New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE MIDWINTER FAlR-MR. HCNllN"'
TONS INSTRUMENTAL NEWS
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San Francisco. Feb. A-The Midwnter RAN
has seen two large crowds this week. ON WASH
ington's Birthday $4,000 people entered the gates
and Yesterday which given up to the pun
lie school children, the attendance reached oo'ooo'
The various displays now in good cohdluoh
and the weather is enjoyable Southern Cai-
fornia, which opened this week fine puhdihs
in the style of the old Missions. has superb eN-
hbit of tropical fruits. Los Angeles county mas
the most effective display. its arch Of oranges
being crowned by life-sized elephant made oil
English walnuts. all the product Of It's groves
President Huntington. Of the Southern Pacific
Company reached here on Washingtons Blr'h-
day, but did not observe the holiday. lie gave
out an interview declaring, with all the art of
which he is master that no changes in rail-
road officials were known TO him. The heads of
departments would be delighted to believe this
but many are in fear and trembling. for Mr..
UuntingtOn's visits are always marked by radi-
cal reforms. Yesterday he consolidated the law
departments Of the Central and Southern Pacific
companies thus retiring Joseph ID. Redding, who
received $4,000 year Mr. Huntington says
that little railroad building Will be done in
California this year. the State is far more
in need of settlers than Of new roads force
will be kept at work on the tunnels for the
coast branch to Santa Barbara.
The California Jockey Club has decided to con-
tinue racing on the Bay District track here till
June Races have been run all through the
winter rain or shine. and the Guttenburg farce
has been played over again. on many days the
track has been covered with water. 50 that racing
became merely gamble for the public. with the
odds heavily in favor of bookmakers. In short
dashes the booksellers have been favored as
very unfair work has been done by the starters
Reporters who have told the truth about these
proceedings have been warned by the manage
ment that their criticisms would debar them from
track privileges but several promptly resigned
their passes and now pay for admission. Under
the present methods it will not require more than
this season to ruin the reputation of racing IN
California.
Judge Murphy. Of the Superior Court, who was
responsible for the communication OF murderer
McNultys sentence to life imprisonment last
month has now given a decision which VIII block
the trial of any criminal indefinitely. He held
this weel. that any defendant in a police court
has the right to have his transferred to
another court by making an affidavit that the
Judge first appointed to try him has prejudice
against him. This ruling VIII be upset II
brought before the Supreme Court. but it is note
worthy as showing the maudlin sympathy WIN
criminals on the part of man IN d reSponsioie
position.
Prince Poniatowski is here. and has made for
NAL announcement of his engagement 10 Mss
Maude Bour<e. of Oakland. He also made an
appeal to the reporters 10 be allowed 70 c,iJ"H
himself like an American. HIS frlehd' NiicHae'
,Haralamb has so much more the air OF
Polish prince. with his military carriage ana
his fierce mustache. that he was mistaken oy
every one for the titled stranger.
The innuest OF May Brookyn's death brought
in =
suicide The telegram from New-York which
she expected so anxiously, and which came Ine
day before her suicide, wasn't alluded TO- rms
mysterious dispatch which her friends took pc.
session of. is thought to contain the secret oi
her suicide.
On the weeks death record was ]. c. Wilmer
ding a pioneer merchant VINO was one Oh the
founders of the Bank of California ne was
member of the firm of Wilmerdng, Hoguet d
Co. of New-York.
The capture and prompt CONSIGNMENT TO FOL
som prison of Chris Evans. the train-robber
and murderer. ends chapter in Cahiornia
criminal annals not creditabe to the state.
This desperate, after his first exposure was
maintained for over nine months in the Fresno
mountains by lumbermen and sheepherders
Then after his capture and conviction TO He
imprisonment he escaped from Jail, ana lor
fifty days again protected by these noun
taineers, who seem to have as little regard for
law as the mOonshiners of East Tennessee. lie
was finally caught through treachery. AS he
has been placed in the same prison with George
Sontag who turned States evidence against
him. the prospect is that Evans will attempt Ia
murder his unfaithful partner. The warden Of
Folsom prison declares that Evans shall not
play the criminal hero while under his charge
A great storm of rain in the valleys and snow
the mountains ragged for three days this
=, week. The damage done not heavy. Stock
II ton threatened with bad flood, but the
waters subsidized rapidly. In the Sierras snow fel
N 10 the depth of thirty feet and railroad commu
ncation seriously interrupted for the frs
time this winter Three days mail and passen
vance made by the Western Union Telegraph
Company in overland service is shown by the
fact that despite this fierce storm the company
brought through on time all commercial anC
press dispatches over its Northern and Southern
lines. The central wires down only few
hours before they We're repaired. Five years agC
II not uncommon for California TO be com
pleely cut off from Geographic communication
with the East for two or three days while thesc
enowstorms ragged in the high Sierras.