New-York tribune., 1908-05-31

judge also refused to issue an order for Ruef to
leave Jail TO consult with his lawyer.
The members of the Mechanics Institute decided
this week TO borrow 100000 to erect nine story
building on the Institutes lot in Post street, be-
tween Kearney and Montgomery. The second and
third floors will be used for library purposes and
the remainder of the building for offices. The
rentals will give the library handsome income.
The session of the Native Sons of the Golden
West was made noteworthy this year by being held
in the Yosemite Valley. Fifteen hundred members
and friends were taken into the valley and quar-
tered in hotels and tent camps. This is the larg
est number of visitors in the valley at time,
and nine-tenths of these native Californians had
never seen it. In the last thirty years heavy
percentage of the visitors Yosemite have come
from the East and Europe, but now that the val
lev can be reached with only ten-mie stage ride
and the expense is largely reduced the number of
Californian visitors is sure TO be increased heavily.
Theodore Bell, former Congressman, who aspires
to be the next United States Senator from Cali
fornia is having a stormy time as the ne" ooss
of the Democratic party in California At the state
convention he unseated Boss Gavin McNab, whose
control had been unquestioned for nearly a decade
but when he began distribute honors he made
enemies from the start. An insurgent faction has
now elected Fitzgerald chairman of the dele
cation TO Denver. Although he is McNab part-
san, Southern California members are angry over
Bells autoCratic ways and accuse him OF faVorlt-
ism Bell has anita gonized San Francisco Demo
Gratis by his failure to appoint James ID. Phelan
on the State Central Committee. although Phelan
Is one of the largest contributors TO campaign
funds and has been this committee for many
wears With all this antagonism, Bells campaign
for the Senatorship promises to be stormy.
Efehtv-three men and ni.e women have been
dropped at Stanford University for poor scholar
ship and twenty-five men and one woman have been
warned that future work must show Improvement or
they will he dismissed. This Is 10 per cent Of all
students in university and is the heaviest
roll Of deinquents ever known Among those
dropped Or warned nea.ly all the prominent
athletes so the university will be weak in football
and track next year.
twenty-five men interested in the navigation Of
the air formed the Aero Club of California at
Los Angeles this week. The purpose of the club
$ obtain suitable grounds for experimental as
! cents and maintain repair and construction shops
An auto service has been established to bridge
the gap of l05 miles in the railroad between
this city and Eureka. This gap is between Sher-
wood and Eleanor, and il is now covered in about
eight hours, thus eliminating the all night stage
ride which used to be the terror of the trip to
travelling men.
The Carsten Packing Company, of Tacoma will
lose $4,000 its contract for supplying the feet
:
I made foresaW the visit Of the Atlantic fleet
but under the provisions of the contract the Car
stem Company has had TO deliver all required
and the low contract price has resulted In the
/ loss
Two who killed a restaurant keeper In
Goldfeld. New, will FIVE dollars a day from
their labor union friends while serving long terms
In state prison. Friends who endeavored to obtain
"A trial for them solicited funds which will
give the Convicts five dollars day
Don S. Dickerson. Governor of Nevada is
a striking contrast of the old miner John Sparks
who died last week. Dickerson is a news
paper editor who was conducting the White Pine
News when the Spanish War broke out and he
joined the Rough Riders For more than a wear
he did speak 10 Governor Sparks because Of
the Governors desire 70 appoint a railroad com
missioner whom Dickerson and the Attorney Gen
cra opposed.
AND THERE ARE OTHERS
Gruet bug more IMAM ne
,le~. he has Iadiunl tastes and a b<sSs ino>una
--I3austTA Atea Biz