New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
RAILROAD COMPANIES ACT1VE-TRooPs
FOR MANILA-JAMES FLOODS Ar
REST -THEATRES-STOCKS
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San francisco Oct 22-Great activity Is prom
ised In railroad matters in the next few months
The Atch!son Topeka and Santa Fe has secured
an ontion on the San Joaquin Valley Railroad
which will give It terminal in San Francisco
gan will remain from bakersfield to MoJave
over the difficult Tehachapi Mountains. but this
nav be bridged by a traffic arrangement with
The Southern Pacific company "A paraiei hhe
through TETON Pass would be very costly anu
local traffic would be vaueless. Meanwhile the
Southern Pacific company is not idle III mas
sent out a big party TO Salt Lake and is ne
ueved to be running a line from salt Lake Ci's
tc Southern California. This would divert much
of the traffic from the Santa Fe line ana wou'u
relieve the Central Pacific of freight In the ousy
months.
The 9th and Tth California regiments. which
were mustered out this week. have the pr''er
prospect OF seeing the Sth California sent 10 Ma
n,la next winter. 1t was learned here TINS "eeh
that the War Department had decided 10 sehu
one more California regiment to Mania anu
that the Sth was selected because there was no
desire among the men 10 be mustereu ou'' "
there was in the other two regiments l"o ''""'
,,orts tho Senator and the Valencia. sailed this
week for Manila, carrying l'3oo men II Is
,onaa ,h.. all the other troops here will get
.wav nv the end of this month. The steamers
Ohio and Indiana will not be ready for troops
for week The men who left this week hao
much better quarters than those who sa'eo on
the other expeditions and there was greater
variety in the diet.
The arrest Of James Flood on his arrival from
Kobe this week on China steamer has caused
much discussion Flood was arrested on caoie
order from Mr. Lyon. the United States Consui
at Kobe. but no details Of his o1ence were
given save fraud. 1t seems that flooo anu "s
brother conducted a large mating FACTORY III
Kobe and employed one thousand hanos' ouS'-
ness was profitable for years but recently many
,ro,,,,y factories were started throughout Japan.
and this native competition ruined the f1oods. ne
Gently James Flood left NewYork and returned
10 Kobe. His brother turned over the business
20 him. but he saw I: hopeless TO carry II
on 60 no abandoned il and sailed for home
The Chartered Bank Of Japan had advanced
500 Ooo ~ hin, and II was this bank when
causad Floods arrest He says that the factory
and nlant are worth more than this sum. but the
hank officials evidently do not agree with him.
His arrest however is pronounced by the best
authorities to he illegal as notification shouia
have gone through the Washington once
Mrs. Emma Sterett is attempting IN the courts
a. secure possession Of $4,000 in coin left by the
late Gustave Walter the proprietor OF the Or
nhen,n Theatre and partner in one Of the iarg-
&c, variety circuits in the world Walter In the
last two years Of his life coined money az lls
Orpheum and he left a substantial estate IN reaI %
and personal properly. Mrs; sbo advanced
mistress and she alleges that she aosaI0o1 az 90
money 20 start the Orpheum and that Sto,V"
which was pad 20 Walter as hali-lh'eieS' ia
the company belongs to her'
The Rev pr. John HempEill. the pastor OF the
Calvary PRESBYTERIAN Church. started sudoenly
this week for England in order to aid MS VIE e
in inducing their daughter to return 10 thls
country This daughter. who was well known
bere as Mrs Robert Hastings, married James
" Daniell In England she being given away by
Ambassador Bayard Her husband has squan-
dered her estate by setting up racing staoIe
and entertaining in lavish style. MIS-; helnp-
hill is now in London and her husband mas peen
snmmoned TO aid in securing the daughters re-
turn 10 her old home.
The Alhambra new variety theatre, at Eddy
and Jones SITS. closed early this week Inc
Cuban Opera Company. which had been en-
gagged for n week. was found TO be so bad that
the audiences for two nights melted away before
its performance. Ii is announced that the
theatre will be reopened next month. Inc mouse
is too far uptown to succeed in variety, lot IL
fails 10 catch the transient patronage which
would come to II were II on the wen-traVeHeo
block OF Market-st.
The Pacific Fruit Canning Company, which Is
owned and operated solely by Chinese, was
The company sends out its fruit and vegetables
under a half dozen different labels. and some
Of its patrons are large retail grocers. The food
INSPECTOR confiscated three hundred boxes or
tomatoes.
Several Klondike steamers have returned this
week the Roanoke bringing 81 100000 to Seat
tie largely the property of transportation COM
panies and banks. George Liebes. who has es-
tabished posts on the Yukon for the new Alaska
Exploration Company. returned this week. he
saws the KlOndke has a good future, anc that
Eagle City on American territory. just below
Dawson is bound TO be one of the important
places Wages he thinks, will not be over -
a day this winter. He expects the greatest
re.,,rne this season from small bench claims, as
most OF the big mines will remain idle. as their
owners are enjoying themselves IN this country
or in Europe.
The local rea, estate market is very quick,
but the opinion Of dealers is that prices have
reached the lowest point. and tha- an improve
ment will follow the elections. In all invest
nent securities this has been a lively week.
and there has been a steady, IL not a large ad-
vance in most stocks Oceanic Steamship rose
from 56La to 81 yesterday. though no one on the
Street could give a reason for the sudden Jump
Hawaiian Commercial advanced from 43l2 TO
451. but II looks as though this stock had been
boosted as high as ii be with safety. AS
several good sized blocks were sold early In the
week II looked as though holders were trying 70
realize. but a sudden drop warned them TO de-
sist.
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Absalom p Bachmann. lumber dealer at No.
Ga Beaver-st.. has filed a petition in bankruptcy
witch liah IN ~ which