The herald., 1894-11-15
STILL TALKED.
SAN DIEGANS HAVE SOME THINGS
THEY WANT TO KNOW.
Rumors of New Nswspapsrs--Ths Water
Question Comes Up Again.
Local Items and Per-
sonAl Notes.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14.-Politics are still
the chief topic OF conversation here.
With five offices in which the pluralities
are less than 100 there are contests and
rumors of contests. While the super
visors are making up the official figures
the voters are discussing q number of
subjects, among which are these:
Who pays for Billy Oarlson's brass
band?
How will Babcock get even for that
Thousand" he is reported to have
blown in on supervisor who landed
third in the race?
Why did Republican Spreckels' fore
man, Mr.. White, call his 200 workmen
together and ask them to vote for the
Democratic candidate Tor senator, l. +.
Wadham?
How much of a figure did the ection
of Foreman White cut in the defeat OF
J. l.. Dryden?
One OF the funny incidents OF the after
election talk is discovery made by
street preacher named Judkins. He
claims to have found in the Peoples
party the 'lost tribes OF Israeli"
There are newspapers and rumors OF
newspapers. The latest report is that
Han Wagner. as soon as he relin9uishes
the oiice Of superintendent of schools to
his successor, will start Republican
daily. 1t is also rumored that since the
San Diegan Sun has come out hat-footed
against Cleveland, few prominent
Democrats are looking over the field
with the end in view of starting a
"plumb-line" Democratic daily. The
chances are that when talk settles down
to business there will be one new paper
started, and that will be backed by j.
w. Seton and edited by Han Wagner.
Another move has been made on the
water question checker board.
Z. S. Babcock has sold his stock in
the San Diego Water company to the
Municipal Investment company OF Chi
cago, and of which w. o. Cole is pres
ident. j. w. Seton had previously
joined hands with the investment COM
pany and had bought up controlling
interest in the stock and bonds of the
water company. BY the purchase OF the
stock owned by Z. 8. Babcock. the thorn
pany upon the acquirement OF Mr.. Bah
cocks stock, held a meeting and elected
the following directors: j. W. Seton,
J. D. Works, L. r. Works, of San Diego.
and G. HI. Coffin and W. o. Cole OF
Chicago.
The new directors Immediately held a
meeting and elected j. w. Sefton presi-
dent. Now that the interests in the
Water and Flume companies are har-
monized the people are blandly told that
there was no need to have shortened the
water supply during the past summer.
This statement ia NO doubt great source
of comfort to the ranchers whose crops
suffered because the water supply was
cut to one. half of the amount contracted
for and to the housekeepers who had to
draw off at night the next days supply
in the bath tub and to the property own
ers whose lawns are as brown as the
desert.
Ed W. Bushy head has gone east for q
six months trip.
G. B. Bradshaw. U. S. N, is at the
Brewster.
Gen. Lew Wallace arrived today. He
will give his interesting lecture, Ben
Hur, Friday evening.
! Sewell F. Barker has been appointed
by Mayor Carlson as a delegate to rep
resent San Diego at the transmississippi
congress at st. Louis. The congress
convenes November 29th.
DR.. P. r. Reynolds of Los Angeles is
! in the city for few dsys.
| Conductor A. E. Kinney OF the South
ern California railroad smashed finger
while helping to load q truck at Del
| Mar.
G. E. Mayne Of San Diego and Pacific
Beach railroad fame has gone to San
! Francisco for short trip. Ths report
that he had gone to order supplies for
his new railroad 10 not true.