New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
POLlTICAL.-DRY WEATHER-REAL ESTATE
Mr.. BANCROFT'S HISTORY.

MR.. BANCROFTS HISTORY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIDuSkl
San Francisco, Nov l5.-Tbe official canvass
of election returns is going on slowly, Is many
errors are detected in every tally-sheet' i''tie
interest is manifested, the result In nenriy all
cases is assured. About the only interest," ccn.rs
in the Congress contests in the Ist and lid DIS
tricts. where the races are SO close tnat suiah
maintain urecincts may turn the scale. Onc
day the Republicans lead and the next Jay the
Democrats appear to have the advahta2e' ine
result will probably not be known oeiore carry
net week. 1t looks now as though Barham thep.l
would win in the LIST District. and Caminet'i
Dem, in the lid. II Caminettl is elected ne
will be the solitary Democrat from TINS S'",e'
He is a third-rate lawyer of small ability. who
hoe railed around in the State Legislature for
s.verai sessions. and SECURED a considerable
no,;t;cal "pull., lie will never be heard from
in Congress.
One of the most amusing results of the local
.,oction is tho rage of DIR. c. G. O'Donnell, who
,,crs;sts in declaring that he was elected Mayor.
brt has been counted out by combination be-
tween the two regular parties ODonncli mas
lost no time, but has begun at once
on the historic Sand Lots his canvass
for Governor; nothing short Of the Governor
shin will satisfy this perennial candidate
next time Meanwhile, he wants to organize
vigilance committee and run out of town the men
who. he says, defrauded him of the MayoraiS
ODonnell always attracts crowds OF curious ioieio
when he speaks nut they laugh at his blood'h'iSH
threats AID make game of his incendlary ia"-
Cuagc precisely as they used to do t"ei'e s'"',
ago when Kcarney ranted at the same place anu
demanded the hearts blood of the monopoils'S'
James c. Jordan, of Jordan, Marsh O. Co., Oh
BOSTON. bought this week fifty acres OIL ou'ei9
land in what is known as Richmond suburb. !.
is bounded by California-st Oh the nor'h' Ioi,''
Lobos.avc on the south, Williamson-st On .''o
cast, and First-ave. on the west. MI ''iu"n
maid S430.0Oo for it and will spend an equal
amount in grading, sewers and Sidewalks anu wiz
then sell lots He is the head of the large Boston
drvgoods house and will soon establish here. at
Taylor and Market sts., large branch OF that
firm which he will personally manage MI
Jordan is much impressed with the future oil Nah
Francisco and he proposes TO follow the example
of ex-senator Fair, who in three years mas IN
vested $4,000, 900 in choice business property IN
this city.
This has been the dryest fall for more than ten
wears. no rain having fallen since last june The
SIGNAL Service officers attribute tho unusual dry
smell in November to passage Of storms from the
Japan Current further north than Usual kaln
storms follow the Japan Current OF 'he
Pacific but this year the storm Deit'
when nearing the coast, has been ue-
fected far to the north, and rains which
should have fallen here have passed over brltish
Columbia The country is not suffering, put San
Francisco is troubled with sewer gas that mas leu
10 an outbreak of diphtheria The sewers are now
being flushed but the health of the city Will not
be good till the rains come.
The Chinese Six Companies this week performed
good work in putting an end to the bloody feud
between two highlander societies that had al
ready resulted in the death of three men ana tiie
serious wOunding of three others. Inc n.anaScrh
of the Six Companies were warned that Unless
they checked these murders the public sentiment
apaipst the Chinese would lie strengthened and the
result might be the arbitrary removal OF the
coolies beyond the city limits. This threat was
effective. and the rival highbinders were 1orceo
to make compromise ana sign articles oil peace
Tourists who visit Oakland should not miss
n visit TO Chabot Observatory. This and the LICK
Observatory on Mount Hamilton are the only TWO
obscrvatories in the world open to NisitoIs ~ Is
open every day except oumuafs EAU. anu +ha SuneT.
iuteudent of Schools, but SO great is inc dehlahu
that all available t,ckets up to january i ncNs
have been issued over "oo people nav ouatorioi
the heavens through the eieh'-i"0h 'f
since last June.
Klein. the American who gained brief noto-
riety through his connection WIN the o""oan
ambuscade. that resulted in the death OF q score
of German marines near Apia. came out mere re;
Gently and started a weekly journal called The
Cynic." 1t was stupid. had no excuse for en-
istence. and died just four weeks after II saw the
light.
The Order Of the Beacon Light. one OF the
mutual endowment societies. is about to dispand.
Echt-hnndred people were credulous enough to
mi money into the concern on n promise OF large
Profits and like members Of similar societies
here they will lose all they have paid in
The roller-skating craze. which was epidemic
here about three years ago. has broken out again.
and Ridglcy the London Skating Club manager,
has opencd Mechanics Pavilion as q rink. The
floor will accommodate 5000 skaters at one time.
Hubert H. Bancroft will issue next week the
last volume in his great work, The History OF
thp Pacific Coast States" II is entitled Literary
Industries" and in it Mr.. Bancroft tells Of the
gathering of his uhrivailed library of American
and Pacific Coast documents and OF the writing
of his history. lie gives sketches of the men who
have aided him. and the volume is made at
tractive by an admirable introduction, written by
George Frederic Parsons.