New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE MIDWINTER FAIR-MISTAKEN GLEN
ENCY-A RARE SHARK CAUGHT.
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San Francisco, Dec 1S.-Although it will be
impossible to have exhibits installed IN more
than one of the buildings Of the Mdwi1ter Fair
by the opening of the year. the formal services
will probably be held on January !. The FAR
however will not be in good shape Delore the
beginning or the middle of February. Then 1t
will be show which even those who s'uoied
the Worlds Fair at Chicago may find we'll worth
a visit Certainly all that makes the life OF the
far West attractive TO the imagination will be
illustrated here as it has never been shown be-
fore ANY reader of Bret Harte Mark Twain
will find a typical California mining town OF A.
with the chief buildings and characters. More
than 100 people will be attached to the town. ana
these will include band of Indians. In the
regular mining department there Will be an
elaborate display of the working OF deep silver
mining on the Comstock Lode. which has never
been attempted before. The entire gold output
of California will be represented in novel way.
a gilt sphere nineteen feet in diameter. Will rep
resent the weight of the 81 600 900 that the gold
mines Of the State have added to the world
wealth in fifty-hve years The methods OF the
placer and hydraulic miners. which have been
seen by very few people. will be illustrated by
actual working models of mines. The Chinese
'Japanese, Hawaiian and South Sea Islands dis
before. No visitor need fear about obtaining
rbod and cheap accommodations San Francisco
has thousands Of furnished rooms which Will be
scheduled at headquarters, and meals may be
secured at the hundreds of restaurants and pm
vate hotels which give good meals Tor Urine
over one-half the New-York rates.
The shooting down OF a young girl In the
streets by a policeman who was chasing two
hoc
the lack Of discipline among the police force.
There have been so many cases of sandbagging
RECENTLY that the police are entirely too ready
70 use weapons in hating any one who at
tempts to evade arrest. The city was never so
overrun as now with gamblers. criminals and
sharpers who have been attracted by the com
ing Fair. Heroic measures will have to be
adopted by the police before the opening Of the
Midwinter Show.
The storm this week was general throughout
the State, and the rainfall varied from an inch
in the northern counties to one-third of an inch
in the SOUTH Enough rain fell to make plough
ing easy and to help the grass. The recent ex-
treme dry weather made farmers and stock
growers anxious but this rain, will tide them
over we'll into the new year.
One of the eleven Siberian convicts who es-
capped to this State and were recently declared
and no longer under the Cars Jurisdiction. has
returned to crime. He was arrested this week
while in the act Of breaking into house at
night. These men, as related at the time, were
ALI common criminals who should have been
returned to Saghaen Island, from when they
escaped in an open boat Ther pardon Dy sec
rotary Gresham simply added them 10 the crlml-
nal class that California will have TO support
In her State prisons.
The death of Judge Pinnie. who was admins
traitor Of the Blythe estate has led TO a struggle
for control Of this property. The contestants
were Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley. who has
been adjudged by the lower court sole heir, but
whose case has not yet been passed on by the
Supreme Court and Public Administrator Freese.
Freese was appointed administrator. Two men
have made fortunes out Of the management. as
The estate has income Of $4,000 monthly
It Is now thought that DR.. Fung Sing. who
was found dead last week In Chinatown was
murdered by Chinese, who desired to get pos
session Of a celebrated opium pipe which he
owned and which said TO cure many COM
plants because OF the virtues OF It's rare wood
Rewards amounting 10 s1.4OO have been offered
by police and Chinese societies for the arrest and
conviction Of his murderers.
An excellent collection Of pictures was opened
this week in the Hopkins Institute Of Art. An
attraction fully equal 10 the paintings is the
beautiful house which was built by the railroad
millionaire Mark Hopkins. The rooms were
lavishly decorated by his widow, who also built
costly summer residences at Great harrington
and Methuen. and the house. was given to the
State University for an art school by her second
husband. Edwin +. Seares
r. Won Schutzbar-M ilchlng, wealthy Ger
man gentleman, who has letters from Minister
William Walter Phelps and others. has just ar
rived here from 'elk-hunting in the Rockies
He had fine sport. although 1t was late in the
year. and he bagged two large elk.
Among the deaths this week were those OF
Richard ellis. the well-known mining expert;
William Kreling one Of the propr1etors Of the
Tivoli Theatre, who first started In this city
cheap opera in the Italian style. and Charles r.
Thorne, the veteran actor.
President Jordan and Professor Gilbert Sc
cured this week at Monterey a huge baskng
shark which measures twenty-seven feet. five
inches and its diameter five feet The skin will
be stuffed and the skeleton mounted for the
Stanford Museum. This species Is so rare that
even the British Museum has no specimen, ana
has offered a large sum for a good one The
shark was caught by Italian fishermen.