New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
RESULT OF SAN FRANCIsCO's MUNICIPAL
ELECTION A SURPRISE.
REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR PHELAN-NEW
CITY CHARTER-BIG MARINE IN
SURANCE PREMlUMo.
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Gan Francisco Nov. 10.-The result or inc
municipal election in San Francisco "ae
surnr,se 70 those who had studied the situanon
caref fully Mayor Phelan, who vas re-eieo'eu
for another term, made a gooo recoru' ai'.
though a Democrat. he secured thousands VI
Republican votes simply because these voters
believed he would do more to ala IN 'he ue
,.a,orrrert Of the city than his competitor.
Horace Davis Mr.. Davis did good service Ill
Congress from this State. but for the last ten
years he has taken no part in pubic ananS'
He is not a man of any striking auainmeh's'
and though his record was good he had the
misfortune TO be led into secret conference
with the d1scredited Republican boss, Martih
Kelly only a week before Election Day
His presence at this conference he was forced
70 admit and the inference was that he had
made a bargain for the rich patronage 'ha'
would bexin the Mayors hands with the ENFORCE
ment Of the new charter Republicans aiso
foplishly attempted TO show that the de1eat Vi
their candidate would be rebuke TO the Ma
tional Administration. though the recoru'
showed that municipal elections In san FRAN
cisco wore never Influenced by the party IN
mower Republicans had opposed the passage
of the new charter, whereas Mayor Phelan anu
the Democracy had fought for IT, and succeeded
In securing its adoption The result was the
election Of Pr elan by 5000 plurality. with most
of his ticket only four minor offices going 10
the Republican rs The largest vote gained
by Washington Dodge for Assessor. Dodges
success was proof that honesty pays in ad
ministrating a municipal office. He enforced
the law in regard to the poll tax and personal
property tax even forcing all policemen and
city officials 10 pay poll tax. He made cor
porations and capitalists bear their just share
of taxes. and reduced the taxes Of small real
estate owners. He got his reward for honesty
and COURAGE. Another official who secured
large vote was Franklin II. Lane for City At
torney His IsuralHy 124O0 the largest
vote ever obtained by any candidate for this
office
With largeaDemocratic majority in the Board
of Supervisors. Mayor Phelan will have no op-
position in carrying out the provisions of the
new charter, Which gives him the naming Of all
the important com1ni sions. The charter also
places all offices under Civil Service rules and
if carried out honestly will work immense re-
form in the city government and will throw out
Of public place the gang Of political "bummers'
who have fattered on the citys revenue. One
of the curious results of the election was the
exposure Of Bryan's weakness in San Fran
cisco
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Mayor He was nominated to represent Bryan,
as ii was known that Phelan. the regular Demo-
cratic nominee was opposed to Bryan and that
he would influence TIE choice of the delegation
TO the National Convention. making it hostile
10 the Nebraska man. Despite these facts, and
the appeals made by Cleveland on the stump
he received only So votes. against 26.22G for
Phelan.
The brokers, who reinsured several overdue
vessels given up for lost have made large
gains No less than - per cent was paid on
the American ship Charles F. Moody, bound
from Norfolk. Va. to honolulu. She was re-
garded as lost when she appeared at Honolulu
191 DAYS out. 1t see she took the Cape of
Good Hope route which accounted for her long
delay Another vessel that was thought to be
lost is the ship Cyrus Wakefield which put INTO
Port Stanley l25 days out. She also had taken
the Cape of Good Hope route, and 10 per cent
reinsurance had been paid on her.
Bank cearngs for the week ending November
4 were the largest on record. amounting s,,d 10
S26O7O5J1 Several big transactions swelled
the list but the increase is due largely to gen
eral business. which has been greatly stimulated
by the Government expenditures for transports
and supplies, and by the expansion vi 'Tduc
with Manila and China
Another new market for American goods has
been found in Siberia. from Vladivostock fully
two thousand miles up the AMOR River ana us
branches. William NJ. Bun ker' former news rs
paper proprietor Of San Fra: icisco sends re-
mort 10 the Chamber Of Commerce, IN which ne
dwells on the fine prospects or American trace
in Siberia. He says California hour ana canned
goods are preferred to all others ana that large
trade in miscellaneous good could be bullt up
were there regular steamship lines between san
Francisco and NladivostOck
Maude Granger and her company opened here
~ The Alhamnra Theatre in Mile. Fih,'' and
scored quite a success Features which gave
the play unenviabr nOtoriety in New-Y FORK were
cut out. Nance ONeal, the California actress
aupeared here this week at the California The
atre with Mckee Rankin. and played Therese
in The shadow.
Hubert Yes a Drpch artist who has been two
years in the Orient, has returned here with over
fifty pictures OF na1ive types in China, Japan
Corea Java and the Philippines. which he hopes
TO have placed in the American section at the
paris Fair Vos is an American citizen. and he
married rich half caste Hawaiian girl.
The small colony of Filipinos who occupied
Nipa houses in the Mechanics Fair. and some
o. whom performed in the circus are stranded
here and have no means Of livelihood. The Me-
cnanics' Institute. which brought them here. is
furnishing them food. but General Shafter has
refused them permission to go on transports
until the rush Of forwarding troops Is over
Meanwhile they are shNering In their nuts IN
q corner of the great d-aughty Mechanics Pa
vion aud longing for the warmth and sun
shine Of their native Lu7Uh.
Arong real estate transactions this week the
largest was the sale Of a water front lot at the
roth corner Of Harrison and Spear sts' FOL
$500 OO0 to r. Dunsmuirs sons
There is promise Of litigation over an alleged
sale Of part of the Baldwin Hotel site james
II Flood says he has a contract for the sale O
the property for Sl.ODOOoO. but r. j. BALDWIN
denfee This and his contentious will probably
be upheld. Baldwns retention OF the hotel slit
,s imnerilled however as the Hibernian Bank
which has blanket mortgage OF SioVoooo OF
hctG property as the interest of Slooooo
year has not been paid.
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