New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA
THE GILLIAN TROUBLE-A COSTLY ERkoh-
BEET SUGAR-POLlTICAL.
BY YrLEGaAPH TO THE TUBUsE..

,-rLEGgAPH TO THE
San Francisco Jan 30.-The CHILEAN Crisis mas
monopolized interest here and all news In regard
TO the situation has been dcvoured eagerly, Iroo-
.hv N, other city in the country would nave
prodted 81 much by war san Francisco, ana
for this reason there was large elenicnl mere
that hoped for the chance of cohIilct wiz"
people who gave Californians so much trouoe III
The pioneer days. The course OF IresluehV ii"I
rson has been approved by the great MAJORITY
Of the newspapers irrespective OF politcS' "Uo d
few Democratic Journals which several DAYS ago
were loudest in the clamor for war are no" ,rSihs
90 demonstrate that the quarrel with chill WAS
foInented to aid the Administration. lms e"i-
torial flop was too sudden carry CONVECTION ana
.imnv resulted in making the authors Of 1t ridlcu-
lous. Meanwhile the war scare has led 10 ac'lVe
work on the harbor detences, whlcA nave peen
so grossly neglected for years.
It came ont this week that the city VIII nave
TO pay several millions for a pumping system 10
carry off the sewage below Mont Somery ST., anu
all because the grade changed IN 1924 I"
save the costliest building in the city from penH
cIeven feet below The street level. gravity
Grade was recommended then which would haNo
taken all the sewage into tie bay WITHOUT aiu
fetal aid This was defeated because the graue
was eleven feet above the leVei oil thc nc" "'N''
Fargo d Company's building at the nor,nmes'
corner Of California and Montgomery Sts Inns
structure was built of granite brought from Chiha
and was the handsomest in the city, 50 10 aVoi"
running il the level of the whole lower part oi wv
city was left from ten 10 twenty-five lee' pelow
rts proper grade. Now taxpayers will have 10
endure the burden of this costly error
REPRESENTATIVES of six beet-suSar factories mel
here this week and formed association 70 deVelop
The industry Three were Californian ana uhree
Eastern factories. Henry +. ONnard, of Nebraska
WAS chosen president This year there is sure TO
he another beet sugar factory established III Oal
ifornia, as all three are now paying we'll
One of the humorous features of the week is the
organization of club in Los Angeles TO Doom
Hill for the Presidency. The leaders nalNely say
they desire 20 disseminate fccllrA throughout
the country in behalf of Hill as Il cahdldae
also. it will endeavor to have the delegates from
Southern California pledged to Hill This eA-
ccssvely premature move has caused much hilarlty
among the politicians, who predict a lively shindy
in tie southern counties the matter. 10
foist the unspcaEable Hi on the Democrats Is
not lust the right way TO heal the faction hgh'S
that have hurt the party i'll Southern California.
The Iong January drouth has been broken by
southeaster of unusual force Ii brought ram 10
all parts Of the State and did incalculapc good ana
helped To make proper conditions Tor irui'-tee
planting The acreage in grain Is large ana 'Nis
rain will do much TO assure good crop. ALONG
the coast and in the southern counties the leed
was nearly ruined by dry weather and cattle were
diving by hundreds, but this rain VIII now save
the herds
Duncan Bankhead a Scotchmaa, who Is The
largest wnemakcr Of Cctte, France. Is mere no"
making arrangements TO ship large quantity vi
California wine to France for blending with tie
light French wines. Last year hc shipped
10000 gallons and this year he hoped 10 sehd
far more. bat the Tarin bill recently passed by
tie French Government will ruin the business
unless it can be suspended or abolished lhls
tariff raises the import duty California wine
from 4 cents gallon 10 nearly IA cents Under
the idea of encouraging the home production Vi
wine but all exporters declare that France cannot
produce Onc-quarter OF the Wine heeucu loi ooi-
sumption ana export.
William j. Kohler. an ambitious tragedian who
organized the w f. Sheridan Company ard ana
well in Australia, came to grlet mere thls Wech i
"morgue the Grand Opera House, and endeav
orcd TO fill the house by cnsting the ana OF the
trades unions. The scheme was disastrous, ana
the theatre closed after one nights performance
One of the most interesting colonization projects
ever started in California * that of Henry A,
Herbert, of MuckrOss, Ireland, for setting 4oo
Irish families in lnyo County. Herbert has
bought !, GEO acres in Owens Lake Valley. be-
tween the Serras and the Nevada State line.
This land is rich is watcred by canal, and ~
we'll adapted to fruit Lumber is dear, SO the
cooniss will he provided with paper houses
which are proof against storm and earthquake.
Arrangements have been completed to light
thc Stow Mine at FOrbcstOwn, in Butte County,
with electricity. The dynamo will be run by the
water power that propels the machinery OF the
mine in California 10 have this Improvement
Incandescent lamps will take the place of the
candles used by the miners in the drifts ana
runnels