New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
NIDWINTER FAIR-THE MONEY STRINGENCY
-E. +. SEAMLESS GIFTS OF PAINTINGS.
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San Francisco July 2O-Thc feeling in financial
circles here is much better than it has been for
MANY weeks and several banks and large capital
ists have made big loans during the week TO
help out wheat growers. Money is still extremely
tight, and loans can he secured only on gllt-ci@"
security, but confidence Is returning, and the
assurance of the success Of the Midwinter Worlds
Fair has done much TO stimulate business men.
Although subscriptions TO the proposed Fair came
in slowly last week, the great massmectlng held
on Wednesday night showed 80 clearly the deep
popular interest in the matter that many VINO
refused to aid the project are now seeking to re-
pair their blunder Every one recognizes 'he
value Of the Fair in giving an impetus to bust
ness this winter and this is most clearly seen by
the laboring people. who will benefit directly
nv the nrce amount of wor, that will be afforded
nv the erection of buildings and the arrangement
Of the grounds
Some idea of what this Fair will be may be
GAINED from the fact that the Chinese here VIII
spend $50 600 in establishing Celestial village
that will reproduce exactly life in the flowcry
Kincdom The houses will be imported. and
every effort made TO render the Oriental ILLUSIONS
as perfect as possible 1t shows the slrewdncss
of the Chinese that they should spend TINS large
sum on the very heels of the Geary law excite
mont The leading men desire TO lessen popular
prejudice against their race. and they know that
nothing appeals TO Californian So strongly as aio
in making pet project successful
The money strinsency has led insurance un-
derwritcrs TO enforce the sixty days time lii'
in paving losses, which has heretofore been us
regarded on this coast. Both the fire ana ale III
surance companies have been forced TO carry tieiI
policy holders from thirty 10 ninety days anu
they demand similar relief in paying ciaiins'
Little confidence is felt here in Claus SprecK-
elss talk about the restoration OF 'Ie Quoc" :"
Hawaii Mr.. Spreckels represents .he sugar
Trust and desires above everything eisc " pr
vent annexation, which would he the "ea'h-oio"
IN the contract labor system Without cooiie Id
bor the Sandwich Island sugar-planters cannot
compete with Manila and Java suear-sro"ers'
What Mr. Spreckcls wants is IA protec'ora'e' WITH
the Queen as a fgurehead and himself as '"e
dispenser of patronage, a position Whirh lie ch-
;o,.ed for tep Years under Kalakaua. Private let
tors from the islands say that the PROVISIONAL
leaders arc really gaining in strength. and that
tbev are not the men TO give up what they have
struggled for. President Dole is a soldier, anu
unless the Royasts receive the aid of some for
eign Power they will never unseat the present
Government.
Both the wheat and barley crops are large in
Southern talllOrnla. DuI prices are io"' ia W."
city the export of barley TO Europe and the East
promises to be exceedingly large, as British Drew,
ers are coming 10 appreciate the excellence ol
California barley.
The Stanford and State universities are eager
rivals in athletics. and this fall promises 10 WIZ
ness the greatest football contest ever seen on te
coast Stanford has engaged :" Pop Bliss as
coach. and now the Berkeley boys have secured
Hehelinger Yale'> famous right guard TO traih
them. lieflefngcr Will begin active work III
October and under him the state University men
hone 10 retrieve their defeat at the hands OF
Stanford last wear.
The first painting given by f. F. Searies
20 rh, HOPKINS Institute Of Art was received
this week 1t is Coopcrs In the Stour East
Kent fordwich.' Ii Il fine study OIL catlc
sfand;ny in the quiet stream Other pictures
on the way are Vanderlyns Marlus at the Ruins
Of Carthage" and portrait of Mark Hopkihs,.
II il q singular fact that this portrait, WHICH
was shipped East when the Great harrington
house was completed by Mrs Hopkins was never
,;urrcked The rooms of the Art lnstituIe are
,rT1bably the finest in this country, AS they WcIc
seco,a.ed BIZ foreign artists under inc Ordcfs ol
the Ife Mrs. IIopllinsSeaIlcs. Whcn uese
rooms are flied with paintings and curps tneHI
will be worth long journey 10 see ~ WIN
,aze .ye ary one not ianii1ar win california
.thofhods of building that the Hopkins hlaoSS
m n ON hob Hill, which is now the nome OF
/ IL il huilt of wool and is practically uhpro-
ted ID from fire though the decorating OF some
Tho RI, room. cost $4,000