New-York tribune., 1892-08-14
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
WAR IN FREIGHT RATES-MR. TEVlS'S RE-
TIREMENT-INDIAN SCHOOLS-OIL.
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San francisco, Aug. 13.-The fight between
local merchants and the Southern Pacihc Com-
nanv over freight rates has reached war TO the
knife The heavy cut made on clipper snip
freiohts between here and New-York has been
met by the railroad, which has cut down nearly
one-half the rates on a dozen commodities that
are not perishable Included in this list are
wine. canned goods and beans of which the
yearly shipment is very heavy. The raiiroao
COMPANY has gone further. and is understood
10 be backing John Roscnfed one OF the iarges.
ship brokers here. in his fight against the local
association OF merchants behind the clipper rates
Rosenfcld has slashed rates TO New-iork ~
savagey that George w. McNear the gram
king has been forced TO load the big clipper
Shenandoah for Liverpool instead of New
York. as he first proposed. What the outcome
of the fight will be depends largely upon the
action Of the association next week Al 'he
present compact with the Pacific Mail Company
is not renewed, then there will be merry war MI
round, for the steamship company will be pouha
to make lively bid for freight.
This week has seen the retirement OF Ihoyu
Tcvis from the presidency Of wells, farso
& Co.'S Bank and Express Company, aner d
term of fifteen years When Mr. Jews loon
charge Of the company it had only hall million
s6.boo,ooO and in these wears has paid $o,oOo,Ooo
in dividends to stockholders There are lew
financial achievements in the country that Gun
parallel this.
The celebration of Admission Day this year oy
the Native Sons will take place at santa hosa'
which is one of the pretticst cities in the state
This celebration, which falls on September D.
is more generally observed each year as the ranks
Coz
is strictly non-partsan. and it has done much
n foster State pride and TO preserve relics OF
the Mexican period and Of pioneer days.
The Woman's Indian Association OF Calllorhia
will endeavor to have the Indians OF this coast
s.nd eyhihits 10 the Worlds Fair. Much good
work is being done in quiet way in educating
Indians ir this State and Arizona Miss Browneii,
~ Tucson. has Increased her class Of Pima In
dian children in four years from 30 10 loo.
She writes 1T pays to teach them, as they
do just as we'll white children Inc ia'es.
experiment. in California is the opening OF schooi
on the Hooper Reservation.
four-act drama entitled "Woman's Eyes by
Mrs w T.. Bancroft was brought out this week by
tho Jcffrevs Lewis Company at StOckwells Ihe-
atre Mrs Bancroft has written tales and sketches
but this is her first dramatic work The play Is
pronounced clever and well constructed, but tne
dialogue is too wordy The heroine is an sdven-
turess of a familiar type
Rumors of new candidate for the presidency
of the State University have been floating around
this week, II seems that several professors
have been in correspondence with Major POWELL
head of the Geological Bureau, and from this the
report arose that Powell was to take the vacant
place The head of the Regents declares that
Powell has not been discussed by them. lie
adds that the Regents propose TO proceed siow'y
in {, choice of president, which was an un-
nece " statement. as they have been on stlll
hunt for an eligible person for over two years.
The choice is now said toele between Professor
Moses, of the faculty, and Major Powell
The deaths in the Breedlove party of prospcctors
on the Colorado desert are now known to have DeeE
due to their carelessneSs in not engaging Ihuia'
ruidcs The elder Brccdlove was fairly familiar
with the country but he did not know the loca-
fion of many springs and water holes on the
cdge of the desert For this reason the party
perished mserably within two miles OF never
falling spring The superior instinct OF the ami
mails led them to the water and saved their ilves
we'll has been sunk at Garbervllle, Hum
holdt County, 10 a depth OF 1900 fect, ana thr
debris brought up is saturated with Oil
that the fluid can be squeezed out with the hand
The whole region gives many indications OF Oil
and paying flow from this deep well Is soon
expected.