New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
TOPICS IN CALIEORAIA
UTE AND THE TARIFF BILL-FILIBUSTFRING
-BEFT-SUGAR
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,Br TELEGRAPH To THE TkinCNH.l
San Francisco May 2l.-Calfornia wheat-grow-
ers are watching the Mckinley Tarin bill with
much interest. They are chiefly concerned IN the
article abolishing the duty raw ute. which is
now tribe over II per cent. Juc Is imported
from India for the manufacture Of grain-ba-s. and
the chief mill IS in san Quentin Prison. which
wcayes the Jutc into cloth and makes bags. turn
Ing out about 10000 daily. This week vessel
arrived with $4,000 worth OF ute. the duty on
which would bc SI.loo; but the prison directors
placed tie cargo In a bonded warehouse % await
the vote on the Mckinley bill Another big in
voice valued at $4,000 is now the way, on
which the State hopes 10 save $500 in duties
The crain-bags are sold by the prison directors
al trinc over cost. bat the high price Of jutc
makes the bags cost the farmer II cents each.
II the duty we're removed. rs the Mckinley bill
provides and duty Of cents per pound were
placed on int" grain-bazS or cloth imported. then
the price OF tie bags would be reduced below
cents while the immediate result would be the
starting Of three or four large lutc mills IN tins
city. 10 supply market that Is now Hooded
with bags from Calcutta and Dundee The Pioneer
Woollcn Mills, which have been shut down for
months will lie converted into jute mills II the
bill passes
The story Of tie latest hlibustering scheme 20
captur Lower California and then annex II 10
the United States las caused much talk here
but no one believes that onr McNcan nrlghpors
were in much danger. ms the leaders OF the PLOT
possessed no executive ability and were men oi
small Influence The Mexican Land and Colonial
ZION Company was probably dragged into the con
Spracy through some imprudcnt inferior official.
as II Is not thought probable here that any promi-
men. officer would risk the charter Of tie company
hy connection with 50 Ciackbraincd 4 scheme
San Francisco is the centre Of the plotting against
the Mexican Government. as Manuel tIclo, cN-
| consul here. is bitter enemy OF Dlaz lie mas
worked for several years 10 secure the canoelIlnG
of the concession ~ the International Company
NJ Enscnada, in order that he ana his clients
mi,ht. hbtain land which amounts 10 I,boae
.o0o 600 acres Facio. il is thought. Is the man
who promised money 70 the tlibustcrs Most OF
those nlbusters talk in mysterious strain. as
thonyh they had assurances Of help from the Adj
ministraiion: but thus far they have not pro-
drccd n scrap of evidence 20 show that They had
any recognition either from Government officials
or wealthy men
Tho trial of cN-ShcrN u IT. Arnold for kill
inc Samuel W Garncss has excited more interest
here than any murder trial for years. because oi
the sensational testimony developed. "arheNS was
q confidence operator and blackmailcr. who tried
,o bleed Arnold by circulating scanGalonS re-
norris about the L,ttcrs wife. tie made Arnold
hclicyc he was the httcrs friend, at the same time
that he was attacking the honor of NrnodS
family and he subsidized several corrupt news
manor men to secure the publication of infamous
circnlors which he also mailed 10
all the prominent residents of Consa. His
scheme was to get Arnold 20 pay $1,000
for sunprrssing the scandal, hut in this he failed
FINALLY Arnold obtained evidence that Gar
r..s was the author Of the malicious crcu-
! h,. ,yhcrcupon he came directly To this city ana
.bot the blackmailcr down The jury acquitted
Arnold after two hours delberation.
On the heels of this verdict came The acquit-
,,l If John f. Naughton, who shot Marcus VI.
| Herr Both were officers of the Guaranty I'm
| dowmcnt Association. They quarrrled over
mono, matters. and Naughton asserts that he
shot Herr is scf-dcfencc. As there were no eye
witnesses except one of Naughtons friends, the
| jury acquitted INN.
| Tho LARGEST real estate transaction in many
months took place this week. when property al
! Third and Market SITS. was sold by ID. o. Ml'iS'
r,prcscntng the heirs Of James Cunningham, TO
| William H. Hearst, proprietor oil Inc iNtiliilo,
! for S550.O00. IL is the intention oi tnc pun
! chaser 10 erect a large building tor his newspaper
on this conspicuous corner
Fullv 300 acres will be planted to SUGAR
hccts around Sp,cckc factory at Wa'sonvllic'
an increase of about 900 acres over LAST year
II is expected HAT tins planting Will keep 'he
factory running three months The German par%
Ventura Is now on the way this port with
81 90 OO0 worth of bcct-sugar machinery VI
| board for factory that will he dupnc'" ol
the one Mt WatsonNillc. The site for tle hrN
factory has not yet been decided upon, ana we
machinery will he stored until Congress S''I'S
the question of dnics on sugar.
Nearly $500 sealskins, seized in Erhrlng SEA
! last year, sold here this week by hl''1
! Statce Marshal Porter. Almost the cuilr' ip
,yns bought hy the North American Commerce.
Company. the new lessee of the seal NslllmS
grounds The total proceeds of the SAFE "cic
S2i,256, an average Of between 80 and Slo pct