New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA
MKINIEY SENTIMENT - DAMAGE TO
FRUIT-PERSONAL AND GEN
ERAL NOTES.
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San Francisco May 2-The Republican State
Convention. which meets at Sacramento next
Tuesday is sure to elect delegation faVorapie
to Mckinley. though the influence OF Johh ~
Spreckes may prevent pedging the deiesa'es'
The strong feeling for Mckinley SHOWN Dy all
the county conventions has been intensihed oy
the news from Illinois so that it is impossible
for any faction here to check or divert IT, III
Is probable the convention will be snort ana
that it will be as decisive as the convention IN
Illinois Spreckels. who is the Oldest son OF 'he
tugar millionaire. has entered state poi"os
nrominentv this year He had pledged his sup
port TO Allison before the Mckinley boom de-
veloped, but it isn't thought possible he VIII
dare to oppose the almost unanimous se"'i''''
in favor of the Ohio man.
The Oldest settler in California will count TINS
spring as unique. 1t has rained on more man
half the DAYS OF April and the heaviest soulh-
east storm Of the whole season prevailed early
this week doing far more damage than good TO
crops The excessive moisture has been loi-
lowed by frost in all the northern ana ceh.ra'
counties and the result is that CaHlorn'"S -
fruit and grape crop may be cut down fullE one
half The pity of it is that the grape growers
should have suffered this loss for prices promise
to be high and a large crop would nave ilteu
most of them out of the financial plight to which
them. Whatever happens. however the vne-
yardists are assured of profitable prices Tor 'her
cranes in the future as the combination among
the growers has ended the disastrous policy OF
selling new wine to the big dealers for less than
the cost of productions
Much disgust has been caused here by Mr. o.
rev.s recent rnling that the young seaman Moul-
throp. OF the revenue cutter Perry, cannot re-
ceive a medal for his rescue of four Of his snip
mates because he does not belong to the Life
Saving Service. 1t is pointed out that Wnat
would have been the mere routine dut! OF d
member OF the Ife-Saving Service was heru.s'i ,..
on Moulthrop's part, as he volunteered 10 carr!
lifeline to his struggling comrades ana ne av'u .
ally put II around four men IN sea ma
swsmped fine boat. The same ruling apples
10 the young girls Of Alameda VINO rsKed theii
lives to save an old man who had falleh mo d
qucksand the shore. In both cases poPu,
lar subscription will do what the government
fails to perform.
Samuel Killobraw. Chief of Location Oh & ute
Mexican International Railway. passed through
here this week on his way to Qua temala ne na"
1ust completed surveys Of an extension from nu-
yaneo TO Guadalajara, over five hundred miles;
The best route passed through rich mining ana
farming country and its construction VIII @ Luz
fher develop some of the greatest mining prop
critics In Nexico Another extension that Presi-
dent Huntington contempates is from Durahsp
to Mazatan, which will open up an"rneI 1y
mining district and furnish speedy coii'iiiu"'O"
ton with the west coast Of Mexico
The recent wreck of the City of Pueblo on this
coast showed how difficult II is to secure news
from any of the Mexican ports on the racine.
The Regents Of the State University will offer
prizes for competitive designs Tor arrangenleht vi
q college quadrangle the Berkeley Helsn.s'
where the present buildings are located. ne
site is one of the noblest in the word over flcoh
ing San Francisco, the bay ana the uoiueH ,iIS o
The campus has been neglected ana the puil1
ings have not been arranged for archtectuia Ia "a
feet The design is to secure general pan anu
then have all the new buildings conform 10 It,
At Stanford University there is now building
a beautiful memorial gateway 10 tne voi'eSe s,tI
quadrangle. 1t will consist of two MASSIVE Pill
lars of rough h-hewn yellow sandstone. each sur,
mounted by a bronze Egyptian sphinx III VIII
be completed for the coming commencenent anu anu
n will be symbolic of Mrs Stanfords victory
after three years struggle to save her fortune
for the further development Of the university
A public hall also will be built soon.
whiteIaw Reid arrived Thursday from the
south and went Immediately to the SUBURBAN
home of u. O. Mills, at Millorae. WHERE lie eN-
poets to spend month
The theatres have not had good week owing
70 bad weather and lack of novelty IN pays
Mansfield presented again his Baron Cnevriai'
and with his strong company ii was given more
effectively than ever before. AT the CoiumDla
Rivarde the violinist. was warmly received.
The local orchestra that accompanied MN was
not all that could be desired
This has been a week of floral festivals In In
terror towns Los Angeles ended its great nesta
Saturday night. and on Tuesday there peg. began "a
pretty Flower Carnival at RedWooa ny, ". "a
which all the suburban cities or san Ma'e9
County participated. The wealth of roses ana
blossoms was a revelation even to those VINO
know that Menlo Park and its vicinity conan an
some of the greatest flower gardens III the
world On Wednesday Santa Rosa, the prett!
capital of Sonoma County. began three DAYS .h
celebration The charming feature OF ia' LIS
entertainments Is the infusion or tne ltdlah
carnival spirit into prosaic business life