New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
POLITICAL NOTES-ROBERT LOUIS STEVEN
SON-SrRUCK OIL.
fBY rELEGRArH TO THE TWbUsE..

iBY TELEGBArH TO THE TiUbCsE
San Francisco, May l4.-Thc reports !e'c-
graphed TO several Eastern newspapers th't thec
was division in the California Republican H''c
Convention, and that faction was led by VI H.
De Young against Harrison are absolutely VIII
oaa foundation. On the morning before inc 'l'c'
ing o. tie convention The Chronicle coh''lil'u
an editorial strongly urging the lAoofse'"oh0 y.
llarrison's nomination, the recommendations OF
which were closely followed by the CONVENTION
The fight for the Craftsmanship had no national
significance. as il was plainly local and the main
contest was between men DESTROYS Of the pciSoni
honor of going to Minneapolis a. Observation-Disclosures
Two OF these were conceded to the northern dhu
southern sections, and the struggle lay o''",'n
Ie Young FELTON,, Esee and barnes ior '"o o
TWO places. De Young owing to MS s'rnsO u" IA
.he interior easily led his three comPcu'orS' 'n'
Estee and Barnes were shut out. ms was '"'
pnIy contest, and no opposition whatever wa"
shown to Harrison. On the contrary. the Nsoiu-
lions indorsing him and bis aohAliS"''io" "''N
enthusiastically received.
The California Republican delegation met yester-
dav and decided to take no action IN regard ~
voting for a candidate until they rAcheo Ml''nu-
upos The chairman of the deicgauon l. a.
Spence of Los Angeles. An executive commute
was formed 70 make all the arrangements loi ',''
delegation and of this DE Young was eiec'eo cH"i',
man. The delegation will go East Ill a SPECIAL
car.
The Democratic State Convention, which meets
az Fresno next Tuesday promises to be uhusu""s
lively A large faction is DESTROYS OIL h'ooiS"s
Cleveland, but many delegates are III iaNo' Vi
initiating the Republicans and sending an un-
pledged delegation. Silver Will also De '"ne
of contention, because ali the delegates from "e
mining counties favor free silver
1s,,er from ex-Nayor Grace to a Democrat
Ia Pomona, Cal, has gwen m"ch co"',o''
,hs discipes of Cleveland Mr.. Grace declares
rmnhaticaIly that Cleveland will be nomlha'eo
On the first ballot Pomona is a peculiar town
t ,oli,ical sensations rs il was citizen OF tha'
nloce yho secured the letter from Minister Sack
,.;lIe West ipdorsinc Cleveland which The lrioune
,yos the first paper in the East to publish ana
which furnished excellent campaign ma'eri4'
young "Charleyn Fair, son of ex-senator Far,
has declined 10 accept Congress hoii''''"' ''''
Nevada because he holds that the honor belongs
10 Newland~. who has done more Tor Inc >'""
than he. Young Fair mas recently started rae
inc stable and proposes &c take as active d p'''
4, turf matters as Porter Ashe has done
Mich excitement has been caused aino's
nurcbasers of lots south Of COLDER "a'e l"IN
near Ocean Beach DN tue o'S'"NNi' -,
MONAGHAN las sold hundreds of lots TO when
:. hos va tiu. lie claims thrty-fve acre"
,,novo rs Monachan's Subdivision. but ms t'c
- fraud, scnt Many transfers nave been mauc
lv the original purchasers. 1t Will tax" nue.
Time 10 untauglc the records. Many poor pcop'c
have been swindica Ivy Monagha1.
Tho sale Of tie pictures Of Theodore "oreS
broucht very poor pri- e> .:c tins WecA "o''9 !
eusv first in this commit" IN his palntllS ol japan
An sub;ects and in his collection were many gems.
The Memorial Temple of the Shotgun al ->'''
fetched only S175, and hrau'Iit! pictui' Vi
cherry trees in bloom on S1nnlda ilNef, Js''-'
was knocked down for Sl35. Wore, VIII s'o'
return TO Japan for a prolonged Stay III 'n"'
country. that seems to nave the same lascin"'i'n
as the South Sea Islands for him- VINO once
feels its charm
Tire fact that Robert Louis St"venSons VIE
had a mortgage placed on the proper'I Size owns
in Oakland this week caused some conipi'"'
bore but investigation showed that inc aseh'
of the Stevenson, wanted 10 ra!Se ~" !"
1u choice WINS and groceries for the novelist 5
use in Samoa, and the easiest way to ger 'he
money was 70 place 4 mortgage on the property
Stevenson. il apEcais has large coc0anut pam
,arion on his place near Apla which he lid
leased and Joe" Strong, the tallfornla arls'
who married Mrs StPVcnson's daughter = mana
ger of the plantation. Stevenson is aid 90 De
IN better physical condition now than FOL Twelve
years.
The st rile of green OIL in Kern County is The
most important incident iii months III developing
the resources of the State. The OIL is dark green
j. to be equal natural lubricant to the DrHt
oils of West Virginia. othcr wells arc BEN.
sunk ard branch railroad will he run to the new
oil fields which are near Bakersfield