New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Italians Responsible for Lumber
Strike IN Siskiyou County.

San Francisco June 5.-The strike at the Nc
Cloud Lumber Mills IN Siskiyou County. which led
to the calling out Of five companies OF militia, Is
the result of bringing in large number Of italian
laoorers, who follow their leaders in any under
taking. These leaders convinced the men that they
ought to have g % day. instead Of 81 75 and six
hundred hands struck for those wages. With luIn-
ber greatly reduced In price. the company claimed
1t could not afford to pay the increase and shut
down the plant. Then the strikers took possession
of the power house and cut off the electric power
plant.
Charles Turner, former grand secretary OF the
Native Sons Of the Golden West has been arrested
on charge Of embezzlement, although he guaran-
teed to make good any theft OF funds belonging to
the order The board of officers Of the Native
Sons decided to prosecute Turner example.
as this is the second time that shortage has
arisen in the treasury.
Captain Alvin Stone, one Of the few survivors OF
the famous California battalion in the Civil War.
died here this week He came from Massachusetts
and was over eighty-three years old Stone was
captain Of Company NJ in the battalion and served
under Sheridan at Winchester
1t is believed that H. Roseewne Darlington, who
says he is Lord Darlington a retired English naval
officer. is Of unsound mind He was arrested at
the instance of the St Francis Hotel Company for
failure to pay his bill, later released from
Jail His talk of large resources and ambitious
plans convinced those who had nim in custody that
he was insane, and the British Consul General will
be asked to look after him until his relatives can
care for him.
The United States government will It that
the Pacific Mail Company erects proper detention
sheds on its wharf for housing Chinese immigrants
while their cases are being considered The pres
ent sheds not adequate. nor are they sanitary
il asserted the better class Of Chinese object
TO being herded in them.
The Evening Post" has been bought by the
Ocean Publishing Company. which recently
qured The Evening Globe" II is reported that
the Two papers will soon be merged. Thomas Gar
rett Who has been publisher and manager Of The
Post since before the fire. is succeeded by Hugh
K Hortung formerly city editor Of The St Louis
Post-Dispatch-'
The pipe FOR the new Southern Pacific and Asso-
ciated Oil Company's line from the Kern fields 70
Port Costa is coming through from Ogden. and
Is expected that the pipe line will be finished by
the first Of next year. The opening Of the line will
relieve the railroad OF the large number Of oil tank
cars necessary.
A fns yield Of fruit is predicted in the sacra-
mento Valley this year. the usual insect pests
are missing and the weather has been favorable
With improved railroad service. last years enor-
| nous shipments of fruit to Chicago and New York
will be surpassed
Several hundred settlers from the East attracted
by low colonist rates have bought land in the
Sacramento Valley. especially in Glenn County.
where huge tracts belonging TO promoters have
been divided into small farms
The marriage OF United States Circuit Judge Er-
skine NJ Ross. Of Los Angeles. to Mrs Ida Han
cock one Of the richest women OF Southern Cali
fornia was great surprise to the friends Of BOTH
as no iutimation OF II given until the marriage
license issued Judge Ross has gained repu-
tation throughout California for his radical de-
cisons against railroad companies violating the
Hepburn act.
C;ould's Western Pacific Railway is making lively
war upon saloons counties where construction
work is in progress. The officers OF the road are
endeavoring to enforce the state law that no
saloons shall be opened within four miles of
railroad construction camp
II is probable that an electric line Will soon be
built by the Southern Pacific company from Palo
Alto TO Leland Stanford Junior University The
university authorities barred electric lines, and
only in the last year have automobiles been Per
mitted on certain roads
The burning of two OF the big Nevada docks at
Port Costa this week removed part OF the great
wheat shipping plant which built more than
thirty years ago by Flood and Mackay. These bo-
nanza miIlionaires saw that this was the natural
point for loading the wheat from the great San
years more than three-quarters of the California
wheat for shipment TO Europe and the East has
been forwarded from these docks. They were also
tba scene of rhe disastrous wheat corner which