New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

GOOD TIMES RETCRNING-UNDES
IMMIGRANTs-ELECT POWER
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my TELEGRAPH THE TRIprNEl
San Francisco. May 1.-Despite any uhoe'
tainty affecting fruit growers. WOOL producers
and manufacturers as to the action or the SEN
ota committee on the Tariff bill. business mas
,mnrovad within the last few weeks In San Fran
cisco and throughout the state. In TINS Guy
,here is more than the usual building ana the
houses show that most of them are intended ior
homes. The growth in the neighborhood OF
Golden Gate Park is very marked
From Southern California the Reports aie
bright in regard to a good fruit year "h'.e III
the central and northern districts the prouu'''
Of orchards and vineyards will be large BECAUSE
Of the increase of acreage. Taught by naro ca
perience. California fruit packers TINS year WIN
nav unusual attention TO the quah'y Vi '"e'i
tr,,,t and care in its handling. for dried ana
canned fruit OF poor quality last year did NOT pay
TRANSFORMATION charges.
The experience of San Francisco WITH tie
Japanese makes people here sympa'hNe WV"
Hawaii in her effort to bar out these Asla'cs
The Japanese have been coming IN mere Ia'el!
I'm large numbers by way or Nlctoria' ID -
Every steamer has brought from thT'y 10 my
The Commissioner of Immigration reieHeo "
washington the evidence showing tha' theSe
coolies were contract laborers, nut he WAS vi
dered to release them, as the proof was not COLI
elusive. A test case will soon be mace ID 'he
courts. as there is no question that these lmhh-
.ronts violate the spirit of the contract labor
law although they evade breaking us -
One ~ the worst features of this oriental influx
,s tho character of the women VINO come Ho'ii
Janan. Nine-tenths of them enter disreputaoie
houses. and there is a large colony OF wor'h'esS
Japanese men who live on their earnings
tod pAnc
,ronble in the country this week. Under the
lead of an agitator named Lef1nsWeH the! nav
formed into military company. and have tried
20 demand aid from the Governor. On the way
90 Sacramento they suffered many mishaps ana
whom they reached the capital they were PLAINLY
.,d that the State Government could do noth-
.,o for them. Several times they seized freight
trains but the railroad company met them VIII"
noss,ve resistance simply sidetracked the trains
until even the patience of THE Army was WI
out rbo,. ana1,v dishanded Yesterday at DAVIS
Vile. There is work In the fruit-grow'hs ''N
lions for men who are sober and industrious, but
orchardsts are forced to hire Chinese and
japanese simply because white men cannot be
depended upon to report for duty after they are
paid off on Saturday AS the fruit crop is perish
able the failure Of even few pickers to return
to work means serious loss.
Frank w. Hawley Of New-York. who is vice
president of the company which distributes cleo
trio power from Niagara Falls. is here making
estimates for running the Shasta division of the
Southern Pacific Railroad by electricity. Inc
grades are heavy on this line. and the operating
expenses are large. The Sacramento River ana
its upper tributaries could be made to furnish
,ouer 70 move all trains at small cost. The
railroad company is also considering the plan
of running trains to San Jose by electricity. MT
declares
mines in the Sierra foothills may be worked by
electricity for less than the present cost
The Emporium Company which last year es-
tablished In the Parrot Building. opposite the
Baldwin Hotel. one of the largest department
stores in the world. is in arrears for rent. and
It is probable that the various tenants VIII rent
their stores direct from the owner OF the build
ing
The old drygoods firm Of Doane & Henshel-
wood which has done business for many years
at Suffer and Kearney SITS. closed it's doors this
week. The members of the firm decided several
months ago to retire from business the hrm
was one of the most popular in California
Nine Geneyra Bishop sang the oratorio Of The
Messiah" this week. assisted by the Callfornla
Musical Festival Association. She also was the
leading singer in two popular concerts Inc
audiences were not large, but the critics praised
the work highly.
The young California barytone Denis OSulli-
van made a great hit this week in "Shamus
OBrien" at the Tivo Opera House. Society
turned in full the first night, ana all the week
there has been standing room only. The best
critics praised OSuivans singing and acting
as well as DR.. StanfOrd'S music.
California last year produced 1S1,562 In
gold and 500 1853 in silver. These figures shoN
an increase over 1895 of nearly S2,oOO,0OO In gold
and a decrease of S1II,3j3 in silver. Nevada
County leads the list with 80 3S034O; Tuolumne
ranks second; Calaveras comes third. Tuolornne
and Siskiyou are counties when nave Iately De-
come large producers.
1t is announced that another expedition TO the
South Seas will start from this city next week
This second venture Of the discontented IN search
az tropic Eden where good living can be had
without work, is in charge of Alexander Mclean,
we'll known as a seal pirate in Behrlng sea ana
along the Russian coast. He has already Sc
cured many recruits. who pay 500 each FOR pas
sage and share in any concession of land which
may be secured.
The Santa Inez Ranch, near Santa Barbara.
which includes 10000 acres is reported TO have
been sold by the Catholic Church Of California to
q German colony, which will put the land largely
into sugar beets 1t is said that the estate was
sold for $50 an acre.
All along the Colorado River. above and below
Yuma dry volcanic ore, which is rich in gold.
has been found recently, and many location no
tices have been fled The ore requires TO be
roasted before the gold can be secured, which Is
probably the reason why prospectors In search
OF free gold have gone over this section without
discovering the wealth in this ore Experiment
has shown that the ore is easily milled, and II Is
predicted that Picacho, in San Diego County.
will be a new Cripple Creek when the mines are
fairly developed.
COURT CALENDARS For MONDAY.
Appellate Dlysion-suprcme Court-Recess until Tues
sorc2e Coir-Spacial Ter.n-Part before Andrews.