New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SENATORsHIP- TRIALS OF THE MON.
TEREY AND RANGER MRS. HEARSIS
CHARITY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIDUSE.]


San Francisco, Jan. THE meeting OF the
State LEGISLATURE has excited much interest here
this week because of the lively fight which IL
was expected would occur the choice OF
United States Senator to succeed MIR. teIton.
From the fact that W. W. Foote was backed
by the leading Democratic newspapers In TINS
State il was assumed that he would make
strong fight against Stephen NJ. White, who was
the favorite of his party. Foote'S sudden with
drawal was a great surprise here, but plausible
explanation has since been furnished in the re-
port that he was promised a Cabinet position II
he would retire and leave the field to White.
The other opponents of the favorite were easily
disposed of, and when the caucus was held
Thursday night White obtained the full Demo-
cratic strength. To get the additional two votes
that he needs from the two free lances-one nom
partisan and independent-will not be difll-
cult This sensational contest will probably
settle the claims of Clevelands friends that he
has kept his hands of the elections for Senator'S
Foote has been offered some good Government
Office or he would never have withdrawn, for he
is not the kind of a man who abandons fight
that he has once entered because of any fear Of
loss
The Union Iron Works has scored another sue
cess with the new coast defence ship Monterey,
which had her official trial Thursday The En-
amining Board, it is understood, was warm in Its
praise of her construction, and the ease with
which she obeyed the rudder. What the build
ers could not prevent was terrible rush OF water
over the bows and the experts say that bnlwarks
will be found necessary. This makes the third
large vessel of the new Navy constructed here'
and their success with the Monterey leads to the
hope that the Union Iron Works Will receive the
contract for tie cruiser Brooklyn
The trial trip of the old steamer Ranger, after
her costly repairs at Mare Island Navy Yard, was
a keen disappointment, as she made not more than
half her former speed just what - the matter
with her engines has not been determined nut
IL ia evident that they haven't been properly
put In. The Ranger has been ordered to Samoa
and from there to China to relieve the Alert but
unless she can improve Ill speed 1t woOld lie
a hazardous venture to send her on so long a
VOYAGE When she returned last Tuesday from
her trial trip at sea she was mistaken for the
Alert. her sister ship The result that the
Mare Island postoilice deluged with letters
and DISPATCHES from relatives and fri ands of the
Aert's crew. who are still on the Asiatlc station
Travel over the picturesque narrow-caugc road
from San Francisco to Santa Cruz has been
practically abandoned at its southern end, De-
cause of the caving in OF the long tunnel AT
Wricht's Station in the heart OF the Santa Cruz
Mountains. The heavy rains soaked the eartn
of the mountain and the whole mass pressed
down upon the tunnel, which is one mile ana
flvecights in length \ large force OF men Is
removing portion Of the mountain and IL Is
expected that another month will see the re-
sumption of travel over this road, which is one
of the prettiest IN the STATE
Mrs Phoebe Hearst, widow Ct Senator Hearst,
and one of the richest of Californian women IN
her own right, proposes to establish soon home
for destitute boys ON a farm OF 40 acres near
Pleasanton across the bay from San Fran
risco Mrs Hearst has just returned rom
Enrope. where she inspected many tralnirT
schools Tier plan is to combine home ra an.
old can be reared and taught -nseful trades.
The school will be made a memorial OF sgnat =,
Hearst, as near the building his tomb Will DC
erected.
great deposit of gypsum has been dIscG ,rnd
on the line of the southern racine RAN o Sr
about srventy-five miles east of Dag2ett. N san
Gernarino County. How rich this Moate q aes tbs
ia in minerals is shown By the output Oh WY
horax mines at Calico. When dlscoVSsreu
several years ago they sold for SON son., Nov ts
they turn out thirty tons daily on which 'he
nrofit is about S2,OUO.