New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
A BIG DEMAND FOR WHEAT-THE FAlR
WILL CONTEST-MINiNG PROSPECTS.
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lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRi3uNE1
San Francisco, Feb S.-The advance in wheat
and the assured shortage IN Australia ana Ihoia
have greatly encouraged California wheat grow
ers Exporters are now taking all the stock they
can secure. and conservative estimates sho"
that the stock on hand will equal the demand
Twenty-seven ships are In port under engage
,,,ent to carry grain. Allowing for what ,hey
carry and for domestic consumption. there IS
left ONLY l07 O55 tons OF wheat In California Tor
export purposes for the next five months, or IN
Ill the new wheat crop comes In Last year
during this same period. when the foreign mar
kets were better supplied than this season. the
exports from this city we've 29405l tons. THIS
shows that there VIII BE- big shortage between
now and the harvest season
The decision in the Fair will case this week
shows very clearly the blunders which may be
made by even learned lawyers in drawing VIII
The trust which the old millionaire Fair estao-
lished would not have been declared Invalid had
he not inserted the clause in regard to trans
ferrinC a portion Of the real estate upon the
death OF the last Of his three children This pro-
vision conflicts With the Code and hence the
will as far as It applies to the real property can
not be accepted as legal Whether the same rui-
ing applies to the personal property ia doubtful,
hut this roint will be settled next. Sanguine at
torneys believe the can be settled this year.
but II it be- It Will upset all traditions OF the
laws delay where millions are concerned Inc
best estimate Of the value of the estate places "
at s15 co., about equally divided between real
estate and personal property. The estate ~ now
free from debt and may be distributed when
ever the courts shall decide upon equitable d.
visions.
The proceedings in the case Of the Rev c. O.
Brown Of the First CONGREGATIONAL Church, nave
been so unusual this week rs 10 make them note
worthy. Brown last week declared his firm pur-
pose to preach on Sunday though large minority
Of the members opposed this step until ne sho"iu
be cleared Of charges Of immortality. At the
eleventh hour Brown decided not TO occupy MS
pulpit On Wednesday a prayer meeting was
called for the distinct purpose OF expressing CON
tidence in the pastor. but the fact that ponce
man was detailed showed the fear that NloiehcV
miglS grow out of the factoha! ngn' III, III we
church There was no physical outbreak Dut t''
preachers wife made a bitter attack on MIS-
Sarah Il. Cooper. who alone has had tho courdSe
TO oppose Browns scheme preach pending the
settlement OF the scandal Mrs. Coopers course
has been approved by many prominent peop+,
for she is merely actuated by sense of duty; ye'
nj this meeting she and her daughter We're
grossly insulted by the preachers partsans'
Brown controlled the meeting and succeeded IN
getting passed resolution Of confidence IN MN
self but he was forced to agree 10 prompt
church trial of the charges
The death Of Gerrit L. Lansing. secretary ana
controller of the Southern Pacific Company, re-
moves one officer VINO was Of great value 10 me
corporation. He had been quarter or century
In railroad service and his accuracy and efnclency
were well known. His death was the result or
overwork He attempted to attend to details
which now occupy the energies or two competent
men Nervous prostratiOn overcame him last
october. and his system was so greatly reduced
that 1t could not rally.
Three fashionable weddings took place this
week. The first was that OF Miss Isabel Grant and
Edward c. Pond, son Of eX-Mayor POND. Inc
bridegroom IS Yale man OF ~ me SECOND
was the wedding OF Miss Ella Good. eldest daugn-
ter of prominent banker and c. Osgood Hooker,
rich young society man. The third wedding
was that Of Miss Katheryn Jarboe and Jerome
Case Bull.
The advance sale Of seats for Paderewskis
three recitals next week amounts TO over $l3,ooo
Nearly all the seats sold, though at the
outset only six seats We're sold TO each buyer
and later on the number was reduced 10 FOUR
The sale was the largest ever known IN this
city.
Much interest has been shown recently IN
the old Mother Lode, Of the Sierra Nevada. de-
rlared by many competent experts TO be me
richest collaborating lode In the world Inc
lode extends for 100 miles along me western
slope of the Sierra. but It's richest point is be-
tween Suffer Creek and Jackson Creek. IN ANA
dor County. All this district was careluly
prospected In early days. ana several mn. ~,
were worked TO a depth Of 1900 feet. Ihen Inc
processes We're so costly that loN-grade ore
roud not be nrohtably worked. 80 the mines
were shut down. Recently, however, eastern
and foreign capitalists nave lnvrS'eS NE oiS
mines are now being worked few OF thcse
mines are in the hands OF Californais, pul my
great majority are operated by lorelSh CdPi'.i'
San Francisco has millions or dollars 49, ~, ~
In savings banks. while hundreds OF Eaiuaoi"
mines are lying idle because 10 one VIII III"
capital in developing them