New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
LORD SACKvILLE'S ER-REGISTRATloN
FRAUDS-REAL ESTATE BOOM
Ipr TELEGRAPH TO TrE rRrBUSB.l


San Francisco, Oct. 27.-The best judges among
the Republicans declare that both California ana
San Francisco are sure to 60 Republican. What
ever gain Cleveland made by the signing OF the
Anti Chinese bill bids fair 10 be swept away by
the popular anger over Lord Sac1ville's praise OF
the President as the friend of England and Of Eng
Ish interests The idea that the Pomona letter
may prove to be decoy cuts no figure here, rs
there is no question of the British Minister'S SIN
cerity This is the bitterest pill the Irish Demo
Gratis have had TO swallow during the campaign
and it has already proved too much for many VINO
have chung TO Cleveland in spite of his free-traoe
and Fishery messages. Good observers reckon
that the Sackville letter will be worth 5000 or
900 votes in the State for the Republicans
The Republicans count upon gaining at least
1900 votes in the three southern counties, Los
Angeles San Bernar1no and San Diego Inc new
Eastern element that has come in such force within
! the last four years is almost exclusively hepupn-
can Los Angeles County alone is expected 10
show Republican gain OF 1900 In Humnone
Mcndocino Shasta, Colusa, Butte, Nevada, FRESNO
and Tulare counties the Republicans expect gains
ranging from 200 TO 900, while losses are looked
for only in Placer, Eldorado and Solano counties
Wholesale registration frauds coming 70
light in this city, and the methods employed snow
the master hand of Boss" Buckley. lie mas
! complete control OF the Board of Electlon Oom-
missioners and all the other municipal onices eA-
cept the Registrars office, that the Repuohcahs
have little redress. All the boarding and lodging
houses in districts which elect State Senators have
| been colonizcd' with Buckeyes retainers These
fellows have all been marked, and if they attempt
to vote will be arrested The Republicans have a
large fund set aside for vigorous prosecution OF
those guilty of fraudulent registration and voting.
and they propose to add some of those fellows to
the San Quentin Prisons working force Many
have registered from numbers which do not exist
In fact 1000 is fair estimate OF the false regis
trations made az precincts in this city Inc Regis
trar is Republican, and determined effort was
made this week TO Dust him from Office on charges
Of Justification of the list. This charge was made
by the secretary of the Democratic Committee;
but it fell TO the ground there was no evidence
70 support IT, II the Republicans did not control
the Registrars office they might as well give up
the fight in this city.
Frank Pixley, founder of the American party
in California, has resigned from the State Com
mittec because he could not stomach the indorSe-
ment by the American party OF Bob FerraI'
| the opponent of Con ressman Morrow in the WITH
District Pixley was disguised also at the trades
made by the American party In local politics.
Pixleys withdrawal takes the foremost figure from
this movement, which threatened, at one time. to
draw of many votes from the Republicans
A good idea Of the rapid advance in prices OF
real estate in this city may be gained from the
auction sale Of block directly opposite the main
entrance TO Golden Gate Park This block is
within short distance OF three cable lines, and
is sure TO be valuable for residence or business
as il is on dead level The corner lot, at Stanyan
O.
and the inside remaining lots fronting the park,
brought $4,000. The lots in Page-st. averaged
81 o0 per front foot, and those in Oak-st $3.50
per front foot The entire block brought
s142s25 About ten years ago it was bought
by Mrs Mary F. Hopkins for $500 She sold
II last year to q real estate dealer for $50, 600
The prices realized at this sale have gwen al
property near Golden Gate Park great pooin'
General Howard has issued an order forbidding
| the playing of poker other games OF chance IN
this division. This order puts an end to the dice
and poker playing for small limit at the LIST
Artillery officers mess, at Preside ana ~ IS Is
thought that the order was mainly intended TO
| accomplish this
John E. Shawhana, a well-Enown millionaire in
bonanza days, who built the finest private stable
in this city, in Californa-st, appeared IN the OAK
land Court this week and made afidavlt that ne
! could not pay $500 back allm0ny due to his d.
vorccd wife.
The biennial report of the State Board Of Hort
iculture shows that a large amount Of valuable
work las been done in Introducing new varieties
Of citrus and deciduouS fruits, well as in check
ing the ravagcs of fruit pests. Full reports OF
the essays and discussions az the State frult
Growers ConveEtion give mass OF lhtefes syn
information for those who want facts about Call
fornia horticulture
All the railroad passenger agents expect an I'M
precedentedy heavy tourist travel TO California TINS
winter. The excursion managers report heavier
sales than last year, many regular visitors to
Florida will this year select Southern California
instead.
Work was begun this week a great over,
flow dam in Paradise CUT fifteen miles south oil
Stockton in the San Joaquin River. The dam
will be $50 feet long and forty feet high, and VIII
be made of timber, with earth filling The IN
tenton is to keep the strong current OF the san
Joaquin IN the main river channel, thus securing
it out and aiding navigation
Forest fires raging this week have caused heavy
losses in the Santa Cruz and the Alameda and
San Joaquin mountains. In the Santa CRUZ
mountains fruit farms nave been scorched, ana
several Of the largest red woods nave peen burned
Tie fire now threatens the town. At San joaquin
the fires spread through the dry tgles along the
river and destroyed thousands OF d2iiars W SoJ
Across the bay, in Alameda, several fierce hres
RACED in the canons but were eXtinguished by
whole neighborhoods turning out
At Folsom Prison has occurred an incident
showing the irresistible impulse TO escape which
SEXES q convict when the opportunity comes.
horse-thief named Sepulveda had served out his
legal sentence of fifteen years, excepting TOUR
months lie escaped last week wednesday, tax
INC two horses Seven days afterward he was
np91tnred. Now he loses all credits for good be-
havior. and must serve the six years which his
credits had removed from the original sentence
as we'll as stand trial for horse-stealing
The Chinese gardeners Of Phoenix, Arizona
have taken a hand in boycotting Ihey supply
ali the vegetables used in the town, ana have re-
fused 10 sell to any restaurants that display signs
of No Chinese employed
Major Darling, who hos Just returned from an
inspection of the new Indian village OF Metlakat-
lah' Alaska reports that settlement of about 1000
Christian Indians TO bc in good circumstances.
These were Indians VINO abandoned their homes
ON the Chimsyan peninsula in British possessions,
last wear because miss ionres of the Church OF
ENGLAND demanded that they should be baptized