New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
SAN FRAN CISCO.
PERSONAL, JOURNALISTIC. AGRlCuLlohAD
AND DRAMATIC TOPICS.

AND DRAMATIC TOPICS.
s,ox., CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.l
SAN Francisco. April 12-lhe suuuen 'ooi
Thomas IA. Blythe last week remover Sp'0"
Californian who unlike most OF MS ieloM h'i''o"
n.,res had fortune thrust uoOn MIN. no was q"
E,ol;shman and came here IN the carry DAYS Win
q snnO sum in hard cash. This he loaned al ruih'"S
rates of interest. Like the majority OF tnese inoo'
,.,dors he had small faith in the permsnence or
growth of San Francisco flnaiiy' oy "n"U no
re,a cded az hard luck. he became landowner
- - of nronertv in one of the Market-st.
I. cores now the business heart of the city having
fsTap INTO his hands by the foreclosure OF mort
,.oa of 81 600 Since then he has mainly devoted
himself TO the improvement OF this real estate'
huiIdnp large business block upon portion OF IL.
He never dabbled 10 mining stocks, but ne lhunigeu
in the equally ruinous luxury ofdiggmga p%oo'ooo
ditch to irrieate vast tract OF mesa lana Ill oonora
th., no honpbt for a song. SUill, in spite of this
loss and of expensive habits. he died leaving al
estate valued at Y4.O00,00O. For the last nVe
wears he had been living with young woman
Known "a Miss Dickson. She DOW lays claim W
henq his widow and to an equal share OF ne prop
erty with Florence Blythe, a daughter by an early
,n.rr;aos now IN England. A labonous search was
made for WILL as it was known the millionaire nau
made several and tnen destroyed them What pur-
of the mllionaire's friends few weeks before MS
nsath hut the most diligent search by the PuOhc
Administrator has failed to find 1t, In 1T the daugh
ter received about half the estate, and the MISTRESS
Miss Dickson, only $4,000 Meanwhile ahotner
woman. who once lived with Blythe ana sueo
him when he discarded her, has appeared on the
scene and will make a legal onslaught upon 'he
fonr millions Thus the case bids fair TO make
local sensation.
The capture OF Gray, the defaulting secretary OF
the Harbor Commission, caused much satisfaction
here. He was identified in Guaymas by sam T."
Brannon, who once departed under somewhat SINH
lar circumstances aud was arrested by the Mexican
authorities. An examination of his accounts SHOWS
that he stole at least $4,000; yet when he was
placed In custody he said that he had intended to
return to San Francisco and settle his accounts as
anon as the affair had blown over"-a cynical but
suggestive commentary on the moral sense OF the
community The defauler ought to be on the way
bsre now. but his extraditiOn has been delayed by
stunid blunders of the State authorities in making
out The necessary papers, which have compelled the
forwarding of an entirely new set of documents.
The old war over the Associated Press disp ,tches,
which once RACED here so forcibly is ended forever.
The new Western Associated Press. which is now
we'll established furnishes all the chief newspapers
with Eastern news and thus saves OurdeDlng the
overland wires with duplicate dispatches OF routine
news Thus there is left ample field for enterpris-
ing journals to indulge in special Geographic news.
winch at least two of them utilizing. The old
Democratic organ The Examiner, after heroic
effort TO gam firm fO0thOld by lavish display OF
enterprise has subsidized and cut down expenses III
all directions. 1t still MAINTAINS a business once.
ahout a. large stand, IN the corner OF the
new Phelan block in Martet-st., and IL Inodestly
ulac s a cut of his five story structure which COW
half an entire square on ts raoei as
surance like this cannot save II, and II promises
soon to sink into the condition or the leading
Bourbon organ OF New-lOrk.
healthy tendency in agriculture in this State is
shown by the movement to spit up vast Me1cah
them out to small farmers few DAYS ago the al
most royal domain of Ex-Governor PO PIco near
Los Angeles, derived from an Ola Spanlsh grant De
fore the admission OF California AS ate. was sold
for $50, O00 Divided INTO small ranches TINS prop
er,y will find ready sale among the Eastern peo,
pie who have became enamor-d OF tie climate ana
of the profits OF orange culture
What nro,mses TO work a good deal of damage TO
frutt growers tLrou gh0ut tAe State Is the apJ"n-
mept OF one Boggs. ward politician and lobbyist,
as Horticultural Inspector Inc salary Is not Iafee
enough to make II an OBJECT Tor the inspector 10
hire a COMPETENT assistant, hence the Work Ol III
ouirng in tree pests and other sources oil d mage
TO growing interests Will probably go Dy the
board This is OF the devices ny Whicn tnee
Democratic party expects TO make llselI SoIu
with the honest granger In the next election.
N.arlv all dramatic performances in this city for
fhr last two months have been beueath cOnt"inpt.
The theatres 10 be given over to variety SHOWS
of a low order tO that iurid melodTama whlch 10
as wholly out Of date as the Dag-wlg ana Knee
breec pes of the last century. lew good concerts
have been given recently; two are ANNOUNCED LOT
this week. and the Thomas concerts are to be gwen
this summer. Meanwhile there Is an aDsoiuOe
dearth OF decent amuseinents.
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