New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CROP STATISTICS-POLITIC oi"
TRACTION ENGINE.
TRY TELEGRAPH TO 1nE THinrsK'J


Gan Francisco Dee l3--Nany dismal pf"ph''"'
h.vo bccr made about California crops ms year.
and official reports from an alleged eAP'' 81
Sacramento have horne out these co"Ni'IN
Uorco Il !. worth notice that figures. VINO" va"
rov. no rivcn IN round numbers sho" 'h"' az
croos cxccnt wine have been underes'inn''o"
p,edic,ions made in these dispatches III" '"'
forni, would have good crop N''I 'i' '
verified OF course exact figures cannot ~
until the railroad and steamship COMPANIES '"''
u,ado official returns of Shipments "'' '''c WV
avn, NAV he put down as fully 'f"'' l." l'N'
scason's amounting I" ?"O"o'VoV '"''"'''
,ccoints and shipments at san rI'''I'' -"
hcsn larger than last year. ana more HAS P''"
i,1 o-o into flour This is pretty GOOD SHOW
inc vbcn the experts declared that Inc i'ri"'''
,.o,Id he lucky if they secured nan crop
In truj, California las beaten A' "'o'">' VI
frcsh dried and canGcd fruits l""'V"' '"'S
t.,., hoo, sort overland by rail. and this enor-
nous amount does not include Wh'' N'"' ~
.xross ,s much of the fines, pcrishab'c FRUIT
was expressed. this probably ah"u''S ~
carloads The value of these overland tr"t-Snll
roo,ts &c ronohlv estimated at SI0.o0o.""'. 81
pruncs California snippcd I.ooo,ooo pourd' ana
or roisins 400oo.0oc pounds. four th"uS""'
carIoads of oranges viii he s"nt East tins WINTER
an increase Of 500 carloads over last season !.
is noteworthy that the first carload ShlP'l""' VI
oranccs this season went from Northern 'aIn"''"''
where five wears a2o il was declared th"' "'"'-''
could not he grown except IN @aIdcNN P'o''''"
nv hedges This initial shimncn; cane from ''"-
Vile Buttc County. ncw feature inns year
is the shipment Of early winter vceFl2hr' 10 '''
East the railroads having made a ta>oIa"e f"'f'
Especially in Los Angeles and DINER N""'"''"
counties This promises 20 I've Great lNu's''H'
Wine is the only product that shows any ne
cline from last wear his s,aS,n, crop will hc
1000. 600 gallons. decline OF !."'"'""" 4'''"N
from last years vintage. OF this amount senator
Stanford's great vineyard at VIVA, Tehama Comfy,
produced l.;j0.O0o gallons, most e. when VIII
he converted into brandy
There is strong probability that lie ''+'-
fornia delegation Will consist OF NE K"pup'I'''I>
in the next Congress. a. JGd.c Blanchard viii
contest the election in the l'd Dis'I''' where
Can,iuctti. Democrat received oulN about 700
maturity blanchard claims that bis name wa
nrinIcd on most of the Prohibition nctr's, a.
The Prohibition candidate Tor Congress Wfhir'W
in his favor: vet when thc> Sir2l@ht u. E',N
were counted tally WAS made FOR me c3I''"'
who was nominated hy the ProhiNtloni>tS. In
This way Blanchard lost over 80" v"'rS sIIh'rh'
30 have elected him 10y handsome manu-
Blanchard would be 0"dlt 10 the SAFE ~ 'H
arcss while Caminctti Is q ihI rae pom ,''h"
who would simply count on" ON tie Democratic
foll-cal
Worl, is going on rapidly on nr new coa>i G'-
fence ship Nonterer at the mon I.nu 3" D."n
and if the moI-plat"> army" promptly 'wI' )
mo do-bf Of her completion within c'uira" tlNr
The battery which Is being constructed M ne
Preside tor te>tine hc'r or 'n'n'' ana I''
practice is nearly completed. under ~" Sul"f-
vision Of Lieutenant Hamilton. The battery con
si>tS of four ciaht-inch converted mn1I'"-'"'dln3
rifles. which aye the hes firing Guns 50 lar
Issued to the scTVIc"