New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SCHOOL FUNDS REDUCED--DEFECTIV
SEWERAGE=SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
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San Francisco. Aug. 3-Marshal Hildebrandt one
of Boss Buckley's henchmen, recently returned
reports showing $4,000 school children in
this city Hildebrandt WIS one of the prominent
shouters for Thurman at the ST. Louis Convention,
but his failure properly to attest the school reports
led 10 an investigation and discovery of fraud that
compelled the taking of new census. This SEQ
ond census reveals decrease OF over $4,000
pupils which will put down the State apportion-
ment for the city school fund fully 100000.
The wrestling match this week between Acton,
Of Philadelphia, and Faulkner, teacher at the
Olympic Club, resulted in an easy victory for
Acton. The men were unevenly matched, Acton
being far heavier and stronger. The ludcrous
feature of the affair was the enthusiasm of the
club men when Faulkner won the second fall owing
10 Acton's carelessness This enthusiasm was
dampcned in the next bout, which Acton won in
two minutes. The great interest in athletics here
may be estimated from the fact that 1900
men witnessed this match. The Olympic Club
has decided to issue bonds for 1925, 900 TO pur-
chase ground and build new club house which will
be ono Of the finest in the country.
The construction of sewer in Mont
comery-st. between Sacramento and Cal
fornia sts.. has led to the curious dis
covery that this block never had any sewer, and
the blocks between Suffer and Pine SITS. and
Sacramento and Jackson SITS are in the same con-
dition the only means of sewerage being private
drains that empty in cross streets. There is
probably no city in this country with such nom
descript system Of sewerage and street paving as
this
Professor c. NJ Woodward of the Industrial
Department Of Washington University, St Louis
delivered lecture at Cogswell Polytechnic 1nsti-
tute on Manual Training He sketchcd the i'm
portant work which had been done in ST. Louis in
eight years and declared that San Francisco offered
a splendid field for this new education. The Cogs
well Institute will soon be opened, the building
is completed
There seems TO be a disposition among the grape
growers offer vigorous resistance b the combina-
ton Of local wine dealers The latter have formed
wine trust and propose to fix rates, whereas many
growers declare they will not endure this monopoly
but will let their gra pes rot or else dry them 20
operation among grape growers and the establish
ueut of agencies here and in New-lork and Chicago
arc much discussed and seem to offer the only solu-
ton Of the problem.
Several charitable organizations in this city have
iOs liberal requests because the will ofWilliam Bein
was made two days too late Bein lived like q
pscr and accumulated SyarteT Of million no Idol, d9
% Will beQueathng ABOUT nail MS " cHari-
ties but as the code provides that the will Of any
one making charitable requests be drawn at least
thirty days before death Beins gifts are invalid
The farmers about jacksonville in Salinas Val
lev who have sown $500 acres OF sugar beets from
seed furnished by Claus Spreckles anticipate fine
crop. The beets are now nearly grown and anal
ysis shows full percentage Of sugar All the ma
chinery for the new sugar refinery imported from
Germany is at jacksonville and will be set up thus
fall Claus SprecSles expects 10 be here early In
September TO supcrintend the opening OF the re,
fnery II the venture proves success there Will
be great increase in the acreage OF sugar beets
next year.
Eighty-eight miles of tack have been built Of
the new Southern Pacific branch lne from Fresno
20 Poso, leaving fourteen miles yet to build inns
line leaves the main road at Fresno and starts along
the eastern edge Of the San joaquin Valley and
finally returns to the main line at the new town OF
Toso The object is 10 develop this rich section OF
the San Joaquin Valley and 70 prevent the Atoh-
ison system from parallclng the Southern Pacific
road in that section So great is the growth OF the
lumber traffic on the Southern Pacific Coast Ral l.
road bought last year from Senator Fair by the
Southern Pacific Company that 200 new freight
cars have been ordered
contract has been made with the CROKER
Huffman Land and Water Company at MERGED for
the irrigation of twenty square miles OF ianu