New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
,r.c,,N,r1-s APPoINTMENT-SUIT
OVER A VAST EsTATE-DRAMATlC.

Tpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiFUNEj
Can Francisco. Sept 2S-The appointment oi
1,us Kru,tschnitt as general manager OF 'he
pao,ec and Atlantic systems OF the southern
poc,ec Company created great surprise mere
7. was simplv another Of Mr.. Huntington
bombshells which he is so fond OF dropping ih'o
the railroad camp. The first ana most sehsa
tionai was that bitter speech Win WHICH JIG
s,gnalized the deposition Of stanford anu HIS
own election to the head Of the great COMPANY
NJ which he has been the real power oehihu 'ne
throne for many years. When Mr.. lowhe uieu
every one thought Mr.. Fillmore was slated TOT
,ra vacancy and one newspaper here definitely
announced his selection. Fillmore VIII DE the
chief aid Of Kruttschntt. but the man WHO en-
tered ralroading after serving as manager vi
the Morgan Line of steamers is now AZ the he"u
OF one of the greatest railway corporations III
the world. Mr.. Kruttschnitt cameo MI mum
,rgton.s confidence py the way he managed the
Texas lines and he was put in charge OF the
entire Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific
which however has only one quarter the mile
aga Of the Pacific system As Mr. Kruttschnitt
&c only forty-one. he is probably the youngest
general manager OF a big railroad in this coun-
fry He knows very little about the racine
Coast and he has paid two flying visits 10 Caii-
fornia Many officials in the Southern racine
Building are uneasy, as no one can lore'eA
what Mr. Huntington may do on his present
visit r. as Is said. he delights IN keeping
avery one on the oui vive he will probably be
gratfed by the terror which his presence In
spires.
A suit lust begun In San Mateo County
promises to be one of CALIFORNIA; celebrated
eases If is the suit OF the heirs OF Charles Lux
against Lux's partner Henry Miller to secure
division Of lands and cattle owned by the nrin'
Miller was a cowboy and Lux butcher boy
when forty sevcn years ago, they bought their
first herd OF 900 cattle Since then their pos
sessions have grown till they owned and leased
$4,000 900 acres. on which they pastured thou
sands Of head OF cattle. For years they had
a virtual monopoly of the meat business In San
Francisco. and Miller once boosted that he
could drive a band Of cattle from Los Angeles
10 this city and never go off land owned by
him and Lux Two years ago Lux died. Miller
induced the heirs to let him manage the estate.
but they are clamoring Tor DIVISION vi
this vast wealth Miller has never sold an acre
of land which CAM under his control ana ne Is
now opposed to dividing the property. Good
tudges Of California land believe that when APP
praisement is made of the estate II VIII pe
found that Miller and Lux were richer than any
Of the railroad or bonanza millionaires.
The largest monthly specie payment to CHINA
that is on record was made TINS month on tnree
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this heavy shipment is China's eagerness to get
coin to pay a part Of the Japanese indemnity
The total specie shipments to the Orient this year
have been S2 425 300 against S9331O5 for the nrst
eight months last year.
Among the deaths Of the week was that OF VIII
lam NJ Norris for many years secretary Of the
Spring Valley Water Company. Norris came 10
California in 1850 and made n fortune In the
RECONSIDERATION business. He married the widow
Of the Rev Thomas starr King. the eloquent Uni
tartan divine He was prominent in charitable
work and was one OF the founders OF the free pup
lie library.
Frank Butterworth. the Yale fullback. arrived
here this week and at once began coaching the
state University football team for their approach
inc FIGHT with stanford. The Stanford boys nave
always shown superior mettle on the iootoan
field and this year they will be coached by waiter
Camp who prepared them for victory last season.
Walter c. Smith who served as The enron
,cle's" special correspondent during the recent
war between China and Japan. delivered 'nls
week al interesting lecture before the Teosl dpn-
tcal Society on his experiences at the 'front.' he
came home with big collection of photographs
which he was able 10 show his audience WIN d
stereopticon Mr.. Smith Is nephew or eX-Mayor
Samuel Smith Of Brooklyn He Is Corner man.
edited Ithaca newspapers and was member OF
the New-York State Legislature In 1887 from
Tompkins County.
The theatres have been dull this week. the only
noteworthy feature being Diplomacy at the
Columbia with Rose COghlan and DiXey IN the
cast The advance sale for "Trilby next week
has been the largest known here In years. win
the single exception OF the sale for Henry Irvings
engagements.