New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-31
THE PASSING THRONG.

B. G. Peaks Of Sacramento. Cal fell a victim,
TO the silver dogma, and his vote for William
Jennings Bryan in 1895 The Iast
CALIFORNIA four years Of prosperity and the
oOFtE FOR Administrators expansion policy
NJ hINLEY have caused Mr. Peaks TO ex-
perience change CT heart and
This year he will cast his vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt When seen at the Waldorf Astoria YES
terday he said Of the present outlook in California
For several months prior TO the Presidential
election OF lSe both the Democrats and RepubIi-
cans were Iorced to ADMIT that California was in
surprise electoral vote ~ f de State 9 wss
It finally went Mckinley by the small 1Iursiify
OF ~ To-Day however, no Democrat however
California in 1900 This condition Of Affairs bss
Of prospery S a Parry 9y the last four years
SaGieo me uSersal popularity OF the former IN
ally it IS my belief nat Mckinney viii carry cSi
~ an has shared in the general prosperity
southern paTf os fb This is true Of even the
and farmers have suffered somewhat from the
t uts OF the iast three years; nevertheless there
this is that the general good financial conditions
benefited California Money is abundant and 6eo
PIE are prone 70 travel and spend it During the
visiting and wintering IN Southern California has
osen SIMPLY tremendous Los Angeles Is our Isrg-
Bo5s,T up an estimate that me eoS TSs
fasteners had spend s25oo9 day there years
IN addition 20 this influx OF Eastern money"
continued the speaker. Southern California is en-
toytng an oil boom, as petroleum
AN OIL that part ~ the st.+a ~ -
BOOM development Of this new Industry
Is largely due to the efforts OF the
newly elected Republican Senator Bard Thev are
OIL crazy there now and the and excitement
attendant on this discovery like those that
followed the original discovery Of OF IN PennsyI-
hundreds Of oil companies have been Organized, and
tae conversation and thought Of the community is
san francisco is also very prosperous. TO a
Known sine the gsd eay sa i5 on s boo
Following in the wake OF her rival. Los Angeles
fe seekers o the East 2 San Ps she S9s S p e5
been called The Paris Of America and well deserves
ern Pacific Railroad is opened It is expected that
fornia by the 1STnset' roufeEtha+ is BY xaT o.
New-Oreans and FL Paso-or by the Santa Fe
Heretofore the poor railroad connections between
Northern and Southern California have held them
in the southern portion OF the State. but this win
now be remedied. Northern California in pict-
passes Southern California The coast Of California
is fast becoming to Americans what the Riviera is
fear. Alexander Harrison and William Reith. the
landscape artists maintain that Monterey surpasses
neSs 's and that santa aa Ba P coronado Beach
and Santa Catalina are as lovely Cannes Nice
or San Reno"
Martin Hobson. OF St. Louis. who has Just re-
turned from Europe. speaking yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel OF Paris he
PARIS had recently found It. said: The
FULL OF Fair IS gorgeous and beautiful, and
AMERICANS. well worth the trip TO IT, The
trend OF rhe events in the world
has been against its success however. and so far
Il is financially a failure Indeed. the majority Of
the foreigners there seem be Americans Paris
IS so American now that American plays and
pretty American girls everywhere gladden. the eye
and American voices greet the All Europe and
England too. are thoroughly depressed over the Chi
nese situation and every breads the outcome.
This coupled with the dragging along or the Boer
war causes London 10 be city OF funeTeal gloom
Just before away the news thai the Beers
had captured the Welsh Fusiiers was given out,
and this added to the external gloom and gave 20
the Londoners an appearance Of mutes az their
own obsequies that was absolutely appalling. This
recent victory will brighten them up q oit Fancy