New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
DELAYS IN MANILA EXPEDITION
AMERICAN TRADE TO SEEK PHILIP
PINES DISASTROUS KLON-
DIKE BUSINESSES.
In, TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRlBUNE.l

Car
,,ode this week by Major General Merritt to
-. .be Manila expedition started. but delays
,ros on every side. and IL is doubtful now
.o.ner the vessels will sail on Monday. The
zoe. ,o.ewo~thy arrival Of the week was the
Actor Battery which was assigned to ground AT
cam, Merritt. The battery excited great inter
sst On is march up Market-st. and the men
locked trim and solderlike in their we!l-httlng
uniforms Their beautiful guns also came IN
.or n,uch praise. Captain March Is looked upon
os a martinez by the more easy-going volunteer
cor,manders bat his men are proud Of the strict
s,so,rline which he enforces Their drilling has
haen witnessed by many spectators. and the
ho,,erv grounds swarm with visitors every
s.ar,oon Brigadier-General Macarthur is to
-,,,,,and the third expedition to Manila, and he
In have between four thousand and five thou
.rd men under him Great disappointment is
a., ~, the 9TH California that they are not to
On with this expedition, as they are fully
eou,pped and admirably drilled In their stead
will go Regulars, Of whom only small per-
oo,,age are old soldiers. All except three hun
dred ~ this regiment are new recruits
Shining men here who are familiar with
Oriental and South Sea trade already be-
Ginning preparations to take advantage or
American control OF the Philippines schooner
with q kerosene engine is being built here now
rioneer OF The feet that will sail
rarularly for the Caroline Islands. This
obooner is for inter-isand trade. which few
wears ago was largely in the hands OF American
erms with headquarters in San Francisco.
c,anish officials however. froze out Americans
IN the Carones as they did az Mania anu
o,bo- norris bv a system Of fines for trumped-up
violations Of petty rules. until American trace
Was practically ruined. Lines of steamers VIII
the CarOllneS ana
.. Manila as soon as permanent control by
Americans is assured. Interest Is shown mere
:, the future development Of the Philippines
o,a should the islands he annexed this action
will be the signal for rush OF investors ana
planters to Manila
Nearly every steamer that comes to victoria
and Seattle from the North brings a new story
.. aea-b and disaster in the Arctic. only a Few
Months ago the Canadian Pacific Company Is
sued glowing circulars in regard to the adNah-
taees OF the S,ickeen River route 10 the N'o'-
dixie and though old prospectors gave "1i"i"e
10 the dangers Of this trip many hundreu SET
out Professor Denny. Of Princeton OhiNe'S''S'
bos inst returned from three months or nouhue'-
ting IN Stickeen swamps. ana he declares 'h'ee
thousand men are eating up their outii's anu
unable 10 advance or retreat similar SUI
=. ,oss and hardships are received from the
Conner River country N-i4~' w.
snrng nv several transportation companies
c,ho Great majority of the prospectors failed 10
oss tho Valdez glacier. but those VINO sue
oaodad found no claims that yielded we'll MOS
.. .ba nrosnectors were from the Middle West
and many nortgaged heir homes 10 secure
money for the disastrous venture. Inc wal "a'
dealt heavy blow 10 the Klondike' ana 'he 'o-
spl, Is seen most conspicuousy IN Sea'"e' IL
stead of thirty thousand pr9spec'Grs ' Uot more
Seattle made preparations ,ii;s = THOSE who
than ten thousand materlailzeu. fN ,oea
charterea steamers at high prices VIII e U.s.
heavily. and the small travel WIZ u.s. ,a,e and
disastrouslv the men who furnishCd 40 ~ Iorce
Indginq-bonses Merchants who !aId III adj o =
stocks are also embarrassed
,uo chinese highbindors committed nurde.
this week. shooting down IN d A,,', ~ Tho noto-
al ~ ittia pete" Pete" the political
hoes IN CHINATOWN and, It will be remeinoetneG
birbbnder who had grudge aeaihs
him Chun conducted a gamDHhs SO. 10
ment and clothing factory RecehlIE ~ r, ''-N
ra.ne fxed bv the local Chinese taIors u','oI
S IS secured a large contract for maxine
the new style OF Army uniforms Tor me M ,aIs
campaign. His prosperity ahaeieG III. . ,,e
90 ,hay SCI n price on his head Inc Two nv ~
anu 80 49,, C,bnn we're former employees whom ne
had DISCHARGED
The merchants at the foot Of Celifornia- 81
have secured permission 70 SuppIahl 'Ho '-
Coggswen fountain with nassau oaio ,ns
~. In aiso erect a bronze statue Of Admlra
1ave,. DIT CoegsweN. who erected me io,'4
tain was n temperance advocate. re hdu
number Of cast-irOn FOUNTAINS Ahduc' .i,-ais
cd with ugly iron lfe-size statues Di n''I'Svl'
oNaring a glass 90 the passerby. what esp
otau,, n,ade the thing hideous was the angua'
i,nes NJ the figure and the fact that real elds'
tunotler was placed in the outstretcheu manu-
CoggsweU presented a similar FOUNTAIN 10 NJ"
YORK but the city officials soon removed II do a.
eves0re The statue has been missing from ti'
present fountain for several months anu o''''
the pedestal remains.
Charles Edwin Markham, the poet Wn n's
verses have attracted much attention. ~ ,i1,
rer's" and other magazines was MAJ 10 80, 49, :.
w here last Saturday TO Miss Anna e. Mu'P pm!
Markham is principal Of the TompNlns s'c" O,
IN Oakland and also IN charge OF Iite va
servaton School Of the University Of Ca.'i .
He has A volume Of verse IN press en''''7u
Str Of Pines.
The new Fraw'ey company scored succes
~ vycek Nth bronson Howard's "Arisi"c
racv" which aid not 20 well here ScNerai Eedt
ago when Maurice Barrymore p!ayei the Ira,
f,g part The cld Bush street IhcaiIe' VIM
has been ciosed for many months, VIII soon y
rcopened by NJ T. Lcayitt. with mnsTclSN,
VIII De Interesting to see whether l"c n."u''
on This house can be lifted. Even me a!iiO'ii.
Theatre suffers from it's location. "nlcn ~ Cu'
side the freqI entcd quarter az nignt MS ~
been dull week IN stocks and bonds ana III gen
era trade There was no advance IN any
the list and the dealings were Small
SARATOGA PREPARING FOR |ISI1ORS.
Thousands Of strangers will 90 20 Saratoga o
Thursday to witness the great university Doa' race
and the large hotels are making elaborate prepare