New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE COAST AND TIE CABINET-OPIUM AND
CRIME-TWO LAWSUITS.
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San Francisco. Dec. S.-lhe appeal OF the State
Board OF Trade TO President-elect Harrison for
a California representative in his Cabinet, al
though novel, shows a strong desire that the
political Importance Of this Coast should be
recognized. Californiars argue that they made
a good fight for the party. and that their grow
ing interests demand that some one who knows
the wants Of the Pacific Coast should be one Of
the Presidents advisers The names most men
toned in the papers arc Senator Stanford Morris
NJ. Estec, chairman of the Chicago Convention
John + Swift. ex-Con missioner to China; NJ ii.
De Young proprietor Of The San Francisco
Chronicle" and Senators Stewart and Jones. Of
Nevada
TwU foul murders have been added this week
10 the long list of San Francisco crimes. One
was the result Of drunken row IN llQuor-store;
and, although more than a score OF men were
present as the time. all claim to be ignorant Of
the person who fred the fatal shot One of the
men. who had auarrciled With the dead man,
cooly declared that he saw some poke pistol
through the door and shoot the man. His at
tcntion was called to the fact that the victim was
shot in the left eye, which could not have been
reached from the door mentioned and that the
deal mans face was povder-blackcncd, showing
that the weapon fred at close range; but
hc persisted in his statement The rank perjury
OF four or five men who were engaged IN the
quarrel with the victim has never been surpassed
here The second murder was committed by a
police officer while off duty. lie utilized his
leisure by getting drunk and quarrcllns with a
djsrcputable woman bystander who inter
fctcd to protect the woman from the officers blows
was shot down and Died in few hours.
The loug-,taniing Blythe will contest was re-
vivcd tbs week by the court granting 10 the
counsel OF the Savage heirs permit sion 10 take
their dispositions in London. These claimants
assert that the real name Of Blythe, who was a
millionaire was Savage that lie was deportcd for
theft to Botany Bay, and that he came from
Australia to San Francisco, assuming the name
of Blythe TO conceal his criminal record Inc
estate now amounts TO about 100000 and
there about twenty claimants whom the court
recognizes
The report Of Warden McComb. of the San
Quentin prison, shows that opium smoking plays
an important part in California crime. OF 1877
prisoners now il that prison, coo were brought
thouc through opium ami its associations. Nearly
all tho thieves are opium smokers, and much OF
the eraver crime due to the necessity for
money with which 10 satisfy the cravings of the
opium habit
Thirteen years after his death there Is a good
prospect that the free baths for which James
Lie; beQuCathcd $4,000 VII be opened next
year. Everything j. arranged for hnlllng the
b3ThS az Tenth ard Howard.Sts. but unless some
piilanthrop!St adds TO the endowment they can
not be maintained in good style.
The supervisors are now flooded with petitions
for cable road franchises. The great success OF
the new Powell-st cable line that crosses town
and then runs to the ClI House and the ferries,
has stimuli lated otat. cOmD)nlt~. and IN city bids
fax soon to be gridironcd with cable roads IT
is unfortunate for the citizens that al the oid
cable companies obtained their valuable iran,
ChiscS without the condition that they should
provide for the all-night travel The result
is that from half-paSt twelve TO half-past five IN
the morning no cable nor horse railroads run
cars. Thus the large number Of people who work
At night arc force! 10 walk nome or walt until
the frst morning car.
An autopsy has settled the question Of the cause
OF the death of Hall McAliSter. small tlmor.
about ;hc sic Of an English walnut, was found
I'm the le lobe OF M bslln. ~ the sotalir BlIcaS
cutrc, TIC al Of the articulation OF words. here
Wc:: Ni-nS VI Z Soilening OF some
portions Of the brain, but the tumQr
WIS tho direct cause Of his death.
g he specialists III London who examined the
'-crt lnnIcr declared tha; he suffering from
2i- e..i.a.
, nit will soon he brought by Miss Ella Buck
p, o. RrOCklyn, to establish her claim TO tie
ownership q the Va luahle block bounded by
Market Ninth. Mission and forth SIS. She
cams titln through hor grandfather. George {.
Sindic who bought the property in 1880, and
q. i i1 oj+. The claimant asserts that she
his only now camo into possession of the proof
o. her Inheritance As Mrs IIOpknSSoatleS
owns half the Marlet-st frontage Of this block
The claimant VIII have some lively litigation.
1t is reported that she viii retain eX-Judge Terry
when he comes ont Of jan.
There was Il narrow escape from a terrible az
cdcnt this week Is the Oregon express train was
approaching Sacramento some nIscreant piled
ties on the track ami loos,ncd the rails near
The American River bridge. Just before the arrival
o. the express tram from -" North. Tho en-
press WAS delayed and freight train was run
in. As il Wa moving slowly, no damage was
done. As the cypress reaches this point at an
early hour in the morning. before passengers are
aroused the loss of life might have been heavy.
i no ~ he rat Of