New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE ELECTIONS-ESTEE' DEFEAT-PER-
SONAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.


fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
San Francisco. Nov 1O.-Caifornia Republicans.
after electing six Of seven Congress"e"'
after securing the Legislature, and mus ihahiis
certain the return Of a Republican Senator; after
gaining every important office on the state uohet
except the head. feel very over the defeat OF
Estee for Governor. The election OF Buod az
Governor can have very little influence on legis-
lat,on as he will have no backing, the Populists
not being strong enough to give him any assist
ance He will be very lonely at Sacramento, ana
about all the satisfaction he will get out OF MS
term will be the appointment OF friends ana
supporters to the places In his glft' never
theless, the defeat of Estee is taken much u
heart He was the ablest man who mas run ioi
the Governorship in many years, ana ne "ou'u
have saved the State from the shame OF such
srectacle as presented last summer vic"
Governor Markham remained at his home In
Pasadena during the exciting days OF the p's
strike pleading that he couldn't get transports
ton to the capital though steamers were run
ming regularly San Francisco. only twenty
miles from his home. Estees defeat was due
partly to the bitter feeling against the Southern
Pacific Company. which was known to favor
him. and partly to the revolt Of country Repub-
1icans against the inso,ence of Boss Burns. who
had so little tact as to announce in the lobby be-
fore the convention had fairly organized, that
Estee would be the nominee. Many interior dele
gates who would have accepted Estee under oroi-
nary circumstances went home full or wrath
against the arrogance Of the San Francisco poss
and the evident intention of the city leaders 10
run the party machine 10 suit themselves lhis
cutting of the head of the ticket was. perhaps
the most severe rebuke that the country dele
gates could have made to boss methods. Inc
soreness caused by the great railroad strike must
also be taken into consideration one OF the
factors in Estees defeat Budd devoted MS cam
paign to abuse Of the railroad company, though
in his career as California Congressman ne
never showed any luminosity against what he
now IL pleased TO call 'the octopus of monopoly.
There is enough of the old Sand Lot spirit left
in California TO make such appeals as these at
tractive 10 the large class that hates corpora
tions and would like to them despoied.
The Congressional victory in California was
predicted in these dispatches. The feeling was
50 strong against the Wilson iarff that ever
Congressman Geary. with all the prestige OF
Chinese exclusion. could not make any heac
against II. Mcguire. the solitary Democrat
elected. has great personal popularity In san
Francisco. and his opponent had no strength 10
offset this AS for the Legislature potn houses
will be Republican. in fact the majority Is
larger than known for many years. and on JOINT
ballot the Republicans will have clear ma
torty of fifty. From these returns IL WIZ ,,o,, oe
seen that though the head OF the STATE lcket
was beaten there remains no doubt OF the
genuine Repuplcanism Of California
More than a score of applicants are In the
field for the lbrarianshlp Of the Free ruDnc
library left vacant by the call OF John vance
cheney 10 the Newberry Library IN Cnlcaeo'
Among the prominent candidates are aired step
bins for years in charge OF the Mercah,lie ~
.brarv. Horace Wilson. late head OF the Mechan-
les library; Warren Cheney, conspicuous IN edu-
cational affairs of the Coast, and j. -; Lay,ilan,
Librarian Of the state University i"e ''o'Oe
will be made next month
The sale Of the paintings. jewels and objects
y, ar, Selected by the late Mrs Kate Johnson
has been IN progress for several days ana VIII
continue next week. The pictures repiese .i
some OF the best work Of modern European anu
American painters while the collection OF gems
and ivory carvings is very large. one ol me
noteworthy pieces was necklace OF the En-
nress Eugene consisting OF seventeen square
cut diamonds. which brought ssoo
The Kendals have done a good business this
week with Lady C.ancartv' and "A scrap Oh
Paper" despite the election excitement. lney a,e
very sore however over their dismal fahure Vim
'The Second Mrs. Tanqueray ana no doup',
San Francisco will come in for some h'rd "oros
when the Kendals return 10 New-1or
The dismissal at Los Angeles Of the murder
charge against young Richard Heath leaves un-
solved the McWhirtei mystery Of Fresno After
Two wears the fate OF McWhirter is still In doubt
He was a Democratic editor. VINO exposed cor
r,,pt political ring. and one morning was s',ol
down AZ his own door. The insurance companies
tried 10 establish suicide, but failed. and ms
wealthy relatives spent large sums 70 bTihe ms
a,iaped nurderers to justice, but without result
xf.or two trials in Fresno change or venue
was secured but no new evidence was Cd
tanned the case was dsrhisSeu'
The conviction Of S. D. Worden at Woodianu
FOR wrecking a train near sacrament az ~,
time Of the big strike. by which an engineer ana
three soldiers lost their lives. meets general aP
nroval The evidence against Worden was con-
elusive and the verdict means that ne VIII hais'
,,ninss the Governor should commute his punish
,nent TO a life term WOrden was the delegate vi
IRE Sacramento branch IF the American Ralway
fYnion 10 the Chicago Conference last summer:
,hough II was afterward discovered he had served
a term in a Rochester Jaii for inert