New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
The Oregon Back from Orient Mr..
Rockefeller Bnqs Pasadena Place.


San Francisco. April 6-The electric conduit road
which Claus Spreckels intends to build will prob
ably ask for franchise on Bush street which IS
the only street Of easy grade now without car
line. petition OF property owners is being CIR
culated declaring that they willing to have
the electric conduit road put in. The spreckels
company will be known as the Municipal Street
Railways Company.
The battleship Oregon returned this week from
the Asiatic station, after an absence OF three and
half years. From her masthead Aoated a home
ward bound pennant 533 feet long. contributed by
the 'jackies." She will go early next week to
Bremerton navy yard, Puget Sound. for repairs,
which viii consist Of practical reconstruction as
the vessel has been uneven on her keel since she
ran on rock the China coast several years
ago.
The American ship c. F. Sargent, bound from
Astoria to New York. was forced to put in here
for repairs this week. A hurricane struck her
three days after leaving the Columbia River, and
for twelve hours she in danger OF destruction
Her cargo shifted, and she came out Of the storm
in suoh bad condition that the sailors refused 20
proceed. and the captain was compelled to come
here for repairs.
It is probable that Nine Sarah Bernbardt v,Il
] give an afternoon performance Of 'CPhedre" here
| on May II. Professor William DaIlam Arrnes,
chairman Of the dramatic and musical committee
OF the University Of California has submitted a
PAOpOS4lAOu 4OE the performance to Nine. Bern
hardts local manager, and 1t is expected that the
actress will accept the opportunity to act French
tragedy amid such inspiring environment
Two clerks Of Payot, Upham q Co., the largest
wholesale book dealers in the city. were arrested
this week on the charge Of stealing books and sta
tionery, which they alleged to have sold or
pawned and to have spent the proceeds In gam
bling on the racetracks. The prOprietors Of the
store declare that many other wholesale houses
q mil MI hI1ff he C1l
prits when caught not prosecuted They attri-
butte the dishonesty Of clerks to pool selling In
many Of the cigar stands In the city which makes
it easy for people to bet as small an amount as
50 cents on race The police wink at this
fragrant violation Of the law as each OF these cigar
stands It is said. pays for immunity from arrest.
Eight thousand dollars a foot was paid this
week for Market street property near the junction
Of Turk and Mason streets The piece sold fronts
So feet inches on market street, and also has
frontages on Turk and Mason streets It brought
s45O,OOO. The seller made S65OOO it after hold
ing it eleven months
A party Of nine cowboys from Texas and New
Mexico arrived here this week their return from
trip to South America, where they defeated gau-
| chos OF various places roping steers and other
work Of vaqueros. The chief Of the party is Clay
AIcGonige. who holds a record OF throwing a steer
in 211s seconds. They found the gauchos good cat
tlemen. but they weTe not swift as the AmOFi-
| cans.
The purchase by John D. Rockefeller Of Car
rnelita the finest house and grounds in Pasadena,
! has attracted much attention, Pasadena Is al
! ready known the winter home Of many very
wealthy men. Mr.. Rockefeller is reported to have
! given $3.50 900 for the estate and will spend $780,
! 600 more In improving 1t. Some idea OF the in
! crease IN values OF Pasadena property may be
J gained from the fact that Mrs. Jeanne Carr. who
laid out this country home sold it ten years ago
| for $4,000.
The last Legislature appropriated $500 for metal
rado deserts to indicate the distance direction and
| location Of wells, springs tanks. These guide
posts are made of galvanized iron and the letters
are perforated, two inches high. This is the only
style of post that will endure the sandstorms that
| sveep across the desert The life of the ordinary
1 wooden telegraph pole is only six months while
/ two or three days. These guide posts will save
! many lives, old desert travellers become
! confused during sandstorms. and lose their way.
| The finding Of a large amount Of beeswax on
! Needham Beach, Oregon, has settled the prob
lem of the origin of beeswax found frequently In
small lots on this stretch of the Oregon coast
! II seems that beeswax formed part Of the cargo
! Of Spanish ship wrecked on the coast over TWO
/ hundred years ago. This was imported from
| Spain by Franciscan missions and used in max
ing candles for church services
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