New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
a colt From CIEVFLAND- RAILWAY COS
SIP-IN DRAULIC MINING
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNF.]


San Frqncsc,. sept. I6.-A political scnsa-
ton, not OF much consequence now but promising
serious results later on was caused this week by
a sudden change Of front Oh the part 81 III"
Examiner the leading Democratic daily of Cal
ifornia, and. indeed, OF the entire coast In
strong editorial. published September Is, tins
papcr denounced Cleveland for alleged violation
Of party principles. and undertook TO read nm
ont of the Democracy on account Of his attitude
ON the tarin silver and Chinese exclusion. Ids
is fairly Indicative of the sentiment ionnd III
f,rrc section II tie Coast Democracy. No one
tonic commands 80 much attention III iiIiofnia
as the Chines,. question. The assaults pS "'""'
on Asiatic toil.r~ on southern California idfhrS
and VINEYARDS must not hc understood a. I'lI"
scntins the sentiment 0i good citizens: theN nave
been the work of rowing rufllar>, ana are UNI
vcrsally deprecated by reputable talioihiahs'
The accounts too. have been grossly eAaggeiaF"
Nevertheless. the Chinese are Hooking 10 Tue
city from the interior particularly ITO" Wv
scene of these outraeeS.
A legal matter Of much interest 10 inc gu"
and to the press at large was the decision oi NV
sunrcme Coart reversing the judgment by whlch
Charles W. ShortIdgc, editor Of he san JOS,
Mercury" was found guilty OF contempt ann
fined a nominal sum for dclving an ORDER oil
local Judge prohibiting the publication OF "N"
uonv in a divorce case heard with closed doors
The decision was squarely on the mann IS>"''
going 10 the heart of the matter OF freedom VI
speech.
Sinoular htiaation is about to begin over m
attempt by an interior irrigation district 10 ass
taxes upon the roadbed Of the southern racine
The railway takes the ground 'ha' us MN VI
way neither requires nor gets lrrl9a'o"' anu '"''
nd
The Southern Pacfc's bic bond issue" decid'o
upon this week j. chiefly OF pubhc interest," "'
canse il points TO new era oil construction III
California With the estimated surplus OF o,''
oOO GOO above the amount required 10 reure o'hci
ALLEGATIONS much desired and sadly needed l'''I-
g. oar, Il, o,ven IN sections that have developed
in the last ten years The vast an" lei'''' "''"
~ tho san Joauuin c,pccnlly demands railIoa
advantages. and threatens 10 build r"a1 Oh IT,
own 70 tidewater if they are not prCvled An
other element is the competition OF the Santa
road in Southern California. and the alieee1
fcar that il will be the FIRST line 10 enter INTO
di,oct and general competition with the Southern
Pacific for san Francisco business
Commercially, George w. McNear' oil ','l'
CITY is the figure of the hour. II" has pracurdiH
cornercd the wheaccarrcrs in III" CALIFORNIA IRA IT,
and with bottoms scarce. fIdft'l I'" '''-
s,oadilv and foreign wheat prices snhenlhg' 'h'
other SINNERS of this Port are seriously as
,ressod McNcar's position is unasSallable' tie
hao,p his deal en- Angus. !. and now WIZ"
mn sbins in mort unchartered. he has 'hreei3ui Us
~ ,Ln ovaiiable bottoms at his comm tnu !"
ao,','iio.tc matters for the outsiders the ptnkN
stoadiiv refuse TO lend money on stored W i
VcVear will have no trouble IN loadlnS an HIS
vessels at easy figures
urdraulic miners are happy over ~" 81 ih'!IhI
., tho first license to wash ont GOA WIN wv
I,rc IDLE monitors They say that IN sloi' .l'i'
hydraulic mines Will -" IN "l'lS,i'n IL; i,
~ STATE under tho new law. M"anwlhlc; IN
Into or Tho provisions for impounli's, oP"IlS'
,La Galley mon are anxious. NleNln- WIN 'di'I
tho n,o.pect Of rivers one" more indt'u ~.
dalr;s frn,n the mountains. and pictuiinG 10 ,i'n
s"l,-os lands laid waste by the hated washnsS
.nd lcvecs growing HIGHER with every Sa>um
Tbhv do not Vet believe thar ny dra"II' nn n,nn-
can he lcgisllted into such shape a. ~ '''
their interests
Horny Irving has had the best San frai,c,,."
III 1.-Two There mas never been be'lei
c o'lu hro than his two weeks engagement
cndino tomorrow night with Ions ~. iI L
rH Huh. III house was worth $500. socially ne
III, III" honn handsomely treated He has been 9ihru
VA, ';.atcIv and by clubs, and has once plaN.u !ho
~, ci,.iug an informal midnight supper I" 'I
Bohemian Club in return for MS nakn- ni, n a.,
Honorary member Miss Terry mas h"' '"''''
ion lack of social attentions
Tho finest building on tho Coast Is 10 ~ ,l.''"
-. onco nm fine Parrott estates lot on MdIN''.r
"nnosite the Baldwin Hotel. II whI w. am
stories in front and four IN ~" icdl' .,d 20 rn
area 275 by go feet IL VIII p. a. ~ nnn 400
I'll eli; sto,eS and Offices and Will cost Sl,ooo'"oo'