New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK IMPROVING
WORK TO PROMOTE TRADE-A
vvpEE1NAN'S VICTORY.
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San Francisco. Aug 29.-The political outlook
IN California is daily growing brighter for the he
pub,icans. Notwithstanding the fusion erected
nv the Democrats and Populists on the electoral
ticket they have not yet succeeded In reaching an
agrcement in tie Congress districts Several OF
the regularly nominated candidates positiVeV re-
fuse 10 withdraw at the dictation OF the bosses,
and Il "a not likely that satisfactory DIVISION oi
the prospective loaves and fishes can DE Hiauc'
Moreover the personal Jealousies engendereo are
sure to flnd expression during the campaign anu
cannot but result favoraby to the Repuplcah
cause The publication Of McKinley's letter OF ac-
centance and Harrison's great speech have placed
s.rone veapons in the hands OF the advocates OF
protection and sound money. and the fact 'ha' 'ne
editions Of the daily papers containing THESE al
dresses were quickly exhausted proves the popu-
lar desire for information on the pending poHticai
issues.
The merchants Of San Francisco at last are
awakening TO the Importance of promoting 'raue
with the Orient A number OF leading business
houses have combined for that purpose. ana VIII
send a competent agent 10 China ana Japa''
Agencies will be established In both countries
snd an energetic attempt made 10 regain traue
which has been Lat by inactivity In the race OF
the keen competition Of Northern ports
The tearing down OF rockeries in Chinatown
condemned by the Board OF Health continues
and before long there Will be marked c""ise
in this notorious section OF the city ne o'u
Globe Hotel a four-story brick, occupieu W
more than a thousand Chinese, is one Oh .he
buildings that has fallen under the oah' ->o'
be,ng a wooden structure IT will be allowed 10
stand on condition that 1t Is vacated Dy 'ne
horde OF tenants and thoroughly renovated IN
accordance with modern ideas or what co"s"
tutes an inhabitabe building. Ihls ho'ei 4o
MANY wears has been one OF the show places or
Chinatown and tourists from all parts Vi 'iie
world have picked their way through us "i'NS
halls and dark underground passages
The destruction by fire of the Stoneman House'
the fine hotel built by the State or Caiiioihia III
the Yosemite Valley. has occurred so near TIC
close Of the season not seriously 10 ih'eiie'e
with the comfort of travellers Inc oului"e
will probably be replaced by a freprool stiu0'
ure of stone in keeping with the surrouhuiNe''
Tho chief theatrical incident Of the week ""s
;he production by the Frawley Company ol -
Social Trust" an entirely new play py MIA
Bell and Ramsey Morris. II expresses eo01
dramatic story with directness ana l0rCt; anu
though suggestive in parts OF driginal At the
"Nrotbs " contains much that Is Original. -. ~
1eoldvin "The Gay Parsians comes next W W.
II VIII he succeeded by Madame sans oeno
which is expected to be the chlel Prouu0
the season
po,roleu,n has been discovered In consloeraple.
,,artit,, ir the Iivermo-e Valley. WITHIN shoi
Instance of this city. Experiments WIN wy Uii
arc being made and II hey are satlsiacloly -,
arol wells will he bored. This ma Is Oh ~"
nortance for at present tie cost Oh udi' 20 e.
lion prevents the extensive use Vi
fuel in this part of the STATE
There seems TO he a slightly better de'r'h n, ~
country lands for at the r3le OF the lai,ouS -
nhy ranch in Santa cana NdieS n,,rn,
,,,ael the entire tract Was disposed Oh az 49,
ranging from S119 TO S14I per acre. Az iOe ~
80 beld i'm this city rot more than hdl TIC
nronerty offered has been disposed o.
The ,yhe. linen are graduating tnehse.n,s
- - ,.ictorv they have Just achieved Few
davs ago II was announced that heie tI1,os
harce ~ - cents would be made on plCA.leS
on Local trains after September J. HeIe'oIoic
~, have been carried free. The members v.
tbe city clubs and Of the Natlonai LedSu0 a.
orce entered such an energetic protest tna' 'no
railroad company to-day announces .I'D, Wv mo
dar had been rescinded The cyclists now pro
- 60 secu~e an enactment Of a law similar 10
Tho Armstrong act of NeW-1oih Hi.'N'e .
, we on railroad companies to carry
wheels as baggage.
Society has gathered tits week III i s. ,,n
nc a, Monterrey Wnere polo games anu PaH ~,
nhases have been the order OF the gay. ~
nostnonement Of the proposed ca'IlINdI Va 80
co,den Gate 20 he held In this cry. WaS VIZ
,,o,a Public attention Is ABSORBED III pUiI.
,a tb.. bie affair which was projected Inlea'
nod ~ nrove a failure. owing to lack Oh Hnan-
cial support