New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-15
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA.
A NEW RAILROAD-A BOOM IN SUGAR AND
,WINE-POLTTIOAL.
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sxF,.NcIsco, April l4-What Senator Stan
ia said about Presidential candidates was read
9TH great interest here Despite his connection
,w;,b railroad company that has excited bitter
,nos;tion in many parts of the State, Mr..
Stanford is personally very popular, as was shown
,rben he was elected United States Senator. His
,,;noelv Gift of the University at Palo Alto and
-. q n 600. 900 endowment, and Mrs. Stanfords
10 aid to charities in San Francisco and
s,her cities have made his name widely known
Gov twenty years. He has devoted his leisure to
.tndies in cooperation and other means for i'm
nroving the welfare Of working people. la Inc
foracement of his own employees he is generous
and no railroad corporation in the country pays
natter wages or gives more privileges than the
Southern Pacific
Colonel Bee Chinese Vice-Consul, says that one
~ the great advantages enjoyed by the new line
a. steamers running between Victoria and Hong
Kong is the saving in coal They purchase coal
a. british Columbia for 81 per ton, whereas
carer coal on this side of the line is nearly twice
chat price 1t is expected that the voyage from
Hong Kong to San Francisco by way Of Victoria
will be made in two days less time than by the
Pacific Mail line.
The week has been marked by another drop IN
mining stocks, in which large number VINO
boueht on margin have been cleaned out. One
of the cynical features Of the market is that Con
solidated California and Virginia, the best divl
dend- paying mine ON ComstOck, sunk this week
TO sic so, although it has paid half-dolar dlvi-
dends regularly for fifteen months. Since Janu-
ary. 1881 it has paid one million and a NAH IA
dividends and has taken out five millions III 9oio
and silver. The production for March was
100000.
The extreme warm weather that has prevailed
all this week has done no damage TO crops, but
has helped fruit and grain. The mercury IN TINS
city reached SO degrees IN the shade one day. ana
in Los Angeles and many southern places 1t regis
tered 80 in the shade.
Two rival State Fish Commissions are now
holding sessions here one is the old Board APP
pointed by the late Governor Bartlett and the
other is the new Commission recently appointed
By Governor Waterman. The old Beard claim
they were appointed for full term, ana cant
be removed. The case has been appealed to the
Supreme Court, but meanwhile the Controller
refuses TO recognize either Board, and everything
is conducted on q credit basis
There was lively election in the Bohemian
Club this week IL was really a struggle be-
tween the founders of the club and the dude
element that has greatly increased In recent years
The old original Bohemians won the day, and
elected George L. Bromley, ex-Consul TO lien
Tsin president, and Peter Robertson, tho we'll
known dramatic critic, vice-president.
There is much disgust here among Custom
House employees the order requiring salary
warrants TO be sworn TO before g. notary pubic,
thus costing each man fifty cents month
This with a recent reduction of 33 per cent IN
salaries, has filed their cup 10 overhow1ng.
The opening of the California and Oregon Rail-
road has been of great benefit TO cattlemen, as
stock can now be shipped without the long drive
that was formerly necessary TO reach the statlon.
One of the largest ranch ownerS in Southern Ore
gon is Sir Thomas Hesketh, who married Sharon
youngest daughter
Work has been begun on definite survey OF the
new Ocean Shore Railroad to Santa Cruz. The
line will start from Colma, on the broad gauge OF
the Southern Pacliic.
One of the largest shipments of California wine
ever made from this port was that on the ship
St PAU, for Newly ork, this week, which amounted
to $500 barrels of forty gallons each. Last
December the Charmer took 80, 600 gallons and
last February the NJ T. Grace cleared with
IFS, 600 gallons
Hawaiian sugar is coming in at lively rate.
For the first quarter the sugar receipts were
b70OO 600 pounds, an increase of 100000
rounds over the same period last year. Since
April l II SOC, 900 pounds were received There
is now loading here with sugar for newborn the
shin Henry Il. HYDE She will take 100000
pounds large feet OF sugar-laden SHIPS ana
schoopers is now on its way here from the islands
Oply four ships are now loading here for wheat
There is still enough surplus wheat to load forty
five sbips but there is no immediate prospect of
a large movement, owing to the bad market for
wheat and ships.