New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
poLrrICS-THE OPIUM HABlT-LOSS OF TIE
SPINNEY-THEATRICAL.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIDUNE.l

San Francisco Oct 29.-The local political
nrbt increases in bitterness and the week has
seen an important change In sentiment. The non
partiaan PARTY, which had developed great
strenQth has lost ground owing to the exposure
of the morcenary character of some Of it's oandi-
dates and their attempts to pledge themselves
% opposing factions. From careful observation
10 il apparent that Dr. ODonnell, the anti-C
crank and successor Of Denis kearncy. Will not
poll as large vote at the last election Many
Of hls old adhcrcnts are weakening, and are going
hack to the two big parties. The city reelstra-
ton IL G7,849-a gain of 1910 IN TWO years
Meanwhile the National campaign is being car
red on vigorously, and the Rcpubllcahs are 'S
confident Of victory as ever. The only disturbing
fsctor is the Peoples party. whose influence ana
strength cannot be figured out.
Major Charles r. Fsan, who was made one OF
tic defendants in the notorious Hale ana Nor-
cross silt, and VINO WIS included in the Hi'"V"'
GOO Judgment, has been adjudged exempt from
this Judgment because lie was never serve" wiz"
papers in the and never AUTHORIZED any
attorney to appear for him. The court '"ere
fore held that 1t never Iuircd jurisdiction over
him. This throws an additional S?oo.ooo upon
the other defendants
TIE Roy. Frederick j. Masters, who has been
4 missionary IN the Chimes" quarter for years.
made a terrible exposure this week OF the crow"
of the opium habit ~ san Francisco. Ills a"o'e'o
was delivered before tic Polytechnic society anu
he appealed to his hearers TO Use their ihhuehcc
10 secure the prohibition Of the importation OF 'e
drug The revenue from the OPIUM ou'N -
LARGE: but. lie said. nc Government deserved 10
flourish on such gains, as every pound oil opium
brought into this country meant physical an"
hoI 81 Of
The loss Of the American ship Joseph il. spin
upy when almost in port appears to have pt'n
due TO the timidity Of tho captain and crew Inc
vessel struck q rock. and as she began TO I'LL vie
captain abandoned her. and when lie reached TINS
city reported that she had gone down IN thlrN-
eight fathonls The facts are that she remained
sfloat for twenty hours. and was then wrecked
because there was no one board TO Keep Ter
of the rocks. During oil this time after she WAS
abandoned she could have been brought into
nort had apy one suspected her condition She
wac scen from the shore hut no one dreamed 'h"c
shc was abandoned. As she had valuable c*'S"
from Ncw-York, the insurance Mon are ch'ase"
and now the salvage will bc small
The statu. Of Thomas Starr King was unvei!"d
.his week with appropriate ceremonies Ills
erardsons lifted the drapery from the statue en-"
Irving NJ. Scott, the builder OF the new crui~eIIs
Charleston and San Irancsco. told Of tHr m"'ie
work Of the preacher and orator !nc n 1x clio
IF heroic size and represents TO the HE inf
attitnde IF King in speaking. The pro Sraal
is MADE of sincc nloc,i of Mis,onr: rev s," ar,
nc and bears the inscription: h":naS n, .
King. In him cioqIenc". strength ana Willy ','
were devoted with fearless courage u" .'"'"'
country and his fellow-men ls!4-ie"@'
Aud,ans very Gallo comic opera Miss iiIErn
MAS warmly received this week az thc prn,M'
G.spitc The fact that most OF th" Dun , conpan,
failed to hring out the humor III the Iime.' 30.
promises pun this company ONT Of n r%. ."
M horn nov VITA no prospect Of any improve
mcp+ until after election. Aubrey BourIcauitr re-
cs1ed kindly criticism in his nc% , p,nG nm
.rran Henry Jewctt, the Austria Ian. who made
b;s first appearance. created good impression.