New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
~ AIS spRECKELs AND HIS REBELLIoUs
sONS-THE FRUIT AND WINE CROPS
prANs FOR ATHLETIC GROUNDS.

PLANS FOR ATHLETIC GHOONDS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRisuNE.]
San Francisco Aug 9.--Claus Spreckes has
becun tearing down the old johnson House
q, Third and Market sts In its place he VIII
erect a modern nine-story building, IN "hic"
1.-The Morning Calr' will occupy onices An'
Spreckes this week bought narrow io' OH
Market-st which runs through to stevenson-s''.
thus giving him for the new building 'o'a'
frontage of 100 feet in Market-st. seventy l."
Third-st and twenty in Stevenson b. Inc "e"
building will be dire city opposite the Nue'eas'
and d,aeonally opposite The Chronicle" build
ing II Mr. Hearst should decide 10 ou".
home for THE Examiner on the site OF the
|u.,sus building which he bonded several years
aga 1t would make this corner genuine news
paper row.
Tho forced retirement Of ex-Judge Mckinstry
from the head Of the Hastings Law College Oh 'ni'
city has stirred up much feeling among students
and alumni Mr.. McKnstry Is recognized aS
one OF the ablest lawyers In California anu ne
retired from the Supreme Bench OF the e'"'e
10 accept the position of senior professor OF law
in the college which old Judge Serene HASTINGS
founded. and which has since been made one OF
the departments Of the State University INC
sudden retirement Of McKinstry is said to be due
against him among trustees OF the college anu
nartlv TO the personal prejudice of female
relative OF the founder. The only reason sNe"
WAS that Judge McKinstry refused to give up MS
law practice and confine himself to college
studies As the salary is only $4,000 year. ne
could not afford TO do this. he was retireo
after many years OF service as ungraciousiy as
Professor George Davidson was recently re
moved from the head OF the Coast Geooetic Hu.
vey. Nearly all of the trustees o. ria"e hut
College are applicants for the vacant piace' oe'
II will probably fall to Judge Slack Mch'hs''!S
assistant
Lord Shoto Douglas. second son OF 'he .a"'
uuis of Queensberry, started to-day for the Eas'
by way OF Los Angeles. He has been ihVi'eu ~
his mother who is In poor health at her home IN
London to visit her and bring his bride from 'he
San Francisco variety stage The couple pro-
nose TO make q short stay in Southern CaIiior-
MIA. then go to New-York and see something Oh
life there and at other Eastern cities. and nnaNy
cross the ocean in October. Lord Sholto is an
amiable. wel-bred Englishman, but he Is weak
ms his marriage proved. His bride is pretty out
she lacks culture and refinement, as is EVIL
6enced by the fact that she willingly soio Deer
in a low variety resort carried on by her mother
and brother at Bakersfield where the son OF the
Marquis Of Queensberry first met her.
Henry ]. Croker will serve another year as
president Of the Olympic CLUB. Inc cuo mas mas
been much divided during the year over detaiis
of management and Croker is the only one VINO
can keep the rival factions in check Inc cruz
has finely appointed ouiidns as 'ie 20 10 -
the country but il has felt the influence OF haro
times and twice within three years IL mas peeh
forced to reduce the initiation ices, whicn On ~
each case were restored after few weeks. One
thing the club rigidly adheres TO: NO apphcdh'
is considered who is Hebrew. a rule which even
the bohemian Club has not dared to enforce.
The marriage of Rudolph spreckels: youngest
son of the sugar millionaire 10 MISS Meme
Jolliffe has been talked OF in society LOT soilie
time hut no one dreamed that the ceremony
would be private, as the brlde mas peeh
prominent figure at all prominent soclai luhc-
lions for ten years. She Is noted Tor ner beauty
and her w.t. and all doors were open 10 ner.
Young Rudolph Spreckels has gained notoriety
recently by Joining with his brother Gus III
fighting his father in the courts Inc ola NH
ionaire swore vengeance on both the boys.
whom he accuses of rank ingratitude Ihey
are worth about half million eacn put this
sum is only fraction Of what they would nave
received had they not antagonlzed their ia'heI
The only noteworthy feature In amusements
this week is TOO Much Johnson. which was
brought here direct from New-York. Gillette's
play has been a success at the BALDWIN lhedtle
and the company is praised by all the critics.
The library of the late Tiburcio Parrot, com
prising about two thousand volumes, VIII soon
be sold II is rich in printed plates OF great
paintings and in illustrated works on the drama
and the arts Among books are twenty
five volumes Of Ferrarios Costumes OF the
World
San Francisco will have within easy
roach athletic grounds that will compare raw
orably with the famous training and atnieuc
grounds at Springfield. Mass. The plan is 10
build at San Mateo hotel. one-thrd-inlie
bcvcle track and cottage for athletics and train
ers with swimming tank and big gymnasium
and a large pavilion for indoor exhibitions IL
Is expected that many Eastern athletes Will
come out here for winter training. Inc site Is
60 sheltered by wooded hills that the cement
bcvcle track will perhaps be the fastest In the
world.
The low price received at the East for California
fruit this year has greatly discouraged growers
In this State The fact that much fruit scarcely
maid for railroad freight is ascribed partly to the
hard times and partly TO the war between rival
shipped East in green condition last year. Will
he dried or canned this season. The California
Wine Association, by securing united action, has
raised the price OF wine from six cents last year
to twelve and a half cents this year. The result
has been great encouragement to vlticultur1sts.
Wine can be made for 10 cents gallon, but
when the price drops below that, as has happened
for several years there Us loss. The new associa-
ton also proposes to look after the quality OF the
wine made Two syndcates are said to be nego-
t,ating for the purchase OF the great Chino ranch
in San Bernardno County on which the biggest
beet sugar refinery on the coast is located. The
beet sugar lands this year paid $50 an acre gross,
ranch received 100000 rentals from tenant
farmers.
NOTES FROM CANANDAI0UA LAKE.
Canandaigua, n. Y. Aug. 10 CspeciaD.-The fol-
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