New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06

M. II. De Young, proprietor of The San Fran
cisco Chronicle and ms wife, arrived III THIS
CITY recently from Europe. where they have
been for four months, ana have visited various
capitals and nOted resorts. Whlle MT.
De Young's trip was one of pleasure ana
recreation, he kept fully informed on California
matters. He saId IL Wa an erroneous Impression
that business was dull III California. Only those
engaged III mining enterprises think so. IL is the
best tnlng that happened for California that
the mines have failed. Tor people are now engaged
i'll legitimate enterprises Last year California pro
duced ten million gallons OF wlnc the bulk OF which
vine Ddek TO tlia uliftGd States is German Hook"
and France Will bottle the req wine and return 1t
as French Burgundy Wheat Will be shipped TO
New-Orl ans by the Southern Pacific, thence to
Europe | see that the Southern Pacific, which has
just been completed, has Invented new
car. Alter the wheat has been unl loaded,
the sides drop down ana form two rows OF seats
ana sleeping hunks 1or immigrants. These Cars
Will bring to the " est the Immigrants who come
IN the returning wheat ships AS an evidences OF
general PROSPERITY continued Mr. DE Young, "Ihe
Chronicle Is making more money this year than ever,
and liberal advertising Is healthiul sign. CailioI-
uIans are travelling more TINS summer than ever,
and that Is also a sign Of prosperity"
Mr.. De Young saiu tue Chinese question does not
enter into pohIcs. Had an election occurred shortly
after the hrst veto the Republican party would have
Deen defeated. Now, the Only issues re the rail
road question and the prohibition question the
Democratic candidate for Governor, General Stone
man, Is an anti-ralhoad man, but was nominated
:" How wa, that ~ asked the reporter
Because he was the weakesO aDti-IdllrOad man
that could be found. Hearst, the only formidable
candidate. was not only a strong Anti 81 onoponst
but would also have controlled the Railroad Com
inlsslOners and the state Board of Equalization.
Inese tN o latter The railroad Is very ANXIOUS to COLI
troll. so, the Central Pacific nominated weak
Autobiography head 10 lie ticket aud put up tneIr
own friends as the body"
Inen THIS queer Autobiography and Monopoly
ticket will bo o., cted T. suggested tne reporter.
That depends upon the Republican ticket"
SAID AiI De Young. EStec, who will probably get
tlIe HUMILIATION, l5 an Antl-MOnopOIlst, and though
a lawyer, nas the support of the Granger element.
ma VIII Al
large clement And then there Is the PrOnlDi-
ton eloluent, which is very large The PrOblOitIOn-
IsJs recently held convention, and asked the
democrats 10 adopt plank favOrlng the en1OIoe-
menJ oil The Sunday law. Vi course the Democrats
would net 40 any thing TO stop > Ling whiskey on
sunday or any otneT day ana IL the Republicans
40 not ADOPT such "a plank III their platform the
PIonIbitIonIsls viii nominate state ticket. As
California very close state. 1t Is very dIhcult To
guess tho result o. an election, especially VITA "a
lnITu ticket In opposition 10 the PrOhbJIOnlsLs Is
sub ano, ner element called the Home Protection
Association, composer mainly OF wholesale wllskey
dedIers, Iquor store Keepers, etc. Inc nenDers O1
THESE organizations belong 10 bOth poI Ica partIes
but Will vote with the one that gives them the most
protection. AS the DenOciauc party has decided |
against the sunday law, The Home PrOtectlOnIslS
vote with that party wnllo IL Will lose The |
PronIDiLonlSts. il The kepu DIcin parry iayOrs tue
eunday law, Will get the Prohiblonlst vote, but
lose the Home IrOtectiOnisJs. 90, one party can |
get oniy one faction on the temperance Issue, wulc
the railroad and antI-Talro ad men Will DC dIYIued
between The TWO palIles, irrespective VI politics"
" A an Instance oi the growing Ieehng out there"
De lOuug, not long ago aGlCInpI
maze 10 enforce the SUNDAY law. About "a thou
sand vi the Home ProtectIonists, headed ny a baud
GA music, marched down and gave bonds Tor The |
vIolatoTs OF the law. The first appealed
10 The Supreme Court, and the Jaw decided
constI tlOnal. IN the meantime 700 OF 500 Us
had been made, and every man demanded Jury
trial. AS there were enough cases 10 occupy
court stcadIly for about three years, tie arrests
had TO be discontinue, and 20 The matter stands"
General y. ii. La Grange, for many years superIn-
tenuent OF the francisco MInt, was fOuId at
the ot. anes the other day. lie stated that mnngn
California improving ut~e, ESPECIALLY ny
dIauhc or surface INNING.
Heretofore" SAID the General, " the great diff
Guilty ia hydraulic mining was the objections OF The
farmers 10 let The miners wash the lIlue ais out Of
their lanuB. But now the miners have constructed
dams 80 as TO prevent damage 10 farms by washing
away the lands. IhIs once was the source o. a
great deal OF litigation and other trouble. Since
the bottom mas nieLaphOrcaily ia!Ieu out OF the
COmstOck lode, the people nave necessarily quit
specializing shares anu turned their attention 10
the more legitimate Duslless OF working mines Tor
their intrinsic value"
" itas the SuTo Tunnel proved beneficial to the
Comstock nInesW asked Tie reporter.
The tunnel bias reached the lOue, and crOss-cuts
have been 10 tine right and lett, 10 each end
II the lode, and has been struck IL
AMY has not developed mining much" replied the
GENERAL
" nat do the German bankers, who have ex-
,ended millions this enterprise. THINK now VI the
unnelP ,
{" | nave not visited Amsterdam recently the
;eneral replied smIlingy. " But business Is very
ull In California, ana those who are DONG moder-
tely well ia Aow.l YORK mad better renaIn."
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