New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29
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pany. Its NrSt move WSS 10 spIlnS JIM "'V'''"
ing the Railroad Commission, on the ground that
the three members had failed TO do their PLAN
duty in securing reductions in frcishts and fares
and in redressing the wrongs Of people mlSlScd
by the railroad Without permitting the Com
missioners to he heard. they voted by big
majority TO abolish the Commission. This action
was FASTENED by sarcastic letter from Com
missioner Rea in which he declared that one Of
the most active ant-railroad members had offered
10 sel his vote for 500 and secure Others at
the came price This letter stirred the gorge OF
the legislators and. after denOuncnS Rca as a
liar. they decided 10 remove him and his assoc
ciates. 1t is doubtful whether the Senate will
aercc TO this summary action. committee Is
also laboring with a bill for reassessncnt of the
railroad property in the State but no Roadway
has Yet been made
This Legislature is made up Of extremely light
weight politicians Tho Assembly does not in
clude single man of prominence from any dis
trict. The who do the most talking are
cranks, eager for notoriety. IN many ways the
Legislature bears a strong resemblance TO 'hc
Dolly Warden body which was borne into power by
the success of the Kearncy movement HE state
will breathe easier when it adourns
strong southeast gale yesterday brought heavy
rain all along the coast. The fall was from one
JOAQUIN Valley received The smaller rainfall
which will be Of great service to grain and Will
helm in fruit planting. In the southern counties
an inch and half fell, while through the northern
and central counties the fail was from Two TO
three inches The rainfall for this season to date
il almost double that Of last season Tor the same
time. While in the southern counties IT Is SIN
times as heavy. The crop outlook is good, ana
heavy planting Of fruit is reported
Tho Chinese Six Companies propose 10 tcst Ill
thc courts the right of the police to invade their
premises without warrant of law. This week sew
e,al raids were made upon houses in which Chi-
nose were played dominos The police insist 'hat
dominos In Celestial hands Is a VICIOUS game oi
chance and must be suppressed: SO they oat'eieo
down the doors of several society headquarters
searched tho persons present and demolished '"oies
and other furniture. Several Chinese have brought
snit for damages asserting that the ponce wouiu
not dare TO invade the premises Of whites in tins
arbitrary way The police Will have some diihcuity
in iustifyiDg their action. rs they nave !huulgcu
in wanton destruction of Chinese property
One of the oldest landmarks of the city VIII
IN dostrovcd next week This is Irving Ila".
known to all old Calilornians as Dashaway Hail.
an Post st. near Dupont-st. For years it furnished
HEADQUARTERS for temperance workers. but about
decade ago the Dashaway Society dwindlcd ana
some shrewd members proposed TO sell TIC prop
erty and divide the proceeds. ms created great
scandal and led to bloodshed The old Dashaway
Society did good work for temperance In cary
days. ard the contributors to It's fund included
many miners Of all nationalities.
Great complaint is made here over excessive
charges for gas and electric lights The two elcc-
trc companies combined last month and the result
Of the deal is the doubling of rates. The gas com
anies charge 60 thousand feet, and their bills Tor
small six room houses are from Sc to - monthly
Unless there is reform San Franclscans whose III
comes are not large will return to kerosene lamps
rather than contribute to such constituencies mo-
nopoles
Among the weeks deaths was that of Frederick
L. Castle, the pioneer tea merchant.
Supervising Architect Edbrookc is here and is
only waiting for Congress to fix a limit of eXpcnd-
iturcs TO BEGIN on plans for the new San Fran
cisco postoGlice. He thinks that the building
can be completed in three years, ana tiac T Ts'e
amount expended should be $4,000 900 ne
granite used in the 1oundatons VIII pr4oanlS
come from Raymond Fresno County, which Vlsl-
tors TO the Yosemite will recall as The terminus
OF the branch railroad TO tie Valley
II has been a rather dull week at the theatres,
the only new feature being the production ,f OF
Frohman company. The piece was pronounce "a a
success as it is full of absurd situations ana
ia
hit. as we'll as Miss Craven. as the circus glrL
The comic opera His sa M Iha Ms,c hy
4 j stewart, will be produced next month at
tbe Grand Opera House for the benefit of the
Polytechnic Free Dispensary. Regular rehear-
sas h being hna the S than
Sullivans il is full of catchy numbers an"
the libretto is funny enough To carry anytime
if the singers can only BRING out the huihor III
its lines
~, ,.; 81 profoesor Martin Kcllocr ne
nresident of the University of California has
ended the lorg and rather unsecmly wrangie
over the head of this institution which has been
onposition to Professor Kellogg because OF ms
age, as he is nearly seventy: and OF conscrva,,
tive tastes; but this partially overcome, ana
n majority of the regents voted for linn. His
only strong competitor was Professor i'crIaru
Moses, of the chair of modern history. ~ he com,
nctition Of Stanford University has stimulated
the State University TO great cNcrtlons' ana among
the hest results are the extension system OF
lectures given in this city and the pron%oscIn i
erection here of buildings for the specal schoois
of law, medicine and dentistry
John s. IIttcll, in n lecture this week before
tho California Pioneers, on tho forfv-hfth ami
versary of the discovery, Of gold, IN this
State, declared that the Pioneer Soclea ~
the correct date of sarshall's discovery This
date is obtained from the journals OF Henry ~.
Bipler and Azariah Smith both OF whom KEPT
careful record Both arc living, and both con-
firm this date.
An agent of a, large English syndicate is now yv
inspecting several sites in San Diego County for
the establishment of a beet sugar colony. The
Man is to buy 100000 acres divide the tract into
fwenty-acre colony homes and settle upon 1t
small English farmers, who will grow sugar beets
10 surply the company's factory and refinery
There is as much money in growing beets as in
raising fruit, provided the proper land is secured
San Diego rancher has sown this year lGo
ocres TO mustard on dry mesa land and, though
the season has been so dry as to kill barley, the
I'D
Of seed to the acre worth $500 ton.
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