New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
THE GREAT PACIFIC STATE.
THINGS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED AND ARE
TO COME IN CALIFORNIA.
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San Francisco, April .9.-Thc coming week
promises to the opening of the greatest rail-
road freight war ever waged on this coast. Next
Tuesday the day fXei by the Southern Pacific
for slashing cut on such commodities as secured
wool, wine, horaX and rags Tie rates which the
railroad will then give are. in several cases, not
more than half the regular rates. and they are
50 low that neither by rail steamer can goods
be- moved with any Profit to the transportation
companies. The railroad conpanys scheme Is to
break down the competition of the new North
American Navigation Company, and unless 'hiS
corporation is heavily backed the scheme will
succeed. The new company has only third-rate
steamers chartered, and it has no accommodations
for large business. II may speedily improve its
facilities and it may be able 10 carry freight at
loss; unless it can do both it will not long sur
vive the heavy onslaught which the southern
Pacific Company will make it,
Sealing experts here ridicule the cable dispatch
saving that Dundee whalcr has secured 10000
seals IN the Antarctic. They cite the unsuccess
full cruise made by the John Hancock of this city.
last season in the Antarctic, well the search
made ny New Brunswick and Halifax schoOncrs on
their way round Cape Horn to the Arctic These
all united in saying that seals were scarce in en-
IRENE southern waters, and that those taken were
Of poor quality. The theory advanced here is that
the story is printed partly to influence prices and
partly to account for any large quantity of con-
traband skins that may be taken this spring in
Behrng Sea or off the Russian coast. Such a sup
ply as $4,000 skins will reduce the price at Vic
tOria when the poachcrs return and il will he
worth many thousand dollars to the large pur-
chasers who control the trade on this coast.
John Muir the geolocist, and William Keith.
the California artist. will start in few days
a pedestrian tour through the Scotch Highlands.
Mr.. Keith will take the trip for its picturesque
features while Mr.. Muir will devote himself TO
study OF glacial formations and TO botany. Mr..
Muir is known as one OF the best mountain climb
crs on this coast and he probably knows the higher
Sierra better than any other scientist.
Living in poverty in this city is Mrs. Pauline
Fryer better known in Army circles as Major
Pauline eastman, the Union spy, who performed
good service during the in securing valuable
information of Confederate plans. She recently
received small pension for her first husbands ser
vices but her own work has not yet been rccoG-
nized.
The Olympic Athletic Clubs attempt to revive
the sports of tho Circus MaXimus furnished a novel
entertainment this week. which crowded the Me-
chanics' Pavilion day and ni-ht. The )mhats gwen
by trained athletes realistic and I'll" whole
show presented far IDEA OF IN" Roman GdIicS IL
tho DAYS of Octavius Caesar The idea is worth IN
PRODUCTION in New York, as if we'll presented. Su"h
a revival of the Circus MaNimus would be sure 10
be successful
Young Sothcrn has played to poor business al
the Baldwin this week as well as last. HIS lack
of success is in striking contrast to the great run
enioycd by the BostonianS during their iour weche
encaoement They demonstrated concluslveiy the
s;tx. .f no chs
by several discounted actors and comic opera sS-
cis that san Francisco audiences 90 not dPPi',
ciat, GOOD PLAYS or operas. The Bo>tonldns pidSe'
IN the largest business they did on tins coast
and for two weeks packed the house Tor hooih
Hood"
The failure of the officers of Nlsaa 70 cap,Ie
The notorious train robbers Evans and S'ntag tnN
yes 1 has caused great DISGUST among 'h' IA"
abiding people of Tularc and Fresno couhlles
train -rohbrries and three murders, nav" ic.unIA
been visiting their home in Nisalla ana sleliiiVr1
several DAYS within half mile OF the Hherlh
office Though seen in broad daylight by sores
Of people the officers received no warnln@ 81 up'lr
nresence and il was only the thouahtl'Ss remark
81 one of the bandits boys that led 10 ~" disco
erv If their presence in town this week IN"
sheriff surrounded the house at nightlall, hu1 MS
guards disohcvcd orders and the fugitlve' escaped
in the darkness No part Of the South can nov
warmer sympathy with outawcd crllnpiis 'iih
This section of the San joaquin Valley mas DE-
trayed Popular hatred of the railroad an, "N-
prcrs companies is 80 ntens" that II ndS ru
large part of this valley community ~ take si'''
with the outlaws against the law officers III II Il
disgrace 10 the whole State that these notorious
criminals should receive aid ana support III CIVIL
lied community.