New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Counciimen Nay Continue IN Office
Until Their Terms End.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune !


Dan Francisco, March 23.-The action OF the grand
jury IN nnding sixty-fve indictments against Abra-
nam Huet and ten against T. V. Halsey, former
manager OF the Pacific States Telephone Company,
Has TeaSsured the public. which had begun 10
oouot the prosecution alleged grafters These
indictments were obtained by wholesale confess
slons OF members of the Board of Supervisors who
may or may not have been promised immunity
Inc fact that no indictments have been returned
against any of the supervisors IS taken as rather
strong evidence that these will remain in
public Office until the end of the year. when their
successors by popular election will come in the
charter makes no provision for such a contingency
as corrupt Mayor and entire Board OF super
Nlsors. and the only present remedy TO Dust from
office these men, if guilty is found in a section
OF the penal code which has never stood the test
or practice. The prosecution declares that II re-
CARDS the conviction of bride Givers as more I'M
porant than the sending of bride takers 10 the pen
itentary. but the wholesale immunity when seems
10 have been offered to the supervisors is likely TO
lead to serious trouble. and perhaps 10 the lorna
city of big and little rascals by the same drastic
measures that cleared it twice in the early % 5
The loss from floods throughout the state prom
Uses to be exceedingly heavy. Rain has falieh al
most continually for week. with heavy sno" III
the mountains. and the results have been land
slides and snowslides in the mountains. with hood-
ed tracks on the low lands The three main mes
of the Southern Pacific tied up. with trains
running very irregularly No through trains VIII
run from here to Los Angeles or Portland Iof
several days. and the overland service both Dy
the Central and Southern routes and by t9e oai IN
the San joaquin and Upper Sacramento valleys.
where Stockton and Orrve were both uhder "''e'
for several days.
The delay Of trains resulted in a loss TO KAY
mond Hitchcock's company as 1t was plIed !"
open here Monday, but did not reach Town u'''i
late Thursday night
I've m
have rotted late sown wheat and have washed the
pollen from fruit blossoms. The apricot crop Is
practically ruined and the prune and peach crops
threatened.
Mayor Schmitz in relieving Police Commissioners
CresweI OF his duties. took occasion to declare
that as a strike of streetcar men would soon occur
he deemed it best for Creswell to retire some uhe
ago Creswell handed in his resignation. saying ms
relations with the United Railroads FORBADE nm 70
remain in office In case OF troup.tt, tt.ocr Tho
eved that there will he any trouble between ne
United Railroads and It's men. as aTblatois ia IN
lust given all advance OF ~ per cen. ~ ~
SIGse as sbterfnge to be rid Of creswe who
had proved annoying by his demand iot 'IVSi''S
Tenderlon resorts.
The bricklayers OF san Francisco have decided
to make bricks and deliver them in this Guy a.
price below that current before the fTe- The pres
ent price is SO a thousand. hut II has been est
mated that a profit be made at 50 a thousand
The pan IS 10 establish large hrickyard near me
81 a nd
The brickIavers' union wisely decided not 70 Co'l
tenance the scheme OF refusing 10 Worh WIN cum
crete workers.
The estate OF Mrs. Carmen y punphy' WHO" %
the late James Dunphy, who died on Ma ,o T.
was appraised this week ~ more than Sl'o'V"
The new Bank OF San Francisco was tnoorpo-
rated this week backed by the trocker Natonal
Bank. Tho bank Will supersede the Citizens IA
tionel Bank which has been in existence Tor Two
vears The new institution VIII beglh pHhlh'sS ''
June in Polk street, near Su'teI'
now suit was brought this week 70 determine
what constitutes possession 81 land under the Nc
Emery act This act provides that after the owner
of a lot 7dvertIses for certain time calling upon
anv claimant 10 appear he SHAH receive a sdLu
t,ia yscngnizad in the courts This act was adopt
cd b, the Legislature 10 help owners az neatiy an
records Of deeds destroyed IN IN" AliI IIt,
hut the question has arisen as {" Whel c"ts
valid Dossessi1n IN Of water TOT or OF Z" 'i'-
resident owner of a vacant lot.
The Arizona Legislature passed over the GOV
arnors veto this week bill permitting Ralph
Cameron 10 continue charging tolls over Inc
E4rgbt Angel trail at the Grand Canyon az the
Colorado The Santa Re Railroad opposed the 9lll'
ana IL would have been defeated mao nov W -
retarv 81 tho Interior suggested that u was INV
10 grant such a privilege ON federal reserNa'ol'