New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
MAYOR AND SUPERVISORS AT LOGGER
HEADS IN SAN FRANCIsoO-BlG q
F.: BARREL FACTORY-A FAIR
FRUIT CROP.
TsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsuNE.l

.IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUNE.I
San Francisco June 10-The stubborn ngh'
between the minority and the majority III 'he
Board of Supervisors oyer the granting OF stree'
railway and other franchises still continues the
Mayor refuses TO call meeting OF the BOARD
but the majority OF the Supervisors declare they
will meet and pass resolution to pay the city
gas bill before the sum in fhe treasury Is eN'
bausted The gas bill amounts to $4,000 al
the old rate but the minority OF the super
vjsors say the company should compromise al
the new rate of 81 35 The company. in turn
threatens TO shut of the gas from the city
streets There is good deal OF politics In this
war on corporations but there is no question OF
the use of money by all the big corporations
the street railroad. the Spring Valley water
Company and the gas company. to secure IA
yors from Boards Of Supervisors. and IL is TINS
practce which the minority OF the boaru is
trying to break up The Auditor estimates tha'
The deficit in the city funds for the hscal year
will amount TO S155.000. Most of this sum ID
due TO lavish expenditures by ofice-holders VINO
retired on January 1, leaving the funds Oh eae"
Office badly depleted.
A large realty transaction this week was the
sale 10 Claus Spreckels of two blocks or iano at
.sotrero near the Sugar refinery. The price paid
was 500 600 and S500.000 will be expended IN
the erection Of the largest barrel factory IN the
world Spreckels expects to supply the sugar
refinery and the Pacific Coast Hawaii and the
Philippines with barrels. The factory will give
regular employment TO one thousand men.
The new directory contains nearly five thou
sand more names and addresses than that OF
last year Most of the increase In building has
been in the Richmond suburban district over
looking the harbor and the sheltered section
nea- the Panhandle entrance to Golden Gate
Park
DR. Edward Taylor was chosen this week as
dean of the Hastings Law College to fill the
position made vacant by the resignation OF
Judge Slack. DR.. Taylor was formerly phy-
sician of prominence and is still vice president
of the Cooper Medical College, but he has prac-
tised law nearly thirty years. In the last cam
paign he was the leader of the Sound Money
Democrats.
Charles S Green. for years the chief working
editor of THE Overland Monthly has been
elected librarian of the Berkeley Free Library.
The retiring librarian Henry Peterson, maze
charges that Professor William d. Armes, OF
the state University, had sold books to the
library on which he had himself passed as trus-
tee and head of the Book Buying ComHteee. ttuies
Arrnes explained that he had reviewed BOOKS
for years for The Overland" and for an OAK
lard daily newspaper. Books which he re-
ceived he sold in one lot recently TO dealer
and some of these books were afterward sold to
the library. He disclaimed any share in the
profits Of the sale to the library, but there re-
mains the ethical question of the right or per-
son to sell re .iew copies to one who VIII enter
into direct competition with book publishers or
their agents.
Two foreign training ships are now in port
the Japanese cruiser Hiyi and the Argentine
ship Presdente Sarmiento The japanese gave
reception one day this week, the mover feature
of which a contest with two-handed bam-
boo swords The Sarmiento is now ship pro-
vided with a battery of guns each representing
a different type Of the modern gun In use in the
Argentine Navy. The midshpmen are all grad
uates of four years course at the naval acad-
emy and each must take a two years sea
course. Great attention is paid TO photography
and all the officers are experts with the camera
new comedy of Southern life by Mrs. Riggs
was produced for the first time this week at the
Columbia by Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon
IL has some original features, but shows many
traces OF the apprentice, and the verdict Of the
best critics here was that il has not strength
CROUCH to make it worth the attention OF actors
like Kelcey and Shannon. Next week Henry
Miller and strong company will begin sea
son at the Columbia opening with The Liars. -
He ought to have substantial success, as he has
made many friends here by his conscientious
work the Lumbardi Italian Opera Company
has dore good business this week at the CAN
fornia Theatre. II has an Indifferent chorus and
orchestra, but many excellent voices, and some
of the old operas have been finely sung. Next
week in the Maple Hall at the Palace Nine.
Yacco and Otto Kawahami will give japanese
ceremonial tea party. consisting of two perform
auces Of music and dancing Nine. Yacco was
long one OF the foremost geishas of Japan, and
Kawahami is the japanese Irving being a the
atrcal manager tragedian and playwright.
After their performances here they will be seen
in Chicago and New-York.
Reports from hundreds Of growers in all parts
OF the State show that the fruit crop is fair in
quantity and unusually good in quality; of april
cots, the crop is fair; peaches will be heavy
crop; pears moderate; Dlums small; prunes me-
dunn but OF fine quality and large; oranges a
large crop and fine: lemons a good winter crop.
but limited for summer shipment.
An effort is being made here and at Seattle
gold field above ST. Michaels. The first steamer
Of the season started this week for ST. Michaels
with large number of prospectors bound for
Cape Nome. The Alaska Exploration Company
has on the way to the new diggings thoroughly
equipped party. who will make a full investiga-
ton OF the mines. In the party is n. S. Vestal.
expert, who is in the service Of the Roths-
chds No trustworthy reports have come from
the camp, but agents at st. Michaels for the
Alaska Commercial Company and other COM
panes believe the mines will prove richer than
the Klondike.
The local stock and bond exchange was feat
ureless this week except for the rise In San
Francisco Gas and Electric on the report that
compromise would be effected In the city
lighting matter. Grant Powder advanced from
y to 1914. but most Of the other stocks de-
clined from one to three points.
DREYFUS ESCAPES AN ICE FAMINE.
Captain Dreyfus left Devils Island just in time
20 escape the additional horrors which an ice
famine would infict upon the life of a national