New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
QUARANTINE AT THE CAPITAL~7LOOT
FROM TIEN-TSIN-MRS. HEARSTS
GIFT
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my TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
San Francisco, Sept. 22.-Although the riuIc"-
Ions nIaeue quarantine of San Francisco China
town was lifted last July. the State OF Texas
still maintains officer here who gives passes
10 travellers. without which they are caused
much trouble at FL Paso, Fort Worth and other
points In spite of protests OF the El Paso
chamber ot Commerce. the Texas Board OF
Health persists in continuing quarantine against
San Francisco and the health officer Justihes
his course by kilograms from DR.. Charles r.
Norton his representative here, who reported a
new case OF plague in Chinatown on August TO-
though II was unknown TO local authorities
Norton is said to issue passes to every one who
applies and his examination of tourists is called
a mere farce.
The wholesale smuggling on the hospital ship
Solace of loot from Tien-Tsin has received
severe check from the action of the deputy sur
veyor of the port, who has seized 14S cases of
goods. many of them of great value which were
consigned TO relatives and friends of officers
now in China. This loot includes many unique
curios from temples and yamen in Tien-Tsin.
and IL sold at auction after being confscated
collectors will have a rare opportunity to make
purchases.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has advanced several thou
sand dollars in order that work may not be sus-
pended on Professor Wheeer's new house. on
the State University grounds. The contract price
is $4,000 and the money has been appropriated
by the regents, but it is not yet available. The
proceeds of the summer school this year. which
amounted to $4,000 were turned over to the
university library for the purchase of new books
The plans of James Butler a wealthy New
York horse breeder, provide for ideal estab-
lishment on the Corbett stock ranch, near San
Mateo which has just passed into his hands.
The management of the place will be intrusted
to Tom" Heating. and he will have free sway
in the development of promising young trotters
and PAGERS
NJ. J. White, for seventeen years a newspaper
reporter of this city, appointed this week
secretary of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children. He has long shown keen interest
in the work OF the society and is familiar with
its details Colonel Parnell resigned as secre-
tary to take the place of military instructor at
St Matthew's Academy at Santa Clara under
orders Of the War Department.
After a long and bitter fight Mrs. Lila F.
Murray has received letters of administration
Townsend. Mrs. Townsend did not recognize
her daughter, although she provided literally
| for ner MRS. townsend gained much notorIely
here by her lavish gifts to volunteers in the first
year of the Philippine war
Richard P. Hammond, brother of John Hays
Hammond, the famous South African mining
engineer dled mere TINS week MT hammond
was the State Surveyor-General in Mr.. Cleve-
| lands first term.
Professor Louis Dyer, of oxford University,
will deliver at the University of California in
November six lectures on MyCenRan Greek art.
In these lectures he will give prominence to the
work done by American archRologists.
At the AlcaZar this week a new play, The
Widows Husband produced. Though it
has some good comedy situations it needs re-
vision before it will be a success The AZZali
Italian Grand Opera Company announced that
il will begin it's at the California The
atre tomorrow night in "Oteo.' This is the
company which was delayed nearly two weeks
in its journey from Kingston, Jamaica, 10 this
coast.
Dried fruit packers and Gamers having
much trouble over the lack of help necessary to
handle the crop. Women and girls are lacking
and these prove to be the best hands in packing
dried fruit. Several large firms have been un-
able to fill orders. 1t is doubtful also. whether
the fresh fruit crop could have been gathered
without the aid of thousands of japanese who
have into the State this year