New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-23

Another henchman OF the party BOSSES vto In
also alleged to have voted frauduleutsys is
AdOlph Steffens. He received such notice taA:
he had been indicted that he abls 10
cape. and no trace OF him has yet been found
The San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
last week absorbed the San Francisco and Tono-
pah Mining Exchange. but the fifteen brokers
who originally formed the Tonopah Board re-
manned in the big board only three days. Then
they resigned and once more entered tbs Tone
pah Board. They declared they could noe do
business quickly in the large board and
that they were importuned TO deal In Comstocs
shares. which they did not care 20 handlA-
Keen competition confronts the San Franclsco
Gas and Electric Company. which has had a
virtual monopoly of lighting in this city for
many months. The new competitor Is the San
Francisco Coke and Gas Company. a corpora
ton which has been IN existence four years.
Until recently it supplied gas to the big COM
pany. but last August a higher rate was de-
rnanded, which the old company refused 20
give. Then war was declared. Behind the new
company are Isaac Stein and Leopold Wsllach.
Of Ne York; and several large capsflls here
competition will mean cutting or this hgure TO
probably 81 30. or even 81. thousand feet
The sentencing Of Alexander 3. Garnett to
the murder of Major ]. W, 4IcClung- Both
Garrett and 1IcClung belonged to well known
Southern families. and the shooting occurred
in the rooms OF Mrs. Lille Hitchcock Colt.
also well known McClung had called on Mrs.
Colt at her hotel deliver a message from
his wife. when Garnett. evidently under the In
fluence Of liquor. rushed into the room and
ordered NcCluns out When he refused. Gar
nett drew a pistol and in the struggle over
the weapon between the two men NIcCIung was
fatally shot. Garnett has appealed TO the Su-
prerae Court
William H. Lent. well known pioneer and
mining operator died this week. aged eighty-six
years. Lent was New-YorAer who came hero
in April. 40. He made a fortune in the COM
mission business and then entered mining. in
which he had great success. He was the first
TO advance money FOR the development OF a num-
Der of COIustOCk mines, and he also did much
70 exploit the mines of Sonora and Lower Cali
fornia-
Arrangements are being perfected by which
in war time wireless messages may be sent
from one hundred and forty miles Off the coast.
thus warming san Francisco Of the approach OF
any hostile vessel. AT present. if a vessel is
not seen by the FaraLones station. forty miles
from the Golden Gate. it may get within a few
miles Of the Earbor before being sighted as the
Russian cruiser Lena was able TO do. BY tho
new method small vessels. equipped with wire
less plants. viii patrol the of5ns as far out al
one hundred miles ana viii be able 10 flash news
of any suspicious vessels tC the wireless ap-
paratus on the FaraHones. from which place ir
may be ca bled to the city.
Work IS being rushed on Senator Clark's new
railroad from Salt Lake to Los Angeles. and it
is hoped to have cars running By the first OF tho
year. Only seventy miles OF roadbed remain to
be built. The company has fifty locomotives
and has given orders for fifty more. The rail-
road passes through some rich mining country
which has been developed since the line was
projected Especially Will 1t be instrumental IN
opening up the rich mineral section Of Death
Valley.