New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC NEW COAST LINE
POLITICAL PULL PROTECTS
THIEVES-GREAT ACTIVITY
IN REAI. ESTATE
IN REAL ESTATE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuxE.l


San Francisco, April 6-The opening OF the
new coast line of the Southern Pacific company
from this city to Los Angeles was a noteworthy
event Of the week. which was fttingly cele-
brated at San Jose by a dinner given by the
Chamber of Commerce to railroad officials. This
new line is nearly one hundred miles shorter
than the old route through the San Joaquin
Valley and over the Tehachap Mountains. In
summer it will be much cooler and at all the
seasons Of the year the journey will be made
more attractive by picturesque scenery, as the
road in many places near the ocean. San
Jose Paso Robes and Santa Barbara now
on the through overland tourist line, and Mon
terey and Santa Cruz may be visited by the
Eastern tourist with only slight detour and no
loss of time. The new road will prove very
popular with tourists. the traveller over it
escapes the fierce heat, dust and monotony OF
the San Joaquin plains.
BY forging police judges orders and retaining
fines, Dan" Sullivan, ward politician. who
served assistant clerk of the police court, has
embezzled S5 600 of the city funds Investiga-
tion OF his accounts has led to the discovery
that other clerks have also been in the habit of
retaining fines and that the whole police court
system is carried in a very slipshod way
Meanwhile though the Mayor and police judges
declared they would take prompt action against
Sullivan and any others who might be found
the professional politicians who have been
caught in plain theving from the city will save
them from punishment. How great this pull
is may be from the fact that Peter
McGlade. the deputy who embezzled several
thousand dollars from the Street Department.
has just escaped conviction on his fourth trial
McGlade has boasted that he can't be con-
victed. because he can always get friend on
the jury who will see that no verdict is given
against him. This time. though the evidence
was conclusive, only nine men could be found to
vote against him. One juror. who announced
al the outset that ne would never vote for con-
victon secured two others to stand with him
and thus there was another defeat of justice
and more congratulation among the "boodiers'
The Supreme Court decision that the pro-
posed issue of bonds for parks sewers and
schoolhouses is illegal ends the dreams OF the
magnificent Pan Han1le-ave. to Golden Gate
Park. running from the new City Hall TO the
present entrance. The decision is based on the
technical ground that such bonds were not au-
thorized by the charter. as they were not voted
for by the people at an election. This is the
result Of undue haste which led to the adoption
of the measure for the bond issue without sub
mitting II to the people.
The increase in real estate activity in San
Francisco is very marked Six years ago, when
the depression in property was most pronounced,
the sales amounted TO only 81 tooOeo Last
year the sales reached $lSJO0O00 and II Is
SD. 900 900. Only a short time ago II de-
clared that more big office buildings had been
erected than the demand justified; but now 1t
is admitted that every new building finds ten
ants and that the demand for centrally located
offices far outruns the supply.
The theatres have been without single note
worthy feature this week Robert Downing
has appeared once more. giving as the bills say,
his 300Oth performance OF The Gladiator" 1t
is astonishing that this old play and Uncle
Toms Cabin" both draw large houses. Next
week at the Columbia. Blanche Walsh opens
in More Than Queen
Efforts have been made this week TO close up
permanently the disreputabe houses in Du-
pont-st. between Pine and California SITS,
which for years have been nuisance to the
congregation OF old St Mary's Cathedral. To
which to move. Then the houses will be cleared.
The transport Buford this week carried the
first large batch OF army officers wives who
have accompanied their husbands to the Phil
ippines. Heretofore the system has been
send the wives on transport which does not
carry many troops.
Among the visitors to the city this week was
the venerable DR.. Theodore Cuyler of Brooklyn,
who is on a trip for the benefit of his health.
The news that nearly all the Delaware wit
nesses who testified against Mrs Botkn on her
first trial for poisoning Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane, OF Dover. will come out here again has
made the fearful of risking a second
conviction, and her attorneys will seek delay
by appeal to the Federal District Court or
the United States Supreme Court on question
OF Jurisdiction. This appeal will probably mean
a delay Of another year in the case.
The Red Mems Hall Association property in
Post-st., facing Union Square. 5OxS11a feet. has
been sold to the Scottish Rite of Free Masons
for $4,000. This makes the lot about $1,000
a front foot. Edward w. Hopkins has bought
a lot in Front-st, just south of Washington
St. for s715Oo 1t is said the Southern Pacific
company will establish general offices in the
building at Beale and Howard SITS.