New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

,,... a,,d ci,bnoan. has been sued for divorce BY
his wife. who is resident of Salt Lake CllH-
She charges failure 10 provide Trumbo declares
her suit is the result of the shock occasloned by
the earthouake since which time she has travelled
most of the time After the disaster Trumho was
appointed by the Mormon Church Of Utah TO look
after refugees of that faith, and Tor mohils ne
made his own home headquarters for the hungry
and destitute
The Sacramento and Clay street cable lines were
opened this week for the first time since the hre
The cars run out Sacramento street TO Fillmore,
back on Sacramento to Larkin. along Larkin to
Clay and down Clay to the ferry.
A specimen of Abe Ruefs sharp practices came
up this week in the courts. 1t seems Ruef sold
lot adjoining the Church of the Salesian Fathers
10 the priests. they did not wish undertaking
establishment opened there. Ruef also owned an
adjoining lot, and this he recently sold to an
Italian undertaken. The fathers have applied to
the Supervisors to prevent the sale as bad faith
on the part Of Ruef
San Francisco is to have new regiment of the
national guard. and prominent business men have
promised 10 contribute funds for building
mory.
The cornerstone OF the administration building
OF the Home for Feeble Minded Children laid
Eldredge, sonoma County, this week. This in
sttution has done great good since its establish
1nent and many weak-minded children have been
restored TO competency.
Captain Egbert J. Martin. Confederate veteran
and prominent resident Of Berkeley, died this week
heart disease. He had been conspicuous IN
many movements for civic reform in Berkeley.
The news Of the secret marriage of Adolph Spreck-
els in Philadelphia 10 Miss Alma de Bretteville
created astonishment here among Mr. Spreckels's
frie he hac
lor. He has done much for trotting horse breeding
in California. he kept valuable animals his
stock farm at Aptos. Santa Cruz County. He has
also done much TO develop Golden Gate Park of
which he commissioner for many years.
The trial of Walter c. Bartnett first vce-presi-
dent Of the wrecked California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, for ernbezZlement OF funds, has
brought out some remarkable testimony from ].
Dalzell Brown, former manager, who is now
ing term in San Quentin prison. Brown laws the
blame for wrecking the bank Bartnett, whom
he accuses of hypnotizng David Walker. the aged
president. He charges that Bartnett sold Cotton
trust funds, and then asserted they deposited
in safe deposit box In New York. He said
Bartnett hired spirtualistic medium to imper-
senate the ghost Of Mrs. Cotton and tell Walker
that she sanctioned the sale OF her securities In
order TO tide the bank over its troubles.
The Prosecutor will Try 10 introduce evidence
showing that Bartnett worked Walkers Gre
dulity in regard 10 spirits. and held seances at
which the spirits or Coils p. Huntington Jay
Gould and other eminent fnanciers gave advice in
regard losning bank funds. This advice IT Will
be asserted always suited Bartnett's projects and
seemed 10 any suspicious or Walker
The Thrip's pest has gained such headway in Cal
ifornia orchards that the Agricultural Department
has been asked to help stay it's ravages This pest
attacks pears prunes and deciduous fruits gen
orally and deadly that many orchards have
been Cprooted. IL is oily pest, which resists
all sprays except sheep dip composed Of tobacco
and potash and even this is frequently unsatisfac-
tory.
The Southern Pa circ Railroad Will have branch
line from Weed Cal, 70 klamath Falls. Ore.
pleted by September This Will open up Of tbs