New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-06
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CAPITAL AND LABOR-VANDALlSM IN
YOSEMITE vALLEY-THE CITRUS FAIR
rnY TAI roRAru 70 THE Tribune!

San Francisco March 5.-Ihe at1tnoe Oh '*n-
ployers and worknen in this city Is not encourag-
ing to the development of manufactures asd the
growth Of San Francisco. Ever since the Dls
iron nonlders' strike, which was CAUSED oy q"
ottemnt arbitrarily 10 limit the amount of a days
work, all employers have been FESTIVE uhoer 'ne
exactious of the labor unions When the iron found
rrs won there was q movement among other large
EMPLOYERS to free themselves from the domination
of the unions The chief cause OF this movement
il the boycott that has been applied here relent-
lesslv IL has induced all those manufacturers
"a champion the cause OF one proscrlbed hrn, ana
il has led to united action on the part OF the
brewers. whs have announced that hereafter they
will hire any man obey see hit. These quarfeis
between capital and labor have dilFeh he'erai
large manufacturers out of business Tbey cN'seo
f. 5. Chadbourne, furniture-maker, 70 rette' an"
this week they led TO the closing up OF Lyns, Lap
petit Il Co., harnesSnakes
The letter which Governor Markham wrote 70
Washington. declaring that charges OF vandalism
IN the Yosemite were baseess, is laughed at here,
ne IT, shows plain marks OF the handiwork OF
rohn Irish. one of the Commissioners of the Val
lev Not single man on this State Commission Is
competent to decide on questions brought De1ore
H. and their investigation OF the abuses YVES Il
farce. The charges brought BY Robert Under
wood johnson, John Muir and others have never
been met. The greater port OF the valley Is SUI
used to grow alfalfa and for the pasturage OF
horses owned by a monopoly that rents them out
TO tourists at So each tnp. There Is no good
reason why this stock should not Ike kept III
corral and fed, as IL would be In etIef pl'ces
There has been no intelligent effort 70 preserve
the flowers and shrubs indigenous 10 the VaiieS'
and no skill shown in telling OF trimming the
trees.
Irish ia a fair specimen of Yosemite Com
missioner He is renegade Iowa ponuclah' WHO
has been extensively prominent In trying 10 iorce
the San Francisco pOstOfce site upon one "o'
ernment. This postofce site controversy mac pe
come q WEAKNESS Of the flesh. WaeV 10 !" oo
tboucbt of men who swear that the foundation Is
good of property they wish to sell S".
Government at nearly twice its market
v,V,e. and vet who refuse 10 per
nit the Government TO make behring's to teS'
their assertions? Special Agent Gibson Is oi'-
ousted with such pettifogging as this, as well DIS
with the failure of Harvey, who bonded property
IN hiring in witnesses to swear to afidavlts ouch
tactics as these do not inspire respect, ana 'heS
leave the impression that the men who are urging
the acceptance of this site are doing SO for corrupt
motives.
Koreshau Community, and its leader. Cyrus leel'
These crauks will leave here for Chicago, IN the
suburbs of which the Messiah" proposes TO eS-
toblish his headquarters. In this city, hail
Aoyen happy homes have been broken up by this
fanatic. and a score of deluded dupes turned out
after being stripped Of their property.
The friends Of Sarah Althea Terry have made
efforts to induce her to select home and 1--we III
~. 10 restless.
,no;r in anv spot more than few days She wdS
unable IN Get a room in local hotel one day this
,,oal and the propretors Of many lodging hou'e S
know her face ard refuse to shelter her Tor cai o
the potoriety that her pranks will bring upon their
houses She will not suffer for money or food, as
both Porter Ashe and Mrs Pleasant have &c
clared their Willingness to supply her wants, but
in the meantime she is in frequent danger from
indulgence in her caprces, and roaming the streets
at night in the pouring rain is not wholesome
exercise.
George W. Cable met warm reception here
this week Gable is enthusiastic over Southern
California, anil declares that Charles Dudley
Warmers pictures in Our Italy are not cNas-
gerated Gable is at work On a novel when
Will illustrate the differences in the civllizatin
Of the North and the South Dialect Will mol D.
q feature Of it, as it Is of his other stories
The vestry Of Trinity Church in this city Ina,
accepted the resignation of the Rev. j. Sanders
Reed. TO take effect April / ; Mr.. Reed is now IN
New York. The vote Of the vestry was unanimous
nection could not be pleasant or useful The
trouble between him and his church grew out oi
the b for ew Of su1s Tine a pSS
his personal friend. while the vestry approve
the work of a local man. In his order the pastor
criticised California architects and sneered a. The
local taste In most offensive way. The result WIS
an unchristdan state of feeling Mr.. Reeds
health was never good here and his resignation
was based on the ground OF illness.
Word has been received from London that
Miss Madeline Shepard. Of San Francisco, Las
She is the daughter Of ]. N. l.. Shepard. of Oak
land, and Is well known in society here. she
went abroad several years ago to study music
and painting, and while there joined Che Roman
Church.
to it's FACULTY Dr. Ewaid Fugel Of Leipsic, az pro
fessor-elect of English philology.
The decision of the Superior Court of Los
Angeles uphOlding the destruction Of $4,000
infected orange trees from Tahiti Is wa;nlns
to all nnrseryme9 that California Will not per
sect pests These Tahiti trees were infested with
one variety Of scale that resisted all dignfoctlmts
same. heroic measures have been taken with in
fected peach stock from Delaware and EewJe~ey
IT. is the only h sure way to preserve the Ggcar
millions more in revenue every year.
The third Southern California Citrus Fair,
row open In, Los Angeles, surpasees all is prcde
cessors ip variety and beauty Of exhibits: Any
tourists Who may be passing through Los Angelic
during the next week should not fail u SOC this
fair as it demonstra ties the important WORK BENZ
done to bring oranges and lemons to perfection
One Of the features Of the display is The new
seedless lemon, which promises TO rival in popu-
larity the navel orange.
POLITICAL IND SOCIAL IFFAIRS AT PITrSNFLD.
Prttsfed, Mass, March speciaD. -Pcominent
Republicans here say that all Of this part Of The sat
Is for William Murray Crane the paper man" rrcr.
OF Dalton. for delegate atlsrge " the Republican
National Convention. 1t Is believed that the state