New-York tribune., 1904-10-09

Mechanics Pavilion Monday nigat. Mr.. Fair
! banks delivered long and able speech review
ing the main points OF the Republican party on
which It expects to elect President Roosevelt.
Although the Vice Presidential candidate is not
a magnetic speaker. his words were followed
closely by a great audience. and every strong
point warmly app!auded Senator Fair
banks like every other visitor TO California was
impressed With the fine organization and great
enthusiasm OF the Republican party OF CaIifor-
MA These contrast strongly with the factonaI
quarrels and lack OF issues among Democrats
Good observers say that California win give the
largest vote in its history for Roosevelt; and
Fairbanks
The grand jury viii probably bring in indict-
rents against the five members Of the Election
Commission for their alleged violation Of the
election laws. These commissioners are charged
with deliberately appointing political round
ers' upon primary election boards. through
whose corutvance the open ballot box stUfias
that is alleged was made possible.
The launching OF the new steel training ship
Intrepid at Mare Island on Saturday is note
worthy. because this IS the first steel war vessel
to be built entirely at q Pacific Coast navy yard
and because the vessel will carry sails. so that
apprentices may be t,'ained in the elementary
requirements of sailors. The Intrepid viii be
named by Miss Helen D. Young Of san Fran
cisco.
The new battleship Ohio was formally placed
in commission Tuesday Captain Leavitt c. LO-
gan mustered the officers and about three hun
dred and fifty Of the crew the afterdeck and
read the orders assigning him 70 the command.
The Ohio will probably remain on this coast for
several months.
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Francisco this week decided that all establish
nents in the futur2 must be run as open" shops
They declare that no discrimination viii be
made against organized labor but business
agents or walking delegates OF any labor union
will not be recognized. This is a clean cut vic
tory for the butchers. who opposed the union de-
rnands but leaders OF the butcher unions insist
that they have two hundred shops pledged to
maintain union hours and wages and that they
will soon start cooperative shops and slaughter
houses
An italian fisherman this week caught In his
| net of AIcatraz Island shark that was twen-
ty feet long and weighed $500 pounds 1t was
one of the largest sharks ever captured in san
Francisco Bay. though it not a rnaneater
In It's stomach were found six large porpoises.
which It had swallowed whole.
DR.. William Watt Kerr. one OF the best known
local physicians. badly hurt this week by
being thrown from his automobile on Van Ness
ave. He in light runabOut when his ma
chine was struck by heavy touring car going
at high speed
Major Louis L. Seaman. surgeon IN the United
States Army arrived here this week from the
seat OF war in the Orient. Next week he VIII
read paper before the convention OF military
| and naval surgeons at St Louis which should be
| OF great interest He declared that the Japanese
have surpassed all other nations in guarding
: against disease among their troops He in
spected all public hospitals in Japan and pene-
/ trated the fighting ground as far north NIouh-
| den.
The large tunnel OF the Santa rs line on its
Eureka branch is completed This tunnel IS
| loo feet long. and cuts through high bIun on
/ the Eel River. Soon hfty-two miles OF road
north OF the capital Of Humboldt County win be
| In operation. The San Francisco and North
western Railroad, which Is owned BY the Santa
rs is pressing north on the line from WilIith to
/ Eureka. When completed this will give a
through line from Eureka to SausaIlto. Hum
boldt County is one of the last Of the big counties
/ OF California TO have railroad communication
/ with the remainder OF the state II IS pecul-
i iarly rich IL redwood lumber and dairy interests
4 Another bit OF railroad work which will b. "