New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
CALLED TO ELECT A SENAToR-NO
PUBLIC SERVICE FOR GENERAL
LAWTON-TWO NEW HOTELS
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San Francisco. Jan 27-The calling OF an
extra session OF the State Legislature by Gov
srnor Gage for the purpose of eecting a United
States Senator has been the chief topic of dis
cussion this week. The Governor gives sixteen
reasons for calling the session. but the main
reason is the necessity OF filling the vacancy in
the Senate caused by the retirement of Stephen
NJ. White. From the fact that the Governor
gave Daniel NJ. Burns all the help he could at
the regular session II is assumed that Mr. Burns
is confident Of having a majority in the open
caucus OF the Republicans, but his opponents
declare he has gained no strength, since the
regular session ended with deadlock, and that
Il the same tactics pursued before there
WIN be no election. Among the most prominent
candidates Irving NJ. Scott, Congressman
Barham, Z. s. Pilesbury and George A Knight.
prominent lawyers. and Harrison Gray, Los
Angeles editor. The opposition TO Mr.. Burns is
very bitter. and unless he gain majority in
the caucus at the outset 1T is believed his thirty
votes which he kept solid before will be split up.
The Southern Pacific company is favorable TO
Mr.. Pilesbury. who is OF ability and who
would reflect credit on the State.
The decision TO have no public observance
here Of the arrival of General Lawton's body
has caused much disappointment. Lawton
was practically a Californian, having bought
orange grove and made his home in Redlands.
Two troops Of cavalry will act as escort from
the steamers dock TO the overland funeral train.
and General Shafter and aid Will accompany
the widow to Washington.
Two new hotels will be built soon One is to
be an eleven story structure at the northeast
corner Of Vanness-ave. and Sutter-st., to be
built by the Croker estate and it has been al
ready leased TO r. H. Warfeld, manager Of the
California Hotel. The other will be a family
hotel on the summit of Mob Hill. at the north
west corner of California and Jones sts oppo-
site the home of William H. Croker The price
paid by Edward B. Hindes for the lot was
$4,000 which is only $4,000 more than the
cost OF the expensive bulkhead put in the rear
of the lot by the company which failed in its
plans to build apartment house several years
ago.
The week has proved fatal to a number of we'll
known pioneers. Among those who died We're
T. s. Wensinger one of the founders of the First
National Bank; Thomas L. Sweeney rich
merchant. who gave the Strawberry Hill OBJ
servatory TO Golden Gate Park; julius Fried
man, who left fortune TO various charities
among them the Hebrew Home for the Aged
and Disabled, which viii receive about 100000:
Julius Bandman. prominent Jewish pioneer
merchant, and Norris Einstein, pioneer miller
Henry Miller. the old cattle king. had a mar
row escape from death this week by the over
turning Of his carriage while driving to catch a
train He was thrown violently to the ground
and would probably have suffered fatal injuries
had he not landed soft ground which broke
'he Iorce OF mis- fal- Mr.. Miller is seventy
ana is many times millionaire. but he per-
sonally superintends the Miller & Lux cattle
ranches' which extend from Tehachipi Noun
tains TO the extreme northern end OF Sacra
mento Valley. He drives from one ranch to
another at slashing pace, and has had more
than one carriage accident.
The directors Of the Mercantile Library have
decided to lease or sell the fine building at Van
ness and Golden Gate aves. and to move the
DOCKS to more central location in the business
district The present library room is the hand
soonest west Of NeW-York but the site is too
lar from the centre of the town, and the offices
on the two upper floors do not rent The build
ing will probably be converted into a private
hotel The Mercantile is one of the Oldest libra
Eles in the city, but 1t has had many vicissitudes
Que 10 DAD business management. Now how
ever, It's revenue has been increased and there
IS promise of restoration of its old time pros
perity.
Louis James and Kathryn Kidder have drawn
revival Of THE Winters Tale and ."The School
for Scandal" The excellent business proves that
San Francisco will patronize good acting. Mile
Antoinette Trevelli gave three chamber concerts
l here this week TO large audiences.
The commitment to an insane asylum Of Mrs
Mary A. Swift, wife of an Army chaplain ends
an unpleasant episode It is understood that the
woman refined and respected but that
the excessive of morphine developed a mania
for passing bad checks and a bitter hatred of
Army people who had repeatedly befriended her.
At Stanford this week services were held in
memory Of the late Professor Amos Griswold
Warner who organized courses in economics and
sociology. He a graduate Of the University
OF Nebraska and had done valuable work in
economics and in practical charities
The extension work Of the University Of Cali
fornfa will be much increased this year. ar
rangements have been made for many new
courses Of lectures in this city by university
professors.
Blen Campbell the young California artist re-
turned this week from two years stay in
Europe He gained third prize at the second
annual exhibition OF the American Art Associa-
ton in Paris.
The stock and bond markets continued dull
this week with no heavy transactions. There
were only trihing variations in prices from last
week.
THIRD AVENUE THE FEATURE.
NET DECLINE OF ~ PoINTs-DENIED THAT
THERE is ANY HITCH IN THE