New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
MITCH INTEREST IN HAWAIIAN AMEN
ATION-SHODDY CLOTHING FOX
TROOPS-LARGE INCREASE IN
ASSESSED VALUES IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO.
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San Francisco. July 9-News Of the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii was received mere win '"e
greatest enthusiasm. for city and state were
nractical,v unanimous In favor Of making the
islands American territory. All the doubts and
misgiyings OF (hose who opposed annexation
have never had weight here. where the cohul-
ton Of the islands is well known Inc ma
tiyes do not care for the suffrage, ana they VIII
be perfectly contented to be treated as aooIIsi-
noe who mr., there freed from tax. The con-
tract labor question will settle ITSELF 1oT as soo
az Americans begin to develop the resources or
the islands in sugar. coffee and ropcai ii"l'S'
there will be no lack of white labor. Those VINO
90 familiar with the islands say that President
Do,a can have the Govcrnorship If he wants II.
II he,ones 10 him by right, for to his seIl-coh-
tro, wisdom and judgment is due the preser'a-
zion of the Republic OF Hawaii 1t is undel-
stood Dole does not wish to continue as 'he re-
snons,bIe head Of the islands government Mill
,ster sewau is working hard for the place pu'
there are at least three other men VINO are "'
ritted 10 have better claims 10 H. C"e'
among these Is Henry c. Cooper present MINIS
ter of Foreign Affairs. who has 'he co'iIu'"
OF all parties. Then there are FRANCIS W. i"'o"
Hawaiian Minister to Washington WIN 70 i0OS
nized as one OF the ablest men on inc '''
and Jorin NJ ThurstOn. who has zone "oiN 4''
annexation second to none. THESE 'ilree '''o',
have spent most Of their lives on the isaiuS anu
arc thoroughly identified with the peoPe' "0""
did good work in Samoa, ana ne "a' ~
oooe,,ablv hut It will be departure IN
selecting a Territorial Governor II ne Is CIV"
nrecedence over the three leaders named. Inc
establishment Of Hawaiis military phsc '''
sending expeditions TO the Philippines VIII save
will a
o,,,,a trim ~ transnort steamers. There are no'
.,ough seryiceable ocean steamers mere 10 carry
orahalf the troops that are needed. ana soi'e
n, The TRANSPORTS used in early eXpeoluohs VIII
have TO return and carry the remaining ''7'
rnents. 1t is settled that the SIN ma
Regiment will go soon as garrison LOT ii0i'0
lulu.
r,o celebration OF the Fourth here this week
called out a hearty demonstration of PATRIOTISM
ord sarved 10 give the people who then hau
.,,ro N ,nspect Camp Merritt a good ldea Oh
tho work done TO bring into military efhciehcy
The volunteer forces Men or Iowa. Nai'N"''
Tennessee. Utah. California and seVerai o'"o.
rapiments were represented. ana all rec"Neu
nraise for their good marching ana '"e" '
6erlv bearing. one feature that ceudc'eu i'"' IL
iron, their appearance was the shoouN "''i'o'"'7
which were turned out by local manufacturers
md were accepted because 1t was lmpe'a"Fc
that the men should have uniforms a' on0e'
Most Of this clothing has been proved apS"'"'e''
worthless. and it is probable that the men VINO
furnished II viii be compelled 10 ie'"'" '''
the Government paid for 1t.
The appointment of Herbert p Thrah as
eu-erintondent of the Eighth DIVISION oA '"0
Railway Mail Service assures san Francesca
ora the State Of the best postal facilities.
i've
90 insnector he has done much to improve u,e
service He supplants Samuel Flint, VINO Is ihauc
inspector OF Star Routes Of the DISTRICT
The assessment roll OF San Francisco for the
c,rrent fiscal wear shows taxable property OF
nearly $3.50 COO 600, an increase over Iast ye, '
Assessment amounts TO SG9OG00OO, decrease
of 81 100000 from last year. me banK asses, aSsess.
ments reveal loss Of nearly Sl,oJo'oVo' because
Nevada and other banks nave become .>a'iV'".
hanks and thus escaped taxation. The largest
taxpayer on the roll is the Market stree Ran
ROAD Company, assessed for S'oO0ooO. Inc as
sessnont of franchises Of corpora ions having
sneciai privileges now amounts to S1lOoOOOO
against $4.500.00o eight years ago
The schooner Free Trade returned from the
Arctic this week. bat CAPTAIN Moore dd not
accompany the vessel rms absence OF .le
skipper was a grievous disappointment to Tai
bot Watson wealthy Englishmap whom
Moore induced 10 1T out the schooner Tor locat-
ing gold mine on Kodiak Island. Watson was
abandoned on the island. when it was apparent
that the rich gold ledge was mythical. and
Moore levanted with tie vessel and all watson s
personal effects qareJ at $1,000. Moore sold
the goods and left III" vessel without paying the
crew.
The Oregon salmon pack Is estimated at
100000 cases this year. Most OF the cannerles
are running with fun force, and the fish are re-
ported III fine condition.
The increase of deposits at the Hibernia Bank
for the last fiscal year amounted TO S3OOOOOO
although the bank orly pays 80. per cent. Com
stock mining shares have reached the last ditch
The highest-pr stock is Standard CONSOLE
dated. at 81 90. All old favortes kicking
about for few cents. Consolidated Virginia
sells at IS cents; Hale Norcross, 4S cents
Ophir. II cents; Savage II cents; Gould *
Curry, 10 cents and Best & Becher, II cents.
AS there Is 81 tax each one hundred shares
of stock sold the only remedy from complete
ruin OF business is reincorpOration OF companies
with small capital instead Of present 500 par
value. The general bond and stock market was
dull this week until near the end, when bust
ness improved Hawaiian commercial sold at
$50. Hutchinson Plantation at 51A. Market
Street Railway brought 531a and Oceanic
Steamship 5G12. Three thousand dollars OF
Spring Valley per cent bonds were sold at
102l4.