New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
QUESTION OF CHIEF OF PoLICE-To PRO-
TECT FRUIT GRowERS-RUSSIAN
oUAKERS MAY MOVE TO LOS
ANGELES COUNTY.
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San Francisco JAM 20--Much local excite
men. has been aroused this week by bitter
newspaper war on Mayor Phelan, because of his
alleged compact before election to appoint
Lieutenant Esola Chief of Police. There seems
20 be no doubt that Esola and his hackers were
made to understand that he would be favored
for the place in return Cor newspaper support,
but Mayor Phelan has fatty denied that any
promise was given. Charges were preferred
against Fsola that his record bad. but on
the formal investigation these charges could
rot he proved because of the absence OF the
principal witness. The result will probably be
TO place in the office of Chief of Police William
J. Buggy, who is one of the Police Commission
ers He has not a technical knowledge of the
details of the duties of the office, but In his
few DAYS of service Acting Chief he mas
brought the Chinese merchants to cooperate
with him in suppressing highbinders. and he
has practically closed up a big disreputaDle
place called the Hotel Nympha.
The stringent measures taken to prevent the
spread of the plague in Honolulu have been
fairly successful, but the latest news from the
islands shows that the disease has invaded
building chiefly occupied by white persons. Thus
far there have been white victims. The
quarantine arrangements in San Francisco are
so elaborate that chance of infection from pas
sengers is slight. No one is allowed to take
passage in any steamer from the islands with
out undergoing medical supervision for ten days
The influence of the plague the trade with
Honolulu is bad. few shipments made,
and no tourists are seeking the island paradise
OF the Pacific.
II the Government gives to the State Uni
versity the and control of the Lake Tahoe
Reservation, this will form the nucleus of the
new College of Forestry at Berkeley. In the
versty is permitted to dispose of timber and
water rights and lease pasturage lands and
from these sources sufficient revenue for main
tanning a College of Forestry ought to be de-
rived There is much work for well trained for
estry experts in California, and the planting of
timber in stated sections of the Sierras would
have marked effect on the rainfall and the
amount of water for irrigation
The visit Of Be 1ard, the Partisan architect,
who designed the successful plans for the new
University Of California buildings, has resulted
in the adoption of practical views. Bernard is on
his way to Paris to draft revised plans which
will come within the means of the friends of the
university. No change will be made in the gen.
eFal arrangement of the grounds but the build
ings VIII be reduced in size and number. 1t is
expected that ground will be broken for the first
of the new buildings before the end of this year.
The California fruit growers met in convention
this week al San Jose. and discussed plans for
forming associations in order to limit the output
and fix prices The growers of prunes formed an
Organization similar to that of the Raisin Grow
ers' Association. and the result will be that no
more poor prunes Will be put on the market,
while the price of prunes will be maintained at
q figure which will give fair profit to orchard
lists. The growers of green fruit appointed COM
mittees, and doubtless these will perfect an
organization on the same lines. The result will
be the formation Of trust which may in
crease prices slightly to the consumer but which
Will be of enormous advantage to California
fruit growers. as it will insure a profit in all
kinds Of orchard work AS California has a
fsr11 e
apricots, the value of such combination may
be appreciated.
The company which is headed by Kathryn
Kidder and Louis James has scored a success
this week at the Columbia Theatre In THE
Winters Tale The Tivoli Opera House re-
yived 1.-The Idols Eye with Aft Wheelan il his
original role of McSnuffy, the 'Hoot Mon" The
opera is produced as we'll as Daniels brought it
out, and set seats are sold at 80 cents
Agents of the Russian Quaker sect. the Doulx-
hobers, are inspecting sugar beet lands in
Southern California, and if proper arrangements
can be made for letsurely payment a colony of
County next March. The Russians have found
the northern part Of British Columbia where
they are now quartered, too cold and sterile for
successful colonization, and they are anxious to
emigrate to place on this coast The
enormous developments of the sugar beet in
dustry in Los Angeles County would give en-
ployment TO the whole colony.
Reports from Juneau give details of rich
strike in Sumdum Chief Ledge. The vein is
LOO feet below the surface two feet wide and
true assure ore, and assays 1000 a ton, which.
If the deposit is large, will make this one of the
largest producers in Alaska
Everything in the stock. bond and real estate
market was dull this week. There was a. slight
furry in Comstock shares owing to good re-
ports from Ophir and Mexican but the advance
was slight The general stock remained almost
stationary, with little trading, except there were
considerable purchases of sugar stocks.