New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
HOT WEATHER-wATER FROM LAKE TAHOE
CABLE ROADS-PERSoNAL.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUSE.I


San Francisco Sept 2s.-San Francisco and
most parts Of California have sweitered tns WIEN
under the fercest heat known here in years.
From Sunday 10 Thursday the mercury rang"
well up toward ninety, and the discomfort "'S
increased by the north wind, dry ana hoV n
though fresh from a desert. In many interior
places the temperature was raised py 'iie he"'
and smoke from forest fires When it is remem-
hered that the average temperature for September
in San Francisco is from 65 to 20 degrees some
idea NAV be gained of the suffering caused by this
hot wave falling upon this city, IN WHICH 'nln
clothing can never be safely worn.
Labor Commissioner Tobin has made thorough
exposure of the swindling Mutual Endowment
Society. which offered large returns to investors
and then failed as soon as policies begin to mature
The enormous interest promised has caught hun
dreds of people Of small means, and the next
LEGISLATURE will be asked TO pass stringent laws
supprssing this meanest Of swindles
The State Supreme Court this week decided
that elevators are common carriers beng the
first decision of the kind in the country Inc
suit was brought against local firm by man
who was injured in an elevator accident The
firm claimed that the accident WAS due 10
defect in the piston-r0d of the elevator, which
no ordinary care on their part could oe'ec1
The court held that they occupied the same
position as carriers of passengers as stage or rll
road companies and must share the same respon-
sibility in case Of damage to passengers
Engineer Won Schmidt was before the Water
Committee of the Supervisors this week adyo-
eating his scheme to supply San Francisco with
water from Lake Tahoe. He says he can guaran-
Tee 10000, 900 gallons daily. The supply is in
exhaustible. He wants the city to furnish the
81 100000 needed for laying steel pipes to Lake
Tahoe, about $50 miles. The Supervisors regard
the scheme with favor as the water would be far
purer than the present supply from the lakes IN
San Mateo County.
The Post-st. cable of the Omnibus Companys
new road was put in this week and tested to-day.
It makes an mportant addition to the citys cable
roads Work will be begun at once on the Cali
fornia Street Company's new crosstOwn cable
which runs from Market along Leavenworth and
Hyde to North Beach.
The only sensation in the Blythe case this week
was the positive declaration by old Mrs. Ashcroft
that she could not identify the plaintiff, Florence
as the little girl who had lived with her several
years in England She asserted that If this was
really the child OF Julia Perry and old Blythe,
then she had changed in features, complexion,
hair and eyes The witness was very positive in
her statements but will be oroSs-eXamined.
A large hospital will be erected soon on the hill
near the Haight-st. entrance TO Golden Gate Park
The property which is valued at 5000 is the
gift Of Miss OMeara. The hospital will be under
the charge of the Franciscan Order of Sisters
from Joliet, Ill
The Bohemian Club is about to secure the most
history ever made in this country with the single
exception of the Bancroft library. The club has
an admirable general library, which is constantly
receiving valuable accessions by gift and pur-
chase.
At the Tivol Opera House this week has been
produced a new opera entitled " Theodore" The
music is by W. w Furst local composer, and
the libretto is the Joint work of Ia Fontalne,
1ramatist, and Alfred Bahrendt, journalist The
large crowds
Mrs D. Bitaland whose poem Legend Lay
none" came out this week in sumptuous style
home in this city. She has just passed through
IN attack Of pneumonia which it was thought
asst week would prove fatal
It has been decided to erect the Stanford monu-
nent at Alum Rock, suburban resort near San
lose and to build it Of Santa Clara County sand
stone, such as is used in Stanford University.
The Catholic order of Sisters of ST. Joseph will
,oon remove TO Santa Monica, where twenty-five
acres of land have been given for the erection
IF college buildings. 1t is expected that the In
,titution viii be completed in two years at cost
IF more than million, and that it will then be-
come the headquarters OF the order.