New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
COLONlSTS ATTRACTED By REDUCED
RAILROAD RATES-MANY VISITORS
TO HEALTH RESORTs-TO TEACH
IN JAPAN.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


BIZ TELEGRAPH TO rRIBUNE.l
San Francisco Feb. 15.-The first large party
OF colonists under reduced rates reached here
this week from Colorado. They were attracted
by low rates which have been less than half
ordinary fare. Thus from Chicago. the fare was
$50; from Omaha. Kansas City. 81. Joseph and
intermediate points. S25. Most OF these people
came out here TO see the State and report on It
10 friends and neighbors. The railroad people
Will show them the best lands available, and
there is no question that msny will be attracted.
Los Angeles and all the Southern California
resorts report an unprecedented number Of Wis
itors. This is probably due to the wide adver-
tisement Of California as a winter resort by the
New-fork Central and other Eastern railroad
lines. What Southern California has demon
strated is that persons Of middle age threatened
with consumption bronchitis pneumonia and
other ailments that come with severe winter
weather may escape these complaints and se-
cure lease OF life by making their home
in Southern California. The southern counties
are filled with such middle aged persons who
have gained ten or fifteen years more OF life by
this removal 10 a mild and equable climate.
where most of the day may be spent in the
open air.
The University OF California has decided TO
establish department Of Irrigation with Pro-
fessor Edward Mead I'm charge. He will or
ganize the department and next month will be-
gin course of lectures on The Institutions of
irrigation" The instruction will have special
reference to irrigation in California and 1t is
expected 10 have much influence on the develop
ment OF the arid regions of the State.
Three more students of the University of
California have been chosen 10 take important
educational positions IN Japan. making six in
all who 70 be selected FOR this important
work They 20 take charge OF the English
departments in the Government high schools
of Southern Japan. The chosen this week
l. H. Tracy. Harold Mock and Clarence
Peck. Three others will be selected by Galen NJ.
Fisher. who is now in Japan secretary OF the
Worlds Student Christian Federation.
The San Francisco Fly Casting Club has ex-
PEELED Alvah f. Lovett for conduct unbecoming
gentleman This conduct tampering with
the fishing lines of a fellow member the presi-
dent Walter r. Mansfield. while on the way
To the Chicago tournament last August. Mans
field was so much worried over the running OF
several Of the lines Hith which he expected to
compete that he was unable 10 enter the tour
nament and Lovett won the prize. though in
competitions here he has been easily beaten by
Mansfield. I-ovett made poor showing on the
witness stand. and the vote o. eXpel him was
practically unanimous.
The Methodist ministers her are preparing
20 secure special legislation aga inst the traffic
in Chinese slave girls. which the testimony be
Hre the legislative inquiry TINS week shows Is
carried on in Chinatown in defiance OF law.
This inquiry proved that the sale Of Chinese
girls was no more difficult here than in Hong
Kong or Canton and that most of the women
in Chinatown were held as saves
F,henezer Knowlton. W. -., been connected
rtifh z 10 rt.rr.F f.r
than thirty years has sued for divorce on the
ground Of deseTtiOn. For seven years ne and hts
wife lived in the same house and met every day
AT meals but never exchanged word. KnOwl-
ton wss recently suspended as a teacher because
n, discussed before classes Of girls subjects that
the Board OF Education did not deem NJ for
comment.
Captain William Waldeck. a modern Dugald
Dalgetty. who has served I'm many armies "a a
soldier Of fortune. arrested here for de-
frauding a number of persons out Of small sums
Captain Wsldeck al the breaking out of the
Spanish war obtained a captaincy in the eth
United States Volunteers made up OF negro i'm
munes. but forced to resign because of
drunkenness He makes a speciality Of borrow
ing from old Army men and elergymen.
A consignment Of tachina flies has been re-
celVed from south Australia by the quarantine
Ohcer or the state Board of HORTICULTURE These
flies are the enemies Of gTasshoppers and a few
OF them VIII clear out thousands OF grasshoppers
me nies We're sent over In cold storage. and
VIII be released about MAY. when the grass
hOppers begin to swarm. large number Of
ladybugs were also received for service in clear-
Ing the orchards Of red scale
Inc escape or joe Boot. the stage robber
from the Yuma penitentiary this week is note
worthy as Few men have ever succeeded in get
ing away from that prison. This man is suD-
posed 10 he ma king his way across the desert "a
Lower California and he may yet he caught
Inc pententiary Is located on a bank OF the
colorado and is surrounded on three sides bv a
Natertss desert over which fugitive cannot
Hlahe H ms way without great danger of death
from thirst a Calling gun is mounted ON the
val val ana this Is in charge Of marksrnan so
eNPert that No can hit a small object one thou-
@ anu saIus away IN" result is that few pris-
oners make any effort to escape