New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17

EXHIBITS FOR PARIS EXPOSITION
RICHNESS OF CAPE NOME-CALI-
FORNIA AS A BUTTER
PRODUCER.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rnrpuxE.l

the end OF this month will see the first shipment
of California exhibits to the Paris Exposition.
The exhibit Of the State will be strong in fruit
growing wine making. agriculture, mining
forestry and fishery products In fact Cali
fornia receives two-thirds Of the space allotted
to American wines, and the State will make
large display OF raislns. one Of the interesting
features in the mining exhibit will be work
ing model OF quartz MILL nine feet long. which
will be driven by electric power. OF the fifty
seven counties I'm California thirty-one are now
producing gold and all Will be represented.
The forestry exhibit is also complete and beau
tiful Among the woods redwood, five
kinds OF oak four species of pine and samples
Of red and white cedar, Douglas spruce, ash,
elder sycamore, laurel, mahogany. maple,
manzanita, madrone and eucalyptus. while IN
rare woods are the Monterey cypress and
chltam wood In all there seventy varieties
OF native woods.
From the stories brought by arrivals this
week from the Far North, there is no doubt Of
the great richness Of the new Cape Nome gold
field. distant about one hundred miles above
| St. Mlchaels Syndicates have staked all the
| claims but miners have been at work for
several weeks on the sandy beach, and have
gained small fortunes, thick is the black sand
with fine gold Many large nuggets have also
| been found Trustworthy men report that no
| one on the beach makes less than SO day
| while many make over 500 Some idea Of the
! chances offered to a poor man may be gained
from the wages which SD day. The
| claims on the guches running into the ocean
are extremely rich. though few have been more
| than scratched over. The great defect Of the
new camp is a lack Of fuel. all are forced to
depend on driftwood or on coal brought in at
great cost Most of those now working at Cape
| Nome will be forced to go down TO st. Michaels,
as Il will be impossible In the winter TO support
| ufe without an abundance Of fuel Next spring
there Will be a lively fight over claims. as thou
sands ~ American miners. who Will flock IN
| will not respect the rights OF monopolists TO
property that has been staked. one man alone
has one hundred and sixty claims staked In his
own name
At the convention Of California dairymen this
week at the state Fair r. \. Pearson assistant
chief Of the Government Dairy Bureau, was
present and joined in the discussion. 1t was
shown clearly that California, through the eli
mate and the great growth Of alfalfa and other
food products, can produce cheaper butter than
any other state What is needed is feed when
| will yield hard butter that will endure long
| TRANSFORMATION. Professor foNItl VI Nii' 49,
| I-niversltv said that in the development or but
ter for export, there was an opportunity to free
| California from the present system or tramp
| labor Now after the grain and fruit are mar
| vested most Of the farm aborers are left with
| ont work but II the big San Joaquin and sac
ramento valleys we're dotted with small dairy
| ranches they would furnish steady work 10Y
thousands throughout the whole year
The state Board OF Health this week passed
a resolution that it would consider the propriety
or ouarantining human beings and animals IN
fected with tuberculosis who attempt 10 enter
california Several physicians warmly adVo-
cated such quarantine but the general senti-
,nant here is that no such restrictive rule could
IN. enforced without serious hardship 10 tray
eers. better plan would be 20 .Sse "l.
segregation Of consumptve patients especially
in southern California and stringent sanitary
regulations.
Christopher B. Ryer, who gained much
notorietv several years ago by contestlnS inc
Mn ~ DR. Washington Ryer, his natural rather
diad suddenly this week on the operating ta"e
- a local sanitarium. While chloroform was
being administered. he was seized with a spasIl
and succumbed greatly to the surprise OF 'ne
nhvsiclans. who had detected no organic trouble.
Attorney George NJ Towle began suit in the
United states Circuit Court THIS week, Tor Im ne
Rivthe company against Florence Hinckley
Divthe 10 whom was awarded the four mlH0h
dollar estate The Blythe Company IL Wa"e
49,. - q number of persons who advanced money
~ carry on Florence Blythes case TOT t"vFc
wears and several of these assert that my
hay received
pIytbe block i'm the very heart Of the city, re-
Mains covered with diapdated old puldlneS,
which bring In not over one-htth or the I'utdl
that could be secured from modern once Dullu-
ings and stores
,,, Annie Vie formerly Of Stanford Uni
,.orsitv now I'm the School Of Medicine in Johns
Uorkina lectured this week at Palo Alto on
rTheories Of Sleep" She has done some orlsl-
nal work under Or. Howell OF johns HOPKINS
ard her lecture contained much which was
fresh and interesting regarding latest discoV-
cries about sleep, due to experiments on various
subjects.
Theatrlcals were at n low ebb this week, with
the Columbia and California theatres closed
The Tvol Opera House has scored success
with "Iohengrin" and "OtheHo. Saassa, ,ne
harytone as Iago was highly praised by all the
critics Modieska will open at the Columbia on
| September -.
Several OF the sugar plantation companies
in Hawaii have begun system OF proht shai
| ing with employees. 1t IS difficult on the Islands
! TO secure good. trustworthy labor and the
| Hawaiian EVA and Hutchinson plantations Of
fered a bonus TO labOrers In the shape or a per
centage OF profits. This has attracted better
class 81 men. The arrangement Is that the EN-,
| ployer furnishes food and other necessaries and
the iabOrar agrees to cultivate and harvest the
cane crop for a certain sum ton. or course
# is for his interest to raise the largest crop
and produce the heaviest cane. for on its weight
and quality depend his percentage.
ON the Stock Exchange this week business
was rendered duh by Hebrew holidays There
has been little change I'm the leading stocks
Spring Valley Water closed at lV2. san Fran
cisco Gas and Electric GG. Giant Powder
1914: Alaska Packers. l1I14 Hawaiian Com
mercial, 3Oi4.
The American ship Macy arrived on Thursday
from Alaska with 1922 cases Of canned salmon
the largest cargo ever brought into this port
NAY IRWINS NEW FARCE.