New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN GROWING WARM
RETURN OF BUILDER OF THE ORE
GON-ELECTRIC POWER FROM
BLUE LAKES TO BE CARRIED
TO SAN FRANCISCO.

III SAN fhaNNiSNo
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuNn.l
San Francisco Oct. 1.-The political campaign
N California is growing warm. and bo'h ca'iui-
dates for Governor are In the heid whacAihs
away Justify AT each other 1t must be con-
fessed that their speeches have not added an!
thing to the information of the public In regard
20 the great issues involved as each devoted
himself to replies to personal criticisms. Ma
gure has also been forced 20 explain his RECORD
as a Sand Lot follower of Kearney and as
Sngle-Taxer He has denied that he belonged
10 the Sand Lot party. bat the record Is against
him He has also declared that the single laA
issue does not figure in this campaign pu'
pamphlets containing speeches IN favor Vi '"e
Single Tax measure. delivered by MIN IN Coh
gress FIVE years ago. are being sent pioau0h'.
over California and the remarkable feature OF
this propaganda is that these pamphlets thoush
mailed at San Francisco. are incloseo IN 'o"
gressional envelopes. and bear the FRANK OF Ma
guire They show that the thrifty Congress
man brought n good supply of franked en-
velopes from Washington. and is using them iof
his personal benefit Reports from observers
give strong hopes Of Republican success IL is
regarded as sure that the State Legislature VIII
he Republican which will insure the election
OF a. Republican Senator to succeed senator
White
irving NJ. Scott. who built the battle-ship Ore
lyon and made the Union Iron Works known
over all Europe returned this week from Trip
70 St Petersburg He declares that the results
OF the recent war are incalcuiable, as the WORK
or our Navy has corplee ely upset all the cal
culations Of European experts. They are even
hee,nning TO look with favor on American moni-
TORS Mr. Scott is 10 do all the repairing TOT
Russian ships IN the Pacific. and 10 build those
REQUIRED for the Siberian coast he expec'S
large contracts. br: no ore can say "ha' f'uS'N
will do until the budget is revealed at ne"
Years.
One Of the prettiest tourist resorts In the stare
.he Hotel Vendome at san Jose was nearly de-
stroyed this week by fire. caused by crossed
electric wires Only the front Of the ho'ei es-
caped The house will he rebuilt immeola'eiy'
Porter Brothers big packinS-house caught iiIe'
nut was only partially burned The hre "ouio
have beeo exceedingly destructive but for the
heavy rain the night before
Prince Poniatowskrs London company VIII
room have electric power and light brought from
Blue Lakes. Calaveras County, TO seVerai ci'ies
in the San Joaquin Valley. This week the coi"-
many secured a franchise for Stockton Inc
nurnose IS to bring power 10 San Francisco anu
make this the home OF the great Manufacturing
INTERESTS Of the country Power is obtained py
dammlng streams IN the Sierra footmils'
The Frawev company opened the season 10
large business at the Baldwin Theatre this wen
with Blanche Bates in AN Enemy 10 lhe hlns',
L91ward NJ Bell had been discharged last week
in Los Angeles for drunkenness, so fra"la! Mas
9orce1 at short notice to take the role OF nero
himself He played 1t admirably. and the per-
formance received praise from all critics
The Rev f. r. Bennett Of Oakland has &C,
cented the presidency of the Baptist Theoioglcal
Seminary of the Pacific Coast. For the present
wear studies will be pursued by pupils at thelr
homes under the direction of competent teach-
ers hut soon buildings will be erected which VIII
make this the largest theological seminary IN
the West
Mrs Langtrys attorney here has confessed
that she will visit California next spring ana
snend some time on her Lake County ranch.
THE place has been greatly improved since an
,nromnetent overseer was discharged. and II
may yet be made profitable as higgins great
breeding place. the Rancho Del Paso. IL is
great pity that Mrs. Langtry and FREDERICK
sGebhardt. when they bought contiguous ranches
and stocked them. did not secure honest ana
competent managers for the breeding or cholce
racing stock. California has suffered from the
,potoriety given to their failure
The steam whaler Newport returned here this
week after SIX years in the Arctic. Among hed |
crew were fifteen men who were locked IN the |
Ace last year and menaced with starvation One
sailor belonged to the wrecked bark NaVarcn |
He has the material in him for sea romance
as with eight others. he refused TO abandon the |
Navarch when the captain and all the others
sought safety on an icehoe. The Navarch, In |
stead of sinking drifted about for weeks, until |
she was finally beached and burned at Point |
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