New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO IN SYMMETRICAL ESTATE
BEET SUGAR-HAWAU.

III IEIt1hhI ~ lHE
San Francisco, July 1.-The midsummer dui-
ness that follows the Fourth Of July has setueu
upon San Francisco Every one is out of town who
lays any claim TO being fashionable and all retail
business fees the effect. This city, which for
mcrly never took breathing spell, even in summer
is now assuming the Eastern custom, and Vaca-
tion in June and July is becoming recognized
feature of the city life. San Franciseans so either
TO the seashore in the south, where the air ana
water are much warmer than here, or 10 the noun.
tains, where the heat is grateful. Inc climate OF
San Francisco is the greatest in the world lor coll
tinuous work One may labor here the year
around without feeling any i'll effects; and IL is ths
quality Of the atmosphere that breaks down 50
many men. They are never conscious tna' thes
have overworked themselves until the system col
lapscs and recovery is tedious OF hopeless.
The assessor reports the increase of property
values for the year as Sl0,50O,OOO. Inc greatest
progress is shown in the Western Addition when Is
growing rapidly, and the next greatest is the sec
linn between Larkin and Market sts. and the bay,
where a large number of vacant nity-vara lots
have been improved The feature OF the down
town improvements is the number of large Office
buildings now in the course of construction, while
In ne resident district east of LarIin-st. nearly
everything is flats. either double or triple, hand
somely buit and renting for $50 or more month
There is boom also in large private ho'els III
Suffer- Pine and other streets that are convenient
10 several lines Of cable cars. Some OF these hc"
hotels are deliberately decorated the finest Dells
Tho Colonial at Pine and JoneS-sts. e j. Bald
win has had plans prepared for ten-story Orlcn
and stone addition TO the Baldwin Hotel III VIII
OCCUPY the site of the present Arcade House anu
will be in the general style OF the hlcheheu III
Cbicaro The assessors report also shows a
Az pIIfa N
cisco during the last year. 1t gives the total mum
Der of hands employed as 39,765, and the value OF
manufactured products rs Sl04 $4,000. The In
crease in the number of hands employed over tu0
previous year is IL 1928; and the increase III uie
value of the products nearly $27,0OO,0Oo'
There was unveiled this week in Golden Gate
Parl, Douglas Tilden" IS statue of The bal
Tbrowern 1t occupies place on the lawn mag
onallv opposite the Garfield statue IL Is Vi
bronze. six feet high. The statue Is NOTEWORTHY
because it was modelled by deaf and dunno SOUP
tor Young Tlden won entrance TO the raIlS 'odIo"
with this figure and his second WORK. Inc
Tired Boxer" received honorable mention Ill Vie
recent salon-the highest honor yet pald 10 all
American sculptor in France
The vigilance of the customs officers has Deeh
so great that only small amount OF opium mas
been smuggled into this port recently Inc ieSol'
is that more than 100000 worth Oh imported
opium has been withdrawn from the Donded ware
house The police and revenue officers nave also
broken I'D the domestic manufacture OF opium LII
Chinatown, but there is no question that large
amount is made by the Chinese in illicit factories
throughout the State
Governor Frederick F. Low is in such poor
health that the Anglo-California Bank has al EsV
consented to his resignation as manager, ai'er
seventeen wears of continuous service Ills Piace
is filed by P. n. Lilientha who has been con-
nected with the bank for many years, ana VINO
received his training with j. 81 W. Sehgman' oil
New-York
The frs dividend paid by Consolidated Virginia
since April Of last year was declared yesterday IL
is half-dollar The mine has produced this year
nearly S15OO,OOO in bullion, and in June the
yield was $4,000. Despite the dividend, me
stack declined and closed weak at 90 ~ Ire
whole CoIlstock mining market is denor1hTZeu, anu
after the recent collapse of Consohdated virginia
IL will REQUIRE some good showing OF ore TO engl
neer another boom.
This week has seen the first importation of Ger
man beet sugar by large chocolate makers Of this
city. 1hey rebelled against the high prices chargeu
bv Spreckrls and Others for sugar, and tried TINS
importation. They find that by steamer from
hamburg they can lay down beet sugar here al
ga cents per pound, and by sailing vessels tney
will reduce this price TO IL cents. AS the low
est price of domestic sugar is l-2 cents, there Is
q large margin of profit.
Several prominent residents of Hawaii have ar
rived here this week. They report that sugar
producing in the Sandwich Islands is doomed, under
the conditions of the Mckinley BILL and that rice
and coffee will take the place of sugarcane.
Everything is quiet the islands, despite the sen
sational reports Of threatened uprising Inc
Hawaiians are pleased with their new queen, be-
cause She shows fondness for native officials, and
does not believe in surrounding herself with
small clique of foreigners but she Is TOO shrewd
to make any move toward suppanting the foreign
Cabinet officers with Hawaiians until the latter
show that they have greater aptitude for public
affairs than they now manifest.