New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
CALIFORNIA TOPICS.
80 DEMOCRATIC MACHINE-N PLACE OF
pfl noTFMAN & Goa VALUABLE LIBRARY.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE rRInusE1

TELEGRAPH TO THE IhpoNNL
Can Francisco, May 19.-The Democrauc state
r.s.,sntion. at Los Angeles, which lasted three
80. was carried through according 10 programmes
"a the programme was arranged py- Onris DUCK
- tho blind boss of San Francisco. buckley sao
=. room adjoining the convention haii anu Ill
80 Tho movements of l04 delegates from this
a. who voted as unit on every cri~cai ques-
.,on Every few moments one oil the poss 5 nehcn-
,,ort n him TO report and came back WIN IN
nv .,;ons No attempt was made to conceal the
sMurs - tho machinery by which this notorious
,,oonor and political trader ruled
80 California Democracy and nomi-
'l. man whom he knew he could
Tho most fpgrant case was the nomination
o. Chief Justioe Of the State supreme court
A., ~ the country delegates wanteo ei'ner Judge
Sullivan Of the Superior Court VINO gave the
Sor,ors decision in favor OF oarah Althce IN
49, sharon divorce case, or Judge Armstrong, OF
- ANGELES Buckley's candidate was Mics
r~a,,os ~ Nevada County. by trading ana prom
80 ~ patronage, he succeeded aiter nara ngn1
g. nominating Searles AS regards Na'ionai al
sa;rs the work of the convention was oeneath
contempt.
<.o.rrs Of the new company which Is
"A &c the successor Of William T. Coleman
e e. IL that two stockholders who subscribe
80 ooo ont of s51, 800 of the stock are women,
s'V'0o - .hoso Is the mother of Frank s. john
o. T. rartner of the insolvent firm. Among
eon' 80 the conviction is growing that Coleman
= g. lin meyer resume business, and that their
"a trodo will be absorbed by the new firm
sIaon1vbile Delafeld, Morgan, Kissell d Co.,
81 No,r-yor,,. are making lively fight for a
shors Of the rich commission trade so long con-
trolled by Coleman
Tho Chinese Consul here recently decided to
establish hospital here for his countrymen, who
.so refused admission to the City and County
rIOsnital The plan was bitterly opposed by prop
owners at University Mound, the site selected
.rS tho supervisors passed an ordinance that no
hosnital be erected in the county without their
sanction. vicc-Consul Bee declares however, that
sbo bosnital will be built and that the Federal
conrfs will declare the ordinance Invalid
sIice Dickson, the woman who claims to be
.b widow of the millionaire Blythe has been sent
IN the ASYLUM. After Blythe's death she became
addicted to drink and lately became vlolenU. one
had no claim on his estate, as he never recognized
her as his wife.
The inouest on the body Of exMayor Bryant
showed that his death was the result Of an acct
dent The Jury found that he was suffering from
heart disease, and that sudden attack caused his
fall from the ferry-Doat.
Among the deaths of the week was that OF
George j. Theobold, ST., wellknown English mer-
chant.
Iicl, Observatory will probably be transferred
n the State University in few days. The last
bit of work performed by the trustees was the
construction Of four hydraulic rams for lifting the
heavy floor of the dome. 1t is probable that the
trustees will make contract for building hotels
near the new observatory Tor the convenience Oh
tourists