New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-09
EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
s,pAu ALTHEA AND TERRl- ra,ox
0''''' poINTs-KATE FIELDS MlSSioN'
..,,o, ,z TO THE TRIBuNEI

-.,soo Sent s-The sensational event
ocA -..n, was the remarkable scene in the
~ c...os Circuit Court during the reading
on s,,s;on in the Sharon case on Monday
Oh Wv s.rt obuse heaped upon the head of Justice
III, -. 81. notorious Sarah A. Hill was not
- surprise. for she had amused herself
dars nreviously by pulling the hair of Judge
,o SAWYER on q train. This incident Of the
,-.Ia;doscopic case was not printed at the time,
ing 70 Judge Sawyer's dislike Of newspaper
.o,o,etv. but since her Imprisonment for contempt
:, .ourt the heroine Of the affair has told of it
oi,h Great delight While Sarah Althea's verbal
....ut mon the venerable Justice Field was not
-rexnected the action of Judge Terry, who once
nr.sided over the Supreme Court Of the State, in
,.nochnr down the United States Marshal draw
inc knife and threatening to kill the officers OF
,hc law. was so entirely inexcusable as to excite
a large degree Of popular indignation. The only
nace where he seems to have found sympathy was
a, Fresno whore he lives. On receipt Of the news
there meeting Of the Judges friends. mostly fire.
eating Southerners, was held. resolutions OF condo
lcnce were adopted, and committee was appointed
10 visit him in Jail, 200 miles away. and to devise
some means Of securing a communication of his SON
t.nce of six months imprisonment 1t is not at all
likely that their efforts will prove successful in
Frederick to seek revenge on Justice Field at the
first opportunity Terrys suit for $4,000 dam
ages against United States Marshal Franks has
been transferred to the Circuit Court
The Republican campaign was formally opened
last Saturday night by mass meetings throughout
the State The capacity Of the wigwam IN this
city. where General w. II. L. Barnes spoke was en-
.irclv INADEQUATE TO accommodate the crowd The
.n.aler devoted himself to the tariff. His speech
&c REGARDED as one of the ablest ever delivered in
California Not needing the experiences OF their
CONTEMPORARIES in Oregon. the Democratic organs
here are attempting TO prove that free WOOL is lusO
what the people want. Their arguments are prov
ing boomerangs to their cause, and Will result just
&C similar ones did in the WebFoot State in swell
ing the Republican majority. The sentiment OF
those directly interested regarding the reduction
Of duty on rasins proposed by the Mills Dill IS
shown by an address to the public. signed by all
the rasin-rrowcrs but three of Fresno County, the
centre of that great California industry. The ad-
dress closes as follows: I've here denounce the
Mills bill as damaging to the industries OF this
county and the entire country, and as the opening
wedge looking ultimately TO free trade, which
means ruin to our rasin and fruit-growing indus
tries The seventy-fve signatures to this docu-
ment embrace the names Of many prominent Demo-
Gratis An incident Of the campaign worthy OF
note is the action Of the Democratic postmaster OF
Sacramento in refusing to deliver thousand extra
GAMES If the tariff edition Of The San Francisco
Chronicle, 20 the secretary Of the State Republic
can Club unless double third-c1ass postage was
paid Inasmuch as full newspaper postage was
paid in advance the proprietor Of The Chronicle
proposes TO prosecute the bumptious official whose
zeal in behalf Of the free-trade party had led him
illegally to attempt to prevent the circulation OF
Il. cnfp
The friends and relatives Of Alexander Golden-
CON- the murderer Of little Mamie Kelly, an innocent
schoolgirl who repelled his advances, are deter
mined to leave no stone unturned to prevent his
death on the gallows. The execution Is fixed tor
next Friday. Apparently every resource OF the
law had been exhausted to secure delay, but new
phase of the case has been developed by the petition
of Goldensons mother for letters of guardianship
over her son. and for the impanelling of shcrif's
Jury to determine the question of his sanity. The
iury is to be summoned only two days before the
date of the hanging The indications are that
trouble will be experienced in securing impartial
Jurors These proceedings will likely give this
brutal young murderer another short lease of hfe
The methods by which Miss Kate Field proposes
TO carry on the work of spreading the gospel OF the
grape at the East, for which task she has been
by the State Viticultural Associa-
ton in the direct interest of California wines,
will be original and it is thought. effective. She
will not as is the general IMPRESSION deliver lect-
ures but will depend mainly on her social aoln-
ties and prestige Her method will be to hold re-
ceptions at the homes of leading social lights IN
the principal Eastern cities and on these occasions
she will discuss the question OF wlne-drlnklng III
talks, taking ground in It's favor BENG
n Journalist she will use the press as far as pos
sibIe, 10 spread her sentiments. The Commission
told Miss Field that it soad not pay work. nGr u ad to
next July, the end of the fiscal year.
The coroner's INQUEST into the cause Of the sink
ing of the City Of Chester BY the Oceanic by which
disaster thirteen lives were lost failed TO NIX the re-
sponsibilitv The matter is now being investigated
before the Pilot Commissioner. The evidence thus
far taken bears very heavily on Pilot Slyef, OF ile
Oceanic who is severely censured Tor attempting
10 bring his steamship through the Golden Eate
during such heavy fog as prevailed at the tlmo
of the collision. Interest in the lnvesngatlon mas
been increased by the running down OF the Jug
Froic by the ferryboat San Rafael, during
FOG on Tuesday morning. The fact that no great
damage done does not weaken the charge ohau
many lives were jeopardized through somebody
gross carelessness
numbcr Of letters have been recently circu-
lated in this city, and possibly all over the United
STATES calling upon the charitably inclined to sub,
scribe for the erection OF an alleged
in connection with st. Paul's parish, Washington,
D. C. The fact that they mailed in this city
seems to show that they are the work OF some
clever confidence operator.
The Marquis Of Queensbcrrv, who arrived from |
Honolulu three days ago, has been spending his
spare time previous to his departure for Winnipeg
in giving encouragement by his presence 10 numcr
Gus local resorts patronized by dcvotees of the |
manly art
The engagement of the Palmer Company at the |
Baldwin Theatre has been notable success. The |
only play il presented which did not catch the |
popular fancy was Elaine" and that was much |
appreciated by the POLITICALLY inclined.
The big bcct-sugar factory Of Claus Spreckles, |
at Watsonville, will begin operations on September
is. Owing to the fact that the beets were not
planted until late in the season, only $50 tons per
day can be obtained, the works having capacity |
of ZOO tons There 81 farmers, with $500 |
acres OF land under contract for this season, but
the acreage of the supply will be doubled by next
year.