New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
eOUIRE'S CHICO RECORD - COMPLAINTS
AGAINST consul GREENF6AUM.
lBY TKLEGRArH TRIBUyE.1


AGAINST CONSUL GREENF6AUM.
lnr TELEoRArH THE tribunal
sS Francisco. Aug l4-Both Houses Of the
Legislature again adjourned early on Friday until
Monday The hnmor of this action lies IN the fact
that the strenuous ady COATES OF adjournment were
the members who declared at the outset that all the
business of thu extra session would he completed I'D
ten days This week the startling addition OF
more than dozen votes to the ranks OF those VINO
are working tn turn the waters OF the Sate 10
n great monopoly Even with this accession bare
majority wa, secured the bill to amend the sec
ton Of the Constitution respecting wa;er r,sn's'
This bill comes up IN the Senate next week ana tn'
Latest adjournment is designed to allow the loDDy
opportunity to convince some wavering Senaoo's'
in the history OF California legislation there nave
been few more shameless spectacles than this eA''a
session has already furnished.
The chief tasco Of the esson is the total collapse
of Terry's charges against the Supreme Court
Even lawyers that he subp@naed damagcd MS case
and ths Investigation practically endeu py ID
definite suspension.
RoIlin NJ. Squire has California record which
,bs charge. against him in New York have brought
ont II seems he came to Chico, Butte County. from
Boston in 1879 superintendent of the Deer Creek
mining Company IN Tehama County. Boston
.vpdicate bought valuable gold mines at Deer
Greek and Squire commissioned to develop
them. He conducted operations Oh the plans of the
Panama Canal officials. spent many thousand dol
lars on fine residence. furnished it in luxurions
style and gave costly entertainments to friends.
He also built a wire suspension bridge acr,ss Deer
Creek and y telegraph line from his residence 10
Chico. nearly fifty miles away. He was preparing
10 build a bowling allev when the Boston company
summarily discharged him. IL was found he had
squanderod $40. 900. leaving the mine practically
nndev- loped. Ills extravagsnce ruined the pros
snft p1,ne ~ fln
money to put the claim In working order squire
spent money royalty in Chico his frequent visits
his addresses to a young lady of that town and
wrote poetry to her through the papers when was
very bad verse The mining company dld nos pros,
IN enterprise whch with other management would
have been probtaDe.
Consul Greenebaum arrived this week from Sa-
moa wh.re he has made things lively for many
months Greenehaum declares be is here on a vaca-
ton for his health. aud that everything is lovely in
Samoa. But German merchants who rave bnsi,
ness houses in Apia received letters by tins maj,
which show that the feeling against ihe Consul
became 50 strong among Americans that Greene
baum deemed it prudent to leave the island 1t Is
even said that his life was threatened If he re-
NAMED How unpopular he is is shown by the fact
that he was not invited TO the ceiebration OF tue
Fourth Of July on the Islands. and DIS matsnal .
half-cast- who made disparaging remarks about
Americans while the Declaration OF Independence
was being read. fOrcibly elected from the hall
The present mail brought another batch OF COM
plaipts against Greenehanm. but tie State Depart
inent thus far has ignored the petitioners griev-
The Treasury order to stamp all light gold coin
IS generally condemned by bankers and business
men as grievOus injury to holders OF worn com.
The stamping process consists In branding tne
word light" the coin and tue result IS TO peat
il out of shape and unit it for circulation. Then
recourse must be had to bullion brokers or the
Mint ffcials. but nowhere can more than VI 5o DC
secured for q S5 piece.
The trustees OF tho Lick free bath beauests have
been sued for i 900 by tho architect who drew
plans for the building. HIS work was done more
than two years ago.and It was estimated the st,uct-
ure would cost $4,000. but nothing has been
done toward builiing The trustees have gwen no
good reason for tho delay in fulfilling tho provi-
siOns OF the i'll
Work has been begun on the ocean end OF tho
cable road which is to run from The terminus Of
road will run for more than two milee IN sight OF
the ocean, a0d the view OF the Golden Gate from II
will be unsurpassed Tho new fiayes-st. cable i'nr'
which has been III operation for several weeks.
opens up "a fine section OF the city for residences.
and much buildInn has been already begnn along
the line This makes four reguIsr cable lines TO
Golden Gate Park
Experiments have been made this week at Fort
Point by Lieutenant Graydon. of the Navy. to DEM
Onstrate that dynamite shells NAV be discharged
from cannon like ordinary powder-hlIed sue iS
were thrown across the Golden Gate. exploding as
taey struck the rocky headland on the Marine
County shore
Sale was male this week at the running. horse
department of Senator Saufords Palo Alto Ranch oil
Walcotts FaiIfax stables. Most OF the horses were
yearngs TIE average price paid 10 said TO have
been not far short Of Sl 900.
At the last election it vas decided by popular
vote that the State should issue series oi text
books to be sold at cost TIE work of compiling
tbe books was intrusted to several professors and
it is declare that the books will DO ready ior
delivery by Christmas.