New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
BEYOND THE SIERRAS.
TRAIN ERIES-MIDWINTER FAIR
COLONEL. STEVENSON-EX-PRES
DENT HARRISON
IDr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIDrSrl


TDr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSri
San Francisco. Feb. l7.--What California is
most sorely in need of is enforcement of It's laws
a striking instance is furnished by the tram
robberies which occur in Southern California.
The second bold robbery Of a Southern racine
train within a few miles Of Los Angeles has
occurred this week. The desperadoes selected
precisely the same place as six weeks ago. and
went through the same procedure. The pur-
suit was sU.ifter than before. but there Is small
prospect Of running the bandits to eartn, as
the country is sparsely settled and the trail IS
difficult to follow over the stony desert. In many
regions the hatred Of railroad and express COM
panies is so bitter that the residents give the
criminals all the aid in their power Hehce II
IS extremely difficult 10 capture the ROBBERS ana
n etiu greater trouble to convict them when
caught The cas-. Of Chris Evans Is in point
He ought 10 have been tried for train ROBBERY
and under the laws OF this State. he could nave
been hanged: but the authorities tired MN 'or
numbering deputy sherins who pursued him,
and the jury fixed his penalty at life lnpflsoh-
ment. lie escaped recently from the Fresno CITY
iai and is now protected in the mountains by
lawless lumbermen and sheep-herders'
THE Nidwinter Fair has struggled with some
OWL weather this week, cold rains having fallen
on three days: but the attendance IS s'eadHy
,ro,rinc- and the beauty Of the display oil semi
troDical fruits and flowers is beyond all praise
Tho rivalry among the different couhueS mas
led 70 extraordinary efforts in presenting the
varied products. Probably even the No"-oi-
loans Exposition fell behind this III the oispa9
Of oranges. lemons. pincapples ana other lresh
Cite If tho tropics as well as Of Towering
plants while no show in the worm Has ''eI
ao,,rared with # for variety and beauty OF
n
,,,,t ,,n :, GLASS lars. in a style which equals
+,o host products Of France and Germany IL
f,,r,ishes = convincing proof OF what can De
dome under judicious protection by C9i'l"''iia
fruit-crowers despite the fact that lapor 'o'''
two times as much here as in Europe. AS an
,,,;oot lesson for Free Trade Congressman II
would be worth sending to Washington
IN ., annex of the Horticultural Building is
hanc installed a fine display of California "i'ies'
,rbis is far larger and more complete than was
the exhibit at Chicago, as II represents '"o
work of every prominent wine-maKer III '"e
c,a,o W lover Of good wine should mss
.',S,,;r, This display as il vii! demonstrate
,bot req and Whit wines made from grapes
g.ovyn on elevated foot-hill land are fully equaI
In navor and bouquet to the best French cldle5s
n ~, j' sauternes. Great progress has been MADE
in the last five years in the making Of superior
wines. which still sold at prices lar pe'o"
the rates for imported French wines
The death of old Colonel Stevenson this week,
4boueh il had been expected for days, came aS
sunrise to his many friends. The facl was
The veteran had such remarkable vitality tnaI
every one who knew him expected TO see MN
out again in a few days. He preserved nearly
ali his faculties in good condition up to ms
ninety-second year. In his nineteen year ne
actually ran upstairs with the hgn,, Si'ri' Ky
step of a young man; and he persisted III az
tending regularly to business all through MS
octogenaran period Mentally, ne was heeis
and alert during this time, ana ms meinoi! "a
and at of a
was infallibe. 1t is curious that the deca! OF
his strength and faculties began when ne
rounded his nnetieth year, ms cn ne, d p''t te
was the regiment which he brought by sea 10
California at the outbreak of the Mexican war
Though he recruited the men from the Sums OF
New-York. and the great majority OF thei'
were under age. yet they became excellent citi-
zens of the new State, and several hlied 1mpor-
tant public offices.
great shadow has been thrown over the
engagement Of the Palmer Company at the
Baldwin Theatre by the suicide of Miss May
Brooklyn. Her tragic death has saddened al
ner associates. while her absence vii! seriously
cripple the company in playing Jim, the rem
man." for there is no one who can Adequately
fill her part. Her act was not due to any lack
of appreciation of her art for she had re,
ceved generous notices from all the critics. In
fact. in Lady Windermeres Fan. she carried
off the hOnorA
1t was expected that ex-Presdent Harrison
would preside al the political and economic con-
gress at the Midwnter Fair. and that he would
deliver several addresses in Frisco this spring
He spoiled the programme by sending out word
that he wouldn't speak in public aside from his
regular lectures at Stanford University lie will
deliver lecture weekly TO students ana re-
peat the same lecture on the following day to a
general audience. The University expects to get
some revenue from this popular course by charg-
ing 81 25 for single admission. or So for course
tickets. Among those who Will ADDRESS the eco
nomic congress will be Henry George and Presi-
dent Andrews. of Brown University. II is also
hoped that Edward Atkinson will come.
One Of the most remarkable criminal cases
on record this coast has come TO the surface
This week in the quiet little town of Pacific
Grove near Monterey. Amos Virgin. who had
always been respected as an honest man. turns
out TO be a lawlcss desperate who has conf
mitted within three weeks hall-dO Dold
robberies and dangerously wounded one of his
victims The latter shot back and put bullet
in Virgins leg. and it was this wound which
BETRAYED him. He has made full confession,
but saws that his Jekyll and Hyde life was due
10 the hypnotic influence Of a wicked partner.
Pacific Grove which started as Methodist
camp-meeting ground. is much excited over
the revelations.