touched that from the
New York end, and the work of
building the first tunnel under the
North River was completed. The New
York and Jersey Railroad company
became the owner of the old Morton
street tunnel several years ago. More
than two thousand feet of it had been
constructed by the former owners. 1t
took one year and ten months to
complete the North tube and the
completion of the South tube will
take nearly as long.
The completion of this tunnel
brings the project of an underground
connection of the railroad terminals
in New Jersey with Manhattan a big
step nearer to its realization.
Died i'm Poverty.
sic Transit Gloria Mundi. ."-Giu-
seppe Nicolao at one time the teach
er of Adelina Patti and other great
singers, orchestra conductor and
friend of crowned heads, died the
other day i'm this city in abject pow
erty. This is not the first time that
a great singer, musician or actor, af-
ter a life of artistic and financial sue
cess died poor and thanks to the inn
providence of many of these people,
there will undoubtedly be many other
cases of this kind.
This is not the place to philoso-
| phiZe over the recklessness of theat-
rical people and of artists. In con-
nection with this case, however, there
is a feature, which gives to il addi-
tional interest. Nicolao lived in the
Italian district of the East side and
Notwithstanding his poverty and his
seclusion he had many admirers and
| friends in that district. After his
| death scores of the children who had
breathlessly listened to the mastery
| playing of the old man, crowded to
his rooms and covered the plain cof-
| fin with flowers 1t was a touching
tribute to the genius of the old man.
Trainload of Insane People.
The most strangely laden train that
| ever was sent over any railroad was
left here the other day for Rochester
and willard. The load consisted of
about six hundred insane persons
| from the Long Island State Hospital
in Brooklyn, who were accompanied
| by nurses, keepers and physicians
The Brooklyn hospital was so over
crowded that 1t became necessary to
| ship part Of the patients to the hos