New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
LAND GRANTs-ANTI-MONOP GROCER
SKIN-GRAFTING.
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s,v FRAxcIsco, May 22.-Thc ruling Of Commits
sioner Sparks that no more mountainous or timber
land in California shall be surveyed has caused
| much dissatisfaction here. Abont the only good
government land left is in tho foothills and noun
tans and much OF this has been shown to he well
adapted TO grapes and fruit. Thousands of acres
Of snch land in the Santa Cruz Mountains have
been settled within three years and the movement
now is toward the southern counties.
Only n small part OF the land in San Luis Obispo.
San Bernardino. Ventura and San Diego counties
has been surveyed. Hence this ruling actually
shuts ont settlers and prevents the development oi
the counties The forfeited Atlantic and Pacihc
land grant in Monterey San Luis Obispo and santa
Barbara counties has been rapidly taken mp by SET
tiers Many persons this city have filed on
timber culture quarter sections without personal
inspection and have been badly swindlcd One
agent who has done n thriving business IN selecting
locations for city people has been arrested for
fraud as many of the filings which he declared
were free from timber are found to be we'll wooded.
The exposure will probably break up the system OF
filing on land without inspection of 1t, Another
fraud discovered Is that many owners OF lands
within the limits of the grant have had large
blocks of land for ten years but have paid no taxes
on them. This is a good occasion for overhauling
tne Call1OInla lanu-ErdDDcIS WHo HdNt llicSauy
absorbed much of the best land in the State.
The firm of Harrison, Wolf & Sherwood. whole
sale grocers and liquor merchants was dissolved
this week and receiver appointed This action
was instituted by Mr. Sherwood, who is a son of
the millionaire, Robert Sherwood. and lately
bought interest in the business, which was
formerly Harrison & Richards. He claims that
Harrison misrepresened the assets and profits of
the firm and that there were liabilities OF over
81 90 600 concealed from hun. Mr.. Harrison ~ a
man who several years posed as an antl-m nopoy
leader i'll order TO help bis business. He secured
election a delegate to the Anti Monopoly Con-
vention at Chicago and wrote number OF letters
to newspapers denounclnH the racine railways anu
tnelr freight methods
Advices have been received here OF the shipment
of 100 900 gallons of coal oil from New-fork by
selling vessel, consigned TO San Francisco firm
The news caused mnch comment among local mcr.
chants as il Is the first time the Standard oil
Company has been thought Outwitted in several
years. The Standard Company has controlled the
oil trade of this coast as completely as Claus
Sprcckeis monOpOzed the trade III sugar.
An interesting experiment in skn-TaftIng is now
being conduc ed in this city. The patient was
! badly burned five months ago by an explosion IN
the Spring Valley Water Works. HIS limbs. face
and hands were covered with huge sores which re-
fused 10 heal Skln-grafting has been resorted 70
and fully fifty pieces of flesh from relatives OF the
sufferer have been grated. The flesh from the
thigh of live cbc.cn WAS also grated success
fully The case is one OF the worst ever known
here and the result Is awaited with interest by
pnA ASlCldAs.
The water front aCitators who attempted to mi
tate the Chicago Social SITS were promptly sup
pressed by the police The gang here Is small III
numbers and influence. but the sunday harangues
| to mob, of Oafes. on the wharvcs are dangerous
aAd when the speaker, dcfcd the police the latter
al arrested tlem Their trials are set ior next
week
The three men accused Of brbng jurors were
! convicted this week and fred 800 each tor con-
| tempt of court by Judge Edmonds. This VIII not
prevent the Grand Jury from indicting them on the
criminal charge, but the prospect of any such
acton by the jury poor, because of political III
| iuence behind the offenders.
! The Jesuir Church property on Markct-st was
! sold tin, week to Mrs. Parrott and a syndicate of
| French capitalists for 100000. II rs sad IA new
hotel will he erected the lot. The price PAID Is
at tLe rate Of $3.50 per front foot on Market-st.
Twenty-cIght young ladies graduated from the
California kindergarten Training School IN this
city TINS week.