New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
BLYTHE WILL DECISION-STOCkIARD
YOSEMTTE-CENTRAL AMERICA.
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San Francisco, Aug 2.-Judge Coflreys decision
in the celebrated Blythe case was the sensation
Of the week here, and, like Judge SnllVans
decision in the sharon case. good lawyers think
il will not he upheld by the Supreme Court The
California law has always been liberal toward
women and children 10 whom men failed TO give
their proper legal status butthe attempt 10 place
a natural child on the same footing a legitimate
child because the father had provided for II for
Years was a failure in the JesSup case. Young
Jessup made ont far stronger than Florence
Blythe because there no question about his
paternity and his father had recognized him when
little boy. Yet the supreme Court overruled
the decision of the lower court giving him
fortune. and allowed it to 90 TO the brothers
of the dead man. The general opinion is that
q compromise will be made between the several
groups of heirs and Florence Blythe by whlca
the girl will get half the estate. and the rest VIII
he divided AMONG the Williams. Savage and Gypsy
heirs In this division the alleged widow VIII
be left out as she established no case. III, how
ever, Florence's guardians refuse to compromise,
they will certainly be overthrow, and VIII proD-
ably lose the millions that seem surely In their
gasp. 1t will be a good thing for San Francisco
when the case is ended. as the litigation has
covered with shanics, which would be mme'
diately improved were the title settled
Details of a great stoclyards scheme at Baden.
San Mateo County, came 10 light this week, when
il was discovered that Chicago syndicate, III
Gliding Armour, Morris, Swift, Her and Others,
had bought more than 5000 acres just over tho
line in San Mateo County, and proposed 10 eStao-
lish packng-houses and canning establishments, as
oil hou NJ
ing Of great industry on this coast, but the re-
moval of ButchcrtownT from its present place
at the head of Mission Creek With this nuisance
removed, South San Francisco ought 70 become
one of the best residence suburbs.
This week has seen the expiring struggle Of
Sarah Athea in the Sharon divorce case. An
attempt was made by her counsel 10 have the
notorious ease rcopeued. but he defeated at
nearly every point. He succeeded, however, IN
getting admitted five volumes Of testimony taken
n the first trial, as well as the Dear WIFE
letters and Others which are Sarah Altheas sole
dependence now that the marriage contract has
been declared n forgery. Then Sarah once more
rchearSed the story of her relations with Sharon,
but the testimony. it hinged upon the written
contract ruled ont. This was practically
knockout" So Sharons counsel asked for iuds-
ment for the defendant, with costs. Judge
Shatter Yesterday destroyed Sarahs last hope by
deciding that the ease could not he considered On
any other basis than that of the condemned mar
rage contract. There Is small prospect That an
| appeal will he taken
Central Americans here are much wrought up
over the failure Of the Panama steamer this week
to brine them any important mail from ,'uatemaa
! OF Salvador. General Blrrios. son of the late
President of Guatemala expected to get iull de-
tails of the progress of the revolution, hut not
single letter came. Others suffered IN the sanc
wav This Is the more noticeable. rs General
I'LL, ham ,a 10 no
write fully i'm regard to tie suuail'n. Inc III,
ference Is that the Guatemalan authorizes seHet
the mail and withheld all letters hearing Oh
politics Despite the cdlct against natives HdN-
ing Cuatemala four succeeded IN escaping from
the country 10y the steamer II the troup@ con-
tinucs long in Guatemala efforts VIII lie mace I'd
raise the price of coffee ON tins coast. sever,
Ill hths of the coffee used here comes from Centrai
America. and Guatemala produces nearly nan oil
this The men who are now IN the Ouatemaah
army should be at home on the plantations weeitlS
ONT coffee and if the war is not over speedily
This seasons crop will be a virtual failure. Sal
vador can stand tie war better, as her coffee
natures later.
TIA. yo.eritc Vale, this sumner offers TO tour
ISIS the greatest attractions for years 81 deep Is me
snow i'm the Sierra that many mountains are stll
covered twenty feet deep, and III ne cahots
thc snow is packed so hard that IT will not melt
his year. Never before was the snow known 10
De so deep at this season me result Is '. .Ic
all the streams are runninE hanK-tui!, ana we
waterfalls are S1pcrh N,i new 'i CduG + Rest
Which will reduce the d>tince by one-halt FROM
Clouds Rest the finest general view ot we H"tnn
can be- eancd though heretofore the Trip haS
been extremely difficult
Many cid miners who have chung for wears 10
tbcir interest in several mines along nc teath1r
River. near Oroyillc, were rewarded thlS NtcA
or tbcir confidence in their claims by receiving
naymcnt in coin from an English syndlcaiie'
which la, purchased the propcrtv end Is now dr,
vcopine it on large scale Several Miners VIII Mi
exceedingly poor and the sums th'Y received VIII VII
Sunnort them for life The plan Is 10 w3rh tic
riYer bed bv diyerting the water but mus lar
| this season the high water has pTeNen'eu w
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