New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
END OF SEMI-CENTENNLAL JUBILEE
BIG VESSEL LOST IN SAN FRAN
CISCO BAY.
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San Francisco Sept. 15.-The jubilee celebra-
ton Of the fiftieth anniversary Of CALIFORNIA;
admission to the Union came to an end last
Tuesday. With the conclusion of the exercises
came a heavy rain which ruined the decorations
and scattered the big crowds. The procession
of Native Sons and Native Daughters last Mon
day was conceded to be the finest street pageant
ever seen in San Francisco. 1t depicted old and
new California, and the relics of the days of 40
were made noteworthy and significant by con-
tTast with the methods and machinery Of to-day
Pioneer stage coaches, fire engines, mining i'm
plements pony express riders, cowboys and
Indians were in line. and gave the young Cali
fornians a vivid idea Of the life their fathers
lived half a century ago. About three score of
the old pioneers were in the carriages, their
wrinkled faces and white hair showing marks
Of the years in which so much history has been
made in California. A few of these pioneers
had not San Francisco since the early
ffties, when it was collection of wooden build
ings and tents The railroad companies estimate
that Two hundred thousand visitors came to
San Francisco in the jubilee celebration, includ-
ing those from suburban cities across the bay
Vice Principal Ebenezer Knowton Of the
Everett School has been suspended for one
year, without pay because of incompetency and
characterization. Mr. KnowltOn accused of
featuring TO his pupils on all xmas or topics
foreign TO their studies, but his worst offences
in the eyes of the woman principal of the school
his suggestions to girls in regard to the
care of their health and manner of dress Knowl-
ton will test in the courts the power of the
Board Of Education to suspend him.
One Of the real estate transactions Of the
week was the sale of the northeast corner of
Howard and Spear for $50 COO These
lots have long been occupied by lumber piles
and their sale will help the adjacent property.
The testimony of Captain Woodsde Of the
big ship May Flint, which went to the bottom
Of the bay last Saturday night shows that
the shippers overconfidence in his ability to
sail the vessel up the bay caused the disaster
If he had anchored in the lower bay and waited
for tug there would have been no collision
The wind fell just as she neared the battleship
Iowa, and the current swept her upon the war
vessel With her cargo she represented S120.-
0oO on which there is only $4,000 insurance
She cannot be raised so the loss will be COM
plete.
Beasco and ThaIl, managers of the Alcazar
Theatre. will open thea ire for melodrama
in the Panorama Building. adjoining Central
Park at sixth and Market SITS. They have
leased the building for five years, and will
spend $4,000 on repairs. They expect to put
on spectacular plays and melodramas and the
admission will be from 10 to 30 cents.
Nothing noteworthy was given at any Of the
theatres this week. Jessie Bartlett Davis ap-
peared in vaudeville at the Orpheum and at
tracted large crowds.
The new Hall of Justice in Kearney-st oppo-
site old Portsmouth Square was formally
opened to the public this week. and the various
offices will be ready for business within a
month. One of the novel features of the build
ing is the prison the top floor The Police
Department will occupy the entire first floor
and the police courts and the criminal courts
the intermediate floors.
George and Robert whitney this week de-
feated again at tennis the Hardy brothers and
Won the championship of the Coast in doubles
The Whitneys played too strong a game for
their skilful opponents and won in three straight
sets. The game played on the Del Monte
courts, at Monterey.
Sporting men here are hugely disguised over
champion middlcweight, Of Chicago and Tom
my Ryan. The National Club, which consists
Of two sporting managers and one saloon keeper
and which makes a speciality OF fixing up
fights conducted the swindle. Though these
three men knew Ryan was too slick to fight
three days before the date of the contest, they
ranged to substitute 'AP' Neill for Ryan AS
Moffatt had whipped Neill easily twice before
II looked 10 be a sure gamble on him but chance
decided otherwise, for Moffatt dislocated his
shoulder, and Nein received the decision This
trickery will probably give quietus TO prize
fighting for some time in San Francisco.
king" Kelly, the famous football PLAYER Of
Princeton, will coach the University OF Calf
fornia team this season. Only one Of the old
fullkacks remains, Kelly will have TO make a
new balk line Despite the fact that Stanford
has been strengthened by two good players from
Eastern colleges. the University of California
team expects to win
The big transport LawtOn sailed this week
for Nome where she will take on destitute
miners who have no means Of returning TO this
coast An effort will be made TO furnish trans
portation only to those who really needy
and this number is reported TO be so large that
the ship will be unable 70 carry them all
Reports from Alaska show that the Tenana
and Stewart River districts have proved rich
and that many of the abandoned claims in the
Bonanza and Forty Mile creeks region have
rewarded the men who worked them over