New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SURPRISING SALOONS IN SAN FRAN
CISCO - THE SUTRO LIBRARY
HENRY MILLER's SUCCESS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l


saloons and suppress the disreputable ones. Side
entrances" have been abolished and rigid regu-
lations adopted for the height Of partitions in
restaurants. ". J. Sullivan, better known as
Pop Sullivan, who conducts the Hoffman, the
finest saloon and cafe in the city, just block
below the Palace Hotel in Market-st. fancied
he had sUrong enough pull to defy the police
order. but he was brought to his senses this
week by an order TO close his place. He con-
tinued TO serve meals and drinks. but as he had
spent $4,000 in decorating his saloon he made
bis peace with the Police Commissioners and
was permitted 20 resume business. The offensive
dives in Grant-ave. and at the north end Of
Kearney-st. are being shut up, TO the great gain
Of the city in peace and ordera
The quarrel between the mill owners and their
employees over the question of reducing the
working day from nine to eight hours has re-
suited in a general boycott of unfair" mills by
the Building Trades Council. No material from
mills which work their men over eight hours
will be handled by ten thousand workmen be-
longing to the Trades Council and representing
twenty-eight trades This action will have
serious effect on business, as many of the mills
will have to shut down. Agreement could have
been reached by arbitration. but the mill owners
refused TO submit the question to the Merchants
Association.
An effort was made this week by one Of the
executors of the Sutro estate to secure order
for the sale Of the Sutro library, but this was
vigorously opposed by Dr. Emma Merritt one
OF the nlillionaire's daughters. who claims the
library was left to her by special clause in the
viii. This is a collection Of rare books and
manuscripts, which Sutro gathered in the course
Of his travels, and which he intended to give to
the city. 1t contains much trash, but also many
valuable works. and It is estimated to be worth
IN iS sold he
valuable books will be disposed Of to libraries
and universities that have already bid for them
while the remainder will be sold at auction.
A F. Williams. who was graduated only two
years ago from the mining department Of the
University Of California, has been appointed as
sistant general manager of the Great De Beers
Consolidated Mining Company. at Kimberley
South Africa, at a salary Of S6OOO a year.
Young Williams was left in charge Of the mine
during the siege and showed much ability
that this promotion is his reward.
Henry Miller and his company have played
this week at the Columbia Theatre to crowded
houses in THE Only Way" and this play will
be continued all of next week Miller has had
such unusual success here that he would take
the management of a San Francisco theatre, if
he could only secure to suit him For ten
weeks his receipts will be $4,000. and this big
sum has been realized at 81 30 orchestra seats.
At this season no city in the United States
could equal the record. Miller has had a very
strong company. In The Only Way" he had
five Of the leading actors of the country-him-
self, Morgan, Harkins, Worthing and Stoddart.
The veteran Stoddart was brought out here
specially TO play minor part, and he had
great reception.
George Heazelton, well known Washington
correspondent and San Francisco newspaper
man, is slowly recovering from dangerous at
tack Of typhoid fever which threatened to result
in heart failure.
The Rev. Loyal L. Writ has just returned
home from Nome, where he established the ST.
Bernard Conversational Church and the ST. Ber-
nard Hospital. Mr.. Writ raised large sum of
money for religious and missionary work in
Alaska and he showed great energy in carry
ing out his plans. But he tangled church and
personal funds so that they could not be sepa-
rated and investigation resulted in his resig-
nation.
w ]. Dingie. an Oakland real estate onera+or
This week bought the fine residence of the late
/. L. Baker. at Washington and Franklin sts
paying $4,000 for ii, and will make it his home
The Rev. William Kirk Guthrie has been made
associate pastor Of the First Presbyterian
tege OF the Rev. DR.. Robert Mackenzie pastor
OF the church: The young preacher is a grand
son OF Dr- Ihomas Guthrie, one of Scotland's
most famous divines.
Sir Michael Foster. secretary Of the Rova1 So
ciety OF London and professor of physics in
Cambridge University, began this week az
cooper MeoIcal College the annual series of
lectures founded by DR.. Levi c. Lane who also
Quilt and endowed the Cooper Medical College
Republican Congress nominations were made
this week Victor H. Metcalf was the unan-
imous choice in the lid District and James
MacLachlan was nominated in the With Dis
trlct. Metcalf is sure Of election but cT.ach
Ian is so bitterly opposed by a small faction In
Los Angeles that his success is doubtful
California growers of figs were much pIeased
10 learn Of the order prohibiting the importation
OF Smyrna figs, rasins and second hand rugs
ana carpets because Of the danger Of Infection
from the plague. The Smyrna fig is the chief
rival Of the California fig
This year. for the first time I'm the State +ba
Lue seeded Smyrna fig has been produced in
Fresno by means Of the blastophaga WASP i'm
ported by the United States Government This
wasp carries the pollen Of the fig which Is
necessary TO the perfection Of the fruit
Work will be begun soon in the laying of the
new cable from St AIchaes TO Nome This
contract is in the hands of John p Porter ~
seymour Conn, who says the cable can he
slretcheo between the two Alaskan ports in four
Gays. AS a telegraph line is being rapidly
pulit between st. Michaels and Dawson along
the Yukon River, IL is expected that by next
winter news OF all the mining camps along the
great Alaskan river will be flashed TO 81 MI
chaels and then down TO the nearest point on the
coast which is open all winter.
Theodore e Kearney. Of Fresno is making a
strong enort % break the recent raisin combna-
non he wishes 10 regain his place as presi-
cent OF the Raisin Growers Association but ii Is
not pfonaDle that ne will succeed.
GIRLS HAIR CATCHES IN MACHINERY.