New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-20
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
MINERS CONVENTION - THEATRICAL
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San Francisco. Oct. lathe Miners state Con-
vention was largely attended and the main re-
suit was a determination to secure restoration
OF the procedure in vogue in 1872. when an az
ricultural claimant to land within the minerai
belt must prove its non-mineral character before
a patent would issue The railroads have spread
their agricultural land grants over the mineraI
belt and California miners desire to be retrieved
OF the burden of proof that their lands are min
eral and when the law plainly intended that such
burden should rest upon the agricultural claim
mt The convention also decided TO petition Con-
gress to segregate the mineral and agricultural
lands on the plan provided for Montana ana
Idaho. The contention cannot fail to do good as
1t has directed public attention to the remark
able revival Of gold mining IN California and the
profit in working old mines by new processes
The arrival of Mrs Maud Ballington Booth
has given a great impetus to salvation ARMY
work She was received at the ferry THURSDAY
night by 1000 uniformed members OF the Army
and spoke to a great audience IN metropolitan
Hail. Her mission is to inspect the posts on this
coast California is a good field for the Salvation
Army, as open-air services can pe helu he"'''
every night Of the year.
Two prominent San Franciscans died this week
one here and the other in France. General r. D.
Keyes who died al Nice at the extreme age OF
eighty-fve was the first commandment at the
Preside He served during the war and after
ward was instrumental in developing the wine III
dustry in Napa County. Andrew j. Moulder. VINO
died here had been identified for over quarter
of a century with public-school education In TINS
city. He had occupied many prominent positions
in the School Department and at his death was
ex-president of the Board Of Education.
Tie dinner of purely California products given
by Mrs Margaret Touchard proved great sue
cess The variety of articles produced here as
tonished even the experts. The table decora-
@ions in brilliant flowers and pomegranates were
UNIQUE Mrs .Touchard will open cooking
school, in which specially will be made OF the
preparation of California fruits. She claims lnat
much of the flavor and the healthfulness OF fruits
10 IL st by improper methods OF cooking. FOR IN
stance the best California prunes. which sell 1or
one-half the price of the choice imported frehcn
prunes should not be stewed with sugar Aney
contain enough saccharine natter TO furnish
flavor and the addition of sugar renders theth
irdigestibe.
The Actors Fund benefit at the Baldwin was
great success. All the companies Playing mere
except the Bostonians. took part The latter re-
fused to appear because the benefit was heIu 81
the Baldwin. which is under the man&geilent Vi
"Ar' Hayman. Barnabee has feud win ma!
man and has registered VOW never 10 aPPeal
IN one of Hayman's theatres. Barnabee mas
promised to give special performance OF ms
companv in aid of the Actors Fund, so mat IL
has profted by this quarrel
The Palmer company closed tonight a three
weeks engagement Of "Trlby at the BaluWih'
which has rarely been equaned in San Francisco
F,arly in the second week the orchestra mad 10 De
removed to one Of the top boxes, and even an eX-
fra matinee on Wednesday this week didn't sat
isfy the demand. The play would nave peell
good for five or six weeks. The BOstonians nave
done a fine business with Robin Hood, Dut
there Is some apprehension about the success Oh
"Prince Ananias
Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham. author OF
"Stories Of the Foothills lectured here last week
before the Charming Auxiliary on "lmpeoi-
menta."
The first sale for many months OF Calfornla-st'
property occurred this week when AVinZa nay
ward bought lot and three-story building on
the east side OF the street for S35,ooo wnlch was
81 450 front foot Hayward II Is expected, VIII
erect q modern office building
The largest shipment Of lemons in one week was
made by the Colony OF Ontario In san BerhaIui-
no County last week. Thirty-eight hundred
boxes were shipped and the total amount sent
o,,t for the season Is eighty carloads OF 800 boxes
each. As these lemons have averaged - Dox II
NAV be seen that the Ontario lemon growers nave
Drospered From Riverside the total shipments
of oranges and lemons for the season have been
1904 carloads
The years vintage &c smaller than for several
seasons, amounting to only S0OOpc0 gallons, put
its quality Is superior The Zinfandel grape was
badly hurt by the intense heat in September 1ol-
lowing the heavy rain. as the Juice was dried up
Very little brandy was made. Wine-growers
made money this year the grapes ranged from
s12 to ST a ton. as against Sc to $40 last year.