New-York tribune., 1897-06-20
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII FAvoRED-THE
HOFFMAN MYsTERY-CHRIsT1AN
ENpEAvOR CONVENTION.
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ENDEAvOR CONVENTION.
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San Francisco June 19.-The news OF the sign
ing Of the Hawaiian annexation treaty was re-
ceived here with much favor. for California
interests are directly in the way OF the oe-
ye,onment of sugar production on the Islands
MANY protests against the reciprocity treat!
sent TO Congress from various interior points OF
california were obtained through misrepresenta-
t,op az growers Of sugar beets fancied that the
continuation Of the treaty would injure their
business The real truth is that the pronts OF
beet sugar manufacture are so great tnat the
factory managers could afford to pay twice what
they are now paying for sugar beets ana s'ih
make big dividends Beets for which they no"
nav Sc a ton make SO worth Of sugar Some
idea of the enormous profits OF beet sugar rae
tories may be gained from the fact that Ciaus
spreckels's watsonvie factory paid in nine
wears dividends Of Sill for each S1OO share OF
stock Spreckels imported from Germany DUTY
free. all the machinery for that factory. ana ne
proposes to import machinery for MS ne"
Salinas factory, but those who have studied the
subject declare that the machinery can be maze
here as we'll as in Germany as the Alvarado
factory has been successfully worked WIN
homemade machinery. An effort Will De mace
nv, those opposed to Spreckels and the sugar
Trust TO have a duty imposed on beet sugar
machinery.
Though the Hoffman inquest has been in prog
ress all the week. no light has been thrown
on the mystery Of the clothing merchants dea'h'
II looks now as though the murder would pass
into that limbo of criminal mysteries or which
this city has so big list.
THE fat. Of Thomas Bell, the old millionaire,
,hic by the application OF
Fred Bell his oldest son. for revocation OF iet'eis
NJ guardianship for the minor heirs issued 10
bis mother The Bell house. at BUSH anu
Octavia sts has been known for years as 'he
bousa Of mystery Thomas Bell fell over 'he
stairway and fractured his skull Ihe house.
hold for years managed by "oid NANNY
pleasant the rich negro woman who furnisheo
IN Sarah Althea Hill the funds with winch u
begin her suit against ex-senator Sharon
The summary dismissal Of George Maxwell
having teller Of the First National BANK oe-
cause of his testimony in the DAVIS WI" c"S7'
has excited much comment. Maxweii Is an ca
merit in handwriting. and was called as VIII.
ness He testified that from care1ui STUDY VI
Davis's handwriting he was conndent tha' 'i'e
will was forged. When asked VINO wrote 'ie
will he said IL was in the HANDWRITING VI A'oN
ordar Bovd the surviving partner OF boyd
PRESIDENT
that Maxwell should have declined 10 answer
49,. ,os, question as his answer violated secrets
:. tho hank for which dismissal was the IN
oriobla nenalty Maxwell had been paying
+auar NJ this bank for over twenty years
The death of George Eustace Barnes TINS "eeh
removed perhaps the best-known newspaper
writer in California He had peen III ao'''e
service over forty years. and IN that 'iiiIe ~.
80 eu.d all positions on "The Morning Call
90 which he was one of the founders For most
~ this time he served also as dramatic critlc'
and there are few men in his department. "n'
had wider acquaintance among ac'orS his
stv,e was scholarly, and in the last t"o !e"''
he had written many "reminiscences OF pioneer
davs which formed valuable addition 70 'he
literature Of early California days
ARRANGEMENTS nearly competed LOT t,e
bie Christian Endeavor convention next "oi'
The Mechanics Pavilion will be the general re-
ception place for all delegates, where thes VII,
be classified according TO states ana assis"eO
,o rooms The plans for hospitality and recre-
alton insure one of the most enJoyapie iiee'"e'
in the history of the society
Local stamp collectors will contribute 70 ngnt
tho Government suit for possession OF all ou,- out
standing periodical stamps Ihe iarEes, d 1E, E,,
lection Of the stamps in the country is owned py
Henry j. Crocker. Of this city. whose Peiiou
icas" valued at S',Vo"
The Supreme Court this week decided that tlle
collateral inheritance tax Is wand me U,n'ar
ton made by a nephew or the Idte t,onna :, ~ Of
ding was that the tax on the lIiiei e.a u,h;Ie
children of a deceased brother or sister whiIe
The inheritance of surviving Drothers Vi C,; sis..
is exempt from tax, violates the ota'e Noi ~
.,inn as II anDlies only to a special class arDi-
trarily selected from others stahulnS 'I Irdne
same relation to the subject or the law. 'uuS n'r,
Harrison approved the oruei VI '' ~
that the tax De pdlu
49,, ctrauss will begin at once the erection OF
tive-storv office building at the southwest
corner of Powell and POST sts, Oh o. TO- - II
one feet on Poweil-st. by 10 feet on Host-s'' ~
may be that club Will rent the pului"s'
=. hos been decided 10 establish free fruit
roarltet ON Pacifc-st wharf. The design Is 10
have all coast and river craft unIoao al 'ic M
wharf and deliver drec,S n, 10 heavv tax for
dravage All commission dealers VIII nave space
on the wharf but any convicted OF shalp ~ a. a.
tice will be barred out. II the nanase, 10 Vi ro' ,ne
orlat he an honest and efficient man, the pro
tect win do much to help the growers Oh 1ru''
and vegetables
Tho destruction of the big mills OF the MADEIRA
Flume and Trading Company tn,s rs,r'an NeeN had
constant employment Tourists VINO went " "
the Yosemite when the stage starteu i,o,, @
MADEIRA will recall the fume or thls coIPoHs,
which brought logs from the Sierra over hi'S
miles away.
The Metlakahtla Indians who have been cared
,or for Years by the Rev. John Duncan, DO not
appear TO have warm gratItuue ,oa t,,, For
who has helped them to gam clVlhzatloH;; ~ tu
years Mr. Duncan has run the only store II, M .ie
settlement but recently several shrewa lhulaHs I
have started stores when are setrSS trieS To check
,nate them by charging prohibitive docX rates
for landing, but the Indians met MIN l. nan ns "as
go orc now building a dock which they propose
CO roal,e free to all. They are also taking OF
nutting up stamp mills 10 Work Iich iieo 'o
quart which they have located