New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
GOVERNOR WATERWAYS AMBITION-JUDGE
SUAFrER-APACHE OUTBREAK
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TBY TELEGRAPH To THE ThlBChEI
San Francisco June 15-Governor Waterman
has permitted it to be announced that he Will be
q candidate for reelection. There is not ghost
If a chance for Mr. Waterman to secure the
Rcnuhlic,n denomination. While he is rigidly
honest and conscientious, he has shown himself
unfit for executive business. During the last
LEGISLATURE he was almost wholly under the con-
troll NJ his private secretary, BOruck, the editor
Of n horScbrccGcrs' paper, and politician OF
unsayory rcputation 1t this mans ascend
ancy over Mr. Waterman that disguised the Re
publican leaders The Governor has no more
grasp on public affairs now than when he was
suddenly called to the office by the death OF
Governor Bartctt, and his ambition to secure
another term is one OF those anomalies that no
one can explain. At the close of the last session
of the Legislature, in his modification over his
own mistakes and his rage over the sharp press
criticism, Governor Waterman declared that he
wouldn't be Governor again for u million dollars.
As he is the pCsSessOr OF several millions, this
was supposed to be sincere expression Of his
views.
The appointment Of James Mcmillan Shafter
to the Superior Bench TO succeed Judge sullivan
was received with general favor. Judge Shait'r
has held many public Offices, ana Tor thirty
years has been one OF the ablest lawyers III
California. He is n millionaire, owning thousands
Of acres OF the finest dairy ranches III Marin
County, where the best butter IN the State Is
made
The death of Lieutenant Heath this week 81
Mare Island emphasizes what Wa, sand Last week
in these DISPATCHES aboat the unulrn s. OF assign
ing the surviving officers Of the wrcCKcd Ndndala
| and Trenton to immediate sea duty. Heath WAS
one OF the watch officers OF the Nandalla whom
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| because OF harlshIps suffered at Samoa. Heath
| had an aggravated case OF dyscntcry, but hr was
not allowed 10 50 East 10 his home. When Ii"
| learned by telegraph that he transferred to
! the lroquOlS and would has" to SAL loI
| China without gong home, he grew d"Npondcnt
| and in his weakened state pneumonia seized
on him and carried HIM oil IN a single week. llr,
many friends regard his assignment to service,
IN face Of Lieutenant CuIlins report, is IA harsh
exercise ii authority for which there j. no excuse
| Another bad accident this week on the steam
| extension Of the Ferries and GIN Cab" road has
| again aroused public Indignation over ia" conrm2t
for human lie shown hy most of thcN" roads, when
have scCnrcd valuable franchises on very easy
| terms The Mayor has vetoed the proposed fran
| chi,P Of the Omnibus Railroad Company 10 build
| IA cable line to South san FRANCHISE. bccau>" al
| the lack Of proper restrictions on the company.
The Mayor in enforcing IN, objections, mI"hi have
enlarged upon the folly Of his predecessors in Office
| in approving OF franchise, which give III" cIiy u"
redress against company, ~ cas' u violates o"lI
| nanccs, without long and expensive litigation
| Labor Commissioner Tobin las reported on :hc
| building and loan aSNo a'un> Of Minneapolis ana
St PAUL which have hnh agents mail parts Of CAN
furnla and have secured subscriptions for 2U,oVU
| shares 1hr~' associations promise hi. interest
| bat the small >inr,huldrr suffers II" cannot WIN
| draw mt any imr. ana hr i mHlc'"i 81 hl> pE""r
| hrr" Of rrrEn'- hl means 81 ~ "\N'h~' in"I
| which y i've times ~ heavy - thn' at local loan
| t,,u.!u'iuIr, the commissioner dc''"unr" TIE"
.>SprIitIuuS ~ SIr"untllr Sob" nos f.: the beg
| ~ Of wealthy mtUa-' r. ana ,hu'~ ihf i".hi loan
| associations offered profits and amp" security.
| Irving VI. scott, manager Of tir Mon iron
| Works was given hearty reception tins week ~
| his rmploycN on his return from Wh>hIn f"n Ia"
| men thanked HIM for hIS efforts IN securing con
| tracts for the new cruisers Mr Scott IN r'rN
dwell on CAL furnIaN gTrnt resources for mhhn"''-
| urIng and declared thai only brains and enterprise
! wcr,, needed t. develop them.
! General Miles was much disguised over The re-
| cen, rcpnrt from Tucson that the Apach"> had
| committed murders near licrmo>illo IN the noun
| tain range from which Geronimo c"uld never ~,
| di>odgrd The General sid that Geronimo ami
his hn nj were forced ont of these mountains alter
| hard work. and then cNl~l. Since then Arizona
has rnloy,l three years a peace and tLcr" ~ now
mo- prusprct OF any renewal Of hO,tti">, ~ all the
| reservation Indians are closely wht"l"l. Ia"
scene Of this latest murder i fully 500 miles below
| the border in sonora. and Americans can Il" Moth
| iug to iuycetigt" the Grim" or punish Ia" rene
| al