New-York tribune., 1906-02-18
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Uheat Case FLuke-Dinner to Ma
jOr General Brooke.

San Francisco Feb. 16.-It looks as though
all those concerned in the wheat transactions
at Port Costa warehouses viii go unpunished-
Jacob Oppinger has made plea of heart trouble
which would endanger his life We're he forced 10
appear in court. This seems TO have been ac-
cepted as 4 complete defence. Now the scheme
is to make Jacob the scapegoat for all other
members of the gang, and he cannot be tried
others must be allowed 10 go without trial
On the first trial of Oppinger, which resulted
in disagreement, IL shown that he and the
company obtained $4,000 on warehouse certii-
Gates. although they had only S104.OOO of poor
wheat in stock. They thus swindled thirteen
banks out OF nearly S750000.
California Commandery of the Loyal Legion
gave a dinner TO Major General John r. Brooke
this week on the occason OF his passing through
the city on his way TO the Philippines and the
Orient More than hundred members were
present including many associates Of the gen.
eraI IN the Civil War.
The question of the status of the Geary-st-
cable road VIII probably be settled next week.
The old franchise has expired. and the city gov
ernment is empowered TO convert ii into an
electric road and 10 operate II. The old cable
company still claims some equities and is run
ming the road. but Mayor Schmitz may issue
nereuptory order for the company 10 remove
its cars or he may permit the company TO oper-
ate the road until the contractors are ready 10
begin work
Anv change will be an Improvement. for the
line has been obsolete for five years The cars
are old and ramshackle and the track is worn
out StilI the road is IN worse condition
than the Sutter-st cable line. which travel
is as heavy as on any street line in the city.
rrf7n has hHHn
the mineral springs of California delivered a
lecture this week in which he declared that
when data which he has collected is printed IT
will not be necessary for Americans to go TO
European springs. He declared there were
springs in California the waters of which rival
those OF Carlsbad. Baden-Baden, HOmburg, Bad
Nauheirn and Cannes. All that is needed Is to
install apparatus for application Of the water
% those afflicted with rheumatism gout and
nervous diseases
~ rouelas HYDE president of the Gaelic
1oe,,a has been received with much enthusi-
osr, and his lectures are being we'll attended.
ne has delivered several lectures at Berkeley
this week and next week he will lecture In this
c4+v and adjacent towns The local Gaehc
Taaa1,e is strong and the interest in the native
irish language is keen
The new Western Pacific Railroad mas COM
r1e,a5 mans for tunnel more than two miles
-, a., Eastern Nevada This tunnel. which is
20 oe5 feet In length. will go through Gosiute
,so,,r+ains It will shorten the main line or
the Gould road 10 Salt Lake. and viii reduce
the Grade from / per cent TO four-tenths of
ner cent This tunnel VIII be second IN length
% The coast the longest being the great North
/ ern through Cascade range
rew electric light and power company was
,ncornorated in Napa this week for generating
power on Cahe Creek, In LAKE county Win
a canital of 81 100000. 1t will DO much TO de-
velon Lake County. as the power will be used
J for electric railroads.
ARRANGEMENTS ere being made for the erection
of a big tourist hotel at Santa cruz one OF the
most attractive OF coast seaside resorts which
has the great advantage of grove OF big red
wood trees only ten miles distant The South
eru Pacific company Is planning better uaih