New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
GOLD MINING-LABOR TROUBLES-PER-
sONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
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San Francisco. April 1.-THE new Gold
Mining Exchange was formally opened THIS
week. II 1t fulfls the plans Of its projectors. 1t
will be of greater Importance to the State than
any other movement Of the year. 1t is designed
TO bring together the prospector. the poor NINE
owner and the capitalist. and to aid the one In
selling his property and the other in securing
mines which will repay development Gold min
ing has received a substantial boom during the
last two years by the introduction Of electrical
power and new processes Of reducing ores. BY
these means many mines which could not be
worked proitably ter years ago are now yielding
excellent properties. The gold output of Caa-
fornia ought to show a large increase this year.
for many old mines are being developed. and new
properties opened up The latest gold strike was
made on the Mojave Desert, in Kern County.
The camp is thirteen miles from water, and the
ledge was found by two Englishmen named Ash
ford. who were "tenderfeet" prospectors. The
rock is very rich and much Of it will yield $4,000
to the ton There Is big rush Of miners to the
new diggings.
What threatened to be serious strike was
averted this week by compromise when the
labor unions regard as victory. Several con-
tractors in the PARROT Building. on Markets..
A strike was ordered, and the contractors were
under bonds to finish the interior work speedily
they agreed to the unions demand. except Mana
ger Bruschke of the San Francisco Furniture
Company He pluckily refused. and for his
stand will oe debarred in bidding Of the re-
naming contracts on the building The affll-
lated trades are now taking measures to union
lie the city. August Hinrchs, who has been
leader OF the Baldwin Theatre orchestra Tor a
dozen years. and who IS one OF the best con-
ductors in the city. has been expelled from 'he
Musicians Union because he permitted Volun-
teers to play in his orchestra without pay This
expulsion means his retirement as leader Inc
theatre management cannot afford to antagonize
the union. His withdrawal will be serious loss
TO all music lovers of San Francisco, as he main
tanned one Of the finest orchestras In the country
The way the law is brought into contempt
here was illustrated this week on the trial of
Nicholas Claussen German baker. who bru-
tally murdered his wife AT the time he de-
cIared he had killed her "for fun" and he
wished to plead this an excuse for his crime
The evidence was all against him. yet five OF
his countrymen on the jury insisted that ne
should not be hanged but receive life imprison-
ment So to avoid a second trial the others
agreed and justice was defeated.
The completion of the dome Of the City Hail
has given real impressveness TO a building that
formerly lacked all architectural character The
upper part of the dome is of metal. and around
It is a series of windows from which a superb
view of the city, the ocean and the surround
ing country may be gained Upon the Flagstaff.
$50 feet from the street. the Stars and Stripes
hoated this week for the first time.
Judge Coffey decided this week that the State
Inheritance Tax is constitutional, so the Stan
ford estate will have to pay over s25oooo This
case, as well that of the Wimerding estate
will go to the Supreme Court en- appear"
The widow Of Mcwhirter. the editor. who was
assassinated at Fresno four years ago, has
won her suit for $4,000 life insurance from the
tended that McWhirter committed suicide. but
their evidence largely furnished by enc
mics of the editor who were suspected OF KNOW
ing of the plot to XIII him.
Frank Mayo has made hit in "Pudd' nhead
Wilson" at the Columbia, and 1t promises 10 90
larger business than any for months
The old frigate Pensacola. after costing the
Government large sums for repairs, has had
her engines removed. and will now be sold TOT
funk. She once served in the MssSrtppi Squad
ron and for years she was flagship OF the
Asiatic Squadron
John Moss for twenty years assistant local
freight agent of the Southern Pacific Company
has been appointed traffic manager or the val
lev Railroad He Is competent man, OF large
acquaintance with shippers and the new rdii-
road is regarded as fortunate to secure ms
seryices The railroad will not receive 1relght
until II reaches MERGED, but there Is much pre-
limirary work to be done
The Spring Valley Water Company will soon
begin the erection Of a large six-story pulluihe
at the southeast corner of Geary ana Stocktoh
etc now occupied by the old corrugated iron
Wjgwam The Wigwam was QUILT by the re
nubcans for the Garfield campaign, ana was
used also in succeeding State and National cam
paigns The new building will be granite TOT
the two lower stories and cream-colored terra
Gotta for the others The architecture Will be
Doric in the lower stories, Ionic In the inter.
mediate and Corinthian in the upper stories IL
will cost 100000.
The Hale and Norcross Mine on the Comstock
was reopened this week under superintendent
Cronin The mine 1t will be remembered, wac
closed down last week because the men reIu seu
60 work under the new superintendent, ranger
man They asserted that he had reduced "ases
IN other mines. The new president, Jeremiah
lynch swore he would install Fangerman or let
the mine be idle, but he has revised tnis oecision
The miners on the Comstock have enforced lot
Years the payment Of 81 for eight hours work.
and no one has been able to reduce this rate
A. Santa Monica this week died Mrs. p c.
(arrillo daughter Of Juan Bandini, who helped
10 make the first American rag ever useu IN
this State Commodore Stockton In the mexican
war went to San Diego with battalion OK
American troops to make triumphal entry, Dut
found he had no flag. He begged help or Ban
dini who was a rich storekeeper, ana banolhi
took flannel from his shelves and had MS tnree
daughters make the flag. Mrs: Garlic cut
n out and helped in sewing the banner WIlch
is now in the Mexican War COLLECTION at "asn-
ington.
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