New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
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San Francisco, April 5.-Warm sun and strong
winds have succeeded rain in San Francisco III
raincd here fifteen days last month, bringing the
seasons rainfall up 70 forty-thrce and onc-half
inches against an average in previous years OF
twenty inches At many places in the State the
rainfall has exceeded forty inches Reddlng,
Shasta, Niles and Los Gatos have sixty lnchcs,
while Colfax boasts siXty-nine inches. Santa
Cruz and Santa Rosa each received hity-two
inches The country is drying mp rapidly, but
q large amount Of the richest wheat land along
the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers VIII
have 10 lie fallow this year, as no crop can he
put in. The fruit crop this year promises to oc
unusually large and the greater part of 1t Will
probably he dried, as dried fruit has paid better
than canned.
The local papers this week have been comment
ing ON the resignation of Creed Raymond, chief
counsel for the Southern Pacific Company, a bit
of interesting railroad news that was tclesraphed
10 The Tribune March "a. The resignation VIII
be formally presented to the directors at their
meeting next week. II is possible that MI hay
mond may be induced TO withdraw his rcslSna-
ton, but in that case other changes will occur
Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, of the United States Cir
cult Court, and Harvey S. Brown. of the Southern
Pacifc's law department, are mentioned among
the probable successors to Mr. Raymond
suit which throws curious light upon the
methods Of well-known lawyer has been run
ming this wcel. in local court. 1t was the suit
of jerome q. Cox against ID. NJ. Dcmas. a lawyer
to compel Dclmas TO refund $4,000 which the lat
Ter secured BY purchasing for $500 claims
against Cox. Cox recovered Judgment for S"e,-
coo after twenty years litigation with Charles
Mclaughlin. OF this amount Dclmas, WHO acteH
rs Coxs attorney, retained $4,000. Cox adj
p,its an indebtedness of $4,000. but declares
that these claims for $4,000 were bought III his
interest and not, as Dclmas asserts, for spccula-
ton. Dclmas has won several large suits against
the Southern Pacific ana other corporations, and
in every case lie has secured the lions share OF
the booty.
The Safety Endowment Union, another OF the
fraudulent benevolent societies, went to pieces
this week 1t Was started two years ago, and
sos credalo;s dupes paid the So initiation fee and
regular dues The association promised to pay
life insurance.. siclbcncits and funeral expenses
So that with an ordinary mortality. it would soon
run behind. In two years $4,000 was collected
Then the payments TO the sick ceased. l. ne as
scssmcnt Dill could not be worked any longer
and the managers issued circular declaring NAV
the responsibility of the failure rested upon te
members. sac Labor Commissioner. IN his last
report, cautioned the public against these CndOW-
good.
The celebration of the iortcth anniversary Of
the admission Of California into the Union VIII
lie held in san Francisco III September. ana VIII
be the finest display ever made here: y large
plumber of visitors from, the East Will be invited
II is expected that 1900 men Will be III Tie
parade
The departure from Oakland of the preacher
who prophcsicd the destruction of that city ana
San Francisco April "A has done much to re-
store his disciples Perhaps a half-dozen have
sold their property and moved to other places,
while fifty more may remove oht % Town
temporarily, as the day of doom approaches MI,
Woodworth. who the cause OF all the trouble.
is now in Santa Rosa. This week she pc1ltloiHd
The Governor 10 order Tie removal OF the com
from the Sub-Trcasuly ir this city and the re-
icasc OF tho prisoners in the jail Oh ApIi "a, DuV
Mr. Waterman ignored her appeal
Work has been resumed on the Stanford NJ
versity at Pao Alto after foar months OF h,c-
ness The main reasons for t1c delay were 'hc
excessively wet weather and failure 70 secure
building material
A stream of Chinese is now pouring over the
Mexican border into California. These coolies
are brought from China, transferred ut San IRAN
cisco 10 the Ensenada steamer. and landed In
Lower California. ostcusihly 20 work IN the
mines They seldom remain more than lew
weeks. when they begin TO stragsle northward'