New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
THE COAST HARD HIT BY THE NEW TAR
IFF-FINE FRUIT CROP-MARE
ISLAND YARD.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIB, N.1

my 3rIrGRArH THE TRIBt A1
Ca, Francisco Sept 1-Californla Is hit hard
H., tho new tariff and many Democrats are hav-
ing their eyes opened TO the folly or legislation
which "a sure 10 drive out OF existence many
promising Industries. The beet sugar manu-
facturers are the first 10 make formal protest
against the abolition Of the bounty IN the Nc
Kinley bill Their position Is that they were IN
duceI to establish expensive plants on the "o'-
ernmen;'s assurance that bounty wouu De
paid and that Congress had no right 70 resc'I'
what was virtually n contract. y sum IN excess
O, g. 900 900 has been Invested In the threo Iac-
tories not counting the outlay ny the Iat''ets
uho have bought land near the mills In order TO
grow the beets Under IN. new regulations import
ers Will be encouraged to bring In the ffench
hrand,.. which are VIGOROUSLY adutera;ed. In
general manufactures California will suffer more
sev.rely than any Eastern state, because wages
are higher and II has taken greater enor's 70
establish factories. The outlook Is gloomy ana
this fall Is sure - see the closing OF Ia'se
number Of industries which now give WORK TO
hundreds Of men and women.
Tn. no, weather which has prevailed through
on, IN. State all th!s week has helped the iruit
growers MS they have been able to dry aprcots,
nrunes and peaches in the SUM- The quahty OF
all this fruit Is iine. and /. ought to brihg sood
pr,ce: but the spectators al the East are Trying
10 bear" quotations. The San jose FRUIT hA-
chang, IL holding all the dried fruit or the santa
Clara Valley for higher rates. which are sure 10
be given when II Is learned that the pruhe crop
g. not more than one-half that OF last year. and
that The peach crop Is ais" snort |di''oi"'a
fruit was never In finer condition than TINS year.
because Of the late rains and the warm weather
during maturing OF fruit The establishments oi
cooperative exchanges In California VIII prevent
the sacrifice Of fruit at the East. as II VII! Dc
shipped only when good demand Is reported
For twenty years Mare Island has never been
so busy as now Many workmen nave Deeh en-
ployed during the last few days, ana no" the
force numbers 1000 men and the monthly pay
roll Is 1000 The appropriations Tor the itsr s
year reach more than 100000 Inc repairs o. PHI. .me
Thetis and Marion are nearly hhisheu' VIII
those on the Bennington have only fairly begun
Fully $50 900 has been spent on the Marion YET
she is said not to be In good CONDITION. Inc ho
mors OF rotten wood left In her hull cannot De
confirmed. as no outsider Is permitted 10 poaru
her one vessel ut the yard is rapidly "ca,l',s
completion, after over twenty years Oh deiay,
this is the Monadnoc, strong monitor lot coast
defence
The state militia officers are engaged In a
lively wrangle over the particular general VINO
was responsible for the wretched hasco al Ss sara
mento during the recent strike. when otd'c
troops failed to clear the Southern racine sta,
ton OF strikers. General Dimond Ill u ioi ma,
renort 10 Governor Markham, lays the Ho''
blame on General Dickinson: whereupon 'he
LATER declares he will demand a court-marta 10
settle the question Of responsibility The matter
has created much bad blood
Alameda was the scene this week OF curious
| attempt by parents TO send young son OF t"elVe
years to the Reform School because ne wousu
| not attend Sunday school. They gave many
nther instances OF his depravity. including me
| stealing OF money: but the neighoors TOOK the
| lads mart and showed that he was cruelty 'seu'
.ftcr a home had been found for the boy WIN
| Wind neghbors II was learned that the plan OF
sending him TO the Reform School had been ue-
| siencd nv the thrifty mother. who assured d
friend that the bow would learn good Uade
| without cent Of expense.
Melodrama and variety filed all the tneatres
| this week except the Baldwin. where Cn ia,
Frohman's Company gave The Couhcl'or
Wife" In excellent STYLE.
The proposcd removal OF the remnant OF ueroh-
| imo's band OF Apaches TO Fort siII ,kla-
hnma has not excited any protest from
Arzonians Governor Hughes and other ON.
| ciaIs think that the Indians nave .1s'
| their viciousness by long captivity In Ala
| hama and that they will not attempt 10 re-
turn 10 their old homes II transferred To Okia-
homa The power Of the Apaches 10 cnu-c
trouble IL iessened by the completion OF the 'eie
nh and telephone to nearly all paris Oh tle
| Territory 40 that. even should thesc 90 par,s
cade. return to the White Mountain hcsei.a a
| lion they would find successful ra'o e"'e'"
| ngly difficult.