New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

ANOTHER SENATORIAL DEADLOCK MAY
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Ssn Francisco Feb 3.-The contest at Sacra-
rnento for the United States Senatorship is ex-
citing much interest throughout the State, but
thus far the Developments of the balloting have
been a disappointment. 1t was expected tnae
they would show more changes from the bal
loting of eleven months ago. The predictions
that Burns would reveal unusual strength have
proved false. and the contest may result In the
choice of one of the minor candidates, If any
choice be made.
No one who has watched the course of events
however. would be surprised were another dead
lock to occur. Meanwhile the Legislature has
roted enough to pay expenses for long term
though several prominent Republicans warned
members that such action would be difficult to
explain at the mex. election.
The funeral honors given to General Lawton
were simple, but the crowds that lined Market
ST and watched the silent cortege as it made
It's way to ths ferry station gave ample proof
CT the regard of San Franciscans for the dead
General. One Of the touching features of Mrs
Iawton's return was her reception Of the news
of the large popular subscription TO provide her
and her children with home and fund for
their proper maintenance. In her modesty she
had never imagined anything except Govern
n1ent pension, and she wept when told of the
generous popular display of affection for the
General
President benjamin Ide Wheeler. of the Uni
versity of California, will go East next week for
a months stay He proposes to speak at several
colleges, but his main object is consult with
the authorities at Washington in regard to a
school of forestry and a college of
merce. He will whit Columbia and Harvard to
confer with men who are considered as candi-
dates for profess orship at Berkeley.
Louis.James and Kathryn Kidder close sue
cessful season Of three weeks at the Columbia
Theatre Sunday night. They have given Shake
spearian tragedy and comedy and The Rivals"
and The School for Scandal" They have
drawn full houses for the entire engagement
and several times, when they gave The Win
ter's Tale the entire house was sold out The
Bostonians will begin season the Columbia
next week, opening;tn The Smugglers of Bay
adez"
The Young Men's"Christian Association cele-
brated this week the forty-seventh anniversary
of its foundation, being of the same age as the
New-York society. Much of the work of build
ing it up to its present success has been done
by Secretary H. J. Mccoy. 1t is now located in
q fine building at Mason and Ellis SITS, with
membership Of i ,426 young men. an increase of
300 over 1898. 1t operates besides the usual
departments a large night school, which was
begun last year and which has 253 men
enrolled in the various classes with ten teach
erS giving instruction IN seventeen studies
Nearly one-half the annual income Of the in
stitution is from membership dues There is
debt on the building of $4,000. which the d.
rectors are especially DESTROYS Of removing, and
they wish also to secure endowment for
mems night school.
Two women physicians have been placed in
official positions within a week. One is Dr. Bea-
trice NJ. Hinkle, who appointed Assistant
City Physician by the Board of Health and the
other is DR.. Agnes Walker, appointed from
Washington Quarantine Inspector and Fed
eral Quarantine Officer at Kinyoun. She is the
first woman on this Coast to receive q Federal
appointment office. Her duties will be to ex-
anime women and children who arrive on YES
sells from infected ports and for them in
quarantine. DR.. Hinkle is the first woman ply
stefan hold official place under the city
government. She is for the women in
the branch jar and attend those who apply to
the Health Office for relief.
The first annual dinner of the new fraternity
the Bohemians Of America. was held here this
week on President McKinIey's birthday. The
principal speakers were President Jordan of
Stanford Universityrand Major-General Shafter.
Among the deaths. of the week were those OF
Joseph H Thompson, assistant division superin-
tendent Of the Southern Pacific Company, who
had been connected with the railroad for twenty
FIVE years: Charles Lever, retired capitalist
who a member of DR.. Kanes Arctic relief
expedition. and also brought a herd Of camels
from Palestine to Texas for the Government as
experiment, and Captain David Poole an old
captain.
Dulness continues in real estate and in the
Stock Exchange, transactions being ,small, with
material change in prices