New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
10 REBUILD THE BALDWIN - NEW
LINE TO THE ORIENT-oUEEN
ILLS" RETURN.
rsr rELxonApn TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Fan Francisco Nov. 26.-The destruction by
!, Gre Of the Baldwin Hotel and Theatre Is an i'm
I portart event In the growth OF San Francisco.
for Il means the replacement Of the old structure
bv a handsome modern building OF steel and
terra Gotta The rapid!ty with which the fre
spread throughout this great wooden building
showed the danger which has menaced adjoin-
ing property for years Though the outer walls
were thick. and the partition walls OF the the
atre were also we'll constructed. so much wood
was used in the interior and IN the roof that the
; building offered little resistance 20 the flames.
: The escape Of the hotel guests with small a
death list is due largely 10 the splendid work OF
the police. Nearly a hundred officers were
quickly summoned to the scene at $50 o'clock
in the morning, and they went up and down
the halls systematically. forcing open every
door and giving such complete warning that
those who failed to take advantage Of II were
few The Fire Department seconded the police
nobly in rescue work and the hremen also de-
serve great credit for keeping the flames con-
fined 20 the hotel. Chief Of Police Lees ano
chief Sullivan Of the Fire Department person
ally managed their men, and no better PROOF OF
me efficiency Of both these services could nave
b.en given than in the fight with this great fire
which was already bursting through the roof OF
the hotel when the first alarm was sounoeu'
Who Will build the new structure TO take the
MACE Of the old Baldwin Hotel is now an inter
.stirg topic among local real estate men ba'u-
Win declares that he will rebuild. out there are
many who believe it would he an advantage 10
Vie city II large capitalists Ike Claus oprechei'
and Mayor Phelan. or corporation IKE '"e
eo,,bern Pacific Company should secure pos
..ss,on Of the lot and bu!ld a fine hotel as II
uou,d then be free from Baidwns influence
or Wit raCPfr1CK
cher sporting people and It's reputation had
heen seriously hurt ny this patronage Inc SIZE
,s an ideal one for great hotel, as it is in the
v.~v heart o, the city and az night that corner
fs the centre Of life
Fo- the first time II the seven years OF 1oo'-
Nsr earnes between the two universities BerK-
~iev defeated Stanford on Thanksgiving Day oy
a score Of % 10 O. TIL, crowd Of l4.Ooo persons
M, the largest that has ever been attracted
,.-s ~ game Much 81 the credit OF this VIC
,o-y ., the state University was due 20 Garrett
Cochran Of Princeton. who took a raw ano poor
team and go trained them that they showed 'he
best team work ever seen here II was spIen-
di: triumph for Cochran. as every one conceoeo
that the victory was manly due 70 his coach-
ing
rhere IA a strong probability that the South
a., Pacific Company may remove It's car shops
from Sacramento to this city. The Sacramento
shops were recently burned. and II is uhoer-
stood that II the company can get certain con-
cessions here the change VIII be made. A pet-
ton was presented six years ago to the BOARD
O. Supervisors. asking that certain streets ue
closed which through large olock Vi
Southern Pacific LAND at POtrero. In return
the company agreed to build shops on the prop
erty This petition was piseonhoieo by ,ne
Eunervisors who were posing as anti-Inonopoly
reformers Now II has been revived, with l4ir
prospect that II Will pass Inc CLOSING OF Wv
etreets would work no hardship to property
owners as they are not In residence ulS'IIV''
William B Curtis has just returned from
Janan and will represent here new oriental
steamship company. which proposes soon 10
~, line of steamers between Frisco and
Xy run nv and Honc Kong With the Pacific
Mail the Occidental and Oriental ana thIs ne"
company in the field. there Will be steamer
sailing every eight days from san FRANCISCO 20
Fan and China The new line has three new
and fast steamships. and 1t ought TO help AMER
tcan trade with the chief Oriental ports
The return OF ex Queen Liiuokalani Of Hawaii
was made very quietly thls "eeh, f IT ~ ,s Vel
any political purpose in her visit out II - W.
known that she will use all the liilutn'e d. nvI
commend TO secure possession o OF oo tne ~ ,nts
sands worth not less than S''OOouoo. ~ tnIs
scbnroe she has the assistance OF COlonel george
NacFarlane and Paul Neumann The Iatttf 10
lawyer who has made specia stuuy u s rneao
crou-n lands and who is counted on 10 ue"oh-
strate the ex-Queens legal title 10 theHl'
Vin,am Gillette in Secret Service" made
-. tt, ~ week at the Baldwin Theatre. but
Sa mad enioved only two nights OF success Wheh
no are came Next Monday he VIII reopen a.
ne California Theatre. and the play ousht 70
hav, a good two weeks run AZ 'he Soiu'''''a
IA Cav Coney Island" is being played
Tho failure Of the new torpedo-boat destroyer
Far-aeut 10 make the required speed WAS uue
entirely 10 shallow water on part OF 'he cVuiee,
Tba only good mile course for such trlhls On
,bis coast is in Santa Barbara Channel put the
builders of the Farragut hoped 10 pun thIous.
or tho course IN this bay. Ihls lleS "ouIu
have dore. possibly. had 1t not been ior haru
wind during the first half-hour
Tn. last piece Of realty belonging 10 me oio
Inn,fngfon- Hopkins Company was SOLO ths
veek 70 the Regents Of the State University. ~
vas the Sacramento Building, on the east sIue
~ F .rst-st between Market and MISSION anu
was sold for $4,000. This IL one OF lhe I'M
rortant real estate sales or the SEASON. "iiu :.
ssnaciollv significant Of the advance OF business
nrooertv south OF Market-st.. as II Is the thnd
sale N First-st. within month.
Adolph De Trobriand, the new French consul
r:errr5I n. this port arrived this week He be-
gso he consular career twenty-six years ago IN
Network but comes here from CardiH' "here
10 Gent eiCh. wears The change from rainy
cord.ff 20 sunny san Francisco is peasant 10Y
rim He speaks English almost llke hatVe'
ye has a sister in New-York and an urcle III
the Regular Army who Is stationed Il 0a''
Lake CITY.
There has been little activity in investment
stocks and bonds this week Hawaiian OF
rno-csol onened weak 4sIs and closed at olis
Hutchinson opened at ooPs ana .a l,or o sn,d
fractions OF one point. Market Street STOCK soia
81 &c and Giant Powder at d Inere vas sd4e
- Rank OF California stock at "Jl.