New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15
BEYOND THE SIERRAS.
LOCAL SELF-GOvERNMENT-Tl INDUSTRY
HIGHBINDERS-TIIEATR
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San Francisco, Fen. l4-Ihe HehI 10 uepilNc
San Francisco Of local self-government was waged
Ietcelv this week in the Legislature. and resulted
in the defeat OF Governor Markham and his ad-
yisors. The question was whether the appoint
mont Of the Fire Commission Of san Francisco
sbould be turned over TO the Governor or remain
in the hands of the City government. The issue
was clear. and. although several members Of the
Republican State Central Committee chanponcd
tie scheme il met n crushing defeat. The Mayors
Of San Francisco and Los Angeles appeared at
Sacramento and made strong arguments, showing
that the appointment Of strictly local officials
should not he handed over TO State officer
Mayor Hazard made strong point by showing
that the public parks and even the free libraries
Of Los Angeles had been taken out OF the control
Of the local officers. ard were LOW managed by
State commissions, who had no strong interest
in their welfare The result OF the fight was
that tie Fire Commissioners % San Francisco VIII
he appointed 10y the supervisors this year, ana next
year they will be regularly elected. Ihis breaks
up the Democratic stronghold upon when h'SS
Buckley could always rely. for the RepuDlcah
politicians in the Fire Department were always
ready 10 trade. and always found II 70 t"er
interest 10 work in harmony with the " Boss
The ablcst Of the Fire Department politicians
Sam" Raincy. aspircd TO succeed Buckley, on'
this blow at his power knocked him out
Next week the first pig of tin will he turned
out from the Tcmcsca tin mine in san Bernardmo
County-the first fruit of the Mckinley bill in
California. As soon as the passage OIL the NC
Kinley bill was assured. work on the stamp mill
and smelling furnace was pushed. The ore Is
crushed in much the same way that gold quartz
is except that no quicksilver is needed to separate
the tin. The process of extraction is similar 10
that employed in Cornwall. except that here the
loss has been reduced 10 two pounds to ton'
while i'm Cornwall the loss is six pounds OF TN 70
n ton 1t is expected that the tin factory VIII
supply the demand of this coast, which has Deeh
growing rapidly owing 10 fruit canning
Police and detectives arc vainly securing me
State for desperate criminals who have made TINS
month memorable by their desperate deeds AZ
though more than a week has passed IN" SheIlHs
have failed 10 overhaul tho robbers VINO stopped
the Southern Pacific train III Tularc county, lr'i
tbe scene of a similar robbery two years ago Inc
robbery took place early in the evening" ana Pu'-
.nit was not begun I'LL daylight thus giving me
robbers ten hours start. This week latner
wife in the Napa Valley was murdered ana 'ei
husband was left for dead by two men WHO Id'i-
sacked the house, evidently expecting 10 ge' con-
siderable money Although pursuit was SP'eu''
the criminals have disappeared as though TIE
earth had swallowed them.
The Chez Eung Tong, the leading hlghpi"r'i
society in this city, declare thai 'he\ VIII
rin s,it AGAINST tho city as soon as the Ncw-\ear
festivities are eudcd TO recover damages lol 'h'
wreckinn Of their rooms hy the police lhe|
oseor, tta, they are a Chinese benevolent society,"
LEGALLY orrau2ed. The police say that the society
i The ,arcnt of all the ni2hbinder organizations
and that none of the members will dare 10 hIIhs
the matter into court Behind the police are the
Chinese Consular officials, who are &nNlous 10 SEE
all The highlander societies stamped on' IL 'IioH
are nests of dangerous CRIMINALS
d. +. wilkins. for many years superintendent
Of the Mana Inslnc Asylum, dici TINS WtrN Oh
;nNnrnza lie was the pioneer in ESTABLISHING
i1G,,naria. " herc vc1k natcnts may be separated
from noisy and violent cases he dlu NOR uitle
any other man to improve the insane aSyluIhS 9I
the State Three large asylums are now cioWueu'
,yLic two new asvlums are buidng-One IN Men
docino and the other IN san iFrhlrdlho. ing
number Of insane persons mas greatly Ih'i h,
i'm this State during the last ten wears pu'
large percentage is due TO new arrivals, who lose
their minds because they fail to gain the fortune
which they expected 10 acquire here with niue
work.
This has been lively week at the theatres:
Gillettes comedy All the Comforts Of Home
has crowded the Baldwin, and StahIs The sea
King has been equally successful at NE All.
fornia. The Hess Opera Company emerged ~
n weeks eclipse. and made hit with R'hert
the Devil" Two rival companies presented The
Clemcncoau Case" The one in which Sybil John
stone displays her figure languishrs AT the Grand
Opera House while the other. in which Nadage
Dorcc anpcarS is dramatic curiosity, such as has
been seldom seen in this city.
Los Angeles next month will open the finest
citrus fair ever had in California. The southern
counties arc on their mcttlc because of the sue
cess of the Northern California Citrus Fair AZ
Orovillc last month Twcnty-scvcn classes Of
premiums will bc offered. and 500 will be given
10 the county making the best Snow. The fair
will be wei worth the attention Of all Eastern
tourists as il will group in one buidinc all the
somi-tropical products of the five southern cOnn-
ties.
Reports from Victoria show that next spring
will see great development of prospecting all
alone the Alaskan coast. The Indians have re-
Gently brought in stories Of rich ore deposits
ONLY fcw miles back from the coast, end parties
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