New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
EXPECTED GAIN IN POPULATION-RACE-
TRACK RIVALRY.
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San Francisco March 9-It is estimated that
a hundred thousand persons will come TO Call
fornia IN the next six months. large percent
age of whom will remain. The managers oI 'ie
fruit canneres and the large frult dI3l"s plants
are eager to welcome the new coners Ior every
reason especially the problem or saving the
fruit crop of California is growing more ana
more difficult Last year thousands OF dollars
worth of choice fruit went to waste because no
one could be hired to pick it, The Chinese nave
gone into other occupations. and the japanese
are unsatisfactory so women and children nave
been drawn upon for several seasons out' OF
course cannot be depended on for the regular
and heavy work in the orchards
Among the arrivals from the East this week
we're D. O. Mills and Whitelaw Reid, who came
direct from New-York in Mr.. Millss private car
: the IdIer They went at once to Mr.. Mlllss
country home at Millbrae 1t is curious fact
that Mr. Mills is a director in every railroad on
which he journayed across the continent from
New York to San Francisco. The arrival Of Mr..
Mills, who is director of the Southern Pacific
company, and the appointment Of E. Fl. Fltz-
hugh of the Vermont Central, TO place under
President Hays have caused much discussion
among railroad men about the changes that will
occur at the next annual meeting of the South
ern Pacific directors
theatrical manager, has become the director OF
the San Francisco Jockey Club at Tanforan. OF
which Prince Ponatowski is the founder ana
largest stockholder. The Prince this week de-
cned an offer of $500 900 for the Tanforan track
from Thomas Williams, president of the Cali
fornia Jockey Club. Williams was eager to end
the warfare between the two tracks. especially
as the Ingleside track will be reopened for six
weeks. AS it is now. the California and San
nI1,hS a
opposition, and the Oakland track is getting the
worst of it, This bitter rivalry is due 10 Will
iams's attempt to shut up the Tanforan track.
and thus have a monopoly of racing for his own
track. 1t is probable compromise will be ef-
fected soon, the present arrangement reduces
the profits of both tracks.
Ernest NJ Chadwick, better known as Sir
Harry Westwood Cooper, confidence man. for
ger and ex-convict. has been brought back here
to stand trial for forgery. His bride OF a week.
an innocent country girl of Vallejo Junction.
preceded him by several days. and told story
of the false dispatches sent by Chadwick TO
himself which kept her In fever of anxiety
during her elopement. Chadwick is crlmlna!
worthy of expert study, as he was only out or
State prison n few weeks when he began TO
make love 10 this girl and then to forge checks
to buy presents for her. He will get so long
term in San Quentin that when he comes out he
will be too old to play the gay Lothario
The first technical trials of the torpedo boat
destroyer Perry this week developed speed OF
twenty-three knots. with 229 revolutions OF the
propeller. Her maximum speed calls for $50
revolutions minute, and Irving NJ Scott, her
builder. believes the boat can make speed or
thirty knots an hour.
The Chamber of Commerce and other financial
bodies Will give dinner to William A Rublee.
the new Consul-General to Hong-Kong, when he
arrives in this city.
Four hundred tough army recruits mainly
gathered from the Bowery district OF New York.
arrived this week and are at the Presidio. They
had a series OF riots along the road in Texas,
and when they reached here five were under ar
rest.
The barren crest OF Telegraph Hill has been
planted with ornamental trees and shrubs, and
soon this foro,n eminence, which has been a
handsome park.
This week the s-amer Royalist sailed for
New-Zealand with the most valuable cargo
ever carried to that country. 1t includes rail-
road cars for the New Zealand Government
valued at S4630O and over $4,000 worth of
lumber.
Mrs. Leslie Carter finished tonight the most
successful two weeks business ever done at the
Columbia Theatre. She played "Zaza" for the
entire engagement and the receipts were
| $50 900 Bernhard and Coquelin broke the rec
| ord at the Grand opera House for two weeks
engagement, the receipts amounting TO $4,000,
about $1,000 in excess OF the receipts Of the
| Henry Irving The figures for the Bern
nardt season here $1,000 in excess Of
/ those at Chicago. Nothing noteworthy is billed
| for next week except The Hlghwayman. at
| the Columbia, which will have Loie Fuller
| extra attraction.
The death Of John s. Hittell removes n notable
| figure in California journalism. He for
| over twenty-five years regular editorial writer
for the old Alta California" and he gained
| wide reputation by Resources OF California
| and other books.
A great electrical power plant will be
| established the slope of Mount Hamilton,
| about twenty miles from San Jose. a reservoir
| three miles long and a half mile wide will be
constructed to receive the waters of Santa
| Ysabel Creek and a plant will be erected that
] will develop five thousand horse power.