New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

viction Of Mayor Schnitz, and return ba,c,.
given by Ruef for Burns The Burns and n,-
families were largely represented, and Ruaf ~,.
the life Of both occasions. making witty ar.
dinner speeches. The whole town Ia lauzs,,-
over this dinner given by agent OF u. M
prosecution for Ruef in celebration OF tba c,,-
yiction of his former best friend and partn., !,
boodling
The great parade which viii take piacs d, a.
second day after the arrival os Admiral Eyass,
feet Will be strongly military and VIII b. A..
of the most imposing spectacles ever seen IN .s,
city General Funston VIII furnish tweurv..,.
hundred men from the regular army posts a5cu,
San Francisco Bay, including cavalry, inssr.r
engineers and coast and field artillery Ths,
will be between three and four hundred naz.I
cadets from the ships. about four thousand p-sr.
bers Of the Native Sons OF the Golden West I'm,
hundred members OF the National Guard s.a
three hundred Pioneers OF California
The attempt Of the Lincoln-Roosevelt reazu.
to secure the control OF the Taft canpalzn /,
California has been dismal failure accordi..
TO advfces received by leading Republicans n.
league is composed mainly OF ex-Governors ana
ex-Senators who are on the outs with the nm
In control Of the Republican party machinery cs
the state Secretary Taft has recently been del
uged with letters from Ex-Governor Pardee VINO
aspired TO be the Taft manager IN the state ba
Pardee has received no encouragement
The California Wine Association held Hs an
nuaI meeting at winehayen. new station us
the shore Of the bay. seven miles from Poiar
Richmond, where are railroad and shipping
facilities which viii save thousands OF doIan
yearly in freight Here IS being built s.sas
cellar that will hold ten million gallons Of WI.
The association finds that with the increased
yield of California vineyards and prohibitions IL
creasing IN the South and West new masssa
for wine must be created or disaster VIII toIay.
The figures furnished by President Ca;acG
show that the great street car strike OF last ~:
cost the United Railroads a round million q
dollars. An equally large sum was lost ~ -
strikers In wages Statistics showed that 3M
people a day failed to ride on the cars.
The supervisors this week passed an crdnaa0
requiring the construction OF sidewalks bet'rs
all downtown property before May 1. IN cas
wooden sidewalks are laid they must % -
placed by concrete or stone within two years
This ordinance viii work hardship IN nsny
districts where rebuilding has been delayed. IS
permanent sidewalks cannot be CONSTRUCTED Do
fore buildings are begun.
The balance Of S395OOO Of the fund spprorrs
ated for the purchase OF the Geary Street Raj
road has been divided among several funds
For street and sewer repair. S213OO0 was set
aside. for repaving streets $99,500. for sweep
ing and sprinkling $4,000 and for new sexss
$4,000.
J. Dalzell Brown will be the first Of the y
dicted officials OF the California SAFE DEPOSIT
and Trust Company 10 be placed on trial H'
will be tried on the charge Of embezzllng bon3
of the Sacramento Gas and Electric ConpanE
This case is regarded by the District Attor-s'
the strongest against Brown. and lie ecu1s
on prompt conviction
The largest and most noteworthy dinner q
the winter was that given this week az :"
Fairmont Hotel in honor OF Mrs. WhitaaT
Reid by Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Calhoun I1
dinner was served in the beautifully decoTs's
Red Room. and was followed by musical
Among real estate sales this week was thai o
the old site of the Techau Tavern. in Nas'a
street, between Ellis and Eddy streets. Ths ~
is 5712 by 1871 feet. and it Sold for ssl""'
little below $500 front foot
The Farmers and Merchants Bank OF Coi1S-
which was closed during the recent strinssn'a
has been declared solvent by the court and VI,
resume business. The bank officials sec17'
extensions from OF per cent of the depos'''1
and considerable new money has been 1-'
duced.
The Western Federation OF Miners is prs'N
cally beaten at GoIdfeId New and more lnS-
eleven hundred men are at work in van'~
mines under open shop rules. The strikers
III bad shape. as their treasury is empty anu -
tie strike benefit money is coming In