New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
POI rTIcS IN THE SCIIOOLS-DISGRUNTL
DEMOCRATS-BISIIOP K1P-CROf
PROSPECTS.
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fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUSEI
San Francisco, April s.-A local sensation Is the
| cxposnre of traffic in teachers situations in the
| public schools, The matter was brought to a head
| by the announcement of a director that he had
received an offer of a $1,000 bribe to secure
| situation for a young woman in of the city
| schools. The Grand Jury took up the matter. ana
it has already established case of bribery, with
| good prospect, Of revealing crooked work among
the old board of school directors whose terms
| recently expired Whatever may be the result OF
the investigation il will give a heavy blow 10
the encroachmcnt Of ward politics upon the pnolc
schools This vicious system has done much 10
disgust the best teachers. and to fill vacancies with
| incompetent instructors, who depend upon their
political pull rather than upon their merit for their
tenure Of Office II i doubtful if any other cry
in this country has allowed it, public school system
70 become go vitiated by the worst evils or ward
politics as San Francisco. and the time Is ripe lot
sweeping reforms that will weed out the lne'hcleht
and corrupt element
The Democratic statesmen who have returned
from Washington are badly discounted. lh'N
orroo however. that they have repeated the same
mistake which they made eight years ago-flat iS'
they failed 10 unite on two or three prominent
ana urge rnPUl LOT R'on pii''''
no question that Cleveland would have given the
Japanesc mission to Frank McCoiin, and an I'M
rortant Europcan mission To Major Rathbon", ont
noi,bor NcC o0n nor Rathbone could get the united
Endorsement Of the California delegation. because
Senator White insisted upon urging an ambitious
local hose named DIVER for the mission 70 TOXIC,
while Congressman Mcclure spent all his strength
working for a personal friend Cor superintendent
~ the San Francisco mint. In the same way john
= Irish who j. really an able man. was preVenteh
from getting a department place. and now his
enemies here moving heaven ana earth I'D PR
vent him from securing the naval Office IN th's
city II wond seem though the Oh iaetloh
s,b, betwecn the two wings Of the California
Democracy had broken ont more ii'rcely than ever
| The result has been TO deprive California OF any
fair share in the public offices. If the State now
get, third rate mission it will be fortunate
San Francisco will soon have smelling works
AZ large and complete any west of the ROCKY
Mountains William Selover who built the Dig
smelling plant at Portland, Ore IL az the heau d
4 syndicate which proposes 10 secure site III this
city or its suburbs The projectors hope 70 largely
s,imuIate mining in California and Arizona by
making San Francisco a smelling heauluar'erS
Now much ore j. discarded because OF the h'aVS
railroad rates 70 Denver, which Is the Eeares'
| point for smelling
The death Of Bishop Kip has called ont many
| "reminiscences of his life in pioneer days ana
several tributes o. the valuable missionary WORK
which he did in LAYING the foundations OF the
Ep.copal Church on this coast Ii Is seldom that
a man of refined taste and high literary culture
can applv himself to large tasks that call for great
executive ability and the tolerance OF many de-
fccts due 10 peculiar social conditions. Bishop
Kin not only built up large diocese, but he eyer
ciscd strong personal influence upon the religious
life of the coast.
The Rev. John W. Chadwick. Of Brooklyn, VINO
il here on a tour of inspection of Unitarian
churches Of the coast delivered this week. before
large audience, his fine lecture on George
William Curtis.
Heavy rains this week have fallen in nearly oil
parts of the State They have done great good
70 the Young fruit tree, and TO the growing grain
Rcports from a large majority Of tn" counties show
that the crop outlook i letter than Tor several
wears As "A full wheat crop may he expected even
ON dry upland The new acreage IN run cannon
yct h, given with accuracy, but 1t Is sure 10 DE-
larger than ever known before