New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
BEYOND THE SIERRAS.
THE COMING CELEBRATION OF CALIFOR-
MAS ADMISSION TO STATEHOOD
TIE NEW UNIVERSITY CLUB.
LEY rrfrGnArn ID TIE rRInrNE. !

San Francisco. July 2G.-Gpat preparations are
heinz made 10y California pioneers and her native
SONS IN celebrate the foricth anniversary OF TIE
admission of the State into the Union. The hoii-
day fall, on September ., ana IT VIII probably
witness the largest and most picturesque pil''e
ever seen in san Francisco The old pioneers
will lead the procession in body, ana various
societies from different parts of The state VIII
bring down a select assortment Of young rr'I-
civ bears 10 give local color {" the hcar-ide rev
olution in which many Of the men took part. Inc
stock of grizzlies Is limited however. as n takes
no small amount Of pluck aud skill 10 capture
the live terror Of the Scrras. - that m"i oi the
societies will lave TO De- content with other AMI
less savage bears and with eagles II Is curious
fact. showing tie change Of sentiment ~ forty
wears, that in tie first parade which commcino-
rated Cllforuias admission the Chine" living
here had prominent place. They tirncd
ont in fail force In their rich skcn costumes
and bearing a silkcn Aae on which was inscribed
The China boys Fancy Tie reception that
would now be given - select delegation OF
Mougolians 10y the old followers Of Denis kclr-
Hcy.
\ suit for $4,000 was begun Ills wccl, hy
Patrick Reyes. Frank shay ani others aS'tast
Ex-Governor Perkins, Mrs. kcanc and other
heavy stockholders in the Reyes Silver Minine
Company The plaintiffs assert that they were
victims Of the old game Of lrcczc-ont hy Nr.
Perkins and others. who tried 10 force them T.
drop their stock by lcyying needless assessments
and dcprcc,ting the price Of The BOMBS. Tie
suit is noteworthy. because of the promlnenc"
Of most Of the persons eusascd H. Il.
The decision Of Judge Sawyer reminding back
10 China fourteen Chinese caught IN AH/"nd,
while trying 10 cross the border The border from
Mclro.e. will probably pat IN end 10 attempts 70
slnusglc cooiic, through Mexico. Heretofore iAe
Chinese ctugl, on the border have claimed Mexico
as their place residence and. after hhcas corpus
proceedings have been returned there. This de-
csion not only cuts of this method oi escape frpui
return 10 China, but il prevents the thicse from
securing writs of haheas corpus after thcy have
been caught and rcmaudcd by the commissioner IL
Arizona.
The California Athletic Club proposes TO give
what il calls scientific sparrnS match o1r!y
next month The plan is to steer clear cf tAc
ordinance against prizc-Gehtng. but the prosl ecf
is that the moment the contest grows warm tie
police will step IN and stop it, Peter Jackson the
colorcd Australian "sluggcrT lett here to-day Tor
Sydney, and with him departed the last hope If
San Francisco sports OF seeing iisht between him
and Sullivan. \ dcspcrat" attempt will be- m1do
10 revive wrestling here. but the crowd, that have
grown used to the spectacle of knoclS-outs Will
not be satisfied with the tame and blOOdcss sport
of wrestling.
The attempt Of DR.. j. Milton Bowers 20 secure
81 900 life INSURANCE on his wife, whom hc was
convicted Of poisoning has led the Chosen Friends
to resist his clam on the ground that he killed ms
| wife 10 secure the Insurance and thus dctrdud the
| society. Bowers was r,cascd. IL will be- rcmc'n-
bcrcd because his w11's brother, n"niamn
Ilayon, left "A confession, bciow his suicide that
| lc himself poisoned his sister. Many believe
| Bowers forced this confession and had Haydn
| mystery.
Officers and directors have been chosen for The
! new University Club. which will admit men who
| have attended any college OF good standing Tor
two years. The initiation fee will be- 500 and
| vard was elected president: = V. Smith. of Yale,
yice-pTc,idcnt; Harold Wheeler of Harvard sccIe-
tary, and Frank J. Carolan, of Cornell treasurer.
| Eight laWaiians, who were induced to 90 10
| Salt Lake city thirteen years ago and become
| Mormons sailed to-day for home. AFTER long
| service on the Temple, they were recently dis
| return to Honolulu. They obtained from some
| Gentilcs enough money 10 reach san Francisco.
| where the Hawaiian Consul b0dght them tickets
| for home.
John H. austin, treasurer of Marion County,
who comes Of an excellent family, is a dciaultcr
for over $4,000. lie even robbed tie poor fund
Of 81 800. HIS dcfalcatlog was known sin months
| ago by several officials Of san Rafael, and their
| suppression Of the fact viii probably lead 10 "a
| thorough Ovcrhauling Of the county adninistrd-
ton.