New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
ELECTION RESULTS - SPRECKLES AND
KALAKAUA-RAILROAD ACTIVITIES.
fnr TELEGRAPH TO TUE rnrnuNr.l


SAN FRANCIsco, Nov. 6. - The election has
monopolized public attention during the whole
week Never in the history OF the State have
so many parties entered any contest In this city
POLITICAL sidcshows. most OF which were worked
for the pcrunary profit CT their managers. were
bewildenng in number and variety. Some idea
Of this activity may be gained from the fact that
for fifty thousand votes no less than two million
tickets were printed and more than thrcc-qlar
tes Of million cnyelci es many containing three
tickets eaon. were delivered by the postolicc and
express companies. As the local ticket corsaincd
eighty five names the counting was laboriolis and
tins work was aggravated by general scratching
The chief surprise of the election was the light
vote for tie "AincI1can party cstsidc Of this city
and Oakland. In Fresno. the home of the head OF
the ticket and the place where the party convcn
ton was held, the vote was l4O, showing that the
new rarity hal gained NJ hold Oh the farmers The
ophcts were all astiay on the labor vote Cox.
who ran for Governor received a vote that was
ludcruusly small O'nOnncll. on the other hand.
pCllci heaN Ter vote than was expected outside
of san Francisco ard demonstrated that tie Anti
Cl. rise O>cmoEt still has power in the State
The inbillucnil vote cut into the Republican
vote Ia mrnv districts their candidate stan lin next
g. DIlonnell r. votes received. This result is due
somewhat to the eXcIt0ns of DIR. X. II. Mcdonald
a wealthy man who has undertaken TO convert
W e-malI;ng stat, with a large foreign popua
ton TO the dcctiinc Of strict prohibition. This
spectacle is the more absurd as Mcdonald made
his fortune from the sale of certain proprietary
"bittoIs" which arc held in high favor i'm the
Southern States because Of the liberal allowance of
whiskey in their composition
The Sandwich Island Sugar King has returned
home as plain Claus Spcclilcs. having resi- ned
ali the .ecoaii,ns which King Kalallalia has he
sto on hpn
les nad the KIr, undc: EIs control he why's spoke
of kamlIaua as an cnlisitncd monarch with
liy any one who viii meet him boon rDmInn
ion in drinking or gambling saloons Spectes
declares that a'enls of Englan have pulled M
the vanity Of the King an lei him Ia undertake
nuating two million loan in Europe with the
ultimate oh 'cct Of ccttin. mort aye n the Isl
an for the British Cove nment The mil ion
aire sugar refncr caIls with feeling, for the
iiOn of the Hawaiian Government on the new loan
leaves him small security for ahvances Of three
quarters of million that he has made TO the
kim. Ka'aSaua is SAID 10 be growing more eN
ira a"ant every year anl there is erOun for
SIpc-less re licti rs that England viii yet get
control Of the ls'an s
The rilroa1 conference has resulted III a general
advance in ON eranl paSscn er AMI freight rates
ihe cnts of Eastern roa IS were n thorized Ia
SIN an agreement Professionally until at the
meeting al Chlca- o un the 22d. the whole matter
10 the reckless cuttn, Of rates in this city. The
Southern Pacific is building its line RAPIDLY in
railroad material is 50 great that ten thousail
men a'c at work AT the cOmpany works AT
Sacramento and over $4,000 pounds Of SPIKES
nuts an bolts turned ont daily Al these
shors ten powerful loc0moti' cs are building for
tho Southern Pacific which il is claimed viii
make the best time in the country
A Taper carnival was opened this week at Me
chani,s' Pa, lion for the benefit Of the Church |
of the Advent in which ladies from all Protestant
hpiscoral churches in the city took warm interest
The costumes were made Of satin or velvet trimmed
with fan v pa and IN the grand opening pro |
ccssOn the cctaclc very retty. Every !
thing from decorations TO articles for sale in
booths. - ol palcr.
An interesting case to decide the right OF |
NJ ate at Tie club To hold sparring matches |
without taking out license will come up next |
week Two local sluggcs were exhibiting their |
science for the members of the CaliflI Athletic
rested the cOmbatans and MANAGER OF the club |
Among the audience. who were mainly club mem. |
hers many prominent citizens who take |
interest in the " manly v art
The Rev. DR. Culver. a missionary who has just |
returned from the Fiji Islam IS. in an address |
before cerTymen here said that forty years AGO |
he found the Fijians Cannbah and Ioygamlsts |
Now there are three thousand native Christian
assistants 10 the missionaries. and In schools are
forty-two thousand pun
The foundations for two costly residences have
lust been laid at the corner Of Sacramento AMI |
.aouna SITS One built in French Renaissance
,tvle is for D. w Earl and the other of French
chateau order is for II. l.. Hill
Among the fashionable weddings for the week
were those of Miss Grace Eldrcdge, OF San Rafael
m Sidney B. Cushiny Of Chicago and of Miss
lizzie Hull and Joseph DOnOhue Grant. son Of
Adam Grant the millionaire dry-goods importer.