New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
"pIIND ROSS" BI-CKLEY-PRISON LABOR
SAN FRANCISCO Y. NJ. c. A
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
my rrLxGRAPh TO TIE TRIBUNE ]

San Francisco Sept. 1.-THE Democrats Will
hold their municipal convention next Monday
The party is rent by faction fights and the new
element which is opposed To- Blind BOSS Buck
ley declares that It will have Buckley indicted
Inv the Grand Jury before the convention Is well
begun The whole trouble is due to- the SUI
nerior eeneralship of TIE boss. He returned from
European exile to get revenge. and he mas GER
tain,y succeeded Unless he can be defeated
by an Indictment he will control every nom
ination made by this convention. Evidence
has been presented 10 the Grand Jury, now
in session. clearly showing that Buckley re-
ceiyed brides from many persons who de-
sired legislation in their interest. or VINO
vearned for fat city contracts. one peculiar
feature of this evidence was that the man VINO
made regular payments for the street-sweepns
contract was Max Hopper. late chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee. who recently au-
vocated purity in politics 1t is an edlFl"s
spectacle and II the enemies of Buckley insist
on his prosecution the revelations VIII XIII al
marty success this fall Buckley is well aware
of the dilemma of his enemies, and he is said TO
extract much amusement from IT,
The State Prison directors in their report
filed this week take strong ground in 1aVor Oh
the establishment of manufacturing SHOPS al
Folsom Prison. About ten years ago SASH anu
blind and harness shops were in operation "'
San Quentin Prison. but now the only industry
carried on there is making jute bags for wheat
The trades unions OF California brought such
pressure TO bear upon the Legislature tha' 1t
abolished these shops, on the ground that 'ne9
competed with free labor. AT Folsom the only
industry is stone quarrying, although the puiiu-
ing Of big dam across the American nNei
has given enormous water-power. The proposed
toto 10
utilize this water-power for manufactures inns
would abolish San quentin Prison. which Is
lust across the bay from San Francesca
The Young Mems Christian Association
opened their new building TINS week s az NaS ~
and Ellis SITS 1t cost, with the lot SS4l'VVy, y.
which only s67.cJ remains unpaid. Inc polio-
ing has the best equipped gymnasium on III LIZ,
coast The Association has done parucuiaitiy
valuable work in San Francisco, and Is worthy
of the hearty support of all who are interested III
the proper training of young men,
Mrs Charles Lux has given s22 900 for the per ht
manent endowment or TWO klhuei sai 'e'''' "
she is now supporting
This week was laid the foundaton-stone Of the
proup OF statuary in front of the city hall Tor
which old James Lick provided in his VIII. Inc
statuary was designed by young OaIloii'ia
sculptor. Happersberger' ana represents S0e''e' "a
pioneer life.
commemorate the admission Of California as a
State Joaquin Miller read one or the Dest Poeni57
he has written in recent years. ~ CeIs CIV, CO
the work of the founders OF the state anu VlV'Vu
with these fine lines:
Your tombs shall be. while time enduFes
Such only truth secures
Your everlasting monuments.
sierra's snow-topt battle tents
The city streets will probably soon be swept by
land under the plan devised by the Merchants
Association This plan provides for continuous
sweeping Of the main business thoroughlares
during the day and the abolishng OF 'he ma
chimes except for some Work at hghI
Those are dull times at the theatres. but the
reopening Of the California drew good CROWDS 10
see 'Friends" "Charleys aunt is running AT
the Baldwin. Fritz Schiel. the director OF me
Vienna Court Orchestra. who came out mere TOT
the Mdwinter Fair, proposes TO give San IRAN
cisco some good music. He has engaged the Ma
tional Theatre. at Eddy and Jones SITS ana VIII
convert 1t into concert garden Schiei Is 'e pea'
conductor of an orchestra that this city has seen
in many years and his enterprise ought 10 be
successful
Trinity Church Witnessed this week the most
brilliant social function of the season the Weo.
ding of Miss Eleanor DimOnd eldest daughter OF
General Dimond and Paul X. Jarboe, son OF me
late lawyer. John r. JarDoe
A review Of the California eruit crop by Secre-
tary Lelong OF the State Board OF HORTICULTURE
shows that the orckarctsts lost sl,oOOooC by the
great railroad strike which prevented 'ne slip
Ming Of much fruit and caused low prices Tor
pears and peaches by Cutting the markets me
nrune crop is 80 per cent below the average, ana
shortage
fix the minimum price at cents. Inc Dad ser
vice given by the commission men Will stimulate
The formation Of cooperative associations FOR
shipping and curing fruits.
Joseph s. Cone the millionaire ranch owner
of red RlufY Tehama County. is dead. Mr..
Cone owned 100 900 acres along the Sacramento
River about a third OF which was great sheep
ranch He was one Of the largest fruit-gfoWers
an the State and did much TO develop Tehama
County where he had lived for forty years
Stanford University has opened with nearly
O., 900 students the new applications for adnis-
sion being $50. Among the new professors are
~ the law department, and William stuart
Symington Of Johns Hopkins who Is assistant
professor Of Romance languages The sun Oh
ATTORNEY General Olney against Mrs stanford
"a a serious check to the immediate development
OF the University. 1t arrests all Mrs stan
fords plans for increasing the number OF Grass
rooms and for erecting several large buildings
Tor various scientific departments.