New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND MEN READY TO
GO TO MANILA-WINE-GROW
HAVE A GRIEVANCE.
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HAVE A GRIEVANCE.
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San Francisco. June 4-Over fourteen thou
sand troops now Quartered In san FRAN
Disco all waiting eagerly for their turn to sail
TO Manila OF these 2.1sO are at the Presidio'
$50 In the Fontana Warehouse near by. and H.
$50 are at the Old Bay District race track
which is now known as Camp Merritt. The ar
rivals this week have been full regiment or
l.OO6 men and officers from South Dakota and
6S8 from North Dakota. Brigadier-General OTIS
has opened headquarters at the camp. and disci-
pine is far more rigid than formerly. Many or
the raw companies getting into soldierly
shape. and the work Of equipment is being
carried on as rapidly as possible II has now
been decided that some of the troops snail 20
aboard the transports early next week. but II Is
not thought possible for the second Manila eA-
petition 70 leave here before June .. Inc
steamer Zealandia Is all ready for troops ana
the China and the Colon will he prepared py
Monday The Centennial and the Ohio from the
North must be overhauled and reitted II they
are 10 be used AZ transports, and the work can
not he done under three or four days. II now
seems assured that the monitors Monterey ana
Monadnock Will both go to Manila. They can
Manila Harbor they would furnish protection
To the city. as Spain has 10 battle-ships that
would be match for these powerful yes
sells. aided BY the heavy guns that Will be
mounted on Corregdor Island. The Red Cross
has done great work here since the war was
declared. having raised $4,000 The society is
fitting out the volunteers TO go 10 the Philip
pines with cholera bandages and other articles
Tod IN al and
relieved much suffering by supplying shoes and
clothing 10 soldiers who destitute. The
Government in many cases has been delayed In
gettirg equipments and supplies. The change
from the warm interior climate 10 the cool
weather NJ Frisco would have caused much
sickness except for the Rcd Cross contribu-
tons Women 81 local societies have given good
I'm meals 10 all the soldiers they have ar
rived at the ferry station. and have distributed
flowers ard fruit
A singular provision was found In the VIII or
Mrs Amelia Pixley. widow u n well-known
Journalist who founded The Argonaut' and
made IT a power in California journalism. II
provides that tho fine house In which she had
lived Tor over forty years should be destroyed,
as che desired no che TO live In her old home
Clay Clement I'D n good business this week at
the Columbia Theatre with The New Domin-
ion" and Lewis Morrison also had large houses
al the Alcazar In The Master ~ Ceremonies
The Cuban fllhuster steamer Laurada excited
much interest on her arrival here this week. She
made the trip around the Horn in good CON
dition and It Is expected she will be ready to
sail for the Yukon on June Il
Heavy rain fell over Northern California this
"A . incl
a, san Francisco to one full inch a. Delta and
/ - inch-. at Dunsmir In the extreme north
II helped many kinds Of fruit and gave new lie
/ to pastu-ng.
| The wine growers 81 California this week pro
tested to Congress- against IN. proposed reel
procity tariff measure fixing the duty on all
wines imported from France AT 30 cents gal
/ lon Californians feel that under this duty
alcoholic compounds with strength Of - per
cent OF spiri, may be imported n the 35-cent
duty and Will be used by rectihers in compe-
tition with proof spirits taxed In this country
at 81 10 a proof gallon. They ask that this
small duty apply only to wines containing II
per cent or less OF alcohol
The question Of wood FOR steamers is one which
will worry many Of .he new Arctic transpor-
tation companies this summer. The old COM
panies and one new company. the Alaska EX-
ploraton Company have had regular gangs o.,
Indians and miners cutting wood for them all
winter and they Will have ample supplies. but
several Of the companies have made no
provision for this vital necessity. The timber is
not heavy and the Indians Will not have enough
/ foresight TO lay In a stock 81 wood. Any one
| On he Yukon this season who has a few thou
sand cords Il wood Will realize more for II
than most OF those miners who clean up
II looks IA though carly September would see
the opening Of thirty-Hve miles OF railway from
! Skaguay to Lake Bennett Rails have been
bough, from the Northern Pacific. and hun
| dreds O, workmen have been sent north from
Tacoma and Seattle. The road will go over
whites Pass and II is expected that II will re-
duce freight rates across the pass 70 three
| cent? per pound
Nearly 81 GOOOO in English soveregns ar
| rived this week from Australia, bringing the
| total OF gold from Australia received since
last August UP TO 500 10000 This breaks all
| previous records. These coins have been re-
| minted and most OF the newly coined gold has
| been shipped directly 10 New-York and the re-
| mainder Will follow soon.
The improvement shown IN local securities last
| week has been continued. the feature OF the
! market being Hawaiian Commercial. which has
been a favorite gamble. This stock rose 10 Dds
| and Hutchinson TO 49ia. Oceanic Steamship
| sold I'D 10 6Oh and closed at 60 bid Spring
| Valley stock reached 81. and $1,000 Of the com
| pany's per cent bonds sold at 81 02. Market
Street Railway sold at o2A
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