New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA
HEAVY RAINFALL-TRANSPAC LINERS
SAVINGS BANKS STATISTICS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE-l

my TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUSEl
San Francisco March 21.-This week oDened
hinder gloomy skies. with of tie heaviest
rains of the season. 1t extended over the greater
mart of the State. and swelled the total rainfall
In many places to forty inches. against fourteen
inches last year. Three days of rain had de-
pressing effect on all business. they came Just
when the hopes Of a good season were restored
The sun appeared on Wednesday, however, the
north wind dried the ground. and in country as
we'll as city one would scarcely know that
heavy rain had fallen.
Real estate is lively here the sale of the OUTSIDE
block south of Golden Gate faTK rca'i"he
$3.50 Although these lots are drifting san"
dunes. with streets opened. corners iac!h2 NV
mark brought 81 400 and inside lots $500. rive
wears ago whole block could DC Dougho ioi
what one corner lot fetches now
The struggle between the foundrymcn and the
Noulders' Union is growing III bitterness i"c
manufacturers imported forty-two men from
tie East. but the majority proved 70 DE "orth-
less as all but six deserted to the ranks Oh 'he
strikers Two carloads of Eastern moulders are
said to he on their way here. The loss from the
strike is heavy. a large amount 81 WORK ior-
snerlv done here for buildings has been ordered
krom the East. Eleven hundred moulders and
bther workmen dependent on them are now idle
The Board of Supervisors Of San Francisco is
sort,o,,ed bv nine men. who are henchmen OF
the Democratic Boss Buckley, and vote for every
rorrnpt scheme which he devises. They have
xust tried TO put through two schemes with
hconev in them for the L" Boss One is the pnr
nhase of Schag Rock in the harbor for pest
house for 81 5000. and the other the sale OF the
bid S.cond-st bridge for $500 Schag Rock is
In island in the harbor that is wholly unsuued
Tor the purpose Of lazarctto and has proDaDy
been bought by Buckey's adherents for one-hfth
HE price demanded. The old bridge. on the
Uther hand. contains material worth $4,000
Both devices failed because Of exposures made oy
The press.
The establishment of direct steamship line
tStween Portland and Yokohama and Hong Kong
10 connect with the Union Pacific Railroad has
excited much interest here. as it means iierce
competition with the two California INES running
In Oriental ports. 1t is expected that tie new
1pe which will have three steamers subsidized ny
the Japancse Government. will cut rates on nour'
The chief export to China. Rates are low nov"
rs the steamers carry flour for btllast ana Ihe
Result of a reduction would he 10 Glut the CnlheSe
h,rket There will he lively scramble for the
new crop of tea. the shipment or when De|lns ~
Nay, and the rivalry for the business may ca"
M Willard 10 put on line OF steamers from -"
roma TO connect WIN tlc .NOl'ici" i"N-''N
road. which has been discussed for some months
II was recently decided TO pave three blocks OF
Kearncy-st with bitEmnous pavement, lalu upon
a firm bed of concrete The asphalt comes rom
Santa Cruz. whcc large beds of bltuminous rock
hive been found. The specifications are elaoo
rate but the contractors boldly violated lhem'
Although the street INSPECTOR supposed to be
kvstcbrr the work Exposure OF the fraud re-
united in honest paving. When finished TINS
hovc,nent will furnish a good test of the endur-
Arce of asphatum If it resis's heavy frame,
fhere is no doubt that Market-st VIII lie paved
In the same way
TIE death OF Judge Hager this week removed
n man who has been prominent IN poi'icI iilo
sicce California became stare. and VINO HAS
been equally conspicuous in his ehoT's 10Y pu'"o
education In the United States Senate nc was
among the pioneers in advocating fes'ilc'io "a
Chinese INN grafton. lie was hated pS 'ne Den-
ocrat;c party managers because he would NOT
sn,or+ had mon or measures. For twenty years
he was Regent Of the University of Caiilorm"
aud did much 10 aid that institution
An a,temp, is being made to propagate Chinese
.vau in Celilcrnia. and 900 have been sem q
20 ar@c ranches in the great valleys ne plu l'
rcenilc Fn.lish snipe or the Arerican nie"u'"
lark in size and coloi.
The subject Of checking lcprosy ana hoh,nn7
ft.e victims 81 1lc lOtlHSpJi. in,
n,ncb discussion here The Health B.rd re III
favor OF an island not far rom tie ci| Ivcrs
vbiic a rule hes been adopted 10 return an V f
scnt 10 San Francisco from the IleiluI VI ~. ~
o,Ier narts Of the coast. The rapid increase Oh
yh;tc ',cpers shows the spread OF the IncuI@"o
disease.
(s,efuJ statistics of the savings nahks 81 ,io
E,ate show that the movement OF money ~
tleir counters was the largest ever hno' 1 ,.i, ~
total deposits being nearly SC9,oooooo anl wi't
CraSals SOS 900 OCO. Ihn incie@s' o. Ucfo, -
nvar I@st wear was thirtcca millions. Inc Jus
rass done hy country banks last year Wa nioic
t.,on twice that cf tie year bclOrt ID, -
aDoun1 deposited in any Nc~-lork s,Vin.s ' on
last year WIS httle less fh9n - oo 30 49, a.
src German Bank, which receiver hc'I'S
GlA0 100000. and the san tIah,isc0o "a VI
i-n;cn whose deposits reached : 1,ID~'VVV' ~
emit sa,,incs banks now hold $0i goo, 600 OF the
nonnc,s money. and confidence in them Is slrplS
f.cpuse no failures or dcfalcatlons nave oco''I.l
for many years Interest on oIoiHuS N gposit
,ongcs from Az TO 4.95. and on tern GcPps PFC
tor 90 Z, 54O Dividends Of stockholders
ranre froln 30 per cent Paid ny ne l-9S sd,os
50 to G ncr cent paid by several local saN.nes
L"nts Four new banks nave filed IncoTpofat on
.o~nrs Of Sacramento. These are the hcFca,ni"
i,.,L n San Francisco capital SD'O,Ovv; VII
i~' rI;1i Comnanv Of Pctalunia capital 100000;
~. 80, c;,;zons, Rank of Ontario, and & c FelihrooK
I'M ~ Tcllbrook, San Diego County, each VIII
$4,000 coptal
Tho rcccption given 10 the kenda,s WIS as
$50 ac ANY actors could wish. The houses
have been large though = MISTAKE was iia.c III
feen;no an old play like The Iron'naster on al
the week.
NEWPORT'S PROSPECTS FOR $780,