New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-16
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
INTEREST IN TROOPS RETURNED FROM
THE INES-REDUCTION IN
RATE OF INTEREST on SAN
FRANCISCO PROPERTY.
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San Francisco July 15-The feature Of the
week has been the reception given to the ore
gon volunteers, the first regiment which has re-
turned from the Philippines. The Oregonians
were camped here for several weeks before they
sailed for Manila and made many friends. AS
they were the first to come home OF all the vol
unteer regiments, San Francisco determined
10 give them hearty welcome. When they ar
rived and expressed a unanimous desire to be
mustered out here this added to the local feel
ing of regard. The result was public demon
stration at the street parade yesterday whlch
was the cearest proof, II any proof were need
ed of the general desire OF the people or san
Francisco to sustain the President In his desire
to crush out the rebellion in the Philippines
The great enthusiasm with which the returned
Oregonians were received along the line OF
march was an object lesson to the anti-expan-
sonists, and showed how small is the number
of those who dsapprove of the war and of the
policy of holding on to the Philippines.
The Hibernia Savings Bank announced this
week that it will loan money on city real estate
at 6 per cent. This is reduction OF one-half
per cent on the rate which has been uniform
since 1898 The president Of the bank declares
that he prefers loaning money on local realty at
6 per cent TO investing in Government bonds at
II per cent premium. This action Of the Hiber-
MIA will force the other banks to reduce the rate
and will stimulate building and greatly help the
real estate markets
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler president-elect OF the
State University, arrived here this week. and
had a conference with the Regents There Is no
doubt that the Regents will give him all the
power that he seeks They recognize the ne
cessity OF getting able man, who has no
affiliations here and who will keep the faculty
free from cliques. Dr. Wheeler has not yet
nounced his acceptance. but If the Regents
meet him half way he will take the presidency.
All the friends OF the university hope to see him
In charge.
Fifty-ive cabin passengers were released from
q fortnight's quarantine this week. They were
not in good humor. they claimed that there
was no proof Of the presence OF the bubonc
plague on the steamship Nippon Maru. and that
the local scare on the subject was fomented
by the San Francisco Board Of Health. which
desired to utilize the sensation In order TO in
crease it's list Of employees 1t has been demon
strated beyond dispute that the two japanese
sailors who were drowned while trying to
cape from the vessel had no sign OF the plague,
and that the woman who died on the voyage also
had no trace of the disease. DR.. Barbat, who
professed to find plague bacilli in the drowned
japanese, has been badly dlscredited by his
opinion. which experts have declared was hasty
and misleading.
Henry Miller continues to play to good bust
ness at the Columbia Theatre. He put on this
| week Lord and Lady Algy.' which has proved
| 10 be hit The Frawley company opened on
| Thursday night at the California Theatre in
| THE Last Word" with Blanche Bates In the
| leading role. The company Will play for five
weeks. Miss Bates denies that she wrote or
| sanctioned writing letters to clergymen asking
, whether an actress could be Christian, for
which she has been severely censured After
the engagement here she goes 10 London TO
study Children OF the Ghetto" under Zangwill
After the Frawley company leaves the California
Theatre ii is understood the lombard Italian
Opera Company Will return for season OF ten
| weeks. With proper management this opera
| company would do a large business 1t in
| great barytone, Ferrari whose voice has not
been surpassed by any singer who has visited
this city In twenty years
| The death Of Patrick Kervin. superintendent OF
! the Consolidated Virginia, Best and BelcheT,
| Gould and Curry and Utah mines, removed one
| of the best known mining men on the Coast. He
had served the Comstock, and was regarded
| as an exceptionally skilful and efficient mine
manager.
The sentence this week at Santa Barbara OF
Yda Adds Storke 10 one year In jail for crimi-
nal libel is the climax OF a remarkable series OF
offences by which one malicious woman spoiled