New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
VALUABLE PROPERTY WASTED BY BAD
MANAGEMENT-lNTER IN Foor-
gALL-THE ORANGE CROP.
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Can Francisco. Dec "A remarkable case OF
~. wasting OF large property by poor business
.racorent Is seen In the estate OF Thomas
OIL a wealthy banker. The petition was filed
his week asking for the sale OF all the reai anu
nersora, property TO pay the debts Belrs wire
,o,. oxac,tr,x Of the estate which amounted
% over 81 100000. She fell into the power OF an
ola negro servant. Nanny Pleasant, VINO
oa Thousands of dollars from the Bell estate
30 hock Sarah Althea Hills fight for snare or
corotor sharon's millions. This old negress
actually handled all the revenues of the DIE
estate. She permitted banks to foreclose mort
cages on the valuable property because she WIS
too penurious TO pay interest and she allowed
the family mansion to fall into decay She oo-
tanned large sums from the estate, as all moneys
were deposited in her own name she re'aihe'
her control over Mrs. Bell until last APRIL ""e"
the victim revoted and evicted her from inc
.so 1bis was too late to save the estate.
which had been looted for ten years ana ho"
tho total value OF the real and personal prop
ertv is estimated at only S1o0oO Appro'eu
claims against the estate amount 10 o'ei
so5OOOO Among the creditors are the BANK oi
California OF this city. and the Dahh Vi - -
Mills & Co.. of Sacramento.
The Thanksgiving football game between ',o
University of California and STANFORD OH'-
versity drew an audience OF SIX 'nousahu pc
sons who, on a regular Indian summer uaS'
,oved the contest between the coneges' i"e
c.or,ord team was mostly made up or green
mon. and in the first half they were oau''
rattled nv the Berkeleys aggressive team pay
In the second half however. they raiheu anu
nlaved good ball. The fine showing Vi INC
rerkelev men, who piled up the Dig scoie VI
on - q has stirred up fresh interest In the
nronosed game on Christmas Day between 'ne'Ai
80 tho University of Chicago team Garry
Cochrane of Princeton has been coach VI wv
BERKELEY team for two successive years ana ne
declared after watching their WORK IN 'he
Thursday game that they would give gooo
oooou,t of themselves in match with any
Eastern college team DR.. Wheeler the ne"
,rasidAnt OF the University Of California was
surnrIsed al the excellence Of the play. ana al
the great interest shown IN the game by the
general public.
An interesting suit was tried thls week III
connection with the fees for lawyer in the
famous Blythe estate. Thomas l. Bergin sueu
Mrs Florence Blythe Hinckley for SoO'ooo TOT
aor,.,oos IN addition 10 contract by which he
.vnac,s IN get $4,000 from the estate sew
.ra, nroroinentt lawyers testified that Bergins
u,orl IN the case was worth what he demanded
hut the iury failed TO see II in that light, ana
disagreed. Bergin says he will press the suit
til he gets a verdict. The paying OF lawyers
fees in this celebrated case will leave only about
one-third of the 100000 estate to old Thomas
Blythe and the natural daughter
Interest In the American library for Manila
IL increasing, and this week word was received
that fifty cases of books are their way from
Ohio The local and State contributions have
been generous. and duplicate books and maya
zines are being turned over 10 hospitals anu
transports.
If the court martial that tries Chaplain D. H.
Shields does not temper justice with mercy ne
will be convicted. Shields is a consumptve, ana
alcoholic stimulants were prescribed for him:
but he exceeded the safe limit in partaking OF
the liquor. Hence the scandal which mas mace
the court martial imperative.
The estate of the late Louis P. Drexler has
been appraised at 81, SIG. I49 The promissoTy
notes amount TO nearly 100000. but the bulk
of the estate gilt edged stocks The real
estate amounts to S259.Ol1.
The Frawey company drew large houses this
week at the California Theatre TO The Sport
ing Duchess" which put on in excellent
style AT the Columbia SHENANDOAH has been
revived and at the Grand opera House Evan
geline' has done large second week business.
Next week at the Grand Opera House the COM
pany will revive His Majesty" comic opera,
with the words BY Peter Robertson a we'll
known dramatic critic, and the music by H. ].
Stewart The plot and many OF the songs are
exceedingly amusing. Ferris Hartman, who for
six years was the favorite comedian at the
Tivoli Opera House, will return next week.
making his first appearance in THE Tar and
Tartar" Hartman has been away little over
two years. He is Of a great welcome on
his opening night.
The death in Devonshre, England, OF James
d. Walker. recalls the good work done by
Walker while in business here in inducing Brit
fish capital 10 invest in many California prop
critics. Walker for over twenty years was con-
nected with the firm Of Falkner, Bellies e. Co.,
and he was organizer and first president Of the
California Redwood Company, which shipped
the first redwood lumber from this State to
Europe.
The orange crop Of Southern California is esti-
mated this season at sixteen thousand carloads.
be shipped East for the holiday trade. North
ern California citrus districts will ship seven
hundred cars.
There is much trading in new oil stocks. and
this liveliness has been stimulated by monthly
dividends. which are being paid by leading com
panies. These dividends range from % cents to
two cents. A new syndicate formed here has
secured control Of the properties of the Rex De
FToat, Yukon Crude and American Fuel COM
panies. Soon oil certificates will be issued for
trading purposes. Other stocks have been dull
this week, though there rally In Com
stock mining shares, Consolidated Virginia SELL
ing up to 81 %. the highest price reached since
August.
NEWPORT BOYS ENTERTAINED.