New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

| systematizing the graft machine by which he and
Mayor Schmitz not only made fortunes for them
selves but corrupted the whole official life OF the
city. With this knowledge they agreed TO give
Ruef complete immunity and 10 pardon the bood-
ling supervisors for testimony would convict
the givers OF bribes. The public here glad that
Ruef by refusing testify. has compelled the can
collation. OF his immunity contract
san Francisco will raise a fund of 100000 to en-
tertain the officers and OF Admiral Evans's
fleet during their stay here. The first contribution
Of Sl00 was received from the Sing Chong Company,
Chinese curio dealers, who accompanied the check
with letter in which they this gift shows how
thoroughly they appreciate the privilege of living
under the protection of the Stars and Stripes The
or+ar+ainment committee of which former Mayor
lanes D. PheIan is the head. is making great ef-
forts to see that the sailors have a good time
The three United States engineers who have been
t~af,lirin. rivers and harbors in this state have
made 4 careful survey Of the Sacramento ana San
Josouin rivers 20 determine whether they should
recommend to the government a hfteen-foot chal-
mel in these rivers between Sacramento and STOCK
ton and San Francisco Bay II they recommend
this and the channels of these rivers are deepened
81 mat large vessels may go up TO these two cities
If will NEAR: much the thousands OF farmers VINO
are now compelled pay high freight rates TO
railroads or let their c-aps rot in the fields 1t VIII
also mean the reclamation OF large body of over
flowed land which IL the richest in the state
The election Of ". II. Reilly. Under Sheriff Of
Ventura County. warden Of Folsom prison. TO
take the place OF Archibald Yell breaks down the
long standing rule that the wardenship OF the TWO
state prisons shall be divided between the two
,rroa+ noItical parties Yell is Democrat, and az
the warden Of San Quentin is Republican, Yell !
successor should have been Democrat major
Ity Of the prison commission are Republcahs' anu
they disregaTded the unwrlt'eh Id" 'no' nus e''
erned for many years.
Professor Paul g Rensch OF the University of
wisconsin. who is authority on Japan anu
china viii deliver a course of lectures at Stanford
r-,,.ergitv on Japanese immigration and other
,robIarns that have grown ont OF the Japanese re-
lations with this country. President Jordai WIZ
lecture on Religion in Japan, and professor ray
son Treat formerly OF Columbia, who has just re-
turned from tour OF the O'iei'' VIII U'N''' ~
history OF Japan.
The annual report Of the Alaska Packers Asso-
oiation shows the gross profits last year were
Ss2 a21 Of which S221, ,775 applied 10 remove the
deficit OF the year before. The association pack
was 30 per cent Of the entire coast pack 1t IN
cluded llOOO35 cases. increase Of $3.50 cases
over last years pack
Ten thousand acres Of fine land in Merced Coun-
n have just been purchased by a syndicate OF
Stockton capitalists. The plan is to divide the land
into small orchards and farms The land may be
irrigated from the Crocker Huffman Canal which
is nearby
The city of Los Angeles. after prohibiting pool
selling has adopted an ordinance forbiddinS the
Collins, of tins on races This makes it unlawful 10
print even form charts and tips in daily news
papers The enforcement of this new law Is ex-
Dected check petty betting on races by young
clerks and others. which is now a great source OF
decentralization and the of most of the small
defalcatons among employees who handle money
There is a new mining district in San Bernardno
County. near the Nevada line, which has already
attracted several hundred prospectors. Ore that
runs 5000 to the ton has been found, and many
claims have been staked- The town OF Hart has
been laid out though all the houses are canvas
tents a saloon has been opened. and In ten days
an ample supply Of water is promised from Malapi
Springs. four miles distant.
Wong Du. known as the richest Chinese
chant in the San BernardIno Valley, ordered
deported this week because the government agents
discovered he had been using for years the papers
Of a dead Chinese.
An extensive japanese colony Is to be founded
back OF Port Crescent, Washington. on lands over
looking the Straits of Fuca- The Japanese lease
the land for fifteen years. and agree TO clear 1t OF
ell stumps and roots two feet below the ground.
A Swiss colony has contracted to buy 100000
acres of stump land on Hoods Canal Thousands
OF acres similar stump land are being grazed by
Angora goats which kill all shrubs and prepare
the lands for grazing purposes.
a procession Of six thousand unemployed men
marched 10 the office OF the Mayor OF Seattle this
week and demanded food and shelter and the ahol
ton OF the chain gang. This large percentage or
idle men, representing about one in eight OF the adult
male population of Seattle. is made up largely or
numbering thrown ont of work by the shutting
down of the mills. The labor unions in Washington
have advanced the wages of lumbermen TO such
figure that the mill men were compelled TO close
down. With the advance in wages there has been
eserssss ia ths snaeisnss sf tbs rasp, shrinkAgs