New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04

GOVERNOR BUDp'S ECONOMY PURE
FOOD-FRENCH OPERA
MINING NEWS.
FAY rrLnaRArs TO THE TRrruNE.]

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San Francisco, April S.-The action OF Governor
Ruda In striking from the General Appropriation
hill S602 900 has received the appreciation OF
men OF all parties 1t win serve az wholesome
check to legislative extravaganza, when mas
been increasing with every session. Inc largest
cut was made by the Governor In the state Print
ing ONCE This amounted to $21o.OOo' ana VIII
shut down the Office No harm viii be done,
however as II will be found that money can DC
saved by letting the State printing to private
firms. The closing Of this office will also put an
end TO the issue OF State textbooks. which mas
baer an extensive burden, and has foisted upon
the public schools inferior books In nearly a"
branches Among the important bills signed oy
the Governor is providing for free msrNe'
nm the San Francisco waterfront IL TINS meas-
ure IS honestly carried out It Will give the ia'in
ers an opportunity to unload promptly iru'' anu
vegetables on the wharf and to sell 'heni a.
wholesale or retail. AS II now Is. coih'iiss'o"
men cannot sell at retail, and to maih'aih prices
hundreds Of tons OF good fruit are thrown INTO
the hay every season, while the growers are
swindled by false returns on consisnments''
The retail grocers are making great outcty
over the severity OF the measures taken W ~
State Board OF Health TO protect the puoio
from adulterated goods. They say tha' INC
wholesale dealers are responsible ana the natter
fall back on the manufacturers, who are accuseo
Of being the wicked partners one grocer oe-
clares that his business has fallen on oo per eeii'
since his arrest for selling aduterateo le"es
The simple truth is that the greed or po'h "hoie-
sale and retail dealers has led them 10 eheou'
age this manufacture of spurious Jeiles' pre-
serves and canned goods. until now IL Is UNI
,r,, % fnd n single brand that will endure chem
and the great public. which deserves TO get what
a. r.ys ,or will uphold the Board OF Health
and will aid It In crushing these frauds. Pure
Food Congress. with delegates from all counties
IN California will be held here April 30 The
convention is called 20 secure cooperation OF the
authorities in the crusade against adulterated
food products
When the site for the new postoffice was Sc
,scted AZ Mission and Seventh SITS. the Oldest in
babitants Joined with the civil engineers anu
other so-called experts in declaring that the
foundation was bog and could never be maze
70 support a heavy structure. This week pie
driving tests have been made when completely
fisprove these statements so nara Is the 81 si
that in some places II took eight hours 10 sihn
a pile sixty feet with 2,40 0-pound driver
The methods of local dealers in Chinese female
slaves were revealed this week in the lnvesuga-
ton Of a number Of these women seizeu AZ
brOthplS
~ that several Of these women were taken from
disreputable houses in China and were coacheu
on the steamer to answer queries IN resaio "
their life In California. One who sWore she Was
horn here and had never been out of the state
was confronted with witness VINO Xne" her
In China and with her own photograph taken III
Hong Kong In this work OF securing the oe-
narration of these illegally landed women the
PRESBYTERIAN Mission has been active
Work for the unemployed has been found at
last in the construction OF the new Golden Gaze
park boulevard Tickets are issued good for
one DAYS work. and preference is given 10 men
With families Though many of the men clamor-
ing for work reduced to the last eXtremity,
there was general complaint against wo,hins
for 81 day This was stimulated by the labor
unions and so disguised the men in charge OF
the movement that they threatened to ABANDON
it. it NV
When the new JAPANESE steamship line is put
on between this city and Yokohama, the facihc
Mail service will be reduced TO three snlps-the;
China the City Of Picking and new vessel
which is to be built at Newport News. ana whlcn
will be as large as the Ma'es'It anu i "ost about
S1.50O,Ooo.
The Salvation Army will make the first trial
Of the Pingree potato-patch plan on tract Oh
land at co ns5 pe IS oered SS Mrs
Morey It is suitable for gardening, ana mas
a house on It, The experiment VIII be watcheo
with much interest.
The French Opera Company made great MT
<his week with Aida" which they VIII repeat
IN the concluding week. Otis Skinner, at the
BALDWIN, received warm praise from the critics
for his acting In "His Grace de Grammont
Two well-known pioneers died this week-John
McPhike who came from Missouri, and Tor
wears was q large cattle raiser In Stanisaus
County, and Harry Livingston, OF the Well
fnoWn New-York family. Mr.. Livingston came
To California In 80 the same vessel win
Hall McAllister sam" Ward and George Derby.
Tyor years he was the best-dressed man In san
francisco and q social leader. He was con-
nected with "The Alta" newspaper, and for
ynany wears had contributed to the press
Lord sudeley and Sir Bache Cunard. who are
Mt the head Of newly formed Enghsh s!hul-
cate recently bought the Tarantula NINE; IN
Tuolumne. Development work mas resulted IN
tine discovery of q wide ledge with ore running
over 500 to the ton. 1t promises soon 70 De as
valuable a producer the famous Rawhioe
Mine in the same county.
II is estimated that this years output OF eoia
In Alaska will reach S10OOO00O The TreadWell
Mining Company expects soon to put IN oVo
additional stamps and to install two eiectrlc
dvnamos of 5000 horse power each Wheh
these improvements are made. the WORKING ioice
will be Increased to 900 men.
MYSTIC SHRINERS TO SEE THE SNOW
Tho MOBILES of the Mystic Shrine contemplate
breaking the record for big theatre parties on the
occasion of their formal annual visit TO barnum q
Batley's Greatest Show on Earth, on tne evening
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