New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SUCCESS OF THE MINING FAlR-rooi~
ROOMS AND sCHOOLBOYS-LOW PRIZES
FOR wrNEs-THE STOCK MAR
KET ACTIVE
fry rELruRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

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tba Mechanics Pavilion last Saturday nis"'
rha taa.ur, ~ the fair is the demonstration VI
cha va,ue ~ san Francisco as an ou'i''ihe
po,n, COR the Yukon. AL the big stores s"''
or,g,,I and picturesque exhibits. and II Is aoo"'
those a,snlavs that the largest crowns s"'"o''
Scarcely second. however. to the hlonuiNe
playa are the practical ILLUSTRATIONS "
wealth In California quartz ana hEu' ,,
ing. All the big mining counties '"' N'''
d., s,s,,avs ,rd one who has never seen
mine in active operation may get ia"'
idea of the various processes Inc riie''
in the fair Is n representation OF Tue ->
bloomfield gravel mine, with the hoge PIP
carving water-and the monitors from WHY" '
inch streams OF water are poured asa'"S' "
paulin-covered banks OF earth III '"o o
ground is n fine painting or the Hi"'' VIZ" ~
,,,,,.. q, mines and its great streams of water
that tear down and wash INTO s4ulces
., tone ~ earth every day. Another exhibit
that is OF great interest is the mining 'u"".'
ard shaft built to- represent quartz and drii'
mining. The visitor goes down smart i"
Gaze. IS led along "a tunnel which is uinDere'
os IN a real mine and sees the method or WORK.
.rr elm lateral drifts. In scores Of cabinets are
,o no seen rich gold specimens from the ieauins
mines of the State, and in all the county eN-
,,h,,s are niles Of ore the, gold showing IN 'ihE
snecks among the quartz. The display OF NM
,ng machinery is,also very large. In the Nun
dixie section one may see tho clothihs ''' "
worn IN the Arcnc. the desiccated ana eVap0
rated food that is used. and all the'utehs"S anu
,,rn,enoents required by the miner. III is ie
nu.a,e exhibit. which WI help any one TO
understand the stories from the hlonaihe'
c,,..oo. .,rore brca,rht this~veek against Pub
a., c.hoo, Diractor Walter Of selling teachers
,oos for $500 each. The charge IS SO oi-
-, o,d s,r,norxed by such evidence that inc
CIV, 1urv will be pretty certain TO return al
,a,o,uent This scandal in theSchooi bep'li'
-, e. q. long standing. and 1t Will De Oh se'-
,,c. r.. the whole system # the corrupt PRAGUE
can be abolished
The decentralization OF racetrack-f aioii'@ "
Con Francisco does not end Win the 'io"O7
.. ~ ,rack every day and the larger
crowds who send their money ne VASE
.a r, reaches even to the boys IN the Pu'-
&C., ,ho,,s II has been discovered that ono
,,oo,, Aoes most of its business with sciooi-
-. 1ybo nool their nickels and SEND one oi
49, ,,roher at noon recess to lay the!r coii'-
h,ns6 capital on certain horses ON 'heli va
home after school therboys cail'at 'he Poo'''
10 find whether they have lost or VOL W."
ures will be taken TO break up inns poo''o''-.
where schoolboys are encouraged 10 b@Hio'e' oN'
-. .oo,,,o IN he no hope OF suppressing the
To,,n,,ny at the racetracks which is responsible
To, n,ne-tenths Of the enNoezzlementsoi cashiei'
and petty clerks in business houses
I,eht rains fell during the week put III ie"
rlaces was the rainfall sufficient to help gram
or revive feed Heavy rain as iate as 'ile H''U
die Of this month will save wheat ana paiie!'
hut IT will do little TO- help pasturase' "inci,
las been nearly kedlby the long drouth ana
extreme cold
rbera was nothing noteworthy at the theaIreS
Ell. week Henry Guy Cartoons Victor Du-
go. was nroduced at the Alcazar. and Inc
pei NJ Pokiu" was revived at the Tfvoh. BACK
pat,i vii open at the California on SUNDAY
night The Columbia VIII soon open WIN
company led by Harry Corson C4arh'
There is lively row among the athletic cauTs
~ rerrnits for boxing contests. ana the result
,v;u nrobaI)!y be that the hshI scheuu'eu III iol
This month and March will not come OH, az
politician who has charge OF poAIns r. ins,
bennens TO be- Interested in a Cub that mas los.
ronnev. so In looking out for TINS assocll.IoI'
w. nos ,n1,olve.l all the others in a pretty quar-
rel If it ends in the suppression, OF pi!He-ns"'-
ing IL will be a good thing Tor the CITY
Dr Julius Goebel professor of German litera-
ture and phology at STANFORD Ishod works
been appointed to edit the unruplSheo Wo 'iirs
80 the late Rudolph Hilderbrand the essays.
and philologist whose fine library was reCen Is
received at stanford. Ihese WE Wis rs Cor,ia1 an
,hors letters and lectures on German giaiIliia5'
Dr Goebel during his four years az Stahioru'
has attracted many D,L % enrouTaee
his department and has done much 10 enoo" tat
etndv OF the modern languages IN the 'oId'e h.sii
schools Professor William IL HuuSon, OF tilS
English literature department az SI<tI v. "I.I
Us tbere next sumnle- for years absence
IN Europe He VIII devote nucn OF ms ti'iiS "
- IN the British Museum. His place cam
NOT be filed al the University as he has oeeh
one Of the most popular lecturers
Tba California Wine Association bought this
week 10000 gallons Of wine belonging 10 tn nee
eetafo ~ T. Carnier The price paid FOR 1919
ord 1896 wine was only elght cents a thiIoI,'
while The choicest dry wines ana lo'VCV So
-. - MORT were sacrificed for nine cents a
Gallon As all this wine Is In city cellars IN:
nrce realized for the bulk or II represents iiol
more than six cents for similar o1 vines II, t 90.
country cellars, price which VIII hot pay TOT
growing grapes and making wlne' not Coull.l, ns
cooperage and handling or wine. Inc al
fornia Wine Association, when mas No. a.. -" =,
nurchase IS a union Of dealers whose OBJECT -
- get wine as cheap possible. 1t has null
6ed the efforts OF the producer 10 MAINTAIN
prices which will Weld prom, t 10 % GOO 600
Gallons OF new wine this year, California vine
cards are barely able TO sell at price "hich
will pay the expense OF Production
Ninety carloads OF oranges are leaving Sou dno
err california every day for the East AS 3oo
bovea az 30 oranges Nii eaCn cdi' tHS 9''F
3D. - ~cn- nearly 800 900 oranges every
.wentv-four hours Shipments are particularly
beavv from the new district OF Redlands. where
rhe orange groves are Just coming INTO llIL Dear
60 though frosts injured many oranges on
,nt,, Lands most OF the groves In Riverslde' san
pernardino and Los Angeles counties escaped
with tiifling loss.
Activity In the stock and bond market THIS
,,eal, mas been note worthy. over S20nOOO OF
honds alone were sold The reason TOT ms
lr '
ani investors d. NOT care TO put II into city
O. ss,ate or country property The Presi-
dent's announcement Of his purpose 70 maintain
,be National credit and the defeat OF the Teller
rasoIut,on have aiso had the effect 81 stimuat-
Ing investment in National and State securities
ponds OF the Northern California railroad.
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