New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CONVENTION TALK-KINDERGARTEN
CHINESE MOVEMENT.
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tpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TniBUSEl
San Francisco. Nov. 2I.-Those who fancy that
San Francisco is not in the fight for the Republi-
can National Convention may have painful
surprise before the contest is ended. While the
distance is against the city. the cost TO delegates
would be less than if the convention was held IN
many Eastern cities. O! accommodations here
there is no question this city Of big hotels anu
restaurants could entertain three or four con-
MENTIONS and not feel crowded The overland
trip in May is something which is long 10 oc
remembered, AMI politicians should not forget
that on the four DAYS railroad journey valuable
work may be dore IN pcrsuading waverins
delegates and in making acQuaintanceS
Mrs. Sarah b. Coopers twelfth annual report
CT the Golden Gate kindergarten Assoclauoh
shows that eight new ksndergartens were es-
tablished during the year The ASSOCIATION has
now thirty.two free schools with 1857 pnpils'
The chief incident of the year was the endowment
gift of s. co. 900 by Mrs Stanford for Kinder
garten in memory OF her son Leland. Tree
normal training class was established seven
thousand letters were written during the year III
reply to questions about mctho lie OF organization
and work. The good accomplished by San
Francisco knderpartens is incaculabe especially in
the tenement districts OF 5000 children taught in
these schools. not one has been in the police court,
though many come from families of criminals.
Mrs Cooper msl.cs al eloquent appeal for financial
aid. She shows that 81 900 year will support
q kindergarten of sixty pupils and 5000 one OF
thirty pupils.
Public Administrator Freese, who took out let
tiers on Mrs Hopkins Searles's estate before it
was known that she left a will, has applied for
fee of So 600 for his four days snecure. Judge
Cofey limited that the charges were excessive, and
il the LAWYERS who really did the work charged
in the same proportion, not much would re left
of the big estate. lie finally demanded written
statement of services before fixing fee
The marriage of Irwin c. Stump, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee, to Miss Eva
AulI sister of the warden of Folsom Prison, was an
occasion for giving many handsome presents by
prominent Californons Stump is manager of the
Haggin and Hearst estates. and is regarded rs one
of the ablest inancies on tie Coast 1t was largely
due to his executive ability that the Republicans
carried the State at the last election, and ne is
counted on to do equally good work next year.
Light showers fell this week from Shasta to
Kern County. The rainfall was from LILO to l-2
inch. and though not sufficient to start ploughing,
has done much good. At least two inches ale
needed to thoroughly wet the ground and make
it ready for ploughing. November has been I'M
usually dry, but no reports of any suffering for
lack of rain are received.
The yacht CaSca. in which Robert Louis Steven
son made his South Sea voyages, was sold this
week for $4,000. She will be used in Arctic
waters. The late Dr. Merritt. her owner, paid
$4,000 for the yacht, and her name will always
be associated with the vacation trips which the
hospitable doctor took with has friends
George KEENAN, arrived here yesterday, but pro
ceeded at once to San jose lie is 10 deliver lect-
rres here next week, and large sale shows the
deep interest taken in the subject of the Russian
exile system. Mr.. KEENAN, has not visited this
city since 1873, when lac left here to build ST.
berian telegraph line.
strong movement against the employment of
Chinese labor has been organized in Fresno Tulare
and Kern counties. In half dozen towns the
Chinese have been driven out; and in several
places. their houses were burned. These counties
are full of idle white men who can get no work
since the harvest is over.
San Jose has shipped East in six weeks
$4,000, 900 pounds OF freight three-ffths of which
was dried fruit, and 100000 pounds canned
fruit.
Twenty English cooniss, who bring cash
capital vi over 100000, have arrived near Los
Angeles and will develop fruit ranches
Six hundred and forty acres of the Chino Ranch,
Ohio syndicate at an average price of $500 an
acre. with water Many of the purchasers will
grow sugar-beets for the factory at Chino
Fresno is now the head Of a division on the
Southern Pacific Railroad, the transfer being made
from Tulare The railroad company will also
build hotel and establish an eating station
there Fresno is growing more rapidly than any
city in the State. mainly because Of the great de-
velopment of The raisin industry.
Most of the colOnsts at Kawcah are now living
acorns and alfalfa greens, not filling diet.
The days of this co-Opera tive. eX pertinent are num-
bered, as not even the assurance of its managers
can withstand the Government order withdrawing
the timber land which they claim.