New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DISPARITY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT
AND PRIVATE CONTRACTS FOR
DREDGING-BIG ORGAN FOX
STANFORD UNIVER-
SITY
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60, t,rarcisco June S-Much attention has
bAen directed this week to the government con-
tract LET for dredging the tidal canal whlch Is
TO connect Oakland Harbor with San Leanoro
Bay This is a part Of the government "orh III
improving Oakland Harbor. Bids were suDhii'-
ted ranging from 80 to 1924 cents a cubic yaro
and Colonel Heuer of the government ehsii
in charge of the improvement or rivers anu hH
bors on this coast. awarded the contract to the
Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Dredging CompahS'
the lowest bidder. 1t is pointed out py Inc
Chronicle that the dredging for the South Pa
ci6c Coast Railroad was done by private con-
tractors for eight cents a cubic yard, and the
contractors made money, though the lift was ~
feet against 90 feet in this government work
The disparity is so great that an investigation
will probab be made by the Oakland author-
ties. as the dredging will cost the government
more than twice what it cost the private cor
poration.
Among the important real estate sales this
week were the purchases by NJ. II. De Young
Of 30-foot lots in Spear and Mission SITS. which
adjoin his J0-vara lots on the corner. These
purchases give him a corner 1921 feet square,
on which a seven story commercial block will be
erected. Another sale is of a lot 40 by 275 feet.
in Spear-st. between Mission and Howard sts.,
TO Harry Kahn for S41,300
The Southern Pacific Company is preparing TO
build large terminal stations and freight ware
houses on the block bounded by Howard, Beale,
Main and Folsom SITS, and the Santa Fe Rail-
road will build similar stations and warehouses
on the block bounded by Spear, Harrison, Main
and Bryant SITS This location of the passenger
and freight stations of the two main trans
continental lines has given big stimulus to the
movement of wholesale trade into the water
front district south of Market-st., which for
many years has been given over to coal and
lumber yards.
The last of the volunteers in the model camp
at the Preside departed this week leaving the
camp without any troops The 45th Volunteers
were the last regiment mustered out Heavy
guards of cavalry stationed about the
camp to prevent the visits Of civilians and to
preserve order should the men visit the saloons
near the entrance to the Presidio The aboli-
ton of the canteen at the Preside has encour-
aged drunkenness and disorder among the
troops as the men visit the low saloons near the
government reservation, and two dangerous riots
have resulted from the quarres between the
soldiers and the saloonkeepers.
G L. Clayton, ouartermasters clerk of the
army transport Sheridan. is under arrest here
for a shortage of S1,1S5 in his accounts. He
denies that he is in debt to the government, but
nothing can be done in the case until the trans
port arrives from Manila
Captain John NJ. Neall, who was cashiered
from the regular army at the Presidio because
of the shortage in his accounts, amounting to
81. 700, was arrested this week at Butte on the
charge OF forging the signature to a certificate
of deposit for $3.50 His old friends on the Com
stock Lode, including John w. Mackay, paid
his large shortage and saved him from the mill
tary prison. They secured him the position of
engineer of the Anaconda Mining Company in
Butte, and will nc doubt advance him this last
amount to protect him from prosecution and
excellent
al officer, and idoized by his men, but gam
bling and drink led TO his ruin.
a handsome silver loving cup was presented
this week by former Stanford students to PRO
fessor George E Howard, who recently resigned
because Of the forced resignation of his friend,
Professor Ross. Twenty of his old students in
history were present.
The advance in Southern Pacific stock in the
last few weeks has proved profitable to many
local spectators, who have cleaned I'D hand
some profits on the stock, which they bought at
Is in course of the recent panic in Wall Street
and sold this week at 635s, the highest price
the stock ever reached. Many sold out in the
Sos. but few held and gained the top
price. George Crocker is credited with the large
gain Of 100000 on his holdings
To Frank c. Calkins. of the class of 90 in the
University of California, who last week won
the first place in the competitive examination
for place in the United States Geological Sur
vey, has been awarded the LIE Conte memorial
fellowship at his university. He will pursue
studies in geology al the State University until
there is vacancy for him in the geological
survey.
fine organ for the Stanford University |
Memorial Chapel will be set up in the Mechan- |
les Pavilion, and used for the first time at the
forthcoming Epworth League convention. The |
organ has 1906 pipes, IS stops, 81 registers
and l6 movements. It really includes great
organ, a swell organ. choir and pedal organ
1t is said to be Of the most complete instru-
ments of the kind ever made. After use here
it will be installed in Stanford Chapel, with
SPACE for a choir OF 80 voices.
One of the curious results of Clay NJ. Greene's
work on the Passion Play, which was produced
twice this week at the jubilee commencement of
Santa Clara College. is that he has become
Roman Catholic. The New-York playwright
was formerly an EpiscOpalan, but the example
and precept Of the Fathers at this Jesuit col
lege led him TO a change of faith. The play was
presented before large audiences, and the rev.
erential spirit of the priests and students who
took the various parts made il very impressive
Mr. Greene was presented with fine loving CUP
by the alumni of the college.
There is little that is noteworthy at the the
atres this week. Henry Miller put on for the
latter part Of the week ''Gudgeons' and Fred
eric Lemaitre." The former is one of his great
successes. At the California Theatre "a Colo
nial Girl" was played by the Neill company to
large houses.
ILLNESS DELAYS TWO TRIALS