New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CENSUS ERRORS-A LAWYERS SUIT
PARSIMONIOUS COMPANIES
TuFATPICAJ
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San Francisco April 1.-THE recent census
bulletin on truck farming, prepared by j. H. Hale
under the direction of Mortimer Whitehead. con-
tairs so many fragrant errors in regard TO California
, that it has caused as much criticism among ex-
perts as the census bulletin issued short hme
ago on California viticulture. Although II Is
notorious that California vegetables are sent East
by the carload especially during the winter, YET
this census expert declares that there are only llo
acres in asparagus in the State. 200 IN tonauoes'
JIG in celery, and none in string beans, cucumoers
spinach or eggplant 1t is an actual fact that
Santa Clara County alone has more acres III
asparagus than are given here; while all the other
vegetables named are grown extensively for East
ern shipment Take eggplant, for instance; IL
has been found we'll adapted for shipment, ana IL
goes East by the carload. These experts 1ouhu
only 500 acres of Irish potatoes and 100 OF sweet
potatoes, although pOtato-growlng IN oou.hern
California is more profitable than orange cutiva-
ton. as two crops can be grown in a season
One Los Angeles man has GAO acres in potatoes lot
Eastern shipment: more than the whole State is
credited With. In the viticultural bulletin the
same old figures of acreage which have been USED
for seven years appear again. Fresno County is
credited with not quite 10000 acres IN vines,
whereas careful local census made by the leading
newspaper of the county, with the names OF every
vineyardist, showed over $4,000 acres in wine ana
raisin grapes.
The most interesting case in the courts this
week was the suit of the lawyer Fisher Ames,
against Mrs. Mabel Treadwell, widow of a million
aire. He sued for S3O 900 for legal services in
settling her estate, and she brought in cross
complaint that this amount had been paid to him
TO settle certain claims but he had appropriated II
TO his own use. One of the singular features OF
the case was that the defendant swore she drew
$50 900 in coin, carried it to safe deposit COM
pany and had it placed in Ames's box Ames's
counsel introduced his box in evidence and nled
il with $50 gold pieces but it held only S2l,O
poured in loose and $4,000 when the COINS were
stacked 1t was shown that Mrs. IreadweH had
changed her lawyer ten times In as many years
and that several of her creditors had much trouoe
TO get their money. She made an eXcelient VIII
ness and evidently enjoyed the trial, Tor she wore
n new bonnet or hat every day. The Jurys YER
dict was that she pay $4,000 to Ames. She Will
appeal to the Supreme Court
Through the parsmOny of tie caole-car COM
panies the music at Golden Gate Park on SATURDAY
and Sunday has been stopped Three companies
that carried thousands of passengers on these
DAYS to the park had been paying $50 per con-
cert There was a quarrel over the percentage
which each road should pay and the result was
failure TO engage the band. The loss OF the
music is keenly felt, but the Park Commissioners
have no funds to pay the band The caDle-roao
companies have secured valuable concessions rom
the CITY near the park, for which they OugnC 10
have paid handsome sum. Their FRANCHISES
from the city also are OF great value Set noo
one of these franchises provides for running Trains
after l . 80 at night, and the result is ing
CITY which furnishes conveyance by car pc
tween midnight and . 80 O'Clock IN the morning
A heavy rain came this week, just in time ma
e ceTy Show o that the f and grain yield will
be heavier than for many years unless the north
wind should prevail next month. All business 10
good, and tourists continue 10 HOOK mere Hoin
the East by thousands
%, The Protestant clergymen of this city have
a determined to take census Of the city, ana
ascertain if possible. why it is that despite the
great increase of population, fewer people aWeho
church here now than twenty years ago. ms
falling off in church attendance and IN interest,"
in religious matters has aroused the preachers;
and the result will be a stimulus TO church ana
charitable work and more cordial union among
the different denominations In common warfare
against the growing disregard of Sunday obserV-
Reuben H. Lloyd, one Of the leaders of the
San Francisco par Is ISV nt vii not no able to
resume work for some time. 1heTe mas oeen
much sickness in the city, mainly diphtherla, due
10 the bad condition of the sewers.
The theatres have been dull this week, the chleI
attraction being the performance of GlrGie,
Giroaan at the Grand Opera House by society
amateurs. They scored big hit, and this has
encouraged them TO repeat the opera, which is is, a
doubtful experiment. At Baldwin's Theatre " The
County Fair" has drawn good houses and at Uhe
Bneh Street Theatre Billy" Emerson the old
time minstrel and favorite, has proved his ability
to attract
Brave Love-" little poem which James
Whitcomb Riley recently said was his favorite
hut whose author he did not know, has been denti-
fled by an Oregon woman the work of Mary
Kyle Dallas who recently died. The poem, with
her name attached was found in an old scrap
book made more than twenty years ago.