New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
,rcursoN FyTENSION-SALTON LAKE |
THEATRICAL NOTES
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Gan Francisco, Aug 22.-The evidence increases
every week that the Atchison Rallroau VIII Soo"
y, canning into San Francisco Purchases have
-, r,adc in the interest Of the company at North
pcocb whore terminal facilities will be made ior
fro;obt business while the main passenger trafilc
I'm come in by way of San Mateo. An entrance
90 rho heart of the city has been gained By means
=, rho electric railroad from here to San Mateo'
This road is built TO the gauge of the Atchlson
nd can be easily transformed. The Atchlson
Con,onv has a Enc surveyed and much OF tne
roash4d already laid out from MoIave, wnefe IL
now oins the Southern Pacific, to Antioch, IN contra
Costa County. across the bay. The entrance oil
,;s ro,v overland road will give great stimulus 10
Ills city. which in the last few months has not
sbovn its usual activity and growth. KailrCau
competition cannot fail to help all trade
The influence of the Salton Lake in the Colorado
aossrt unon fine climate of Southern California Is
excitinr much attention here. The best authorizes
IN San Diego and San Bernsrdino declare that
heavy rains in the mountains and foothills are
caused directly by the enormous evaporation rom
this huge body of water, that now is Slxty hlhes
long by thirty wide. The water Is rising grau-
nallv been kept down by the great
evaporation. but tine immense inflow oil water
from the Indian Wells basin is expected 10 preaN
down the sand barrier that has kept the Gun wa
tcrs out of the desert. Should this sand oarrlei
be removed, then the waters OF the uuii "ouiN
have regular connection with Salton Lake as 1heS
had many years ago. Should TINS occur, .H'i.
is nothing 10 prevent the flooding OF the "oie Vi
the Salton basin. This would bring the "a'ci
70 within eight miles of San Gorsonla Pass anu
Palm Valley. With this vast inland lake riSihg
and falling with the tides of the Gulf the climate
Of the desert as well as of all Southern California
would bc Transformed As it is now, rains are
falling in. many parts of San Diego, where no
moisture was ever known before at thlS season'
II the lake shows no signs of drying up thIS
fall exnerts saw that it will then be permanent.
In that case some of the richest land in the world
will be open to settlement as all the country along
rho limo Of the stream that brings the water to
the lake may be irrigated, and to make the desert
h,osso,n as the rose will cease TO be figure OF
speech.
Denis Kearney. the ex-sand lot agitator' whose
home was burned on Tuesday, has peen posing "S
Marius among the ruins of Carthage every u"S
since. Kearney chiefly laments the loss OIL e''cl'
and newspaper clippings bearing on the aDor r:oNe-
ment in California of which he was the leader for
several years. His grief was greatest over 'he
burning of long editorial in The London Times
preparing q book of his career, and lie darby
biuted that the men who were afraid of exposures
he could make had conspred TO destroy his mate
rial.
When the Southern Pacific directors meet next
month il is expected that they will order large
number of Pullman cars in order TO he prepared
for heavy Worlds Fair travel. Passenger traihc
TO Chicago throughout 1898 will be enormous, and
tha Pacific
overtaXed.
The Conversational Club of this city gave re-
ception this week 10 President Jordan, OF stanford
University. Among the speakers were Mrs. Sarah
B. Cooper. founder of the kindergartens IN the
city: Acting President Kellogg of the State Uni
versitv: and General Armstrong, of the Hampton
School. Virginia President Jordan read paper
ON "The Churches and their Connection with
Education" Mr.. Jordan has made an excellent
impression by his earnestness and his sympathy
with all genuine educational efforts in California.
The Palmer Company has introduced one reform
here which ought TO be permanent. When Ala
bamas opened OF the Baldwin it was announced
that after the rise of the curtain no usher would
be permitted TO scat any until the first act
was ended The opening night saw the "hOlc
rear of the theatre lined with ate-comers VINO
were forced 10 stand. The salutary lesson was
needed, and after two nights every one was III
his seat promptly.
Dramatic critics here were unanimous in pro-
nouncing The Dazzler' the worst play presented
here in years. Kate Castleton had warm re-
ception and actually carried the show. The com
edian was sharply scored by the critics and guyed
by the audience as his style of humor was not
appreciated.
The movement to bring out Southern negroes
70 work in California orchards will probably fail
as previous enterprises Of the same KIND nave
failed The negro in California will not remain
on ranches because the large cities offer more re-
munerative work large number of coored
people were brought TO Fresno two years ago to
work in the vineyards, but obey would not stay.
The raisn crop in Fresno County is the largest
on record The growers made great efforts to
secure white labor offering 81 % per day for
rrone-piokers. with board and 81 70 without
board They failed 10 get any adequate supply
and were forced to hire Chinese, who have adj
vnnced the price fifty cents day over last year.
Fully 1000 Chinese are now engaged in the Fresno
vineyards.