New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
A pCGNACIOUS PRINCRAL-"JI JIMMY HOPE
VALUE OF WATER
INV TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNF,l

s.N FRAxcIsCo. Nov. 13-The result Of the
State election is still in doubt and from the way
returns are coming in from back counties 1t VIII
no tbe middle OF next week before it is known
definitely whether half dozen candidates are
c,ecfcd No such nccls-and-ne neck race has been
seen in this State for many years. The positions
of several competitors for office Shift daily and
their mnjorities wnen the count is completed Will
not be over two or three hundred. The Rcpubli-
cans will probably secure out OF the State ticket
the Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Professor IIilgard, Of the University of Cali
fornia will have an article in the forthcoming
Overland Monthly on the beet sugar industry OF
California He declares that if the Hawaiian re
ciprocty treaty were abrogated the best beet sugar
could be sold in California at three cents per pound
Seycle' large mills were running here until Claus
SprecISles began his rival refneries, when
they had to close down
Tho Pacific Coast Libsal Christian Conference
has held sessions here during the week 1t is
a eau.crinc OF Unitarian clelgymen and was
gsnized las, year Among the spcaI;crs at this
conference were the Rev. DIR. Horatio Stebbns and
Professor Joseph Leconte Of tho University OF
California.
About twenty-five families left the city this week
for the new colony Of Topolobampo in Mexico
which is to be run on the cooperative plan.
A disgraceful scene occurred in the
Board of Education rooms this week
when Albert Lyser principal Of Of the
grammar schools. attacked the father of pupil
whom he had suspended rough-and-tumb.e
FIGHT followed but was checked before either
injured Iyser is man of violent temper and has
bcen accused many times Of ha,sh treatment of his
SCHOLARS The boy in this case incurred his wrath
by refusing TO take part in an opcretta TO be given
at q school exhibition. The Board of Education
took no action on lyser's outrageous conduct, nor
is it probable any will be taken as the Board is
run by a political clique with which Lyser has
influence.
The San Francisco hcodlum came TO the front
acain this week when young Jewish art student
namcl Gol1stein shot dead IN the street thirteen
wear old girl who was returning from school 1he
murderer lis only eighteen years old, yet he has
been stabbed several times III bar1oom bTnwls and
beals "a bad reputation. lie showed no nervous
ness after the crime and made a long statement
in writing declaring that the girl had prosecuted
him with her attentions The murder created
p,cat excitement in the neighborhood where it was
committed anu the criminal escaped lynchlns only
by seeking the protection Of the police ms story
about llic girl has been ployen iase and the GRAND
jury promptly indicted him Tor murder.
CORRESPONDENCE was published here this week
which shows tnat Senator falr decldcl last sep
tenlber TO Withdraw from the senatorial contest IN
Nevada 1hs decision was gwen IN clter III
lepy to the Nevada Democratic State Cential Iol-
nntIec, who tenuercd tho denomination. Mf al
baseu his refusal Oh the gIOund tliaI MS DtSlheSS
Prevented him from properly Attending 10 his pup
Inc oltics This decision kept secret by the
Nevada State Central COMMITTEES Tor party reasons
as they hoped TO secure control OF the Legislature
rs the Republicans now have majority on JOINT
ballot ex-senator Stewart Is Regarded as sure 10
succeed Mr. Eair.
The Ocean steamship Company's steamer Zealand
sailed for honolulu this week after being IN dock
tuIee months. lhe vessel has been Ielltcd WIN
siCe boieIs and corrugated steel fu naces, such as
are i'll use IN EnSlani she Is tlle iusl steaihci
10 have tleSc furnaces ON THIS COAST
Jimmy Hope the notorious bank burglar
viii be released from san Quentin Prison IN lew
days but he win not have his liberty many MN
he win be arrested by Two officers OF the Auburn
\, Y Prison, who win take him there to serve
out an unexpired term of two and one-haH years
for burglary.
Wbon Lieltenant Stoney organized his expedition
to expIore a great Alaskan river which Inc claimed
to have disco, ercl, he chartered the steamer W
KIM IN this city to carry his arty TO HOltam met
tor - 500 The Navy Department, through Com
modore Russell of Mars Island, agreed TO pay TINS
sum When the Viking returned to san Francisco
the owneIs put in claim, Dut IL was lo,ilu inai I
the 5000 Appropriation for the eApcdltloh hau
been spent IL is hoped now 10 have the claim
inserted in the Naval deficiency bill tins winter
Inc results of the Stoney expedition bear no pro-
nnrtion In the cost No imp Jrant dsco> cries were
made and fully $4,000 was spent
Some idea of the value of water in Southern
California NAV be gained from the opening OF the
Gaze IrIigaung Canal, near Riverside lhfce
wears ago land sold above Riverside Tor 30 an acre
| 1t was without waller and was counted NaluaDle
| only for glazIng. MIR. Gage made contract with
| larre number Of owners of land to furnish them
abun lant water at 500 per acre. lhcn Inc duS an
eieven.mile canal. supplied with water partly from
| santa Ana ri, err but mainly from artesian wells:
| This week water was turned into the canal and
| land which sold for 50 now sells readily Tor soOo
acre.
The new town of Crocker on branch OF the
| Southern Pacific RalrDad in san LUIS Obspo
| Count las been recnrist~ncd 1empeton An auc-
| ton sale Of property at laso Robles, also on ths
will be the effort of the company which has secured
| this land to make paso RoblCs one of the great
| health resorts OF the state.