New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
FRUIT CRoPs-GOLD sTRIKEs-sUGAK-
RrEr CULTURE BY ENGLIsHMEN.

HEEr CULTURE BY ENGLISHMEN.
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
Gan francisco March 14.-The frosts that Ioi-
,oved the big storm OF last week have done very
,,,,,e damage to early fruit though at hrst the
loss was thought TO be severe in some sections
The almonds have been seriously hurt. aho apr
cots have suffered In Sonoma the chiel ioss oo-
Cured ard in that county Almonds aprico'''
cherries and peaches will yield only small crop
In other districts the fruit prospects were never
better.
California w,ne-make-s are excited over inc
threatened imposition Of Hawaiian du'y Oh "
cents e. gallon on most Of the wine sent from heie
TO Honolulu. The present duty Is 10 cents GO
Ion. and with this wine-makers are scarceiS CIV
90 ho,a their own in competition with cheap Jap
anesa SAX or Rio brandy which only pays 10
cents duty The Hawaiian Government mas oe'''
warned by the California Wine Assoclatoh '''a'
n It persists in this move to raise the ou'! vi
wire the result will be a strong eHor' " "oo
..,o tho Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty. by when
Hawaiian sugar planters are oeheii'eu 49,
,nrl,on dollars yearly. with no profit 10 'h's
country.
necn,iar complication has grown out OF 'he
cas.uraea OF blooded horses belonging 10 ""''0
Hat Mccarthy, well-known san franc'soo
racing man. He failed to send rne Ihohe9 1o
,,..,,,r,re and as the horses were mortgaged 10
McCarthy's son, the Modesto rancher 'u'"eO
.ban, into a barren field and allowed theih 10
.ra Abort q quarter have died In dreaofui
nory Now the Humane Society officers nave
rrosted Mccarthy but he says the rancher Is
.o blame and that he will sue for damages. MI
Cartbv is BROKE" but his horses Represented
largo sum If there any sale for good stocN'
c... oroo+ bathing pavilon was
onened tonight with an exhibition OF fancy
,s,,,a IN which Olympic Club athletes Joined
mi. novi1ion Is the largest Of its kind IN TINS
country and it affords seats for 1000 spectators
Iro,aentaIlv Mayor Sutro furnishes museum
of cpriosites which he gathered on MS 'oui
around the world. This pavilion 10 no" one =,
sh,s city's show places which no TOURIST '"'
afford TO neglect
,.. g, Mil, White Flag has made hit
-. .ha baldwin and the house is crowded nightly
hy neon,e who enjoy the jokes at the expense oi
the militia.
,.o IN. largo number Of musical attrac-
., bbara lately the yiolinist Ondricek ana Mile'
Materna have drawn big houses al 'hei 00''N
The returns from orange shipments IN n, SOUS Ibis
~ california have seldom been better lnt,ii ~
season. over 100000 BOXES nav i The price
East and about 100000 boxes remain NC ,rp,sr
offered averaged SO so a box. Of when the sIo",
eats 90 a box. This makes S3oO an az, !,
Florida IS out OF the contest 1or s cNeio co,th
will he seen that bearing orange eio. . ne IN
ern California yields larger interest on t'v vaar
yestment than even the rich truck garoeH' Ae"'
NewYork
ona Of the richest strikes In many months w.
made this week in the Red Hlil qus a,,ar wire
Wavada CITY Several thousand dollars IN WIZ
~ leaf gold were taken out in Few hours -
the vein continues as rich as the quartz e''
ined the mine will be a bonanza.
one of the largest real estate deals mace mr. !s
<or y,onv months was practically settieu t .,
xveek when an English syndicate aeTeeu ~ 49,
rho santa Margarita Ranch. in san LUIS O 20 100
Conntv for ST. 800 000 The ranch lhciuueS oo,vyO
ocres much of which Is in wheat. Inc Iai ~.
belonged to General P. w. Murphy anu ai
brothers and a sister. 1t was an Ola ops' CO.
grent obtained by the Murphy family Oh ~ Ta
S hefore California became a state ne
Tnw,,sh company will establish beet-sugar 1ac
tory and plant several thousana aci uh,oh In
sugar beet Another big land zeal, wnl D ~
-,n7vas 80 200 OOO is the sale Of the Chino hanc'
IN San Bernardino County, 10 Ehshsn ."t .u
ta,ists who have an option on the rahcn u. .hn
March 26 some Of the principal men III ~,
Syndicate being on their way here 10 close INC
toroain The Intention Of the company Is 10
brinS over several hundred families and 10 go
into the culture of sugar beets, citrus ~ ao ras
alfalfa on a large scale. Ten thousaiiu 80 49,
are now planted to sugar beets. YET lhs g.
age does not supply material TOT one 49,
moro than four months. 1t has peen sio"i :,
that sugar beets grown on TINS IaiOii 80 q
far arger percentage of sugar than any pe 80
IN tho Eastern States, because or the srea,I'
heat In fact conservative experts nave ese
.ou. tbat Southern California lands. whlch
ara esnecially suited to the beet, Will produce
enough sugar to supply the American oeii'a"o'