New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

THE WELCOME RAIN REEVES BUSINESS
SATISFACTION WITH PAsSlN" or
pool .sEIJJNG-OPERA SUCCESS.
INV rr,rcR.pu TO THE TRIBUNE

tpv TELEGRAPH THE TRiBUNEl
Can Francisco March 1S,-The great rai"
s,orn, this week. which surprised the Sisha'
onco ohserver and delighted farmers ana s'och-
raisers gave the whole State goou "e'''
and has assured good grain and fruit crops i"e
rainfall varied from three-quarters OF d" "'"
in some Of the driest southern counties 10 '"'e
and four inches in the San Joaquin anu ""'
rento valleys The rain was most sore'' "ee"-
cd in Los Angeles and Riverside countess "he'e
the orange groves were beginning 70 leeI NV
effects Of the long drouth. In Los Angeles l'"'
inches fell: Santa Barbara received I''I ih0ne9'
San Bernardno, =; san Luis Obispo Sd !"
the san Joaquin Valley the rainfall Varleu l'o"'
70 AZ bakersfield. to 2.5S inches at stockton.
In the Sacramento Valley the rainfalI ranseu
from one to three inches. In most places e"ous"
rain fell TO make good grain crops. 10 save pas
turage and to insure an ample frult crop P'o-
yided showers come in April or early May Inc
effect of rain on business has been surprlSlns'
and would puzzle any one not familiar WIN inc
dependence Of the State on late winter or sprlns
rains During the drouth. which was prousht
70 a sudden end this week no one could sell
country real estate, and city property was SLOW
NJ sale No one cared TO enter on any large
business enterprise for fear of n dry year
All capital was locked up. and advances coulu
not be obtained even on the best realty. since
the rain there has been an immediate rebound
and an inquiry for local and country real estate
The breaking up Of the gambling on the race
tracks within the aty limits of San Francesca
has received the hearty approval OF the people
az the poo-selling had become "A great evil. Inc
nleasant weather during the winter attracted
large attendance and the mania for taxing
"0yer" on the races spread among all classeS'
The percentage of women who were regular AZ
tendants was large. and gambling even ano"s
petty clerks and messenger boys was gene d.
A source of the recent defalcations ana suio'ue'
was traced by the police directly 10 the iosSes
on the racetrack When the ne" bodiu VI
Supervisors came in the situation was can
vassed. and It was found majority coulu "
e.curad IN vote for the suppression OF pool
.o,ir, o, the racetrack The measure was
passed and Mayor Phelan signed IL Nl'"o''
leaving his desk. In one day the atle"udi0e
=. .ho racetrack fell from five thousand to three
hundred thus demonstrating conclusNeiy thd'
,ha secret of the attraction was not the desire
10 see horses run. but the passion TOT sai'"''"s
ON results The racing men will now move ~
Oakland but that city will probably pass SIM
lar ordinance The shutting up OF the '"oe'i"'
is no loss 10 the city as the saihphHs ms -,
WAYS been drain on the resources OF 'le Wv ~, IL
TIE hookmakcrs who get the hons snare % tlc
nrofts are nearly all Eastern men, VINO odti
The coin away with them and spend mere o"''
what is necessary
The Supervisors have issued an oruer ''at rllI
unsiehtlv Baldwin Hotel ruins must pc i"H'N
~ 49, H. Sita, ~, Those ruins have been an eye
sore for several months. Mr. BALDWIN mas - 80
talking of roofing over the walls Oh lle III a.
stories and using this makeshii o,inp Of a
. hn
good huilding This taken merely as d pun !
to surrounding property holders' ana lntvnu, 80
70 coerce them into paying the high price Vi
So 600 900 which he has placed on ms sIou,lu oi
Nov, the action Of the Supervisors VIII CoiiP'I
him either TO sell or 10 get financiaI OaChiils D
q structure worthy OF the best business colHVi
in the city.
The success of the Ellis Italian Opera Com
oon,, viii do much TO encourage Grau In MS
renture of bringing his big opera company 10
San Francisco next fall Inc prahu ~ P,a
House has been transformed and converted INTO
an excellent place. for the stage Is one OF t I
most spacious IN the country. The deihahu io
seats has been greater than IN any Pie rd
season, and while the prices Wete ~ n, Pnieht
above S. the total receipts for the HFst hisn .
nearly approached the first Pattl nisht elsn'
wears ago The first night So.SoO was taken M III;
and on Wednesday night the ngures eAceouru
this sum by 5000. Nine. MelDa mas hau an 81, II,
thusiastic reception and De Lussan ana Iausk,
have also been welcomed heartily. Inc locai
theatres were all affected by the opera season;
drau, good houses in Fedora, OFTEN as tnls
| nlav has been produced here. Next Week III.
| i2oetonians open at the Columbia in ROD Roy
giving this new opera for the nrSt tliiie neIe
/ The BostOnians have always been popular mere
! and advance sales show that despite the rlNa'i'
! of Italian opera. they will have large houses
4 meeting Of relatives Of the men or the is
I California Volunteers was held ms Week a'I'
| resolutions were passed asking the secretary .
| War IN use his influence for the lnnleulaIe ~
turn ~ the regiment from Manila. Most or th'
eneakers declared that as the Callforhahs "eI'
the first to respond to the call. ana were aSo w
first 10 reach Manila. they should nave PlIoi,''
/ ~ Ieave CAPTAIN Sutlffe of Company o. Is
/ Co,tforria Volunteers who recently returned
from Manila declared that the dlssatslaciloI
| among the men was caused by lack Oh nsh'iIs
! Now that they have had plenty Oh hsHtIhs, ~
! did not believe any of them could ne huuccu u
| return He said the army In cuba suffered Ia
| moro from hardships and bad food than I'M
| soldiers in the Philippines.
Nav is the definite date set in the contrac
FOR the completion Of the Coast DIVISION OF IN
| southern Pacific Railroad. There is heavy worl
| to he done on the tunnels. viaducts ana hl1nes
| and In one canyon no less than quarter OF
million yards Of earth will be required
APPOINTED A LIETTENANT " THE ARMY
The APPOINTMENT by the President Of Major Joh'
! McClintock. Of the 2O8d Regiment, New-York VOL
/ unteers as a second lieutenant In the Kegula
| Army has given much satisfaction to the major
large circle Of friends who know him 70 be an en-
| thuslastc soldier whose work In the Natlonl
Guard has born good fruit. He was private II
the Ninth Company OF the eth Regiment when h
| was selected by the commanding officer or IN
| reorganized G9th Battalion It's adjutant an
when the command became regiment Colone
| Smith made Lieutenant McClintock regimental ad
| utant with the rank OF captain. His attention
| IN the duties of that office brought him I'm lin
| tfcp urhe