New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
NEW CALIFORNIA HOTELS.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 25-The Southern Pacific
C,ompanv is now building several large hotels
AZ Measure resorts In the State and these with
~hat priv,,te individuals are building will soon
o..r,oa.,o oil tourists The mammoth hotel
at Tbermalito, Butte County, is nearly finished
and another at San Rafael just across the bay
from San Francisco, is now building There viii
Also be started in few months large hotel to
eos, 500. 600 at Berkeley near the State Univer-
sitv another. on Howell Mountain in Napa County
and the third at Santa Isabel in San Luis County.
Senator Stanford also has several big hotel pro-
iects One is great tourist hotel on Hope Branch
at Santa Barbara, another at Calistoga, and the
third at Warm Springs, near Niles in Lvermore
Valley.
The DINING trial has dragged along for a
week. The prosecution has developed nothing
20 clear up the mystery of Benhayons death and
oil the evidence is purely circumstantal One
witness was produced yesterday who declared that
he saw man resembling Benhayon III the company
of man and woman on the night before the
fatal Sunday. The two were urging an appar-
entity intoxicated companion along Oeary -,t.'
toward the lodging house where Benhayons BODY
was found. The witness declares tilaO he neoiu
the woman say:
This must be done tonight, IL at all"
He observed the two and identified them as DIM
mig and Mrs Seising The testimony fits the
popular theory of conspiracy to kill Benhayon,
but il is injured by the fact the witness was more
than fifty feet from the couple when he heard
the womau's remark, and that he failed TO appear
at the coroner's inquest, or to warn the police OF
his important testimony.
There will soon be incorporated here company
TO build new railroad line from this city along
the ocean shore to Santa Cruz, the popular sea-
board resort Ii will furnish a most picturesque
route for tourists while il will open rich dairy
and lumber country. The company will have
capitalization of 100000 and the president
will be X. ]. TObin.
Among the deaths of the week was that of
Joel Russell, the last prohibition candidate for
Governor of California. He came from Maine
and spent his life farming in Alameda County.
The rise in the value of lands made him wealthy.
L. Brady, pioneer Of Junan, Alaska, died here
this week. lie was negotiating several large
mining sales at the time. w. b. Summer, a
pioneer merchant also died this week. He was
in the hide and tallow trade.
Seventy head of the finest California mules
were shipped this week to Australia by way Of
Hong Kong. The animals average 16 hands
high and $50 pounds weight. They are to be
used in railroad work at Port Darwin, as mules
have been found 10 endure the climate better
than horses.
This winter has been the coolest known in the
Yosemite Valley for many years There Is only
a light snow on the ground now and 1t Is Thought
O road may be open to tourists in. a fortnight
The new hotel built by the State will be ready at
the regular opening of the season good riding
trail has been opened from ClarlIs to Glazler
Peak. distance Of only seventeen miles. The
taking saddle horses and going over the trail one
may AVOID five hours staging.
Oroville, in Butte County. is the centre OF sew
era Furnishing new colonies, where 1t has been
demonstrated that citrus fruits can be grown
fully well as In any part of Southern Call1ornla.
So great is the rush TO one colony that setjlcrS
re camping in tents, as they are unable TO bulld
houses fast enough for the demand. Orders have
been given for planting LOCO decdu0us run
trees near OrOVille this year. Among those VINO
are preparing to plant is A. f.. Hatch, OF Sulsun,
one Of the largest fruit growers In the State.
The has been much discussion here this week
over the efficiency of the new apparatus at LICK
Observatory on Mount Hamilton. 1t is claimed
by an astronomical expert of great experience
that much faulty work was done at the opser-
vatOry by the Lick trustees. the chief OF which |
is the placing OF the telescope on tubular iron |
pillar which is not steady This critic declares that
q new pillar Of m isonry will have to be sub,ti- !
tutcd and that the observatory will not be In |
TOrlling condition for year