New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
THE TALK OF CALIFORNIA.
GOVERNOR WATERMAN RAINFALL = GOLD
& FIELDS : JOAQUIN MILLER.
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e.n Franoisco. March 2S.-Sovefnor waterman
49,. sad,,, . ,att,eds in tho closing days OF the
60 r...;s,atare by the sharp comment Of the
,..s,,- ,,svsnanars on his approval Of many bills
.ssshaa ,ohs concealed in them and his vetoes of
$50 r,sasnres Tho fact is that. while strictly
-. hiv..e,f be ccnfded most of the details Of
-. oss,. !, his urivste secretary, Marcus D. Bor-
-, ,,o,itscal Hessian, who has changed parties
s.,sx., time within ten years. always to the profit
- po-nch This fellow virtually ran the Gov
800. o1s,ca and the spectacle in the closing days
- shs sessjon, and since the Legislature adj
ss.-,.a has been a disgrace to the State. Finally
~. Governor himself could endure it no longer,
go suddenly departed for his home, leaving a
,aroe number of bills to die natural death. III
.hsre was Lieuoenant-G Governor, Governor Water
80. would possibly resign his Office, as he is thor
onsby Disguised with his short experience Of pub
1o life, for which he has no aptitude. However.
As he succeeded to the Office by the death Of Gov
ernor BARTLETT there is successor. except Dem
ocratic Secretary Of State. to whom he could turn
over the Office.
The farmers are now crying out that they have
had an abundance of rain. The heavy storm OF
last week was followed by two pleasant days when
again the rain descended in torrents on Tuesday
night. The rainfall was general over the coast,
and lifted the total for the season to considerably
sbove that of last year. The fall for this last
storm ranged from 20-l0oths of an inch through
out the lower San Joaquin Valley, to one-hah and
three-ouarters Of an inch in the northern San
Joaquin, Sacramento and Santa Clara valleys.
The heaviest fall of the season is in Santa Cruz
County. which boasts Of forty-four inches, while
tn, lightest is at Sumner, in Kern County, which
s.,o1 z1,z Nn,~ o,.A Ioh inah
crops are in fine condition, and the farmers and
fruit-gowers count on a bonanza year. The dam
age by the big storm last week to the Southern Pa
ciic system is estimated at 100000. Although
the Oregon line was in bad shape from washouts
and loss Of trestes, few days saw everything re-
paired. The working outfits are now so well
equipped that the old-time delays in clearing the
tracks ara unknown.
The latest reports from the Lower California
gold fields show that the returned prospectors
number fully as many as those who are rushing
to the new Gggings Three-Quarters Of those
who Joined the gold rush never saw gold pan
or rocker and are so ignorant OF all the pract-
cal part of placer miners work that they would
fail in any except the richest claims. The Santa
Clara placers are not rich and only experienced
miners can make living wages there, hence the
great majority Of the gold hunters are doomed
10 disappointment Whether the international
Company devised this boom or not is question
which cannot be answered; but there is good
authority for the statement that the present excite
ment was discussed among those on the inside
An San Diego more than six months ago.
Mrs. Redfeld Proctor, wife of the new Score
tary Of War, left here for the East last Wednes-
aav. nv way of Southern California. Secretary
Proctor and his wife were at the Hotel Del mon'e'
at Monterey, when he was appointed to the Caol-
net so that their proposed trip up the coast was
abandoned. Mrs Proctor will probably not enter
washington society this winter, owing TO tne
recent loss OF her daughter.
O. W. Haskins,, Of Oakland, is making hist
NJ the immigrants who came 70 the coast IN As'
He estimates the number at 10000, and requests
an Forty>ainso 70 send him their names, the uune
Of their arrival and the route by which they came
Mrs Hon1kinsSearle and @. p. Huntington are
y,otb IN this city, Their visit coming just before
-. annual meeting of the Southern facinc
a,rectors. has led to many rufnors OF changes II
the directory but it may be said with antnonV
fiat Mrs. Searle's visit Is purely personsn VIM
AR. Huntington has been induced TO come "eS'''
his new interests in the Mexican haaroad
Chinese merchants and Americans engage LEI ~
tho China trade are raising iunas Nm,th China.
Meanwbile the ant-European nols ae ,ssinn-
Kianr and the persecution OIL foreign .onSoncv
s,;es at Chin Nan Flu do not nave Ven"'
10 stimulate sympathy.
. The receiver of the California Natonal P S1ai
thinks it may be two yeans before Ine mo- o.
sattleynent can be made The WORST Iedbure VI
sLe failure is the number OF small npost. "
who suffer from the reckless management Oh INC
president
al hV
e,nse.nor a member of the State Forestry Com
srission The poet has taken great lnteress
~ the preservation Of Cahlornlas ioresDs anu
was chiefly instrumental IN tne pAnung % o sne
green's on Goat ISLAND; the trees' however, su0r
cnrlbed to drouth and fires.
The favorable vote Of the British It's Columbia
SsIsnd RAILWAY gives hopes that the line may
hs built With us miles of new railroad the
Straits Of Fuca could DC cSnne s ak s. VIII
10 Portland is only zoo miles. The proposed line
SSouid bring Victoria within two and half days
OF Sjtlya and San Francisco WITHIN nve ana enc
half days.
N.aytv avery vessel that leaves here for Alaska
carries 0hinese to work in the salmon cAnneries.
IL is estjmated that 500 Of them viii be employed
IN the canneries this season Alaska salmon are
found to be superior 70 any caugnS IN sorvgon OF
The meat. due TO the extreme coldness OF the
rivers.
Nothing has been heard for many months from
the Topolobampo colony which was started on the
community plan in Sonora. Some amusing feat
ures of the Socialistic form Of government may
be- rathered from reports Of the recent meeting
OF The colonists, when they decided, among other
things to gather the tomatoes green, as they were
being eaten by birds as fast as they upened, and
20 buy 81 0 worth Of soap for the colony.
CHICAGOS CLEAN STREETS.
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COMING MUNICIPAL ELECTI0N-CENTEN-
NAL OF THE CONSTITUTION.
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