New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE FAIR IN HARD LUCK-RAINFALL-
CATTLE SHIPMENTS TO NEVADA.


Cav Francisco June 2-The Mdwinter Fair
had hard luck this week. Great preparations
had been made to celebrate Decoration Day. anu
had the day been pleasant the crowd woulo nave
been great AS II was Scotch mist preValieu
nearly all day. which settled into rain at nlsht'
so that only 10000 people were on the erouhus
Between the showers there was paraue Vi
military and OF dozen wel-deslgheu mas
renresentng scenes from American history. lar
mage delivered the Grafton 10 large auuiehce'
One Of the new features at the lalr Is Tue
Dahomey village. When the natives are oancins
they look like a picture out OF Stahiey !"
Darkest Africa" The Fair will prooaoV slose
~ .he Fourth of July in a blaze of pyrotechnics.
The meetings Of the State League OF build'hs
and Loan Associations this week nave sAo""
tho strength Of this movement lor "oNe'
Delegates were present from all paris u nc
State. Twenty years ago when the Assoo'a''oi
80. torroad there were only four building ana
,oan clubs In California. Now there are l'V'
,v,,h assets Of s2oOJoOOo. In San Francisco
thos. societies have built up the suburbs ana
80 dora more than any other single influence
% oounteract the gambling mania due 10 specu-
-, IN mining stocks and waste OF money /"
theving lotteries.
Heavy showers fell throughout the STATE
narts of the San Joaquin Valley reaching over
na ,ncb The greatest rainfall was at HAN
ford TuIare County amounting to 1O1 inches'
AT Fresno the precipitation was only 10 Oh al
,oh In the Sacramento Valley the raihiaH
ranged from O5 to inch. This late rain helpeu
harley and pasturage as well as fruit' pu' IL
has injured hay in the south the raihlaH was
very light. The total rainfall for the season III
Los Angeles is only $751; against -o'Sv The
record is about two-thirds that OF last year
The CITY Hall Commissioners this week Sc
,od,ad Scnintor Marion Wells's design of Statue
of Liberty TO surmount the dome OF the new lily
Hall The design Is a conventional leniale an
Gel holding in one hand a scroll ana IN the
ether q mnlifting a torch The design has many
artistic blemishes and the verdict OF Proies
sional artists was in favor OF superb Hsue oy
Runert Schmid who stands easily al the heao OF
Pori6c Coast scuptors Mayor Ebert wished 10
Mace the choice Of a statue in the hands OF
Committee of artists. but his two feNoW-Co,hinls
sioners disdained any expert advice, ana seiecteo
Mr.. Wells's design
DR.. Talmage proved to be a big drawing card
This week as he had audience or over Two
thousand at his lecture, The School LOT
Scandal"
The California Board OF Trade moved this week
to new quarters at No. 575 Markets. where a
fine exhibit OF the resources and products %,
California will be arranged. The new rooms WIZ
be formally opened as soon as the Mld"lnless
Fair ends and many or tne pest iea'u' Go "a
the county displays at the Fair will be trans
ferred to the board. When all exhibits are IN
Mace the rooms will be well worth the attention
Of any visitor to San Francisco. for an inspection
Of them will be almost equal TO Journey through
the State.
The largest shipment Of cattle and sheep ever
known from California to Nevada mas taken
place this week The cause Is lack OF pasturage'
due TO drouth IN California while In Nevada
the feed is better than for years. The southern
Pacific Company reduced the rate or cattle SNIP
ments and the result was that Nevada ranch-
men bought heavily to replenish their ranges
which were thinned three years ago Dy the Sc
we're winter.
San Francisco. Oakland ard Stockton are all
eager for new public library buildings, but stock
ton has the lead, for its new marble oulldhg Is
half finished 1t is of Doric architecture. 100
feet square. San Francisco's library now con.
tains Is 900 volumes and is housed In wing OF
the CITY Hail. but an independent building Will
probabiy soon be erected for 1t. One plan sug-
rested is for the city 10 erect an office ouilding
at Fifth and Market SITS. on valuable pupnc
lot and give the library use OF the upper moor
The lot is entirely too valuable for public schoo
uses.