New-York tribune., 1906-11-04
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
San Franciscans More Wrought Up
than an Manu- Years.

San Francisco. Nov. Mot for years have
san Franciscans been SO much wrought up as
over the sensational news this week in the prep
arations for the indictment and prosecution of
dishonest local officials who have fattened on
graft. The announcement that Rudolph spreck-
els has guaranteed fund of 100000 for the
prosecution OF local grafters and that he has had
two former Secret Service agents. Burns and
Francis J. Heney. in his employ since before the
earthquake gathering evidence. came as a great
shock to the municipal officials. When District
Attorney Langdon appointed Heney his assist
ant in order that he should have power 10 super
intend the impanelling OF the grand jury, Boss
ABE" Ruef actually had the effrontery to order
the Acting Mayor 10 dismiss Langdon. and he
had the Supervisors appoint himself as Acting
District Attorney. This procedure made the
city gasp. Heney at once had Langdon secure
a writ of injunction to prevent Ruef from seiz-
ing the District Attorneys office, and Judge
Graham, OF the Superior Court. came out hon
esty for clean government and decided that
Langdon and not Ruef was District Attorney.
This decision ended the controversy that
might have led to violence. and it assures Ora
hams reelection the presiding judge of the
!, Superior Court At the hearing which settled
he question whether the legally elected District
| Attorney or a corrupt boss should have charge
Of the important Office Of public prosecutor ex-
| citement ran high, and Boss Ruaf was saw
| agely hooted when he emerged from the court
| and escaped violence from the great crowd only
| by reason of heavy police guard. Since then
| Ruef has been engaged in a desperate effort 10
| organize an association of municipal Office
| holders on the lines Of Tammauy Hall but his
failing prestige has crippled the movement If
| Heney and Burns have the evidence of extortiou
| nd ar1-fC fhey cla i'm
| bosss days of power numbered. Ruef still
preserves his old audacity. but he is nervous
| and troubled.
| significant sign that the labor union dom
| ination which has ruled San Francisco since
Ruef and schmitz were foisted into power Is
near an end was furnished this week when the
Brickayers and Masons' Union. one of the
strongest in the city. denounced the Building
| Trades Council for approving Ruefs act in dis
missing District Attorney Langdon and declared
| that President P H. Mccarthy and Secretary
! Tvitmoe were not At officers TO be in charge of
! the council Mccarthy has been one OF Ruefs
| chief Ieutenants. and by calling a meeting OF
the Labor Council which poorly attended,
/ and indorsing Ruefs highhanded action he has
! placed all the union of the city in the atti
tude of supporting boodlers and grafters This
action of the bricklayers and masons will prob
! his power for purposes OF political graft.
This week has seen sensational advance in
/ Goldfeld and Tonopah mining stocks which has
not been equalled in many months. Mohawk,
which started at 81 80 week ago. bids fair 10
reach $40, and many OF the other stocks have
| advanced nearly as rapidly. The big rise in Mo
hawk is due 10 the enormous output of the mine
which is still largely in the hands Of leasers
/ Il is estimated the mine is yielding a million
dollars week. Most OF the leases will expire
\ early in the spring. and then the Mohawk CON-
/ pany will probably develop the mine on the sane
( lines as the Tonopah mine has been worked.
Go!dheld has grown more rapidly than any OF
| the new Nevada mining camps. Already sixty
OF its mines have hosting plants. and next month
4 Will see forty more plants added. Twenty-six
mines are shipping high grade ore regularly.
I Charles ". Dakin, cashier of the Long Syrup
+ Refining Company. is he latest addition TO the
+ defaulters' colony. His stealings went by the
old way Of wire and women Re has been in
the firms employ five years. and II is estimated
that since the IRE he has stolen $1,000. He