New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
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San Francisco, Oct. 15.-POlitlcs are absorbing
all the attention here now though the campaign
has been marked by an absence of noise. Inc
best authorities agree that President Harris N
has gained in strength since the last campaign
and with the dependence of the State on fro-
lection, there ought to be no question OF inc
result In this city the fight is bitter, as
strong faction is backing the nonparisan ucke''
and old Dr. ODonnell, the anti-Chinese agta'or'
who has succeeded TO the mantle OF Dennis
Kearney, has large following for Mayor, ana IN
the event Of the failure of the other factions 10
compromise their difficulties he may get IN
John w Thompson, president OF the Nauohai
Metropolitan Bank, of Washington, d. ~ mas
been here for several days. He is strong re
publican, and he corroborates the view nis'
brought out forcib1y by Mr. Reid, that the puSi-
ness men of the country do not want any cha"s'
in the political management Of the Governments
Mr. Thompson has intimate relations WIN many
Wall Street bankers apd fnanclers ana lie ue-
clares that many who voted for Cleveland four
years ago will support Harrison TINS Time lie
has Just made tour Of the Coast, and he pre-
diets a sweeping Republican victory in the three
Coast States, because their prosperity and growth
depend vitally upon the continuance OF Protec-
ton.
An OId-Style JOINT DEBATE on IIo'cCVioh anu ~
Trade has been carried on this week in Fresno and
Stockton by NJ. NJ Estee and Stephen NJ. Whlte'
Mr. Estee, who was chairman of the convention
that first nominated Harrison nobly prc,ented the
protection side of the debate. Mr.. White Is one
of the mose effective debaters of California, ana
is the foremost candidate of his party for the
United States Senate.
The annual meeting Of the Bank of California
this week showed financial record even more
remarkable than last year. After writing Oh
Sl77,277 in old accounts, which could not be col
iected the banks net earnings were $l3O,OOO, or
$4,000 in excess Of last year This gave the
stockholders per cent per year in divlde2ds lhe
old board of directors and officers were reelected
The recent boom in Comstcck mining shares
was what is called brokers' market There
was no strike in the mines to Justify 1t, ana
Consolidated California and virginia ran behind
last month $4,000 AT this rate II VIII soon DE
assessed.
Returns from California orchards are now
coming in, and some OF the profits shown are as
tonshing William AmeSbury, OF iicaldsbnrg
Sonoma County has sXtcca acres in German
prunes from five to eight wears old lie had tle
year 90, 600 pounds of dried fruit which he SOFA
for $1,000 making ne profit OF >'''oo. an
orange ,rovc IN Riverside. of ten acres OF mixed
Seeding and buddcd varieties, was sold last week
for $50. 900 The trees are fourteen years old
and some years the revenue is $500 per acre
The next beet.su-ar factory in California will
be erected at Anahcim: the oldest colony IN Los
Angeles County The farmers have formed a joint
stock company. and they VIII get Their share OF
any profits They have also given land on when
TO build the works The winter will see the
arrival there OF three ,gOes of Java sugar, the
first that have reached here from that sland for
over q year. This sugar can he sold so low that
no domestic sugar can compete with IT,