New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
THE TALK OF CALIFORNIA.
INSURANCE BILL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
: NEW GOLD FIELDS
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San Francisco, March f--Ihe veto Dy une gov
,ruor of the Mutual Insurance Dill mas caused
much comment as the Governor asser's was
not passed by constitutional majority Inc OIL
secured exactly the required MAJORITY Out pne
member, after the vote was announcer ana tne
bin was declared passed, requesteu PERMISSION 70
ahanss HE vote This was not allowed, where
800 ho asse5 that the vote be reoonsidered; but
this rnotjon ON the following day, was lost. The
;rs,,,.,oa Lobby induced the officers Of the Assem-
ht 81 s,nnort the protest of this solitary member
10 aselarea when he cast his vote, that he did
not bnoxv what bill he was voting for; and on the
,t,erotb of this protest Governor Waterman We
,oaa tho hill Insurance rates in California have
heer excessive. and the new bin was designed as
= nroteotion against monopoly. Charles Croker
and several other capitalists refused for years to
nav these heavy rates, and insured themselves
setting apart certain sum every year for that
purpose This veto by the Governor has appar-
entity killed any chance he may have had for re-
nomination by the Republicans.
The notorious Cox-McLAughlin suit, which
ended. after twenty-five years, in verdict
last year for Cox for $4,000, is recalled by the
curious suit of Cox's attorney, d. NJ. Del
mas, to prevent his client from suing him.
Ii seems that Cox had agreed to pay Delmas
lee of sll ,00O but Delmss, while the litigation
was pending, bought up two old claims against
Cox, paying SO, 900 for claims representing
$4,000 Cox asserts that Delmas was acting for
him, but Delmas declares that he bought the
claims on speculation. When Judgment was rem
dered Delmas obtained $4,000, the face value,
with interest Of the claims for which he had paid
five years before only $4,000. Hearing that Cox
contemplated bringing a suit, Delmas asked the
Court to adjudge him free from Indebtedness.
The rain this week. following that Of last week,
will insure good crops provided there are any
showers in April This rain has been general
throughout the State The rainfall for the season,
in most places, is from three to six inches less
than last season; but all the crops except late
sown grain, are reported as looking well.
This week two morphine and cocaine victims
were sent to the insane asylum. They were man
and WIFE and had broken the record with the large
amounts of the dug which they consumed daily.
The husbands cocaine bill amounted to s. per
day 1t is evident that heavy penalty Will
have to be exacted to prevent the sale of morphine
and cocaine except upon the order Of reputable
physician.
Manager Leavitt and the Conried Opera Com
pany will soon figure in the courts over broken
contract Leavitt alleges that the company broke an
engagement to appear at the Bush Street Theatre
while the company declare that Leavitt arranged
for one-night stands along che road, which would
have proved ruinous to the company in reputa-
ton and pocket.
Butler and Ohmart, the Boston Theosophists
who obtained 10000 from their dupes to found
an esoteric college in the Far West. are reported
to be on this coast looking for a site. They have
not made themselves known TO the local Theoso-
phists, but it is supposed that they will select
some secluded place for founding their college.
This coast seems to afford peculiar scope 10 such
institutions, and several communities have be-
come wealthy through the cultivation Of large
vineyards and orchards. Probably the richest
is the Order Of the New Life, in Sonoma County,
of which Dr. Harris is head. This is the COM
munity to which the late Laurence Ohphant
belonged for few months.
new trial was granted this week TO Ice
= Chuck q wealthy fEighbintier who has been three
times sentenced to death for the murder of a
fellowl)elestiaL The ground for this action was
that the Jury the third trial drank intoxicating
liquors with dinners served by French restaurant
keeper while they were celebrating over their
verdict. This Chinaman has been out on bail
for some months, and cynlcally declares that so
long as his money holds out he wall never orna-
ment the gallows. One Of Chuck's friends is in
the State Prison for perjury in the formers he
half.
Several graves of early settlers were unearthed
This week while the foundations were being dug
for the LarsSin-st wing of the new City Hall,
and q large humber of Chinese skeletons were
also dug up. These bodies were left by careless
contractors twenty years ago, who were supposed
at the time to have removed all the bodies from
this pioneer cemetery OF the city.
The Rev. John Hemphill has been called back
by his old oongre CATION to Calvary Church. Since
his removal TO Philadelphia, about five years ago,
THE church has declined in numbers and fame
A large and active minority were opposed to Mr..
Hemphills return, but were voted down.
Sam Jones is preaching here, but although he
draws many people, his congregations are not more
than half as large as Moody attracted.
plans have at last been adopted for the Lick
free baths for which the millionaire left 81 90 600
It has been decided to put in fifty bathtpbs for
men, and twenty for women. The project OF
having large plunge bath has been abandoned
for the present, step which is regarded as a
mistake.
San Diego and Los Angeles greatly excited
over the new gold fields in Lower California, and
large number Of the unemployed in those cities
have gone to the diggings Traders who have
returned for supplies declare that several gold
strikes have been made; but that all the claims
are taken and that much suffering will occur, as
provisions are dear, and hundreds OF miners have
only q weeks supply OF food
THE CHICAGO SEASON OYER.
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