New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ANOTHER FAIR VILLA MEMORIAL MU-
SEUM-FRUIT PROSPECTS.
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SEUM-FRUIT PROSPECTS.
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San Francisco March 23.-The local sensation
OF the week has been the production of new
will alleged TO have been written by the late boz
nanza millionaire Fair. and containing no clauses
establishing a trust. The new Will divides the
500 900 900 accumulated by Fair into three equal
portions for his three children, and makes no re-
strctions in the matter Of settlement of the es-
tate. Two Of the old executors are dropped IN
this new will OF course. the assumption uhui
proof to the contrary is produced is that TINS
will is forgery, and there are suspicious circum-
stances about it's origin which go far to bear OUT
this theory. The woman in whose house 1t IS al
legged TO have been written is Mrs. Nettie craven
a publc-school teacher who has been notorious
for years because of her prominence In pohtlcal
wire-pulling. The burden Of establishing us
genuineness will fall upon her. and the exposure
Of her record cannot fail to njure her as a wit
ness Added to this is the fact that the new
trustee named in this will is DR.. Marc Levings-
ton, a strong personal friend of Charles Fair, but
not a man whom the old millionaire would have
been ant to trust with the handling of his estate.
The children have united in petition for the
probate Of this will but the legal contest prom
ises TO be lively as at least one Of the executors
named in the first will declares he Will fight the
case to the end.
This afternoon, at Golden Gate Park. the
Midwnter Fair Memorial Museum was for
mally transferred by Director-General DE
Young TO the Golden Gate Park Commits
sioners The museum occupies the Art Gal
lery Of the Fair, with an annex IN whch
is the Royal Bavarian Pavilion that was at chi
cago The surplus funds Of the Midwinter Fair
have been invested in works Of art and curos'
and these, with many gifts, form the nucleus OF
this museum. 1t is rich in objects that illustrate
the pioneer life of California and the natural MS
tory of the Coast. Among these are Wells-Fargo
* Co.'S exhibit of early coaches ana malioaSs'
with many specimens Of the work OF notorious
highwaymen; a valuable collection OF Cail1ornia
woods: specimens of cereals and nuts of the
State South Sea curiOs and weapons; muslcai IN
struments. Napoleonc relics and many other ar
ticles of great interest. The opening or the mu-
scum is a noteworthy occasion, as this IS the
fret large free collection ever thrown open TO the
public in this city.
After twelve years Of litigation Alice Edith
Dickinson. who living with the old million
aire Blythe when he died, and who claimed 70 oF
his widow has compromised her claim for sl.OoO
She was maintained all these years by a syhdl-
cate of capitalists who expected to get large re,
turns from their investment, but with the eho
of last year they abandoned the contest.
General w l, Barnes who was conspicuous IN
the sharon divorce case as leading counsel for the
silver millionaire has been forced TO mortgage MS
law library for $4,000 to pay arrears OF Once rem
The library is one of the finest collections OF legai
literature on the Coast Barnes lost NaiuaDie
corporation practice by his devotion to the sharon
case. and he also lost prestige as Sarah A!thea
LAWYERS beat him on many important points anu
once made him ridiculous by imposing on MN d
spurious document for which he had 10 pay $So'-
600 out of his own pocket
The contract for 10000 tons Of steel rails for the
San joaquin Vale. Railroad mas urgii
& Stetson. Subscriptions to the valley Roao
coming in every day.
The sugar millionaire. Claus Spreckels. TINS
week became possessor of the Ryer property al
the southwest corner of Market ana mira s's''
for 5000 900 1t is said TO be Spreckelss lnsen-
ton to build on this corner ten-story once
building the top floor being devoted 10 rooms
for The Morning Cali" in which MS SON Johh
ID Spreckels owns controlling interest: IL Is
81 fine location as it IS diagonally across Market
ST. from 1.-The Chronicle Building.
Later returns from the country show that only
snail districts were affected by frost last week.
VaCavile suffered the most severely, because
The early fruit was further advanced there thah
IN other sections. The heavy rains TINS WEEK
have been of great benefit 20 fruit and cther
crops The yield Of fruit promises 10 be the
largest ever known in the state; as thousan1s
of young orchards come into tull bearing ior 'he
first time this year.
The growers Of deciduous fruits In southern
California have decided to form an exchange
similar TO that Of the orange-growers III oruei
that they may sell green and dried fruit without
having ruinous commissions OF middlemen, ana
avoid Cutting the large Eastern markets, as
they have dore in previous seasons. Inc NOV
ment is sure to be success. as IL IL suPpo,'ttu
nv all the large orchardists. Its results VIII De
the shipping early Of first-class fruit ana the
driving or canning of superiuous producl "he"
the Eastern markets are overstocked'
Fresno County grape-growers are considering
q Man Of establishing a big pork-packng house.
The second crop of grapes. If dried. seriously IN
1erferes with the first crop Of raisns' hence me
new scheme Is to turn hogs into the Nlheyaius
and fatten them on these late grapes, when
roature in November 1t Is estimat Ted that 9VoVo
tons Of these second crop grapes are produceu
every year around Fresno.