New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA
THE HAwAlIAH QUESTION HEAVY RAIN
FALI.-pkOPOSED NEW BANK.
ley TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUSEl

San Francisco, Feb The Hawaiian question
has been the one topic this week. Though solne
change was eX, ccteG il not looked Tor 30 SUI
dcnIy nor was II regarded az probable that an
classes of foreigners. except the En-4sn, wou''
sanction the action Of the committee Vla'
seized the Government in the dlssehNioAs OF V"o
foreign element IN Hawaii lay the main safety OF
Kalakaua in the several cris,s tina; arose duflhg
his reign and though Queen LLooKd'aHl ia;he"
his tact II was thought she Wa able TO make
Use OF the jealousy o! the different To"''S
in her own interest The majority OF Ci!llo'I"''
,.te n nurclv commercial view Of annexation THIS
vos voiced IN the CHAMBER Of Commerce meeting
bv such men as William I. Coleman ana Captain
William Merry. Tie ethical question of tie
rioh,s O! the natives has qot been considered per
hans from the same reason that tie Far "e>'e'"
man regards os bit OF humor the claims OF "'o
Iroian 70 any consideration at the hands OF miner
a. ronoher or cattlcman. 1t does not argue any
lack OF feeling but the business Icd'"''7
arc so prominent that nothing e4se V''
soon for the time being ""',"0'
imnertant fact which has done much 70 ciNs'"''Io
California sentiment IN favor OF anAeNaNo"' - 49,
urnro,ected condition Of San franclsco ana w.
whole coast. and the menace wmch "'''''
naval station at Honolulu joined TO 'ie o'9'n' .
a, hsnuimault would present. Inc Oi''i""
scare led to some preparations lot 'ic "V''
San Francisco IIarbor, but the danger once p"''o"
the usual delays occurred, and IL Is oiiS '"SV
that any real work was begun on wv '''
fences. which could easily have 'ceh p'' ID '''"''
by this time
I'll, rainfall has been so heavy and so eenctal
,b;s week that farmers in many districts are pray
inn that the sun will come out and dry UP ''ie eN
cessivo moisture. All through the san joaquin"
rec;on and in the lower Santa Cara 'alIcN VIC
ground is SO thoroughly soaked that no plop."'"S
can be done In Oregon and Washington '"e s"""-
fall il the heaviest known for over tnnV Nc'I,'
Fresh landslidcs have occurred this week Oh VIC
rarrow-paucc railroad to Santa Cruz and portion
of the big tunnel in the heart OF the Santa OiuN
Mountains. which has been cleared out Is a9a'h
cbol,ed with debris of the moving mountain. Inc
ends of the tunnel will be left open. but the ell
cincers are now wrestling with the prooiehi Ho"
70 keep the high banks Of the cut III place
Among deaths here this week was 'na' " ~
r. NJ Lcavenworth. the first Alcalde OF san fta"-
cisco under American rule. Dr. LcavcnWoflh INC
most of the early property-owncro OF tniS Guy
,-oyo away business lots and other real estate
,rbicb wouId have made him many times a millioh-
Giro He WAS one of the veterans of Stevenson :
,ooimcnt the old colonel of which. now IN MS
ninotv.third wear, promises to outhNc al t'o
vounrer men whom lie brought around the hofn Ill
1647.
San Francisco will soon have a new bank, to
ho I,no,rn nc the Union Trust and Savings Bank
Isaiah w. Holman, president of the Nevada BANK
will no tbe head of the new corporation, ana anon
tba directors are McSsrs. Flood Gerst'e, Dol, l.
Tfodoc NIarye Wall and John ID. Sprcclels Ilr,
Old Hiberna Bank Building; at Monig2nc,S "'i'
Post SITS mas been purchased, ana Will DC le'3 co.
oiled for use OF the bank. Inc Negotiations ~,
tEis site and the formation OF the new COMPANY
were carried on very secretly, ana Only o"i'c '"'
this week.
fashionable wedding this week. which was
,ao,, attenIed was that of Miss Alice Cooper
and Thomas L. Dillon The brides grcat-arahu-
father was Ignacio Vallejo, who came to Gamer
MIA in 1851, and her nsbnd of
spain The bridegroom is the son OF weil-Nuo"''
pioneer
The newspapers here have been giving some
prominence to the efforts OF the ois ro i -
rslugrer," Peter Jackson, TO study me lole o Ci
"J>nele 1 ON" in the dramatizatiOn or Mrs. stowe
novel. Jackson is more intelligent than any VI
the other pugilists who have gone on tie Ssas
hut IN seems little short Of degradation Oh pau
which is associated with some good actors 10 tuih
IL over 10 slugscr" What ADDS 70 thc oIciiu.
is that "Farson" Davies, the sporting manager
will play the auctioneer.
The raisin-srowers of the State met at Fresno
this week to discuss the difficulties OF lharkelil.
their product at a fair profit, me chlel caue' VI
low prices was found 70 be the bitter competition
between the regular packers aSsoc nnnn s s IL
probable the State will be divided into districts
each of which will send its produce 70 ceii'id
raisn exchange at Fresno which VIII nv, nA Pl nois
4 bill was drafted 10 be presented to the Lc2ls
lature providing for State Kdislh-rtoWtis -fs9o
citation. with power u establish uniform grace o.
various qualities of ralslns, ana 10 pidce ern
on boyes 10 indicate that the contents are OF ap
proved quality