New-York tribune., 1900-08-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
NEW BUILDINGS OF UNIVERSITY OF
FORNIA-SUCCESS OF CALIFOR-
MA EXHIBITS AT PARIS.
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San Francisco Aug 1.-THE first step toward
carrying out the plans of the architect, NJ.
Bernard. for the new buildings OF the Univer-
sity OF California have been taken. The regents
OF the university have closed negotiations for
the purchase of twenty acres OF land adjoining
the present university grounds the south,
which the French architect said was abso-
lutey necessary to the successful completion
of his architectural scheme. Upon this site two
OF the new buildings are to be erected Although
the property has been held by a number Of
persons. il was generally known the Hillegas
tract, and thirteen acres belonged to that es-
tate. While the price IS not announced II is
understood that S200000 will be required to
complete the deal. The regents announce that
their overtures met in the most public
spirited manner by the land owners. and the
property was secured at prices much below the
market value.
According to the plans. the gymnasium and
the mining building to be placed on the
addition. The present Hearst Hall is to be
moved there, as there is available place on
the campus to install the girls gymnasium.
into which the building is TO be transformed
AS the result OF the recent developments in
China, three courses are TO be added TO
the university department OF Oriental Ian
guages-the elementary study of the Cantonese
dialect. Walter Fong; the elementary study OF
the japanese language, Yoshisaburo Kunosi;
the elementary study OF Kuan-Hua, the gen.
orally spoken language of China, DR.. John
Fryer.
The Santa Fe Railway Is preparing TO i'm
prove its terminal facilities in this city. The
company recently secured valuable franchise
in the southern part Of the city. Yesterday its
representatives appeared before the Harbor
7rrTafsS nd 10 extension
privileges in what is known China Basin.
Here the company proposes to construct great
freight yards.
In spite of the fact that the country is on the
eve Of a most important political campaign,
there seems TO be little interest in politics here.
II is estimated that less than half the voters in
this city have their names on the great register,
although only a few weeks remain IN which to
register Apathy apparently prevails among
men OF all parties.
President E, W. Runyon Of the California
State Commission 1t the Paris Exposition, who
has returned here, gives glowing accounts of the
California exhibits. He said: we have won
all kinds Of honors among which are two grand
prizes and they are the greatest that can be
attained We foremost In nearly every
thing exhibited; excelled in viniculture,
agriculture. forestry, horticulture two prizes),
mining, leather, canned fruits and fish For
each of these gained gold medal and the
admiration of the world. Our gold exhibit was
q world beater. and the forestry display from
the State compared faYOTably with the combined
exhibits of any other nation. In the matter or
dried fruits exhibition was everything. IL
occupied four-flfths of the space devoted to this
industry There has been a great deal Of dis
cussion and III feeling in connection with the
wine exhibit that uncalled for. The jury
proposed at first to throw out all wines that
bore French names, but after considering the
matter further they deCi1ed to pass upon our
products not only as to quality but type. This
placed US on the solid footing desired, and
1 am assured that will gain a number Of
prizes"
''Heartsease'' had much success at the Co
lumhia that the Henry Miller company has de-
cided TO give up the greater part of next weeks
performance to that comedy. At the Tivoli ltal-
fan opera 30 cents continues drawing crowded
houses "Rigoletto" and 'Othello' We're the at
fractions this week.
The decision in the Fair viii case, rendered or
Friday, which declares that Mrs Craven was not
the wife of James G. Fair and is not entitled to
q share in the big estate, viii probably lead TO
an early termination of the contest, it is
Oelrichs and Mrs. William Vanderbilt. will
easily harmoniZe their differences. At any rate,
the most troublesome factor in the case is be-
lleved TO be eliminated by this decision.
A peculiar feature Of the first harvesting sea-
son this year is the great scarcity Of labor.
Orchard men. packers and Gamers all are hav
ing great difficulty in securing sufficient help to
handle the crop promptly. The cool weather,
however. has made the fruit rpen slowly.
WALTER RUSSELL JOHNSTON'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Walter Russell Johnston. who died
Wednesday at his home No. 1S8 West Eighty
severth-st-, held yesterday at St Paul's Meth
odfe igb-