New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
TOPICS IN CALlFORNlA'
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE-DR BIO" y .
NFEssIoN-GENERAL Noi h''

Gan Francisco Jan. 29--OaiiIo w xrh
,,,n,,ee which has been celebrated he'' ,hon
out the week. proved greater -, Mon
'u' .,,oi0a,ca The opening parade on wv '.
was ,.,,,~oss,ve spectace that was WIZ
uaS ""' 80. street crowds ever seen III
rho rageant included twelve 'hous"'''
Wv .ha oftv floats were OF speo'a' 40
49, orv ono familiar with Calilo'n"
D.,oos the feature Of the paiaue ~
800. ..rorgers most forcibly was the pi
49,, ra,ionslities in line foIe'e"
ui,ory societies apparently loon do ~,
=, interest in the occasion as inc no. ,...,os
ror,,o associations and with their hne .ho
they served 10 give color ana '"''l' s.-oat on
nerade The Chinese especially sno"' 80, &c
,bus,as,n and their turnout was do ,or,or
Enough IL had formed part Oh -. ga
s,ration in shanghai The union "a %, a,,,n,,
IN. new in California life was auii''' o. ,oroar
the srizzled Mex IAN war veterans ..oo %
ho,ro followed by the many branches y.
the natives. and by troops Vi .,,,o
children 1t was great Gay i"' 80. -, -
crossed the plains and came rounu ."' a,,a
.ho historic wear OF 40. and remniscei0o "11
INC .,,-,,,, have marked oil the exercises
- 49,. ,reeL The nftieth anniversary OIL '"'
s,..o,,or, Of gold has been noteworthy. as II ""S
- 49,. attention Of all 20 the great mater '"'
so,.o,or,,ant in California in n single nan
,,rv and TO It's cred.table progress IN euu'"''O''
arts and sciences.
,,,uea Week would have been marred oy !"
o,so,, had II not been for the pres
900 oe mind of Private John NJ. Jones OF ha'
80 =. the Regular Army. Jones was oe
ros c,,+h half a dozen others 10 nre sai"'0
-. .ha Marin County shore. l'-lhCh eu'.
,,.as loaded with a charge OF fifty pounos "a
,,aor novder Three times the s'rihs "a'
n,,ned Then Lieutenant Foster orue'eu '',0
-baree withdrawn. he thought the 'e'''"o'o
,ad become clogged. AS the charge OIL po"N,
IN IT'S voouen bag came out the men "eie ~
ed % sea that one corner was on hIe' '1'''
ore exnected an explosion. which woulo ''e""
dao.b 70 all when Private Jones jumped - '''o
hag and srnothered the flame with MS '"''u'
and moist earth. The thing was over III IN
- ,oa,.,,c ZONES with badly blistered hands
and the others feeling as men 90 ""en " '
.bot masses so near them that they feel us "l"'
Jones is a native Of Tennessee anu ""'
The Army only eighteen months
The confession OF the Rev. c. O. Brown OF the
First congregational Church. that re was sui'''
of the charge OF immortality on when lie was
.r,aa nv the Bay Conference was one OF the
great surprises Of the week re" hEi"e'
WIN followed the course Of the Brown scahda'
denied all charges so very strongly ana 81
,,od en- savagely several members or MS
church who could not accept his statements
,hot M ono believed he would ever confess Dr'
rror,, could he forgiven for the harm which ne
aid ~ the cause Of religion by his lying ana
bvnocrjsv. but it is difficult TO forget his at
tacks on the good women who lnslsteu o' "''
trial by the church authorities. Inc woman
whom he singled out for his worst assault " d.
Dfrs Sarah r Cooper who built up the KINDER
co-,en system in this city. His gross charges
and vile nsinuations against her We're were m Ia..
-aS2onsihla FOR the insanity Of MISS Hd'ue
Ta ord tho tragedy that ended in her own
or6 her mothers death. The san frahC'sV'
public remember these things. ana, nv, ,S
Is folly for Dr.. Brown 10 expect III ''0N1
retainment in his church.
Paar-Adm,ral McNair. who arrived here TINS
week from the Asiatc station. had some soou
words 10 saw Of the cruiser Olympia ana heI
crew He declared that the olympia - Ia nh "a
good condition as on the day she was lauHoIleG G
Tro-o the Union Iron Works IN THIS CITY anu
that she is one Of the finest OF her cIass IN ~ Vic
world He praised highly the ofhcers anu ere hs
Who are Americans to man. Americans ne
found TO be the best seamen, for tney are ihtei
ugent enough to understand the armament anu
they recognize the value OF dlsclpiihe "iI'e ''0'
are fairly treated
Frank r Steel. who has been IN charge OF me
Fl paso Office Of the Western Union lelesiap u.
Company will take charge on FEBRUARY OF
the San Francisco Office as business hndnase1,
succeeding William j. Martin ror SIX Ned'S a.
?, PasO Steel has shown executive aDlllty OF IL
high order Mr. Martin will become 'ne nGsi, !,
nass manager Of THE San Francisco can
and his experience and wide acquaintance are
SIRE TO bring him success in his new WORK
All he theatres have done a remarkable bust
ness this week because Of the crowds attracted
bv the jubilee "A Girl from Paris at the
BALDWIN and "Courted Into Court IN us sec
ond week at the California, proved attractive
enough TO AL both houses every night.
One OF the notable deaths OF the week was
that of Mrs Elizabeth L. Hager, who for years
was one Of the social leaders OF San Francisco;
She was the widow OF John ). Hager. Judge ana
United States Senator. and daughter of James
H Lucas. a prominent St. Louis banker she
leaves large estate, much OF 1t in ST LOUIS
The failure of the Grand Jury Of Douglass
were known to have been engaged in the recent
iynching at Genoa OF Adam Uber was resented
by Judge Mack. who severely rebuked its mem
bers More than a week devoted 10 hear
ing testimony. and the evidence was strong
enough TO secure the conviction Of several men
who were engaged in the lynchng. Popular
sentiment however, was so strong in favor or
the crime that the jurymen refused TO act.
The local bond and stock market continues to
show great strength, and all sales record ad-
vances. Gas and Electric, which closed last
week at % bid reached 96ss Spring Valley
stock rose to 1001s bid. 1904 asked. These
two stocks seemed to be the favorites among
investors Fifty shares Of Bank Of California
stock were SOld at ~. % ana q quotation was
Immediately put at $3.50 Nevada National
Bank stock IS firmly held at $50 Oceanic
Steamship Company stock advanced 81 share
on the report that dividend Will soon be paid.
There was a little furry in Sierra Nevada Min
ing stock the price advancing In single day
from Il cents 10 81 10 on reports Of rich strike
in Riley Tunnel. The next day the rumor spread
that the good ore had given out and drills had
entered barren pOrphyry. Several big operators
unloaded and the stock fell IN two hours 10 81
cents.
FRENCH BULLDOG CLUB SECEDES.