New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
THE STORM-CHINESE CRIME-FRUlfS AND
WINES-CONSULS IN SAMOA.
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WJNES-CONSULS IN SAMOA
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SAN FRANCIsCo. Jan. 30.-RepOrts OF damage py
the great storm continued to arrive. but IL Is sum
TOO early to make any estimate OF the loss 10
and fruit The chief damage III the southern
was suffered by Los Angeles, which was hooueu W
a waterspOut and cut of from all cohlmuhlc'''o"
with the remainder OF the State for hioIo IMAM
week. Several hundred tourists arrived this week
by steamer from Southern California, parts oi 'nI
raiircad being impossible by washouts. In CehII"
California thc greatest damage was dohe IN san
JOAQUIN Valley. near Stockton. The rapld llSo VI
the rivers has led to overflow OF the
islands in the San Joaquin, which are
dtvoted 70 wheat growing. Onc-thnd oi
Roberts Island. which Is sOwn to wheat, Is under
water. and the land will be ruined Tor use TINS
year.
No crime committed in California fer several
wears has cycItcG so much feeling as the murder o
.Captain jesse Wlckersham and his vile on theH
ranch in Sonoma County last week. The criminal
was a Chinese cook, who was the sole cmpoye on
the ranch and the murder was marked with prcu-
harry atrOcous features 1t was not discovered 'lil
three days after and in the interval the Chihahal
cane to this city and sailed on steamer 10 Hong
Kong News of his crime was received at the
| Chinese Consulate here on the day he sailed Dul
througb tbc delay of tie Chinese the steamer sailed
hoforo tbc fur11ve could he identified. This crime
! will teach people who live on ranches IN remote
| nl1ccs the danger of hiring Cmncse VINO may
| ne highbindrrS or tugtIYcS from Jus
ticc. As thrc-qnarters OF the oh'ne. 'ol .,.G e
I'm the state are criminals or lowca9tc coolies ana
as none Lrng references, there Is no safeguard I"l
| the employer.
| The Northern California Citrus Fair, which was
| moyrd from Sacramento to this city, has 'Ncl'ch
| much interest The display of oranges Is llne pai
| ticularlv from luba and Butte CouhllcS' III
none rf these northern counties has olahGc cu'l"i
| bceu hcrun on Il large scale, but win htdg'S '
| project groves lIom the sharp north WIhh th"I.
seems to H. reason " by tcc culture Woui" M Mno'
he profitable. The display of lemons, i"IslhS' 'Ill'
! oil almonds and wainu shows thG rang o! iIul.,
which can be grown in the ioot-hlIl counties oH''
| given up solely 20 mining and STOCK iaiNihg'
The California wine dealers and producers met
| this week aud dcrldcd to advance prices "l al
vines and Lraudics twenty per cent. ms action
| their estimate of the coop Nhch lh'
! vintage began they expected sur
| nlus of I2.OOOOOG gallons ahd inc plc'
! ef grapes was low but when the vintage was M
| over il WAS found there wa shortage ana NE
| nri.r of rr1uc, was dOuhcd. " hen bg Sl"LG " az
! rtpccicG vine was unln,dcd at low rates Hence
there is a small stock in hand now and the e"h''
/ qucnt advance n rates.
Samoa seems to have n bal climate for cor
! .uIs From St,lnbcrger town 10 GrCcncbaum tlrN
! have all roi into troubi". The pru'iol Nhi,h va
been sent from the isliIds 10 secretary bdS&!'
contains little however, That i c"ncHN We dG'!u'
The latest consul. The chief cn%rgr i that h' pro
| posed 10 flood Caiiiornl1 with ChuiGNr hS way -
| Sam a. while the fact J., that few Chimes" are NJ
lowed 10 arrive IN Samoa. iAc wof,: tHlhg aGaih'
Grccncbaum Is thai he Is impccunlous ana one o
/ the pcTs;.tCut uii!Dr--ctkClS.