New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DROPPING NAVY YARD wORkMEN-ENGLiSh
srRvANTS-STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
my rrIrGnAPu TO TIE rRIRuNE.

SERV ANTS-SThNFORD UNIV EhSil /.
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San Francisco, Nov 17.-Although the ofhcial
returns are not in from some OF the back conn''es
all doubt abou, the election of the various cand-
dates is settled The Republicans have carried
the State by at least 5000 They have hve Con-
rressmen Biccs. of the Id District, being the
only successful Democrat Both the Republican
candidates for the State Supreme Court Works
and Beatty, are elected. The contest between
works and Sullivan was very close, and the re-
suit was not certain until yesterday sullivan
was the Judge who presided in the Sharon divorce
.ase and who delivered the famous decision up
holding Sarah Athea's marriage and awarding her
q wife's share of Sharon's estate. Ills deieat j.
chiefly fiue TO the labors of Sharon's heirs, VINO
swore he should never again secure puohc once
after having rendered decision that was against
the law and the facts and that was reversed 10y
the higher court
Tho DISCHARGE Of four railway mail clerks on
Tho Northern Pacific and two on California lines
xras due entirely to party spite These men were
all efficient and had been for years in the service
but they were Republicans and joined IN he
publican campaign parade. One of the discharged
men. c. p Holloway, is brother-in-law OIL 'ne
late Governor Norton of Indiana
Threatened
can imports into China, because Ct the Exclusion
40, which seems TO have alarmed New-York mer-
chants in the China trade, is ridiculed here Last
~aor chic country imported over 100000 OF
Chinese Goods. while China imported only little
over Sc 600. 900 of American goods Hall OF TINS
consis,s OF -four shipped from this state. Inc
(,,;n.se will not jeopardize their trade WIN
A,nerica for any sentimental consideration, ana
.ho falling off in the American petroleum trade Is
A. ,o the superior Russian petroleum, which is
sold at a lower price than the American OIL
1vo,l. has been begun on a new theatre and
...l ON the site of the old California Theatre,
:; prs,,-st near Kearney. The building VIII
no six stories high, and built Of brick and stone
The theatre will be distinct from the hotel ana
will have many new appliances for comfort ano
safety 1t will seat l,7oo, and will be opened
next May.
The Alameda County Court has decided that
John Shawhan need not pay his vile allmony'
as after her divorce, she married again. There
istno community property, and Shawhan' VINO onoe
made nearly 81, OOO, 900 from mining stock spec
ulation is now at work at small salary
T, Grover Reid. who was doing good bust
ness here by sending out circulars that tor so 49,
CONT 10 the California Land and Labor Company
he would forward by mail immigrant ticket
n California. has been held for conspiracy. The
scheme seems TO have been devised In Denver
where Reid had the circulars printed. rory
thousand Of these circulars were found IN nus
room as well as bonds of mythical investment
company Of Denver.
Thirty English female domestics arrived here
tNiay from England, in charge of Mrs. Mary
Parker. who had advanced the money for their
passage She believes that English servants viii
be in demand here when their virtues are better
known. Last year she brought over score OF
girls but as most of them wanted positions as
rovernesses it was some time before they obtained
employment
The Mercantile Library building and lot were
sold this week at auction for 81 79,5OO. Inc
purchaser agrees to let the library occupy It's
present quarters for several months. Tree pupIc
library is now established IN the new city nan.
Two branch Libraries have been opened, wnefe
membe may order books and receive them IN
few hours a third branch library Will soon De
established. - - ...--
II is expected that before another week all the
extra workmen put on at tne MARE an recent
election will be discharged -Four hundred ana
sixty were let out this week as there was holinE
for them 10 do. The indecent haste with which
they were put on and then removed surprised even
old Democrats who evidently expected some re-
card TO Je shown for the prophecies. twenty
extra Custom House worlmen in this CITY, put on
for election week, have also been discharged.
The steam-coller Walla Walla has been trans
formed into a fine passenger boat at the Union
Iron Works The steamer is owned by the racine
Coast Steamship Company, and will run between
here and Victoria.
Senator Stanford is busily engaged at Palo Alto
In superintending the work on the new Stanford
University buildings. He hcped 10 have the UNI
versity ready for opening next MAY, on the ami
versary of his dead sons twenty-frst birthday
but as this is impossible, owing TO delays in
building ample time will be given for all prepara-
fion and it Will be az least eighteen months before
the doors are opened to students The faculty
have not been selected, but If General Frames
A. Walker will accept The poslt0n he VIII De
the president. Higher salaries will be pad than
AT any other American college but the cost Of
living and the tuition for students will be reduced
70 $3.50 per year. The founder declares that II
he can do nothing more than Is now accompnsnea
in other colleges he will regard the university
as failure.
The Lick Observatory trustees have finally
accepted the great objective lens made by AVIAN
Clark as il has been found that the lens works
perfectly. The Photographic lens was also iuly
tested on the moon with satisfactory results