New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
PROPOSED LONG BRIDGE-DEPEw AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NEWS.

PROPOSED LONG BRIDGE-DEPEw AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NEWS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
San Francisco, April 4. Colonel Lyman
Bridges one of the best known engineers of Cali
fornia. has prepared plans for railroad bridge
connecting San Francisco and Oakland. 1t Is
to stretch from some point on the city water
front to the foot If Peralta-st.. Oakland. The
actual bridge would be 1900 feet in length di-
vided up into twenty-three spans of varying
size; but the work. though great, presents no
engineering difficulties Two drawbrdges of $50
feet would permit the passage Of all vessels.
BY this arrangement. with mole two miles long
on the Oakland side, the time of transit across
the bay would be reduced from twenty to ten
minutes. while all the present tedious work OF
transferring baggage and express matter from
boats to trains would be avoided. The project
Is exciting much interest and if carried out, 1t
would mass the terminal business in one place on
this side, and would obviate the nconvenient
transfer Of all railroad passengers.
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt,
who arrived here this week, appear to be having
q good time. They have certainly seen as much
of the State as could be seen In the time tney
have spent here. Mr.. Depew is much impressed
by the future of California. AS he justly says. II
the farmers OF the NeW-FHSl ohN -'A'~N'~
States knew Of the easy life they could lead on
California fruit farms. and the large returns
they could get for their labor. there would be
a great increase in settlers. What struck him
as most rema rkable was the productiveness OF
the orange and lemon groves in Southern Call
fornia and the remarkable diversity OF prooucts
in the Santa Clara Valley
The criminal record has been maintained this
Of
husband fatally and the other killed her three
little children and committed suicide. In both
cases jealousy and neglect were the moving
causes The laws are badly administered
and juries show such weak leniency toward Ie-
male criminals that the murderer OF her nus
band will probably be acquitted on the we'll
worn emotional insanity plea especially as she
has a brother-in-law who has made fortune
ont OF one Of the lowest dives In the city and
who has a strong pull with police and court
officials What Is needed here far more than
woman suffragists il public sentiment which
will deal with women as with men when they
break the laws.
One Of the sensations Of the week in the sport
ing world has been the confession OF Jerry
Chorn a young jockey, Of the crooked work
done by himself and other jockeys for Little
Pete" the notorious Chlnaman. who ten years
ago was involved in the bogus Chinese certifi-
cate frauds and served one term in San
Quentin Little Pete" who has great yearn-
ing to pose as blood" has been conspicuous
figure at the local racetracks for months and
heavy plunger. The peculiar performances of
number Of horses led TO investigation and ruling
of the track Of half dozen jockeys for accept
ing brides and pulling horses The real facts,
however didn't come to light till this week.
when Chorn confessed. According to his story
Little Pete" divided with so many jockeys and
touts that he could not make much profit Chorn
and other Jockeys also worked the double
cross the Celestial gambler, despite the fact
that he was far more liberal with them than any
white punger could have been The evil done
by the racetracks here is very great. women
attend in large numbers, and they and small
clerks and Office boys form large element of
the bettors. Nearly every defalcation that has
occurred here for months can be traced directly
to playing the races"
The Rev. c. o. Brown appears determined to
hold his place at the head Of the First Congre-
gational Church in spite Of the strong feeling
against him, induced by the incidents Of the
recent church trial. A powerful faction In the
church Is working to force his resignation. but
the pastor appears to control all the executive
machinery, and thus far his antagonists have
made small Roadway One peculiar sequel OF
the trial Is the admission Of number Of very
young members into the church. and the addi-
ton of several aged persons to the Young Peo-
pies Endeavor Society. These admissions are
to repair defectiops Of the dissatisfied
Governor Budd proposes to spend his summer
vacation on the monitor Comanche. which was
recently turned over to the Naval Reserve. The
vessel is lying in this harbor and the Governor
thinks the bay winds will be pleasant relief
from the heat Of the State Capitol.
The friends Of II. c. Bunner. Editor OF
'Puck" have faint hope that he will long sur
vive the overland Journey to his New-Jersey
home The stimulus of return buoyed him up.
but the Journey is tedious, and his strength was
not sufficient to permit him TO go out Of doors.
though the weather was superb during the
greater part OF his stay.
Stanford University loses Professor Edwin
Hamn Woodruff who has accepted the pro-
censorship Of law at Cornell. Mr.. Woodruff is
an expert librarian. who has seen service in
the Astor and other libraries; but ne took
course Of law at Cornell and has served at
Stanford as librarian and assistant professor
of law He Is regarded as one Of the best lect-
urers law in this country.
Everything at the treatres this week smacked
of age O'Neill was back at the Baldwin with
s'Virginius" and Monte Cristo" and the critics
declared that he ranted worse than ever AZ
the other houses were given Friends SIN
bad. 1.-THE Chimney Corner" THE Red Pocket
book" and similar tmeworn dramas
Only twelve grain ships were cleared in
March Eleven are under engagement to fol-
low. and the most Of them should get away
this month Ship-owners refuse to charter ior
Great Britain Havre or Antwerp for 20 shlii,
ings. but from present ,s a ar the new ctop
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN HARTFORD.
u.~.,ora April 4 (speciaD.-The city election on
Monday is the FIRST held under the CONSERVATION
-, ana Will be more interesting than any other
,,,on NJ recent years. because OF the fact that al
~. nNacers OF the municipality, both city ana Town.