New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
OPIUM SLUGGLING-JOCKEY CLUB-ORANGE
GROWING.
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IBY -rE1EGRAPH THE TEIBCNEA
San Francisco Dec. THE winter bids fair 10
be the rainiest ever known in California The
October rainfall broke the record, Noyember's was
heavy, and now December starts in with storm
which has lasted the whole week, and with the
heaviest rainfall of the season. The average rain
fall throughout the State is over ten inches, and
in most places to date is fully half much as
the fall for the whole Of last season. Although
there have been a few washouts in the Siskiyou
Mountains, none has caused more than a few
hours interruption of travel, while the snow in
the mountains has been so light that none OF the
usual blockades occurred. San Francsco's record
for this is fifteen inches; the dryest parts
of the San Joaquin Valley have eight inches, while
in Shasta the rainfall has been fortythree inches.
The most prominent California breeders and
owners of horses have decided to organize Jockey
club which will put an end 10 the existence of the
present Blood Horse Association. The latter re-
Gently fell into the hands of bookmalers and
small clique of gamblers, who have
manipulated the races for their own
profit. The result is that at last springs
meeting 300 or 400 people were all that could
be gathered at the course Mr.. Haggin is the
chief spirit in the proposed jockey club, and viii
probably be its first president, while its leading
s-s-will be Senators Hearst and Stanford
Messrs. Baldwin. Thornton. Shipee and otha
breeders.
The systematic search for Struggled opium,
which has been carried on here for several
months by Special Agent Brooks has resulted IN
fat failure Only t1tfing amount OF the drug
has been discovered on the China steamers,
which leads Mr.. Brooks 10 conclude that the
smugglers. learning of the Governments intention
to take extra precautOn, have issued orders
stopping all smuggling for several months A
the supply of opium stored here enough TO SATISFY
the demand for a year, this policy would nos
cause any embarrassment in the trade: BROOKS
thinks the best check TO smuggling Is the internal
revenue stamp, which will replace the old customs
stamp He declares that it would not surprise
him were Congress to prohibit the importation
OF opium altogether.
Of the s25O,OOO given by Alexander Mont
gomery TO the Presbyterian Theological Seminary
100000 has been set apart for a char OF
ApOogetics and Missions, 10 which the Rev. LII.
Robert Mackenzie was elected.
The Pilot Commissioners have been making
things lively for the pilots who run inside tae
Golden Gate when the sea is rough. Two were
recently suspended because they failed TO taSe
a companion off a Honolulu steamer; and now
Captain Doliver has been retired for 2 montn
because he came into harbOr on Thanksgiving
Day and went ashore to eat his turkey.
California on Wheels the travelling exhibit
of State products sent out by the southern Iaclno
Com pany has start d on It's journey. IL consists
Of two cars loaded with wine. dried and canned
fruits, nuts, manufactured goods and many other
articles that Illustrate the variety OF products:
In about three weeks another car, loaded Win
citrus fruits will be started. The exhibit IS
in charge of Joseph d. Mcdonald, while r.; u;
Northrup will deliver lectures with the alG Oh
a stereopticon.
Orange growers this year promise TO do we'll
1t is reported that higher prices are being offered
by buyers now than at any time IN the last i've
years The navel or s'edleSs, orange has welded
heavily; and as this variety commands the Dess
price most of thu Southern California Orchardsts
will have bonanza large acreage Il new
orange groves comes into bearing this year; ana
the Florida crop is reported short. 1t is prooaoe
direct