The record-union., 1896-02-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From the Newspapers OF
Interior California.

Expressions From the Newspapers of
Interior California.
San Diego Tribune: The proper pre-
ventive of the occasional damaging
shipment by unscrupulous growers or
dealers of frozen oranges to the Eastern
market, just as the regular crop of good
fruit is maturing, is to place the inspec-
tion of all fruit shipped at such times
in charge of the Horticultural Commis
sioners of each county. And by proper
legislation, if any more is needed, give
them power, when such frosts have oc-
Cured in their districts, to inspect all
fruit packed for shipment and properly
brand the sound as well as destroy the
frozen fruit, or at least prevent its ship
ment abroad to injure the future sale of
every box of good fruit grown. It is, in
the opinion of the Tribune useless to
spend money to kill scale and inspect
pests and allow the fruit of the trees SO
protected to be marketed in unfit condi-
ton, or first-class fruit to be met with
the suspicious and poor prices engen-
dered by the frozen article, which has
preceded it and pirated the markets,
running them for honest growers.
IMPUDENT.
Marysville Appeal: At meeting of
the Executive Committee of the Cali
fornia Miners Association last Thurs
day night in the Union League Club
rooms in San Franciso held for the pur-
pose of considering the advisability of
lending the support of their body to the
Johnson mineral lands bill now pending
in Congress, a Mr.. Parsons read a clip
ping from a Marysville paper stating
that Mr.. Johnson was actively and ag-
gressively opposed to the miners. On
the strength of this Mr.. Parsons sub
mitted a resolution, which was adopted,
stating that a thorough investigation be
made of the attitude of the Hon. Grove
l.. Johnson toward the interests of the
miners. Such downright impudence is
likely to lead to a resentment that will
be surprising in quarters where least
expected.
BILL NYE.
Tulare Register: Those in whom the
spirit of mirth is not dead will be panied
to learn of the death of Bill Nye 1t is
| good to have such men in the world,
and it is hard to think of one worthy
to take his place. As a lecturer he was
humorous failure, but as a writer of
pure humor, of droll things with grain
of sense running through them, there
have been few to equal Bill Nye.
CONSPIRACY TO ExTORT MONEY.
Oakland Tribune: Whatever else
may be disclosed in the Brown case. it
is clearly established that a conspiracy
had been formed to extort money both
from the accused and from many other
persons. Some of them paid and some
did not. There were at least three
women engaged in the infamous busi-
ness, and possibly more. One rich man
was bled to the tune of $500. The
greatest pains had been taken to con-
ceal, his name. If all the men who have
been blackmailed in San Francisco
would admit the fact there would be a
small army of victims
The testimony thus far employed to
convict the accused has been, with one
exception, the testimony of persons en-
gagged in committing a series of felonies.
| If the Stockton woman in her evidence
did not put the finishing touches on her
own career, Judge Campbell certainly
did. 1t might have been done some
what at his own expense. He is the
Judge of a criminal court, and though
he took questionable means to find out
the character of the Stockton woman,
he laid bare one of the most Infamous
conspiracies to extort money and de-
stroy character that has ever been made
public in this vicinity. DR.. Brown may
have many things to explain which do
not now make on their face for his good
reputation. But the conspirators are
just now showing their hands in a way
that greatly helps his strange case.
RIGHT YOU ARE.
| Santa Barbara News: We want to
see the United States so prepared for a
war that if it ever comes we may not be
at a decided disadvantage from the
start
| We do not wish to see money appro-
priated and made available any faster
than it can be used to advantage, but
we think it is for the public good that
the work of preparing for war should
not be delayed at all from lack of
money.
REFORM
| Alameda Telegram: Some of those
gentlemen who are running at the
mouth on matters of political reform
had better go slow. The ghosts of the
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