New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
REYOND THE SIERRAS.
MUNICIPAL POLIT1CS-THE TARlFF-STARR
KINGS STATUTE THEATRICAL.

San Francisco Oct. 22.-Since the time of the
fight over the new constitution no such bitter polt
ical warfare has been waccd here as is going on
between the rival parties in the conflict for munc-
ipal offices. The State supreme Court decision de-
clarinC that one can vote straight ticket by
merely making one mark at its head has caused
conservation among those who had expected 90
lead ignorant voters 70 the polling booths. To
vote long ticket in the ten minutes allowed by
law requires much intelligence, and the prospect IL
that many ignorant voters will never get half
through their tickets. The Australian ballot svs-
tenn favors all the rencgadcs who trying 10
break down the regular parties. and many fear
that in the splitting up of the two big parties Dr.
O'Donnell. the ant-Chinese agtator. may be
chosen Mayor He has a large following Of Denis
kearney's old sandlot brigade. and he appeals 70
many workngmen by promises of better wages and
more work should he be elected. These promises
are idle. because the Mayor has small power, and
because O'Ponnell. wnen he served two Years
as Coroner. VIGOROUSLY inefficient If he IL
elected his Mayoralty will see repetition of the
scandals that dlsgraced the Kalloch admnstra-
ton
The campaign has brought ont the number of
Industries in California that are benefited by
the Mckinley bill OF course among fruitgrow-
ers, the owners of raisin vineyards and prunc
orchards reap the largest benefit from the tariff
but there many other industries connected with
uit-growipY that are helped by the tariff. One
of the most important of these is glace fruits
Labor is 80 dear here that it would be useless
TO attempt to compete with France if it were
rot for the 80 per cent nd valorem duty on
all foreign crystallized fruit. This California
industry has received a great impetus recently
and the best work turned ont cannot he dlstln-
ruished from the foreign article.
The convention of building and loan associa-
lions this week showed how popular these So
cieties have become. Ten years ago there were
only eleven OF them in the state Now there
arc 1870, of which ffty-ninc are established III
San Francisco. Over Sl6,o00.000 Is IN the Gus
tody of these associations, which have dove mu'h
to build up the suburbs Of this city ana give
working people good homes.
The bronze statue of Starr King will be un-
yciled in Golden Gate Park next "Wednesday.
The statue was designed by Daniel I. frehcn' Oh
Boston, stands eleven feet high. and cost SiS'-
moo The treat preacher and anti-savery
orator is represented az he stood on tire platform
The address will be made by Irving NJ. scott
The statue will stand just west OF the aVlarE'
and the music stand will BE- moved TO this locality
next spring.
The week has been duh in thcatricals The
Acazar Theatre is closed because business vas
flat 1t will probably be opened after me eico-
zion but it cannot be ran on the same n'hlN -
before. There are too many theatres for the
size of the city, and the and1nces demand Go oo
ocal for their money Farce comedy has heeh
duo 10 death ard most OF the travelling com
binations draw poor hoUses. Alexander Salvlni
made a distinct lit in =" Don CaeSa: de B'2an,
and the best OF the critics hkened MN 70 fec"'Sr
in his melodramatic power.
Another expedition has started In search Of IN"
lost Pesleg Sire in the Colorado Desert. me
leader is Converts, an Old desert hunter VINO iiS'
season passed the three Golden Hills. on when
the mine is He VAS floating in boat on me IN"
overflow Of the Salton Sea and could no, r,ic'
leg Mine as nytlrical. and over Il score OF men
have died in the search during the last hve years
search has also been made recently for the los,
silver mine from which Were made the SOFA
silver altar ornaments of the old mission at Santa
Barbara. The last survivor OF the Indians VINO
s,Tn,v Tho location of the mine died without re-
vealng il, and since then much money has been
spent in vain efforts to discover the bona2za-