New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
sNOw-ARcTIc REVELA-
TIONs-DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL
inv rryroRApH TO THE TRIBUNE.I

TIONS-DRAMAIlC AMI "S'A
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE'l
CO, Francisco March 7.-Residents OF ga"
rr.ro,sco and the surrounding country were
....,ed this week to the genuine surprise VI I"
.rowstorm the first that has visited Ce''' 81
r~.u,orr,a for nine years. The fall was onis
.hraa inches hut II suffced to give man! on''
dr.n their first experience in snowbainng' Ing
snou, followed sharply after six weeks Vi ~
,,suaIly warm, dry weather ana 'he 0o'
t,nued nearly all this week for'uh"'e'S' ~
the earliest fruit almonds ana ap'"o'' 49,
in bloom Probably some or the crop u =,
will be lost but from trustworthy sou'oe'
learned that this loss will not ahoui'. ~ ~
than one-aua-ter Of the crop. ~ io"
neaches were hurt. but the greater paw "a ~
peach-trees were not in bloom 1he '"
snow did great good, as wheat was saNeu "'O
Dasturage was improved.
Jeremiah Lynch. a well-known capi'ahs' anu
mining operator, is making great eHor's W
cure director. for the Hale and Norcross ''
who will run the property for the peheht Vi ''.
stockholders and not for their own private e"O
lynch declares that some Of the seven oiIeo'o's
NOW IN office don't own 100 shares or stocK' anu
therefore have no personal interest IN ecohoi"
MANAGEMENT. The mine expenses arc
day and only four tons OF ore are eN
daily Lynch has brought suit 10 oe'ei NM
validity Of a s., 900 fee paid TO General '"'' ~
legal services. He expects to secure inns a'"oU"'
for dividends The annual meeting taxes p'a'e
next Wednesday.
nj. r.,,e,ations made this week in the trial OF
tho charges against old Captain Healey, OF 'he
revenue cutter Bear show that the junior OH
cers had a lively time during their cruise !"
Arctic waters Though there were only iou'
neBcers IN the wine mess-Danels, Dorry, Whte
and Schwartz-they drank $500 worth OF wnlsKey
and other strong liquors purchased at "hoe
sale rate The accusers Of Healey nave hau "
face the music, and the charges maoe aeai''
Ijeutenant Daniels and Assistant E-"ei"ee'
Derry by Dr. Bodkin. ex-surgeon OF the beai'
are so explicit and so damaging that IL Is uii''
cult 10 see how they can be met successfully
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Is doing niue"
sood with his State Labor Bureau. He has
onansd new offices on Sutter-st., and he IL nihhs
annlications for help. He bids fair to put an emo
tn the swnding agencies which senu uhe'h-
Moved men out into the country for the sake Vi
fees and commissions from the railroad agents
Superintendent Dickie. OF the UNION lron
Works. is on his way to Japan TO secure con-
tracts
Next month the Diet will pass bill making
large appropriations for Japan's new navy. and
all the leading American and european snip
building firms will be represented biuoihe VII
be lively, as Japan wants to get the pest 'eiiiis
possible.
The resignation of Chief Of Police Crowley has
been withdrawn. as legal experts deciueu .ilas
he must serve three years and nine months more
in order to be entitled to pension or hail tne
Chiefs salary, which is granted AFTER twenty
years service. Crowley has been connected Win
the San Francisco police force for thirty years.
and he has been Chief for twenty-three years
but only sixteen and one-half years OF this time
come under the law providing for pensions vi
his honesty there never has been any question:
and he has always possessed the respect OF MS
officers and men. for he knows the city anu .ne
needs of the police more thoroughiy than any
other man, with the single exception Oh captain
Lees Chief of Detectives.
The theatres have been rather fiat this week.
The biggest audience that the Baldwin mas had
in wears was on Sunday night, when Pader-
ewsN played with his friend. Marsick the Pa
risian vioiinist. The great pianst's share OF the
profits was over 50 000 but he generously handed
this to Marsick The violinist alone has failed
10 draw large houses. He gave a performance
last night and Sunday night he gives another
with Henrich's orchestra.
Frederick Warde pleased the critics this week
with his performance Of King Lear at the
Baldwin.
1t looks though tourists next year would
be able to reach the Yosemite valley by ran IN
fifteen hours from this city at cost OF only
about 500 for the round trip. The present trip
requires twice this time and transportation for
the whole journey costs $55. The new railroad Is
10 run from MERGED. in the valley and the men
behind it are Spreckels and the leading directors
Of the Valley Railroad Company. The new road
was incorporated to-day.
Never before have many olive trees been
planted in a single year as this season. One
Pomona nurseryman has sold 100000 olive trees
this season. The largest Of the new olive grow
ers In Southern California is Andrew McNaly
the Chicago publisher, who is planting 400 acres
in Orange County. Mrs. Adlai Stevenson Is in
terested with her cousin In $40 acres near Col
ton, San Bernardino County, which Is now be-
ing prepared for olive trees. All the Southern
California olive-growers who have groves in
bearing have made money this year. and the
demand for California olives exceeds the supply
II the picked olives can be generally introduced
in the East then the market would be greatly
increased as they are far more wholesome than
the green olives and more pleasant to the taste.