New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
PATRONIZING HOME INDUSTRIES-PER-
SONAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
San Francisco March This has been a
deadly duh week. with only bright feature
brilliant sunny days. that make life in the open
air simply delightful. Reports from Los Angeles
and other southern resorts show that the num-
Der of Eastern tourists who have fed from cold
and influenza is unusually large, but they will
not reach San Francisco before April or May.
Everything looks well in Northern and Central
California for a successful year, as there has
been enough rain for both grain and fruit. In
the southern counties, where the orange IL the
main source of revenue. growers Will probably
receive twice or three times as much for their
crop as they expected. and the orange-grow'ng
industry Will get great bOorc from the disaster
that has befallen Florida.
. 4 convention Of manufacturers and laboring
men will meet here in fortnight. The object
is to devise measures for increasing the sale OF
home made goods and thus give work to the
unemployed Though California is steadily in
creasing in population, the aggregate OF wages
paid by manufacturers has decreased materially.
This is largely the result of the general con-
sumption of Eastern made goods by the laboring
classes. The manufacturers here say they can
produce as good articles for the same price. and
the chief object of the convention is to stimulate
mean giving work to several thousands in fac
tories and mills that are now shut down or run
ming on half-time.
1t has fallen to the public administrator OF
Alameda County to press the claim Of Patrick
Shields for 100000 against the Gillian Govern
1nent for injuries which he sustained in the
streets Of Valparaiso when he was sailor on the
American ship Keweenaw. At the time the
rejected because ne was British subject. Shields
died recently in Oakland falling. while in fit,
into shallow pool of water and perishing mis-
erably His attorney says he has received as
surances from Lord Rosebery that England VIII
demand indemnity from Chill
This week the big Mechanics Pavilion has been
crowded nightly by visitors to the fair for the
benefit Of the new French Hospital One OF the
features Of the entertainment is the cordial CO.
operation Of the German residents. The cause OF
this is that soon after the Franco ruSsian war
the German Hospital was burned and the French
Hospital received. without charge. all patients
who were thus made homeless Since then ma
tional prejudice has not been strong in San Fran
cisco
This week at the theatres the only new thing
has been lioyts "A Temperance Town." in which
that old local favorite. l.. X. Stockwell plays
Mink Jones. II shows the low ebb OF amuse-
ments here now when two theatres have put on
1.-The Black Crook
Berkeley students celebrated this week the sew
enty-second birthday OF Professor Joseph lie
.Conte His desk in the lecture-room was deco
rated with vioets and he was presented with a
Nfe-size etching OF Agassiz II was twenty-six
years ago that the lie Conte brothers, John and
Joseph were called 10 take o1ars In the newly
organized State University. John is dead. but
Joseph still lectures on geology. He - the only
professor at Berkeley who never cans the roll
and the only one whose lectures are never cut.
He Is still vigorous and often lectures In this
city on his favorite subject. Evolution.
Some very pretty houses in Colonial architect-
iure are being built at Burlngame, the SUBURB
near San Mateo. which II to be made CoasI