New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
BEYOND THE SIERRAS.
CHE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
HEAVY FRUIT SHIPMENTS
THE YOSEMITE.
inv rEIEoHApH TO TIE reIBUNs.,

Gan Francisco Aug 25-The Democratic State
Convention which has been in session nearly
all the week. has not nominated ticket which
will carry great weight with the genuine Demo-
Gratis Of the State. Before the convention was
held Il was intimated that Mcguire some
other strong anti-railroad man would be nomi-
mated for Governor. In Magures case he would
have secured the solid support Of the Populists'
who are numerous. especially in the southern
counties. Mcguire, however, developed small
strength and many Of his partisans supported
BERNARD Murphy the Santa Clara millionaire
land owner: and until yesterday ii looked as
though Murphy would get the nomination on the
first ballot Then the railroad Influences Deea"
to appear for James ii. Budd. OF San Joaquin
County and on the third ballot he won the Prize
Budd is an able lawyer. and has served Ill Oo"-
gress but his affiliations are all with the cor
porations which the rank and file of the Democ
racy profess to hate. Buckley kept in the oacN-
ground during this convention the RepuohcanS
with ordinary management ought to win In NO
vember.
Enormous shipments Of green fruit are sui
going East every day from San Jose ana Sacra-
mento The total from the two points reaches
over 5000 900 pounds weekly. When there are
added 10 this large shipments OF dried fruit anu
other PRODUCTS some idea of the immense rail-
road traffic may be gained. Wine ana prahuy
are being sent East in large quantities Eigh'
hundred and fifty thousand pounds were IIr
warded last week from San Jose, whicn orohe
the record. Up to date over twenty carioaos oi
dried apricots have gone East in fortnight from
San Jose.
The will Of Eugene Kelly Murphy has been ad-
nitted to probate so there will be no more wash
inc NJ the family dirty linen in the courts. The
widow has secured the management OF the es-
tate and is 10 receive an allowance or S.oO
month. The estate VIII amount ~ "oo0' '-'''
900.
The third annual meeting OF the Manufactur-
ers Association was held this week The assocla-
ton was formed at the time Of the great iron
founders strike. TO protect all trades from .he
unreasonable demands OF unions how success IS
fu,. II has been is shown by the fact that only
one union now imposes its rules upon iocai
trades. That is the Typographical union, wnlch
has held its power because 1t has been reasona-
bic. The others which made unjust demands
have all gone TO the wall.
The purchase of the Metropolitan Electric Road
by the Market Street Railway Company is one
of the most important occurrences IN rapiu
transit for San Francisco since the consonuatloh
of the cable lines The Metropolitan road runs
from Powell and Eddy SITS. opposite the BALDWIN
Hotel. to the south side OF Golden Gaze IatH;
Under the new management ii will be connected
at the park with the present steam line 10 'he
ocean This steam line will be converted INTO al.
electric road, so that one may roe from tie nea,
of the city to the ocean beach for f1ve cents
This road will open up much fine residence prop
erty and will increase the growth OF the region
living 70 the east and south of the park.
Few who know the Rev. Or. A: c: Hirst, pastor
~ the simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church Of this city put any faith in the charges
of immortality and falsehood brought against MN,
nv the Rev. j. S. Rodgers. DR.. Hirst oeinahueu
a trial however and the accuser presented d
score Of witnesses. Most Of these witnesses as
we'll as Rodgers himself, were shown to be OF pau
character and the court promptly acquitted lhe
accused clergyman. The charges were 20 1oui ana
the conspiracy TO blackmai was so plainly SHOWN
that DR. Hrst will probably prosecute ROGERS
and his accomplice, a young Englishman named
Rdwel Dr. Hirst has been well known mere
for ten wears as the pastor OF several churches
and as head of the College of the PACING al oah
Jose
Tho failure Of Hattie Schock. the coored house
keener of the late mining millionaire. Patrick n.
Mckay to recover a widows share or ms large
estate has not discouraged her. She mas no"
begun a contest in behalf Of her infant daugnter
for the entire estate She alleges that this
childs father was the old millionaire. but IL IS
extremely doubtful whether she can estaoiish 'nis
point.
Travel 10 the Yosemite Valley this year mas
been light The visitors were mainly tourists
from the East or from abroad. Perhaps one rea-
SON for the small number Of Californians VINO
have made the trip to the valley Is the nara
times All the seaside anG mountain resorts nave
suffered because Of the poor year.