New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
srNATORIAI, DEADLOCK UNBR0KEN-
ANTLCARTOON BILL PASSED bn
ASsEMBI,Y-DUPED BY MAT
PIMO\IAL AGENCY.
RIMONIAL AGENCY.
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San Francisco Feb. 4.-Another week oi '"o
Senatorial deadlock has brought no appa'e"
change in the situation. The leading candidates
en- Tia tbs,r followers securely. and without
a break in the present ranks for the next 'hlee
weeks California will have only one senator
for the next two years.
T., tho week the Legislature has killed a
,yu for innrisonmont for debt and also the
.,,,al fro insurance measure which would
nava heen q serious blow to the regular COM
NAMES The Assembly however, has passed by
the large vote Of 46 to : the Anti-Cartoon oiIi'
which the best legal experts declare Is unooi-
stitutionaI The sentiment in favor or this Dill
,s nrohahy due TO the outrageous caricatures OF
Senatorial candidates and other legislators
which have been printed in the leading san
Francisco papers
Amusing and pathetic testimony has been
given this week by several dupes Of Mrs Grace
Allison. who in company with a confederate
named Isaac W Balm. ran matrimonial
agency Mrs Allison played the part OF an ehsi-
bic widow OF wealth. and though not young OF
attractive. she possessed some hypnotic power
over men From score Of dupes she obtained
large sums. one Of her victims being an edu-
Gated and wealthys doctor Several whom she
duped are now giving details Of her trickery.
and the prospect is that both she and Balm VIII
he convicted and receive the full term in state
prison for their offence.
Ho Vow this week received news that he had
been appointed Chinese Consul-General at this
mort He is a brother Of the present Chlnese
Minister at Washington. and ii was he who
settled the recent bitter feud between rival chi
nese societies. that at one time threatened
grave complications. Consul-General no mas
been working for some time 10 secure the pas
sage OF treaty between China and Mexico
which will permit the shipment Of large num-
Der of Chinese coolies to Mexican sugar ana
coffee plantations. IT is expected II the treaty
masses that several thousand Chinese VIII go
from this State 10 Mexico.
The death OF state Senator John Boggs' Of
,oThe Cousa County Pioneer" removed man
who has been conspicuous in the history OF the
State for forty years. He came from southern
stock. and reached California from Missouri III
a prairie schooner" He helped the surveyor
Law out the city OF Sacramento, and after max
,ng money on several small stock ranches, he
bought a six-thousand acre tract in Colusa
County. which continued 70 be his summer home
until his death He was elected for five con-
secutive terms as State Senator and he also
served on important State commissions.
Stories that come from Honolulu seem 10 show
the radical incapacity of Major Wood surgeon
in charge OF the military hospital there. Be
cause of the high price OF milk and eggs, CON
valescents are without these essentials or dlet
and meat is a rarity. There can be no question
~ these facts as they are cOrrohorated by every
one who comes from Honolulu. So bad has be
come the reputation OF the hospital that ne"
hospital will be established for resident troops.
The local theatres were absolutely without
features this week. the only new thing being
why Smith Left Home" at the CalnoIlla
Theatre. with MacLyn Arbuckle In the leadlhs
mart Next week at the Columbia. kathfyh
Kidder Warde and James appear in old comedy.
Heavy rains this week have ended the un-
natural heat in the interior and have had
fine effect on growing grain Reports IeceiNeu
by ]. A. Fillmore OF the southern racine ON
pany from various counties SHOW that ule
acreage in wheat sOwed this year is largely IN
excess Of that Of several previous seasons ana
that the prospects for big crop are excel
lent.
To show what can be done in getting mail
out Of the Klondike the Canadian mounted
police sent out large shipment Of letters in
nine DAYS and ten hours from Dawson TO ska
quay This broke all previous records. Inc
best dogs and most experienced drivers We're
secured. and at every police station along the
trail each addition was received and forwarded
without delay. This record breaking trip was
made to demonstrate to the Canadian Govern
1nent that the mail-carrying should not be
given to Americans. Even American miners on
tho Klondike would gladly see this privilege
given 10 the Canadians if il would insure
prompt mail service.
An enormous irrigation scheme is soon 10 ne
begun on the Algodonc grant, which eXten1s loT
TWENTY-FIVE miles along the Colorado River he
low Yuma The grant comprises nfty Thousand
acres in Arizona. which is now desert but
which II is proposed to redeem by water pT ,1
in a big irrigating ditch from the Colorado
River The canal will he nifty feet wide Mheh
the canal Is opened it is expected there VIII he
no more overflow Of the Colorado.
Sugar beet has been tried and found to
succeed well with irrigation. Forty acres have
been contributed by landowners near Fresno
for experimental sugar-beet growing this year
II the venture IS q success large company Is
ready to establish beet-sugar Factory AT
Fresno that viii cost S3I0bN
In local investments. this has been an un-
eventful week except For Hawaiian CONNER
cial which has been pumped up from -" 10
III The singular feature of this advance Is
that Hutchinson. which pays dividends STANDS
her ~ shares as Hawaiian. There was lively
dealing in Comstock mining stocks TINS week
Consolidated Virginia going above the - marx
hut the movement is simply one OF the periodl-
cal efforts TO catch shorts.