New-York tribune., 1894-04-15
AT THE GOLDEN GATE
DROUTH-LUMBER COMBINE-MIDwrNrv.
R-EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON
WHIRTER CASE
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San Francisco April 1.-THE farmers q, IS.
State are anxIously watching weather sgns n.
if no rain comes within a week, a fortnI,.,
at most the wheat and barley crops will not ~
more than one-half the usual amount. Repor.
which come from the interior may always ~
regarded az exaggerated, but the Governms,,
observer at Sacramento and other conservativ.
experts unite In saying that the outlook n
gloomy The average rainfall to date for N.
last twenty-five years is twenty-five and orA
third inches, whereas this season the raInfan
has been only trife over sixteen inches In
Sacramento the deficiency IL three inches, but "A
San Diego IT reaches five inches, and in La
Angeles, nearly ten inches.
This season is almost an exact counterpart
of 1887. yet in that year one-third OF an inch
fell after April II. and in 1888 nearly an Inch
fell Copious rains before the end OF next wetk
would save the wheat and barley In many para
- tho Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys bu
the west side Of the San Joaquin Is hopeless the
fields showing as bare and brown as the Colo
RADIO Desert. Irrigation. however VIII help many
districts in this great valley winch withou
this water would be dead loss TO grain-srov.
ers Fruit trees of all kinds Will yield heavily
even though no more rain should fail The new
acreage which will come into bearing this yea
..,u, bo enormous. Especially is this the caS
u,,h nrunes which were largely planted -four
years ago.
The proposed removal OF the Southern Pacisa
Companys general Offices to the new Unioa
Trrst Building at Montgomery and Market sta
promises to hav. great influence IN concen,rat
ing the railroad husine IS in that dlstrct. TIE
General Superin 'endent and his assistants viii
nrobablv remain in the old quarters al fourh
and Townsend SIS. but all the otner ofllcers WIN
no IN the new and central location directly oppe
otto tho Palace Hotel and Crocker building, and
only two blocks from the Mills Building TA
removal will be a great convenience 70 business
mon a. the trp % The old offices was tedious
and uncomfortable the only lines OF horse can
hoinp often crowded with Chinese going to the
} Pacific Mail dock.
The annual meeting of the Central Pacas
Railroad Company was as placid a. summer
morning. From tte rumors published he0
one would have expected a DonnyOrook Far
raw between Huntington's forces and the Eng
lish stockholders, but the latter maae no protest
Thev were represented by Charles p Eels, an
attorney
An important move by the Southern Pacihs
this week was the reduction OF the interest rats
on land contracts from to 6 per cent. This
reduction affects contracts aggregaiing, mas
than 81 100000. and will aid greatly those settlers
who have not been fortunate In their crops a.
well as stimulate the development of more land
A big lumber combine has been formed among
the leading California mills, with the result tna'
dressed redwood lumber has advanced 81 tnoa'
sand For nearly TWO years the lumoer deaen
have lost money because competition cut inc
rates below cost OF production and freight. NOW
the largest companies have signed compac';
and IL II can be maintained prices Will not iaiL
The best result OF the combination VIII proos'
bly, be regulation Of the output. such AS was 20
complished BY the salmon combine last year.
University Day at the Midwinter Fair, which
was celebrated on Wednesday. brought out on<
| OF the best crowds yet assembled on the grounds
/ The undergraduates from Berkeley made muc,
noise but they were gentemanly fellows, ana
the sprinkling or girls IN mortar-poaFu mats nia1
pquant feature.
Next week the Mardi Gras festivities will las
! three DAYS The parade. which will be swelle'
by all the foreign denizens OF the Midway
promises 10 be one of the most plctureSpue sNr
! seen In this city. The features OF the Ne"
Orleans festival will be duplicated here
The reception TO ex-Presldent Harrison by tn
/ Union League Club this week was made note
worthy by the first political speech whicn @ Gen
eral Harrison has made since he retired iron
office His address contained seNera! c1e'e
points He said that the large attendance assure
him that although having once been fresideh
he had not altogether forfeited the respect %
all good citizens. what brought nm spg'.1, .,
applause was his declaration that ne had az
wavs tried TO enforce thoroughly Ainer'c,,
policy. and that his chief regret was tnat ., ne .,
not have The opportunity % sign OH aClnoi a
izing the construction Of the Nicaragua cana
The local theatres are almost destitute OF az
fractions now Comic opera in German az ~
Raldyvin is not wildly eXharating. and al IN
other houses variety shows and melolttlhd d.
almost equally divided. The musical feature :
the week was the great concert glygn ~, IN IN ~
Vienna Prater. at the Midwinter Fair. oy "a
: Union Of the Vienna Orchestra and Sousa oah.
1t drew an enormous crowd and the TenaeI'ls l.
/ tho Tannhauser overture especially eNeI1ru s'e.
enthusiasm. one Of the remarkable resu', ~ =
the Fair is the interest aroused In music. 4.
| Vienna Orchestra has drawn large auoiehcess
spec,al concerts held downtown, and u has @ 40
a packed house at sacred concerts given ever
Sunday morning.
\ stubborn will contest is going on In san jos
over the So 900 900 estate Of Edward barron ~
, sons allege that the widow who was Barron
third wife unduly influenced him - devse ~
greater part OF his fortune 10 her and ner t~, ~,
? minor children. II all the facts In harrohs 10 u.
are brought out this will be as sensational ca. cSs
. as California has had in wears; but II Is pEo0a''
, that a compromise will be made
The disagreement OF the jury at Fresno IN 20 20
second trial OF young Richard Hea'h 10, ~ ~
murder OF Louis McWhirter. the editor pr1osv,
? ends the prosecution OF this case IN r'.s
County. Partisan feeling runs high there Va. "a.
II Is hopeless to expect verdict. The thlFu ~, ~
f, will probably be held in another county g.. So
Jury this time stood ten 10 two. ana on 1"e -,
trial eleven To one. 70; conviction. Wnicn sny IN
The weighty circumstantial evidence against ~
accused man.