New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
"REFORMn IN CALIFORNIA.
LEyYNd CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENTS-THE-
ATRICAL-NEW VINE DISEASE
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San Francisco, Oct l3.-Snce Cleveland signed
the SCOTT bill, the Democrats here have been try.
ing to get up an anti Chinese boom for him, but
il has not amounted to much The leaders also
made urgent appeals to the National Committee
for more money, promising that with liberal
Doodle" they could carry tho State Failing IN
this appeal, they have turned toward the Federai
offce-holders, and propose to make every one pay
up. whether Democrat or Republican Enor~
have previously been made to levy campaign as
sessment on all Federal employees that amounts
TO fully one months salary. The common iaoor
crs OF the Navy Yard and in other Offices naVo
been found the most pliabfe, ana many o~'eS
could be cited of the families Il these men suner-
ing for the necessaries Of nfe because OF .hiS
great drain on their resources This work has
been carried on secretly, but this week Wllnam
\. English. chairm an Of the Democratic State
Central Committee in the presence OF several
reputable witnesses declared thst IN a Few Gays
he was going to send letter TO every feusr"'
employe in California, demanding ms con'r'ou-
ton to the campaign fund AS Engnsh rs not
FEDERAL emplovc. but holds the fat Office Of Hsrbor
Commissioner of San Francisco the law cannon
reach him. He boast, that he has number OF
Republican officials TO back him, and that any
employes who do not contribute will lose their
heads As head of the Civil Service Reform
party in California, Chairman English has made
a rather indecent exposure Of the hypocrisy OF
the Administration.
The lively city of Tacoma, W. T., furnishes an
amusing campaign incident. The postmaster, who
is an ex-Confederate gave notice to ietter
carrier who had received the Republican nomina-
ton for constable that he must decline to run,
or else resign his position it was against the
Civil Service rules for a Government empoye to
participate in politics. The letter-carrier clteo
the fact that the President had participated 10
the extent of 81 0, 600, but the loyal postmaster
declared that the President was head of the party,
and could do what he pleased but that subordl-
mates must obey the rules of reform
Sugar is responsible for the heavy decrease OF
imports and Of exports by rail for September
Imports fell off 81 100000 as compared with
the previous month: this due to light imports
Of sugar from Hawaii and the Philippines over
land exports from California decreased 9OoO'o0o
pounds III September rs compared WIN August
Only 100000 pounds of sugar were shipped
Next TO sugar came canned salmon with 2,400,OOo
pounds.
The Lick trustees after considering the matter
for over year. have decided that none OF the
dc,lCns for statuary in front Of the new City
Hall fulfls the requirements They will either
announce another competition or select an ARTIST
and give him definite instructions about the de-
sign. The twcnty-four sculptors and architects
who laborcd over designs are deeply disguised
Two Cincinnati hotel men are negotiating for the
nurchase of the Baldwin Hotel Old Lucky
Baldwin between his thoroughbreds and his Los
Angeles rancho has no time attend to 1t, ana has
grown tired of the expensive luxury OF hotel
The Mercantile Library Building is announced Tor
sale If purchaser is not secured by December
the property will be sold at auction. new site
for the library has not yet been selected
Moody the evangelist, left this week for
Victoria He proposes to work along down the
coast TO San Francisco, and to spend montn
here in revival work lie declared that he found
this city much more interested in religious worK
than seven years ogo when he was here Ihen'
after four months work. he did not secure as large
an audience as he gained this time on his nrsS
appearance His meetings here Will begin WIN
the New Year
Louis James, who is playing legitimate drama
here with Marie Wainwright, has not met with
much favor from the critics, he challenges COM
harrison with Frederick Warce in several roles,
and is declared distinctly inferior: Marle w vain
wright scored a hit by the great Improvement IN
her acting since she was last here
Claus Sprecllles's beet sugar factory at wat.
sonville will start next Monday; An analysis OF
beets grown i'll the Pajaro and Salinas valleys
shows twenty per cent of saccharnc matter wnlch
is fully FIVE per cent more than the sugar pee. OF
Germany will average Spreckcs pays seven dol,
lars per ton for the best beets, and good land
Yields twenty tons TO the acre. he Is READY 70
build another factory at Salinas: IL the FARMERS
viii guarantee him 5000 tons of beets every year
. NOW and deadly vine disease threatens to
destroy The vineyards of Los Angeles and San
Bernardiro counties unless Immediately checked
EXPERTS have been unable to trace the cause, a.
The microscope reveals only fungus on the stem
and leaves The Leaves wither and the vines Ole
a few weeks after being attacked.
Newcastle, the new fruit district in Placer
County established the seat OF the old mlnlne
industry shipped to the East this season no less
Than 442 carloads Of fresh fruit. FIVE years aSc
the fruit shipments from Placer County were moi
worth mentioning.