New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
FARClCAL REFORM-HORT1CULTUR E-hlulI-
BINDER GRIMES SMUGGLING.
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San Francisco Jan Off anything were needed
70 ado to the opera bouTc character Of the recent
Reform movement among small wing OF the
Democracy it was furnished by the mass-ineet-
ing held this week The attendance was hoO
large and the speakers, with few exceptions rep
resented only themselves. The chairman was
Young James Phelan, Bohemian club man ana
he son OF millionaire, who has political a'pira-
tons hut who is regarded a. dude by his party
The resolutions adopted denounced Official NehaiiN
and the "criminal interference Of the southern
Pacific Company in politics they wem ich
in rhetoric OF vituperation. but meant NIUE
Speeches were made By the Rev. DR.. Stcbbins VINO
assailed the newspapers and defended the JudidarF
and courts; and by the Rev Dr. Easton, VINO
denounced the judiciary and the police. In 'ac''
any nearer could take his choice Of opinions on
the corruption o: San Francisco without MONEY
and without price Other resolutions "'lc
ADOPTED requesting the Supc~ior Court judges 10
eject William + Wallace, the head and 'front.' vi
this so-cacd Reform" movement, IA pfesiuihe
Judge. The Superior Court judges met On 'hc
following day and promptly elected Judge lfou''
as presiding officer.
Warm rains have fallen nearly every DAY his
week, and reports from all parts OF inc interior
show that the grain and fruit land was never III
hetter CONDITION. The new acreage IN fruit thls
season will he larger than ever before Athoueh
some experts predict that the market VIII PC
glut.ed when all the young orchards come Hh'o
bearing those who have studied the saD!cc' KNOW
that the demand will always exceed the supply
of cnoicc fruit. California orchards VIII sooh
quit growing any Except the very finest varieties,
for in these is the most moncS for e.ticr canning
or dryine How 1iaicult IT is 10 set the hnest
varie;i,. Of frllt may he Judged FROM the en-
pericnce of Philadelphia fruit-canner VINO opeheu
81 place here, but found it almost I'M
possible to get tie variety OF peach 1T
wanted, although he offered double the
market price When horticulturists come to see
that there is more profit i'll ten acres OF cholce
fruit than in 90 acres of the common Varle'cS
one will hear no more Of ovcrstocking the lrnV
market.
The State Mining Convention TO be held in San
Francisco ON January 20 Will he an important
Gathering as it will be the first eIlort III zen
years 10 revive the important industry OF hIdrauic
mining Nearly every county IN the S'a'e VIII
hc rcprescntcd one OF the plans that VIII o'
urged is for the Government TO bnild three
experimental dams for impounding the debris rom
mines. She miners to refund the cost of the dam"
by a | 0 Der cent tax on cross receipts. Congress
man Gearys bill providing for Mining 'oh'-
mission which will issue licenses only To thosf
companies that have properly constructed WORKS.
and which will also determine when naNlSaoio
streayl is damaged by debris viii also ne COLI
sidercd Public sentiment has changed much III
recent years. and there IS disposition 10 give
The hydraulic miners show to WORK 'heu
properties provided this he done without INJURY
TO the farmer and the fruit grower
Two more Chinese Highhindcr murders have
h.en added this week 10 The blood-record
,.,o In both eases the victims were
$40, down in the Street almost within stone
throw Of the police yet when the officers reached
,hr acme tive murderer had escaped and none OF
IN. witnesses OF the crime would throw any light
ON H. Chief of Police Crowley made PROPOSE
,ion 70 the Chinese Consul to offer 81 600 reward
for testimony that would convict any OF these
Highlander nurderers, and also to guarantee the
safe return Of the informer TO China. The Con
sui however refused the proposition as he said IL
wou.d simply result in swearing away the lives
OF Innocent men by the llighbindcrs in order TO
sNcur the reward.
\ Willard made a hit in Judah" this week az
enc California Theatre. and despite stormy
weather hc has drawn crowded houses The
Carleton company in The Gondocrs7 did not
score a success at the Baldwin.
The news from Washington that Haskell and
Martin leaders in the swindling of the colon-;s AZ
Kawcah will he prosecuted for fraudn,'nt use of
mails WAS received here with salts lection. Has
kell who has recently posed ~ tie victim OF IN
trgues % the colOnists. has received over 5000
through the mails from Eastern dupeS who were
beguiled into contributing money by the false
pretences ~ Haskell. and Martin. Nearly all
tbe colpnists at Kaweah have been starved ont
and the net result of the community experiment
- dismal failure
The revelations Of the smuggling in horses OH
the Mexican border made by Special Agent Evans
will probably lead to an increasc in the customs
force in San DIEGO. A few men to patrol the
border near that city would bring into the Treas
ury " good many thousand dollars. every horse
smugglcd from Lower California means a loss OF
$40 20 Uncle Sam. Under the present system, the
Collector of San Diego is comparatively helpless
"a his movements are watched and every raid
on the snuggers is known hours before the Of
fcers reach the scene and all the horses are
driven over the Mexican line
The attempt to cloud the titles OF 300 settlers
on the Cienega Ranch. near Los Angeles. by
technical claim founded defect in the old
Spanish grant NAV lead TO trouble. AT Pomona
The claim is made trivial evidence and is
urged apparently by a lawyer TO get money for
his client, an old Spanish woman. Tho settlers
are determined TO resist and Ia force the lawyer
who has stirred up the trouble 70 lift the cloud
from their titles
The religious crank known US " Lewis the
Light WHO often arrested in New-Norl for
Disturbing congregations. has been adudgcd insane
end sent 10 Agncws asylum for chronic unatics.