New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION DISREGARD
FOR LAW CALIFORNIA; RESOURCES.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE.i

rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
San Francisco July 2O-Tte Republican State Con
yention at Sacramento this week brought out large
representation and the work done will help the party
tn the coming campaign. The platform is unusually
oIear-cut II declares fatly for the enforcement Of
the National policy which President Harrison ms
carried ont, and 1t pledges help 10 any movement
which will insure more railroads and lower rates OF mre
sd freghts. The Congressional nominations are OK
ceilcnt.
The lynching OF two sta e-robbers at Redding mas
called ont much comment throughout the State The
majority Of editors lay the blame OF this outDrst OF
lawlessness upon the defective criminal laws and tie
methods OF the supreme Court in still further hamper
ing those laws with foolish techncaltieS one OF 'he
victims Of this latest lynchng lad boosted That the
money which he stole and his political influence would
insure his escape from the clllows, ana the results
in similar justified him in this boast case Is
about TO be appealed 10 the United states supreme
Court which illustrates the deadly way in which the
letter OF the law interpreted here. Young man naneo
Bruggy, Of santa Rosa, killed companion IN drunken
brawl in n cowardly fashion lie was tried, convicted
and sentenced; but after repreve. his counsel now
claims that he shouh be set free, because the pro
visions Of recent act for holding all executions In
State Prison have not been carried out In his case lie
considers his prospects Of escape good II IS such
juggling with the law as this that enrases Caiorhahs
and leads TO mob violence. What IS needed here IS
a law that will give precedence TO adj murder cases
and win permit Of trial. conviction appeal and cx-
ecuton inside Of ninety DAYS. With such law there
would be no more lynchlng in California.
Swindling land agents and sensational newspapers
are respoC sibe for the 1sh OF many deluded people
into san Beito County b secure homes on forfeited
rajlroad land grant The land is poor and nearly oil
that IS good held by settlers who have prior claim
by long residence. Barred dry. billy Land IN Call
forna is about WORTHLESS sage brush desert and
II is this land on which the plausible agents have
located many cnderfoot
Reports were revived this week that Sarah Alth-a
Terry was much worse and that her death in the In
sane ASYLUM might be expected at any timo. The
asylum superintendent declares that her mental con-
dtion IS unchanged, but that physically she IS far
stronger than when she offered the place. Hope OF
recovery Of her mental faculties. however. has been
abandoned.
Mr. Letter. the millionaire OF Chicago Is here. lie
Is much struck with California. lie said This is
the greatest country | saw FOR enterpnsng In
dustrious and economical young men. You could draw
line along the Rocky Mountains and shut off all The
East and get along without IT, yOu have so many re-
sources. California has greater variety Of resources
than the country from and affords more OPP
porunltes for making fortunes than the country about
Chicago did thirty years ago.
Oakland Is making great efforts to secure the
establishment the bay Of the Fulton Iron
Works offers bonus OF $4,000, ana from
present indications the city will the works.
The Republican papers here have made good use oil
this incident to demonstrate the faacy OF the free
trade proposition that artificial stimulus should
be given to the iron industry
The system Of auctoning fruit has been great
success, II may judge from the complaints OF
commission men. The new method puts all buyers
on an equality and IS OF specol service to public
institutions which use large quantities OF fruit. The
fruit commission houses here largely responsible
for the poor and inadequate supply Of fruit In the
local market. and VIII mourn should the
auction system drive some Of them out OF business
The effort to close the dlsreputabe dives has been
defeated by a majority Of supervisors. The pro
posed law would have Insured the clearing out OF
mattresses who pedde beer and incidentally rob half
drunken men who are decoyed into these dead-fals
These places line kearneyst., almost 10 Markell
aud they abound In Grant-aye. No CITY IN 'his
great public thOrOughfares, and the defeat OF
measure 10 shut them up betrays the corruption OF
municipal politics in which the saloon keeper Is
omnpOtent.
Tho largest chimney on this coast and the fonrth
,arrtSt i'm The world is being built by the Edison
Electric Light and Power Company on Jesslest 1t
diameter will be twelve feet, the same a. the goat
chimney at FreiburS. II promises TO Oe iahdharh
IN the city.
demonstration that there has been no shrinkagc
I'm values OF good business property WAS furnished
this week by the sale OF lot on Batery-Si, between
Pine and California sts, - feet, 10 inches front by
137 IL feet Deep for $4,000. AS The wholesale
trade is moving toward MaIhetst TINS Is HodIueu
excellent price.