New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DEMOCRATIC TRICKERY - KLONDlKE
FEVER WANING-DRAMATIC NOTES

San Francisco. Sept 25.-The GUSHING vi 'ie
old Board of Supervisors OF san frahcisco'
which was one of the greatest political surprises
of recent wears. proves to be part OF gigantic
scheme TO force out Republican ofnce-hoiueiS
and fill their places with Democrats who belong
to what is known the Reform PUSH Be
hind the whole movement is sam Raihey, 'he
Democratic boss whose authority had been hout-
ed and who made use of a legal technicality 10
dispossess a regularly elected Board Mayor
Phelan was induced to enter into the complia-
ton because of the power which II gave MIN
and the encouragement which II held out TO MS
ambition for the Governorshp. The subteriuse
by which the Supervisors were ousted Is ulVlai'
for OF all previous Boards only one hxed the
water rates before February, and the action OF
that Board was set aside by the Supreme Court
The real purpose of the big combination Vi
Democratic politicians is to force out Of the city
offices all Republicans who control fat patron
age No effort will be made TO disturb Demo-
cratic officials like the Sheriff, though his once
reveals as glaring violations of law as any OF
the others This programme would have been
carried through but for the unexpected OPPOSE
ton of Auditor Broderick He has ignored DOM
tax levies. and is waiting for either the ora VI
the new Board Of Supervisors to mandailus mn"
in order to refer the whole matter to the ou-
preme Court 1t Is significant that the ne" or
Reform Board is anxious to keep clear OF the
Supreme Court which is not sign OF good con-
science a strong desire to help the taxpayers
Thomas Morton, representing the ousteu boaiu
of Supervisors. has petitioned for WIZ
of mandate against Auditor Broderick. and
a hearing will be given by the supreme court
on Monday. The writ is to compel the Auditor
to accept the tax levy prepared by 'he
old Board. This proceeding will probably de-
form vhi is
vsors.
The Klondke fever has about run It's course
This week the first sh:pload of disguised re-
turning prospecors reached Seattle, ana theIr
stories of hard luck on the tralIs nave put a
QuetUs on any more expeditions thls yea, -
seems plain that the steamship companies "hich
doomed the Skaguay route over Nhlte fasS ar
responshle for an immense amount Of loss ana
suffering as only handful of miners nave sue
ceeded in getting through by that route, Itr
haps two thousand will reach Dawson CITY ny
the Chilkoot Pass trail, out as many more VII!
be forced to spend the winter among the lakes
and on the headwaters of the Yukon. Al ~;
Michaels there will he several thousand VINO VIII
srend the winter in that bleak and inhosptable
spot In fact. only few of the best-equipped
expeditions by the Yukon River Will reach DaW-
son City this fall Considering the grave danger
of death from starvation and exposure on tne
Yukon. there ought to be some Government SUI
pervsion of expeditions sent out to the Arcuc.
A number Of the vessels dispatched from mere
and from Sound ports were unseaWorthy, others
were dangerously overcrowded, and Yearly all
promised what they could not fulfil The fruit
of these false pretences will be seen this winter
in suffering and death, for few of the prospectors
who rushed to the Klondke had any idea OF
the winter conditions under the Arctic circle.
Byron Waters claim adjuster of the Southern
Pacific Company has resigned and he will he
succeeded October | by David r. Sessions
who is now a memhe" Of tn, law department Of
the company. Sessions is an able lawyer as well
as q good writer. He prepared many of the bi-
Of .'alifOrDiapS
oroft's CHRONICLES of the Builders Of the Com
monweath." Sessions is a Princeton man, and
for several years president of the Nevada
state University and afterward State Superin-
tendent Of Schools
Mr. Crane achieved a success here this week
at the Baldwin in "A Virginia Courtship." being
materially aided by Annie Irish. who did a
clever bit of acting Nine. Roberts. Local
playgoers who have enjoyed Frances Powers
Chinese drama The First Born were much
Interested in the production of Chester Bailey
Fernalds THE Cat and the Cherub.' The San
Francisco company which has had such great
success in this piece goes 70 New-Iork next
week. Whatever may be the merits Of origi-
naty in the two plays. there is no question that
Fernald stimulated TO bring out his play
by seeing the success Of Powers work in this
city, and that the main features OF the plots
of both plays are alike II Is unfortunate for
Powers play that it should have been antici-
pated. for it is the first Chinese play ever
brought out in this country. Ii deserved the aid
of novelty to attract NewYork playgoers
Over half mile OF snow sheds were burned
this week on the Central Pacific Railroad in the
Sierra Nevadas near Truckee Only the prompt
and skilfu use Of fire trains from Truckee. Sum-
nit and Blue Canyon prevented serious loss
At this season the sheds are dry as finder and
sparks from locomotives easily start fires despite
the close watch kept by trackwalkers.
The demand for California canned fruits is
increasing. and the shipment made on the Brit
ish ship Centessma this week is noteworthy. as
1t shows how California goods are competing in
the English market with the best goods Of
France, Italy and Germany. This ship carried
1920 cases Of canned fruits, and 2,OS4 cases of
preserved fruits, the whole valued at S41 900
Cheap sugar and low freights by way OF the
Nicaragua Canal all that is needed to give
California the control of the English market for
canned. preserved and dried fruits.
The senior class Of Stanford University or
ganized this week and adopted the Spanish
sombrero as the class hat 1t will have ad-
vantages for summer outings after its period
OF usefulness the campus.