New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
POPULAR FEELING FOR M'K1NLEY-fEH-
sONAI. NOTES-AMUSEMENTS
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San Francisco, April 1S.-The popular iee"ns
for Mckinley in this State and oregon appeal
to ne as overwhelming as was that for Lincoln
against Mcclellan. 1.-THE Chronicle rece"'y
nr,nted counons asking subscribers to marx
their candidate for the Presidency ana also 10
Indicate whether they thought the tariH or the
currency question should be the chief campaign
,ssus or sI5 returns received 73O were FOR NC
Kinlev forty-four for Allison. twenty-nine TOT
Reed. thirteen for Cullom. eight FOR Morton anu
twenty zone scattering. OF III votes on VIVA.
should be the paramount issue OF campaign 90.
favored the tariff alone. eighteen were TOT taii'
and silver combined and only 119 for the money
question. These coupons came from all phr's
of the State and hence give very 1air 'hu''"-
ton Of the sentiment Of the people
Max Pracht travelling secretary OF the Amer
lean Protective League who mas can'aeSeu
Oregon thoroughly. declares that the recent
state Convention there faithfully voiced the
sentiment Of tho residents OF that STATE lor me-
Kinley and Protection. The American Prolec-
five Association is strong in Oregon. but as It's
leading members are old soldiers, Mckinley mas
nothing to fear frori ".
The Board of Regents of the State University
has beep having some lively conferences with
Mavor Sutro over his gift OF site IN 'ne
suburbs for the affiliated colleges OF the uni
versity The Legislature appropriated quarter
Of a million dollars for these buildings WIN
the proviso that onehalf mus be expended 'he
first year. Sutro desired to have his proposed
library included in the college quadrangle 80
he gave tract Of land In the suburbs anu
graded II. Although the year In which haif the
appropriation must be spent ends In july no
work has been done. The Regents say that
Mayor Sutro has not signed the deed but the
he hac Sked &
be relieved from responsibility for taxes Three
weeks time has now been given to settle THIS
point Public sympathy is with Mayor Sutro.
for his demand Is reasonable. since endowment
properties like this not exempt from taxa
ton. AS the tax rate this year Is over " on
500 this is a burden which even a millionaire
does not care to assume.
A suggestive incident Of the week was the
conviction Of ex-Dstrict-Attorney Page for en-
bezzlement O., money belonging to an insane
ward Page had filed the offices OF Justice OF
the Peace and District-Attorney with credit
He was popular and married the daughter OF
the late Warden Shirley. Of San Quentin DIX
years ago 1t looked though he might reach
any political honor in the State, but ne con-
tracted extravagant habits. lived beyond his
income. piled up debts and absorbed $4,000 be-
longing to an insane client. Of whom he was
arrested in New-York last January.
The State Board of Railroad Commissioners
propose to regulate street car fares In this city
Much complaint is made by suburban residents
., tho 6ve-cent fares which amount to neat
.rr, FOR a man and his family. These resi-
dante demand the abolition of the transfer sys-
tenn and the establishment of two-and-a-hai-
cent fare. as 1t is impracticable to make the
fare three cents because the copper cent IS
not IN circulation. The AttorIey-General mas
heen asked to give his opinion on the power oi
tho Railroad Commissioners to act IN the mat
ter An attempt will also be mace 10 cohpei
certain main lines Of cable roads TO run cars
all night AS It Is now all cars stop at ciooA
an the morning and do not resume until e:So'
design for a Stevenson memorial drinking
fountain has been accepted by the committee
.a,ected for this purpose. The design is the
,rorr y, q local architect, Willis Polk. and
Bruce Porter, an artist. 1t consists OF SIM
ME nedestal Of California marble surmounted
nv a shin in bronze, typical Of the adventurous
and rowing side Of Stevenson's genius. which
brought him to this city. and carried MIN vi
20 tho South Seas The inscription VIII DE thdt
memorable passage from THE Christmas ser
mon" beginning ITO be honest. to be kino' 70
earn a little, to spend little less Inc iou"
..,r will he erected in old Portsmouth square,
Tho nlaza OF early days and the scene OF many
~ the most dramatic incidents OF pioneer me-
p,chard Mansfield has done good business all
tho week with Beau BrummeN Inc ieaoihs
critics agree that ne plays with even ihoie
en,sh than when he was here last, ana tha'
his company Is stronger.
Cone,derable damage from frost Is reported 70
ear,v cherries and grapes in several dstricts Oh
northern and central California. but fortunately
the area Of cold was not large ana didh eA.ei,u
~ the San JOAQUIN Valley or Southern Call
fornia.
The death OF J. DeBarth Shorb. at his home
rear Pasadena removes one Of the men most
conspicuously identified with the deveopihelt
of Southern California wine-making ana Irui.-
Growing On his San Gabriel ranch near Pasa-
dena Shorb planted m1ny varieties OF grapes
and spent thousands of dollars in costly expert,
ments in blending wines OF whlcn otners uer'. ,,
rhs advantage. In the same way he was the
first to demonstrate the great pront In me
seedess navel orange He held many Pubic orc
nositions of trust. and was regarded FOR years
az the foremost citizen of Los Angeles On the
San Marine ranch overlooking all the beautiful
San Gabriel Valley shor9 aoT s1en Hunt ack
son gained firm Mrs. Shorb the name OF her
heroine In Ramona
Prince Poniatowski. who married the eister OF
Mrs. William Croker is largely interested IN a
big mining company which is to develop the
quartz mines In Calaveras County. Englsh
capitalists are backing the enterprise and md, the
iareer and more complete than any yet con-
str1cted in California. Another big mining
enterprise is being carried on by French
syndicate in Trinity County. The La Grange
Company is tunnellng two miles through a
mountain to secure water for working series
OF rich hydraulic mines. Though the La Grange
mine last year yielded 1900 for each twenty
four hours there was only water enough for
two months The new tunnel will cost a quarter
of million dollars.
TRIED SUICIDE WITH A BOTTLE.