New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
GOAT IsLAND-HIGHBINDERS-A GREAT VINE
YARD-RAIN AND CROPS.
Iny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE.l

GOAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GREAT VINE
YARD-RAIN AND CROPS.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBUNEJ
San Francisco, March liam effort il being
made in the State Legislature to pass resolution
urging CALIFORNIA; Representatives in Congress 70
cndeavor to secure the cession OF Goat lsiand 10
the State for general railroad terminus Inc
island lies in the bay. directly opposite tbs cN
and only three miles distant. IL would De easy 10
connect the island with Oakland by rail In 'act'
the Southern Pacific Company's long pier runs out
10 within a mile of the island If partly graded
this island would afford terminal facilities for all
tbe railroads that NAV he built to San Francisco
for a half century. About fifteen years ago the
Central Pacific Railroad tried to get control OF II
for depot facilities but the feeling against allowing
one company to monopolize the site was too strong
20 be overcome by showing the manifest ADVANTAGES
e the city in the way Of easier handling OF freight
Tho combine Of salmon Gamers on this coast Is
threatened by the revolt of the two large firms at
Astoria. Oregon A. w Booth e. Co. and S. Cook
a Co. They say that they were ignored in forming
the Columbia River Associations Board OF Dlrec-
TORS so they have given notice that tlev VIII not
enter the big combine. which includes the Coium
bia River and Alaska canneries. AS these TWO
firms are powerful. and as they refuse 10 sell or
1eaee their plants, some compromise will have TO
he made or the disastrous glut oil salmon that oc-
CURED three years ago will be repeated
Il is probable that the recently organized mon
Trust Company will replace the Old fiibernla BANK
Building, at the junction Of Montgomery fost ana
Market sts with large new office building. IL
10 surprising how rapidly the new buildings mere
are filled up. The huge Mills Building Is nearly
all occupied. being the favorite headquarters OF
lawyers and trustees Of estates.
The police are taking extra precautions 70 guard
against bloody battle in Chinatown between r.
val highlander societies. The hghbinders recent
" dccreed the death Of certain Chinese who gave
information to the authorities in regard to VIOLA
ton Of the Exclusion law. and they have already
killed one of the doomed men and slaughtered an
innocent Chinese who resembled one of the other
three They have adopted the new method OF
shooting at their victims from the upper windows
Of houses. In this way they avoid all danger OF
arrest or Identification. they escape through
rear exits before the police can enter. The loose
garb of the Chinese gives them great Opportuni-
ties for conccang weapons. Their system OF
secret passages from house TO house makes the
capture oil criminals almost impossible. unless the
crime il committed in the open street The ponce
have again demolished the highbinders head1uar-
ters which may lead to truce in the warfare.
NOT ONLY in California but in the world. He has
$500 acres in bearing vines. ana il is troubling
him TO find cellar room for his wine and brandy.
lie has decided 70 build a complete wine cellar ana
Warehouse at Port Costa, near the Mare lsahd
Navy Yard, which is the great shipping point LOT
wheat The now buildings are to be on the edge
of deep water TO facilitate the shipping OF wines
and brandes The warehouse will he regularly
bonded Senator Stanford decided on Fort COSTA
as furnishing the best climatic conditions for stor'
ace of wines The construction of the buildings
will he begun Soon
The Christian Union Mission in the old Bllou
Theatre building is in sore need of funds IL mas
been feeding 700 and lodging 400 homeless men
every day. but it is running behind $40" every
week: so hereafter one will he admitted VINO
aoas NIT nresp Mt ticket. Six tickets are sold ior
one dollar The mission is doing good work. as
there are a large number of really deserving men
here who cannot get work till farming begins
The feature of the week in theatricals was the
hit made by Robertson and StcWaf' Tho n o".r, has
been reduced considerably and in the hands of pro
fessonas it gained in dramatic force ana spIig, l
ness Warde and James have done a goou pusi-
ness at the Baldwin in Shakespcalcan plays
California farmers have no cause OF complaint
AGAINST the present season. as rain has come WIN
great regularity and the prospects Tor run anu
grain never brighter lir iota rai'a if,c op
inches. and in all the northern counties II Is oyr
fwcntv-ivo inches Planting has been tcnipprarlN
stoDped by the heavy rains this week, ana n'I~fN
men fear that the excessive moistnr" VIII IeN"'n
Tho acreage of fruit planted For this reason naV''
orange frees winch were held rlny last month az
scyen.v-fve cents each. may now b" bouGh, lT
twenty-fv. cents apiece. In the ontn,lo colohF'
in San Bernirdno. light snow fell ON lhursuat on
the orange trees in hearing. and foliagr an. 1ruH
were covered with snow until the sun mei''o H.
Tho weather has not brrn cold. ana the Orange
crop ready for shipment is large
More than 20 200. 600 pounds Of sugar have pcch
brouoht here this wcn, from tho Hawaiian lslanhs
fl;c british bark InvCrcaud came in with 4o"",""o
mounds from Java. What a figure lava su1ar GUS
in this market may be seen from the iact IN"
obont % 00O 900 pounds have been received mere
from Java since the beginning ct tins wear
There are row eight ships AT Port Costa. Be-
nicia and Vallejo. loading wheat for Europe: rh'fc
are nine other siip> under engagement. Ih'>f
snvcntcen ships will take $4,000 tons OF whca''
Tho latest addition 10 the loading nect IL .n'
Ncinwcn which arrived here on February .. IN"
has accented charter NJ COS for Cork l"r oru'rs'
Eron, tbc prcs,,nt condition OF the EnglSh whcit
market il is all the char.ercrs can ai"ri 10 pay
Thnro are now tLirty-siA iron ships in the discr-
oacnd list in mort and some have been here a long
time.
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