New-York tribune., 1904-08-07

we'll to VIadivostok and New-Chwang. means
an enormous loss 20 San Francisco well as 70
Portland and Puget Sound ports. The trade in
-four, lumber canned goods and implements OF
all kinds has reached such proportions that its
stoppage will seriously affect the exports OF Pa
cifc Coast cities The cutting OF OF imports OF
japanese goods into this country VIII also be
heavy blow 70 the merchants OF Japan
AT a meeting OF the California Viticutural
Club this week the secretary OF the Swiss and
italian colony advocated the sale of light table
wines throughout the country without license
He pointed out that in the wine producing coun-
tries OF Europe. where clarets and white wines
are used by every one at meals. ntoxicaton is
practically unknown. He argued. therefore. that
it would be a good thing for the United States II
wines were used at meals the Continent
California to-day is producing far more wine
than be marketed but it was shown that the
prices of wine too high and that the middle
man is hourishing at the expense OF the wine
maker and the consumer.
Among the pioneers who crossed the Divide
this week were Curly Bill" Garhart a famous
stage driver In the paImy days of the Cornstock
lode. He drove six-horse stages from Nevada
City and Virginia City. and his skill made his
coach the rival of that OF Hank" Monk with
aires. He received the nickname OF Curly BilI''
from Mark Twain and John W. Mackay. who
were among his best friends p. y RemiIIard a
we'll known brick manufacturer of Oakland and
a pioneer died this week after a long illness
He never recovered from the shock of the death
of his only son. Philip, who was killed by a fall
from a window two years ago.
The Southern Pacific Company has found
tba min rails lot
on the Shasta division of the Southern Cali
fornia and oregon branch last year are greatly
inferior to American rails OF the same weight.
The steel is softer and the sharp curves of
| the Sacramento Canyon many Of these rails
are So badly that they will soon have to
! be replaced In fact. the German rails have not
worn as well as American rails of lighter
weight.
/ Plans Will be adopted Immediately for an ad-
| dtion to the Harmon Gymnasium at the Uni
versty OF California which will cost $4,000.
Special attention viii be given 70 shower baths.
! of which there will be l30.
! The reports that have come from the East
of the starving condition of the Pima Indians
due to failure of the water supply from the ella
| River are denied by J. B. Alexander of the
! Sacaton agency. He says that although the
| crops have suffered from drouth there has been
! ~ -NNA "a AooN el9 SetCL agency mas supply
/ Of rations to be furnished to destitute Indians
| He thinks the stories that the Pin,as yver.
/ starving were invented by those who wish the
/ government to establish reservoir site on the
/ San Carlos reservation.
The people Of Lone Pine. Inyo COUNTY have
/ just completed a good trail to the summit of
/ Mount W1tuey, which is 14515 feet high II
/ is seventy-one feet higher than Mount Shasta.
/ and commands noble view Of the high Sierra
/ peaks immediately surrounding it. 1t IS sug-
gested that the Weather Bureau establish Il
station on the summit OF Mount Whitney for
/ observation. as II would be easy now to carry
! material to the top Of the mountain.