New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03
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This week three more regiments OF volunteers
were welcomed from Manila These were men
from Idaho Montana and Wyoming. They were
received by three delegations. headed by the
Governor Of each State. and marched through
the streets escorted by the California regiment
and other volunteers at the Preside. on
Wednesday night Market-st. was Illuminated In
honor Of the officers and Of the cruiser Bos-
ton, who marched in parade and then went to
a theatre party.
The Mechanics Institute Fair, which opened
to- night has some original features that make
II worthy the attention Of any tourist who may
Lass through San Francisco in September. 1t
illustrates American expansion in the Orient by
presenting Filipino village and an Hawaiian
hut, with natives of both Sandwich and Philip
pine Islands who portray native customs. Be-
sides this, there is band OF Filipino acrobats
with their own band. The cornet player Of this
band was Admiral Montojos orderly on the ship
Reina Crstna who gave the signal to take to
the boats when the ship was sunk by Dewey's
guns There is also a fine exhibit Of wigwams
and native work by a tribe of California
Indians.
President David starr Jordan. Of Stanford
University. and party of professors nave just
returned from a months outing in Kings River
canyon. In the high Sierras. THIS canyon Is
r,rcb wilder than the Yosemite Valley. but is
not 80 impressive rs It's mountain Walls thous"
2 OOO feet high do not rise so abruptly. Views
from neighborng peaks are much nher ho"
ever as they command greater eNpanse OF
dc Ia
Mount Stanford. which is a. 100 feet high. as
the most remarkable he has ever seen. /" 'ne
.o.,,, !, ircludes the Great Granite Lake Basin
with forty-one lakes in it. Mrs. Jordan accom-
..r,aa ber husband in all the hard mountain
climbing
r,o ,hsa,res have suffered this week from the
ne trn,, the nopular excitement over the
recention Of the California Volunteers. Gay
Clement has drawn fair houses az tle 'olu ,
in THE New Dominion. me ll'oll 'o"'' ,,,
tho Grand opera season giving III eAceHc".
e.,Io his week La GiacOnda' ana ilg"ie'to'
Felix Morris is appearing in one act co"ie''e'
at the Orpheum
Work was begun this week in building up re
Rrandenstein block. bounded by BroadWa! anu
Vallejo Steiner and Pierce SITS Inc pl"cN WI.
ha covered with costly residences. the nrst 81
which will be occupied by e. Avery McCaitn
TIE marine view from this lot Is one Or tne
finest in the city
Burr Chamberlain. Of Vale, arrived TINS WecA
AT STAFFORD and will coach the university loot
hall team this year. The team VIII be strong
sc Il will cont ain three mcn-Burnett Doe ana
Icvitt-vho went To the Philippines. and VINO
Will return college as soon as mustered out.
The freshman class ut Stanford will numpet
over four hundred
The winning cf two NJ the classic three year
old stakes Of the American harness turf in one
week by Idota gave much satisfaction to Cali
fornia sporting men. When lolita was bought
mouth n H. there were many croakers who
,aid 81 700 which he paid. was a fancy price
Tor n colt that had only Pao Alto breeding 10
recommend IT, The result has been a good adj
vertisement of California trotting stock. as
Idolita Is sure to prove the largest money win
ner OF the season
mysterious disease. which has attacked
beet sugar plants I'm all parts of the state. Is
exciting much alarm. II may seriously In
terfere with this profitable industry. The leaves
Of the plant curl up. and the beets do not ma
ture as they should No insects were found
BY the experts. and the results are ascribed tn
climatic influences The big factories have en-
ployed three experts to make a thorough in
vestigaticn One tract of two thousand acres In
Monterey County. which should have yielded
twenty I'VE thousand tons. proved total fall
ure. This week the largest beet sugar factory
In the world opened hv Claus Spreckels
- -of ' ''~~' ere' 'ouutN lie oa"a" -
IL four thousand tons Of beets In twenty-four
hours. from winch 4oU tons VI Sukar are made