New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DYcSAMTTERS-CHINA Mill
LER'S SON-ORANGES AND OLIVES.

fsY TELEGRAPu TO TRmUSE1
San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Great interest was taken
here in the details Of the attempt to blow up Rus-
sen Ease for San Francisco has had more than her
fair share of dynamite cranSs. The crank VINO
went to the Grand Opera House with bomb that
he intended to throw at Patti was dangerous
man, whose nervousness alone prevented great
disaster. Had the bomb which he lighted gone OH
on the stage panic would surely have followed
and there would have been great loss of LIFE Inc
police here have been severe in their treatment OF
dynamite cranks, and the only dangerous COLI
spiracy in recent years was broken up in time 10
prevent less of life and property. From pictures
Of the dynamiter's head, il is thought ne may DC
one of the Kaweah Colony leaders, who recently
disappeared from Tuare County.
The actor NJ " B. Curtis. better known as
"Sam'l Of Posen" attempted this week to secure
his release from Jail on habeas corpus, pending MS
trial for the murder of Policeman Grant last sep
TENDER The plea was made that the evidence on
which Curtis was held was peri ured and that the
notice had formed conspiracy TO convict nun.
The Chief Justice held that new evidence must be
strong to Justify bail, and he refused TO grant tae
application. Curtis has sold his property ID
berkeley for S125, O0O and is spending money Law.
isbly to secure his freedom. With the evidence
against him, an unprejudiced jury is certain to
send him to San Quentin for long term OF years.
Next week work will be begun on new police
station in Chinatown. The plan is to have large
number Of officers report on and OF at tlS staIoh
in order to bring them into the Chinese quarter III
case Of any sudden CALL and also to make moral
impression on the Hghbinders, who have recently
been waging deadly feuds in defiance of the ponce.
The Chinese Consul has offered to pay the rent Oh
the station for six months. lie Is aiding Nhei
Crowley in the latters forts to cope with the fg
binders. who of late have openly deiied both the
Consul and the city authorities. Although SIN
murders have occurred in Chinatown within as
many weeks, proof that will convict has been Cd
tanned against only one OF the criminals. ms Is
because the Highbinders have agreed not to FURNISH
any evidence to the police against their nvals, out
to settle their feuds with the pistol. Inc consul
will also pay SIS for every Chinese arrested 1or
carrying concealed weapons.
A thorough exposure has been made this week
of a new swinde of Walter j. Raymond, real
estate dealer at Dayton Ohio, who advertised Cali
fornia fruit land Oh reasonable terms. lie has
cheated many Eastern people by selling them land
on the Mojave and Colorado deserts for so per acre
This land is not worth rs cents acre, as no water
can be brought on it, Recently he has begun 10
advertise fruit lands in Santa Barbara county.
Inquiry has shown that these lands are IN the most
rugged part OF the Santa Irez mountains, ana are
so poor that the Government refused TO survey
Them: vet RAYMOND hes sold many acres for 500
IN acre.
The story told by Joaquin Millers young son.
who was recently arrested in Northern California
for stage robbery, has attracted much at'entloh
here. 1t is the story Of an ambitious Lao, weary
Of the drudgery OF teamwork, who appealed to his
father for aid. The father employed him at digging
out stumps, but when lie work done refusei
20 Day the agreed price. The boy took horse.
rode away and became wanderer through this
State and Oregon. Hunger drove him 70 house
breaking In Portland ana he served part OF Two
years sentence in a penitentiary. His robbery vi
the stage was mere 6oyish freak. The young
fellow seems to be weak-willed, and not criminal:
and an effort viii probably he made TO save hun
from prison.
The auction sale this week of paintings by
Charles Roo Peters, a young California artist,
realized more than $4,000 This is bad market
for anything except well-Known foreign and Amer
lean artists, so that the result was regarded as
success.
Heavy rains throughout the northern and cen
tral counties lave SET poughs going i'll earnest.
while the SNOW in the mountains shows that the
fears of the drying up OF feed were unfoanded'
large meeting of Sacramento Valley farmers
was held this week to devise means of opposing the
Threatened resumption Of hydraulic mining lie
large mining com panes. which have millions in
vested In costly machinery propose to appeal TO
Congress for relief They will show that the CRU
sade ten years ago that resulted in the present
State law prohibiting hydraulic mining was I'M
Just, and that the law should be repealed or
modified.
The orange growers OF Riverside have formed
organization for marketing their crop on the co,
operative plan. The experiment will be watched
with interest and should it succeed other colonies
will be sure 10 adopt tie same scheme. The olive
crop in Southern California is exceedingly large this
year and prices good. III the Pomona Valley
thousands OF young olive trees came into bearing
for the first time. The income from bearing olive
groves is estimated at from $500 to $500 per acre.
Olive oil mills have Just been built in Pomona and
large acreage will be planted to olives this win
ter. One good feature OF the olive is that the
older are the trees the larger is the yield.