New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19

rBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
San Francisco. May 15.-The result Of the
California primary election was fairly iore-
casted by shrewd politicians, but what no
one counted on was the large vote cast fcr
Senator La Toilette. mainly at the expense
~ President Taft. The campaign for Iatt
uas grossly mismanaged, and consequehIy
tho President lost several thousand votes.
PINT then. with good management ne Wouio
have made little headway against Coionel
Roosevelt. due TO general discomfort among
=. class Of Republicans who call themselves
..prooressiyes." Governor Johnson must be
credited with rolling up the plurality for
Roosevelt, as he is by far the best cam
raien orator on the Coast. In the event
of his nomination, Roosevelt couId not
count on securing as large a vote as ne
received Tuesday. His attitude on the jap
snese question would cost him thousands OF
votes. as we'll as his opposition to san
Francisco's claim for the Panama exposl-
lion.
Tho Titanic disaster has resulted in an
order Issued by federal inspectors of steam
boats at San Francisco, compelling twenty
Of the large passenger steamers on this
coast TO reduce their passenger llsts iio"
20 10 20 per cent until they can furnish
adequate lifeboat space for the passengers
and crew. The order has worked nara
ship 10 certain lines, like the Banning COM
pany. plying between San Pedro and Cata~
Ina Island, but the big lines will soon tur-
ulsh the necessary facilities. The steam
ship men here protested against this order
when the transport Sherman was allowed
70 sail from Portland with sixteen hundred
persons on board when the vessel had Ire
boats for only six hundred. but the inspec-
tors replied that they had y" non
over the transport service, "HlSt '.'
ordered a large number Of new hfepoats'
San Francisco's board Of library trustees
dectded this week TO accept Andrew Car
nesie's offer Of $4,000 for the erection OF
main free public library for the city the
only opposition to acceptance of the money
came from Or. Edward G. Taylor ex-
Mayor Of San Francisco. who claimed that
Mr.. Carnegie's millions were tainted.
half million Of Mr.. Carnegie's contribution
will 20 into the main building and $4,000
into branch Libraries.
Judge Frank Dunno has been ordered by
the State Appellate Court TO dismiss
eighty-seven indictments that are now
hanging over the head OF ABE" Ruef. for
mer boss" Of San Francisco, who Is serv-
ing a seven-year sentence In San Quentin
prison. Judge Dunno has been continuing
these indictments for months. in the face
OF the protests OF Ruefs attorneys, but
now they Will have 10 be stricken from the
records. The legal ground for quashing
the indictments was that Ruef had been
denied his constitutional rights through the
refusal Of trial within the sixty-day limit
prescribed by law The same method OF
forcing the quashing of indictments against
President Calhoun OF the United Railways
had been adopted I'm Judge LAWYERS court
on lot at Iseidesdorf and California
streets will be built million dollar office
building for Insurance companies. IL VIII
hs known an the Insurance Exchange.
Governor Oddie of Nevada has placed
quarantine on all cattle received from GER
fair infected districts In California iyins