New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE GOVERNORSHlP-R IOTOUS STRIKERS
TIE BIG TREES OF TULARE.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

San Francisco, Aug. 9.--Thc Republican State
Convention meets next Tuesday at Sacramento,
and the contest for the GovernOrship has become
warm. EX-Congrcssman Markham, who came up
from Los Angeles with great confidence, has found
Northern CalifOTnians lacking III enthusiasm. and
his boom has not grown MOTIOw's lieutenantS
are making good fight, but they have so bitterly
antagOnizcd Markham that there can be no union
Of the two forces and shrewd observers declare
that a third man, like General Chapman, OF Red
Bluff, stands a good show a compromise Candi-
date. Chipman was marshal of the District of
Columbia under Lincoln, mas good army record
and is an able man. To demonstrate that the
Southern Pacific Company has no hand in this
fight, Stephen I. Gay. their ablcst political man
agcr. has gone on a vacation trip to the Yosemite
The narrow escape from q dangerous riot in the
iron foundry district early this week has led the
police 10 do what they should have done at the
outSct-placC sufficient guard in the district TO
protect the non-union men vino are doing the work
OF strikers. The feeling Of the public is now
strongly against the strikers and this was shown
hv the prompt verdict Of the coroners jury acqult-
ting the young apprentice Rideout for shooting
Siebert, u union mOUlder, who attacked Inn III d
street car. Tie non-union men who were threat
ened obtained permission TO carry pistols, ana 'he
fact that lac was armed saved young Rldeout
from a DANGEROUS beating. Although it was no.
tOriOus that the assaults by union mOnldcrs leu
u this arping OF tie men who took their places,
President Valentine, OF the Mouldcrs' Union, as
cribed al the trouble to scabs," and declared
that the arming of these men, who were III peril
Of their lives was an outrage. Chief Crowley
Las large police force in the iron districts day
and night but there sure to he trouble when the
fifty mouldcrs imported from the Last arrive
here
Secretary Noble has settled the question in
regard TO the preservation of the big trees OF
Tulare County Governor Waterman sent all
urgent message calling his attention to the reports
that land in the Tuare and Kaweah districts, on
which were many tine trees was TO 0e tmoWh
open TO settlement. reply came that all these
trees had been reserved, aud no one had night 10
cut any of tlIis timber Yet Professor Gustav
I.iscn, of Fresno, the vineyardlst, declares that
he has Just passed through these districts, ana
saw traces Of recent cutting of trees over thirty
feet in diameter.
The actual transfer of the san Jacinto tin mines
in San Bernardino County TO an English syndicate
and the first payment made on the purchase mark
the beginning Of a new and important California
industry. Every year there Is greater demand
here for tin, because of the canning business.
In, East or Europe. In the San JaclntC mines
the tin ore is over eight times as rich as the Dtsl
ore in Cornwall, and the supply appears 10 DC
pracucally ineXhaustibe. When smelters are es-
Iabl:sed tin will be made at the mine In suihcehi
quantities TO supply the Pacific Coast demand ana
provide for large shipments 10 the last. Oolohei
r. " Robinson, a well-knoWn mining englleel'
is resident manager of the mines. lie WIZ eA-
lend 100000 in their immediate deVeIophlcH'
New-York pilgrims from Mecca Tempe OF tlle
Ancient Arabic Order OF the Mystic SHRINE nave
Lad an ENJOYABLE week here. They proD9oiy nIu
most of their fun at their Bulls lIeau oIedh
fast in the grove Of big trees at Santa cruz
Wine grapes have been seriously hurt by the
hot Weather which has prevailed throughout 'he
State On Senator Stsnfords great Vineyard az
VIVA. Tehoma County, One-quarter OF nie crop ~; 70
mined and the loss has been equally heavy III
Nameda County. Much damage also Is reported
in Nupa Sonoma and Fresno. WHAT mas AuIV
wine grapes has helped raisln grapes, ano "nc
rasin pack will be larger than ever oeiore
California fruit has been more generally 4 4
81 +Ie East this season than ever before rev
ncoulc have any idea Of the profit IN lTult-gi0w
mo an the rich lands Of the Sacramento ana san
Joaauin Valleys. Here are few figures, wen
1r'yit-rlnch five years old Apricot trees netIca
coil per acre peaches, $500 trchcn pIG Gas1
siy wears old $500 acre, ana ralslhs, 9Etp
m acre Ten acres in such fruit Is surely euOugh
for q comfortable living