New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
FATAL FEUD AMONG THE HIGHBlNDEHS
"A BOOM IN MINING-THE THEATRES.
Iny TEIEGRApH TO TIE TRiBUNEI

"A BOOM IN M1NINtI-THE l1E<A A'
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNEl
San Francisco. oct 1O-A fresh hghbinder
war has broken out in Chinatown. ana TWO
victims have already fallen before the ha'che'-
men The cause OF the feud between '"'
Of the minor societies is an old s'ahons
ouarre, over the presidency OF the Quong CHOW
Association Tn Highlander element IN one "
the companies has threatened the merchants
who wish 10 retire. and from this the ponce lea.
trouble. As usual. evidence can be gh'ieu
as TO The real murdercrs OF the two Chihese' III
no white persons witnessed the crihes' ine
nolice are in better position to cope WIN the
Chinese highbinders than ever before. as they
have lately adopted the system OF decoylhe the
losses and other treasures OF highb'nder hcau
quarters when the societies forfeit their pieus'
TO keep the peace.
The fact that South African. English. French
and BELGIAN syndcates have all made large pui-
chases Of mines in California in the last re"
months has greatly stimulated thc lh'eien' III
prospecting and development on what IL KNOW"
as the Mother Lode" of the sierra Ne'Hui
Mountains This lode has already yielded mill
ions and is the source or the largest pu"''''
nroducers to-day. The South African syndicate,
represented by Thomas Mein, and the frehch
syndicate. headed by Count Poniatowsk'. are
or;rg IN do extensive development work
and utilize new electric plants In reducing ore
The new placer diggings on the Mojave desert
are also attracting much attention.
A curious Chinese strike occurred In the Pal
oca Hotel this week The manager discovered
that the MonColian boss through whom ne en-
paged coolie help for DISTINGUISHING and scruo-
hing charged the men 50 80 a month as resu-
lar commission. He was promptly oischalse"'
whereupon his victims went on strike the re-
suit was that the whole Chinese crew was
cleaned ont and white men employed IN their
places.
Recent1v consumptive pupils were barred out
If the San Francisco public schools. and this
week It was decided that all scholars must be
examined for defective eyesight. The measure
IS an admirable one. the proportion OF chill
dren with defects Of vision has always peeh
large II is hoped also that by another year
regular system Of physical examination VIII DE
adopted. so that symmetrical development may
be gained.
This week Fresno, in the heart or the great
raisin district OF the San joaquin Valley ceie-
brated the arrival Of the first train over the
new Valley road from Stockton. This road was
built largely through contributions by Claus
Snreclels who believed that a competing line
through this rich valley would pay, and would
also serve as the terminus of through overland
line The San Joaquin Valley is only sparsel!
settled, and if the railroad encourages more
farmers and fruit-growers to develop land' IL
will accomplish great GOOD
The success of Daniel Frohman's company IN
'The Prisoner of Zenda' has been great. 30
fashionable a first-nGht house has not been
seen at the Baldwin for months as that when
greeted Hackett and Isabelle Irving and their
associates At the Columbia "Trilby mas
Gained a new lease OF life. Edith Crane appear
Ing in the title part and Kent as Svengali The
6eath of Du Maurer has reawakened interest In
the play. ,
The entire crop Of English walnuts held by the
Walnut Growers Association at Santa Barbara
has been sold to a Chicago firm at a tribe less
than last years prices. The association held
about half the county crop. The market Tor
walnuts has been injured by the financial strih-
Sency.
Twelve acres of tobacco planted in FL CaJon
Valley San Diego County, have not only ylelded
one fine crop, but second volunteer crop is
rapidly maturing. If the curing proves success
ful another profitable industry VIII be added 10
Southern Californa's list.
Miners returned from the Yukon who reached
Seattle this week give better reports OF their
work above Circle City than the prospectois
who have drifted back from Forty-Mile Creek
Among the 100 miners from Circle City num-
Der cleaned up good sums. in several cases
reaching $1,000 one man bought cram ioI
4 $500 and by working eight men in night ana
day shifts took out S24 600. 1t il estimated that
500 miners will winter at Circle City.