New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27
ROsSISM IN CALIFORNIA.
LEGISLATIVE vAGANCE-NEWSPAr~
WAR-EAsTERN TOURISTS.
INV rriyonArH TO THE TRIBUNE.


g. Francisco. Jan 26--The present. o'a'e
,.sss,ature is probably the most shameless since
- notorious sand-lot" crowd came In WIN INC
.sw constitution 1t is wholly under concrol VI
me Democratic boss. Buckley. whose rapacl% -
honndless. Besides the regular salary oil ihelpe.o
40 nav-rol for regular and extra attaches
- nearly IS. 600 per week Three-quarters Oh One
,sople who draw this money from the treasury are
Sanrers-on Of the boss and many OF them 10 n0'
sven nut in a personal appearance put CIV
,over of attorney TO Buckleys secretary VINO -
sa,oeant-at-arms OF the Assembly, 70 draw 'neit
weekly stipends for them. ~,
There is a chance that Governor Waterman WIN
refuse to sign the heavy drafts on Tue co n
sund which this lavish expenditure wan n"A'
necessary. Buckley has provided ior tnis, now
,.S~ m. 10. arranged that Waterman's ap-
-es,.rn...s sha,, not be confirmed until the Gov
- -. ~ this raid on the Treasury. The
Gara~nor Is stubborn, and IL this purpose is per-
800 IN he viii probably let all the appointments
20 bv default Many junketing excursions have
hsen planned by Legislators to oil parts VI the
stata under the guise of inspection of public IN
sttutions The first party has Just re-
turned from a visit to the Norman
School at San jose. the State University.
and the Lick Observatory. The party spent sisT
and submitted the following unique report
Your committee lind all these places in flourish
ing condition, but would recommend that more
courtesy should be shown visitors at the Lic9
observatory Controller Dunn estimates that
his Legislature viii cost the State at least
$4,000
The prospect of trouble in Samoa is dwarfed
hare by the sanguinary warfare waged between
rival newspapers each claiming to be the guardian
a the workingman After Senator Hearsts or
Gan had attacked the Chinese Exclusion Act by
urining broadsdes showing that the fruit growers
and vjneyardists demanded more coolies, in order
i save their crops, and calling for the repeal of
the act !" The Morning Call" and The Evening
Bulletin saw their opportunity TO get revenge
for old scores, and printed extracts from many OF
the State papers denouncing the agitation as
misckievous and as made in the interest OF large
landowners and importers of coolies They
made out good case; but not content with this
they began TO give elaborate reports OF the
speeches of DIR. ODonnell and Denis kearney In
the historic sand-lots
Now was . The Examiners" opportunity. 1t
declared that its rival had hired Near,
nev to make his speeches, and warned
All nroperty-owncrs that this was only another
scheme for repeating the lawlessness that made
antagonists. besides printing columns about the
natter every day, have resorted to issuing dodgers
in the streets. The fight has been complicated
M the entrance of the old Alta on the field
with series of sarcastic articles ridicu1ng the
extravagances of the young proprietor OF Inc
Examiner In retaliation for this. Inc bN-
emncrs has begun a war on tue alleged gross
s,viodlcs in the management of several of the
comstoel mines controlled by Mr. Newlands and
Robert T. Morrow, The owners Of =" The Alta
T. Is the firrcest newspaper tight that has oeen
wagea here Tor ten years
T. is significant fact that in the recount for
the yth Congressional District nine-tenths OF the
errors y,trc made in the interest OF the Demo
cratic candidate. Phelps has steadily gained on
Clvnie. and those who have watched the proceed
inns are positive that Phelps will overcome Clnme
official majority, which is only hlty-one Olunie
has agrecd that il the recount shows that fheips
vas elected the former will go to Washington
and resign mis- claim 70 the seat without con-
test From the actions OF his attorney at inc
rcenu,,t however il is probable that the canvass
of the ballot was irregular, and that on thls
ground Mr.. Clunie will refuse TO ABIDE py the
result
qbcro * no use in trying to disguise the
,act ti,at Eastern tourists have not come TO
1,.liforn, this winter. Whatever the cause, the
exenrsion business on all the overland roads has
haeu a dead failure, and many cars that were
~. on m meet an emergency have been With
drawn The tide Of settlers has howed toward
washington Territory and Oregon, where land is
,snch cheaper than in California. The spring
however. viii start large immigration into Nori
arm and Central California. where many COLONIES
a. Eastern farmers have made contracts FOR lands.
A remedy is said to have been discovered Tor
.,.o rc,y vine disease which has caused so much
Alarm AK N In Southern California French vine,
ysrdist has identified the disease IS mahlners,.
and the simple remedy consists 10 spraying enc
vines with 4 mixture Of limc blucsrone ana wafer
If this remedy proves effectual on all SOILS, IL
viii remove a great source of worry from tne
California grape growers.