New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
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San Francisco. Nov S.-There is only one
opinion here in regard to Secretary Gresham's
course in the Hawaiian affair, and that is
that he has committed monumental bunder.
That he should have based his policy entirely
on Blounts report is regarded as absurd, for
the prejudioes of Blount were shown plainly
even before he reached Honolulu. Most of the
men who are leaders OF the Provisional Gov
eminent are we'll known here. They cannot
be called aliens in Hawaii. as nearly all were
born on the islands. and all have been iden-
tilted with the commercial or professional life
of Honolulu for years. They are men OF honor
and standing who have led clearly lives, and
they furnish the sharpest contrast to the gang
of adventures Of shady reputation who sur
round the ex-Queen. Tho fact that Mr. Ceve-
land is behind Mr.. Gresham, urging him on to
the restoration Of the Queen has led the chief
Democratic newspaper on the Coast, 1.-The San
Francisco Examiner" to attack the President
savagely Whatever may be the outcome
in Hawaii. the Administration cannot regain
the confidence Of the California public in Its
foreign policy
Mayor Ellert Is teaching some San Francisco
corporations a much lesson. He ordered
the tearing up Of the track which the Suffer
Railroad Company laid on BUSIEST, from Kear-
ney-st. to the Laurel Hill Cemetery. For four
years only a single car daily has been run over
the track, that the company could comply
technically with the law granting the franchise
The Mayor declares that this farce must end
and that he proposes to remove all similar
nuisances. There is a good field for such re-
form work. as San Francisco suffers more than
any other American city from failure to enforcs
necessary ordinances.
The sale Of the interest Of c. II. Huffman in
the great MERGED irrigation canal to the Croker
estate is a godsend to MERGED County. The
canal is twenty-four miles long and carries
enough water from the MERGED River to irri-
gate four hundred thousand acres. 1t ought to
have transformed the county, as Fresno and
Los Angeles counties have been converted into
orchards and vineyards. but Mr.. HUFFMAN in
sisted on selling perpetual water-rights with
every acre Of land and very few would purchase
under such hard conditions. Now the land will
be sold outright, and the buyer may use water
or not. William II. Croker will have charge
OF the company, which proposes to sell rich
lands at half the price charged in Fresno. The
soil and climate are admirably adapted TO the
raisin grape and to any deciduous fruit
Pilot Johnston, who ran the big steamer City
OF New York on the rocks near the Golden
Gate. has had his license revoked The Com
missioners held that he was wifully Negligent
and also showed ignorance that incapacltated
him from serving as pilot. This judgment
prevents him from ever being reinstated. 1t re-
fleets popular opinion. which held the pilot re-
sponsble for the loss of the valuable steamer
This week old Peter NJ. Burnett the first
Governor of California. celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday Four generations were present,
and among the youngest in feeling was the
aged man. who is strong and vigorous Mr.
Burnett is Tennesseean. who crossed the Plains
hx.a N
the gold excitement attracted him TO California
he took prominent part in the state Govern
ment. His autobiography gives viva picture
Of life in early days this coast One OF the
few pioneers who exceeds Burnett in age is
Colonel Jonathan Stevenson, who at the be
ninety-third birthday.
Congressman Caminetti is making persona. in
spection of navgable portions of the Sacramento
and the San Joaquin rivers, so that he may
speak from his own knowledge of the appropn-
alton needed for their improvement. With
several expert engineers Mr. Caminetti will go
down the two rivers in a small boat entirely by
daylight. The data thus gathered will be valn-
able. it will not be colored by any local in
terests prejudces. Both rivers are in sore
need Of improvements as they have never been
thoroughly dredged since hydraulic mining was
stopped.
over a score Of young thoroughbreds were
bought this week by Luis de Ojda. Of Guate-
rnala, son-in-law of ex-President Barillas. The
young Spaniard. who owns large coffee planta-
tions in Guatemala. is ambitious TO breed thor
Observation-Disclosures. coach horses. Percnerons
and cattle. He purchased several fine French
Percherons and coach horses in Chicago. Here
he bought twenty-five fes from the Pao
Alto stable. from such sres as Piedmont, Wild
nut and AZmoor. He says the Qua temala
climate resembles that of California, and he is
sanguine Of success in his venture.
Two carloads Of Goldfish are sent East by
rail every week and experts believe that the
centre Of the codfshing industry will soon be
shifted from Gloucester to San Francisco. The
cod handlers here come from the Behllng
and Okhotsk seas. Whether it is climate or
methods Of curing, thing is Certain-the
Pacific Coast product is superior in flavor and
appearance TO the Newfoundland fish. and 1t
also stands transportation better. The seat of
the whaling industry has been transferred from
New Bedford to this city. and Gloucester prom
Uses to be supplanted in the same way in
codhshing.