New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
a Gusher Struck Near Santa Maria-spreck.
els Wins Gas Fight.

san Francisco. July IA great OF wen near
santa Maria, IN Santa Barbara County. began
flowing this week. and for several DAYS II has
flowed at the rate OF one thousand barrels a
day For the first two hours the oil shot I'D rrsy
feet above the top OF the derrick and lowed
forty barrels minute The striking OF this
well means that the large Careaga district has
a good supply OF oil. much OF which may DO
used in the beet sugar factory near By.
The United States steamship AIbatrosx wn7rn
was forced to put back and land at Port Town
send, on account OF a sailor who had smallpox.
has cleared again for the Arctic, where much
work VIII be done. under the direction OF Dr.
David Starr Jordan. in investigating ths nsh-
cries and the condition OF the seal hard In
Behring Sea-
One OF the largest business deals made hezs
this year was the transfer by Claus sprscksls.
the old sugar millionaire OF his Independents gas
and electric light and power companies 20 San
Francisco and the Equitable Gas and Electric
Company. The amount paid to Mr. spreck.ls
by l. W Hellman. who represented ths two
companies. is S6.OOO.OOO. Thus ends the war N
the gas and power field. which has been wax-d
bitterly for hve years and has reduced gas trorn
- 10 80 cents a thousand feet. This wrrrars
was precipitated by tri1ing incident The gas
and electric company. OF which Joseph Crockett
was president five years ago built new works
near the Spreckels Building The smoke from
the huge chimney proved a great nuisance to tho
tenants in the Spreckels Building. but when the
owner demonstrated with Mr. Crockett no
notice was taken OF the complaints
Mr.. Spreckels met Mr.. Crockett one day IN
the Pacific Union Club and said: What about
that smoke. Jce'?"
Mr.. Crockett replied. This Is no place TO talk
business
Mr.. Spreckels was greatly angered. and az
once began preparations to establish an opposi-
ton company With characteristics energy he
pushed the new company until he forced the two
old companies TO combine for self-protection
For some time they have paid no dividends and
II was finally seen that the only safe way was
We're intrusted 10 President BOurn OF the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company, but ha
made as bad break Mr.. Crockett by re-
ferring TO Mr.. Spreckels's age and the proba-
olllty that he could not carry on business much
longer. Negotiations were called of. and Il
prooaoly cost the two companies pretty penny
to salve the old millonaire's wounded feelings
The price OF gas will probably be restored to 81
According to the census the total number Of
school children between five and seventeen years
old in San Francisco Is 1886, a gain OF 1895
over last year One OF the curiosities OF this
census Is the disprOportion OF the sexes among
Chinese children. there being 1872 boys and
only 9S7 girls.
The coroner's jury returned a colorIess verdict
in the North Shore Railroad disaster. laying no
blame the officials The testimony was very
conflicting. as the engineer. conductor and others
swore that the train was not going at an un-
usual speed, while several passengers were posi-
tive that II was running at a dangerous rate.
The Rev William Bollard. Of Vallejo. Is de-
termined &c have a rehearing OF his case against
Bishop Moreland. OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. II the Presiding Bishop at Providsrcs
the case. then he VIII appeal to the civil courts
His main grievance IS that Bishop Moreland
established a mission in Vallejo only two blocks
from Mr. BoHard's church. where he has
preached for seventeen years without salary.
He contends that the place IS not large enough
for two missions. aad that the Bishop Is trying
10 drive him out
BY a vote Of the trustees OF the Home for
Predetermined Children this week Dr. Dawson.
a recent appOintee. was retained. This bars out
DR.. A. z. Osborne, who was the founder OF the
home, and who is recognized as the ablest e1~
pert in the care OF such children on this coast.
DR.. Osborne was removed by Governor Gage "a
give place 10 a professional OficehOlder, Dr.
IaVIOr who proved so cruel in his treatment
OF the children that he was forced 70 resign
Then the Governor appointed Dr. Dawson. Wild
is a good doctor. but has had no special train
ing for the place DR.. Osborne had charge Of
the home for fourteen years. but with no
notice ana IOf no cause nc "aN S~-~o-.-y
thrown out 70 make room for machine poll
tician-
No fewer than three surveying parties are N
the field laying out lines from MendocinO County
through Humboldt County 10 Eureka. on the
coast The California Northwestern, better
known as the old Donahue Road. IS building
ten mile extension from Willis, its present
Mendocino County terminus. and what gives sig
uffcance TO its work Is that several Southern
Pacific men are aiding in it. The Santa Fe has
two surveying parties in the field, and construc-
ton work viii soon begin on its line from WI
Iits whether one road or two is built to Eureka,
one OF the richest redwood timber regions IA