New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
COMPLICATIONS OVER THE FAIR WILL
THE DURRANT TRIAL-LABOR TROU-
RIES-THE STANFORD SUIT.
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San Francisco Aug. 3.-Singular complications
have resulted in the Fair will litigation. The
Court appointed guardian ad Item for the minor
heirs Of Fair. including Hermann Oelrchss baby
but subsequently the father was named as spe-
cial guardian Of his infant sons interests He
now desires TO have the other guardian removed
but this Is opposed on the ground that the chiid
interests are antagonistic to those of the parents
The matter brings up nice point Of law In guar
d.anshp
After an entire week. only six Jurors have been
secured in the Durrant case. The great majority
of talesmen evidently pleaded fixed opinion to
avoid service in what is sure to be proiohged
trial. No new evidence has been secured against
the prisoner, so far as reporters nave peeh apie ~
learn and il looks as though the prosecution VIII
fail to make out case. One OF the rei'a' haoie
features of the examination OF talesmen was the
number OF men who opposed to the death
penalty for murder.
Some peculiar phases Of the labor problem IN
California have been revealed this week Inc
Chinese workmen in a Chinese overalls FACTORY
struck because the proprietor reduced their
wages The Monaghan proprietor then came 10
the free labor bureau and hired twenty white
girls TO take the places Of the strikers. lie had
no difficulty In securing girls. as they say chi
nese pay as well white men and treat them
far better, for Chinese manager would dare
insult them
In a Yolo County fruit district white pickers
of grapes and fruit have been supplanted py
Japanese, manly because white hands get drunk
on pay day and do moi work for several days.
Both japanese and Chinese can be depended on
If they make contract to work Many idle
the burning of the fruit-dryer Of the man who
engaged Japanese is attributed to the unem-
ployed. They are being watched carefully to
prevent more incendiarism.
new market for California canned goods has
been opened and this year large direct shipments
will be made to Egypt. Ceylon and the Dutch
East Indies. Last year small consignments were
sent 10 Egypt and Ceylon by the Pacific Mail 10
Hong-Kong and then by the Messageries MARI
times, but freight was too costly and TINS year
and then by sail to Alexandria and Colombo
Two thousand cases have been ordered Ior
Egypt most of which is for the use OF foreign
tourists going up the Nile. The demand from
Ceylon comes from rich English planters ana
Army officers. California goods are popular IN
the Orient but heretofore they have been ex-
pensive because of the commissions eXacted by
the English firms handling them.
Pacific coast pine and fir lumber Is being
shipped in large quantities to South AFRICA, 10
supply the demand for timbering in deep mines:
This coast lumber Is far superior In length anu
strength to the Baltic product, which until TWO
wears ago had a monopoly of the market The
first shipments from this coast were by sailing
vessels but now several steamers are carrying
lumber regularly Over ten million feet are now
loading or are on the way Il Deagoa Bay: From
that port lumber is shipped by rail TO Johannes
burg.
After twelve years of legal fighting it looked
fhis week as though Florence Blythe would at
laa get he
But at the last moment the Public Administrator
refused to make a formal surrender OF the great
estate until he had assured himself that none
of the other claimants could hold him legally
responsible. Florence, who is now MRS ArltZ
Hinckley. will have TO pay at least Sl,oooVoo 10
her attorneys, who advanced money for court ex-
penses and took her a contingent fee.
There over seventy other claimants who re-
ceved nothing and the small army Of lawyers
who represented these unsuccessful ones are also
left with nothing.
The old American clipper ship Blue Jacket.
which has been sailing in and out of this harbor
for thirty years. has been condemned and VIII
be broken up. She built at Greenpoint. y.
Y in 1865, and after serving many years as a
general merchant ship she was devoted first to
wheat and then to coal
The report that c. p. Huntington is aiding Mrs
Stanford 10 defend herself against the Govern
ment suit is Incorrect. She has received no offer
of aid and no sympathy from the president Of
the Southern Pacific Company Whether she
will be able to carry on the university depends on
the final decision Of the United States Supreme
Court II the Court finds for the Government. IL
will be hopeless for Mrs. Stanford 10 attempt to
maintain the university. which costs about $1,000
day To run. She has provided funds, however,
TO carry il on for few mon his until the decision
is rendered.
Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Company played
this week AN Ideal Husband" and The Wife,
and gave both in excellent style. The company
has not had the audiences which ii deserved be-
OF the large number of people out OF town.
In former years il was the custom to return 10
town by the middle of July, but every year the
fashionable country vacation is being heightened
until now playhouses and other places OF amuse
rrent are not crowded until September. The
California has done big business with "A Black
Sheep" The Arizona flavor of this farce-comedy
and the "guying' Of the Anglomanacs
especially appreciated