New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DEEP INTEREST IN CHINA-A LAWYER
WHO ROSE FROM THE MINE-THE-
ATRICAL NEwS-AUTOMOBILEs
IN THE YOSEMITE.

IN THE YOSEMITE.
San Francisco, Cal, June so (SpeciaD.
fornians take deep interest in the present crit
ical condition in China, for the settlement of the
present troubles Will largely influence the growth
and development of the chief city of the State.
The trade Of san Francisco with the Philippines
and the Orient has increased so greatly since the
taking of Manila that the least sanguine must
admit that there are no bounds TO future expan-
sion when the new markets properly
plotted. In China, Japan and Siberia this in
crease Of trade has been almost as strongly
marked IN Manila. with the result that San
Francisco has felt the advantages in every line
Of general business and manufacturing. Hun
dreds OF young Californans are in the
Orient as managers Of mines and mercantile
companies all working TO extend American in
Ventions and American trade. A half dozen
cent graduates of Stanford University in
the vicinity of Tien-Tsin when the Boxer excite
ment ended in the attacks on foreigners, and the
anxiety of their relatives and friends has been
acute.
Many missionaries in the disturbed district
are also from California, where special attention
is given by several denominations to Chinese
mission work. Those who are most familiar with
China, however believe there has been exag-
geratior in the reports of outrages by the Box
ers and that this explosion of -foreign hatred
will not have the disastrous consequences that
have been predicted. They expect to see the re-
volt quickly crushed without the partition of
China among the Powers.
The Rev. ]. George Gibson, of the Emanuel
Baptist Church, in this city, has been greatly
annoyed recently by reports printed in many
Eastern newspapers Of his death and confession
that he murdered the two young girls for which
crime Theodore Durrant hanged It seems
that the story was concocted in Montana to as
sist the application 10 the Governor of that
State to commute the sentence OF a murderer
who was convicted on circumstantial evidence.
Within two weeks a lawyer in Los Angeles in
defending the criminal, made allusion to
confession as a strong point against the cir
cumstantial evidence which the jury should
weigh well The Rev. Mr. Gibson remained In
charge Of the church which was the scene OF
Durrant's terrible crimes during the trial Of the
csse and during the trying time when the
youthful murderer using every effort to Sc
cure new trial No one who investigated the
facts ever found the slightest point upon which
TO base a suspicion that the preacher knew Of
Durrant's vicious life or Of the fendish murders
that served as a climax to his abnormal life.
The death Of Patrick Reddy this week re-
moved prominent figure from California Demo
cratic politics. Reddy began life as a work.
man in a mine, and he ended It as one of the
foremost lawyers Of the State He first gained
prominence at the bar in Mono County, when
Bodie and Mammoth sprang into sudden
notoriety rich mining camps After the
boom burst he came to San Francisco, where
he was conspicuous as a Democratic politician
and lawyer for twenty years. His last big case
was the defence of the striking miners in Occur
d'Alene.
Mrs. William B. Hooper brings suit for $1,000
against the San Francisco Riding Club for
neglect which caused the death OF her famous
saddle horse Caprice. She left San Francisco
in February for a short stay in Arizona. and on
her return found the horse lame and in bad
condition All efforts to save the animal failed.
caprice was a thoroughbred Morgan, and was
q sure prize winner in her class in high jump
ing and trick riding.
The will Of Mrs Anna Nahl bequeaths the
paintings of her husband, H. w. Arthur NahI,
10 her three sons. The collection is well known,
as it has appeared in many exhibitions. bahl
was well known for many years a California
painter. and he was the founder of the Olympic
Club, which has now the finest athletic quar-
ters west Of Chicago.
Local agents OF the Daily estate tried this
week to stop the production Of The Geisha,"
at the Tivoh Opera House late on Monday
afternoon they got out injunction against
the production Of the play, alleging that the
royalty paid was insufficient. The TivOi man
ayers were warned promptly, and had the in
junction dissolved. It is probable that a suit
for damages will be brought by the Tivoli man
ayers as they have a two-year contract to pro-
duce the opera, paying S150 week during the
time IT is given.
season here at the Columbia this week. which
promises to be the most successful they have
ever had in San Francisco The company got
q warm welcome in Miss Hobbs and the
weeks business proved to be surprisingly large.
Next week will be given 1.-The Tree of Knowl-
edge" with Morgan, Walcot and Sadie Martinot
in the cast, besides Henry Miller. Frank Worth
ing and Margaret Anglin.
Lee Cal Chin a Chinese Christian preacher
died this week at Stockton of consunution Lee
had been the head Of the Chinese missions in
California for thirty years, with a brief inter
mission Of three years, when he preached in
emma During that home visit he converted
his own family and three hundred Of his neigh
bors. For the last six years he has had charge
OF missions in Oakland and Stockton and
though reduced by the disease that proved fatal,
he labored steadily almost 10 the end.
4 big prune. crop this season Will be handled
by the California Cured Fruit Packing Com
pany Of San Jose. The grower will pay 81 - e.
ton for grading, storing and loading and 81 a
ton for sacks and sacking. There is great sat It's
faction over this arrangement, as IL removes all
danger Of warfare between packers and fT0W-
ers. which would have been fatal TO good prices.
TWO Los Angeles men this week made the
first trip into the Yosemite Valley on an auto
mobile. Grades Of 20 per cent the machine
traYerSed at a speed Of eight miles an hour. and
the thirty mile run from Wawona into the val
ley was made in three hours. An eight mile
drive around by various points on the floor Of
the valley was covered IN twenty-five minutes
II IS probable that another season will see auto
mobiles the road into the valley as on stiff
grades, where stages make only three miles an
hour, the machine easily made eight miles.
Over four hundred students are attending lect-
ures in the summer school the State Uni
versity this year. Ten courses are offered and
the majority Of those In attendance are public
school teachers.