New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
POLITICAL - EARTHQUAKE - POSTOFFlCE-
SNOW IN SIERRAS.
IBv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

IBv TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.I
San Francisco, April 26.-The retirement OF
Governor Waterman this week from the poii'o"'
field has been great relief to the Kepuphcane'
Waterman is several times millionaire, ana his
money could gain him certain support that wouio
demoralize all calculations. lie mas PIo,eu "
Door an executive, however, thai nc oo"''
no popular vote. and his retirement ID ioS~'.N
as tho most sensible act of his public life wafer
49, ,or,d nv q careful canvass that he could
not get the support of his own county oi ""n
Niece nor of Los Angeles. Without sold delega-
.;ons from both these counties in the cohVen.ioh
he chances wonld be- hopeless. Los Angeles mas
so,ectcd ~ Congressman Markham for It's canal
date for Governor and San Diego VIII s"ppo''
him These counties will demand the Governor
90 .hoir RIGHT this wear. and this demand VIII oe
aoooded n bv the Republican managers. ii
MARKHAM runs. he can carry the State easily
carotor Stanford is still the leading candidate
for the United States Senate. ana his cliaho''
are good for reelection. Strong dissa'isIao"V"
ovis,s AGAINST him. however, among certain kepuo
licans; and this feeling has put inc Send'o,'"i
bec into the bonnet of ex-Congressman S'ephen
~ white who was temporary chairman OF tho
last Democratic National Convention "m'e mas
1ono boon talked of as a Democratic Guperha'oriai
candidate but the higher honor has a"saceu
his fancy and he is making strong secret hsn'
for the Scnatorship. The campaign PROMISES ~
he lively. with the prospects IN i">o'
Republicans.
Tho eartbouake furnished the diversion OF an
.x+remelv dull week 1t sharp enough 10
a,isfv oven connoisseur in shocks; nut III vi"
,oss damage than last years earthquake, anu h'
ono was injured. The only cracks In "aiiS W." W.,
made in old buildings like the pos'ohicc' VIM
should have been torn down ten years ago. y. "
.uob structures as the old Appraisers puliuiis'
orocted ON billings and with poor 1ounua'io n''
Perbans the best result of the snoch was ~"
demonstration that the new tau pulioihes eC"e
nm in San Francisco are carthquake-prooi i
now "Chronicle" building is the loi'ies' III ".
CITY. being nine stories high ana ~oo 'c1' "
con of the tower 1t is nearly completed' 81
49,. Il furnished a GOOD test. Not even pl' vi
-,,ster;nc was Knocked on the walls; IN Iac''
tbera was no indication that the lofty s'ruc'"io
rod rassed through a severe earthquake
Contracts have been let for the new oeh,s'V'S
C,ocker buildnc in Market-st., en- the plocA ne
low The Chronicle" building, which VIII oe 'n'
largest structure in the city devoted 10 ohiceS'
Two curious accidents happened on raliroao
lines this week The earthquake shil'eo oou,''
.hout one foot of the iron truss prldge OIL '"e
Coast line. crossing the PaJaro RIVER 81 '""
trains were delayed several hours. Earlier ~ WV
vaek bic landslide occurred in Livermore "'''
across the bay. covering 'ne 'Iaoh ioi %
and hurvinp an engine and one passenger ca, VI
= .r,1or train that was going through the russ
III fc,v neone in the buried escaped, ana oio
ros, If the train was not injured III was do
1nctv an escape from terrible disaster as 'n"'
at Tehachapi last week
M changes or removals have been MADE Se' J."
90
known that President Huntington mas n"oo
oaroful examination Of all the departments anu
has found many employees who have sur'i'eu
their usefulness
Tho decision Of the Palo Alto Stable to SEND
rood string to Eastern circuits TINS season WIZ
hr;nc senator Stanfords horses prominently 10
the front. Sunol and Palo Alto are 'he '"'O
nroducts Of his theory. and the Senator wants
e. coo what they can do against the best East
ern racing stock.
The delay of the commissioners IN seIectlns q
otto for the rev postofcc. for which Ssoo'ooo
sl'o oa,rnnrated is leading to discussion
,,.he,her the Government should not take the
- IN hand and condemn the land required
Gov tho nurpose The commission. which WAS ap-
,oir,ed lax Cleveland. has laid ltself open "
.,sn;c;on of unfarness by its peculiar methoos
o,d il now declares. after more than elen"rh
months service. that nothing can ne dohc' w
aso il has no offers of land at the sum nanrd
=: ,ha onnronriation Several eligible sites are
Ia nv rcal estate syndicatcs that evidently
oxnect 10 make the Government pay d lahcS piioo.
Meanwhile real estate is adD2ncting Go. IN faci
80 Tho old building afOrding no Opporuuh'f ~
wi, larger force of distributors ne Iesui, 10
~, tho newspapcr mail is usually DELAYED Il udN'
and the arrival of cach large NniIh az" nsoo
sraiian mail paralyzes the work oil tpe olhce'
The new cruiser Charleston has been vls'fu pN
,oon1' Thousands this week. She presents oedu,
MI onreorance and a test of her guns showed
.Lor there were no defects In her consul ucuUl"
Nnt oven any paint fccked on Dy the us
charge of her great guns
Frederick w Sharon arrived here TINS week
He came partly 10 look after the faact iiopSi,
nd nartly to spy ont the land for the heA,
Senatorial election III Nevada. WIN 'ne i;t;ooi
~ silver and the prospect of lively pohtlcu
AZ onss the Sarebrush State looks forward TO
batter times this fall There are large huinpci
ns mines that have been idle for wears when
~ viii nav 10 work should the present price Oh
silver be maintained.
Miners in the mountains are stu complaining
NJ the great depth OF snow. In fIlhlaS Nou'iN
il lies twenty feet deep. sohdN pacntu any 80
monv narts of the >icrras it reaches the dcpth OF
twentv.fye feet. Even old Indians deciale MAJ
tbev never saw such deep snow before. arouiin
7 aEe Tahoe mountain trails were opehcu .iilo
,reol; for the first time in a nimber OF mohths
and several families received Deia'eu Nhi ;II
a,an through the mail This heavy snow Will
bc a GOOD thing for the farmers III the eiea,
,.a1levs and for cattle raiscrs. as II lnsnres
larao sunnlv of water this summer and fall
HANDSOME FCRNITU RE SETS.