New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
CHRISTMAS TRADE-THE HORSE SHOW
REOPENING GOLD MINES.
fny rELrORAPH TO THE TFIBrNE.I

fry rEr,cGRApH TO TFIBUNE1
San Francisco. Dec 26-In all departments OF
retail trade the Christmas business TINS year IL
reported as unusually good and great improve
ment over that of last year. The stores "aue
inner displays than ever before and the eiec'''o
hcht was more generally used for windo" oeco'
ration The weather was like that or w-horh
In May until two days ago, when rain came. Inc
main business streets were made very attractive
NJ this holiday season by the general lntroouc-
lion Of electric lights, which were arranged over
trolley and cable lines in the midoie Vi '"e
streets. This movement for better light Is pretty
sure to end soon in the municipal ighths Oh re-
tail business districts by electricity
Much discussion has been caused mere inns
week by the statement of Professor George III
Howison. Of the University of California 'ha'
,icar;ous atonement was opposed TO the funda-
al nrinciples of ethics and that no loglcai
thinker could accept the miracles OF Jesus 1his
abatement was made before the presbyterian
Ministerial Union in answer to an adoress ny
Dr William T. Harris, Commissioner or Educa-
ton.
new religious organization is soon TO De
formed In this city. II IS 20 be known as 'he
Cosmopo!itan Church. and its founder IS ha'o'u
Bolce. a journalist and magazine writer WIN
will be ordained next week as Congreea'io""'
minister The church will be incorporated ia
q few davs The purpose Of the new chuicH 10
.the PRONUNCIATION throughout the ear'n Oh 'iie
s,,nnle teachings of Jesus Christ. dlVes'eu oi
Journalism and the subtetes OF theology IL
sseks 10 combine the best features of the Vari-
Gus Creeds.
The Regents Of the State University are IN
much travail over the proposed afnha'eu COZ
1ese buildings They want n superintendent VI
construction and 10 secure FUNDS 10 pa! d 'o
petent man 1t proposed to SUBSTITUTE s"'
.,or,7oa ,ro, for terra Gotta in the cornices or
,he buildings. This was little more Una" '''
,,,oior;tv Of the Regents could endure. so 1t was
voted down.
United States Deputy Surveyor Samuel J. Rud-
dell was stricken with congestion Oh 'he i"ie'
,nis week. HIS condition is serious. but the ooc-
TORS think he will recover. He mas peen III '''
customs service for many years ana Is II pop
MAR and efficient officer.
The Horse Show recently held In TINS CITY
has been the subject this week OF q N'ei! W."
+,oversv between Alfred Holman. editor OF "e
Pacific Rural Press" and Henry j. Oio'N
,,rosiaort Of the Horse Show Association MT
II,~,,,, - IN his paner criticised the eXhibltoh
as nm American and animated that us iiiaiia ~
gers were fostering AngloInama. Iie ,wrnI
fo,,l+ Iorailse of the number OF llnloi tVN ~
outs disnlaved and criticised the Judges % anu
~ methods Mr. Crocker. in an open ie''sI
called the editor TO account ana Nlsqiousis ~ 70
Tended the show and the Judges f1oi',,an W aaao a
nl,a in n sarcastic letter. in which ne haue d
iatrono ,,lea for the American horse ana ,ai @
riaec and American methods or uaihiis -"
discussion caused great interest
The new san Joaquin VALLEY Road mas e puo
~, rea,lla~ passenger trains TO FRESNO loil
oni.n n ard has made a heavy cut in rates
If * eypected' that the Southern Pacihc VII VII
,,ioot the cut as IL did the reduction IN lreish'S
Af.er sixteen years of idleness the old Gwii
Mine in Calaveras County, is once NOR . -.
oneratior TWO years ago this gold mime "aS
Hrrded IN Frederick f. Thomas. a mining @ Sh
pineer and several associates for S-V""". i m' !.
work Of development was intrusleu u ilUiu n'r. :
who sunk a one-hundred-foot shaft ana punt q
eortv-etamp mill. In TWO years ne mas eApeic
"a S1iUoo0 but though the ore is low-sIaa. ,e.
tie mil was started without making 1rnr Urn
the ore being taken from the uuinpS anu ~ r
ne t,,rnc,s of the 300 and LOO foot Levels
,rto success in working this mine VIII give {
e,reat stimulus to the reopening of other NINE:
,b Votber Lode Another California golC
,,in4 that was once rich producer VIII sooi
he roopened This is the Allison Ranch Mlhc
in Grass Valley which more man Iuar,ra ,a ~
a century ago was abandoned because W "a,e
wac struck in one of the lower levels ana so0i
flooded the whole mine. 1t produced H3oV".uo
I'm dividends and Nlackay and young james
Flood have now united 10 see II m0aerh pump
cannot clear out the water
The first Of the sugar fleet has sailed iron
here 70 Honolulu to load sugar for New oIh
Ahont a dozen ships have been engaged FOR IN
pnrrose The Hawaiian sugar crop was al
contracted for some years ago. the contract L
run FOR five years. Next year will see the en'
of This contract and great scramble for tn
sugar transportation in lS'>.
The real estate loans last week We're oni
sixty-four in number. amounting TO Stu 'o'
as against eiehty-seven loans aggregatin
S231 30 for the previous week, but the bank
all report better feeling, and after the semi
annual interest is paid they Will grant create
privileges 10 depositors
At the close Of the Citrus Fair at Fresno thl
week il was decided make the fair an an
rual incident and to secure the best representa-
tiOn from all the san joaquin Valley countie:
The display Of oranges. lemons and raisins wa
one of the finest ever made in the State