New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
NOTES FROM CALIFORNIA
no,n MINING MORE PROSPEROUS TO-
DAY THAN FOR TWENTY YEARS.

DAY THAN FOR TWENTY YEARS
hrrpAr OF THE AMENDMENT GRANTING SUE
wAcr TO woxEN-A FURTHER DELAY IN
rr,p CASE OF DURRANT-THE
THEATRES WELL FILLED
INV rr1EcnApH 10 THE TRIBuNE]
r.. 1,r.nc,sco Nov 14-The miners conVeh-
,uh,ch WAS held here this week. Demon
~.-.tad that the mining industry has receiVeu
.,,,,,rs which will soon lead to large oe'e-
-,u,.nts Jacob H. Neff. Of Placer County VIII
- .,ected president Of the State Miners AS
.oc,ation voiced the sentiments Oh HiS ''o
r,ates when he declared that goo "'Ns -
california was more prosperous TO-DAY ina" I
INV time for twenty years. Hydrauiic i'.'i''"o
1. now carried on largely under the prov
nr tho law regulating the impoundlng OIL ueo. '
.ra drift gravel mines in Placer are vieiu'''e
herpe returns The troubles In the Trans a"
have helped California, as they nave ui>'i
cantal from South Africa to tnis 0'a'e
Nefr nredicts that this year California wiz
duce S1s,OOO,O 900 in gold. as against slf'ooo'ooO
last year. In fact. he goes so Tar as ~ p.o ~
49,, california will soon lead all countries IN
the production Of gold
All savings bank presidents declare 'ha'
,ooney will be plenty here AFTER the se'
pual dividends have been paid next i'o"','
5rrless the Withdrawals largely exceed "ia' 10
-.,o,notea loans will be made once more on
country real estate. The city ieai e''"
-. roc not vet felt the effects Of the trade re-
-, .h.+ fo,owed McKinley's election. but
.tter the rainy season large number OF he"
%o,sas will be begun and trading promises 10
-. ,ve,v The vote on the amendment to the
ctota Constitution granting suffrage to women
- .aread much comment from those VINO ao-
-,o,.,od,t The vote stood S2,0S0 against TO o.
kAo for the amendment San Francisco anu
.,rada cast the largest vote against the
amendment In this city the liquor-selling ele-
,nent opposed it bodily, but this doesn't explain
tho Alameda vote, that county gave oHei
10000 majority for Mckinley. and its residents
ore largely made up Of small property y-ownerS
who do business in San FRANCISCO Southerh
california was largely in favor of woman SUI
frage
A merry war is now between Governor
Rudd and George B. Sperry. the flour millionaire
of stockton Colonel Sperry, who was laVorite
MILITARY officer and a close friend or the Gov
srnor was greatly wrought up just before
election nv Budds accusation that many heads
~ corporatons in Stockton were coerclng tneir
employees to vote the Republican ticket. ms Is
angered Sperry. who Is large en1plo;ei toI. u.
low their convictions in voting. He maze
snirited reply to the Governor. and also re
signed his position as colonel ana as ioser,i.S
Valley Commissioner. The Governor accepted
tia resignation of the civil office but dismissed
him as colonel and rifle practice inspector 1or
conduct unbecomng an officer ana een,elnsn; tsl;
ana OF Mrs Will Crocker, hence the quarrel mas
caused a sensation In fashionable society as we'll
as In politics.
The further delay granted by the Supreme
80 D,,rr anf he MI
has excited much unfavorable comment The
evidence against Durrant who killed two young
girls was as strong and as conclusive as clTcuh-
atantial evidence can ever be. yet more tnan q
wear has ELAPSED since his conviction, and de-
iay follows delay purely technical grounds OF
law The action of the highest State court IN
this matter has tendency to increase contempt
for the administration Of justice In California
Tn Judee Wallace's court this week a senti-
mental fury acquitted. on the ground Of nsani-
~ Mrs Susie Martin, who shot down her hus-
band because he refused to live with her or con-
frihute toward her support When the case came
ND yesterday her counsel, Carroll COOK, VINO Is
Judge-elect Of the Superior Court, calmly de-
manded her release. Judge wallace refused ana
remanded her for examination as to her sanity.
though Cock offered an affidavit from the hospi,
tai surgeon showing her mind had been restored
since the crime. The Judge reDuked the jury
and declared the trial a farce
This week four food inspection stations were
established Through these all milk, meat, fsn:
vegeta bles and other supplies must pass, ana II
con6scated AS soon as the chemical laboratory
Is completed inspectors will gather samples OF
food throughout the city and have them ana
lyzed 1t 10 the plan OF the Board OF Hedltn 10
make this inspection as rigid as IN any ci'y
IN the country
Over two dozen deep-sea vessels entered the
harbor Thursday. and San Francisco has never
seen so large fleet since the days or 10 as Is
now anchored here waiting for chance 10 trans
mort wheat that has formed genuine DOCK
ade on the waterfront. Some or the vessels are
under orders but most OF them expect 10 secure
charters for wheat The sanguine are even talk-
ing of getting 35 shillings Some big sales OF
wheat were made this week at STOCKTON py
ranchers who secured 81 30 Genital
The theatres have all had good attendance
this week Della Fox in THE Little Trooper
drew large houses at the Baldwin. and Corinne
At the Columbia also did we'll Nine Bioomneld-
Ze,sier has given three piano recitals here this
week Local critics have praised her playing
very highly, but her audiences have been small.
perhaps because the city has haa & surieit % OF
music this season. Loie Fuller Is here on her
way to China, where she expects to dance before
the Emperor and Ii Hung Chang.
One Of the new improvements that will follow
McKiney's election is the electric railroad from,
Sacramento to Orangeville. the centre or rich
fruit district, twenty-five miles from the capital
city. The road is to cost SiOOOOO. and IT Is
backed by Minnesota and powa capitalists
Bv the opening of the New-Year the Sunset
Telephone Company will have wire connecting
San Diego with San Francisco The line now
extends to Santa Ana. In Orange County. but
fhe can to be bridged is over very rough country.
HESS SUES A PAPER FOR LIBEL.
rh.rles A. Hess the late candidate for Congress
. ., the xYIth Congress District against Colonel
George r Mcclellan, who defeated him. has begun
an action for libel. through his counsel. John j.
ADAMS against "The New-York Press" claiming
20 600 damages. The summons and complaint were
~~xSsa "A nm defendant