New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
BIO CROPS FOR THE YEAR.


with a good record for California products ana
with excellent prospects for the ncW year Long
continuance ~ dry weather throughout Decem-
her has Tea to Some gloomy predictions of
rainiess winter. hut records show that no o'-
perdcnce can hc placed upon tho distribution OF
rainfall Farmers hai enough rain early IN De
ccnber rcr piouEhrc. and 70 moisture comes
within Two weeks an VIII Doc VOL with grain.
glance over products of Tho year shows That Cal
iforna leads OIL .fo states NJ tho Union IN inc
rumncr o. great staples she BE- fret IN yield
in general fruits oranges. raisns pruncs' vine
beans and borax and probably first also IN
gold. although colorado claims supremacy Her
fruits for thc year w,rc valued 20 SiiuooO"o
oranges. oNS}iOn hoAcs. valued at S'lNN'ou
vine 81 OO1N 600 gallons. volth - i>1%'u. beans
s. 100 500 pounds valued a. SS23i COO: prunes,
seti23oO pounds. valued ai S32'N'oo
Of wheat California raised SQl.oSi tons. and
exported nearly ton million cen'als. valued at
Si4. 73G.17i Flour exports were 9loS-l barrels.
valued AZ Si121lGt Barley exports we're
a1lGGOo cen,als valued az S3GSt3ls oats eX-
ported were - So contais. valued az Sio9sl
Corn exported was 1,Gl2 centals, valued at
S77Of9.
The overwhelming success az tho tickle, cham
pioned BY the Charter Convention proved the
keen Interest taken ny san Francisco business
men IN municipal reform. The opposition. or
Fusion. ticket was backed 10y the corporations
and of,ce holders. who made a strong fight, but
were unable 20 elect single one Of their canci-
dates for frecholders. This crushing defeat was
cue 10 the failure Of henchmen Of the party
bosses to turn or. and vote. The wards south
% Market-st. which usually roll UP a big vote
FOR the men whom Democratic bosses favor
ROLLED a hight vote II .he thirteen men selected
70 draft the charter 60 not allow the extreme
radicals 70 inject dangerous clauses into H. the
charter VIII be apt TO pass, for property-oWners
and business men--in fact all who pay taxes
are weary of the excessive burden Of municipal
government under which fully one-half The reve-
rue IS wasted I'm salaries 81 unnecessary OFF,
Gals. in theft and extravaganza.
Cas and water cos; abou: twice much as
in %ew-York: streets are dirty and IN residence
districts they swept about once a month;
many Of the sewers are defective. so that when
the long dry season prevails diphtheria and other
aymotic diseases are common. II Is doubtful
whether any other city 81 it's size in the United
States Is so w3fuly missoverned as San Fran
cisco and a demand Is therefore urgent for
some radical method % reform which will place
tthe city eovernlnon. in the hands of honest and
efficient men.
Some original features will mark the celebra-
zion of The Gstieth anniversary Of the discovery
y, cold IN California Across Market-st will be
nrut r. large arch on which VIII be a faithful
-epro6lction 81 Suffers mill OF Colona. in the
race Of which Marshall found sold. The mill
VIII be built % redwood logs. and near 1t viii
stand the two big pines which for many years
were historical landmarks. strong org2niza-
ton Of native sons will have charge OF the
parade. which VIII he rich in reproduction of
early Californian life. The Chinese have shown
abb md he
OF the procession will De- a splendid oriental pag-
cant worth going 10 see
Theodore Durrant tho condemned murderer
n, Blanche Lamont. was removed Thursday for
the third time 70 the condemned mans cell
ITS attorneys are making strenuous efforts 10
SECURE another stay Of execution by means OF
LEGAL techicailty but with small prospect Of
success They failed IN attempt 10 secure a
trial OF the murder IN the case 81 Minnie Will
fans In which evidence against Durrant is far,
stronger than IN the Blanche Lamont case.
They also failed This week in an effort TO I'M
peach Juror Smyth. by showing that his vote
fgr conviction was due partly 10 private IN
formation that he received Of Durrants char
ac;er. All the energies Of DurantS counsel
appear 20 he put forth 70 gain time, in hope
that something may occur TO save the con-
demned mans life and soften his sentence 10
l!fe imprisonment
The new steamship line which will soon be
established between This city and Valparaiso.
chill is expected 20 stimulate .rade IN mining
machinery Heretofore CHILEAN and Peruvian
mines have received their machinery from the
East by the way OF Panama. now they VIII get
e. direct from san Francisco. which has the
reputation of making some OF the best mining
machinery In the world A large part of the
exports from Chilli which have been going by
way % Panama, viii zoe shipped TO san Diego.
and from there taken 10 ST. Louis and Chicago
by the Santa Fe Road
Marchand's restaurant, which IS we'll known
20 gourmards. VIII occupy new hve-story
building now under construction at the north
cast corner o. stockton and Geary SITS, just
opposite the New Spring Valley Water Com
panys building
Stuart Robson has PLAYED this week 10 good
houses at the Baldwin IN THE Jucklins. Au-
gustus Thomas dramatiZation Of Opie Reds
Kentucky nove.. There IS nothing noteworthy
at other houses as the Columbia has AT Gay
Coney Island" and the California the Frawley
Company IN The Great Unknown"
Most Of the local savings banks have declared
8l-2 per cent on ordinary deposits. The
H!bernia Bank. which has no term accounts.
pays 3% al deposits The German Bank
paws &c on term and 800 on ordinary. The
Nevada Bank will go under National system
on January .. with the same capital resources
and officers
At Genoa. Nevada, Judge Mack is making
strong efforts 70 bring to justice the leaders Of
the mob which lynched Adam Uber These
vigilsntes dragged the man, stripped and with
hands bound behind his back, over frozen
ground 70 d tree. from which they hanged him.
Then they shockingy mutilated his body by
firing upon ii with rifles and shotguns Senti-
ment IS strong against the punishment Of the
lynckers. bur the Judge Is determined to
cure an Indictment OF the offenders well
punishment OF the cowardy Sheriff who made
no defence Of his prisoner.
Forty-seven students have been dropped from
Sanford University for misconduct or deficiency
IN studies. DIT Jordan recently announced
that the university wouldn't tolerate drinking
or other dissOute conduct, and read the
students a severe lecture on the behavior Of