New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SATISFACTION WITH ELECTION OF
THOMAS r. BARD AS SENATOR
WHY THIS COUNTRY FAILS
TO GET BRAZILIAN
TRADE
Tsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsuNr.l

San Francisco Feb. 10-The election this week
OF Thomas r. Bard as United States Senator to
yucceed Stephen NJ White. came a great relief
TO many Californians. who feared that the Legis-
iature might choose man who would be a dis
credit TO the State. The feature OF Senator
Bard's election that makes it noteworthy is that
he gained the honor without maintaining a po-
ntical bureau spending one cent even for
what are regarded as legitimate expenses of a
political candidate. He selected by ma
jority of the Republican members of the Legis-
lature simply because Daniel NJ. Burns, the most
prominent candidate, had an evil record and I'M
savory associates. It finally settled into a ques-
ton of anybody to beat Burns. and Bard was
chosen because he absolutely free from all
entangIements. and was able, honest and sin
cere. When the minority OF thirty who stood
by Burns through all the long deadlock last
winter that Bard's election could not be
blocked except by their detection, and that this
detection would mean political suicide. they
finally threw in their votes with the majority and
q unanimous vote given to Bard.
Those who know Bard intimately declare that
he will make a Senator of whom California may
be proud. He has had over thirty years expert
ence in managing large properties in Southern
California, and he is thoroughly familiar with
the needs of the State. He is not an orator. nor
has he had any experience in public life, but he
is a clear. forcible speaker. and he knows men
and public measures. and he may be counted on
to have decided opinions on every subject that
comes up. He is strongly in favor of the Ad-
uninistration's policy in regard TO expansion and
the Nicaragua Canal.
DR.. Julius Goebel. Of the department of Ger
manic languages in Stanford University will
deliver a course of graduate lectures German
philoogy al the Chicago University the coming
summer. DR.. Goebel has just given a bust of
Goethe TO be placed in the German rooms IN
the new Thomas Welton Stanford Library Build
ing
Dr. John c. Branner, Of the chair of geology
at Stanford who recently returned from a trip
10 Brazil and who is familiar with ttat coun-
try through long residence there gave a lecture
here on American Trade with Brazil" in which
he pointed out reasons why the English and the
Germans get the trade. The main reason he as
signed was that American manufacturers refuse
TO cater TO the tastes OF the country, but wish
10 make the people accept goods put up in the
American style.
The University Of California will offer an I'M
usual variety of courses at the Summer School
this year. Among the subjects TO which special
attention VIII be given are history and political
science and courses will also be arranged in
pedagogy. Latin; English. mathematics, physics,
chemistry and botany. Several lecturers from
outside the university will assist
The Rev. William Nat Friend will preach his
first sermon tomorrow at the First resbyterian
Church in Oakland, under peculiar conditions
as several hundred members of prominent Re-
publican clubs will attend in a body. Friend
was a football player in the State University
then studied law, but went into politics and be-
came leader. About year ago he abandoned
politics and went TO the theological seminary
from which he was recently graduated
The Bostonians have played to large houses
this week in The Smugglers Of Badayez,"
which local critics find reminiscent of a num-
Der Of composers of the period. The people
IN the coTnpany-Marcia Van Dresser Dunsmore
and RushwoTth-an received a welcome
Is well Barnabee, rockingham and all the
old guard. Next week the Bostonians will pro-
comic opera, The VicerOy."
Mrs. Alice Phelan. mother of Mayor Phelan
died this week. at the age of seventy She
came here from Brooklyn in the early fifties and
married here in 1859 James Phelan, who was
then rich through trade. He invested his money
81 city real estate, which made him several
known for her many charities.
a big transaction in Mendocino timber land
. was made this week, when the Navarro tract
was bonded by President Gates of the Ameri-
Steel and Wire Company of New-York, for
S6e000 The tract, which includes much fine
redwood and pine, sold by the Anglo-Cali-
forna Bank and General T. J. Clunie Clunie
VIII receive one-half, which he proposes to in
vest in San Francisco real estate.
The stock and bond market continues fiat,
even sugar stocks remaining weak although
strong boom in these stocks is reported in
big plantations.