New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
TOPICS in CALIFORNIA.
FAT FEES FOR LAwYERS-GOLD MINING
THEATRICAL NOTES-ALAsKA
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San Francisco Oct 26.-Thc lawyers are thriv-
ing over the Lux estate litigation Charles Lux
died in 1887 leaving half of the s16.OoOOoo estate
OF Miller e. Lux. wholesale butchers and cattle
raisers to his widow and his brothers and SIS
ters in Germany. He had made compact win
Miller that in case one Of the firm d.ed the sur
vlying partner could have eight years In when
to settle up the estate before partition Miller
has taken these eight years Last year MIS- LUX
died. leaving her share of the estate to charities
Her heirs have been clamorous for Distribution
and already 100000 has been spent on lawyers
fees The case is going on at Redwood CITY
Henry Miller. one of the founders of the great
@or,upe was ON The witness stand this week. and
testified 10 the enormous increase of the cattle
business in the last thirty years Miller has
made fight to keep the estate intact. but ne mas
hcen compelled to divide II. He still attends TO
all details Of management of the company cat
tie ranches, just he did years ago wren ne
was building up the business
Mix Inspector Dockery is making lively fight
AGAINST dealers VIII, deliver adulterated milk.
His daily record Of arrests Is seldom less than
dozt n and beginning next week heavy ines VIII
be imposed Upon those who persist In violating
the law The inspectors chief purpose Is TO break
I'd diaries which have been supplying bad mix
TO cheap restaurants.
II +,a Cercelon will contest in the United
c+a,es Circuit Court the whole week has been
consumed in securing evidence in regard to the
mental condition Of old Mrs Garce.on. who lett
over 81 900 900 to various charities and very small
Sums to the heirs Of Dr. Merritt, the man VINO
r,ace all this money. Mrs. Garcelon was Mer-
Fits sister. She eccentric buying househo''
supplies by wholesale AMI doing many queer
things but the evidence is about equally divided
about her mental capacity.
The option secured by n French syndicate on
the Champion mine. in Nevada County means
that one more big California quartz whine is 10 De
run on scientific principles and developed as luiy
as large means will permit. The champion IL
one of the richest gold mines in the STATE. out ,vi
wears its productive capacity has been oadiy
hampered by the inability OF It's owners 10 Pu III
the best machinery because OF costly htlgat'oh
with neighborng mines. The price received II
given S.25o,oOO Recently S2OOOOo mas s neen "a
snenf IN improvements The ore runs from 50 10
81 ton free with about $50 In sulphur
Fifteen hundred people will take part In the
great festival early next month IN honoI oi p,
and Schiller. The Mechanics PaVillon Is oelhe
transformed 10 represent scenes IN the WorhS %
the two great German poets Inc lestlNdl WIZ Nh.
will be the finest ever attempted In the far NeS''
will last five days. ending on November ~ t"e
anniversary of Schillers birthday.
Neither prince Ananias" nor The Passing
Show" scored a success this week The frst wa
given at the Columbia, and was voted 100 ioHs
and too heavy: and the latter was not Apr
ciated because many of the limitations were carr
oatures of plays and players that have never neen
seen here T three weeks run or lrllOE AT
the Baldwin broke all Coast theatrical ITcolu
The returns were about $4,000 net. which sur
passed the profits in Chicago or New orK. II
was a great pity that the play could not nave pee
retained a fortnight longer, but the singular ian,
ing off in attendance on the second ana thlro
nights dsheartened the manager
Talbot Clifton a popular Enelishman. VINO was
the moving spirit IN sports last season al bullH-
game the local Tuxedo, has just returned from
summer in Alaska. He made a dangerous Trip OF
. 800 miles down the Yukon River In boat when
he made himself. Miners who have returned give
a gloomy view Of mining in Alaska oi l'-ov ilen
we're only 500 The largest sum made by any OF
the newcomers in a season is $1,000