New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
TOPIC IN CALIFORNIA.
PRESIDENTL PoLITICS-THE NEVADA
RK-LAND ENTRIES.
fRY.IxGnArH TO THE Tn BuNE. ]

YHYsIxGnArH THE rK BuSE-I
.xFYANcro April 2s-The Republican State
Convention ehe election of delegates to Chi
tcaoo meets Sacramento next Tuesday. Only
nrtion of th, counties have held conven-
lions Int It's eident that these who hoped TO
secure soliddeigation from the State for some
hodv viii be osapointed, no less than five coun-
tics have nstuctd tho delegates TO vote for Sena-
20, Stanford 'hee are mainly counties which have
srsered frcmthscnmity of the Southern Pacific.
=. ;s undcrstsodthnt the railroad men who are
liking Mr.. SaIprd's fight VIII secure resolu-
zion from tn. pvention expressing faith and
.onadence in Mrstanford, and that this indorse-
rnsnt a, the Sonar will be used to aid his Pfes-
a.ntiaI boom ME3laine is however. more popu-
- An Californiahon he was four years ago, and
=. can carry thistate and coast against any man
living The chi reason for this popularity is
chat blaine has chnpioncd the cause OF the Pacific
Cast On the obese question from the outset,
NJ Is AN advocated coast defence, and above all
,h;nrs has the iurage of his convictions. No
man who is NOT fighter with plenty OF pluck
can ever arouse ny enthusiasm in California
Tho change 1.-THE management Of the Nevada
Rank caused lit excitement except among min
a., stocl, operars. The move is generally re-
rorded as havir direct bearing on Comstock
,nines and as Floating that the bonanza mill
,oraircs have aged 10 take secondary interest
IN the stock maket, yielding the place they have
sid 50 long tFrank G.. Newland, one of the
sharon crowd. Old operators in Pine Street be-
Neve the changmeans lively stock market here
40 tho sbaroucstate controls Confidence Mine,
.ho shares Of itch recently were advanced in
fortnight fronss to $50 There are only $4,000
.ho,os Of thisaine and 1t has 81 90, 900 on hand
40 that the rnor that it will pay s. dividend
newt month rs some foundation. Certainly both
,ba Con6den. and Hale and Norcross are taking
out enough ALTON TO justify regular dividends
Alva Udel lawyer of visalia. has renewed
,or.es. a0aist the entries made in his county in
1877 unde1the Desert Land Act, Of rich agri
ou,turaI Lad. These entries, it is claimed, were
rnoda nv dstom House employees and employees
=, Wells Ergo g. Co., and the land was taken up
q he tra,ferred to W. B. Carr. millionaire
cattlenan. Udell declares that the local officers
are irwin, to hinder the investigation Of these
frauds, stthat by special act validity may be
given 10 hese desert land entries
Sing lie, the Chinaman who attempted to land
on a rearn certificate issued TO another Mongo-
liam. ah who perju-cd himself on the witness
stand. ,as sentenced this week to four years I'M
trisonpnt in San Quentin and the payment oil
81 OOcfne. This is one OF the rare cases where
the Isv secures grip on the willy heather.
Tn will Of old Samuel Sankey was refused pro
bate this week because of his mental unsound-
MSS The estate is valued at $4,000 and re-
yertd to his adopted daughter, a girl OF eighteen;
Smiley a few months before his death, treated
Der cruelty and she had him arrested: then ne
male a will disjnheriting her and leaving ms
money TO Eastern relatives. II was clearly
sCYn that he was insane when be made the Will
rbe hinge wooden framework Of the concert gar
De at Suffer and Steiner SITS, known as the
Crstal Palace is being torn down. 1t was be-
gu about five years ago, but was lett lhCom-
pl6ed and has been an eyeSore TO the nelshoOr-
hod II was intended TO be like the CASINO IN
NeF-York but as it was within a few blocks OF
it would never have been prontaOIe'
botel runners. who for years have been nui;
off next month. The railroad company should
mex forbid them 10 gather about, the ferry en-
trare on this side and deafen travellers with ther
strient bawling. This is one OF the nulsances
of se city Of which every tourist complains.
NV lead works for the manufacture Of lead
pipe sheet lead solder. type lead, etc, Will soon
Be established here. 1t will be run by JOINT
stoc company, and it is expected that the WORKS
wilbe opened by August. For years the SelDy
Smcing Works have had monopoly OF th's nuS1-
ness bft there is trade enough for several estaD-
NshIents.
Mich gossip has been printed here lately about
the rornise Of marriage made by ex-Goyernor
Dewey, Of Los Angeles, to Miss Ida Ado1S d
neWsaper correspondent Downey is miil'oh-
atre Who lost his wife at the Techacapl railroad
5isser OF late years he has been very suscep-
ffhlefo the influence of women, ana his relaIlNes
havdxept him away from Los Angeles Downey
saws hat the whole scheme OF Miss AddlsS cIalms
was invented BY ingenious lawyers