New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-18
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SHARON CASE-DR BOWERS'S CHANCES
LUMBER POOL
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

jBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
SAN FRAsCIsCo March THE perennial Sharon
ease has come to the front again by ne" MOVES
both by the Sharon estate and Judge Terry. The
batter has secured an order of the court 10 eX-
anime the books Of the estate, and Frederick w.
gharon AS executor has filed bill OF reVlVer in
equity which provides for a revival of the Circuit
Court suit and seeks to compel Sarah Aithea TO
surrender the marriage certificate for CANCELLATION
BY decision Of the Circuit Court three years ago
the marriage contract declared fraudulent and
ordered cancelled. Mr.. Sharon desires to
have this decision revived and enforced as a bar
10 any proceedings. Ii is the manifest purpose
of the Sharon heirs to exhaust every legal device
70 keep Sarah from handling any of the dead
mans coin
The disagreement of the jury in the DINING
case probably ends the legal efforts TO iathom the
Benhayon mystery Although the police and de-
tectives gathered every scrap of evidence the
prosecution brought forward nothing in addition
20 what was developed at tho inquest on the body
OF the supposed suicide. The only new witness
was a man who claimed to see on the night before
his death the two consprators urging BenhayOn
toward the room where he was found 1t was
proved that he could not have seen and heard
what he testified TO- 1t is very doubtful whether
the prosecution will demand another trial There
IS nice legal point involved in this matter. If
DINING is declared innocent OF Benhay ms death,
then the suppOStiOn is that Dr. Bowers, who is
now under the death sentence for poisoning his
wife is not guilty Of that crime, since Benhayon
In his alleged confession declared that he poisoned
her Unless it is proved that BenhayOn was
murdered Dr. Bowers cannot be hanged; and some
GOOD authorities believe that Oh new trial he
would be acquitted.
The Pine Lumber pool las succeeded during the
i'm aAvonpinc nricps Of lumber 81
TO SIS per thousand feet, on the ground of high
shipping rates and increased wages. The grounds
for the advance are trivial, as the wages of the
men only So more per month, and the running
expenses of the vessels no greater. The pool,
which has adopted all the methods Of newly in
vented trusts, has simply made the people of Cali
fornia pay about one and a half millions into its
pocket. 1t controls, ships and mills and rcgu-
lates the prices of pine lumber to suit itself.
Old Dr. Cogswell the philanthropic dentist,
who has presented his drinking fountains TO many
Eastern cities, was sued this week 10y Clara Folz,
q female lawyer, for lobbying work at Sacramento.
Cogswell some years ago decided to the State
University valuable lot in this city TO be used as
a site for dental college. The gift decd how
ever, stipulated that large sum must be raised
for the college. This not done, and then
Cogswen wanted the property back. lie found
impediments in the way and special bill was
required. This Mrs. Folz lobbied through the
Legislature: and for TINS COssWcll agreed she
CLAIMS, to give her $4,000. The jury awarded
her 81 $50.
There mas been much trouble recently over the
delays on the Southern Pacific Railroad between
here and Los Angeles, and the company mas de,
cded to put on last special train when VIII
make the trip in fourteen hours instead OF twenty
1t VIII make only four stops IN the 800 miles run.
Railroad gents here have made strong protest
against the action Of the Burlington line III send
ing out secondclass excurslonlss from TINS city 10
curtaned and finely upholstered cars without eAtla
charge As other lines charge 50 extra Tor these
luxuries they feel the unjust competition.
Mrs Charles Croker has given $4,000 toward
the purchase Of ste and ne erection OF Duld
which is now in rented quarters building 10
cost 900 will be erected in the Western Adj
dltlOn.
The artist who made the statuary for James G.
Floods block at Fourth and Market SIS.
sued the millionaire for s., 900. Flood refused 10
accept his work-which consisted OF statues Of /
heroic size of Ceres, Bacchus ana tOrtLNe-"h /
ihe ground that the figures were badly designed. /
a jury awarded the sculptor 81, 600 and costs
The conviction Of the swindlers Hambcrg and
Pitcher, who robbed the old oregon farmer OF /
all his savings. amounting TO over $4,000, VIII DO |
much 20 break up a gang that has grown rlch IN !
this city The penalty for Their crime Is only |
one wear in the peutcntiary and $1,000 hue, but !
the authorities here made seN eral cha 2rs against
each OF the gang, and they VIII prODaDy speAu
some time behind the bars.
In the iute mill at San Quentin Prison the plan /,
was begun this week Of working a night shit Ol /
convicts he orders for jute gram bags we're 50 /
heavy that the day force could not III ihem so ~
WIS decided to work 800 at night. Every |
rrecaution was taken TO guard against escapes
fhe mill was lighted by gas and the prison YARD by
electricity. 50 that the place was as hght AS day
The night Shift work from half past 10 half past
10 This is the first attempt 10 work prisoners /
a. night in the country, and the results VIII be .
watched With much interest By the renologis's
Booth and Barrett have had great success here
and will rivc an additional week. The receipts |
for the nIst two weeks surpass those Of any other
so O0o Tor The first and s25. 900 for the second
week Nearly all the seats for next week are now
sold II is thought that the receipts for the three
weeks will reach $4,000.