New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
PROSPECT OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
BRIGHT-TO EXPLOIT PACIFIC
COAST INDUSTRIES.
COAST INDUSTRIES.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1DuNE.I

OF a sweeping victory for Mckinley than they
were even one week ago. All reports indicate
that as the time of the election draws near the
Democrats are badly discouraged. In several
districts public meetings can be held. and in
the big cities it is impossible to raise enough
funds TO carry on the campaign. The Demo-
Gratis also are weakening in allegiance to their
party and are announcing that they cannot vote
for Bryan, because they are opposed to his anti
expansion views. his free silver hereses, his
tariff tinkering or his desire TO abandon the
Philippines. Never in any previous campaign
have many prominent Democrats announced
thelr opposition to the party candidate In the
las campaign these OBJECTIONS were mostly
among bankers. capitalists, manufacturers and
hu ness men, but this year the ranks Of the
Gis-Gec,ed include all classes who are conserva-
tive and who fear Bryan's close association with
Socialists and Populists. Among the prominent
California Democrats who have abandoned
BRYAN and viii vote for Mckinley are John P.
Irish. Naval officer of San Francisco, appointed
h. Cleveland II. s Foote United States District
Attorney under Cleveland; l. W. Hellman. presi-
dent Of the Nevada National Bank; Samuel G.
Murphy. president of the First National Bank. Of
san Francisco; W. Murdoch. president Of the
san Francisco Bank OF Commarce; Horace G.
Plat Robert Y. Hayne and Henry E. Highton,
prominent lawyers Of San Francisco; Thomas
Brown, cashier of the Bank Of California; Rob
ert J. Tobin. cashier of the Hibernian Bank;
A. A Watkins president of the San Francisco
Board OF Trade; A B. Butler, the largest raisin
grower in Fresno, and many others. 1t is i'm
possible that these men should desert their party
without carrying many votes, for they all hold
places Of influence and power.
William H Mills. land agent of the Southern
Pacific Company. who had charge of his com
pany's big exhibit at the Paris Exposition, gave
some good suggestions to the Board of Trade
this week in regard to new openings for Califor-
MA industries. The California dried fruits at
tracted special attention at the Southern Pacific
headquarters, and ten thousand cartons of
raisins were given away. New industries which
Mr. Mills regarded as sure to bring big profits.
are the marketing in New-York of forced fruits
under glass; and making Of fruit pulp for Euro
pean manufacturers Of jeIles. The Southern
Pacific exhibit was valuable to California be-
cause Of its fine display Of fruits and other
products, and because of the liberal arrange
rnents made for giving information to visitors.
Mr.. Mills recommended that the State send
competent staff to the Buffalo Exposition to
furnish information to inquirers.
The achievement of the big battleshp Wis
consin in breaking the worlds record for four
hours run. with average speed of seventeen
and a quarter knots has been received here
With great satisfaction. Irving NJ. Scott, build
er Of the Wisconsin, as we'll as Of the famous
Oregon. declares that the Wisconsin is the best
ship the Union Iron Works has ever turned out
and that in action she ought TO give better
account OF herself than the Oregon did in the
Spanish war. It is regarded here as a great
victory that the Wisconsin is better by "a of
knot than her sister ship the Alabama, built
by the Cramps
Another liberal gift was made TO the Univer-
sity Of California this week when Mrs. Jane K.
Sather presented property valued al 100000 for
the beneht Of the classical and law departments
OF this amount $4,000 is given to found chair
of classical literature and the remainder for
law library fund.
The Azzan Opera Company, which came from
Guatemala. has gone to pieces. and most Of the
good singers have been engaged by the Tivol
and will aid in completing the Italian opera
season at that theatre 1t seems AzZali was
doing a god business at San Jose de Guatemala,
but the Americans there stimulated his ambition
to become an impresario and capture the coin
Of the music loving people in San Francisco and
New-York. The transportation expenses, how
ever, were heavier than he estimated, and he
was insolvent long before he reached here The
California Theatre managers lost by this operate
venture. the theatre closed for three
weeks owing to the delay In arrival.
From railroad returns up to date the ship
nents Of green fruit to the East will fan below
last years figures. The estimated total for this
year will not exceed s, $50 carloads, whereas UP
TO this date last season .S55 carloads had gone
East
Salt Lake City received this week a gift of
half block of land in the centre of the city as a
site for free public library with $4,000 for
the library building. The donor is John Q. Pack
ard, who has rich mines near the city, and who
formerly lived at Marysville, Cal, where he
has large property interests.
The news from Hawaii shows that a vigorous
campaign is being made by Democrats. aided
by natives, against the old missionary element
If the natives had stood together they could
ecjlr all viii but hay have hoe
split up between the two parties. The Repub-
ncans have all the heavy planters and capital
lists their side, and they have made so care
full a canvass that they feel confident OF the re-
suit. The Democrats on the other hand, have
stimulated the prejudices of the natives against
those who caused the downfall Of the monarchy
and have promised the restoration Of Queen LII
70 something Of her old power in case Bryan is
elected. The natives ignorant they be-
neve these promises. and their old loyalty may
induce thousands TO vote for the Democratic
ticket. This is the only danger that menaces
Republican success in the new island Territory.
The steam whaler Balaena which arrived this
week after eighteen months in the Arctic, has
broken the record for the winters catch. with
twenty-seven big bowhead whales, amounting
10 $4,000 pounds of bone, valued at S150,000.
and $50 barrels of oil. The other whalers had
a poor season. Captain Williams Of the Ba-
laena, reports great hunting and fishing in Lady
Franklin Bay. where his vessel spent the win
ter The crew killed fifteen Polar bears and
twelve large musk oxen, besides hundreds Of
ducks. The captains personal record was six
hundred ducks. He found polar bears very
oowardy they always ran, and were easily
dispatched with rifles. The three sailing schoon-
ers that have reached Victoria from the Behr-
ing Sea report that they took only two branded
seals. The inference from this is that electric
branding either kills many Of the young seals
OF causes them 70 stay on the Pribylov Islands
and not venture out to sea. The branding
makes a bad sore. ii testers through the ac-
ton If salt water and thus damages the skin
for commercial purposes.