New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
MIpwINTER FA1R-INDUCEMENTS FOR
COLONISTS-AN ARMY OF TRAMPS q,
-M'WHIRTER CASE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRarNc,

San Francisco March 17.-An the hotels are
crowded and most of the large observation-disclosures
are filling up with Eastern and Coast visitors
to the Midwinter Fair Though the weather
has continued cold the attendance Is sieadiF
increasing and on special days the Exposition
grounds are crowded. The restaurant-keePer9
are feeling the benefit Of the advent OF stf"h-
gers and many lines Of business have peeh
helped Without the Fair this would nave
been the dullest spring and summer on record
as the failure Of Congress To do anything on me
tariff has unsettled all business ana prevented
the starting Of many new enterprises "e
suffering in san Francisco is probably less IMAM
in any Eastern city. because Of liberal work
given to the unemployed on grading r'adS III
the park.
ST. Patrick's Day was made a special feature
at the Fair. and. as the parade ana "'"'.
exercises were in charge Of prominent an"
wealthy Irishmen. the day proved a Ff''' sue
cess No close estimate of attendance can ne
made before late hour tonight. but the
record Of any except The opening day VIII proo-
ably he broken.
There IS a luGicrous feud between the local
1anancsc and Manager Marsh. Of the Japanese
village at the Fair. They declared war Oh MN
when he imported jinrkshas ana 'aiNon "
getting Japs to haul them around the ErouhuS'
They declared that such service would degfaue
their race in the eyes of the Americans anu
they prevented Mr. Marsh from securing any
mon. Thereupon he hired white men VINO h'Ne
been found far better than Orientais. as 'heH can
serve as guides to strangers TINS Weeh -
element was caused by the hosting Oh 'N'
Ianancse flags over the village, local OrieniaIs
declaring il d Dissertation TO hoist Inc M'Nauo
flag They also tried to prevent actors from
wit
r,anaper is game. however. and declares tha'
before tie Fair is over he will have Japs ro''ihs
between the shafts Of his iiniikshas
y Graham. of Montreal agent of a large Eng
Itch svpdi,stc is here his mission being to select
q % 600 acre tract of land near this city Tor irui-
growing and grazing. He has secured lana near
Niles. across the bay from san FRANCISCO MI
Graham believes that California to-ud! o"c''
better inducements 10 those VINO WISH u u'N'''P
lands than any other State in the OiHoh' II }"
evident from many inquiries received "on
Chicago and other Eastern cities that inns IAN
will see the establishment of many large colonies
,n central and southern California. Property
which has been held in large blocks Tor twenty
wears has now been divided. anu especld'i! !"
T,,,oro and Kern Counties. and in the upper Sac
rarnento Valley. lands are offered at low prices
and nm easy terms The cost of materials mas
-, 6, Greatly reduced that houses and fencing
cos, mo more than one-half as much as five years
aga With irrigation there is no question OF
success as the frut-grower or farmer II nu.
dependent on rain for crop. In thIee 49, 800
grapes apricots, peaches. prunes ana many o'iis u
Frn,fs heain to bear: and in the fifth year fuil
crops NAV be counted on. Twenty acres III care
fully selected fruit secures competency
Slowly but surely California wines and branules
are gaining a market in Europe. inns Weeh 'me
largest shipment of brandy ever MADE from an
American port passed through the Golden N1ate
on the way to Germany. IT was 500 saIiGns
Of California brandy one-quarter OF Whlch Is III
tended for he German Army, which Tor TWO
'aars has ordered aIHIOst exclusively tho 'alIOr-
s sa' nroduct This furnishes st.fKing contrast
~. he United States Army Hospital service,
mich buys French brandy, although II mas io
real guarantee of its purity. Two hunurea p pa
rel. Of red wines and twenty-five barrels or Ries-
ling go to the centre of the German VINE Udue,
and their makers declare that they VIII s'dlu
the test of comparison. Besides. there We're lVo
borrals Of choice port, which will compete in
German markets with the ports Oh SPAN dIu
Portugal The success OF these shipments VIII
greatly stimulate the California wine trade
Messrs. Armour and Cudahy, during their visit
here. organized the Western Meat Company
which will handle the product Of the big abat-
toirs at Baden. south of this city. Local Whol'-
sale butchers have placed boycott on TINS re-
frgerated beef but the new company VIII push
its sale through retail stores. There VIII De "a
large increase in the canning department anu II
The meat becomes popular 1000 more men VIII De
employed.
The funeral Of Mrs Hugh Tevis. who died sud
denly in New-York last week of fatty degenera-
tion of the heart, was made noteworthy by lhe
Christening Of her infant. She was the only
daughter OF Judge BOalt, one of the leadlng law
vers of San Francisco, and was great social
favorite She had been married only Tour years /
Frederick Warde and Louis James have done
good business at the Baldwin in "Nirginus.
The other houses are all playing farce comedy
and variety shows that are beneath contempt
The attempt Of the labor agitator, Lewis Fry at
Los Angeles to organize an army or the uhcih- .
Moved TO march Washington, has been a as
NAL failure Fry had the nerve to demand /
frec Transportation for his army" but the rail ,
roads refused Then prominent Los Angeles men .
came forward and offered the army Work al !
fair wages whereupon these fellows, who are /
mainly tramps. refused and the greater part are r
leaving town
The second trial Of Richard Heath, at Fresno /
Cor IN, murder Of McWhrter. the editor, has 4
been marked this week by exciting episodes.
McWhirter's widow, who recently recovered /
from an insurance company $4,000 policy on .
her husbands life, openly declared in court her .
belief that his death due to two prominent .
Democratic politicians OF FRESNO. ms was
followed hv Il street fight between Mr. FOote,
counsel for Heath and q witness for the prose-
cution. IT was during Heath's first trial i'll
Fresno that weapons were drawn in open court.
and on the Judge ordering search or Interested
persons a large basketful of pistols and bowie
knives were gathered up and placed by the
Judges chair. Il is predicted that before this
trial is ended there will be work for the Cor
oner as the feeling between rival factions is
exposed the frauds % the Democratic town ring
and one night he called out Of his house
ard shot dead in his own door.