New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
sum REPUBLICAN PROsPECTs-THE
,,yrBE WILL CONTEsT-JoHN VANCE
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,,..cisco oct. 2O.-rhe political fight in
-. state and city is becoming warm. From all
" from, the INTERIOR the state VIII give
law vote for Estee, the Republican candi-
Who makes an excellent impression
,,e farmers Mr.. Estee has been vine
Oh for wears and ne can sympsthize with
tr,;,.raisers and grain-growers who have
'"' h,r, hv the repeal Of the Mckinley tariff
,orce experience in public life has also saved
~ ,ron, the errors of his Democratic opponent
" pudd Budd Is a bright young lawyer. Of
I'm but he has seriously damaged his
60. ~ success by his conceit. His speeches
snangled with the big letter H." and even
o., friends admit his colossal egotsm. About his
,, stock IN trade is abuse of the Southern Pa
"a. Company United states Senator Perkins
49, stumpcd Southern California. and has met
'".orvvherc a cordial reception. The southern
mites will give a heavier Republican vote
49,, over this year as all their industries have
.a1r hurt by Democratic tariff tinkering. 1t is
-. If the clIriosities of California politics that
49,. counties which were once Overwhelmingly
democratic are now as soli1ly Republican, be-
.on.e they have been settled and developed by
eastern people Of wealth aud culture in search
=, comfortable homes for the winter.
In this city political issues are badly mixed
,,..or Fllort. the nominee Of the Republicans and
,on.partisans. is pretty sure OF reelection as
:. has a clean record. and has made one OF the
~ ~ executives the city has had in many years.
sdolph Sutro is making a fight against the
;,oaI company because IL wanted the lion 5
sn,s NJ transportation profits to the ocean beach.
nd asks o. be elected on this one issue. Su'ro
4. an able man. but cranky. ana there Is no mop
=, his success His band of local Mugwumps nave
started an indep, ndcnt non-partisan party put
!, will cut small figure in the returns
Probate Judge Coffey has grown weary of the
niche will case. which. though settled by re-
cont supreme Court decision. still drags along
hecause of the claim Of one contestant 10 an
- h4ariur Taking advantage of this at
,o~nevs for other claimants tried this week 10
introduce motions for rehearing. out the Juuee
ma then, out Florence Blythe. the natural
dangbter If The millionaire. will receive be
tween s. 600 600 and s4OOO0O0. The chiei al
vantage 10 san Francisco of the dlstrloutioh pl
This estate will be the improvement oi ale
Varket-s block from kearneN 10 niah,,dNe''
which is now covered with unsightly shanues'
The nrobabe election Of John Vance Cheney
es librarian Of the great Newherry Library OF
Chicago will leave the san francisco III Tn
Library without 1e&d, Dui IL VIII oe III
iSar,.sd recognition of Mr. Cheney's work lie
has been restricted here by niggardly appro-
rrIations. bu, he has made tEH library one "a
The hest in the country. Mr. Cheney Is wen
tou,r bv his poems his two volumes OF lyrics
So,,m, heen well received in this country and
;n England for years. Mr.. Cheney and ms ac-
nomnjishod wife have entertained most OF the
literary people who have visited TINS S'a'e'
M clev has been found to the daring ropoeIs
uho looted the Overland train near SacrdileHto
last week There is no doubt that the men Wete
strikers who have been blacklsted by the Sou,H-
ern Pacific Cor their bitter fight against the com
panv last July They laid their plans so Wen,
however that the detectives have oeen uhdoIe
IN trace them though the facts secured sho"
clearly that they are residents OF sacrament
and thoroughly familiar with the movements
~ trains Rewards Of $4,000 have been onereu
Tor their capture. The Southern Pacihc Com
many has decided to abolish the detective force
which II has maintained for many years. Inc
system has proved costly and inefhclent' NO
hetter proof Of its impotence was needed thah
that furnished by the HINT for the traln.rooners
Evans and SOntag in the Fresno foothils. Inc
railroad and express company detectives hdu
no help from the Fresno people. In TACT, they
were hindered and mised at every turn. and the
result was that the capture Of those bandits
was made by others. The railroad company
now proposes to hire detectives when 1T needs
them.
Rain has fallen this week over the greater
mart Of Northern and Central California, ana.
though some damage has been done to grapes
and raisns. the benefit TO feed and orcnaros
far outweighs the loss The rainfall VIII aver
inch.