New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FOR THE
PHILIPPINES-SAN FRANClSCO'S NEW
MUNICIPAL CHARTER MINING
AND MISUNDERSTANDING.

AND MISUNDERSTANDING.
fBg TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.l
San Francisco May 2S.-This has been a week
Of great popular excitement and OF picturesque
spectacles as il has witnessed the emparkauoh
and sailing Of the military expedition 10 the
PhiIippines. The historian Of the future will
find this event notew orthy, as 1t was the nrst
time in the annals of this country that AInerl-
can troops departed for conquest far beyond
their own country Nowordscan give an adequate
idea of the outburst Of patriotism which marked
the farewell TO the 1st Regiment OF California
Volunteers composed Of young men OF san
Francisco. Its members were drawn from nun
dreds OF families Relatives gathered to Did
soldier boys godspeed and they were aided by
thousands of others The spectacle or mothers
and sisters wrought upon the crowd, and there
were few in the great gathering who escaped
the emotion Of the hour The sailing Of the three
transports on Wednesday was the scene OF an
other great demonstration, such as has not peeh
witnessed here for over twenty years. Nothing
could be more impressive than the sight or THESE
big steamers; their decks and lower riggings
were one mass Of blue uniforms, and they were
surrounded by hundreds OF small craft; nothing
could be more stirring than the great shout
which went I'D when anchors were weighed and
Of the setting sun. Several thousand new
troops have reached here this week. and many
more are expected soon. The volunteer camp
has been transferred from the Preside. which Is
too billy for good camping ground. to the old
Bay District racetrack. which is perfectly level
and easily reached by several lines Of cable-cars
Here there are now over ten thousand troops In
various stages Of efficiency. The best-drilled
troops are from Minnesota. and they. as well as
the Colorado volunteers, Will probably be In
Guided in the second Manila expedition. Cen
eral Merritt Is now on the ground. and with
General Otis is busily engaged In perfecting the
organization Of the raw troops. which must be
licked into shape for the expedition next week.
The adoption Of the municipal charter
was q great surprise to those who are opposed
to any change unless they can be assured OF
Improvement over present methods Although
there were 10 400 registered voters. only 26.9fo
cast their votes The mai rity for the charter
was 261. The smalness OF the vote Is accounted
for partly by war excitement. which drew of
several thousand and by public WEAKNESS OF
frequent charter elections In the past every one
Of which proved unsuccessful. This new char
ter now goes 10 the Legislature and the law
provides that 1t must secure majority or each
house TO become law. The charter IS modelled
on that Of Greater New-York, and It's principal
features are the appointment OF members OF all
boards and commissions by the Mayor instead
Of by the Governor the application Of Civil Ser
vice rules TO nearly all departments OF the city
government the Limitation OF the powers of
Supervisors In granting franchises and making
appointments the extension OF the powers or the
, Mayor in the matter OF retoes. appointments
and suspens,ons; the appointment OF the Board
ali ntr Of
lice court prosecutions In the hands Of the Dis
trtct- Attorney. the placing Of the collection OF
licenses with tax collectors. the scheme for the
purchase of public utilities and limitations upon
the power OF granting franchises. The new
charter makes a cut In the salaries of almost
every Department.
Stanford University this week graduated lGl
students of both sexes. In his address TO the
| graduating class President David Starr Jordan
took for his subject the refrain Of Kipling's
| Professional" poem. Lest We Forget" and
made a strong argument against the policy Of
| imperialisYn and dominion. which finds express
sion in the decree to hold Cuba and the Philip
pines and enter into competition with England
as a colonizing Power The gist Of his argu
ment was that can't teach dependent ma
lions to care for Themselves. and the result OF
| annexing these new dominions VIII be 10 change
our system OF government.
I this week body OF rich ore was was struck whose
value s estimated at Sl,5OO,OOO. The vein Is
six feet wide and nearly four hundred feet long
! giving an ore body Of "a 900 tons. AS the ore
| runs from $40 to $50 ton. and as the cost OF
mining and milling is only 81 90 ton. the profits
| may be easily estimated. The Gwln Mine was
| abandoned for years. but In 1894 Frederick r.
| Thomas a well-known mining expert organized
| a company and bonded II. He then sunk shaft
to reach the main ore body. and his theory was
| proved to be true: 1t required nerve. however
| 10 spend nearly 100000 In sinking the shaft
before pay ore was struck
Two Englishmen Of means, II. Talbot Watson
| and T. Cape arrived here this week from the
Wbicb cost them $4,000. They we're Induced
by Captain Charles A. Moore to outfit the schoon-
! er Free Trade for a mining expedition 70 a
| mountain Of rich on Kodiak Island. They
took a large stock Of canned goods and wines
| ard had a valet. Moore claimed to have a map
! of the place and full directions. The schooner
was provisoined for year. and large mining
| outfit was carried. When Kodiak was reached
| all Moore could show a mine Of low grade
ore. from which two men In whole year had
| taken only 5000 worth OF quartz. There was a
| quarrel and while the Englishmen were ashore
| Moore seized the schooner by force and sailed
| away II is said he has gone to Cooks Inlet
| The Britons returned with their costly expert
| ence having had their fill Of treasure-hunting.
| This week az Pacific Grove DIR. +. f. Jewell
! one of the foremost Methodist clergymen OF
| California celebrated his golden wedding. The
| couple are probably the youngest that have OBJ
| served this ceremony as DR.. jewell was only
| seventeen when he married in Oswego County,
~ Y. and his wife was only sixteen Dr.
| Jewell after filling several pulpits in Franklin
and Oswego counties came to California In
| 1872 He organized and built the Simpson Me
| mortal Church. IN this city. and he cleared off
| the large debt on the Methodist University OF
| the Pacific, near San Jose. He Is now retired
| because Of an affection OF the throat
Among the graduates Of the State University
this year was Miss Una Yone Yanigasawa, the
| first japanese girl graduate OF an American
college. She is twenty-five years old and has
lived in this country sixteen years. Her work
at the University was In social science. and she
made a speciality Of history and English.