New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
REsrLT OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYORALTY
EIECTION-INCREASE IN EN-
PORT TRADE.
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San Francisco, Nov. 9.-The result CT the
municipal election great surprise 10 All
the political experts it was regarded as GER
tain that If a heavy split occurred in the Demo
cratic party the Republican candidate "ouo
secure far more CT the votes Of the boilers thar
,pa rr,,on Labor marty man. This theory was
shown TO be faIlacious. Eugene E SchHlltz
the Union Labor candidate, was elected ps
o1 Oss votes or 4110 majority over Asa H.
Wells the Republican candidate, and s'l<- ma
5ority over Joseph s. Tobin. the DeinocraHe
candidate The Republicans would have hao
an easy victory had not the machinery OIL lhe
marty fallen into the hands Of several notorious
bosses who rushed their slate through the NOM
mating convention with such cynical disregard
,@ tho leaders Of the party that there was an
Immediate revolt. Wells, for Mayor, had no
more 10 do with the rest of the ticket than Snep-
ard in New-York: he was simply put up as d re-
spectacle hgurehead. The experimentation
the Republicans nominated-were mainly men
of poor reputation, and the result was that Only
seven out of the eighteen were elected Inc
fnemacrats nominated good and secured
the majority of the board. Mayor-eiect oe-iii''@
has shown so much ncdesty and GOOD sense
is,nce his election that there are hopes he VIII
i~tve the city q good administration In MS
hands rests the appointment Of important COM
emissions and as he goes into office entlrely uh-
tpledged he has an excellent opportunity ~
inanne good men. MI Schmitz is in favor Oh 'he
tcitv acquiring gas. water and telephone "oi ms
land street railroads. He declares that the chlei
l.. Police must be drawn from the force. as he
l5oesn,t hal.eye In a civilian chief He has also
said plainly, that he will not reappoint Mrs KIN
lrs,d n the Board of Education as he believes q
i-ro-,an causes trouble in such a position. oeins
A,nable TO divest herself OF personal pre5udices'
s-b,s Is the first election Of an Independent party
fMavor in San Francisco since the notorious
,-enaeade preacher Kalloch was elected N 1913
kby the Sand Lot voters
. favorable report was made by the super
t~tsors' committee this week on the acouisit,on
ipf the Geary-st- cable road by the CITY Inc
Srsnchise Of the road VIII soon expire. anu 'he
,,roo-t showed that the system couio De coh-
va-4ed into an electric underground CONDUIT iiie
tsor less than present capitalization, ano Una
ksh. ,ne could be extended to Ocean Beach ana
s~cross one of the uptown streets, thus iarseiS
s,n-s.e,nr ,ts pstronage. There seems TO De
a,,+ls 6oubt that under the new administration
l.be cearv-es road will be purchased III the
,,nvrners refuse fair terms then, under the pro-
wilson's Of the charter. the road VIII De coi
i6enned and its value appraised
Sarah Coveu LIE Moyne scored n artistic sue
scess at the Columbia Theatre this week. ou'
.4ne 1,lay is too much lacking in strong oramaDc
Interest to attract a crowd eager LOT sehsa
sfsons. All the critics praised highly Mrs lie
tAfovners acting of THE Duchess OF Mariooi-
iough" but they all admitted that the play was
f>itaIlv weak though bright in dialogue Inc
.xale of single seats for the Grau grano opera
-eason shows that on most OF the big nights the
:house will be crowded to the doors 1ohsh-
grin is TO be the opening opera On Monuas
might with Ea-nes, Schuman-Heink, van oEch'
sRispharn and Edouard de Reszke In the cast.
-,Tha great nights promise to be Tuesday. when
tCalve sings in Carmen, ana SATURDAY, "ie"
.SyhiI Sanderson appears in "Manon
The only noteworthy real estate sale this week
gas thar of the northeast corner Of Post and
Iarsin SITS $50 feet Post-st-. by 1917 feet
on Larkir-st, for S45 900. to j. B. Stoupe Inc
santa Fe company added six blocks TO its hold
jnRs near the China Basin. for which 1t PAID
$4,000 These lands are being arranged for sta
tion purposes
The injuries OF Charles T. Boots the morse
breeder prove not TO be as serious as at nrss
reported Boots knocked down anu
etan1ped upon by large pet deer, which he
kept at his Elnnwood stock ranch. Three ribs
were broken. but he is now rapidly recovering.
BOOTS is probably the only horse breeder in the
country who is thorough classical scholar' az
he was professor Of Greek IN the University ol
the Pacific before he began to breed thorough
5reds.
sc 429 675, against So 137. 149 for october. 1900
The exports to the Atlantic States last month
s.. 14b. 100, against Sooo,U5o year dso W
sMartco. sl995S9 against s167,5Ss year ago:
to Central America, s2a33ss against s141 e2S in
5October 1900. There was a falling OFF In ex-
ports 20 South America from S1S3O3S in Octo-
Der. 1900 to S113,035 in October Of this year
10 the Pacific islands the export trade amounted
10 SS4 3l3 against S6S,522 last year. To the
sFar East goods valued at S3S.3l0 were shipped
Hast month, against S2o,t15 & year ago to
IIAustralia, S645 534 against S32S.3so in October
Epf last year Among the heaviest shipments last
month were 6S1. SOB pounds of dried fruit, OF
which 251;6 pounds went to England and
british possessions. and 262,Io5 pounds TO Aus
sfralia-
The safe arrival at Samoa from Victoria.
r c. of the thrty-six-foot Indian canoe, In
AArh.ch Captain Voss and A K Luxton are cir
srunnavfgating the globe, excited much interest
here where IL was not thought possible that the
canoe would stand the heavy weather on the
e,9aciAc Ocean For ffty-eight days from VIC
teorta TO Penryn Island not sail was seen AT
.sApia the two nayigators merely laid IN pro-
svt.ions and water and then departed. Tney
have three years to make the voyage to New
york and they expressed confidence In their ul-
Inmate success