New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
TO DIVIDE CALIFORNIA.
RECOUNT IN SAN FRANCIsCo-RAILRoAp
ARIZONA GOLD FIELDS-TACOMA
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ARIZONA GOLD FIELDS-TACOMA
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CAN Francisco Dec 22.-Thc entire week mas
bren spent in the rccounts OF the city vote ana
tho most shameful frauds have been dlscoVered
every day ODonnel's vote has not been IN
creased materially during the week. bpt his gains
.how that he was counted out wherever opportunity
oYered SPOTS. the defeated Democratic candidate
for Recorder. demanded recount and has ios'
pB0 votes thus far No precinct has oecn eau
vassed without showing errors or clumsy ira"ds'
In the With Congressional District 1t looks as though
Phelps the Republican was honestly eiecteu' aS
more than 800 votes cast for him were counted lot
nc armament. Clunie No formal recount has been
made of the Congressional vote. the record beng
Kept by private tellers when the vote for Mayor
and Recorder is canvassed. These frauds arc
plaiplv the work Of Boss Buckley and his gang.
The local Democrats have felt called upon 70 take
some action in order 10 break the force oil the eX-
posure. The Tammany Society has decided to
subscribe 81, 0CO for n general recount LOT inc
benefit of defeated Democratic candidates but
Judging from the results of the canvass OF pre-
cipcts. a recount is the last thing which these
politicians would care TO see undertaken inns
action of Tammany is regarded by the politicians
as bluff.
The advocates of dividing the State recently
asserted that in 1859 the Legislature passed
a bill granting the southern counties the r9h'
to vote upon the question OF division; ana thau
this vote showed practical unanimity IN favor
OF forming new State. On this they base their
argument that Congress may divide CALIFORNIA
without the necessity Of an appeal to the people
The opponents of the division argued thai the
new Constitution repealed any act OF 1897: but
search among the early records shows that
bill 10 make a Territory, to he known AS
!. Colorado" from the Colorado River, was passed
by the Legislature, with the provision that 10
should be submitted to the vote of the southern
counties The vote taken and resulted In
I,2O2 for division and 2.156 against. The bill
provided for a two-thrds vote Ii was killed
ITbe scheme TO divide the State originated with
ambitious Los Angeles and San Diego politicians
who saw in it an opportunity TO secure many
fat Offices but the people who pay the taxes
have never been in favor of it, as it would
add to their burdens, without yielding them
any corresponding benefit.
James Dcnman, who has been connected with
the public schools of San Francisco for thirty
seven years. resigned this week principal Of
the Denman Grammar School He has held many
important positions, including that of Superin-
tendent of Schools. When he came here from
New-York there were only few shanties for
school-houses, and about 200 pupils. Mr. Den
man has grown rich by judicous investments
in real estate.
Judgment was rendered this week for about
ss2 900 IN favor of Richie Barland, well-known
milling man. against George De Haven and d. c.
Nichols. The suit begun five years ago for
money loaned defendants as stockholders of the
Wyoming and Dakota Water Company.
Moody, the evangelist, will hold revival SER
vices next month in Mechanics Pavilion, which
will hold about 5000 people. Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Stebbins, OF Brooklyn, Will assist him
in the singing, and there will be a chorus of 400
voices
j. Mervyn Donahue this week became practi-
cally the sole owner of the San Francisco and
Northern Pacific Railway, a new corporation hav
hue to buy out the interests of his mother and
sister This road is being extended through
Sonoma TO Lake County, and opens up a rich
country.
; The Southern Pacific Company has made ar
rangements TO prevent snow blockades on the Cen
traI Pacific line this winter The snowsheds have
been put in good order at an expense OF 500 600 :;
end to clear the track not protected by sheds a
rotary snow,plough has been secured, which cost
$4,000. There has been yet no opportunity
OF fully testing this plough but 1t is claimed that
II can remove the largest drifts ever known IN
the Serras. The company has made several adj
ditions to its rolling-stock within the last six
months, having bought $50 new locomotives,
forty sleeping cars, seN entyfve passenger coaches
and $500 box aud fiat cars The whole amount
spent is upwards OF S3,000,O00, a larger sum
than has ever been spent by any other established
railroad in the same length of time.
Tourists ira Yelling overland in Pullman coaches
should beware OF invitations TO play cards with
new acquaintances. Many poker sharps7 are
travelling along the lines, and several passengers
have lost large sums OF money recently.
Next month Bob ;ngers)l Will visit Pomona
the Southern California town made notorious by
Murchison's letter. He will spend four weeks
there and several months on the Coast.
There seems 10 be no question of the richness
Of the new gold fields in Yuma County, Arizona.
Many thousand dollars have been gathered in
nuggets Just below the surface OF ledses. The
quartz that has been dug out Will assay as high
ss $4,000 TO the ton. This new district is in
the Harquahala Mountains, sixty miles from the
railroad, and has been neglected by prospectors
because OF the ferocity OF the ApacheS that range
this part of the Territory.
Some idea of he rapid growth OF Tacoma may
he gained from the fact that the real estate
sales there last week amounted to S366,OO0, and
for the past eleven months to SS,2j0,000 The
boom is nearly great "a that in Los Angeles
two years ago. but Tacoma has business facilities
to support its boom.