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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-19

who is said to be acting for the South
ern Pacific. This win give that cor
poration the long sought-for entrance.
Residents Of the town denounce in
unmeasured terms the action of a small
element in the Yacht Club that aided in
engineering this deal. They propose
to contest the transfer with vigor. and
are confident Huntington will fail in
this scheme as ANONYMOUSLY as he did
in the effort to drag the harbor away
from San Pedro The true inWardness
of the transaction crops out tonight.
as leading spirits of the yacht club de-
clare that neither the question nor the
details of the sale were submitted to
the stockholders as a body and that
the action Of the directors in sanction
ing the deal was irregular
President J. NJ. Elliott of the First
National Bank, a member of the club.
says he has received no notice of the
transaction and that at the annual din
ner held since the meeting at which
the sale is supposed to have been au-
thorized, no mention was made of the
plan. f. K. Rule, also a stakeholder,
denies having received notice of the
meeting.
While denials are emphatic, it is as
serted the whole plan was skillfully
manipulated by attorneys, who. have
deftly handled the intricacies of the
situation and that nothing can prevent
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PASSENGER TRAIN
JUMPS THE TRACK
Railway Disaster Near
Niles.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NILES, April 18.-Train No. 80, with
the overland passengers from Sacra-
mento and southern points, in charge
of Conductor Mcintyre, Engineer
Ahean and Fireman Thompson, jumped
the track two miles east of Midway
at LIS o'clock this afternoon No lives
were lost, but the trainmen had a mar
yelous escape.
The tender left the rails on an up
hhl curve while running at a rate Of
thirty miles an hour. The air-hose was
cut and the engineer could not control
the train. 1t ran it's length before
stopping and dragged the mail car off.
The tender was demolished and the
fireman's escape seems almost incredi-
bic. He was with Engineer Harry Hub
bard when the latter was killed in Alta
mont tunnel, four years ago, and be-
lieves that he bears a charmed life.
The passenger coaches and mail car
of the wrecked train We're taken back
to Tracy and sent in via Marcinez
The San Jose local, which connects
with this train at Niles, was run to
Llvermore as extra, returning to Niles
to connect with the 4:30 local. The in
coming evening Stockton train with
the southern coast passengers was sent
via Martinez, connecting at the Oak
land pier with the last Haywards local,
which ran to San Jose as an extra. The
outgoing Stockton train leaving the
pier at o'clock with all east-of- Liver
more passengers, was sent via Marti-
nez, while an extra was made up to
carry the local passengers to Liver
more. This returned as local later
in the evening.
The wrecking crew reported the track
clear at 9:15 tonight and returned to
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SAN BERNARDIN0 COUNTY.

SAN BERNARDINO, April IS. - The
barley and wheat acreage is about the
same as last year. The prospects are bet
ter for a good crop on most grain lands,
a. there was a heavy fall of March rain.
Early cherries were badly hurt by the
March frost, but later varieties will yield
heavy crop; last year they were a total
failure Apples promise a large crop,
where they failed last year from, frost
The orange season closed practically last
Saturday with about three-fourths of the
usual crop. The orange trees are bios
soming much heavier than usual, but the
test of the crop comes with the not
weather in May. causing fruit to fall.
Apricots vary with the locality: Some
orchards hang well; on others the fruit
IS scattering on the trees. The crop viii
be much larger than last year. Peaches
and pears appear to be much more plen-
tiful than last year. There is about the
same acreage of sugar beets, but the crop
promises to be heavier. The water sup
ply is much less than last year. and con-
siderable pumping Will be done to supply
the deficiency.
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FOURTEEN VOTES
LOST TO QUAY
Opposition CenterS on
Ben Jones.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HARRISBURG, April IS Fourteen
T0tes dropped away from Senator Quay
at to-day joint ballot for United States
Senator. The anti-Quay Republicans and
the followers Of c. L. Magee of Pitts
burg combined and cast their votes for
Ben Jones of Pittsburg.
IL was y o'clock when the House Com
mittee announced the President pro TEN.
and the members of the Senate" The
most exciting moment Of the Senatorial
contest had arrived. The strength of the
opposition to Senator Quay was to be
finally measured. Nearly every member
was in his seat and those absent were
paired. So intense was the excitement
that it was impossible to preserve order
and the whispered inquiries of visitors
disturbed the harmony Of the proceedings.
The bauot-the seventy-ninth of the ses-
Flon-resulted as follows: Quay 90, jerks
81, Jones So Total 247. Necessary to a
choice l24 Senator Crawford led the
break from Quay.
After the announcement of the ballot
Senator Magee. in speaking Of his action
I'm breaking away from ex-senator Quay
to-day, said.
Il believe the Republican party is
greater than any man in it. The Repub-
Heans OF Pennsylvania want q Senator
elected, and Il one is not elected l am
SATISFIED II will mean an awful political
battle this fall and possible defeat. So
long as there was an earnest desire on the
part OF quay 10 ne elected ana there was
81 nope OF 1t ] remained with him, but
when his henchmen started the cry of
QUAY or nobody / thought il was time
20 make an effort to elect some good Re
publican. Quay is an Impossibility and
he knows il, just as every other citizen of
Pennsylvania does.
81 notified him several weeks ago that
! would not be a narty to continuing a
deadlock and that is the reason [ to-day
voted for Jones. Tomorrow will be the
tt-l Gay Tor taxing Joint ballot and ]
hope that between now and then it will be
possible To elect q Senator"
insurance Commissioner Durham, the
recognized leader Of the Quay faction,
AT the outside I don't believe more
than twenty members viii go over to the
sAu-Quay camp, including those addi-
t|nal ones who are expected to leave US
morrow. That number cannot expect
ne election Of United States Senator.
ana the legislature viii adjourn at noon
on Thursday. without having chosen a
s.Dntssor 20 Mr.. Quay. We are entirely
satisfied with this result. and are CON.
tent TO 60 before the people at the com
;HE elections and let them decide where
lies the blame"
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SAN MATEO COUNTY.

REDWOOD CITY, April 1S.-From re
ports received from different parts of the
county the fruit and grain crops will be
much greater this year than last This
is especially true on this side Of the
mountains. The acreage will be about
the same for all kinds of grain and fruits
There will be a full crop of oats, wheat
and barley in the valley. where only
third of a crop was raised last year. On
the coast the crops will be little if any
larger than they were a year ago. Very
little fruit is raised in this valley, except
at Woodside. where the yield will be large
and about the same as last year. On the
coast, as usual, there will be a large crop
of beans and potatoes.
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II ACTS and figures gathered by
The Call through its correspond
ents throughout the State en-
l. nhasize the fact that 1899 is des-
tined to be one of the prosperous
wears in the history of California. From
nearly every county reports have been
received showing that the acreage in
grain and fruits is greatly in excess of
that of last year, and the yield promises
TO be much larger. Early in the season
the prospects in certain sections were
not of the brightest, but the rain came
and grain and fruit took on new life.
Within the past month so favorable
have been the weather conditions that
some of the counties report the grain
Weld this year will be 200 per cent
greater than that of a year ago. In the
districts that have been under the
blight of drought for several seasons
past the farmers now are preparing to
harvest an abundant yield and the
orchards are laden with a wealth Of
fruit.
Significant in the returns are the
figures relating to the sugar-beet in
dustry. They prove that the farmers
CT California are beginning to realize
that there are large profits in the grow
ing of beets and are engaging in the
industry more extensively year by year.
The sugar output of California for 1899
gives promise Of far exceeding that Of
any other year since the farmers of
the State first turned their attention to
this branch of agriculture.
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

SAN JOSE, April 1S.-Santa Clara Val
ley will enjoy a bounteous yield of fruits
and grain this year. There is but a slight
increase in the acreage of trees over last
year Present indications are the prune
crop will be very large-at least 10000 600
pounds over last year. The peach crop
will be enormous, while a year ago it was
scant. Apricots are light generally,
though good in a few localities. Both
black and white cherries will be light.
There will be a fine crop of pears and
is looking fine and the late rain did i'm
mense good. There will be an average
crop, such as has not been had in some
years, and the yield will be much larger
than last year.
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SOLANO COUNTY.

SUISUN, April 1S.-The acreage of
grain sown this year is the greatest in
the history of Solano County, and all
kinds with the exception of some in
places that was seeded late is looking
most promising From present indi-
cations summer fallowed wheat will yield
from nine to twelve sacks per acre
more than double the acreage. There will
be an unusual crop of hay. Barley al
ready is heading out. Present indications
and almonds. The yield of other varie-
ties of fruit will be much smaller than
last year Cherries are very short.
There will be the largest crop of almonds
in several years
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YUBA COUNTY.

MARYSVILLE. April 1S.-In Yuba
County, where the crops never fail, there
will not be a notable increase in the
acreage this year. This is owing to the
fact that the season Of 1898, following
every available piece of soil in the county
titled in one way or another. Last season
the acreage sown to wheat, barley and
oats was in round numbers 40 ,000 Is .000 and
1000, respectively. AS to the increased
yield per acre, it is yet too early to make
an estimate. There will be very little
difference Pears and almonds are in
clined to be poor, but other fruits will be
above the average. There are no sugar
heetS in Ynha
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growing has not been fully exploited yet,
but the handsome profit of Samuel Law
enson in the culture of the beet in down
river lands has encouraged others to try
the experiment, with a certainty Of sue
cess. George B. Katzenstein, manager
of the Earl Fruit Company and an au-
thority on fruits, said tonight that this
year fully 200 additional acres of orange
trees will be planted, and 500 acres of de-
ciduous fruits, pears, plums, apricots and
what short, but the yield Of other fruits
will be greatly in excess of last year. Re
cent continued rains set back some fruit
by washing out pollen. preventing fertil-
iZation, but other blossoms came out,
and. generally speaking, the prospects are
favorable for very large crops. The prin-
cipal new acreage is in the line of citrus
frI1itS
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VENTURA COUNTY.

VENTURA, April 1S.-The acreage OF
barley is so per cent greater than last
season, with prospects for yield four
times as large. or 10000 bags. With an
additional inch of rain within ten days
it is estimated the crop will be 100000
bags. There is but little wheat or corn
The bean acreage is so per cent less. April
cots are estimated at 5000 tons green fruit.
as against 1000 tons last season. Over
1000 acres are devoted to beets, with
$4,000 tons, against 5000 tons last year
More hay will be made this season than
ever before. and in the event of no rain
there will be the greatest tonnage in the
history of the county.
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MARIN COUNTY.

SAN RAFAEL, April 1S.-The potatoes
for which Marin County is famous are
likely soon to become a memory, as their
cultivation will be superseded by that Of
sugar beets. The soil and the climate in
the region of Tomales are especially IA
vorable to this important industry, and
the farmers have been encouraged by the
sugar companies to begin the culture of
beets on a large scale. Owing to the re-
cent rains the grass crops throughout the
county will be excellent this year and the
dairymen look for a good annual income
on their investments
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KERN COUNTY.

BAKERSFIELD, April 1S.-Conserva-
tive judges place Kern's grain crop at
one-half This takes in irrigated and I'M
irrigated lands. The Kern County Land
Company the largest growers, say its
acreage is about Is per cent below last
year. Miller & Lux report 90 per cent less.
Unirrigated lands are about the same as
last year. On some dry land wheat is fair
and on some a total failure. Rain within
a few days would help late grain. The
fruit is the best it has been in several
years. The range is very fine, and the
stock industry, the largest Of all in Kern,
is prosperous. The fruit acreage is the
same as last wear.
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.

STOCKTON, April r7.-San- Joaquin
County has at the present time between
100000 and 500.000 acres in promising grain.
This is an estimated increase in acreage
able new tule land has come under culti-
walton. and the summer fallowed land has
been replaced by early grain An esti-
mate as to the yield is hard to make at
this time but it will be heavy. Fruit is
doing well, but a few new orchards were
abandoned. Beet sugar has not made
great progress. and the acreage is prob
ably not over 20O0 acres. Many farmers
would have put in beets this season but
the promising outlook for grain caused
them to defer the experiment. Almond
and olive orchards are looking fine and
are a feature of this cOunty's horticul-
tI1ral wealth
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NEVADA COUNTY.

NEVADA, April 1S.-This years in
crease in the acreage of wheat and oats
planted in Nevada County will not ex-
coed last years by over 10 per cent.
Present indications are the yield per acre
in these grains, as well as corn and bar
in the county, and not less than 50 per
cent greater than last years. One or two
warm transforms within a fortnight
would insure phenomenal returns. Enor-
nous apple, pear, cherry and grape crops
are assured, provided no late killing
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SANTA BARBARA. April 1s-rbe acre
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, April ia transac-
ton in real estate made public to-day
shows Coils p. Huntington has lost
none of his cunning. For many seasons
has the Southern Pacific cast covetous
eyes upon the growing passenger traffic
that the Terminal Railway enjoyed in
transporting thousands Of visitors to
Terminal Island, a growing competitor
Of Santa Monica. Terminal Island is
a long strip lying between San Pedro
Bay and Wilmington Lagoon, east Of
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GLENN COUNTY.

WILLOWS, April 1.-The Call CORE
spondent interviewed prominent farmers
from all sections of the county to-day,
and all said there never had been such
a good prospect for a full crop of wheat
and barley. There is no doubt that this
years crop will be double that of last
year. Very few sections in this part of
the valley need rain, and a full crop is
assured. There is 80 per cent more acre
age this wear than ever before.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, April 1s.-Wheat in
the eastern section of the county without
rain, will make fair yield. With a little
more rain 1t wifi be very heavy. About 30
per cent IS the estimated increase in the
acreage over last year. No estimate of
the yield can be made yet Late sown
Barley will yield heavily on the coast
section without rain. Some late sown
may not make grain without rain, but
VIII make hay A large increase in the
pariey acreage is noted. Apricots have
been damaged in places by frost Other
frult IS All right The sugar beet acreage
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SUFFER- COUNTY.

YUBA CITY, April 1S.-The crop pros
poets for Suffer County were never more
encouraging. Pears. cherries, apricots
and almonds will almost equal a full crop.
Peaches will reach the average as will
other varieties of fruit The summer fall
low crops are doing splendidly Winter
sown grain and wheat are in need of rain
though quite moist below the surface
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YoLo COUNTY.

WOODLAND, April 1S.-The increase in
fruit acreage is small. Crops vary from
one-half to double the yield of last year.
There is material increase in the wheat
acreage, due TO the favorable season. in
both the uplands and the tule districts.
If Yolo County has the usual spring show
ers the yield will be doubled. The alfalfa
crop is very large. There are no sugar
beetS in this county
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LASSEN COUNTY.

SUSANVILLE, April 18.-There has
been no appreciate increase in the acre
age sown to wheat in Lassen County this
year, but present indications point to
rather more than an average yield. Sugar
beets are grown only as a farm crop and
seem to be growing in favor as food for
stock. Some small orchards have been
planted, compromising for the loss
through death and disease of old trees.
The grass and hay crops are looking well,
and in Honey Lake and Big valleys the
acreage sown to alfalfa has been in
creased 200 acres or more
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SAN BENITO COUNTY.

HOLLIsTER, April 1S.-This years
acreage is the largest ever seeded in San
Benito County The yield of barley will
be large. There is no wheat and about
the average yield of hay. Crops need
beets is 20GO acres There will be a big
crop Frost killed large percentage Of
apricots last night. In irrigated orchards
the crop of fruit is immense except april
cots Unirrigated lands will not produce
anything save almonds.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SAN DIEGO, April 1S.-The acreage
sown to hay and grain this year was
larger than ever before, being about
double that of last year. The increase is
about evenly distributed among the vari-
Gus kinds of grain. The yield last year
was one-fourth of a crop, and this year
there will be half a crop. Owing to the
drought last year very few fruit trees were
planted. Several hundred acres came into
bearing this year. principally lemons.
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MONTEREY COUNTY.

SALINAS. April 1S.-The planted acre
age of all kinds Of grain and fruit this
year is a material increase over that Of
creased many fold No statistics are kept
in regard to the grain output of this coun-
ty, but from reliable sources it is stated
the planted acreage is about a fifth more
this year than last year. The crop from
present outlook will be much greater than
last year. As to beets, there have been
planted in this county about 10 900 acres
more this season than last
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.

MARTINEZ, April 1s-The estimated
acreage of different kinds of grain can
not be had, but from reports from all sec
lions of the county the amount of grain
sown is very large, and the crops prom
Use to be the heaviest in many years. This
year hundreds of acres of fruit and vines
come into bearing. The sugar beet yield
will be double that of the previous year.
could be plowed is in grain. 1t will be the
most prosperous season in recent years.
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M0D0C COUNTY.

ALTURAS, April 1S.-The present
season promises to surpass all previous
ones in the acreage and yield of grain.
Careful estimates place the increased
acreage at 20 per cent over last year The
principal increase will be In wheat and
barley. Fruit promises a large yield, es-
pec1ally in apples, pears, prunes and
plums. The weather is warm with an
occasional shower, and vegetation is
growing RAPIDLY.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY.

OAKLAND, April 1S,-The outlook for
sugar beets is first class and the acreage
shows about 20 per cent increase. Grain
has about the same acreage and the CON
diton Is perfect Alameda is not grain
county Almonds are moderate; peaches,
apricOts and cherries very good. OWNS
not been increased. The increased yield
over last year on all products is esti-
mated at 40 per cent.
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BUTTE COUNTY.

OROVILLE, April 1S.-The increased
grain acreage in Butte County over last
year is over 25 to 80 per cent. This holds
true of both wheat and barley. There is
not over per cent increase in the acre
age of fruit-that is, new fruit coming
into bearing. The crop of all kinds of
deciduous fruits. except apricots, will be
from % to 40 per cent greater than last
year. The orange trees are heavily laden
to tell how the crop of oranges and olives
will come out. The hay crop will be con-
siderably greater than last season.
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LAKE COUNTY.

LAKEPORT. April E-According to a
conservative estimate the increased acre
age in the fruits and cereals will be as
follows: Wheat. 5000 oats, 600; barley.
3OOO corn, $50; hay, 100. No new orchards
have been set out this year. About 700
acres of prunes have come into bearing
this year There We're splendid crops in
Lake County last year and the prospects
are excellent for a much larger yield this
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.JA1L-BREAK FRUSTRATED.
Two Prisoners Remove Bricks From
the Wall of Their Cell.

SANTA BARBARA, April 1S.-Burt
Huntington. Federal prisoner, and
Francis Cola, the cattle thief now serv-
ing sentence at the County Jail, at
tempted to liberate themselves this morn
ing by removing a number of bricks from
the walls of their cell. The tools they
used were spike and a jackknife. They
had succeeded in making a hole about
eight inches deep before Sheriff Stewart
detected them. Huntington was arrested
at San Diego for passing counterfeit
money. Both will be sent to San Quen-
tin.
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SIERRA COUNTY.

SIERRAVILLE. April 1S-Last year
Sierra Valley produced $4,000 bushels of
grain, principally barley. This year, with
a slight increase of perhaps 1000 acres. the
principal crop. in this valley is hay. From
present indications the hay crop will not
exceed that of last year, as there is but
little snow on the mountains and there
will be a shortage of water for irrigation