Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-30
GOSSIP FROM THE OCCIDENT.
Happenings of a Week Along the
Western Slope.
"eoss" euoKLeY's eAsENess.
How the Solid Nine OF san Fran
cisco Run the City Government
"A Sensational Biackmail-
ing Case.
Golden Gate News.


SAN Francisco, June 20.--lSpecial Tele-
gram TO The BEE, Considerable interest
has been manifested over tho visit of the
Alger party to the coast, enroute to Alaska,
All efforts to get the distinguished visitors
to talk about the president or appointments
failed. Alger and Platt positively refused
to say word about them. Your correspou-
dent called on Judge Thurston. When asked
what do you think of the appointments of
the president" he answered, slowly and
cautiously: "Well, haven't much to say
about any appointment. II is too early to
judge much of what the administration will
do. think that Harrison is trying to give
the country the very best administration he
possibly can"
Regarding Governor Thayer's letter,
Thurston said he had not seen IL, but when
the contents were explained, SAID:
"As to Egan, know him ultimately, and
strongly favored his appointment. He is an
educated and refined gentlemen. and one of
the men favoring conservative methods in
accomplishing home rule Egan is of Irish
birth, it is true, but Is to-day an American
and staunch and loyal citizen of tho
republic i heartily deprecate all class
Americans, and am sure that Egan does the
same, and prdes himself to-day that he Is an
American simply, without any hyphenated
prefix"
Investigation into the subject of wit
nesses confined in Jail with common
criminals resulted in their being released on
their own recognizance. Andrew Johnson
stated to the Judge that he had been in Jail
four months, and was a. liable to send any
money TO his widowed mother. Judge Van
Reynegon intimated that he would fix a CON-
pensation of a dollar dav for the time he
a m tn hn mi nff fnr hn
had testified. The investigation showed
that the men might have been liberated
before, had the prosecuting attorney taken
any interest in their fate
This city and county is governed by
mayor and twelve supervisors. Nine
of the latter have been working hand
in glove under the direction
of Boss" Buckley, and as they constituted
more than two-thirds, could pass any ordi-
nance over the MAYORS veto. They obeyed
so implicitly the dictates of "Boss" Buckley
that they have been named the "sold nine."
and ordinances have been passed of the
worst kind of iobbery Among them Is one
to pension old aud disabled fremen, which
includes even teamsters and carpenters, so
as to make place for Buckley's henchmer.
Their work has been so notorious that finally
proceedings nave been commenced to oust
Henry Bingham from the First ward and
leader of the nine. If the efforts against
Bingham are successful proceedings will be
taken against several others to try to see If
Oakland has been all astir this week over
an alleged blackmail and scandal. Senator
Motfitt, editor of the Times, in crusade
against back rooms in saloons, lying.in hos
pitfalls, etc, employed Mrs. Fem, who, over
the non de plume OF Sophie Search, laid bare
a number of disreptuable places and caused
their closing up. Mrs. DR.. Hay and A. G.
Diez. two parties badly shown up, arranged
News, weekly publication, to bring
out an article accusing Moffitt of criminal re-
lations with Sophie Search. Moffltt, learn
ing of this, forestalled them by an expose of
the scheme in the Times. Right along with
this, Fem, the husband Of Sophie, files suit
for divorce, on the grounp of adultery, and
divorce was granted in thirty-six hours.
Marine and Mrs. Hay are in jail for black
mail, and the end is not yet.
A peculiar phase Of the disgraceful natural
lzation laws has been brought out here.
Giuseppe Risco, an Italian, applied in Judge
Levy's court for naturalization. He could
even understand the Judge when asked his
name. Yet he and his witnesses swore
that he had been in the state six
years. The judge said that man
who could not speak English ought
not to be allowed to become a citizen, yet
granted the papers, notwithstanding the fact
that the law allows the court discretion to
whom it considers eligible for citizenship.
To-day, on the same grounds, papers were
refused by another court for the same rea-
son.
Real estate sales have been lively during
the past week. The auction sale of the Dom
ahue estate netted S1,000,00O. The sale of
the lot ON which the Baldwin hotel
stands was consummated for over
S1,00O00O The building being on twenty
year ground rent Baldwin had to buy or lose
one-third the cost of the house, which was
S2,5O0,000 Several other sales were nearly
as large, while small sales were the biggest
for many weeks.
The cable cars have had no guards around
the wheels, and the number of accidents
during the last few months from people fall
ing under the cars has been enormous.
The newspapers made big fight TO have
guards put on, but the "solid nine'' seemed
Indifferent but the pressure became so
strong that even they could resist no
longer and finally passed ordinance
allowing until August / for the placing
of. guards on all cars. 1t is now claimed
that the ordinance is faulty and does not in
clude cable lines at all, showing the fine
Italian hand of the boss
San Diego is greatly stirred up over pro-
posed city ordinance to abolish screens in
saloons. The ordinance is urged by the w.
c. II. u and law and order people, but Is
violently opposed by a large number of
people.