New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
CHANGES IN CALIFORNIA.
SOIJTUERN PACIFIC RA1LROAD-A COURT
SURPRISE-LUCkl INDIANS.
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San Francisco, Dec. IAN analysis OF The
vote Of California n the recent election reveals
some curious facts concerning the growth and
development Of counties and cities IN the last
eight wears The total vote in $50 was g., 900;
the total vote at this election was 100000. This
increase is greater than that of Indiana; and
II is healthy, as all disparity between the sexes
has been removed. and their relations arc now
with the exception Of few isolated mining
counties-as nearly normal as IN the states OF
the Mississippi Valley. The mast astonishing
nrorress in both population and wealth has been
made by San Diego County. In 1880 1t stood
thirty-third out Of the ffty-two counties in popu-
lation. In 1886 it stood twenty ninth, and in
1885 sixth The total vote of San Diego in
1896 was only 2s2O while this year it leaped
TO SPAS. In property San Diego has advanced
from thir,y-third to fifth place IN eight years
Fresno County, perhaps, comes next moving
I'D from the twenty-pinth place in 1880 to The
tenth now while in property value 1t has jumped
from nineteenth to sixth place Los Angeles
County shows extraordinary gains. By the last
census il was sixth in property rank and nth In
population; while to-day it is second in both rank
ing next to San Francisco and retiring Alameda to
third place The figures of increase or decrease IN
the counties prove one cardinal fact that wher-
ever frut-growing has taken the place OF wheat
growing cattle-raisng, the increase has been
rapid and sure. The counties which have lost
rank are old mining counties, those in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, where the
great wheat ranches are still undivided and cropped
10 cereals. that were once regarded the chief
source of profit Colusa, Sacramento, San Joa-
ouin Soano and Yolo counties have lost ground
while MERGED Stanislaus. Suffer and Iehama nave
Just held their rank. All the old mining counties
have suffered heavily, Nevada falling from twelfth
TO thirty-fifth place, Placer from twentieth TO
thirty -seoond, Yuma from twenM-eighth to thirty
third, and Mono from forty third to ffty-frst
The Southern Pacific Company in the magni-
tude of it's railroad business, is exceeded by only
one corporation in this country, the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and it bids fair before lcng to surpass
even that railroad. 1t was a matter of congratu-
laton here that Senator Stanford had decided to
remain at the head of the company. This brought
Charles Frederick Croker, the Oldest son OF the
dead millionaire Charles Croker, into the position
of second vice-preSident, and made A N lowne
third vice president and a director. Practically
Mr.. Croker is the manager Of the company here
in the absence of Senator Stanford, and therefore
he is to-day the foremost railroad man on this
coast and in a few years will be without rival
in the country in the ma gnitude of the interests
that he controls. Mr.. Croker has been carefully
trained in all the details of the railroad business
and. having unusual executive ability. he has
proved himself capable of disposing OF the ROAD
affairs with ease and skill He is popular WIN MS
associates and with the public. Mr. Iowne, VINO
bocomes a director is an accomplished railroad
manager He this week refused the presidency
of the Wisconsin Central as he considers the po-
sition of third vice president of the Southern Ia
cifc, with chances of promotion, better tnan any
thing in the Northwest
The release of Mrs Clara Belle Mcdonald from
the charges of forgery was one of the court sur
prises of the week The reason given was thac
her family didn't want 10 drag the scandal lur-
Their through the courts, especially as they pc-
beved her TO have been insane at the time OF her
escapades with the adventurer Swain. Inc case
was therefore dismissed for lack OF prosecution
Mrs Mcdonald afterward declared that she
wanted the trial to proceed, she could prove
thai the forgery charges were simply conspiracy
Of her husband. She claims that he wants her
sdiudged insane in order TO get her child away
Snt sbc threatens to reveal all she knows and
make things very lively for him and his MILL
ionaire father.
General Booth and his wife have been stirring
mn the Salvation Army here, as well as the Meth
odsts and Presbyterans Ihey nave a,,rac,ed q
large audiences in these two denominations ana
Mrs Booths explanation of the methods and aims
of Salvatonists made many friends for this eecen-
rio
ovor in its street paradcs, as the San Francisco
boo3Inm guys the music and singing and loves
10 worry the Salvatonists almost as well as 10
badger Cinnamon
No less than ifty-six agencies for California
dried fruits were established in the Eastern cities
during the last two months by John J. Cutting
manager of the Dried Fruit ASSOCIATION ne
found large inquiry for Caiiiornla lruit ia ooutn
ern cities, and also in the Northwest Apric0us
commanded the best prices and the demand ior
raisns is growing every season
Three weeks ago Cleveland pardoned Apache
KID and three other Apache scouts who mutnled
on the San Carlos Reservation last year IN June
They murdered two white men. Nhen Ihe au-
fhorities tried them the Indians were only con
yicted of mutiny and sent TO Alcatraz Prlson ia
mis- harbor When they were taken back carly
this week TO San Carlos the civil authorltes az,
rested them for murder, and the four rascaio WIZ
probably ornament the gallows. his Is one , Oh
The few cases in which Justice has been aided by
the Presidents pardons
Richard Grid and John B. North, OF S,n bcr-
nardno have begun suit in the Los Angeles federa
Court to regain possession OF land IN oan
Valley from which they were recently 81
This land they claim under the title OF the South,
ern Pacific Company and from the State as sch0oi
land but after they improved 10 ana before tne
United States patent was granted the Etnu was
GOT apart for an Indian reservation. Recently q
numher of old settlers have been evicted 10 make
roon for the Indians. Forty-fve thousand acres
were reserved for forty Indian famines in Ec'
Angeles, San Bernardino and San Dlego counuicS.
There were only 2.5l2 Indians by the liast census
and to-day there cannot be more thah S.ooo.
Yet there are twenty-four separate ieorE a 9i
Tor tbcir accommodation. These mission ihulan>
may have suffered some of the hardshlps depcted II
= Ramona but to-day each family has at least
ZOO acres Of land although great majority pre-
fer 70 live near the large towns where py le"
DAYS work each month they can earn enough W
live OF.