New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
ONTHE PACIFIC COAST.
Campaign against Municipal Cor
ruptioe in San Francisco.

LsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuxsI
San Francisco. March 23.-Ths Indictment &C
Frank Maestretti. president OF the Board OF
Public Works and CHIEF henchman OF Mayor
| schmitz. marks the beginning OF an organized
effort by the grand jury and Merchants As
ISOLATION to drive out OF Office the present city
government. Maestretti was arrested on a war
rant charging him with subornation OF per-
jury. It seems from the testimony OF thres
election officers that after the arrest OF Charles
Wyman for alleged ballot box stufing Macs
tretti went to them and asked them to testify
that Wyman voted once only. It Is understood
| that the grand jury has evidence duplicating
men higher I'D IN the city government than
Maestretu. and that before the reform cam
paign is ended these men viii also be indicted
and tried for felony.
Maestretti has been one OF tho most uses1I Of
Mayor schmitz's henchmen. and he has gone TO
great lengths In carrying out orders Of his Do
Htical superiors. The ballot box stufing for
which Wyrnan and Steffens were recently con-
victed and sentenced 10 the State prison was
carried out boldly In a suburban precinct and
1t would have escaped detection but for the pres
ence OLA public spirited lawyer who was watch
ing at the polls.
The last honors were paid this week 70 Afrs
Stanford. The body, in charge OF Presiden.
Jordan and Timothy Hopkins was received hers
by delegations from Stanford University and
from many public bodies. and escorted TO the
home at Palo Alto. There. in the beautiful me-
mortal chapel on the Stanford quadrangle tia
funeral was held Prominent men OF many
creeds paid their last tribute TO the broad
minded woman whose generosity saved the uni
versity from closing its doors In days OF dnaa-
cial stress.
All the big hotels are filed now with Eastern
rrax rail.
California, and will soon be on the way TO their
homes The railroads estimate that S65OOOO0
more was paid for fares this year than last and
that S17,oOO.OOO Is spent by these visitors Wills
in California The Southern Pacific and santa
Fe officials estimate that fifty thousand persons
have come to California over their lines this
winter. which breaks all previous records Thu
colonist travel on special rates for home seekers
has also been very heavy this spring.
A number OF well known pioneers died last
week Among those may be mentioned Henry
B. Russ. one OF the builders OF the Russ House.
who inherited large real estate holdings from his
father; George H Wallis Civil War veteran and
well known engineer; Judge ]. II. McCune.
prominent mining lawyer OF Sacramento and
silas Ayres. one OF the pioneer school teachers
of the coast His brother Jason was the first
white child born in Oregon.
The Forest. Fish and Game Exhibition which
opens next month at Mechanics Pavilion VII
be worth the attention OF any visitors 10 san
Francisco The various wild flowers. trees anl-
mails birds and fish OF California viii be ds
played. and in small compass one win be ara
to learn much OF the flora and fauna OF re
State. The exhibition promises to be a revela-
ton given to Californians in its richness and 10
variety.
Two noteworthy sales OF local real estate wsrs
made this week The Auditorium Hotel N
Eddy-st.. near Mason-st.. lot 90 by 100 feet was
sold to Gustav Harshaw. for $4,000. The lot
in Market-st, near Jones-st., which Charles
| Schlessinger bought two weeks ago for $4,000
he has sold for S1S25Oo. Part OF it. IS By 100
feet. bought by the Methodist Book Con-
Germ for S5I.SOo
Marysville. the county seat or Yuba County.
and the centre OF the rapidly developing gold
dredge mining district will soon have fire
public library given by John Q. Packard. which
will cost $4,000. The building. IN the italian
Renaissance style. viii be handsome.
The sale OF the famous Bully Hm Copper
Mine. In Shasta County. TO the General Electric
Company. OF schnectady, n. Y. for 81 100000
means much to the copper industry In Northern
California The electric company viii develop
the rich copper deposits TO their fullest extent
Announcement was made this week that prac-
tcally all the rights OF way for the new Western
Pacific Railroad have been secured from Oro-
Vile. Cal. TO Salt Lake City. The road goes
through the historical Beckwith Pass OF the
sierra Nevadas, and three long tunnels win save