New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
ON THE PACIFIC COAST

ot virtue Gambling, which has been a "a
that has involved even chiIdran and oese. 20 N
bids fair 70 be effectively checked. TIM, 49,,
two notorious gamblers. Harvey and a.
started regular Monte Carlo In the auav 80
| OF the Columbia Theatre. They openes ~ -
faro. roulette and craps. and ran tba -
wide open." as II they were n a Nevada -
Arizona town For three hours the placa' 50
| crowded with men. who were given "a -
. stand that the proprietors had the nrot,..,"-
! OF Boss Ruef and the Schnits adr,inis,,,.sN
and that no one was in danger Of arrest 60
| denly, at III O'Clock. a raid was made ~ a.
police and more than $50 patrons were arr.s,.,
and taken to the station The explanatio, v.s,.s
| appears to be most credible Is that tina ror
nave deserted Ruer and have become iud.,a,
| GENTS declaring they VIII not sanction gambia,
and other graft schemes OF the adrninistr,.,.+'
District Attorney Langdon, who has an an
bition TO make record as the jerome =, =.
FRANCISCO. eagerly accepted the aid Of th..
| independents. and. with the assistance AZ -.
grand jury. has begun a reform canpaixn /,
which the gambling raid was the first gun Ar.s
The second shot Will be ar the money slo. ma,
chimes. two thousand Of which vera per,,,-,s
to be restored after three years idleness A,
| these machines earn on an average soo
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sent will be readily seen, as we'll as VIVA. +,
liberal "rahe-off'' they mean to those who cqu.
| troll city graft"
Prizefghting. which has been a souro. q.
| profit to both the gamblers and the adnniu,,ra.
ton. will probably also be CUT OF, as the d.as
Of Tenny from the terrible beating h. rsc.,v.a
at the hands OF Frank Neil Is such "a "a
| arouse public opinion against the sport which
is carried on here to the full limit OF brutality
One Of the most remarkable legal cases eve.
seen in the local courts ended this week. ara.
| a ten months struggle. IN the conviction @.
| George d. Collins for perjury Collins has urac
tised law here for thirty years and had rainas
a reputation for legal cunning and vida
knowledge OF technical points Of law Earv
last year his friends were astounded 10 Isa-s
I that he had married young woman naus3
Clarfce NIcCUrdy, although ne had a wife and
two children living in san Francisco. When
Collins was asked 10 explain matters he d.
clared jauntily that he had never been married
to Mrs. Charlotte Collins although the priest
| who performed the ceremony and four witnesses
Of 1t are still living here When nut was
| brought against him by his first wife hs
answered by claiming that he had really mar.
ried Charlotta's sister. who is now dead and
that therefore the charge OF bigamy made
| against him was groundless II was finally de-
| cided to try him on perjury committed when
he swore he had never married Charlotte; but
owing TO a flaw II the proceedings he escaped
70 Victoria. and il required two months ntga.
ton to secure his extra dition. A new trial 70
suited in a disagreement. but he was promvg
tried again and convicted. The case FURNISHES
a good example of the way the law can b
used by skiIfu1 and INSCRIPTIONS practtiunz
to delay justice for many months.
Senator Perkins was denounced this week hg
the Methodist ministers for his declaration TIA;
religious prejudice was at the bottom Of the
effort 10 expeI Reed Snoot from the Senate
Resolutions Were adopted urging both the Ssna'
tors from California to vote for Shoots expL'
sion, not on any religious ground. but because
the principles and purposes OF 0IOrnnonism ara
inconsistent with loyalty 10 the United States
government.
r. Percy Wright. an aged and eccentric law
yer. died this week in his chambers at SN
Finest Wright over thirty years ago htei
up the chambers where he died The city grew
and he was soon left alone in the block, eli
he refused to move He was graduats
Cambridge University. England. and was r.
garded as one OF the ablest brief lawyers
the city.
Florence Roberts arrived here this veeA
with a new play. 1.-The Strength OF the WeaS
She has good company, and purposes
try the play in New-York next season
is written by woman doctor Of Seattle, an
is full OF clever dialogue and striking situstaN-
Peter Robertson and other local critics pral@
II highly and dwelt on the Improvements OF "
actress in self-controI and in finished acting
Land has been purchased and money is ben
raised 10 build large tourist hotel az AlamesA
suburb across the hay which has not had
nun share of growth The hotel is 70 cos, 81"
ooV IL VIII be within stones throw OF u
salt water bathing beach
The Southern Pacific and the santa Fe Ras I
road companies are making great prepararieS |
TOT handling next summer the largest tours
business TO the Pacific Coast that has ever os
Anowh Very low round trip rates are ss'
from chicago and all Missouri River points 81
aol6ers OF tickets have stop-over privileges ne'a
oeiore granted on short term tickets The rs1@
ana PRIVILEGES are about the same as taSS
granted during big conventions in san Fran
cisco.
The California Court OF Appeals this wee
approved the verdict OF the lower cOA''
awarding r. J. Short. Of shasta ConhI
$S.'S" damages against DR. George
Flick for malpractice. the evidence show.
mat Frick failed TO set Mrs shorts broken n
properly or 10 cleanse the wound made
'he fracture, with the result that Mrs. '
was permanently crippled.
me government purposes 20 bring suit asA ~,
the owners Of the steamer Valencia for sAs
Tor loss OF registered mail when the s'ss-
was recently wrecked on Vancouver Island -
- 10 test new point as TO the responsi0A~
OF steamship companies for loss Of mall