New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK UNBROKEN-
EXPENSIVE COMMISSIONS ANTI
CARTOON BILL-TRIBUTE TO
PRESIDENT DIAZ FROM
PRESIDENT JORDAN.
PRESIDENT JORDAN.
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San Francisco Jan. 2S.-The Cenatorial dead
lock has continued at Sacramento throughout
the week bu; the committee appointed to In
vestigate the alleged bribery OF the members
OF the Legislature has reported This report
is rambling ineffective document. when
rectes the testimony brought out by the IN
ouiry. 1t declares that Wright played false 10
two candidates. after accepting the coin OF an
other; that Grant spent $4,000 In the legisla-
tive districts but pledged no one TO his support
and that there is no evidence that the other
candidates spent any money In the campaign
1t censures Wright severely for accepting the
money. but leaves the question Of his punish
nnent TO the Assembly. 1t also censures Grant
for the practice. which It says Will have ten
dency 10 prevent poor men from aspiring TO the
Senate The whole report is puerile and Mt
ting conclusion Of the farccal inquiry.
One OF the humors Of the week at Sacramento
is a bill introduced By Assemblyn.an Works or
Sacramento. 10 prevent newspapers from max
ing cartoons without the consent OF the VIC
tins. 1t is modelled on the New-York bill. ana
the author believes he will secure its passage, as
II has already reached third reading. Works
has peculiar face, and cariCaturists have pre-
scented him in pictures which have amused
every one except himself
Senator Langford has started crusade In the
Legislature against State commissions which
do little work and eat up large sums in sala-
ries The Bureau Of Highways has spent in
four years nearly $4,000 and has accomplished
nothing. The Code Commission has spent an
equal amount in the same period, and has not
yet arranged the State laws. Several other
commissions. like those on Lunacy and Public
Works. have spent large sums, for which the
State has received no returns in service. Sen
a:or Langford declares they should all be abol-
ished useless.
The success OF Senator Stewart in Nevada had
been predicted by his friends. but the general
public fancied that Newlands had some strength.
When the showdown came however it was seen
that the silver forces were all-powerful, and
that Sharons son-in-law. VINO had been read out
Of the silver party. couldn't secure single vote
The Supervisors this week passed a resolution
for a municipal eectrc-light plant. The ex-
pense for each light now is $50 a year.
while in Golden Gate Park. which has its own
lighting plant, the cost is only half that amount.
Figures from Eastern cities show that the cost
Of lighting streets here is double that in the
East.
This has been a great week for the Epscopa-
nans Of the coast as it has witnessed the conse-
Grafton of the Rev. William Hall Moreland as
Bishop of Sacramento and gathering of seven
bishops of the Far West including William Will
cox Perrin. Lord Bishop of British Columbia
At the diocesan convention it was decided to
build an Episcopal residence for Bishop Nicholas
in this city.
Several noteworthy Californans died this
week The most prominent was Ex-Governor
Romualdo Pacheco, who after enjoying prince
" estate for years at Santa Barbara died poor.
having lost his property through backing his
wife's theatrical ventures. Pacheco had served
In many public places and was always an sr-
dent Republican William p Toler. who died in
Oakland. famous as one of the many who
first raised the American flag in California at
Monterey in 1872 when Commodore Jones took
possession Of the State. Two days later he had
TO haul down the colors but he had the satisfac-
ton Of hosting the fag again four years later
when Sloat landed troops at Monterey
A large three-story building will be erected at
once at the northeast corner of Polk and Eddy
SITS. by O. D. Baldwin. a real estate agent The
ground floor will contain stores and the upper
floors will form apartment house Of sixty
rooms.
James Creegan, the bank forger who betrayed
his partner Charles Becker. and sent him TO
San Quentin for seven years may not profit by
his treachery The American Bankers Asso-
citation and the Pnkerton agency want Cree
gan set free. because Of his services In con-
victing Becker. They don't want to incur the
expense of another trial The local police. how
ever. are bound 10 try and convict Creegan and
then give him light punishment Between the
two the former is pretty sure to suffer.
President Jordan of Stanford University has
returned from five weeks tour in Mexico. He
was the head OF party Of fourteen college pro-
fessOrs and their wives and had unusual Oppor-
tunites for studying the social and economic
problems Of the country. He spoke highly Of
President DiaZ. and characterized him as
without question the greatest ruler OF any
nation, who has given 10 his country during
his twenty years at the head of its Government
Frank Daniels scored another success at the
Columbia this week with The Wizard Of the
Nile which. singularly enough. has never been
given here before Daniels has another week.
which will be largely devoted to The Idols
Eye" Belle Archer has drawn good houses at
the Comedy Theatre in "A Contented Woman.
colony Of japanese at Carmel Bay.
Monterey, are catching abalOne. huge she'll
hsh with ridescent shell. Expert divers bring
UP deep-sea abalone. The meat is canned for
the japanese market and the shells sold
10 curio dealers Many fine small pearls are
also found in the shells.
Salmon have run all the week in Monterey
BAY and fine ones have been caught off the
wharves with hook and line The salmon fol-
lowed an immense run Of sardines For the first
time in twenty years salmon running up
Salinas River.